CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-D Issuer and The Bank of New York Indenture Trustee Indenture Dated as of May 31, 2007
EXHIBIT
99.3
Exhibit
99.3
EXECUTION
COPY
CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series
2007-D
Issuer
and
The
Bank
of New York
Indenture
Trustee
___________________________
Indenture
Dated
as
of May 31, 2007
___________________________
Table
of
Contents
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ARTICLE
I Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application
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2
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions.
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2
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Section
1.02.
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Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
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2
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Section
1.03.
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Other
Terms.
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3
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Section
1.04.
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Rules
of Construction.
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3
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ARTICLE
II The Notes
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5
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Section
2.01.
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Form.
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5
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Section
2.02.
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Execution,
Authentication, and Delivery.
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5
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Section
2.03.
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Registration;
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
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6
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Section
2.04.
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost, or Stolen Notes.
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7
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Section
2.05.
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Persons
Considered Owner.
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8
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Section
2.06.
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Payment
of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest.
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8
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Section
2.07.
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Cancellation.
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9
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Section
2.08.
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Book-Entry
Notes.
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10
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Section
2.09.
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Notices
To Depository.
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11
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Section
2.10.
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Definitive
Notes.
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11
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Section
2.11.
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Tax
Treatment.
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11
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Section
2.12.
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Transfer
Restrictions; Restrictive Legends.
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11
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ARTICLE
III Covenants
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12
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Section
3.01.
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Payment
of Principal and Interest.
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12
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Section
3.02.
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Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
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13
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Section
3.03.
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Money
For Payments To Be Held in Trust.
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13
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Section
3.04.
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Existence.
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14
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Section
3.05.
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Protection
of the Collateral.
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15
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Section
3.06.
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Opinions
About Collateral.
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16
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Section
3.07.
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Performance
of Obligations.
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16
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Section
3.08.
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Negative
Covenants.
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18
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Section
3.09.
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Annual
Compliance Statement.
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19
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Section
3.10.
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Issuer
May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
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19
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Section
3.11.
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Successor
or Transferee.
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20
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Section
3.12.
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Further
Instruments and Acts.
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20
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Section
3.13.
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Compliance
with Laws.
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20
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i
Section
3.14.
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Master
Servicer as Agent and Bailee of the Indenture Trustee.
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20
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Section
3.15.
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Investment
Company Act.
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21
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Section
3.16.
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Representations.
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ARTICLE
IV Satisfaction and Discharge
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22
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Section
4.01.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
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22
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Section
4.02.
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Application
of Trust Money.
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23
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Section
4.03.
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Subrogation
and Cooperation.
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23
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Section
4.04.
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Release
of Collateral.
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24
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ARTICLE
V Remedies
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25
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Section
5.01.
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Events
of Default.
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25
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Section
5.02.
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Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
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26
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Section
5.03.
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Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture
Trustee.
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27
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Section
5.04.
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Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
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27
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Section
5.05.
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Remedies;
Priorities.
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29
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Section
5.06.
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Optional
Preservation of the Collateral.
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30
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Section
5.07.
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Limitation
of Suits.
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Section
5.08.
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Unconditional
Right to Receive Principal and Interest.
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31
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Section
5.09.
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Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
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32
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Section
5.10.
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Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
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32
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Section
5.11.
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Delay
or Omission Not a Waiver.
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32
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Section
5.12.
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Control
by Credit Enhancer or Noteholders.
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32
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Section
5.13.
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Waiver
of Past Defaults.
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33
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Section
5.14.
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Undertaking
For Costs.
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33
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Section
5.15.
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Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws.
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33
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Section
5.16.
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Rapid
Amortization Events.
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Section
5.17.
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Sale
of Collateral.
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35
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Section
5.18.
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Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
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ARTICLE
VI The Indenture Trustee
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36
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Section
6.01.
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Duties
of Indenture Trustee.
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36
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Section
6.02.
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Notice
of Defaults.
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38
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Section
6.03.
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Rights
of Indenture Trustee.
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38
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Section
6.04.
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Indenture
Trustee Not Responsible for Certain Things.
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39
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Section
6.05.
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Individual
Rights of Indenture Trustee.
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40
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Section
6.06.
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Money
Held in Trust.
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40
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Section
6.07.
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Compensation.
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40
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Section
6.08.
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Eligibility.
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41
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Section
6.09.
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Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Issuer.
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41
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Section
6.10.
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Replacement
of Indenture Trustee.
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41
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Section
6.11.
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Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
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42
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Section
6.12.
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Successor
Indenture Trustee by Xxxxxx.
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43
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Section
6.13.
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Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture Trustee.
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43
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Section
6.14.
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Representations
and Warranties of Indenture Trustee.
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44
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ARTICLE
VII Noteholders’ Lists and Reports
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45
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Section
7.01.
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Issuer
to Furnish Names and Addresses of Noteholders.
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45
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Section
7.02.
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Preservation
of Information; Communications.
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45
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Section
7.03.
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Exchange
Act Reports.
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46
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Section
7.04.
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Reports
by Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE
VIII Accounts, Cap Contract, Disbursements, and Releases
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48
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Section
8.01.
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Accounts.
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48
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Section
8.02.
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Withdrawals
from the Collection Account and the Additional Loan
Account.
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50
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Section
8.03.
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Payments.
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51
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Section
8.04.
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Calculation
of the Note Rate.
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54
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Section
8.05.
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Claims
on the Policy; Policy Payments Account.
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54
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Section
8.06.
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Replacement
Policy.
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56
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Section
8.07.
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Cap
Contract.
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56
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Section
8.08.
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Payment
of Cap Payment Entitlement.
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57
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Section
8.09.
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Monitoring
of Significance Percentage.
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ARTICLE
IX Supplemental Indentures
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58
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Section
9.01.
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Supplemental
Indentures.
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58
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Section
9.02.
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Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
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60
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Section
9.03.
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Effect
of Supplemental Indenture.
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60
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Section
9.04.
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Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
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61
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Section
9.05.
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Tax
Opinion.
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61
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Section
9.06.
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Tax
Matters
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ARTICLE
X Redemption of Notes
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63
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Section
10.01.
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Redemption.
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Section
10.02.
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Form
of Redemption Notice.
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64
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Section
10.03.
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Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
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65
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ARTICLE
XI Miscellaneous
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65
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Section
11.01.
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Compliance
Certificates and Opinions, etc.
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65
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Section
11.02.
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Form
of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
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67
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Section
11.03.
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Acts
of Noteholders.
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68
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Section
11.04.
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Notices.
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68
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Section
11.05.
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Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver.
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69
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Section
11.06.
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Alternate
Payment and Notice Provisions.
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70
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Section
11.07.
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Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
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70
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Section
11.08.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
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71
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Section
11.09.
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Successors
and Assigns.
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71
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Section
11.10.
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Separability.
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71
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Section
11.11.
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Benefits
of Indenture.
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71
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Section
11.12.
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Legal
Holidays.
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71
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Section
11.13.
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Governing
Law.
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71
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Section
11.14.
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Counterparts;
Electronic Delivery.
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71
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Section
11.15.
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Recording
of Indenture.
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71
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Section
11.16.
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No
Petition.
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72
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Section
11.17.
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Non-recourse.
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72
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Section
11.18.
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Act
on Instructions from Credit Enhancer.
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72
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Section
11.19.
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Trust
Obligation.
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72
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Exhibits
Exhibit
A - Form of Notes
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A-1
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Exhibit
B - Form of Custodial Agreement
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B-1
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Annexes
Annex
1 – Master Glossary of Defined Terms
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iv
This
Indenture, dated as of May 31, 2007, between CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity
Loan
Trust, Series 2007-D, a Delaware statutory trust and the Indenture Trustee,
as
indenture trustee,
Witnesseth
That
Each
party agrees for the benefit of the other party and for the benefit of the
Secured Parties as follows.
Granting
Clause
The
Issuer Grants to the Indenture Trustee for the Class of Notes and series
referred to in the Master Glossary of Defined Terms as of the Closing Date,
as
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the relevant Secured Parties, all of
the
Issuer’s interest existing now or in the future in:
· the
Mortgage Loans including their Asset Balances (including all Additional
Balances) and the Mortgage Files and all property that secures the Mortgage
Loans and all property that is acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure, and all collections received on each Mortgage Loan after the
Cut-off Date (excluding payments due by the Cut-off Date);
· the
Additional Loan Account;
· the
Additional Home Equity Loans acquired by the Trust from funds in the Additional
Loan Account;
· the
Issuer’s rights under hazard insurance policies related to the Mortgage Loans
;
· the
interest of the Issuer in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement (including the Issuer’s right to cause the Mortgage Loans to be
repurchased);
· all
rights under any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage Loans
;
· the
Collection Account and the Payment Account maintained to hold collections
related to the Mortgage Loans and their contents; and
· all
present and future claims, demands, causes of action, and choses in action
regarding any of the foregoing and all payments on and all proceeds from
any of
the foregoing, including all proceeds of their conversion, voluntary or
involuntary, into cash or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts,
notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance
proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of every kind, and other
forms
of obligations, instruments, and other property that at any time constitute
any
part of or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively,
the “Collateral”).
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Additionally,
the Class A Notes will have the benefit of the Cap Contract to the extent
of the
Cap Payment for payment of the Cap Payment Entitlement. The Indenture Trustee
has accepted an assignment of Cap Contract as Cap Contract Administrator
and
hereby agrees to hold the Cap Contract for the benefit of the Holders of
the
Notes pursuant to the Cap Contract Administration Agreement.
The
Insured Notes will have the benefit of the Policy issued by the Credit
Enhancer.
The
Issuer agrees that the foregoing Grants are intended to grant in favor of
the
Indenture Trustee, for the respective benefit of the Secured Parties, a first
priority, continuing lien and security interest in all of the Issuer’s personal
property. The Issuer authorizes the Indenture Trustee to file one or more
financing statements describing the collateral as “all personal property” or
“all assets” of the Issuer.
These
Grants are made in trust to secure the payment of principal and interest
on, and
any other amounts owing on, the Notes, without prejudice, priority, or
distinction (except as specifically provided in this Indenture), and to secure
compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, all as provided in this
Indenture.
The
foregoing Grants shall inure to the benefit of the Credit Enhancer to the
extent
of draws made on the Policy and amounts owing under the Insurance Agreement,
and
shall continue for the benefit of the Credit Enhancer until all amounts owed
the
Credit Enhancer have been repaid in full.
The
Indenture Trustee, as Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties,
acknowledges the Grants, accepts the trusts under this Indenture in accordance
with this Indenture, and agrees to perform its duties required in this Indenture
in accordance with its terms and the terms of the Transaction
Documents.
ARTICLE
I
Definitions
and Other Provisions of General Application
Section
1.01. Definitions.
Unless
the context requires a different meaning, capitalized terms are used in this
Indenture as defined in Master Glossary of Defined Terms attached as Annex
1.
Section
1.02. Incorporation
by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.
Whenever
this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated
by reference into this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture
have the following meanings:
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“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“indenture
securities” means the Notes.
“indenture
security holder” means a Noteholder.
“indenture
to be qualified” means this Indenture.
“indenture
trustee” or “institutional trustee”
means the Indenture Trustee.
“obligor”
on the indenture securities means the Issuer and any other obligor on the
indenture securities.
All
other
TIA terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the TIA, defined by
TIA
reference to another statute, or defined by Commission rule have the meanings
so
assigned to them.
Section
1.03. Other
Terms.
Defined
terms that are used only in one section or only in another definition may
be
omitted from the Master Glossary of Defined Terms. Defined terms used in
this
Indenture are sometimes defined after their first use without a reference
such
as “(as hereinafter defined).”
Section
1.04. Rules
of Construction.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture or unless the context clearly
requires otherwise:
(a) Defined
terms include, as appropriate, all genders and the plural as well as the
singular.
(b) References
to designated articles, sections, subsections, exhibits, and other subdivisions
of this Indenture, such as “Section 6.12 (a),” refer to the designated
article, section, subsection, exhibit, or other subdivision of this Indenture
as
a whole and to all subdivisions of the designated article, section, subsection,
exhibit, or other subdivision. The exhibits and other attachments to this
Indenture are a part of this Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereto,”
“hereunder,” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a
whole and not to any particular article, section, exhibit, or other subdivision
of this Indenture.
(c) The
headings of the various Articles and Sections in this Indenture are for
convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit any of the
provisions of this Indenture.
(d) Any
term that relates to a document or a statute, rule, or regulation includes
any
amendments, modifications, supplements, or any other changes that may have
occurred since the document, statute, rule, or regulation came into being,
including changes that occur after the date of this Indenture, except in
the
case of the TIA. References to law are not limited to statutes. References
to
statutes include any rules or regulations promulgated under them by a
governmental authority charged with the administration of the statute. Any
reference to any person includes references to its successors and
assigns.
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(e) Any
party may execute any of the requirements under this Indenture either directly
or through others, and the right to cause something to be done rather than
doing
it directly shall be implicit in every requirement under this Indenture.
Unless
a provision is restricted as to time or limited as to frequency, all provisions
under this Indenture are implicitly available from time to time.
(f) The
term “including” and all its variations mean “including but not limited to.”
Except when used in conjunction with the word “either,” the word “or” is always
used inclusively (for example, the phrase “A or B” means “A or B or both,” not
“either A or B but not both”).
(g) A
reference to “a [thing]” or “any [of a thing]” does not imply the existence or
occurrence of the thing referred to even though not followed by “if any,” and
“any [of a thing]” is any and all of it. A reference to the plural of anything
as to which there could be either one or more than one does not imply the
existence of more than one (for instance, the phrase “the obligors on a note”
means “the obligor or obligors on a note”). “Until [something occurs]” does not
imply that it must occur, and will not be modified by the word “unless.” The
word “due” and the word “payable” are each used in the sense that the stated
time for payment has passed. The word “accrued” is used in its accounting sense,
i.e., an amount paid is no longer accrued. In the calculation of amounts
of
things, differences and sums may generally result in negative numbers, but
when
the calculation of the excess of one thing over another results in zero or
a
negative number, the calculation is disregarded and an “excess” does not exist.
Portions of things may be expressed as fractions or percentages interchangeably.
The word “shall” is used in its imperative sense, as for instance meaning a
party agrees to something or something must occur or exist.
(h) All
accounting terms used in an accounting context and not otherwise defined,
and
accounting terms partly defined in this Indenture, to the extent not completely
defined, shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States. To the extent that the definitions of
accounting terms in this Indenture are inconsistent with their meanings under
generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions in this Indenture
shall control. Capitalized terms used in this Indenture without definition
that
are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant jurisdiction are
used
in this Indenture as defined in that Uniform Commercial Code.
(i) In
the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified
date or an open-ended period, the words “from” and “beginning” mean “from and
including,” the word “after” means “from but excluding,” the words “to” and
“until” mean “to but excluding,” and the word “through” means “to and
including.” Likewise, in setting deadlines or other periods, “by” means “on or
before.” The words “preceding,” “following,” and words of similar import, mean
immediately preceding or following. References to a month or a year refer
to
calendar months and calendar years. The words “amended” and “modified” and their
derivatives as they relate to agreements refer to any changes in the agreement
and may be used interchangeably.
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(j) Any
reference to the enforceability of any agreement against a party means that
it
is enforceable against the party in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other similar laws
of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general
equity principles.
(k) Generally
only the registered holder of a Note is recognized, such as in “Section 2.05.
Persons Considered Owner” and payment provisions.
However, for the purposes of the transfer restrictions and related provisions,
such as agreements, representations, and warranties by holders of Notes,
references to Noteholders, holders, and the like refer equally to beneficial
owners who have an interest in a Note but are not reflected in the note register
as the owner and references to transfers of Notes include transfers of interests
in a Note.
(l) A
Mortgage Loan is “30 days delinquent” if a Minimum Monthly Payment has not been
received by the close of business on the Due Date on which the next Minimum
Monthly Payment is due. Similarly for “60 days delinquent,” “90 days
delinquent,” and so on.
ARTICLE
II
The
Notes
Section
2.01. Form.
The
Notes, together with the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication,
shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit A, with any appropriate
insertions, omissions, substitutions, and other variations required or permitted
by this Indenture. The Notes may have any letters, numbers, or other marks
of
identification and any legends or endorsements placed on them that the officers
executing them determine appropriate and that are consistent with this
Indenture, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes. Any portion of the
text
of any Note may be on its reverse.
The
Notes
may be typewritten, printed, lithographed, or engraved or produced by any
combination of these methods (with or without steel engraved borders), all
as
determined by the officers executing them, as evidenced by their execution
of
them.
The
terms
of the Notes are part of the terms of this Indenture.
Section
2.02. Execution,
Authentication, and Delivery.
(a) The
Notes shall be executed on behalf of the Issuer by any of its Authorized
Officers. The signature of any Authorized Officer on the Notes may be manual
or
facsimile. Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signature of individuals
who
were at any time Authorized Officers of the Issuer shall bind the Issuer,
notwithstanding that they may have ceased to hold their offices before the
authentication and delivery of the Notes or did not hold their offices at
the
date of the Notes.
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(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall, upon Issuer Order, authenticate and deliver the
Notes
in the aggregate Original Note Principal Balance. The aggregate principal
amount
of the Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed that amount except as
provided in Section 2.04. Each Note shall be dated the date of its
authentication, except that Notes issued on the Closing Date shall be dated
the
Closing Date. The Notes shall be issuable as registered Notes in the minimum
denomination of $25,000 and in integral multiples of $1 above that.
(c) No
Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be a valid
obligation of the Issuer for any purpose, unless a certificate of authentication
appears on it executed by the Indenture Trustee by the manual signature of
one
of its authorized signatories. A certificate of authentication on any Note
shall
be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that it has been duly
authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.
Section
2.03. Registration;
Registration of Transfer and Exchange.
(a) The
Issuer shall cause a register (the “Note Register”) to
be kept in which the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and
the
registration of transfers of Notes. The Indenture Trustee initially shall
be the
“Note Registrar” for registering Notes and transfers
of Notes. Upon any resignation of any Note Registrar, the Issuer shall promptly
appoint a successor or, if it elects not to, it shall assume the duties of
Note
Registrar.
If
the
Issuer appoints a person other than the Indenture Trustee to be Note Registrar,
the Issuer will give the Indenture Trustee prompt notice of the appointment
of
the Note Registrar and of the location, and any change in the location, of
the
Note Register. The Indenture Trustee may inspect the Note Register at all
reasonable times and obtain copies of it. The Indenture Trustee may rely
on a
certificate executed on behalf of the Note Registrar by one of its Authorized
Officers as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders and the principal
amounts and number of the Notes.
(b) Upon
surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency
of
the Issuer to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.02, if the requirements
of
this Indenture and Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met, the Issuer shall
execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder
shall
obtain from the Indenture Trustee, in the name of the designated transferees,
new Notes in any authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal
amount.
(c) At
the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes in any
authorized denominations, of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender
of the Notes to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Issuer maintained
pursuant to Section 3.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange,
if
the requirements of Section 8-401(a) of the UCC are met the Issuer shall
execute, and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and the Noteholder
shall
obtain from the Indenture Trustee, the Notes that the Noteholder making the
exchange is entitled to receive.
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(d) All
Notes issued on any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes shall be
valid
obligations of the Issuer, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the
same
benefits under this Indenture, as the Notes surrendered for registration
of
transfer or exchange.
(e) Every
Note presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall
be
duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in
form
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee duly executed by, its Holder or any
attorney for its Holder duly authorized in writing. The endorsement signature
shall be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the
requirements of the Note Registrar, which requirements include membership
or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agent’s Medallion Program
(“STAMP”) or any other “signature guarantee program”
chosen by the Note Registrar in addition to,
or in substitution for, STAMP, all
in accordance with the Exchange Act.
(f) No
Holder shall incur a service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange
of Notes, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed on any registration
of
transfer or exchange of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.04
or
9.04 not involving any transfer.
(g) The
preceding provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Note Registrar
need
not register and the Issuer need not make transfers or exchanges of Principal
Amount Notes selected for redemption or transfers or exchanges of any Note
during the 15 days preceding the due date for any payment on it.
Section
2.04. Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost, or Stolen Notes.
If
any
mutilated Note is surrendered to the Indenture Trustee, then the Issuer shall
execute, and on its request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for the Note, a replacement Note of the same
Class of like tenor and principal amount.
If
the
Indenture Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction,
loss, or theft of any Note, and each of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
receive the security or indemnity they require to hold the Issuer and the
Indenture Trustee harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer,
the
Note Registrar, or the Indenture Trustee that the Note has been acquired
by a
Protected Purchaser, and if the requirements of Section 8-406 of the UCC
are met
and subject to Section 8-405 of the UCC, the Issuer shall execute, and on
its
request the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange
for
the Note, a replacement Note of the same Class of like tenor and principal
amount. If the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note is, or within seven
days becomes, payable, instead of issuing a replacement Note the Issuer may
pay
the mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note when payable.
If,
after
the delivery of the replacement Note or payment of a destroyed, lost, or
stolen
Note pursuant to this Section, a Protected Purchaser of the original Note
in
lieu of which the replacement Note was issued presents it for payment, the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee may recover the replacement Note (or the
payment) from the person to whom it was delivered or any person taking the
replacement Note from the person to whom the replacement Note was delivered
or
any assignee of that person, except a Protected Purchaser, and may recover
on
the security or indemnity provided for it to the extent of any expense incurred
by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee in connection with it.
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Upon
the
issuance of any replacement Note under this Section, the Issuer may require
the
payment by the Holder of the Note of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
other
governmental charge that may be imposed on it and any other reasonable expenses
(including the expenses of the Indenture Trustee) in connection with
it.
Every
replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section in replacement of any
mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Note shall constitute an original
additional contractual obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated,
destroyed, lost, or stolen Note is enforceable by anyone at any time, and
shall
be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately
with any other Notes duly issued under this Indenture.
The
provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude all other rights
and
remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed,
lost, or stolen Notes.
Section
2.05. Persons
Considered Owner.
Before
due presentment for registration of transfer of any Note, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may
treat the person in whose name any Note is registered (as of the day of
determination) as the owner of the Note for the purpose of receiving payments
of
principal and interest on the Note and for all other purposes whatsoever,
whether or not the Note is overdue. None of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee,
or any agent of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be affected by
notice
to the contrary.
Section
2.06. Payment
of Principal and Interest; Defaulted Interest.
(a) The
Interest Bearing Notes shall accrue interest on their Outstanding Amount
at the
Note Rate before and after maturity. Interest shall be payable on each Payment
Date as specified in Section 8.03 or 5.05, subject to Section 3.01. Any
installment of interest payable on an Interest Bearing Note or installment
of
principal payable on a Principal Amount Note that is punctually paid or duly
provided for by the Issuer on the applicable Payment Date shall be paid to
the
person in whose name the Note (or its predecessor Note) is registered on
the
Record Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
designated by the Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate
facilities, if the Holder has so notified the Indenture Trustee in writing
at
least five Business Days before the Record Date and is either the Depository
or
owner of record of Notes having an aggregate principal or notional amount
of at
least $1,000,000, and otherwise by check mailed first-class postage prepaid
to
the Holder’s address as it appears on the Note Register on the Record Date, or
by any other means the Noteholder and the Indenture Trustee agree to, except
for
the final installment of principal payable on a Principal Amount Note on
a
Payment Date, a redemption date, or the Scheduled Maturity Date (and except
for
the redemption price for the Principal Amount Notes called for redemption
pursuant to Section 10.01) which shall be payable as provided
below.
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(b) The
principal of each Principal Amount Note shall be payable, if not previously
paid, on the related Scheduled Maturity Date in the manner specified in Section
8.03. All principal payments on the Principal Amount Notes shall be made
pro
rata to the Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee shall send a notice to each
person in whose name a Principal Amount Note is registered at the close of
business on the Record Date preceding the Scheduled Maturity Date. The notice
shall be sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile (promptly
confirmed by mail) not later than ten days before the Scheduled Maturity
Date to
each Holder of Principal Amount Notes as of the close of business on the
Record
Date preceding the Scheduled Maturity Date, at the Holder’s address or facsimile
number appearing in the Note Register, and shall specify that the principal
of
the Note will be payable only on presentation and surrender of the Note and
shall specify the place where the Note may be presented and surrendered for
payment. Notices in connection with redemptions of Notes shall be mailed
to
Noteholders as provided in Section 10.02.
(c) If
the Issuer defaults in a payment of interest on the Interest Bearing Notes,
the
Issuer shall pay defaulted interest (plus interest on the defaulted interest
to
the extent lawful) at the Note Rate in any lawful manner. The Issuer may
pay the
defaulted interest to the persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent special
record date, which date shall be at least five Business Days before the Payment
Date. The Issuer shall fix the special record date and Payment Date, and,
at
least 15 days before the special record date, the Issuer shall mail to each
affected Holder a notice that states the special record date, the Payment
Date,
and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid.
Section
2.07. Cancellation.
All
Notes
surrendered for payment, registration of transfer, exchange, or redemption
shall, if surrendered to any person other than the Indenture Trustee, be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by the
Indenture Trustee. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Indenture Trustee
for cancellation any Notes previously authenticated and delivered under this
Indenture that the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and
all
Notes so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Indenture Trustee.
No
Notes shall be authenticated instead of or in exchange for any Notes cancelled
as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture.
All cancelled Notes may be held or disposed of by the Indenture Trustee in
accordance with its standard retention or disposal policy as in effect at
the
time unless before their disposal the Issuer directs by an Issuer Order that
they be returned to it.
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Section
2.08. Book-Entry
Notes.
(a) The
Book-Entry Notes, on original issuance, will be issued by the Issuer in the
form
of typewritten Notes representing the Book-Entry Notes, to the Depository
Trust
Company, the initial Depository. The Book-Entry Notes shall be registered
initially on the Note Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the
initial Depository, and no Note Owner will receive a definitive Note
representing its interest in a Note, except as provided in Section 2.10.
Until
definitive, fully registered Notes have been issued to the Note Owners pursuant
to Section 2.10:
(i) the
provisions of this Section shall be in full force;
(ii) the
Note Registrar and the Indenture Trustee may deal with the Depository for
all
purposes of this Indenture (including the payment of principal and interest
on
the Notes and accepting instructions under this Indenture) as the sole holder
of
the Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners;
(iii) to
the extent that this Section conflicts with any other provisions of this
Indenture, this Section shall control;
(iv) the
rights of Note Owners shall be exercised only through the Depository and
shall
be limited to those established by law and agreements between the Note Owners
and the Depository;
(v) until
definitive Notes are issued for the Book-Entry Notes pursuant to Section
2.10,
the Depository will make book-entry transfers among the Depository’s
participants and receive and transmit payments of principal and interest
on the
Book-Entry Notes to the Depository’s participants;
(vi) whenever
this Indenture requires or permits actions to be taken based on instructions
from Holders of Notes evidencing a specified percentage of the Outstanding
Amount, the Depository shall be treated as representing that percentage only
to
the extent that it has received instructions to that effect from Note Owners
owning the required percentage of the beneficial interest in the Notes and
has
delivered the instructions to the Indenture Trustee; and
(vii) the
Indenture Trustee may conclusively rely on information furnished by the
Depository about its participants and furnished by the participants about
indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of the indirect
participating firms as direct or indirect Note Owners.
(b) The
Book-Entry Notes may not be transferred except as a whole and then only by
the
Depository to its nominee or by its nominee to the Depository or another
nominee
of the Depository, or by the Depository or its nominee to a successor to
the
Depository or the successor’s nominee.
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Section
2.09. Notices
To Depository.
Whenever
a communication to the Noteholders is required under this Indenture, until
definitive Notes have been issued to the Note Owners pursuant to Section
2.10,
the Indenture Trustee shall communicate with the Depository as Holder of
the
Notes, and shall have no obligation to the Note Owners.
Section
2.10. Definitive
Notes.
If
(i) the
Issuer advises the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Depository is no
longer
willing or able to discharge its responsibilities properly with respect to
the
Book-Entry Notes and the Issuer is unable to locate a qualified successor,
or
(ii) after
the occurrence of an Event of Default, Note Owners of more than 50% of the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Book-Entry Notes advise the Depository
in
writing that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository
is
no longer in the best interests of the Note Owners,
then
the
Depository shall notify all Note Owners and the Indenture Trustee of the
occurrence of the event and of the availability of definitive Notes to Note
Owners requesting them. Upon surrender to the Indenture Trustee of the
Book-Entry Notes by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions,
the Issuer shall execute and the Indenture Trustee shall authenticate and
deliver the definitive Notes in accordance with the instructions of the
Depository. None of the Issuer, the Note Registrar, or the Indenture Trustee
shall be liable for any delay in delivery of the instructions and may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, the instructions.
On
the issuance of definitive Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the definitive Notes as Noteholders.
Section
2.11. Tax
Treatment.
The
Issuer has agreed to make a REMIC election pursuant to the Trust Agreement,
and
the Notes will be REMIC regular interests.
Section
2.12. Transfer
Restrictions; Restrictive Legends.
(a) Each
transferee or purchaser of a Note that is a plan or is investing plan assets
shall represent (or, in the case of a Book-Entry Note, shall be deemed to
represent) that the investment and holding of the Note satisfy the conditions
for exemptive relief under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60,
PTCE
96-23, the service provider exemption provided under Section 408(b)(17) of
ERISA
and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar exemption. No plan advised
by
the Issuer, the Master Servicer, any other servicer, the Indenture Trustee,
the
underwriter or any of their respective affiliates may invest in the Notes
unless
an appropriate administrative prohibited transaction exemption applies to
the
investment. A plan is advised by a person if the person has investment or
administrative discretion with respect to plan assets to be invested in the
Notes, has authority or responsibility to give, or regularly gives, investment
advice with respect to those plan assets for a fee and pursuant to an agreement
or understanding that the advice will serve as a primary basis for investment
decisions with respect to those plan assets, and will be based on the particular
investment needs for the plan, or the person is an employer maintaining or
contributing to the plan. The Note Registrar will not register any transfer
of a
Note that violates the foregoing representation or prohibitions. A “plan” is an
employee benefit plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject
to
Title I of ERISA, a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of the
Code), and any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason
of a
plan’s investment in the entity or otherwise.
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(b) Unless
the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer receive an Opinion of Counsel
to
the effect that it is no longer appropriate, each definitive Note shall bear
the
following legend on its face:
“Each
transferee or purchaser of this Note that is a plan or is investing plan
assets,
by acceptance of this Note or an interest in this Note, represents that the
investment and holding of this Note satisfy the conditions for exemptive
relief
under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE 96-23, the service
provider exemption provided under Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section
4975(d)(20) of the Code or a similar exemption. A “plan” is an employee benefit
plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of
ERISA,
a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of the Code) and any entity
whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in
the entity or otherwise.
Any
transfer in violation of either of the foregoing will be void ab initio,
and
will not operate to transfer any rights to the transferee, notwithstanding
any
instructions to the contrary.”
(c) Each
Book-Entry Note shall bear the following legend on its face:
“Unless
this Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository
to the
Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and
any
Note issued in exchange for this Note is registered in the name of the
Depository or in another name requested by an authorized representative of
the
Depository (and any payment on this Note is made to the Depository or to
another
entity requested by an authorized representative of the Depository), any
transfer, pledge, or other use of this Note for value or otherwise by or
to any
person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner of this Note, the
Depository, has an interest in this Note.”
ARTICLE
III
Covenants
Section
3.01. Payment
of Principal and Interest.
The
Issuer will duly and punctually pay the principal of the Principal Amount
Notes
and interest on the Interest Bearing Notes and other amounts payable on the
Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and this Indenture. Amounts
properly withheld under the Code or other applicable tax laws by any person
from
a payment to any Noteholder of interest or principal or other amounts shall
be
considered to have been paid by the Issuer to the Noteholder for all purposes
of
this Indenture.
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The
Notes
are non-recourse obligations of the Issuer and are limited in right of payment
to amounts available from the Trust. The Issuer shall not otherwise be liable
for payments on the Notes.
Section
3.02. Maintenance
of Office or Agency.
The
Issuer will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an
office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer
or
exchange, and where notices to and demands on the Issuer regarding the Notes
and
this Indenture may be served. The Issuer initially appoints the Indenture
Trustee to serve as its agent for these purposes. The Indenture Trustee will
give prompt notice to the Issuer of the location, and of any change in the
location, where the Indenture Trustee maintains this office or agency. If
the
Issuer ever fails to maintain the required office or agency, then surrenders,
notices, and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust
Office.
Section
3.03. Money
For Payments To Be Held in Trust.
All
payments of amounts payable on any Notes pursuant to Section 8.03, shall
be made
from amounts deposited in the Payment Account by the Indenture Trustee or
by
another Paying Agent, and no amounts so deposited in the Payment Account
for
payments of Notes shall be paid over to the Issuer except as provided in
this
Section or Section 8.03.
The
Issuer will cause each Paying Agent other than the Indenture Trustee to execute
and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an instrument in which the Paying Agent
agrees with the Indenture Trustee that it will, and the Indenture Trustee
hereby
agrees in its capacity as Paying Agent that it will:
(i) hold
all sums held by it for the payment of amounts due on the Notes in trust
for the
benefit of the persons entitled to them until they are paid to the persons
entitled to them or otherwise disposed of as provided in this Indenture,
and pay
them to the persons entitled to them as provided in this Indenture;
(ii) give
the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer notice of any payment default
by
the Issuer on the Notes of which it has actual knowledge;
(iii) at
any time during the continuance of any payment default on the Notes, at the
request of the Indenture Trustee, immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee
all
sums held in trust by it for the payment of the Notes;
(iv) immediately
resign as a Paying Agent and immediately pay to the Indenture Trustee all
sums
held by it in trust for the payment of Notes if at any time it ceases to
meet
the standards required to be met by a Paying Agent at the time of its
appointment;
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(v) be
bound by Section 11.16; and
(vi) comply
with all requirements of the Code to withhold from any payments made by it
on
any Notes any applicable withholding taxes imposed on them and comply with
any
applicable reporting requirements.
To
obtain
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose,
the
Issuer may at any time by Issuer Order direct any Paying Agent to pay to
the
Indenture Trustee all sums held by it in trust. Those sums shall be held
by the
Indenture Trustee on the same trusts as those on which the sums were held
by the
Paying Agent. On payment by a Paying Agent to the Indenture Trustee, it shall
be
released from all further liability with respect to that money.
Subject
to applicable laws on abandoned property, any money held in trust by the
Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent for the payment of any amount due on
any
Note remaining unclaimed for two years after it has become payable shall
be
discharged from the trust and be paid to the Issuer on Issuer Request. After
that the Holder of the unpaid Note shall look only to the Issuer for its
payment
as an unsecured general creditor (but only to the extent of the amounts paid
to
the Issuer). On its payment to the Issuer all liability of the Indenture
Trustee
or the Paying Agent with respect to that trust money shall cease. The Indenture
Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being required to make the payment to
the
Issuer, shall at the expense and direction of the Issuer cause to be published
once a notice that the money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified
in the notice not less than 30 days from the date of the publication, any
unclaimed balance of the money then remaining will be repaid to the Issuer.
The
notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the English language,
customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in
The
City of New York. The Indenture Trustee may also adopt and employ, at the
expense and direction of the Issuer, any other reasonable means of notification
of the repayment (including mailing notice of the repayment to their last
address of record to Holders whose Principal Amount Notes have been called
but
have not been surrendered for redemption or whose right to or interest in
moneys
payable but not claimed is determinable from the records of the Indenture
Trustee or of any Paying Agent).
Section
3.04. Existence.
The
Issuer will preserve its existence, rights, and franchises as a Delaware
statutory trust (unless it or any successor becomes organized under the laws
of
any other State or of the United States, in which case the Issuer will preserve
its existence, rights, and franchises under the laws of that other jurisdiction)
and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each
jurisdiction in which qualification to do business is necessary to protect
the
validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes, the Collateral,
and
each other material agreement of the Issuer.
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Section
3.05. Protection
of the Collateral.
(a) The
Issuer intends the Security Interest Granted pursuant to this Indenture in
favor
of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties to be before all
other
liens on the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in the Transaction
Documents). The Issuer shall take all actions necessary to obtain and maintain,
for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Secured Parties,
a
first priority perfected Security Interest in the Collateral (except as
otherwise provided in the Transaction Documents). The Issuer will execute
and
deliver any supplements and amendments to this Indenture and any Financing
Statements, Continuation Statements, instruments of further assurance, and
other
instruments and will take any other action appropriate to:
(i) Grant
more effectively any portion of the Collateral;
(ii) preserve
the Security Interest (and its priority) created by this Indenture or carry
out
more effectively the purposes of this Indenture;
(iii) perfect,
publish notice of, or protect the validity of any Grant made or to be made
by
this Indenture;
(iv) enforce
any rights with respect to any of the Collateral;
(v) preserve
and defend title to the Collateral and the rights of the Indenture Trustee,
the
Credit Enhancer, and the Noteholders in the Collateral against all adverse
claims; or
(vi) pay
all taxes or assessments levied or assessed on the Collateral when
due.
(b) Except
as otherwise provided in this Indenture or the other Transaction Documents,
the
Indenture Trustee shall not remove any portion of the Collateral that consists
of money or is evidenced by an instrument, certificate, or other writing
from
the jurisdiction in which it was held at the date of the most recent Opinion
of
Counsel delivered pursuant to Section 3.06 unless the Indenture Trustee and
the
Credit Enhancer receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the lien
and
Security Interest created by this Indenture will continue to be maintained
on
any removed property after giving effect to its removal.
(c) The
Issuer designates the Indenture Trustee its agent and attorney-in-fact to
execute any Financing Statement, Continuation Statement, or other instrument
required to be executed pursuant to this Section. The Issuer authorizes the
Indenture Trustee to file Financing Statements or Continuation Statements,
and
amendments to them, relating to any part of the Collateral without the signature
of the Issuer where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic, or other
reproduction of this Indenture or any filed Financing Statement covering
the
Collateral or any part of it shall be sufficient as a Financing Statement
where
permitted by law. The Indenture Trustee will promptly send to the Issuer
any
Financing Statements or Continuation Statements that it files without the
signature of the Issuer. Any Financing Statement filed relating to any part
of
the Collateral will state in bold-faced type that a purchase of the Mortgage
Loans included in the collateral covered by the Financing Statement from
the
debtor will violate the rights of the secured party and its
assignee.
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Section
3.06. Opinions
About Collateral.
(a) On
the Closing Date, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the
Credit Enhancer an Opinion of Counsel either
(i) stating
that, in its opinion, no action is necessary to perfect the Security Interest
of
this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans or
(ii) stating
that, in its opinion, all action
● with
respect to the recording and filing of this Indenture, any indentures
supplemental to this Indenture, and any other requisite documents
and
● with
respect to the execution and filing of any Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements
has
been
taken that is necessary to perfect the Security Interest of this Indenture
in
the Mortgage Loans, and reciting the details of the action.
(b) By
the date specified in the Adoption Annex in each calendar year beginning
in the
year specified in the Adoption Annex, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture
Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an Opinion of Counsel either stating that,
in
its opinion, no action is necessary to maintain the perfected Security Interest
of this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans or stating that, in its opinion,
all
action has been taken
(i) with
respect to the recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of this Indenture,
any indentures supplemental to this Indenture, and any other requisite documents
and
(ii) with
respect to the execution and filing of any Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements
necessary
to maintain the perfected Security Interest created by this Indenture in
the
Mortgage Loans and reciting the details of the action. The Opinion of Counsel
shall also describe the recording, filing, re-recording, and refiling of
this
Indenture, any indentures supplemental to this Indenture, and any other
requisite documents and the execution and filing of any Financing Statements
and
Continuation Statements that will, in counsel’s opinion, be required to maintain
the perfected Security Interest of this Indenture in the Mortgage Loans until
the date specified in the Adoption Annex in the following calendar
year.
Section
3.07. Performance
of Obligations.
(a) The
Issuer will not take any action (and will not permit others to take any action)
that would release any person from any of their material obligations under
any
of the Transaction Documents, that would create any Security Interests that
are
not provided for in the Transaction Documents, or that would change or impair
the validity or effectiveness of the Transaction Documents or any Security
Interest granted under them, except as expressly provided in the Transaction
Documents. The Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans and an
assignee of the Issuer’s rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement may
exercise all of the rights of the Issuer to direct the actions of the Master
Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Unless granted or
permitted by the Credit Enhancer, the Issuer may not waive any default by
the
Master Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement or terminate the Master
Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The
Issuer may contract with other persons to assist it in performing its duties
under this Indenture, and the performance of those duties by a person identified
to the Indenture Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate shall be considered to be
action taken by the Issuer.
(c) The
Issuer will punctually perform all of its obligations under the Transaction
Documents, including properly filing all Financing Statements and Continuation
Statements required to be filed by the Transaction Documents. Except as provided
in Section 9.01, the Rating Agency Condition must be satisfied in connection
with any amendment, termination, or material change in a Transaction Document.
The Issuer shall not amend, terminate, or otherwise change any Transaction
Document without the consent of the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer.
The Issuer will provide notice of any termination, amendment, or material
change
in any Transaction Document to the Rating Agencies. The consent of the Indenture
Trustee will not be required if the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied
with
respect to the proposed action.
(d) Without
derogating from the Grants to the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture
or the
rights of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture, the Issuer
agrees
(i) that
it will not, without the prior consent of the Credit Enhancer and either
the
Indenture Trustee or the Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of the Notes, change or waive, or agree to or otherwise permit any
change
to or waiver of, the terms of any Collateral (except to the extent otherwise
provided in the Sale and Servicing Agreement); and
(ii) that
any change in the terms of any Collateral shall not
(A) increase
or reduce the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, distributions
that are required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders (except as
may
be incidental to changes or waivers allowed under (d)(i)) or
(B) reduce
the percentage of the Notes that is required to consent to any change in
the
terms of any Collateral without the consent of the Holders of all the
Outstanding Notes.
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If
the
Credit Enhancer and either the Indenture Trustee or the requisite percentage
of
Holders consent to any change in the terms of any Collateral, the Issuer
agrees,
promptly following a request by the Indenture Trustee to do so, to execute
and
deliver, in its own name and at its own expense, any documents the Indenture
Trustee deems appropriate under the circumstances.
Section
3.08. Negative
Covenants.
So
long
as any Notes are Outstanding, the Issuer shall not:
(a) dispose
of any of the Collateral or other properties or assets of the Issuer, except
as
expressly permitted by this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
unless directed to do so by the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the
Credit
Enhancer;
(b) claim
any credit on, or make any deduction from the principal or interest or other
amounts payable on, the Notes (other than amounts properly withheld from
payments under the Code or applicable State law) or assert any claim against
any
present or former Noteholder for the payment of the taxes levied or assessed
on
any part of the Collateral;
(c) (i)
permit the validity or effectiveness of this Indenture to be impaired, or
permit
the lien of this Indenture to be changed (except as otherwise provided in
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement), or permit any person to be released from any
obligations on the Notes or under this Indenture except as expressly permitted
by this Indenture, (ii) permit any lien, charge, excise, claim, Security
Interest, mortgage, or other encumbrance (other than the lien of this Indenture
and as otherwise provided in the Sale and Servicing Agreement) to affect
any
part of the Collateral, or any interest in it or its proceeds, or (iii) permit
the lien of this Indenture not to constitute a valid first priority Security
Interest in the Collateral; or
(d) dissolve
or liquidate in whole or in part;
(e) make
any distributions on any ownership interest in the Issuer (except as expressly
provided for in the Transaction Documents), redeem, purchase, or otherwise
retire or acquire for value any ownership interest in the Issuer (except
as
expressly provided for in the Transaction Documents), or set aside any amounts
for any of these purposes;
(f) engage
in any business other than financing, purchasing, owning, selling, and managing
the Collateral; issuing the Notes; and activities incidental to those
contemplated businesses, in each case, in the manner contemplated by the
Transaction Documents;
(g) issue,
incur, assume, guarantee, or otherwise have the Trust become liable, directly
or
indirectly, for any indebtedness except for its liabilities under the
Transaction Documents and other expenses for which the Issuer is entitled
to
reimbursement under this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(h) make
any loan or advance of credit to, or guarantee (directly or indirectly or
by an
instrument having the effect of assuring another’s payment or performance on any
obligation), endorse (except for endorsement of instruments for collection
in
the ordinary course of business), or otherwise become contingently liable,
directly or indirectly, in connection with the obligations, stocks, or dividends
of, or own, purchase, repurchase, or acquire (or agree contingently to do
so)
any stock, obligations, assets, or securities of, or any other interest in,
or
make any capital contribution to, any other person out of the
Trust;
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(i) make
any expenditure (by long-term or operating lease or otherwise) for capital
assets;
(j) subject
to the Master Servicer’s servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, waive or impair, or fail to assert rights under,
the Mortgage Loans, or effect impairment of the Issuer’s interest in the
Mortgage Loans, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or any other Transaction
Document, if the action would materially and adversely affect the interests
of
the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer; or
(k) take
any other action or fail to take any action that would result in the imposition
of tax on the Issuer (including the tax on prohibited transactions under
Section
860F(a)(2) or contributions after the Startup Date, as defined in Section
860G(d) of the Code) .
Section
3.09. Annual
Compliance Statement.
Within
80
days after the end of each year (commencing with the year specified in the
Adoption Annex) the Issuer will deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the
Credit
Enhancer an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the Authorized Officer signing
the Officer’s Certificate, that:
(i) a
review of the activities of the Issuer during the calendar year and of its
performance under this Indenture and the Trust Agreement has been made under
the
Authorized Officer’s supervision; and
(ii) to
the best of the Authorized Officer’s knowledge, based on that review, the Issuer
has complied with all its obligations under this Indenture and the Trust
Agreement throughout that year or, if there has been a default in its compliance
with any obligation, specifying each default known to the Authorized Officer
and
its nature and status.
Section
3.10. Issuer
May Consolidate, etc., Only on Certain Terms.
The
Issuer shall not consolidate or merge with or into or transfer all or
substantially all of its properties or assets to any other person,
unless:
(i) the
person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or surviving the consolidation
or
merger or to which the transfer is made is organized and existing under the
laws
of the United States or any State and expressly assumes the due and punctual
payment of the principal and interest on the Notes and the performance of
every
obligation under each Transaction Document on the part of the Issuer to be
performed by an indenture supplemental to this Indenture, executed and delivered
to the Indenture Trustee, in form satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and
the
Credit Enhancer;
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(ii) immediately
after giving effect to the transaction, no Incipient Default has occurred
and is
continuing;
(iii) the
Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to the
transaction;
(iv) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an
Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the transaction will not have any material
adverse
tax consequence to the Issuer or any Noteholder;
(v) any
action that is necessary to maintain the Security Interest created by this
Indenture has been taken; and
(vi) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that the
consolidation or merger and the supplemental indenture comply with this Article
and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to the transaction
have been complied with (including any filing required by the Exchange
Act).
Section
3.11. Successor
or Transferee.
Upon
any
consolidation or merger of the Issuer or transfer of all or substantially
all of
its properties or assets in accordance with Section 3.10, the person formed
by
or surviving the consolidation or merger (if other than the Issuer) or to
which
the transfer is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right of, the Issuer under this Indenture with the same effect as if
it
had been named as the Issuer in this Indenture.
Section
3.12. Further
Instruments and Acts.
On
request of the Indenture Trustee or the Credit Enhancer, the Issuer will
execute
and deliver any further instruments and do any further acts that may be
appropriate to carry out more effectively the purpose of this
Indenture.
Section
3.13. Compliance
with Laws.
The
Issuer shall comply with the requirements of all laws the non-compliance
with
which would, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect
the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under the Notes or any
Transaction Document.
Section
3.14. Master
Servicer as Agent and Bailee of the Indenture
Trustee.
Solely
for the purposes of perfection under Section 9-313(c) of the UCC or other
similar applicable law, rule, or regulation of the State in which property
is
held by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer is acting as agent and bailee
of the Indenture Trustee in holding amounts subject to deposit to the Collection
Account, as well as its agent and bailee in holding any Mortgage File released
to the Master Servicer, and any other items of Collateral that come into
the
possession of the Master Servicer. By the Master Servicer’s execution of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee, as a secured party of
the
Mortgage Loans, has possession of these items for the purposes of Section
9-313(c) of the UCC of the state in which the Issuer is organized.
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Section
3.15. Investment
Company Act.
The
Issuer shall not become an “investment company” or under the “control” of an
“investment company” as those terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of
1940 and the rules and regulations under it (taking into account not only
the
general definition of the term “investment company” but also any available
exceptions to the general definition). The Issuer shall be in compliance
with
this Section 3.15 if it obtains an order exempting it from regulation as
an
“investment company” so long as it is in compliance with the conditions imposed
in the order.
Section
3.16. Representations.
(a) The
Issuer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer
that as of the Closing Date, unless specifically stated otherwise:
(i) This
Indenture creates a valid and continuing Security Interest in the Collateral
in
favor of the Indenture Trustee. The Security Interest created by this Indenture
is a first priority perfected Security Interest and it is enforceable as
such
against creditors of, and purchasers from, the Issuer.
(ii) The
Mortgage Notes are “instruments” as defined in the UCC.
(iii) Before
the Grants of the Security Interest pursuant to the Granting Clause of this
Indenture, the Issuer owns, and has good and marketable title to, the Mortgage
Loans free of any lien, claim, or encumbrance of any person.
(iv) By
the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans and within 10 days of
the
applicable date of substitution with respect to any Eligible Substitute Mortgage
Loan, the Issuer will file Financing Statements in the proper filing office
in
the appropriate jurisdiction to perfect the Security Interest in the Collateral
Granted under this Indenture.
(v) The
Issuer has received a written acknowledgement from the Custodian that the
Custodian is acting solely as agent of the Indenture Trustee.
(vi) The
Issuer has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any Financing
Statements against the Issuer that include a description of collateral covering
the Collateral other than any financing statement (A) relating to the Security
Interests granted to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, (B)
that
has been terminated, or (C) that names the Indenture Trustee as secured
party.
(vii) The
Mortgage Notes that constitute or evidence the Collateral do not have any
marks
or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned, or otherwise
conveyed to any person other than the Indenture Trustee. All Financing
Statements filed or to be filed against the Issuer in favor of the Indenture
Trustee in connection with this Indenture describing the Collateral contain
a
statement to the following effect: “A purchase of the Mortgage Loans included in
the collateral covered by this financing statement will violate the rights
of
the Indenture Trustee.”
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(viii) On
the Closing Date, the Issuer is a “Qualifying SPE” as such term is defined in
the statement of Accounting Standards No. 140 of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, as in effect on the Closing Date.
(b) The
representations and warranties in this Section 3.16 shall survive delivery
of
the respective Mortgage Files to the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement and the termination of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer shall not, without the prior written
consent of the Rating Agencies, waive any of the representations and warranties
in Section 3.16(a).
ARTICLE
IV
Satisfaction
and Discharge
Section
4.01. Satisfaction
and Discharge of Indenture.
Except
for rights of conversion or transfer or exchange of Notes expressly provided
for, the rights of the Indenture Trustee under Section 6.07, the rights of
Noteholders as beneficiaries of this Indenture, and the rights of the Credit
Enhancer as subrogee of the Noteholders, this Indenture shall cease to be
of
further effect, and the Indenture Trustee, on demand of and at the expense
of
the Issuer, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and
discharge of this Indenture, when the option of the Issuer to redeem the
Principal Amount Notes as described in Section 10.01 is exercised or, if
not
exercised then:
(i) either:
(A) all
Notes previously authenticated and delivered have been delivered to the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation, other than
(1) Notes
that have been destroyed, lost, or stolen and that have been replaced or
paid as
provided in Section 2.04;
(2) Notes
for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held
in
trust by the Issuer and later repaid to the Issuer or discharged from the
trust,
as provided in Section 3.03); and
(3) Notes
that have been paid in full and that by their terms expire without the payment
of a principal balance; or
(B) all
Notes not previously delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
cancellation:
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(1) have
become payable,
(2) will
become payable at their Scheduled Maturity Date within one year, or
(3) are
to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory
to
the Indenture Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Indenture
Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Issuer or by their terms
expire
within one year without the payment of a principal balance,
and
the
Issuer, in the case of (1), (2), or (3) above, has irrevocably deposited
with
the Indenture Trustee cash or direct obligations of or obligations guaranteed
by
the United States (which will mature before the date the amounts are payable),
in trust for these purposes, in an amount sufficient to pay the entire
indebtedness when due on the unexpired Notes not previously delivered to
the
Indenture Trustee for cancellation to the applicable Scheduled Maturity Date
or
redemption date (if Notes have been called for redemption pursuant to Section
10.01), as the case may be;
(ii) the
Issuer has paid all other sums payable under this Indenture by the Issuer;
and
(iii) the
Issuer has delivered to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate, an
Opinion of Counsel, and (if required by the TIA, the Indenture Trustee, or
the
Credit Enhancer) an Independent Certificate from a firm of certified public
accountants, each meeting the applicable requirements of Section 11.01, each
stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating
to
the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied
with.
Section
4.02. Application
of Trust Money.
All
money
deposited with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 4.01 shall be held
in
trust and applied by it, in accordance with the Notes and this Indenture,
to the
payment to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption
of
which the money has been deposited with the Indenture Trustee, of all sums
due
and to become due on them for principal and interest. That money need not
be
segregated from other funds except to the extent required in this Indenture
or
required by law.
Section
4.03. Subrogation
and Cooperation.
To
the
extent the Credit Enhancer makes payments of principal or interest on the
Insured Notes under the Policy, the Credit Enhancer will be fully subrogated
to
the rights of the Holders of the Insured Notes to receive that principal
and
interest from the Mortgage Loans, any other Collateral, and the Credit Enhancer
shall be paid that principal and interest, but only from the sources and
in the
manner provided in this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement for
the
payment of that principal and interest. Any payment of principal or interest
on
the Insured Notes made with moneys received under the Policy shall not be
considered payment of the Insured Notes from the Trust and shall not result
in
the payment of or the provision for the payment of the principal or interest
on
the Insured Notes under Section 4.01. The Credit Enhancer shall be paid from
the
assets of the Trust from the sources and in the manner provided in this
Indenture and in the Insurance Agreement.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall cooperate in all respects at the expense of the Trust
with any reasonable request or direction by the Credit Enhancer to take any
of
the following actions to preserve or enforce the Credit Enhancer’s interest
under each of this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, consistent
with this Indenture and without limiting the rights of the Noteholders under
this Indenture, including upon the occurrence and continuance of a Credit
Enhancer Default:
(i) institute
Proceedings for the collection of all amounts then payable on the Insured
Notes
or under this Indenture with respect to the Notes and all amounts payable
under
the Insurance Agreement and to enforce any judgment obtained and collect
from
the Issuer monies adjudged due;
(ii) sell
any part of Collateral or interests in it at one or more public or private
sales
called and conducted in any manner permitted by law;
(iii) file
or record all Assignments of Mortgage that have not previously been
recorded;
(iv) institute
Proceedings from time to time for the complete or partial foreclosure of
this
Indenture; and
(v) exercise
any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate
action to protect and enforce the interests of the Credit Enhancer under
this
Indenture.
Following
the payment in full of the Notes, the Credit Enhancer shall continue to have
all
the rights given to it under this Section and in all other provisions of
this
Indenture, until all amounts owing to the Credit Enhancer have been paid
in
full.
Section
4.04. Release
of Collateral.
(a) Upon
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 4.01 and
otherwise as permitted by this Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall execute
instruments to release property from the lien of this Indenture, or convey
the
Indenture Trustee’s interest in the property, in a manner and under
circumstances that are not inconsistent with this Indenture. No party relying
on
an instrument executed by the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Section
shall be bound to ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire into the
satisfaction of any conditions precedent, or see to the application of any
moneys.
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(b) When
no Notes are Outstanding and the Issuer has paid all other sums payable under
this Indenture by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee shall release any remaining
Collateral that secured the Notes from the lien of this Indenture and release
to
the Issuer any funds then on deposit in any account other than funds held
in
trust for the satisfaction of Notes that have not been surrendered for payment.
The Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture
pursuant to this Section only on receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied
by an
Officer’s Certificate.
(c) Whenever
a Mortgage Loan has been substituted for or repurchased in accordance with
Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, purchased
in
accordance with Section 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or designated
for transfer in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Indenture Trustee shall execute appropriate documents to release
the Mortgage Loan from the lien of this Indenture and deliver the Mortgage
File
to the appropriate party.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall release property from the lien of this Indenture
only on
receipt of an Issuer Request accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion
of Counsel, and Independent Certificates in accordance with TIA Sections
314(c)
and 314(d)(l) or an Opinion of Counsel in lieu of Independent Certificates
to
the effect that the TIA does not require any Independent
Certificates.
ARTICLE
V
Remedies
Section
5.01. Events
of Default.
Any
one
of the following events is an “Event of Default” whatever the
reason:
(i) default
by the Issuer in the payment of any interest on any Interest Bearing Note
when
it becomes payable, and the default continues for five days; or
(ii) default
by the Issuer in the payment of the principal of any Principal Amount Note
when
it becomes payable and the default continues for five days; or
(iii) default
in the performance of any obligation of the Issuer under this Indenture (other
than an obligation specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section), or
any
representation or warranty of the Issuer made in this Indenture or in any
certificate or other writing delivered in connection with this Indenture
proves
to have been materially incorrect as of the time when it was made, and the
default or the circumstance making the representation or warranty incorrect
has
not been cured within 60 days after notice to the Issuer by the Indenture
Trustee or to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Credit Enhancer
(or,
if a Credit Enhancer Default exists, by the Holders of at least 25% of the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes) by registered or certified mail specifying
the
default or incorrect representation or warranty and requiring it to be remedied
and stating that the notice is a notice of default under this Indenture;
or
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(iv) an
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Issuer.
The
Issuer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer, within
five days after its occurrence, notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate
of any Incipient Default under clause (iii), its status, and what action
the
Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect to the event.
Section
5.02. Acceleration
of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.
If
an
Event of Default is continuing, then the Indenture Trustee or the Holders
of
more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Principal
Amount Notes, in either case with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, or
the
Credit Enhancer, may declare all the Notes to be immediately payable, by
a
notice in writing to the Issuer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by
Noteholders), and upon that declaration the unpaid principal amount of the
Principal Amount Notes, together with accrued interest on them through the
date
of acceleration, shall become immediately payable.
At
any
time after the declaration of acceleration of maturity has been made and
before
a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the
Indenture Trustee, the Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding
Amount of the Notes, with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, or the Credit
Enhancer, by notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, may rescind
the
declaration and its consequences if:
(i) the
Issuer has paid or deposited with the Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient
to
pay:
(A) all
payments of principal on the Principal Amount Notes and interest on the Interest
Bearing Notes and all other amounts that would then be due under this Indenture
or on the Notes if the Event of Default giving rise to the acceleration had
not
occurred; and
(B) all
sums paid or advanced by the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture and the
reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements, and advances of the Indenture
Trustee and its agents and counsel; and
(ii) all
Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal or interest
of the
Notes that have become due solely by the acceleration, have been cured or
waived
as provided in Section 5.13.
No
rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent
to
it.
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Section
5.03. Collection
of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Indenture
Trustee.
(a) The
Issuer covenants that if the Notes are accelerated following an Event of
Default, then the Issuer will pay to the Indenture Trustee on demand, for
the
benefit of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer if the Credit Enhancer
has
made a payment on the Notes under the Policy, the whole amount then payable
on
the Notes and, in addition, any further amount needed to cover the expenses
of
collection, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of the Indenture
Trustee and its agents and counsel.
(b) If
the Issuer fails to pay those amounts immediately on demand, the Indenture
Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, subject to Section
11.16 may in its discretion, with the consent of the Credit Enhancer (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), and at the direction of the
Credit
Enhancer shall, institute a Proceeding for the collection of the sums due,
and
may prosecute the Proceeding to final decree, and may enforce the judgment
against the Issuer (or other obligor on the Notes) and collect in the manner
provided by law out of the property of the Issuer (or other obligor on the
Notes) wherever situated, the moneys determined to be payable.
(c) If
an Event of Default is continuing, the Indenture Trustee subject to Section
11.16 may in its discretion with the consent of the Credit Enhancer (subject
to
Section 5.04), and at the direction of the Credit Enhancer shall, proceed
to
protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Secured Parties, by
Proceedings the Indenture Trustee deems most effective to protect and enforce
those rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any agreement in this
Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture,
or
to enforce any other proper remedy or legal or equitable right vested in
the
Indenture Trustee by this Indenture or by law.
(d) In
any Proceedings brought by the Indenture Trustee (and also any Proceedings
involving the interpretation of this Indenture to which the Indenture Trustee
is
a party), the Indenture Trustee shall be held to represent all the Secured
Parties, and it shall not be necessary to make any Noteholder or the Credit
Enhancer a party to the Proceedings.
(e) All
rights of action and assertion of claims under this Indenture, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, or any of the Notes may be enforced by the Indenture
Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes or their production in
any
Proceedings regarding them. Any Proceedings instituted by the Indenture Trustee
shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust. Any recovery
of
judgment, subject to the payment of the expenses, disbursements, and
compensation of the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor Indenture Trustee,
and
their agents and counsel, shall be for the ratable benefit of the Secured
Parties.
Section
5.04. Indenture
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.
(a) If
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(1) Proceedings
under Title 11 of the United States Code or any other applicable federal
or
State bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law are pending relating to
the
Issuer or any other obligor on the Notes or any person having or claiming
an
ownership interest in the Collateral, or
(2) a
receiver, assignee, or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, or liquidator,
sequestrator, or similar official has been appointed for or taken possession
of
the Issuer or its property or the other obligor or person, or
(3) any
other comparable judicial Proceedings are pending relating to the Issuer
or
other obligor on the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Issuer
or the
other obligor,
then,
irrespective of whether the principal of any Principal Amount Notes is then
payable as expressed in them or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective
of
whether the Indenture Trustee has made any demand pursuant to this Section,
with
the consent of the Credit Enhancer the Indenture Trustee is authorized by
intervention in the Proceedings or otherwise:
(i) to
file and prove claims for the entire amount of principal owing on any Principal
Amount Notes and interest owing on any Interest Bearing Notes and other amounts
owing on any Notes and to file any other documents appropriate to have the
claims of the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, and of the Noteholders
allowed in the Proceedings (including any claim for reasonable compensation
to
the Indenture Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee, and their
respective agents and counsel, and for reimbursement of all expenses and
liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture Trustee and
each
predecessor Indenture Trustee, except as a result of negligence or bad
faith);
(ii) to
vote on behalf of the Holders of Notes in any election of a trustee, a standby
trustee, or person performing similar functions in the Proceedings;
and
(iii) to
collect and receive any moneys or other property payable on any claims and
to
distribute all amounts received on the claims of the Noteholders, the Credit
Enhancer, and of the Indenture Trustee on their behalf;
and
any
trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or other similar official in any
Proceeding is hereby authorized by each of the Noteholders to make payments
to
the Indenture Trustee and, if the Indenture Trustee consents to the Noteholders
receiving payments directly, to pay to the Indenture Trustee amounts sufficient
to cover reasonable compensation to the Indenture Trustee, each predecessor
Indenture Trustee, and their respective agents and counsel, and all other
expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Indenture
Trustee and each predecessor Indenture Trustee except as a result of negligence
or bad faith, and to pay all amounts due to the Credit Enhancer.
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(b) Nothing
in this Indenture authorizes the Indenture Trustee to authorize or consent
to or
vote for or accept or adopt on behalf of any Noteholder or the Credit Enhancer
any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, or composition affecting
the Notes or the rights of any Noteholder or the Credit Enhancer or authorizes
the Indenture Trustee to vote on the claim of any Noteholder or the Credit
Enhancer in any such proceeding except to vote for the election of a trustee
in
bankruptcy or similar person.
Section
5.05. Remedies;
Priorities.
(a) If
an Event of Default is continuing, the Indenture Trustee subject to Section
11.16 may with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, and at the direction of
the
Credit Enhancer shall, do any of the following (subject to Section
5.11):
(i) institute
Proceedings in its own name and as trustee of an express trust for the
collection of all amounts then payable on the Notes or under this Indenture,
whether by declaration or otherwise, and all amounts payable under the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, and enforce any judgment obtained, and collect from
the
Issuer and any other obligor on the Notes moneys adjudged due;
(ii) institute
Proceedings for the complete or partial foreclosure of this Indenture with
respect to the Collateral;
(iii) exercise
any remedies of a secured party under the UCC and take any other appropriate
action to protect and enforce the rights of the Indenture Trustee, the Credit
Enhancer, and the Noteholders;
(iv) exercise
all rights of the Issuer in connection with the Purchase Agreement and the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement against the Sponsor, the Depositor, or the Master
Servicer or otherwise; and
(v) sell
any portion of the Collateral or interests in it as directed by the Credit
Enhancer, at one or more public or private sales called and conducted in
any
manner permitted by law.
The
Indenture Trustee, however, may not sell or otherwise liquidate Collateral
following an Event of Default unless
(A) the
Indenture Trustee obtains the consent of the Credit Enhancer and the Holders
of
100% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
(B) the
proceeds of the sale or liquidation distributable to the Secured Parties
are
sufficient to discharge in full all amounts then due on the Principal Amount
Notes and to reimburse the Credit Enhancer for any unreimbursed Insured Amounts
and any other amounts due the Credit Enhancer under the Insurance Agreement,
or
(C) the
Indenture Trustee determines that the Collateral will not continue to provide
sufficient funds for the payment of principal of the Principal Amount Notes
and
interest on the Interest Bearing Notes as they would have become due if the
Notes had not been declared due and payable, and the Indenture Trustee obtains
the consent of the Credit Enhancer and the Holders of a majority of the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes.
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In
determining the sufficiency or insufficiency under clause (B) and (C), the
Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain and rely on an opinion of an
Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation
as to
the feasibility of the proposed action and as to the sufficiency of the
Collateral for the purpose. If a Credit Enhancer Default exists at the time
any
consent is required or direction may be given under this Section 5.05(a),
the
consent or direction shall be by Holders representing at least 66⅔% of the
Outstanding Amount of the Notes instead of by the Credit Enhancer.
(b) If
the Indenture Trustee collects any money or property under this Article,
it
shall pay out the money or property in the following order:
First:
to
the Indenture Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee then due, to the extent not
previously paid, and any expenses incurred by it in connection with the
enforcement of the remedies under this Article and to the Owner Trustee the
Owner Trustee Fee then due, to the extent not previously paid, and any expenses
due to the Owner Trustee under any of the Transaction Documents;
Second:
any premium owing to the Credit Enhancer;
Third:
to
the Noteholders for interest due on the Interest Bearing Notes (except for
Basis
Risk Carryforward);
Fourth:
to the Noteholders for amounts due on the Principal Amount Notes for principal,
until the Note Principal Balance is reduced to zero;
Fifth:
to
the Credit Enhancer, any other amounts owed to the Credit Enhancer under
the
Insurance Agreement;
Sixth:
to
pay any Basis Risk Carryforward owed to the Principal Amount Notes to the
Noteholders; and
Seventh:
to the Issuer for distribution in accordance with the Trust
Agreement.
Section
5.06. Optional
Preservation of the Collateral.
If
the
Notes have been declared to be due under Section 5.02 following an Event
of
Default and the declaration and its consequences have not been annulled,
the
Indenture Trustee may with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, but need not
unless so directed by the Credit Enhancer, elect to maintain possession of
the
Collateral. The parties and the Noteholders want sufficient funds to exist
at
all times for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes and other
obligations of the Issuer including payments to the Credit Enhancer, and
the
Indenture Trustee shall take that into account when determining whether or
not
to maintain possession of any Collateral. In determining whether to maintain
possession of the Collateral, the Indenture Trustee may, but need not, obtain
and rely on an opinion of an Independent investment banking or accounting
firm
of national reputation as to the feasibility of the proposed action and as
to
the sufficiency of the Collateral for the purpose.
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Section
5.07. Limitation
of Suits.
No
Noteholder may institute any Proceeding with respect to this Indenture, or
for
the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under this
Indenture, unless the Credit Enhancer has consented and subject to Section
11.16:
(i) the
Holder has previously given notice to the Indenture Trustee of a continuing
Event of Default;
(ii) the
Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes
have
requested the Indenture Trustee in writing to institute a Proceeding with
respect to the Event of Default in its own name as Indenture Trustee under
this
Indenture;
(iii) the
Holders have offered the Indenture Trustee reasonable indemnity against the
costs and liabilities to be incurred in complying with the request;
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of the request and offer
of
indemnity has failed to institute Proceedings;
(v) no
direction inconsistent with the request has been given to the Indenture Trustee
during the 60-day period by the Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Notes; and
(vi) the
Holders have obtained the consent of the Credit Enhancer.
No
Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever because of this
Indenture to affect the rights of any other Holders of Notes or to obtain
or to
seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Holders or to enforce
any
right under this Indenture, except in the manner provided in this
Indenture.
If
the
Indenture Trustee receives inconsistent requests and indemnity from two or
more
groups of Holders of Notes, each representing less than 51% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Notes, the Indenture Trustee in its sole discretion
may determine what action shall be taken.
Section
5.08. Unconditional
Right to Receive Principal and Interest.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions in this Indenture, every Noteholder has an absolute
and
unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of the Principal
Amount
Notes and interest on the Interest Bearing Notes and other amounts payable
on
its Note after their due dates (or, in the case of redemption, after the
redemption date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment,
and
this right shall not be impaired without the consent of the Holder.
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Section
5.09. Restoration
of Rights and Remedies.
If
the
Indenture Trustee or any Noteholder has instituted any Proceeding to enforce
any
right under this Indenture and the Proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned
for any reason or has been determined adversely to the Indenture Trustee
or to
the Noteholder, then the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer,
and
the Noteholders shall, subject to any determination in the Proceeding, be
restored severally and respectively to their former positions under this
Indenture, and all rights of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders shall
continue as though no Proceeding had been instituted.
Section
5.10. Rights
and Remedies Cumulative.
No
right
given to the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, or to the Noteholders
in
this Indenture is intended to be exclusive of any other right, and every
right
shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative to every other right
given
under this Indenture or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion
of any right under this Indenture, or otherwise, shall not prevent the
concurrent assertion of any other appropriate right.
Section
5.11. Delay
or Omission Not a Waiver.
No
delay
in exercising or failure to exercise any right accruing on any Incipient
Default
shall impair the right or constitute a waiver of the Incipient Default or
an
acquiescence in it. Every right given by this Article or by law to the Indenture
Trustee, to the Credit Enhancer, or to the Noteholders may be exercised from
time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Indenture Trustee,
by the Credit Enhancer, or by the Noteholders.
Section
5.12. Control
by Credit Enhancer or Noteholders.
If
no Credit Enhancer Default exists,
then the Credit Enhancer, otherwise the Holders of more than 50% of the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes may direct the time, method, and
place
of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Indenture Trustee
with respect to the Notes or exercising any right conferred on the Indenture
Trustee. No direction shall be binding unless:
(i) it
does not conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture; and
(ii) if
no Credit Enhancer Default exists, it is by the Credit Enhancer, otherwise
by
the Holders of Notes representing not less than 100% of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Notes if the direction to the Indenture
Trustee is to sell or liquidate the Collateral.
The
Indenture Trustee may take any other action it deems proper that is not
inconsistent with the direction, Section 5.04, or Section 5.05.
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Section
5.13. Waiver
of Past Defaults.
Before
the declaration of the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes as provided
in
Section 5.02, the Credit Enhancer or, if a Credit Enhancer Default exists,
the
Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes
may
waive any past default and its consequences except a default
(i) in
payment of principal on any Principal Amount Notes or interest on any Interest
Bearing Notes or
(ii) regarding
a provision of this Indenture that cannot be changed without the consent
of the
Holder of each affected Note.
After
any
such waiver, the Incipient Default shall cease to exist and be considered
to
have been cured and not to have occurred, and any Event of Default arising
from
it shall be considered to have been cured and not to have occurred, for every
purpose of this Indenture. No waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent to it.
Section
5.14. Undertaking
For Costs.
All
parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of a Note by its acceptance
of
its Note agrees, that in any suit for the enforcement of any right under
this
Indenture, or in any suit against the Indenture Trustee for any action taken,
suffered, or omitted by it as Indenture Trustee, any court may in its discretion
require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to
pay
the costs of the suit, and that the court may in its discretion assess
reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, against any party
litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the
claims or defenses made by the party litigant. The provisions of this Section
shall not apply to
(i) any
suit instituted by the Indenture Trustee or the Credit Enhancer,
(ii) any
suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the
aggregate more than 25% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes,
or
(iii) any
suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of
principal of any Principal Amount Note or interest on any Interest Bearing
Note
after the due dates expressed in the Note and in this Indenture (or, in the
case
of redemption, after the redemption date).
Section
5.15. Waiver
of Stay or Extension Laws.
To
the
extent that it may lawfully do so, the Issuer covenants that it will not
at any
time insist on, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit
or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any
time
after this in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of
this
Indenture. To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Issuer expressly
waives
all benefit of any such law, and covenants that it will not hinder, delay,
or
impede the execution of any power granted in this Indenture to the Indenture
Trustee, but will permit the execution of every power as though the law had
not
been enacted.
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Section
5.16. Rapid
Amortization Events.
If
any
one of the following events occurs during the Managed Amortization
Period:
(a) The
failure of the Sponsor or the Master Servicer to make any payment or deposit
required by the Sale and Servicing Agreement within three Business Days after
the payment or deposit was required to be made;
(b) The
failure of the Sponsor or the Master Servicer to cause the Depositor to observe
or perform in any material respect the covenants of the Depositor in Section
2.01(h) or 2.05 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(c) The
failure of the Sponsor to observe or perform in any material respect any
other
covenants of the Sponsor in the Sale and Servicing Agreement that materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer
and
that continues unremedied and continues to affect materially and adversely
the
interests of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer for 60 days (five days
in
the case of any failure to transfer to the Trust Eligible Substitute Mortgage
Loans or deposit into the Collection Account the Transfer Deposit Amount
in
accordance with Section 2.07(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement) after
the
date on which written notice of the failure, requiring it to be remedied,
shall
have been given to the Sponsor by the Indenture Trustee, or to the Sponsor
and
the Indenture Trustee by the Credit Enhancer or the Holders of more than
50% of
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes;
(d) Any
representation or warranty made by the Sponsor or the Depositor in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement proves to have been incorrect in any material respect
when
made, as a result of which the interests of the Noteholders or the Credit
Enhancer are materially and adversely affected and that continues to be
incorrect in any material respect and continues to affect materially and
adversely the interests of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer for 60
days
after the date on which notice of the failure, requiring it to be remedied,
shall have been given to the Sponsor or the Depositor, as the case may be,
by
the Indenture Trustee, or to the Sponsor, the Depositor, and the Indenture
Trustee by either the Credit Enhancer or the Holders of more than 50% of
the
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes (a Rapid Amortization Event pursuant
to this subparagraph (d) shall not occur if the Sponsor has accepted retransfer
of the related Mortgage Loans or substituted for them during the 60-day period
(or such longer period (not to exceed an additional 60 days) as the Indenture
Trustee may specify) in accordance with the Sale and Servicing
Agreement);
(e) An
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the holder of the Class R-1 Certificates
or the Depositor, but for this purpose the 60-day periods in the definition
of
Insolvency Event shall be 30 days;
(f) The
Trust becomes subject to registration as an “investment company” under the
Investment Company Act of 1940; or
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(g) The
aggregate of all draws under the Policy exceeds the percentage of the Original
Note Principal Balance of the Insured Notes specified in the Adoption
Annex.
then,
when any event described in subparagraph (a), (b), (c), or (d) occurs, either
the Indenture Trustee (with the consent of the Credit Enhancer), the Credit
Enhancer, or the Holders of more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount
of
the Notes (with the consent of the Credit Enhancer), by notice given in writing
to the holder of the Class R-1 Certificates, the Depositor, and the Master
Servicer (and to the Indenture Trustee if given by either the Credit Enhancer
or
the Noteholders) may declare that an early amortization event (a
“Rapid Amortization Event”) has occurred as of the
date of the notice, and in the case of any event described in subparagraph
(e),
(f), or (g), a Rapid Amortization Event shall occur without any notice or
other
action on the part of the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, or the
Noteholders, immediately upon its occurrence.
Section
5.17. Sale
of Collateral.
(a) The
power to effect any sale or other disposition (a
“Sale”) of any portion of the Collateral pursuant to
Section 5.05 is subject to this Section 5.17. The Indenture Trustee waives
its
right to any amount fixed by law as compensation for any Sale.
(b) In
connection with a Sale of any of the Collateral,
(i) any
Holder of Notes may bid for the property offered for sale, and on compliance
with the terms of sale may own the property without further accountability,
and
may, in paying its purchase price, deliver any Principal Amount Notes or
claims
for interest on Interest Bearing Notes rather than cash up to the amount
that
would be payable on them from the distribution of the net proceeds of the
sale,
and the Notes shall be returned to the Holders after being appropriately
stamped
to show partial payment if the amount payable for the property is less than
the
amount due on the Notes;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee may bid for and acquire the property offered for Sale,
and may
purchase any portion of the Collateral in a private sale, and rather than
paying
cash, may settle the purchase price by crediting the gross Sale price against
the amount that would be distributable as a result of the Sale in accordance
with Section 5.05(b) on the next Payment Date after the Sale without being
required to produce the Notes to complete the Sale or for the net Sale price
to
be credited against the Notes, and any property so acquired by the Indenture
Trustee shall be held and dealt with by it in accordance with this
Indenture;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver an appropriate instrument of
conveyance transferring its interest in any portion of the Collateral in
connection with its Sale;
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(iv) the
Indenture Trustee is hereby irrevocably appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact
of the Issuer to transfer its interest in any portion of the Collateral in
connection with its Sale, and to take all action necessary to effect the
Sale;
and
(v) no
purchaser or transferee at a Sale need ascertain the Indenture Trustee’s
authority, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent, or
see to
the application of any monies.
Section
5.18. Performance
and Enforcement of Certain Obligations.
The
Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, may, and at the direction
of the Credit Enhancer (or the Holders of 66⅔% of the Outstanding Amount of the
Notes if a Credit Enhancer Default exists) shall exercise all rights of the
Issuer against the Sponsor or the Master Servicer in connection with the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement, including the right to take any action to obtain
performance by either Seller or the Master Servicer, as the case may be,
of each
of their obligations to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement
and to
give any consent, request, notice, direction, approval, extension, or waiver
under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and any right of the Issuer to take
such
action shall not be suspended. Any direction by the Credit Enhancer under
this
Section may be by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing.
ARTICLE
VI
The
Indenture Trustee
Section
6.01. Duties
of Indenture Trustee.
(a) If
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee
shall
exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the
same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would use
under
the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs, except when this Indenture
or the Sale and Servicing Agreement requires it to follow the directions
of the
Credit Enhancer.
(b) Except
during the continuance of an Event of Default:
(i) obligations
of the Indenture Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of
this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee
undertakes to perform only the duties specifically stated in this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations
shall
be read into this Indenture against the Indenture Trustee; and
(ii) in
the absence of bad faith on its part, the Indenture Trustee may conclusively
rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions
expressed in them, on certificates, opinions, or other documents furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and the Indenture Trustee need not investigate
into any of the matters expressed in them; but in the case of certificates
or
opinions specifically required to be furnished to the Indenture Trustee,
the
Indenture Trustee must examine them to determine whether or not they conform
to
the requirements of this Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
If any
instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Indenture
or the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and is not timely corrected to the Indenture
Trustee’s satisfaction, the Indenture Trustee shall notify the Credit Enhancer
and request written instructions as to the action the Credit Enhancer deems
appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not
so
corrected, the Indenture Trustee will so notify the Credit Enhancer, who
may
then direct the Indenture Trustee as to any action to be taken.
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(c) The
Indenture Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct,
except
that:
(i) this
subsection does not limit the effect of Section 6.01(b);
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good
faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved that the Indenture Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes
or
omits to take in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Credit
Enhancer or in accordance with a direction received by it from the Holders
of
more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes relating to
the
method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to
the
Indenture Trustee with respect to the Notes or exercising any right conferred
on
the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture or the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(iv) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the occurrence of
an
Incipient Default, a Rapid Amortization Event, or of any failure by the Master
Servicer to comply with its obligations under Section 6.01(i) or (ii) of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement unless a Responsible Officer at the Corporate
Trust
Office obtains actual knowledge of the failure or the Indenture Trustee receives
notice of the failure; and
(v) no
provision of this Indenture shall require the Indenture Trustee to expend
or
risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance
of
any of its duties under this Indenture or in the exercise of any of its rights,
if it has reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of the funds or adequate
indemnity against the risk is not reasonably assured to it, however, the
Indenture Trustee is still required to perform its duties under the Indenture
or
any of the Transaction Documents even if its fees and expenses are not
paid.
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(d) Every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section
and
the TIA.
(e) The
limitations on the obligations of the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture
shall not affect any obligations of the Indenture Trustee acting as Master
Servicer under the Sale and Servicing whenever it may be so acting.
(f) The
Issuer hereby directs the Indenture Trustee to execute, deliver, and perform
its
obligations under the Cap Contract Administration Agreement (in its capacity
as
Cap Contract Administrator). The Sellers, the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
and the Noteholders by their acceptance of the Notes acknowledge and agree
that
the Indenture Trustee shall execute, deliver, and perform its obligations
under
the Cap Contract Administration Agreement and shall do so solely in its capacity
as Cap Contract Administrator and not in its individual capacity. Every
provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability
of or affording protection to the Indenture Trustee shall apply to the Indenture
Trustee’s execution of the Cap Contract Administration Agreement in its capacity
as Cap Contract Administrator, and the performance of its duties and
satisfaction of its obligations under the Cap Contract Administration
Agreement.
Section
6.02. Notice
of Defaults.
If
an
Incipient Default is continuing or if a Rapid Amortization Event occurs and
if,
in either case, a Responsible Officer knows of it, the Indenture Trustee
shall
notify the Credit Enhancer and mail to each Noteholder notice of the Incipient
Default or Rapid Amortization Event within 90 days after it occurs. Except
in
the case of an Incipient Default in payment of principal or interest on any
Note, the Indenture Trustee may withhold the notice to Noteholders so long
as a
committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding
the notice is in the interests of Noteholders.
Section
6.03. Rights
of Indenture Trustee.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee may rely on any document believed by it to be genuine and
to
have been signed or presented by the proper person.
(b) Before
the Indenture Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s
Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel. The Indenture Trustee shall not be
liable
for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on an
Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel unless other evidence is
specifically required.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers under this Indenture
or perform any duties under this Indenture either directly or through agents
or
counsel or a custodian or nominee, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of, or for the
supervision of, any agent, counsel, custodian, or nominee appointed with
due
care by it under this Indenture. The appointment of the Custodian pursuant
to
the Custodial Agreement shall be deemed to have been made with due
care.
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(d) The
Indenture Trustee may consult with counsel, and the written advice of counsel
with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture, the Transaction
Documents, and the Notes and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full authorization
and protection from liability for any action taken, omitted, or suffered
by it
under this Indenture in good faith and in accordance with the advice of counsel
or any Opinion of Counsel.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee may enter into any amendment of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as to which the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied, and when
so
requested by an Issuer Request and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied,
the
Indenture Trustee shall enter into any amendment of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement
(i) that
does not impose further obligations or liabilities on the Indenture Trustee,
and
(ii) as
to which either the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied or Holders of not
less
than 662/3%
of the aggregate
Outstanding Amount of the Notes and the Credit Enhancer have
consented.
(f) With
the consent of the Master Servicer and the Credit Enhancer, the Indenture
Trustee may appoint Custodians to hold any portion of the Collateral as agent
for the Indenture Trustee, by entering into a Custodial Agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit B. Subject to this Article, the Indenture Trustee
agrees
to comply with each Custodial Agreement and to enforce each Custodial Agreement
against the custodian for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Each custodian
shall be a depository institution (or an affiliate of a depository institution)
subject to supervision by federal or state authority and shall be qualified
to
do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Collateral. Each Custodial
Agreement may be amended only with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section
6.04. Indenture
Trustee Not Responsible for Certain Things.
The
Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation
as to
the validity or adequacy of the Collateral or any Transaction Document (other
than the signature and authentication of the Indenture Trustee on the Notes).
It
shall not be responsible for any statement in this Indenture other than Section
6.14 or in any document issued in the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other
than the Indenture Trustee’s certificate of authentication.
The
Indenture Trustee is not accountable for the use or application by the Issuer
of
any of the Notes or of the proceeds of the Notes, or for the use or application
of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master Servicer on the Mortgage
Loans
or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account by the Master Servicer.
The Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for:
(i) the
validity and enforceability of any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or the
perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of its perfection
and
priority, or for the sufficiency of the Trust or its ability to generate
the
payments to be distributed to Noteholders under this Indenture, or the
sufficiency or validity of MERS or the MERS® System, including the existence,
condition, and ownership of any Mortgaged Property;
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(ii) the
existence and enforceability of any hazard insurance on any Mortgaged
Property;
(iii) the
validity of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan to the Indenture Trustee
or of
any intervening assignment;
(iv) the
completeness of any Mortgage Loan;
(v) the
performance or enforcement of any Mortgage Loan;
(vi) any
investment of monies by or at the direction of the Master Servicer or any
resulting loss;
(vii) the
acts or omissions of any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, any subservicer,
or any mortgagor under a Mortgage;
(viii) any
action of the Master Servicer or any subservicer taken in the name of the
Indenture Trustee; or
(ix) the
failure of the Master Servicer or any subservicer to act or perform any duties
required of it as agent of the Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible for filing any Financing or
Continuation Statement in any public office at any time or otherwise to perfect
or maintain the perfection of any Security Interest or lien granted to it
under
this Indenture or to prepare or file any Commission filing for the Trust
or to
record this Indenture.
Section
6.05. Individual
Rights of Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the
owner
or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, the Sponsor,
and
their affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Indenture
Trustee. Any co-trustee, Paying Agent, Note Registrar, co-registrar, or
co-paying agent may do the same with like rights.
Section
6.06. Money
Held in Trust.
Money
held in trust by the Indenture Trustee need not be segregated from other
funds
except to the extent required by law or the Transaction Documents. The Indenture
Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except
as
it may agree in writing.
Section
6.07. Compensation.
The
compensation of the Indenture Trustee will equal the Indenture Trustee
Fees. After an Event of Default, and to the extent not paid
otherwise, the Indenture Trustee Fee will be payable as provided in Section
5.05(b). Except for amounts available for the purpose as provided in Section
5.05(b), the Indenture Trustee shall have no claim against the Issuer or
any of
the Collateral for the payment of any of its fees and expenses. The Indenture
Trustee shall not fail to perform its duties under the Transaction Documents
if
its fees and expenses are not paid.
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Section
6.08. Eligibility.
The
Indenture Trustee shall be a corporation organized and doing business under
the
laws of the United States or any State, authorized under those laws to exercise
trust powers, and shall satisfy the requirements of Rule 3a-7(a)(4)(i) of
the
Investment Company Act of 1940. The Indenture Trustee shall satisfy the
requirements of TIA Section 310(a) at all times. The Indenture Trustee shall
have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as shown in its
most
recent published annual report of condition. The Indenture Trustee shall
comply
with TIA Section 310(b), including the optional provision permitted by the
second sentence of TIA Section 310(b)(9). However, any indentures under which
other securities of the Issuer are outstanding shall be excluded from the
operation of TIA Section 310(b)(1) if the requirements for the exclusion
in TIA
Section 310(b)(1) are met. The principal office of any successor Indenture
Trustee shall be in a state for which an Opinion of Counsel has been delivered
to the successor Indenture Trustee at the time it is appointed to the effect
that the Trust will not be a taxable entity under the laws of the state of
its
principal office. Whenever an Indenture Trustee ceases to be eligible in
accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall
resign immediately in accordance with Section 6.10.
Section
6.09. Preferential
Collection of Claims Against Issuer.
The
Indenture Trustee shall comply with TIA Section 311(a), excluding any creditor
relationship listed in TIA Section 311(b). An Indenture Trustee who has resigned
or been removed shall be subject to TIA Section 311(a) to the extent
indicated.
Section
6.10. Replacement
of Indenture Trustee.
No
resignation or removal of the Indenture Trustee and no appointment of a
successor Indenture Trustee shall become effective until the acceptance of
appointment by the successor Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee may
resign
at any time by so notifying the Issuer, the Transferor, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, and the Credit Enhancer. The Credit Enhancer or the Holders
of
more than 50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes may remove
the
Indenture Trustee at any time and the Issuer shall then appoint a successor
Indenture Trustee reasonably acceptable to the Credit Enhancer by so notifying
the Indenture Trustee, the Transferor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
and
the Credit Enhancer. The Issuer (and if the Issuer fails to do so, the
Transferor) shall remove the Indenture Trustee and appoint a successor
reasonably acceptable to the Credit Enhancer if:
(i) the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy Section 6.08;
(ii) an
Insolvency Event occurs with respect to the Indenture Trustee;
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting; or
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(iv) during
the period in which the Depositor is required to file Exchange Act Reports
with
respect to the Trust, the Indenture Trustee fails to comply with its obligations
under the last sentence of Section 6.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
Article VII of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the preceding paragraph,
or
Section 6.12 and that failure is not remedied within the lesser of 10 calendar
days or the period in which the applicable Exchange Act Report can be filed
timely (without taking into account any extensions).
As
a
condition to the effectiveness of a resignation by the Indenture Trustee,
at
least 15 calendar days before the effective date of that resignation, the
Indenture Trustee must provide (x) written notice to the Depositor of any
successor pursuant to this Section and (y) in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information reasonably requested
by the Depositor in order to comply with the Depositor’s reporting obligation
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to the resignation of the Indenture
Trustee.
If
the
Indenture Trustee fails to satisfy Section 6.08, any Noteholder may petition
any
court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Indenture Trustee
and the
appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee. If a successor Indenture Trustee
does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Indenture Trustee
resigns
or is removed, the retiring Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Transferor,
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Credit Enhancer, or the Holders of more
than
50% of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Notes may petition any court
of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Indenture Trustee.
If
the Indenture Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the
office
of Indenture Trustee for any reason, the Issuer, with the approval of the
Transferor and the Credit Enhancer, shall promptly appoint a successor Indenture
Trustee for the retiring Indenture Trustee.
Section
6.11. Acceptance
of Appointment by Successor.
A
successor Indenture Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its
appointment to the retiring Indenture Trustee and to the Issuer, the Transferor,
the Depositor, and the Master Servicer, and the Credit Enhancer. The resignation
or removal of the retiring Indenture Trustee shall become effective on the
later
of (x) receipt of the written acceptance and (y) the successor providing
the
Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Depositor in order
to
comply with the Depositor’s reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K
with respect to a replacement trustee, and the successor Indenture Trustee
shall
have all the rights and obligations, and automatically succeed to the estate,
of
the Indenture Trustee under this Indenture without any further act or transfer.
The successor Indenture Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to
the
Noteholders. The retiring Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver any
instruments of transfer with respect to the trust estate requested by the
Issuer
or the successor Indenture Trustee and deliver all property held by it as
Indenture Trustee to the successor Indenture Trustee. No proposed successor
Indenture Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of its
acceptance it is eligible under Section 6.08.
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In
addition, if the Cap Contract is still outstanding, the person appointed
as
successor indenture trustee, in its acceptance of its appointment, shall
acknowledge accepting its appointment as successor Cap Contract Administrator
under the Cap Contract Administration Agreement and execute and deliver any
other documentation necessary to become and act as successor Cap Contract
Administrator.
Section
6.12. Successor
Indenture Trustee by Xxxxxx.
If
the
Indenture Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers
all
or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another
corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving, or transferee
corporation shall be the successor Indenture Trustee if it is otherwise eligible
under Section 6.08 without any further act on the part of anyone. The Indenture
Trustee shall provide the Credit Enhancer and each Rating Agency notice of
any
such transaction.
If
any of
the Notes have been authenticated but not delivered when the successor Indenture
Trustee takes over, it may adopt the certificate of authentication of any
predecessor Indenture Trustee and deliver the authenticated Notes with the
same
effect as if it had authenticated the Notes.
At
least
15 calendar days before the effective date of any merger or consolidation
of the
Indenture Trustee, the Indenture Trustee will provide (x) written notice
to the
Depositor of any successor pursuant to this Section and (y) in writing and
in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information
reasonably requested by the Depositor in order to comply with the Depositor’s
reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to a replacement
Indenture Trustee.
Section
6.13. Appointment
of Co-Indenture Trustee or Separate Indenture
Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Indenture, at any time, for the purpose of meeting
any legal requirement of any jurisdiction in which any part of the Collateral
may at the time be located, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, acting
jointly
and with the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer (which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld), may execute and deliver instruments to appoint
one or more persons approved by the Master Servicer and the Credit Enhancer
to
act as a co-trustees, or separate trustees, of any part of the Collateral,
and
to vest in them, in that capacity and for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
title to any part of the Collateral and any rights and obligations the Indenture
Trustee considers appropriate, subject to the other provisions of this Section.
No co-trustee or separate trustee under this Indenture need satisfy the
requirements for a successor trustee under Section 6.08, and no notice to
Noteholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate trustee shall
be
required under Section 6.09.
(b) Every
separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be
appointed and act subject to the following:
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(i) all
rights and obligations of the Indenture Trustee shall be performed by the
Indenture Trustee and any separate trustee or co-trustee jointly (the separate
trustee or co-trustee is not authorized to act without the Indenture Trustee
joining in the act), except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction
in which any particular acts are to be performed the Indenture Trustee is
unable
to perform the acts, in which case the rights and obligations (including
holding
title to any part of the Collateral) shall be performed singly by the separate
trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Indenture
Trustee;
(ii) no
trustee under this Indenture shall be personally liable for any act or omission
of any other trustee under this Indenture; and
(iii) the
Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Issuer may at any time accept
the resignation of or remove any separate trustee or co-trustee.
(c) Any
notice, request, or other writing given to the Indenture Trustee shall be
considered to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and
co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument
appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Indenture
and
the conditions of this Article. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, on
its
acceptance of the trusts conferred, shall be subject to this Indenture and
vested with the estates specified in its instrument of appointment, either
jointly with the Indenture Trustee or separately, as may be provided in the
instrument of appointment. Every instrument of appointment shall be filed
with
the Indenture Trustee and a copy of it given to the Issuer.
(d) Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may at any time constitute the Indenture Trustee,
its agent or attorney-in-fact with full power and authority, to the extent
not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under this Indenture on its behalf
and
in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee dies, becomes incapable
of
acting, resigns or is removed, all of its estates, rights, and obligations
shall
vest in the Indenture Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new trustee.
Section
6.14. Representations
and Warranties of Indenture Trustee.
The
Indenture Trustee represents and warrants that on the Closing Date:
(i) it
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of its place of incorporation;
(ii) it
has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to
authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by it of this Indenture
and
the Sale and Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of its terms do not conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Indenture Trustee or any agreement
or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound;
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(iv) it
does not have notice of any adverse claim (as used in Section 8-302 of the
UCC
in effect in Delaware) with respect to the Mortgage Loans;
(v) it
satisfies the requirements of Section 6.08; and
(vi) to
the Indenture Trustee’s best knowledge, no proceedings or investigations
concerning the Indenture Trustee are pending or threatened before any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality
having jurisdiction over or its properties:
(A) asserting
the invalidity of this Indenture,
(B) seeking
to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Indenture, or
(C) seeking
any determination that might affect its performance of its obligations under
this Indenture or the validity or enforceability of this Indenture.
ARTICLE
VII
Noteholders’
Lists and Reports
Section
7.01. Issuer
to Furnish Names and Addresses of Noteholders.
The
Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee not more than five days after
each
Record Date a list of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes as
of the
Record Date in the form the Indenture Trustee reasonably requires, and at
any
other times the Indenture Trustee or Credit Enhancer requests in writing,
within
30 days after the Issuer receives the request, a list of similar form and
content as of a date not more than ten days before the time the list is
furnished. So long as the Indenture Trustee is the Note Registrar, the Issuer
need not furnish these lists.
Section
7.02. Preservation
of Information; Communications.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee shall preserve the names and addresses of the Holders of
Notes
in the most recent list furnished to the Indenture Trustee as provided in
Section 7.01 and the names and addresses of Holders of Notes received by
the
Indenture Trustee in its capacity as Note Registrar in as current a form
as is
reasonably practicable. The Indenture Trustee may destroy any list furnished
to
it under Section 7.01 on receipt of a new list so furnished.
(b) Noteholders
may communicate with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under
this
Indenture or under the Notes in the manner provided under TIA Section
312(b).
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(c) The
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar shall have the protections
provided under TIA Section 312(c).
Section
7.03. Exchange
Act Reports.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee shall prepare for filing and file in accordance with the
Exchange Act within 15 days after each Payment Date (subject to permitted
extensions under the Exchange Act) with the Commission a Form 10-D with copies
of the Monthly Statement and, to the extent delivered to the Indenture Trustee,
no later than 5 days following the Payment Date, any other information
identified by the Issuer or the Master Servicer (the “Additional
Designated Information”) to be filed with the Commission. If the
Issuer or Master Servicer directs that any Additional Designated Information
is
to be filed with any Form 10-D, the Issuer or Master Servicer, as the case
may
be, shall specify the item on Form 10-D to which the information is responsive
and, with respect to any exhibit to be filed on Form 10-D, the exhibit number.
Any Additional Designated Information to be filed on Form 10-D shall be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee in XXXXX-compatible form. If no Additional
Designated Information is provided to the Indenture Trustee by the 5th day after
a
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee will not be required to include such
information in the Form 10-D filing for the Payment Date. The Indenture Trustee
shall prepare for filing and file any amendment to any Form 10-D previously
filed with the Commission with respect to the Issuer at the request of the
Issuer or the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall sign each Form 10-D
filed on behalf of the Issuer. The Indenture Trustee shall encode these filings
to provide for automated filing notification instructions to the Countrywide
MBS
Surveillance Group at its email address at XXXxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (or at
any
other address designated in writing by the Master Servicer) in its XXXXX
submissions when making these filings.
(b) Other
than the reports required to be filed on behalf of the Issuer by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 7.03(a), the Issuer shall:
(i) file
with the Commission, the Indenture Trustee, and the Credit Enhancer copies
of
the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports (or
copies of the portions of any of these the Commission prescribes in its rules
and regulations) that the Issuer may be required to file with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, within 15 days after
the
Issuer is required to file the same with the Commission;
(ii) file
with the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, and the Commission in
accordance with the Commission’s rules and regulations any additional
information, documents, and reports with respect to compliance by the Issuer
with the conditions and covenants of this Indenture the rules and regulations
require; and
(iii) supply
to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer summaries of any information,
documents, and reports required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to clauses
(i) and (ii) of this Section and by the rules and regulations of the Commission
(and the Indenture Trustee shall transmit them by mail to all Noteholders
described in TIA Section 313(c)).
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(c) Unless
the Issuer otherwise determines, the fiscal year of the Issuer shall end
on
December 31 of each year.
Section
7.04. Reports
by Indenture Trustee.
If
required by TIA Section 313(a), within 60 days after the date in each year
specified in the Adoption Annex, beginning with the date specified in the
Adoption Annex, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to each Noteholder as required
by TIA Section 313(c) and to the Credit Enhancer a brief report dated that
date
that complies with TIA Section 313(a). The Indenture Trustee also shall comply
with TIA Section 313(b). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing
to
Noteholders shall be filed by the Indenture Trustee with the Commission and
each
securities exchange on which the Notes are listed. The Issuer shall notify
the
Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer before the Notes are listed on
any
securities exchange.
The
Indenture Trustee shall deliver to each Noteholder the information necessary
for
the Holder to prepare its federal and State income tax returns. On each Payment
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall make available to each Noteholder, the
Master
Servicer, the Credit Enhancer, and each Rating Agency on its Internet website
the statement for Noteholders prepared by the Master Servicer and delivered
to
it pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement for the Payment
Date.
If
the
statement for Noteholders is not accessible to any of the Noteholders, the
Master Servicer, the Credit Enhancer, or either Rating Agency on the Indenture
Trustee’s internet website, the Indenture Trustee shall forward a hard copy of
it to each Noteholder, the Master Servicer, the Credit Enhancer, and each
Rating
Agency immediately after the Indenture Trustee becomes aware that it is not
accessible to any of them via its website. The address of the Indenture
Trustee’s internet website where the statement for Noteholders will be
accessible is xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx. Assistance in using the Indenture
Trustee’s internet website may be obtained by calling the Indenture Trustee’s
customer service desk at (000) 000-0000. The Indenture Trustee shall notify
each
Noteholder, the Master Servicer, the Credit Enhancer, and each Rating Agency
in
writing of any change in the address or means of access to the internet website
where the statement for Noteholders is accessible.
The
Indenture Trustee shall prepare (in a manner consistent with the treatment
of
the Notes as indebtedness of the Issuer, Internal Revenue Service Form 1099
(or
any successor form) and any other tax forms required to be filed or furnished
to
Noteholders covering payments by the Indenture Trustee (or the Paying Agent)
on
the Notes and shall file and distribute them as required by law. In addition,
the Indenture Trustee shall promptly furnish any information reasonably
requested by the Issuer that is reasonably available to the Indenture Trustee
to
enable the Issuer to perform its federal and state income tax reporting
obligations.
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ARTICLE
VIII
Accounts,
Cap Contract, Disbursements, and Releases
Section
8.01. Accounts.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee will establish and maintain on behalf of the Secured Parties
an Eligible Account (the “Payment Account”) with the
title specified in the Adoption Annex. The Indenture Trustee shall hold amounts
deposited in the Payment Account as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of
the
Secured Parties. The Indenture Trustee will, promptly upon receipt, deposit
in
the Payment Account and retain in it the aggregate amount remitted by the
Master
Servicer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Indenture Trustee
shall invest amounts on deposit in the Payment Account at the direction of
the
Master Servicer in Eligible Investments payable on demand or maturing no
later
than the day before the next Payment Date. All income realized from investment
of funds in the Payment Account shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer.
Any losses incurred on funds in the Payment Account that reduce their principal
amount shall be immediately deposited in the Payment Account by the Master
Servicer out of its own funds.
Pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer is required to deposit
the Interest Shortfall Deposit in the Payment Account on the dates specified
in
Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and, not later than the
Business Day before each Payment Date, to withdraw from the Collection Account
and remit to the Indenture Trustee the amount to be applied on the next Payment
Date by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.03, to the extent on
deposit
in the Collection Account.
Pursuant
to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer has established
the
Collection Account. The Sale and Servicing Agreement requires the Master
Servicer to deposit specified collections on the Mortgage Loans into the
Collection Account no later than two Business Days following their
receipt.
If
on a
Determination Date the Master Servicer notifies the Indenture Trustee and
the
Credit Enhancer of the amount in the Collection Account allocable to Interest
Collections and Principal Collections for the Mortgage Loans for the Payment
Date, then the Master Servicer may withdraw from the Collection Account and
the
Payment Account and retain any amounts that constitute income and gain realized
from the investment of the collections.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain an Additional Loan Account
with
the title specified in the Adoption Annex. The Additional Loan Account shall
be
an Eligible Account solely for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Neither
the
Sponsor nor the Depositor shall have any interest in any of the principal
of the
funds deposited into the Additional Loan Account. The Additional Loan Account
is
not an asset of any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement. The Additional
Loan
Account shall be maintained in accordance with Section 8.02.
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(c) On
the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain in its
name, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Principal Amount Notes,
the
Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund and shall deposit in it, upon receipt
from
or on behalf of the Depositor, $1,000. All funds on deposit in the Basis
Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be held separate from, and not commingled
with,
any other money, including other money held by the Indenture Trustee pursuant
to
this Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee shall make withdrawals from the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund for distribution to the Principal Amount Notes in the manner
specified in Section 8.03(f). At the earlier of the retirement of the Principal
Amount Notes and the termination of the Trust in accordance with Section
10.01,
the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Depositor all monies remaining
on
deposit in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund after making the
distributions specified in Section 8.03(f).
On
the
Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain in its name,
in
trust for the benefit of the Class A Notes, the Cap Contract Account and
shall
deposit in it the Cap Payment. The Indenture Trustee will withdraw funds
from
the Cap Contract Account up to the Cap Payment Entitlement for payment pursuant
to Section 8.08.
In
addition, the Indenture Trustee may withdraw from the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund any amount deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve
Fund
and not required to be deposited in it.
The
Indenture Trustee shall invest amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund at the written direction of the Master Servicer in Eligible
Investments payable on demand or maturing no later than the day before the
next
Payment Date. Absent such direction from the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee shall invest amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve
Fund in Bank of New York Cash Reserves. All income realized from investment
of
funds in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be for the benefit
of,
and payable monthly to, the Holders of the Class C Certificates, unless directed
otherwise by the Holders of the Class C Certificates. Any losses incurred
on
funds in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund that reduce their principal
amount shall be charged against amounts on deposit in the Basis Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund immediately as realized. The Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund will not be an asset of any REMIC created under the Trust
Agreement. The Class C Certificates shall evidence ownership of the Basis
Risk
Carryforward Reserve Fund for federal tax purposes.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, a Principal Reserve Fund in the name of the Indenture
Trustee. On the Closing Date, CHL shall deposit into the Principal Reserve
Fund
$100.00. Funds on deposit in the Principal Reserve Fund shall not be invested.
The Principal Reserve Fund shall be treated as an outside reserve fund under
applicable Treasury regulations and shall not be part of any REMIC created
under
the Trust Agreement.
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On
the
Business Day before the first Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall transfer
$100.00 from the Principal Reserve Fund to the Payment Account, and on the
first
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall withdraw $100.00 from the Payment
Account and distribute it to the Issuer for distribution pursuant to the
Trust
Agreement, and thereafter terminate the Principal Reserve Fund.
Section
8.02.
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Withdrawals
from the Collection Account and the Additional Loan
Account.
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(a) Upon
delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Indenture Trustee, the Master
Servicer may withdraw funds from the Collection Account for the following
purposes:
(i) to
pay to the Master Servicer its Servicing Fee to the extent that it has not
been
retained pursuant to Section 3.02(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement;
(ii) to
pay to the Master Servicer net earnings on amounts on deposit in the Collection
Account as provided in Section 8.01;
(iii) to
pay from Principal Collections the amounts provided for the purchase of
Additional Balances pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement; and
(iv) to
pay to the Master Servicer amounts deposited by the Master Servicer that
are not
required to be deposited or any amount representing payments by mortgagors
made
by checks subsequently returned uncollected.
If
the
Master Servicer deposits in the Collection Account any amount not required
to be
deposited or any amount representing payments by mortgagors made by checks
subsequently returned uncollected, it may at any time withdraw that amount
from
the Collection Account upon delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the
Indenture Trustee.
(b) On
the date on which the Indenture Trustee receives:
(i) the
Officer’s Certificate specified in Section 2.01(b)(2)(H) of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement confirming satisfaction of the conditions precedent to
subsequent additions in Section 2.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
on a
Subsequent Closing Date,
(ii) the
revised Mortgage Loan Schedule reflecting the addition of the Additional
Home
Equity Loans covered by a Transfer Document, and
(iii) an
Opinion of Counsel, substantially in the form delivered on the Closing Date
and
addressed to the same addressees, to the effect that a court in a bankruptcy
context addressing the transfer of the Additional Home Equity Loans would
characterize the transfer as a sale rather than as a secured lending and
an
Opinion of Counsel, substantially in the form delivered on the Closing Date
and
addressed to the same addressees, relating to the perfection of security
interest in the Additional Home Equity Loans,
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the
Indenture Trustee shall (unless, prior to the release of the funds, the
Indenture Trustee receives written notice from the Credit Enhancer that copies
of the documents were not provided to the Credit Enhancer pursuant to Section
2.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement) withdraw from the Additional
Loan
Account, and release from the lien of this Indenture an amount equal to the
Cut-off Date Asset Balance of the Additional Home Equity Loans covered by
the
Transfer Document.
(c) All
earnings on funds in the Additional Loan Account under Section 2.01(b) of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement and Section 8.02(b) are for the account of the
Master Servicer. The Additional Loan Account shall be invested in Eligible
Investments. If any funds remain in the Additional Loan Account on the Latest
Subsequent Closing Date, to the extent that they represent earnings on the
amount originally deposited into the Additional Loan Account, the Indenture
Trustee shall distribute them to the order of the Master Servicer. The remaining
funds shall be transferred to the Collection Account and treated as Investor
Principal Collections. Any losses incurred on these investments that reduce
their principal amount shall be deposited in the Additional Loan Account
by the
Master Servicer out of its own funds immediately as realized.
(d) If
at any time the Depositor becomes aware that the Cut-off Date Asset Balance
of
Additional Home Equity Loans reflected on any Transfer Document exceeds the
actual Cut-off Date Asset Balance of the relevant Additional Home Equity
Loans,
the Depositor shall so notify the Indenture Trustee in writing and the Indenture
Trustee shall redeposit into the Additional Loan Account the excess reported
to
it by the Depositor.
Section
8.03. Payments.
(a) Payments
of Available Interest Collections and Investment Proceeds. On each Payment
Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute out of the Payment Account (to
the
extent of Available Interest Collections collected during the Collection
Period)
the following amounts and in the following order of priority to the following
persons (based on the information in the Servicing Certificate):
(i) concurrently,
to pay the Indenture Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee and the Owner Trustee
the
Owner Trustee Fee;
(ii) to
pay the premium pursuant to the Insurance Agreement to the Credit
Enhancer;
(iii) to
pay the Aggregate Note Interest to the Holders of the Principal Amount Notes
for
the Payment Date;
(iv) to
pay any Investor Loss Amounts to the Holders of the Notes for the Payment
Date
as principal in reduction of the Note Principal Balance;
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(v) to
pay previously unreimbursed Insured Amounts together with interest on such
amounts at the applicable rate specified in the Insurance Agreement to the
Credit Enhancer;
(vi) on
and after the second Payment Date, to pay the Accelerated Principal Payment
Amount to the Holders of the Principal Amount Notes as principal in reduction
of
the Note Principal Balance;
(vii) to
pay any amounts owed to the Credit Enhancer pursuant to the Insurance Agreement
to the Credit Enhancer;
(viii) to
pay any amounts required to be paid to the Master Servicer with respect to
the
Notes pursuant to Sections 3.08 and 5.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
that have not been previously paid to the Master Servicer;
(ix) to
the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund, first the Basis Risk Carryforward
for
the Principal Amount Notes remaining unpaid after application of amounts
in the
Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund under Section 8.03(f)(i) and the amount
in
the Cap Contract Account under Section 8.08, and second to restore the amount
in
the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund to $1,000; and
(x) any
remaining amount to the Issuer for distribution in accordance with the Trust
Agreement.
(b) Payment
of Principal Collections. Except on the Scheduled Maturity Date, on each
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute out of the Payment Account
to the Holders of the Principal Amount Notes the Investor Principal Collections
to the extent required to meet the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount.
On
each Payment Date on or after the occurrence of a Rapid Amortization Event
the
Indenture Trustee shall distribute out of the Payment Account to the Holders
of
the Principal Amount Notes the Investor Principal Collections until the Note
Principal Balance is reduced to zero. On the Scheduled Maturity Date the
Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Holders of the Principal Amount
Notes
all Principal Collections up to the Note Principal Balance. In addition to
Investor Principal Collections, on the Payment Date after the end of the
Funding
Period, any amount deposited in the Additional Loan Account not used during
the
first Collection Period to purchase Additional Home Equity Loans will be
distributed to the Holders of the Principal Amount Notes in reduction of
the
Note Principal Balance.
(c) Application
of Subordinated Transferor Collections. If, after applying Available
Interest Collections any Required Amount remains unpaid, the Indenture Trustee
shall, based on information in the Servicing Certificate for the Payment
Date,
apply Subordinated Transferor Collections to pay the unpaid Required Amounts
in
the priority provided in Section 8.03(a).
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(d) Payment
of the Insured Amount. The Indenture Trustee will make payments to the
Insured Notes from the Insured Amount (but not including any portion of it
representing a Preference Amount) drawn under the Policy for any Payment
Date
and the Insured Notes pursuant to Section 8.05 on the Payment Date as
follows:
First,
as
an addition to the amount distributed pursuant to Section 8.03(a)(iii);
and
Second,
the portion of the Insured Amount remaining after the application of the
amounts
referred to in First above, as an addition to the amounts distributed pursuant
to Section 8.03(b).
The
aggregate amount of principal distributed to the Holders of the Principal
Amount
Notes under this Indenture shall not exceed the Original Note Principal
Balance.
(e) Distributions
to Issuer. On each Payment Date, based on the information in the
Servicing Certificate for the Payment Date and subject to Section 8.03(a),(b),
and (c), the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Issuer from amounts
in
the Payment Account
(i) any
Net Draws Principal Payment for the Payment Date,
(ii) the
Interest Collections that are not Available Interest Collections on the Payment
Date for the Collection Period and are not paid out as Subordinated Transferor
Collections under Section 8.03(c), and
(iii) the
portion of Transferor Principal Collections for the Collection Period that
are
not paid out as Subordinated Transferor Collections under Section
8.03(c).
For
the
purposes of this Section 8.03(e), payments of Subordinated Transferor
Collections under Section 8.03(c) shall be considered to be made first from
Interest Collections until they are reduced to zero, and then from Principal
Collections.
(f) Distributions
of Basis Risk Carryforward. Because it is intended for each Payment Date
that any distributions of Basis Risk Carryforward be made first from either
the
initial $1,000 deposit to the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund or from
moneys deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund on prior Payment
Dates and second from any moneys deposited in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund on such Payment Date, on each Payment Date, any amounts in the
Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund shall be distributed by the Indenture
Trustee as follows:
(i) first,
to the Principal Amount Notes, the lesser of
(A) the
amount available in the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund from any prior
Payment Dates (and with respect to the first Payment Date the $1,000 on deposit
therein), and
(B) the
aggregate Basis Risk Carryforward with respect to the Principal Amount Notes
for
that Payment Date after payment of any Cap Payment Entitlement under Section
8.08, and
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(ii) second,
from amounts deposited on that Payment Date in the Basis Risk Carryforward
Reserve Fund for that purpose under Section 8.03(a)(ix), to the Principal
Amount
Notes, up to the remaining amount of Basis Risk Carryforward.
(g) Distributions
of Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds. On each Payment Date, any
Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds received during the related Collection
Period
will be distributed in the following order of priority:
(i) to
the Credit Enhancer, previously unreimbursed Insured Amounts together with
interest on such amounts at the rate specified in the Insurance
Agreement;
(ii) concurrently,
to pay the Notes the Investor Loss Amount for that Payment Date and to pay
the
Class R-1 Certificates any Liquidation Loss Amount allocated to Net Draws
(after
taking into account all payments on that Payment Date other than the payments
of
Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds and payments under the Policy), pro-rata
based on their respective allocations of Investor Loss Amount and Liquidation
Loss Amount for that Payment Date; and
(iii) to
the Owner Trustee, for distribution to the Class E-P Certificates, any remaining
Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds.
Section
8.04. Calculation
of the Note Rate.
On
each
Adjustment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall determine LIBOR for the related
Interest Period and inform the Master Servicer (at the facsimile number given
to
the Indenture Trustee in writing) of the rate. On each Determination Date,
the
Indenture Trustee shall determine the Note Rate of Interest Bearing Notes
for
the related Payment Date.
Section
8.05. Claims
on the Policy; Policy Payments Account.
(a) If
the Insured Amount (other than any portion thereof representing a Preference
Amount) for the Notes specified in the Servicing Certificate for a Payment
Date
is more than zero (determined as of the close of business on the third Business
Day before the Payment Date), then the Indenture Trustee shall notify the
Credit
Enhancer by telephone or telecopy of the Insured Amount (other than any portion
thereof representing a Preference Amount) for the Notes. The notice shall
be
confirmed to the Credit Enhancer in writing in the form of the Notice of
Nonpayment and Demand for Payment of Insured Amounts in Exhibit A to the
Policy,
by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day before the
Payment
Date. Following receipt by the Credit Enhancer of the notice in that form,
the
Credit Enhancer will pay any amount payable under the Policy (other than
any
portion thereof representing a Preference Claim) on the later to occur of
(i)
12:00 noon, New York City time, on the second Business Day following the
receipt
and (ii) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Payment Date to which the
deficiency relates.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall establish the Policy Payments Account. The Indenture
Trustee shall deposit upon receipt any amount paid under the Policy in the
Policy Payments Account and distribute the amount only to pay Holders of
the
Notes the Guaranteed Payment for the Notes for which a claim was made. No
payments under the Policy may be used to pay any costs, expenses, or liabilities
of the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, or the Trust (other than payments
of principal and interest on the Notes). Amounts paid under the Policy shall
be
transferred to the Payment Account in accordance with the next paragraph
and
disbursed by the Indenture Trustee to Holders of the Notes in accordance
with
Section 8.03. Payments from draws on the Policy need not be made by checks
or
wire transfers separate from the checks or wire transfers used to pay other
funds paid to Noteholders on the Payment Date. The portion of any payment
of
principal of or interest on the Notes paid from funds transferred from the
Policy Payments Account, however, shall be noted in the statement to be
furnished to Holders of the Notes pursuant to Section 7.04. Funds held in
the
Policy Payments Account shall not be invested.
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On
any
Payment Date (or the day on which a payment on the Policy is received, if
later)
for which a claim has been made under the Policy, the amount of any funds
received by the Indenture Trustee as a result of any claim under the Policy,
to
the extent required to make the Guaranteed Payment on the Notes on the Payment
Date, shall be withdrawn from the Policy Payments Account and deposited in
the
Payment Account and applied by the Indenture Trustee, together with the other
funds to be paid from the Payment Account pursuant to Section 8.03, directly
to
the payment in full of the Guaranteed Payment due on the Notes. Any funds
remaining in the Policy Payments Account on the first Business Day following
the
later of the Payment Date and the Business Day after the day on which a payment
on the Policy has been paid to the Holders of the Notes shall be remitted
to the
Credit Enhancer, pursuant to the instructions of the Credit Enhancer, by
the end
of the Business Day.
(c) The
Indenture Trustee shall keep a complete and accurate record of the amount
of
interest and principal paid on any Note from moneys received under the Policy.
The Credit Enhancer may inspect the records at reasonable times during normal
business hours on one Business Day’s notice to the Indenture
Trustee.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall promptly notify the Credit Enhancer of any Preference
Claim of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge. The Credit Enhancer
shall pay Preference Claims in the manner provided in the Policy. Each Holder
of
Insured Notes by its purchase of Insured Notes, the Master Servicer, and
the
Indenture Trustee agree that the Credit Enhancer may at any time during the
continuation of any proceeding relating to a Preference Claim direct all
matters
relating to the Preference Claim, including the direction of any appeal of
any
order relating to the Preference Claim and the posting of any surety,
supersedeas, or performance bond pending any appeal. In addition and without
limiting the foregoing, the Credit Enhancer shall be subrogated to the rights
of
the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, and each Holder of Insured Notes
in
the conduct of any Preference Claim, including all rights of any party to
an
adversary proceeding action with respect to any court order issued in connection
with any Preference Claim.
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Section
8.06. Replacement
Policy.
If
a
Credit Enhancer Default occurs, the Depositor may substitute a new insurance
policy for the existing Policy so long as (i) the new rating of the Insured
Notes would be an improvement over their then current rating or equal to
the
rating assigned to the Notes on the Closing Date, (ii) the new insurance
policy
will qualify as a “similar commercially available credit enhancement contract”
within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.1001-3(e)(4)(iv)(B), (iii) the Credit
Enhancer shall have failed to cure such Credit Enhancer Default within 10
Business Days following its receipt of written notice of such Credit Enhancer
Default, and (iv) the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied. No new credit
enhancement may be substituted, however, unless the Indenture Trustee receives
a
legal opinion, acceptable in form and substance to the Indenture Trustee,
from
counsel to the provider of the new credit enhancement with respect to its
enforceability and any other matters the Indenture Trustee reasonably requires.
Within five Business Days after the Indenture Trustee takes physical possession
of the new credit enhancement and the opinion of counsel, it will deliver
the
replaced Policy to the Credit Enhancer. Any other form of credit enhancement
may
also be substituted for the Policy after a Credit Enhancer Default if the
new
rating of the Insured Notes would be an improvement over their then current
rating and the Indenture Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the substitution will not be treated as a significant modification within
the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.1001-3 and provided that the requirements of
clauses (iii) and (iv) of this Section 8.06 are met. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the substitution of the Credit Enhancer shall not affect the
rights of the Credit Enhancer to receive any reimbursement for any draws
made on
the Policy or any other amount previously owed to the Credit Enhancer, in
each
case pursuant to and subject to this Indenture and the Insurance
Agreement.
Section
8.07. Cap
Contract.
The
Cap
Contract Administrator and the Cap Contract Counterparty have entered into
the
Cap Contract Administration Agreement. The Indenture Trustee’s rights to receive
certain proceeds of the Cap Contract as provided in the Cap Contract
Administration Agreement shall be rights of the Indenture Trustee under this
Indenture and shall not be an asset of any REMIC. The Cap Contract Administrator
and the Master Servicer shall remit any amounts received from time to time
with
respect to the Cap Contract, and the Cap Contract Administrator shall deposit
the Cap Payment portion of any amounts received from time to time
with respect to the Cap Contract into the Cap Contract Account, and shall
remit
to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. the excess of any amounts received with respect
to the Cap Contract for a related Payment Date over the related Cap Payment
for
the related Payment Date.
Upon
a
Responsible Officer of the Cap Contract Administrator obtaining actual knowledge
of an Event of Default (as defined in the Cap Contract) or Termination Event
(as
defined in the Cap Contract) for which the Cap Contract Administrator has
the
right to designate an Early Termination Date for the Cap Contract (as defined
in
the Cap Contract), the Cap Contract Administrator shall act at the written
direction of the Depositor as to whether to designate an Early Termination
Date
with respect to the Cap Contract. The Cap Contract Administrator shall provide
written notice to each Rating Agency following the Event of Default or
Termination Event. Upon the termination of the Cap Contract under the
circumstances contemplated by this Section and at the expense of the Depositor,
the Cap Contract Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to
enforce its rights under the Cap Contract, consistent with this Indenture,
and
the Cap Contract Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to
procure a replacement cap contract with terms approximating those of that
original Cap Contract.
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Section
8.08. Payment
of Cap Payment Entitlement.
On
each
Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall distribute to the Noteholders,
as
Basis Risk Carryforward, funds on deposit in the Cap Contract Account up
to the
Cap Payment Entitlement and any amounts remaining in the Cap Contract Account
(other than any early termination payment) to the Sponsor. For federal income
tax purposes, the Cap Contract Account shall be owned by the Sponsor. If
an
early termination payment is received with respect to an Early Termination
Date,
the early termination payment will be deposited by the Cap Contract
Administrator in the Cap Contract Account to cover future Cap Payment
Entitlement on the Notes until the Cap Contract Termination Date and any
remaining amount will be paid on that date to the Sponsor.
Section
8.09. Monitoring
of Significance Percentage.
With
respect to each Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall calculate the
“significance percentage” (as defined in Item 1115 of Regulation AB) of any
derivative instrument based on the Note Principal Balance and Payment Date
(after all payments to be made thereon on such Payment Date) and based on
the
methodology provided in writing by or on behalf of Countrywide no later than
five Business Days preceding that Payment Date. On each Payment Date,
the Indenture Trustee shall provide to Countrywide a written report (which
written report may include similar information with respect to other derivative
instruments relating to securitization transactions sponsored by Countrywide)
specifying the “significance percentage” of each derivative instrument, if any,
for that Payment Date. If the “significance percentage” of any
derivative instrument exceeds 7.0% with respect to any Payment Date, the
Indenture Trustee shall make a separate notation thereof in the written report
described in the preceding sentence. Such written report may contain
such assumptions and disclaimers as are deemed necessary and appropriate
by the
Indenture Trustee.
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ARTICLE
IX
Supplemental
Indentures
Section
9.01.
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Supplemental
Indentures.
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(a) Without
the consent of the Holders of any Notes but with the consent of the Credit
Enhancer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld) and with prior notice
to
each Rating Agency, subject to Section 9.05, the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee may enter into indentures supplemental to this Indenture, in form
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, for any of the following
purposes:
(i) to
correct or amplify the description of any property subject to the lien of
this
Indenture, or to confirm unto the Indenture Trustee any property subject
or
required to be subjected to the lien of this Indenture, or to subject additional
property to the lien of this Indenture;
(ii) to
evidence the succession of another person to the Issuer pursuant to this
Indenture, and the assumption by the successor of the covenants of the Issuer
in
this Indenture and the Notes in compliance with the applicable provisions
of
this Indenture;
(iii) to
add to the covenants of the Issuer, for the benefit of the Noteholders, or
the
Credit Enhancer or to surrender any right conferred on the Issuer in this
Indenture;
(iv) to
convey, transfer, assign, mortgage, or pledge any property to or with the
Indenture Trustee;
(v) to
cure any ambiguity or mistake;
(vi) to
correct or supplement any provision in this Indenture or in any supplemental
indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision in this Indenture
or
in any supplemental indenture or the other Transaction Documents;
(vii) to
conform this Indenture to the final prospectus supplement issued in respect
of
the Notes referred to in the Adoption Annex;
(viii) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture as required
by any
Rating Agency or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization
to maintain or improve any rating of the Notes without taking the Policy
into
account;
(ix) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to comply with
any
requirement imposed by the Code or to comply with any rules or regulations
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission;
(x) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
appropriate to maintain the qualification of the Trust as a REMIC under the
Code
or to avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on the Trust
pursuant to the Code that would be a claim against the Trust at any time
before
the final redemption of the Notes;
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(xi) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
necessary to comply with any rules or regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(xii) to
modify, eliminate, or add to the provisions of this Indenture to the extent
necessary to effect the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA or
under
any similar federal statute hereafter enacted and to add to this Indenture
other
provisions expressly required by the TIA; or
(xiii) to
provide for the acceptance of the appointment of a successor trustee under
this
Indenture and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture
necessary to facilitate the administration of the trusts under this Indenture
by
more than one trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI.
The
Indenture Trustee is authorized to join in the execution of any supplemental
indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations
that
may be contained in it.
(b) Without
the consent of any of the Noteholders but with satisfaction of the Rating
Agency
Condition (in connection with which the consent of the Credit Enhancer shall
not
be unreasonably withheld, but if a supplemental indenture materially and
adversely affects the Credit Enhancer, its consent will be given at its sole
discretion), subject to Section 9.05, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
may
enter into indentures supplemental to this Indenture to change this Indenture
in
any manner or to modify the rights of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer
under this Indenture, except that, without the consent of each affected
Noteholder by an Act of the applicable Noteholders delivered to the Issuer
and
the Indenture Trustee and without the consent of the Credit Enhancer and
subject
to Section 9.05, no supplemental indenture under this Section 9.01(b)
shall:
(i) change
the date of payment of any installment of principal of any Principal Amount
Note
or interest on any Interest Bearing Note, or reduce the principal amount
of any
Principal Amount Note, the interest rate on any Interest Bearing Note, or
its
redemption price, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency
in which, any Note or its interest is payable;
(ii) impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of this
Indenture requiring the application of available funds to the payment of
any
amount due on the Notes after their due dates (or, in the case of redemption,
after the redemption date), as provided in Article V;
(iii) reduce
the percentage of the Outstanding Amount the consent of the Holders of which
is
required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of
which
is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of this
Indenture or certain defaults under this Indenture and their consequences
or to
direct the liquidation of the Collateral;
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(iv) modify
any provision of Section 9.01(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) except to
increase any percentage specified in this Indenture or provide that certain
additional provisions of this Indenture or the Transaction Documents cannot
be
modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Note affected
by
it;
(v) modify
any of the provisions of this Indenture in a manner affecting the calculation
of
the amount of any payment of interest or principal due on any Note on any
Payment Date (including the calculation of any of the individual components
of
the calculation) or affect the rights of the Holders of Notes to the benefit
of
any provisions for the mandatory redemption of the Notes in this Indenture;
or
(vi) permit
the creation of any lien ranking before or on a parity with the lien of this
Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral (except any change in
any
mortgage’s lien status in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement) or,
except as otherwise permitted or contemplated in this Indenture, terminate
the
lien of this Indenture on any property at any time subject to this Indenture
or
deprive the Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of this
Indenture.
The
Indenture Trustee may in its discretion determine whether or not any Notes
would
be affected by any supplemental indenture and that determination shall be
conclusive on the Holders of all Notes, whether authenticated and delivered
under this Indenture before or after that. The Indenture Trustee shall not
be
liable for any determination made in good faith.
An
Act of
Noteholders under this Section need not approve the particular form of any
proposed supplemental indenture, but is sufficient if it approves the substance
of the supplemental indenture.
Promptly
after the execution by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any supplemental
indenture pursuant to this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall mail to the
Noteholders to which the supplemental indenture relates a notice stating
in
general terms the substance of the supplemental indenture. Any failure of
the
Indenture Trustee to mail a notice, or any defect in it, shall not, however,
in
any way impair or affect the validity of the supplemental
indenture.
Section
9.02. Execution
of Supplemental Indentures.
In
executing any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article, the Indenture
Trustee may require and, subject to Sections 6.01 and 6.03, shall be fully
protected in relying on an Opinion of Counsel (addressed to the Indenture
Trustee and the Credit Enhancer) stating that the execution of the supplemental
indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Indenture Trustee
may, but need not, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects the
Indenture Trustee’s own rights or obligations under this Indenture or
otherwise.
Section
9.03. Effect
of Supplemental Indenture.
Upon
the
execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Indenture, this
Indenture shall be changed in accordance with the supplemental indenture,
and
the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, and the Noteholders shall bound by the
supplemental indenture.
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Section
9.04. Reference
in Notes to Supplemental Indentures.
Notes
authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture
pursuant to this Article may, and if required by the Indenture Trustee shall,
bear a notation in form approved by the Indenture Trustee as to any matter
provided for in the supplemental indenture. If the Issuer so determines,
new
Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Indenture Trustee
and the
Issuer, to the supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the
Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Indenture Trustee in exchange for
Outstanding Notes.
Section
9.05. Tax
Opinion.
This
Indenture may not be amended under this Article or otherwise unless, in
connection with the amendment, an Opinion of Counsel is furnished to the
Indenture Trustee that the amendment will not result in a tax on any REMIC
created under the Trust Agreement pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or cause
any
REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC at
any
time that any Securities are outstanding.
Section
9.06. Tax
Matters
(a) The
assets of the Issuer with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made
as
provided in the Trust Agreement are intended to be a real estate mortgage
investment conduit, and the affairs of the Trust shall be conducted so that
each
REMIC created pursuant to the Trust Agreement qualifies as a real estate
mortgage investment conduit.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall act as agent on behalf of the Trust and as such agent
the Indenture Trustee shall:
(i) prepare
and file in a timely manner a U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any successor form adopted by the Internal
Revenue Service) and prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service and
applicable state or local tax authorities income tax or information returns
for
each taxable year for each REMIC as required by the Code or state or local
tax
laws, regulations, or rules, and furnish to the Holders of the Notes and
the
Certificates any schedules, statements, or information required by the Code
or
state or local tax laws, regulations, or rules;
(ii) within
thirty days of the Closing Date, furnish to the Internal Revenue Service,
on
Forms 8811 or as otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title,
address, and telephone number of the person that the Holders of the Notes
and
the Certificates may contact for tax information relating to the Notes and
the
Certificates, together with such additional information as may be required
by
Form 8811, and update such information as required by the Code for the
Issuer;
(iii) make
elections on behalf of each REMIC to be treated as a REMIC on the federal
tax
return of each REMIC for its first taxable year (and, if necessary, under
applicable state law);
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(iv) prepare
and forward to the Holders of the Notes and the Certificates and to the Internal
Revenue Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all information
returns and reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance
with the REMIC Provisions, including the calculation of any original issue
discount;
(v) provide
any information necessary for the computation of any tax imposed on any transfer
of a Residual Certificate (the reasonable cost of computing and furnishing
such
information may be charged to the person liable for the tax);
(vi) not
knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that
would
cause the termination of the REMIC tax status of any REMIC;
(vii) pay,
from the sources specified in Section 3.12(c) of the Trust Agreement or Section
9.06(c) of this Indenture, as applicable, any federal or state tax, including
prohibited transaction taxes as described below, imposed on any REMIC before
its
termination when and as they become payable (but the Indenture Trustee or
any
other appropriate person may contest any such tax in appropriate proceedings
and
the Indenture Trustee may withhold payment of the tax, if permitted by law,
pending the outcome of such proceedings);
(viii) ensure
that federal, state, or local income tax or information returns are signed
as
required by the Code or state or local laws;
(ix) maintain
records relating to each REMIC necessary to prepare the foregoing returns,
schedules, statements, or information, including the income, expenses, assets,
and liabilities of each REMIC, and the fair market value and adjusted basis
of
the assets determined as required by the Code; and
(x) subject
to the succeeding sentence, represent any REMIC in any administrative or
judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental
taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to any taxable
year of
any REMIC, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing
agency,
extend any statute of limitations relating to any tax item of any REMIC,
and
otherwise act on behalf of any REMIC regarding any tax matter involving it.
The
Indenture Trustee, as and when necessary and appropriate, may agree to represent
the trust in any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an
examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an
administrative adjustment as to any taxable year of the trust provided for
herein, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency,
extend any statute of limitation relating to any tax matter of the trust
provided for herein, and otherwise act on behalf of the trust provided for
herein in relation to any tax matter involving the trust. The fees for any
representation or other assistance rendered by the Indenture Trustee in
connection with the tax-related services described in the preceding sentence
will be set forth in and payable by the Sponsor a separate agreement, if
necessary.
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To
enable
the Indenture Trustee to perform its duties, the Issuer shall provide to
the
Indenture Trustee within ten days after the Closing Date any information
that
the Indenture Trustee requests in writing and determines to be relevant for
tax
purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the Notes and the
Certificates, including the price, yield, prepayment assumption, and projected
cash flows of the Notes and the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Thereafter,
the Issuer shall provide to the Indenture Trustee promptly upon written request
therefor, any additional information that the Indenture Trustee requests
to
enable it to perform these duties.
(c) If
any tax is imposed on “prohibited transactions” of any REMIC as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the “net income from foreclosure property” of
a REMIC as defined in section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contribution to
a
REMIC after the Startup Day pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any
other tax is imposed on any REMIC (including any federal, state, or local
tax),
the tax shall be paid by the Indenture Trustee, if the tax arises out of
a
breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its obligations described in Section
9.06(b).
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall treat the rights of the holders of Principal Amount
Notes to receive payments from the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund as
rights in a notional principal contract written by the Holders of the Class
C
Certificates in respect of any Basis Risk Carryforward distributed in favor
of
the holders of the Principal Amount Notes. Thus, the Principal Amount Notes
and
the Class C Certificates shall be treated as representing ownership of not
only
Master REMIC regular interests, but also ownership of an interest in an interest
rate cap contract.
(e) The
Indenture Trustee shall treat the Basis Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund as
an
outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.860G-2(h)
that
is owned by the Holders of the Class C Certificates, and that is not an asset
of
any REMIC.
ARTICLE
X
Redemption
of Notes
Section
10.01. Redemption.
(a) The
Principal Amount Notes are subject to redemption by the Issuer with the consent
of the Credit Enhancer and the Master Servicer in whole on any Payment Date
on
or after the Optional Termination Date. The redemption price for the Principal
Amount Notes shall be the Note Principal Balance plus accrued aggregate
Note Interest through the day before the redemption date plus interest
accrued on the aggregate Unpaid Investor Interest Shortfall, to the extent
legally permissible. No premium or penalty will be payable by the Issuer
in any
redemption of the Notes.
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(b) The
Issuer shall notify the Indenture Trustee of its election to redeem the
Principal Amount Notes not later than the first day of the month preceding
the
month of the redemption. The Indenture Trustee shall first notify the Credit
Enhancer and the Master Servicer and then notify the Noteholders by letter
mailed or sent by facsimile transmission not earlier than the 15th day and
not
later than the 25th day of the month before the month of the
redemption.
Payment
on the Principal Amount Notes will only be made on presentation and surrender
of
the Notes at the office or agency of the Indenture Trustee specified in the
redemption notice. By the redemption date, the Issuer shall deposit in the
Payment Account in immediately available funds an amount that, when added
to the
funds on deposit in the Payment Account and the Collection Account that are
payable to the Noteholders, equals the redemption price for the Principal
Amount
Notes, whereupon all the Notes called for redemption shall be payable on
the
redemption date.
(c) On
presentation and surrender of the Principal Amount Notes, the Indenture Trustee
shall pay to the Holders of Notes on the redemption date an amount equal
to
their redemption price. On the redemption date, the Indenture Trustee shall,
based on the information in the Servicing Certificate for the relevant Payment
Date, withdraw from the Payment Account and remit to the Credit Enhancer
the
lesser of
(i) the
amount available for distribution on the redemption date, net of the amount
needed to pay the redemption price and
(ii) the
unpaid amounts due to the Credit Enhancer for unpaid premiums and unreimbursed
draws on the Policy (together with interest on them as provided under the
Insurance Agreement) and any other sums owed under the Insurance
Agreement.
If
all of
the Noteholders do not surrender their Principal Amount Notes for final payment
and cancellation by the redemption date, the Indenture Trustee shall hold
in the
Payment Account, for the benefit of the Noteholders and the Issuer, the
remaining amounts representing the redemption price not distributed in
redemption to Noteholders.
(d) Any
election to redeem Principal Amount Notes pursuant to Section 10.01(a) shall
be
evidenced by an Issuer Order. The Issuer Order shall specify the items required
in the notice of redemption to be mailed to Noteholders. The Issuer shall
notify
each Rating Agency of the redemption.
Section
10.02. Form
of Redemption Notice.
Notice
of
redemption under Section 10.01 shall be given by the Indenture Trustee by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile or other reliable electronic
means (promptly confirmed by mail) to each Holder of Principal Amount Notes
and
to the Credit Enhancer as of the close of business on the Record Date preceding
the redemption date, at the Holder’s address or facsimile number appearing in
the Note Register.
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All
notices of redemption shall state:
(i) the
redemption date;
(ii) the
redemption price;
(iii) the
amount of interest accrued to the redemption date;
(iv) the
place where Principal Amount Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the
redemption price (which shall be the office or agency of the Issuer maintained
pursuant to Section 3.02); and
(v) that
on the redemption date, the redemption price will become payable on each
Principal Amount Note and that interest on the Principal Amount Notes shall
cease to accrue beginning on the redemption date.
Notice
of
redemption of the Principal Amount Notes shall be given by the Indenture
Trustee
in the name and at the expense of the Issuer. Failure to give notice of
redemption, or any defect in it, to any Holder of any Principal Amount Note
shall not affect the validity of the redemption of any other Principal Amount
Note.
Section
10.03. Notes
Payable on Redemption Date.
Following
notice of redemption as required by Section 10.02, on the redemption date
the
Principal Amount Notes shall become payable at the redemption price and (unless
the Issuer defaults in the payment of the redemption price) no interest shall
accrue on the redemption price for any period after the date to which accrued
interest is calculated for purposes of calculating the redemption
price.
ARTICLE
XI
Miscellaneous
Section
11.01. Compliance
Certificates and Opinions, etc.
(a) Whenever
the Issuer requests the Indenture Trustee to take any action under this
Indenture, the Issuer shall furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit
Enhancer an Officer’s Certificate stating that any conditions precedent provided
for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied
with
and an Opinion of Counsel stating that in its opinion any conditions precedent
have been complied with.
Every
certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Indenture shall include:
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(i) a
statement that each signatory of the certificate or opinion has read the
covenant or condition and the definitions in this Indenture relating to
it;
(ii) a
brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation
on which the statements or opinions in the certificate or opinion are
based;
(iii) a
statement that, in the opinion of each signatory, the signatory has made
any
examination or investigation necessary for the signatory to express an informed
opinion about whether or not the covenant or condition has been complied
with;
(iv) a
statement as to whether, in the opinion of each signatory, the condition
or
covenant has been complied with; and
(v) if
the signer of the certificate is required to be Independent, the statement
required by the definition of Independent.
(b)
(i) Before
the deposit of any Collateral or other property with the Indenture Trustee
that
is to be made the basis for the release of any property subject to the lien
of
this Indenture, the Issuer shall, in addition to any obligation imposed in
Section 11.01(a) or elsewhere in this Indenture, furnish to the Indenture
Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an Officer’s Certificate stating the opinion of
each person signing the certificate as to the fair value (within 90 days
of the
deposit) to the Issuer of the Collateral or other property to be
deposited.
(ii) Whenever
the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating the opinion of any signer as to the matters described
in
clause (b)(i), the Issuer shall also deliver to the Indenture Trustee and
the
Credit Enhancer an Independent Certificate as to the same matters, if the
fair
value to the Issuer of the property to be deposited as the basis of any release
and of all other property made the basis of any release since the commencement
of the then-current calendar year as described in the certificates delivered
pursuant to clause (b)(i) is 10% or more of the aggregate Outstanding Amount
of
the Principal Amount Notes, but the certificate need not be furnished for
any
securities deposited, if their fair value to the Issuer as described in the
related Officer’s Certificate is less than $25,000 or less than 1% of the then
aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Principal Amount Notes.
(iii) Whenever
any property is to be released from the lien of this Indenture, the Issuer
shall
also furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an Officer’s
Certificate stating the opinion of each person signing the certificate as
to the
fair value (within 90 days of the release) of the property proposed to be
released and stating that in the opinion of that person the proposed release
will not impair the security under this Indenture in contravention of the
provisions of this Indenture.
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(iv) Whenever
the Issuer is required to furnish to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s
Certificate stating the opinion of any signer as to the matters described
in
clause (b)(iii), the Issuer shall also furnish to the Indenture Trustee and
the
Credit Enhancer an Independent Certificate as to the same matters if the
fair
value of the property and of all other property released from the lien of
this
Indenture since the commencement of the then-current calendar year, as described
in the certificates required by clause (b)(iii) and this clause (b)(iv),
equals
10% or more of the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Principal Amount Notes,
but the certificate need not be furnished for any release of property if
its
fair value as described in the related Officer’s Certificate is less than
$25,000 or less than 1% of the then aggregate Outstanding Amount of the
Principal Amount Notes.
(v) Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture, the Issuer may, without compliance with
the
other requirements of this Section, (A) collect, liquidate, sell, or otherwise
dispose of Collateral as and to the extent permitted by the Transaction
Documents, and (B) make cash payments out of the Collection Account as and
to
the extent permitted by the Transaction Documents, so long as the Issuer
delivers to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer every six months,
beginning six months after the date of this Indenture, an Officer’s Certificate
of the Issuer stating that all the dispositions of Collateral described in
clauses (A) and (B) that occurred during the preceding six months were in
the
ordinary course of the Issuer’s business and that their proceeds were applied in
accordance with the Transaction Documents.
Section
11.02. Form
of Documents Delivered to Indenture Trustee.
In
any
case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by
an
opinion of, any specified person, all the matters need not be certified by,
or
covered by the opinion of, only one person, or be certified or covered by
only
one document. One person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some
matters and one or more other persons as to other matters, and any person
may
certify or give an opinion as to one matter in one or several
documents.
Any
certificate or opinion of an Authorized Officer of the Issuer may be based
on a
certificate or opinion of counsel insofar as it relates to legal matters,
unless
the officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that
with
respect to the matters on which the officer’s certificate or opinion is based
the certificate or opinion is erroneous. Any certificate of an Authorized
Officer or Opinion of Counsel may be based on a certificate or opinion of
officers of any appropriate party to any of the Transaction Documents insofar
as
it relates to factual matters, stating that the information with respect
to the
factual matters is in the possession of the party, unless the person signing
knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate
or opinion is erroneous.
Where
any
person is required to deliver two or more documents under this Indenture,
they
may, but need not, be consolidated into one document.
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If
the
Issuer is required to deliver any document as a condition of the granting
of any
request, or as evidence of its compliance with this Indenture, the request
may
be denied or the certification of compliance will be unacceptable if the
document is inaccurate. This provision shall not, however, affect the Indenture
Trustee’s right to rely on the accuracy of any statement or opinion in any
document as provided in Article VI.
Section
11.03. Acts
of Noteholders.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, or other
action provided by this Indenture to be given or taken by Noteholders may
be
embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar
tenor signed by Noteholders in person or by agents duly appointed in writing.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture the action shall
become
effective when the instruments are delivered to the Indenture Trustee and,
if
expressly required, to the Issuer. The instruments (and the action embodied
in
them) are referred to as the “Act” of the Noteholders
signing the instruments. Proof of execution of any instrument or of a writing
appointing an agent for a Noteholder shall be sufficient for any purpose
of this
Indenture and (subject to Section 6.01) conclusive in favor of the Indenture
Trustee and the Issuer, if made in the manner provided in this
Section.
(b) The
fact and date of the execution by any person of any instrument may be proved
by
an affidavit of a witness to the execution or the certificate of any notary
public or other person authorized by law to acknowledge the execution of
deeds.
Any certificate on behalf of a jural entity executed by a person purporting
to
have authority to act on behalf of the jural entity shall itself be sufficient
proof of the authority of the person executing it to act. The fact and date
of
the execution by any person of any instrument may also be proved in any other
manner that the Indenture Trustee deems sufficient.
(c) The
Note Register shall prove the ownership of Notes.
(d) Any
Act by the Holder of a Note shall bind every Holder of the same Note and
every
Note issued on its transfer or in exchange for it or in lieu of it, in respect
of anything done, omitted, or suffered to be done by the Indenture Trustee
or
the Issuer in reliance on the Act, whether or not notation of the action
is made
on the Note.
Section
11.04. Notices.
Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver, Act,
or
other action or other documents provided or permitted by this Indenture to
be
given to:
(i) the
Indenture Trustee by any Noteholder or by the Issuer shall be sufficient
for
every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized by this
Section) to the Indenture Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, or
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(ii) the
Issuer by the Indenture Trustee or by any Noteholder shall be sufficient
for
every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized by this
Section) to the Issuer addressed as provided in the Adoption Annex or at
any
other address previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by
the
Issuer; or
(iii) the
Credit Enhancer by the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, or by any Noteholder
shall
be sufficient for every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing
and
delivered by first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally
delivered, or facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized
by this Section) (unless otherwise specifically provided) to the Credit Enhancer
addressed as provided in the Adoption Annex or at any other address previously
furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee by the Credit Enhancer, except
that whenever a notice or other communication to the Credit Enhancer refers
to
an Event of Default, Event of Servicing Termination, a claim under the Policy,
or with respect to which failure on the part of the Credit Enhancer to respond
would constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of the notice or other
communication shall also be sent to the attention of the General Counsel
of the
Credit Enhancer and shall be marked to indicate “URGENT MATERIAL ENCLOSED”;
or
(iv) to
each Rating Agency by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be sufficient
for every purpose under this Indenture if given in writing and delivered
by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, overnight courier, personally delivered,
or
facsimile (followed by the original by any other means authorized by this
Section) to the parties at the addresses as provided in the Adoption Annex
or at
any other address previously furnished in writing to the Indenture Trustee
and
the Issuer.
Any
consent or waiver under this Indenture or any other Transaction Document
by the
Credit Enhancer must be in writing and signed by the Credit Enhancer to be
effective.
Section
11.05. Notices
to Noteholders; Waiver.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to Noteholders of any event, the notice
shall
be sufficiently given (unless otherwise expressly provided in this Indenture)
if
in writing and mailed, first-class, postage prepaid to each Noteholder affected
by the event, at the Holder’s address as it appears on the Note Register, not
later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed
for the giving of the notice. Whenever notice to Noteholders is given by
mail,
neither the failure to mail the notice nor any defect in a notice mailed
to any
particular Noteholder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice with respect
to
other Noteholders. Any notice that is mailed in the manner provided in this
Indenture shall conclusively be presumed to have been duly given.
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Where
this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, any person entitled to
receive
it may waive the notice in writing, either before or after the event, and
the
waiver shall be the equivalent of notice. Waivers of notice by Noteholders
shall
be filed with the Indenture Trustee but the filing shall not be a condition
precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance on a
waiver.
If
it is
impractical to mail notice of any event to Noteholders when the notice is
required to be given pursuant to this Indenture because of the suspension
of
regular mail service as a result of a strike, work stoppage, or similar
activity, then any manner of giving the notice satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee shall be considered to be a sufficient giving of the
notice.
Where
this Indenture provides for notice to each Rating Agency, failure to give
the
notice shall not affect any other rights or obligations created under this
Indenture, and shall not under any circumstance constitute an Incipient
Default.
Section
11.06. Alternate
Payment and Notice Provisions.
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture or any of the Notes to the contrary, the
Issuer
may enter into any agreement with any Holder of a Note providing for a method
of
payment, or notice by the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent to the Holder,
that is different from the methods provided for in this Indenture. The agreement
may not accelerate the timing or increase the amount of any payments to the
Noteholder; cause any release of or other change in any Collateral; or affect
the timing, amount, or method of any payments by the Credit Enhancer under
the
Policy. The Issuer will furnish to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer
a copy of each such agreement and the Indenture Trustee will cause payments
to
be made and notices to be given in accordance with them.
Federal
funds wire transfers to the Credit Enhancer shall be made with the details
provided in the Adoption Annex specifically stated on the wire instructions,
unless another account is designated by written notice from the president
or a
managing director of the Credit Enhancer to the Indenture Trustee and the
Issuer
at least five Business Days before the date on which the funds are to be
transferred to the Credit Enhancer.
Section
11.07. Conflict
with Trust Indenture Act.
If
any
provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another
provision of this Indenture that is required to be included in this Indenture
by
the Trust Indenture Act, the required provision shall control.
The
provisions of TIA Sections 310 through 317 that impose duties on any person
(including the provisions automatically included in this Indenture unless
expressly excluded by this Indenture) are a part of and govern this Indenture,
whether or not physically in this Indenture.
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Section
11.08. Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents.
The
Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents are for convenience
only
and shall not affect the construction of this Indenture.
Section
11.09. Successors
and Assigns.
All
agreements in this Indenture and the Notes by the Issuer shall bind its
successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not. All agreements of the
Indenture Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors, assigns,
co-trustees, and agents.
Section
11.10. Separability.
If
any
provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions of this Indenture and the Notes shall not be affected in any
way.
Section
11.11. Benefits
of Indenture.
Nothing
in this Indenture or in the Notes, express or implied, shall give to any
person,
other than the parties to this Indenture and their successors under this
Indenture, the Master Servicer (under Article VIII), the Credit Enhancer,
any
person with an ownership interest in the Trust, and the Noteholders, any
benefit
or any legal or equitable right under this Indenture. The Credit Enhancer
is a
third party beneficiary of this Indenture.
Section
11.12. Legal
Holidays.
If
the
date on which any payment is due is not a Business Day, then (notwithstanding
any other provision of the Notes or this Indenture) payment need not be made
on
that date, but may be made on the next Business Day with the same force as
if
made on the date on which nominally due, and no interest shall accrue for
the
period after the nominal due date.
Section
11.13. Governing
Law.
This
Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the
State of New York, without reference to its provisions that would result
in the
application of the laws of another State.
Section
11.14. Counterparts;
Electronic Delivery.
This
Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be considered an original, but all the counterparts shall
together constitute a single instrument. Any signature page to this Indenture
containing a manual signature may be delivered by facsimile transmission
or
other electronic communication device capable of transmitting or creating
a
printable written record, and when so delivered shall have the effect of
delivery of an original manually signed signature page.
Section
11.15. Recording
of Indenture.
This
Indenture is a Security Agreement under the UCC. If this Indenture is subject
to
recording in any appropriate public recording offices, the recording is to
be
effected by the Issuer but only at the request and expense of Noteholders
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which may be counsel to the Indenture
Trustee or any other counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indenture Trustee)
to
the effect that the recording materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Noteholders or any other person secured under this Indenture or the
enforcement of any right granted to the Indenture Trustee under this
Indenture.
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Section
11.16. No
Petition.
The
Indenture Trustee, by entering into this Indenture, any Paying Agent, by
accepting its appointment as such, the Issuer, and each Noteholder, by accepting
a Note, hereby covenant that they will not at any time institute against
the
Issuer or the Depositor, or join in any institution against the Issuer of,
any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings,
or other proceedings under any United States federal or State bankruptcy
or
similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Notes, this
Indenture, or any of the other Transaction Documents. This Section shall
survive
the termination of this Indenture.
Section
11.17. Non-recourse.
The
Issuer and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of its Note, agree that the
indebtedness represented by the Notes is non-recourse to the Issuer, and
is
payable solely from the assets of the Trust.
Section
11.18. Act
on Instructions from Credit Enhancer.
Notwithstanding
any provision of this Indenture to the contrary other than Section 9.01(b)(i),
(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v), so long as no Credit Enhancer Default exists,
the
Credit Enhancer shall at all times be treated as if it were the exclusive
owner
of all Insured Notes Outstanding for the purposes of all approvals, consents,
waivers, and the institution of any action and the direction of all remedies,
and the Indenture Trustee shall act in accordance with the reasonable directions
of the Credit Enhancer so long as it is indemnified therefor to its reasonable
satisfaction. The Credit Enhancer shall not be treated as if it were the
exclusive owner of any Notes (other than those it may actually own) for the
purposes of Section 9.01(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v).
Section
11.19. Trust
Obligation.
No
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, or the Indenture Trustee on the Notes or
under
this Indenture or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection
this
Indenture, against (i) the Indenture Trustee, or the Owner Trustee in its
individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer,
or
(iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent, officer, director, employee,
or
agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity,
any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the
Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of the Indenture Trustee,
or the
Owner Trustee in its individual capacity. For all purposes of this Indenture,
in
the performance of any obligations of the Issuer under this Indenture, the
Owner
Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, Articles VI,
VII,
and VIII of the Trust Agreement.
72
In
Witness Whereof, the parties to this Indenture have caused this Indenture
to be
duly executed by their officers, thereunto duly authorized, all as of the
day
and year first above written.
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By:
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Wilmington
Trust Company,
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not
in its individual capacity,
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but
solely as Owner Trustee
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
Financial Services Officer
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The
Bank of New York
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Indenture
Trustee,
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By:
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_/s/
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx_
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President
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73
Exhibit
A-1
Form
of
Notes
Each
transferee or purchaser of this Note that is a plan or is investing plan
assets,
by acceptance of this Note or an interest in this Note, represents that the
investment and holding of this Note satisfy the conditions for exemptive
relief
under PTCE 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60, PTCE
96-23, the service provider exemption provided under
Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code
or a similar exemption. A “plan” is
an employee benefit plan (as defined in section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject
to Title I of ERISA, a plan (as defined in and subject to section 4975 of
the
Code) and any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason
of a
plan’s investment in the entity or otherwise.
Unless
this Note is presented by an authorized representative of the Depository
to the
Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and
any
Note issued in exchange for this Note is registered in the name of the
Depository or in another name requested by an authorized representative of
the
Depository (and any payment on this Note is made to the Depository or to
another
entity requested by an authorized representative of the Depository), any
transfer, pledge, or other use of this Note for value or otherwise by or
to any
person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner of this Note, the
Depository, has an interest in this Note.
Solely
for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, this note is a “regular interest” in a
“real estate mortgage investment conduit,” as those terms are defined,
respectively, in Sections 860G and 860D of the internal revenue code of 1986,
as
amended.
Any
transfer in violation of either of
the foregoing will be void ab initio, and will not operate to transfer any
rights to the transferee, notwithstanding any instructions to the
contrary.
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CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200[●]-[●]
Revolving
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Note
Series
200[●]-[●]
Registered
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Principal
Amount: $[___________]
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No.
[____]
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Percentage
Interest: [__]%
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CUSIP
No. [_______]
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Initial
Payment Date: [___________]
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Class
[_____]
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Note
Rate: Variable
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The
Issuer, CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 20[●]-[●], promises to
pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns the Principal Amount, payable on
each Payment Date in an amount equal to the Percentage Interest of the aggregate
amount payable from the Payment Account as principal on the Notes pursuant
to
Section 8.03 of the Indenture, dated as of [●][●], 200[●] (the
“Indenture”), between the Issuer, The Bank of New
York, as Indenture Trustee. The entire remaining outstanding principal balance
of this Note is payable on the Payment Date in [INSERTMATURITY
DATE]. Capitalized terms used in this Note that are not otherwise defined
have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
Interest
will be paid on the 15th day of each month or if that is not a Business Day,
then on the next Business Day (the “Payment Date”),
commencing on the first Payment Date specified above, to the person in whose
name this Note is registered at the close of business on the last day preceding
the Payment Date (the “Record Date”) at the Note Rate.
Interest will be computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the
Interest Period and a 360-day year.
The
“Note Rate” is a per annum rate equal to the least
of (i) for the first Interest Period a per annum rate equal to the
sum of the interpolated one-month and two-month LIBOR and [INSERT
SPREAD]%, and for any subsequent Interest Period, a per annum rate equal to
the sum of LIBOR as of the second LIBOR Business Day before the first
day of that Interest Period, (ii) the Maximum Rate for the Class [INSERT
CLASS DESIGNATION] Notes for that Interest Period, and (iii)
[INSERTFIXED CAP IF APPLICABLE TO THAT CLASS OF
NOTES]%.
The
interpolated one-month and two-month LIBOR shall be equal to one-month LIBOR
for
the first Interest Period plus the product of
· the
excess of two-month LIBOR for the first Interest Period over
one-month LIBOR for the first Interest Period, multiplied
by
· a
fraction whose numerator is the number of days from the one-month
anniversary of the Closing Date to the first Payment Date and whose
denominator is 30.
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The
“Maximum Rate” for any Interest Period is the Weighted
Average Net Loan Rate for the Mortgage Loans for the Collection Period during
which an Interest Period begins (adjusted to an effective rate reflecting
accrued interest calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in
the
Collection Period commencing in the month in which that Interest Period
commences and a year assumed to consist of 360 days).
“LIBOR”
for any day means the rate for United States dollar deposits for one month
that
appears on the Bloomberg Terminal as of 11:00 a.m., London time that day.
If
LIBOR does not appear on that page (or a page replacing that page on that
service or, if that service is no longer offered, any other service for
displaying LIBOR or comparable rates reasonably selected by the Depositor
after
consultation with the Indenture Trustee), the rate will be the reference
bank
rate.
The
reference bank rate for an Interest Period means the arithmetic mean (rounded
upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of a percent) of the offered rates for
United States dollar deposits offered by three major banks engaged in
transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the Depositor after
consultation with the Indenture Trustee, as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on
the
second LIBOR Business Day before the first day of the Interest Period, to
prime
banks in the London interbank market for a period of one month in amounts
approximately equal to the outstanding Note Principal Balance if at least
two of
the banks provide an offered rate.
If
fewer
than two offered rates are quoted, the reference bank rate will be the
arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by one or more major banks in New York
City,
selected by the Depositor after consultation with the Indenture Trustee,
as of
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second LIBOR Business Day before the
first day of the Interest Period, for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European
banks for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the
outstanding Note Principal Balance. If no such quotations can be obtained,
the
reference bank rate shall be LIBOR for the preceding Interest
Period.
“LIBOR
Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or in the City
of
London, England are required or authorized by law to be closed.
This
Note
is one of the Notes from a duly authorized issue of Notes issued by CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200 [●]- [●], designated as Revolving
Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 200 [●]-[●].
Payments
on this Note will be made by the Indenture Trustee, or by the Paying Agent
appointed pursuant to the Indenture, by check mailed to the person entitled
thereto as its name and address appears on the Note Register or, upon written
request by the person delivered to the Indenture Trustee at least five Business
Days before the related Record Date, by wire transfer (but only if the person
owns of record Notes having principal denominations aggregating at least
$1,000,000), or by any other means of payment the person and the Indenture
Trustee agree to. Notwithstanding the above, the final payment on this Note
will
be made after due notice by the Indenture Trustee or the Paying Agent, and
only
upon presentation and surrender of this Note at the office or agency appointed
by the Indenture Trustee for that purpose.
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This
Note
does not purport to summarize the Indenture and reference is made to the
Indenture for the rights and obligations under it.
Solely
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, this Note is a “regular interest ” in a
“Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit,” as those terms are defined in
sections 860G and 860D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Without
the consent of the Holders of any Notes but with the consent of the Credit
Enhancer, the Issuer, and the Indenture Trustee may amend the Indenture in
certain limited ways. Without the consent of any of the Noteholders but with
satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition, the Issuer, and the Indenture
Trustee, may amend the Indenture to change the Indenture in any manner or
to
modify the rights of the Noteholders or the Credit Enhancer under the Indenture
except amendments that require the consent of each affected Noteholder. No
supplemental indenture may, without the consent of each affected
Noteholder:
change
the date of payment of any installment of principal or interest on any Note,
or
reduce its principal amount, its interest rate, or its redemption price,
or
change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any
Note or
its interest is payable;
impair
the right to institute suit for the enforcement of the provisions of the
Indenture requiring the application of available funds to the payment of
any
amount due on the Notes after their due dates (or, in the case of redemption,
after the redemption date);
reduce
the percentage of the Outstanding Amount the consent of the Holders of which
is
required for any supplemental indenture, or the consent of the Holders of
which
is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the
Indenture or certain defaults under the Indenture and their consequences
or to
direct the liquidation of the Collateral;
modify
any provision of the Section of the Indenture covering indenture supplements
only with the consent of affected Noteholders except to increase any percentage
specified in the Indenture or provide that certain additional provisions
of the
Indenture or the Transaction Documents cannot be modified or waived without
the
consent of the Holder of each Note affected by it;
modify
any of the provisions of the Indenture in a manner affecting the calculation
of
the amount of any payment of interest or principal due on any Note on any
Payment Date (including the calculation of any of the individual components
of
the calculation) or affect the rights of the Holders of Notes to the benefit
of
any provisions for the mandatory redemption of the Notes in the Indenture;
or
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permit
the creation of any lien ranking before or on a parity with the lien of the
Indenture with respect to any part of the Collateral (except any change in
any
mortgage’s lien status in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement) or,
except as otherwise permitted or contemplated in the Indenture, terminate
the
lien of the Indenture on any property at any time subject to the Indenture
or
deprive the Holder of any Note of the security provided by the lien of the
Indenture.
As
provided in the Indenture, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the
Note
Register of the Note Registrar on surrender of this Note for registration
of
transfer at the office or agency maintained by the Note Registrar for that
purpose, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to
the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, and the Note Registrar duly executed
by its Holder or the Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon
new Notes of the same Class and of authorized denominations and evidencing
the
same aggregate Percentage Interest of the Notes will be issued to the designated
transferees. The Notes are issuable only as registered Notes without coupons
in
denominations specified in the Indenture. As provided in the Indenture, Notes
are exchangeable for new Notes of like tenor in authorized denominations
and
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder
surrendering the same.
No
service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange,
but
the Indenture Trustee or the Note Registrar may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection
therewith.
Before
due presentment for registration of transfer of this Note, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, and any agent of the Issuer, or the Indenture Trustee
may
treat the person in whose name this Note is registered as its owner for all
purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and none of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
The
Issuer with the consent of the Credit Enhancer and the Master Servicer may
effect an early retirement of all Classes of Notes by paying the retransfer
price and accepting retransfer of the Trust Assets on any Payment Date after
the
Note Principal Balance of all Classes of Notes is less than or equal to 10%
of
the Original Note Principal Balance of all Classes of Notes.
Each
Holder or beneficial owner of this Note, by acceptance of a Note or, in the
case
of a beneficial owner of this Note, a beneficial interest in this Note, agrees
by accepting the benefits of the Indenture that will not at any time institute
against the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, or the Issuer, or
join
in any institution against any of them of, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency, or liquidation proceedings under any United States
federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations
relating to the Notes, the Indenture, or the Transaction Documents.
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Anything
in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, none of Wilmington Trust Company
in its individual capacity, The Bank of New York, in its individual capacity,
any owner of a beneficial interest in the Issuer, or any of their respective
partners, beneficiaries, agents, officers, directors, employees, or successors
or assigns shall be personally liable for, nor shall recourse be had to any
of
them for, the payment of principal of or interest on this Note or performance
of, or omission to perform, any of the obligations under the Indenture. The
holder of this Note by its acceptance of this Note agrees that the holder
shall
have no claim against any of the foregoing for any deficiency, loss, or claim.
Nothing in this Note shall be taken to prevent recourse to, and enforcement
against, the assets of the Issuer for any obligations under the Indenture
or in
this Note.
The
Issuer and each Noteholder, by its acceptance of its Note, agree that the
indebtedness represented by the Notes is non-recourse to the Issuer, and
is
payable solely from the assets of the Issuer and their proceeds.
This
Note
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of
New York, without reference to its provisions that would result in the
application of the laws of another State.
Unless
the certificate of authentication on this Note has been executed by or on
behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, by manual or facsimile signature, this Note shall
not
be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid for any
purpose.
In
Witness Whereof, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly
executed.
Dated:
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Wilmington
Trust Company
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not
in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee on behalf
of the
Trust
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By:
____________________________
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Certificate
of Authentication:
This
is
one of the Notes referenced
in
the
within-mentioned Indenture.
The
Bank
of New York , not in its
individual
capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
By:
________________________
Authorized
Officer
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
CWHEQ
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 200[_]- [_]
Issuer
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
Master
Servicer
THE
BANK
OF NEW YORK
Indenture
Trustee
TREASURY
BANK, A DIVISION OF COUNTRYWIDE BANK, F.S.B.
Custodian
______________________________
Dated
as
of [___________], 20[__]
20[__]-[_]
______________________________
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This
Custodial Agreement, dated as of [______________], 20[__] (this
“Agreement”), among CWHEQ, Inc. (the “Depositor”),
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as master servicer (the “Master
Servicer”), CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 200[•
]- [• ] (the “Issuer”), and Treasury Bank, a division
of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as agent, custodian, and bailee for the Owner
Trustee as owner and the Indenture Trustee as secured party (when acting
for the
Issuer, the “Trust Custodian,” and when acting for the
Indenture Trustee, the “Indenture Custodian,” and when
referring to both capacities, the “Custodian”), and
The Bank of New York, as indenture trustee (in that capacity the
“Indenture Trustee”),
Witnesseth:
Whereas,
the Depositor will sell all of its interest in the Mortgage Loans to the
Issuer
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and
Whereas,
the Issuer will Grant a Security Interest to the Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the Secured Parties in all of the Issuer’s interest in the
Collateral; and
Whereas,
the Issuer wants to hold its assets through a custodian acting as its agent
and
bailee under a custodial agreement, and authorize the custodian to deliver
the
Collateral to the Indenture Trustee; and
Whereas,
the Indenture Trustee wants to hold the Collateral through a custodian acting
as
its agent and bailee under a custodial agreement in connection with the Issuer’s
delivery of the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee;
Now,
Therefore, the parties agree as follows.
Section
1.
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Defined
Terms and Rules of
Construction.
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Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings
given
to them in the Master Glossary of Defined Terms. In addition, Section 1.04
(Rules of Construction) of the Indenture is incorporated by reference with
appropriate substitution of this Agreement for references in that Section
to the
Indenture so that the language of that Section will read appropriately as
applying to this Agreement.
Section
2.
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Acknowledgment
of Receipt and Certification; Appointment
as
Custodian.
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(a) Appointment
as Custodian; Acknowledgment of Receipt.
The
Issuer appoints the Trust Custodian to act as its agent, custodian, and bailee
to accept delivery of the items transferred to it under the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and to hold them for the Issuer, and deliver any of them to the
Indenture Trustee as called for under the Indenture. The Indenture Trustee
appoints the Indenture Custodian to act as its agent, custodian, and bailee
to
maintain custody of the Mortgage Files for the Indenture Trustee for the
benefit
of the Noteholders and the Credit Enhancer. Treasury Bank, a division of
Countrywide Bank, F.S.B. accepts both of these appointments. The Trust Custodian
will maintain custody of the items transferred to it under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement that are not delivered to the Indenture Trustee subject
to
instructions from the Issuer. The Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous
custody of the Mortgage Files at its office identified in Section 3 until
(i)
the Indenture Trustee delivers to the Indenture Custodian an Officer’s
Certificate to the effect that the conditions for the release of Collateral
have
been satisfied or (ii) the conditions specified in Section 4(b) for the release
of the Mortgage Files to the Master Servicer have been met. In performing
its
duties under this Agreement, the Custodian agrees to act with the degree
of care
and skill consistent with the degree of care and skill that the Custodian
exercises with respect to the loan files relating to similar loans owned,
serviced, or held as custodian by the Custodian, and the Custodian agrees
to
follow its customary policies and procedures.
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(b) Review
and Certification.
In
connection with the transfers under Sections 2.01(a) and 2.01(b) of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement by the Depositor, the Depositor is required to effect
certain deliveries to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee under Section
2.01(d)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Trust Custodian shall accept those
deliveries for the Issuer, and shall make the deliveries to the Indenture
Trustee required of the Issuer. The Indenture Custodian acting as custodian
for
the Indenture Trustee shall accept those deliveries.
On
the
Closing Date, the Custodian will execute and deliver to the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Indenture Trustee, and the Credit Enhancer
(with a copy to the Issuer) an Initial Certification in the form of Exhibit
A.
Based on its review and examination, the Custodian will acknowledge that
the
documents identified in the Initial Certification appear regular on their
face
(i.e. are not mutilated, damaged, defaced, torn, or otherwise physically
altered) and relate to each Mortgage Loan. No later than thirty-two days
after
the Closing Date, if Mortgage Loans have been delivered after the Closing
Date
pursuant to Section 2.01(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Custodian
will execute and deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor,
the
Indenture Trustee, and the Credit Enhancer (with a copy to the Issuer) a
Delay
Delivery Certification in the form of Exhibit B. Based on its review and
examination, the Custodian will acknowledge that the documents identified
in the
Delay Delivery Certification appear regular on their face (i.e. are not
mutilated, damaged, defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and relate
to each Mortgage Loan.
Not
later
than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Custodian will deliver to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Indenture Trustee, and the
Credit Enhancer (with a copy to the Issuer) a Final Certification in the
form of
Exhibit C, noting any applicable exceptions. For the purpose of the Final
Certification, the title policy required for the Mortgage File is any of
the
final original title policy, a signed binder or commitment for a title policy,
or a preliminary title report (in those states in which preliminary title
reports are the customary form of title policy commitment). For any Mortgage
File whose Final Certification is based on a signed binder or commitment
for a
title policy or a preliminary title report (in those states in which preliminary
title reports are the customary form of title policy commitment), the Custodian
will deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Indenture
Trustee, and the Credit Enhancer (with a copy to the Issuer), not later than
the
one year anniversary of the Closing Date, a further Final Certification in
the
form of Exhibit D, noting any applicable exceptions. For the purpose of this
further Final Certification, the title policy required for the Mortgage File
must be the final original title policy.
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If,
in
the course of its review in connection with the Final Certification, the
Custodian finds any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File that
does
not meet the requirements of Section 2.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Custodian shall list the defect as an exception in the Final
Certification.
The
Custodian is not obligated to examine the documents delivered to it to determine
that they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
or that they have actually been recorded in the real estate records, or that
they are other than what they purport to be on their face.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this Section, the Custodian is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on
any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
The
Sponsor will deliver and the Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous
custody at its office identified in Section 3 of the documents required to
be
held by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement with respect to any Eligible Substitute Mortgage
Loans.
The
Master Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Custodian, and the
Indenture Custodian will maintain continuous custody at its office identified
in
Section 3 of the originals of any other documents constituting the Mortgage
File
that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to
time.
Section
3.
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Maintenance
of Office.
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The
Custodian agrees to maintain the items for which it acts as Trust Custodian
or
Indenture Custodian at the Indenture Custodian’s facilities.
Section
4.
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Duties
of Custodian.
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(a) Safekeeping.
The Indenture Custodian shall (i) segregate the Mortgage Files from all other
documents in the Indenture Custodian’s possession; (ii) identify the Mortgage
Files as being held, and hold the Mortgage Files, for the Indenture Trustee
as
secured party for the benefit of all present and future Noteholders and the
Credit Enhancer; (iii) maintain at all times a current inventory of the Mortgage
Files; and (iv) secure the Mortgage Files in fire resistant facilities and
conduct periodic physical inspections of them in accordance with customary
standards for custody of this type. The Indenture Custodian will promptly
report
to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee any failure on its part to hold the
Mortgage Files as provided in this Agreement and promptly take appropriate
action to remedy the failure.
(b) Stamping
Trigger Event. If a Stamping Trigger Event has occurred in accordance with
Section 2.02(e) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Credit Enhancer
so
instructs the Custodian in writing, the Custodian, within 30 days of such
written instruction by the Credit Enhancer, will stamp on the blank endorsement
on each loan agreement the following: "CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2007-D, The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee." On the
earlier of the completion of the stamping and 60 days after the receipt by
the
Custodian of the notice mentioned above, the Credit Enhancer shall have the
right to inspect the loan agreements upon 5 day's written notice to the
Custodian, the Indenture Trustee and the Sponsor. If the Custodian fails
to
stamp the loan agreements in accordance with the requirements of this Section
4(b), the Custodian will make the Mortgage Loans available for stamping by
the
Credit Enhancer or its agent under the supervision (but not the direction)
of
the Custodian. All costs in connection with any stamping in accordance with
this
Section 4(b) shall be at the sole expense of the Credit Enhancer and shall
not
be charged to the Sponsor, the Trust, or the Custodian. The fees for the
stamping will be mutually agreed between the Custodian and the Credit Enhancer
prior to stamping the loan agreements. If a Mortgage Loan is released from
the
lien of the Indenture in accordance with the terms thereof the stamping shall
be
removed from the related loan agreement at the sole expense of the Credit
Enhancer.
(c) Release
of Documents. On receipt by the Indenture Custodian of the certification of
the Master Servicer, in physical or electronic form, substantially in the
form
of Exhibit D to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Custodian
shall
release to the Master Servicer the related Mortgage Files for the Mortgage
Loan
covered by the certification. The certification may be delivered to the
Indenture Custodian in a mutually agreed electronic format, and to the extent
the request originates on its face from a servicing officer, need not be
manually signed.
Section
5.
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Access
to Records.
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The
Custodian shall permit the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Master Servicer,
the Credit Enhancer, or their respective duly authorized officers, attorneys,
or
auditors, and the supervisory agents and examiners of each of them, to inspect
the items delivered to it under this Agreement and the books and records
maintained by the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement, without charge but
only
after not less than two Business Days’ prior notice and during normal business
hours at the offices of the Custodian.
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Section
6.
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Instructions;
Authority to Act.
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The
Indenture Custodian may follow any instructions with respect to the Collateral
received in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of the Indenture Trustee. The
instructions may be general or specific in terms. An executed incumbency
certificate of the Indenture Trustee certifying the authority of certain
officers to take specified actions may be accepted by the Indenture Custodian
as
conclusive evidence of the authority of the officers to act and may be
considered in full force until receipt of written notice to the contrary
by the
Indenture Custodian from the Indenture Trustee.
The
Trust
Custodian may follow any instructions with respect to any items held exclusively
for the Issuer received in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of the Issuer.
The instructions may be general or specific in terms. An executed incumbency
certificate of the Issuer certifying the authority of certain officers to
take
specified actions may be accepted by the Trust Custodian as conclusive evidence
of the authority of the officers to act and may be considered in full force
until receipt of written notice to the contrary by the Trust Custodian from
the
Issuer.
Section
7.
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Advice
of Counsel.
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The
Custodian may rely and act on the advice of counsel, including in-house counsel,
with respect to its performance under this Agreement as Custodian and shall
not
be liable for any action reasonably taken pursuant to advice of
counsel.
Section
8.
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Representations
and Warranties.
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The
Custodian represents and warrants that on the Closing Date:
(a) it
is a national association duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of its place of organization;
(b) it
has full power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement,
and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery,
and
performance by it of this Agreement;
(c) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Indenture and the
fulfillment of its terms do not conflict with, result in any breach of, or
constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time) a default under, the
charter or bylaws of the Custodian or any agreement or other instrument to
which
it is a party or by which it is bound;
(d) to
the Custodian’s best knowledge, no proceedings or investigations concerning the
Custodian are pending or threatened before any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency, or other governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction
over it or its properties:
(1) asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement,
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(2) seeking
to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or
(3) seeking
any determination that might affect its performance of its obligations under
this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement;
and
(e) it
is acting solely as the agent for the Indenture Trustee.
Section
9.
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Effective
Period, Termination, and Amendment, and Interpretive and Additional
Provisions.
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This
Agreement shall become effective as of its date and shall continue in full
force
until terminated in accordance with its terms. This Agreement may be terminated
by either the Indenture Trustee with the consent of the Issuer and the Credit
Enhancer or by the Custodian in a writing delivered or mailed, postage prepaid,
to the other parties and the Credit Enhancer. The termination shall take
effect
no sooner than sixty days after the date of delivery or mailing. Concurrently
with, or as soon as practicable after, the termination of this Agreement,
the
Indenture Custodian shall deliver the Collateral to the Indenture Trustee
(or to
a person designated by the Indenture Trustee) anywhere the Indenture Trustee
reasonably designates with the consent of the Credit Enhancer, and the Trust
Custodian shall deliver any items held exclusively for the Issuer to the
Issuer
(or to a person designated by the Issuer) anywhere the Issuer reasonably
designates with the consent of the Credit Enhancer.
Section
10.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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(a) The
Custodian undertakes to perform only the obligations specified in this
Agreement. The Issuer, the Owner Trustee, Master Servicer, and Indenture
Trustee
acknowledge that no implied obligations exist under this Agreement. Neither
the
Custodian nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, or agents
shall be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damages or expenses arising
out
of the services performed under this Agreement other than damages that result
from their gross negligence, willful misconduct, or bad faith. The Custodian
and
its officers, directors, employees, and agents will not be liable for any
consequential, indirect, punitive, or special damages.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 2, the Custodian makes no warranty or representation
and
has no responsibility for the completeness, validity, sufficiency, value,
genuineness, ownership, or transferability of the Mortgage Loans or any of
the
documents in the Mortgage Files.
(c) The
Custodian need not expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial
liability in the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement, or
in
the exercise of its rights, if the Custodian believes that repayment of the
funds or adequate indemnity against the risk or liability is not reasonably
assured to it.
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(d) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Custodian may rely on and shall
be
protected in acting in good faith on any notice or other communication received
by it that it reasonably believes to be genuine and duly authorized with
respect
to all matters pertaining to this Agreement and its duties under this
Agreement.
(e) The
Custodian shall not be responsible or liable for, and makes no representation
or
warranty with respect to, the validity, adequacy, or perfection of any lien
on
or security interest in any Mortgage Loan.
(f) Any
other provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Custodian
shall have no notice of, and shall not be bound by, any other document or
agreement executed or delivered in connection with, or intended to control
any
part of, the transactions anticipated by or referred to in this Agreement
unless
the Custodian is a signatory party to that document or agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Custodian shall be deemed to
have
notice of the terms (including definitions not otherwise set forth in full
in
this Agreement) of other documents and agreements executed or delivered in
connection with, or intended to control any part of, the transactions
anticipated by or referred to in this Agreement, to the extent the terms
are
referenced, or are incorporated by reference, into this Agreement only as
long
as the Indenture Trustee has provided a copy of the document or agreement
to the
Custodian.
(g) The
Custodian shall have only the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement
or in a written amendment to this Agreement executed by the parties to this
Agreement or their successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement
implies or requires that action or forbearance be taken by a party, but is
silent as to which party has the duty to act or refrain from acting, the
parties
agree that the Custodian shall not be the party required to take the action
or
refrain from acting. In no event shall the Custodian have any responsibility
to
ascertain or take action except as expressly provided in this
Agreement.
(h) Nothing
in this Agreement shall impose on the Custodian any duty to qualify to do
business in any jurisdiction, other than (i) any jurisdiction where any Mortgage
File is or may be held by the Custodian from time to time under this Agreement,
and (ii) any jurisdiction where its ownership of property or conduct of business
requires such qualification and where failure to qualify could have a material
adverse effect on the Custodian or its property or business or on the ability
of
the Custodian to perform its duties under this Agreement.
(i) The
Custodian may execute any of its duties under this Agreement through any
of its
agents, attorneys-in-fact, or affiliates. Any agent, attorney-in-fact, or
affiliate of the Custodian (and any affiliate’s directors, officers, agents, and
employees) that performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be
entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver, and other
protective provisions to which the Custodian is entitled under this Agreement,
but the Custodian shall remain responsible for the performance of those
duties.
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(j) The
Custodian shall not be responsible for delays or failures in performance
resulting from acts beyond its control. Acts beyond its control include acts
of
God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war or terrorism, epidemics,
nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, governmental regulations
superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer
viruses, power failures, earthquakes, or other disasters.
Section
11.
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Governing
Law.
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THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS PROVISIONS THAT WOULD RESULT
IN
THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER STATE.
Section
12.
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Amendment.
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This
agreement may not be amended without the written consent of all the
parties.
Section
13.
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Notices.
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All
notices, demands, instructions, consents, and other communications required
or
permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally
delivered or sent by first class or express mail (postage prepaid), national
overnight courier service, or by facsimile transmission or other electronic
communication device capable of transmitting or creating a written record
(confirmed by first class mail) and shall be considered to be given for purposes
of this Agreement on the day that the writing is delivered when personally
delivered or sent by facsimile or overnight courier or three Business Days
after
it was sent to its intended recipient if sent by first class mail. Unless
otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the
provisions of this Section, notices, demands, instructions, consents, and
other
communications in writing shall be given to or made on the respective parties
at
their respective addresses indicated in the Adoption Annex attached to the
Master Glossary of Defined Terms.
Section
14.
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Binding
Effect.
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This
Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties to
this
Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Except as contemplated
in
this Agreement, none of the parties may assign any of its rights and obligations
under this Agreement or any interest in this Agreement without the consent
of
the other parties. The Custodian may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any affiliate. The Custodian agrees
to
notify the other parties of any assignment. An affiliate is any entity that
directly or indirectly is under common control with the Custodian, or is
under
contract to be under common control with the Custodian, and includes a
subsidiary or parent company of the Custodian.
Section
15.
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the different
parties to this Agreement on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be an original and all of which shall constitute one
agreement.
Section
16.
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Severability
of Provisions.
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Any
provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of the
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
of
this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of the provision
in
any other jurisdiction.
Section
17.
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Third
Party Beneficiary.
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The
Credit Enhancer is a third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section
18.
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Merger
of Custodian.
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Any
entity into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which
it may
be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion, or
consolidation to which the Custodian is a party, or any entity succeeding
to the
business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian under
this
Agreement, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on
the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, anything in this Agreement
to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Section
19.
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Indemnification.
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The
Issuer agrees to indemnify the Custodian and its affiliates, directors,
officers, agents, and employees, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may arise
against Custodian or its affiliates, directors, officers, agents, or employees,
in any way arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or not taken
by
Custodian or its permitted successors and assigns under this Agreement unless
they arise because of the breach by the Custodian of its obligations under
this
Agreement, which breach was caused by the gross negligence, lack of good
faith,
or willful misconduct on the part of Custodian or any of its affiliates,
directors, officers, agents, or employees.
The
Custodian agrees to indemnify the Issuer against any losses, claims, damages,
or
liabilities of any kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, it suffers
arising out of the gross negligence, lack of good faith, or willful misconduct
on the part of Custodian or any of its affiliates, directors, officers, agents,
or employees.
The
foregoing indemnifications shall survive any termination or expiration of
this
Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Custodian.
Section
20.
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Dispute
Resolution, Arbitration.
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This
Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Any disputes
arising from this Agreement shall be decided by binding arbitration which
shall
be conducted, at the request of any party, in New York, New York, before
one
arbitrator designated by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”), in
accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the AAA, and to the maximum
extent applicable, the United States Arbitration Act (Title 9 of the United
States Code). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
any
party may proceed to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain equitable
relief at any time. An arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive
damages or other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages.
To the maximum extent practicable, an arbitration proceeding under this
Agreement shall be concluded within 180 days of the filing of the dispute
with
the AAA. This arbitration clause shall survive any termination, amendment,
or
expiration of the Agreement and if any provision of this arbitration clause
is
found to be unenforceable, the remaining parts of the arbitration clause
shall
not be affected and shall remain fully enforceable.
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Section
21.
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Limitation
of Liability.
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It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or
personally but solely as trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers
and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each
of
the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part
of the
Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings
and
agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended for the purpose
of binding only the Issuer and (c) under no circumstances shall Wilmington
Trust
Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses
of
the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligations,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under
this
Agreement or the other related documents.
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In
Witness Whereof, each of the parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
by
a duly authorized officer as of the day and year first above
written.
CWHEQ, Inc. | |||
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By:
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/s/ | |
Name | |||
Title | |||
CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series
200[• ]- [• ]
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By:
Wilmington Trust Company, not
in its individual capacity but solely
as Owner Trustee
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By:
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/s/ | |
Name | |||
Title | |||
The Bank of New York, not in its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee | |||
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By:
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/s/ | |
Name | |||
Title | |||
Treasury
Bank,
A division
of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
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By:
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/s/ | |
Name | |||
Title | |||
Treasury
Bank,
A division
of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as
Custodian for the Issuer
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By:
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/s/ | |
Name | |||
Title | |||
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
INITIAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
[Credit
Enhancer]
_____________________
_____________________
Re:
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Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving
Home Equity
Loan Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York,
as Indenture Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Notes,
Series 200[• ]- [• ]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan
listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(d) of the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received,
among other things:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit
from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note; and
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(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form.
Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
in each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of
the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian
is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on
any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Treasury
Bank,
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a
division of Countrywide Bank,
F.S.B.,
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as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
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By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
cc: [Issuer]
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EXHIBIT
B
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
DELAY DELIVERY CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
[Credit
Enhancer]
_____________________
Re:
|
Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving
Home Equity
Loan Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York,
as Indenture Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Notes,
Series 200[• ]-[• ]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan
listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(d) of the
Sale
and Servicing Agreement (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received,
among other things:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit
from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note; and
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form.
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Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
in each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of
the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian
is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on
any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Treasury
Bank,
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a
division of Countrywide Bank,
F.S.B.,
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as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
|
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
cc: [Issuer]
B-B-2
EXHIBIT
C
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
FINAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
[Credit
Enhancer]
_____________________
Re:
|
Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving
Home Equity
Loan Trust, Series 200[• ]-[• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York,
as Indenture Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Notes,
Series 200[• ]-[• ]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan
listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full
or
listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit
from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage in blank in recordable form;
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(iii) the
original recorded Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage
Loan
and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage
Loan is a MOM Loan, or, if, in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original
recorded Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon cannot be delivered
on or
before the Closing Date or Subsequent Closing Date, as applicable, because
of a
delay caused by the public recording office where such original Mortgage
has
been delivered for recordation or because such original Mortgage has been
lost,
an accurate copy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay
caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Sponsor
which may be in the form of a blanket certificate of the Sponsor covering
more
than one Mortgage stating that such original Mortgage has been dispatched
to the
appropriate public recording official or (ii) in the case of an original
Mortgage that has been lost, a copy certified by the appropriate county
recording office where such Mortgage is recorded;
(iv) if
applicable, the original of each intervening assignment needed for a complete
chain of title for the mortgage from its original mortgagee or beneficiary
to
the Trust or in blank (or if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System
to MERS and noting the presence of a MIN) with evidence of recording thereon,
or, if any such original intervening assignment has not been returned from
the
applicable recording office or has been lost, a true and correct copy thereof,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office,
an Officer’s Certificate of the Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket
certificate covering more than one intervening assignment, stating that such
original intervening assignment has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording official for recordation or (ii) in the case of an original
intervening assignment that has been lost, a copy certified by the appropriate
county recording office where such Mortgage is recorded;
(v) a
title policy “(e.g.,
ALTA, FACT, PIRT,
etc.)”, a signed binder or commitment for a title policy, or a
preliminary title report (in those states in which preliminary title reports
are
the customary form of title policy commitment) for each Mortgage Loan with
a
Credit Limit in excess of $100,000;
(vi) the
original of any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage
Note;
(vii) the
original of each assumption, modification, consolidation or substitution
agreement, if any, relating to the Mortgage Loan; and
(viii) any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent instrument executed in
connection with the Mortgage.
Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, (a) such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan, and (b) the information set forth in items (ii), (iii), and (iv), of
the
itemization of contents of the “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in the Master Glossary
of Defined Terms to the Indenture accurately reflects information set forth
in
the Mortgage File, and (c) the information set forth in item (v) of the
itemization of contents of the “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in the Master Glossary
of Defined Terms to the Indenture was delivered to the Custodian.
B-C-2
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
in each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of
the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian
is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on
any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Treasury
Bank,
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a
division of Countrywide Bank,
F.S.B.,
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as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
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By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
cc: [Issuer]
B-C-3
EXHIBIT
D
TO
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
FORM
OF
FURTHER FINAL CERTIFICATION
[date]
[Depositor]
[Master
Servicer]
[Sponsor]
[Indenture
Trustee]
[Credit
Enhancer]
_____________________
Re:
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Sale
and Servicing Agreement among CWHEQ, Inc., as Depositor, Countrywide
Home
Loans, Inc., as Sponsor and Master Servicer, CWHEQ Revolving
Home Equity
Loan Trust, Series 200[• ]- [• ], as the Trust, and The Bank of New York,
as Indenture Trustee, Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Notes,
Series 200[• ]- [• ]
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Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Sale and Servicing Agreement
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), the undersigned, as Indenture Custodian
for the Indenture Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan
listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full
or
listed on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) for
each Mortgage Loan with a Credit
Limit in excess of $100,000, a final original title policy “(e.g., ALTA,
FACT, PIRT, etc.)”.
Based
on
its review and examination and only as to the foregoing documents, such
documents appear regular on their face (i.e. are not mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn, or otherwise physically altered) and related to such Mortgage
Loan.
B-D-1
The
Indenture Custodian has made no independent examination of any documents
in each
Mortgage File beyond the review specifically required in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement. The Indenture Custodian makes no representations as to: (i) the
validity, legality, sufficiency, enforceability, or genuineness of any of
the
documents in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness,
or suitability of any Mortgage Loan.
In
reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this certification, the Custodian
is not
responsible for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether
the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form
(except, if applicable, to determine if the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee
is
the assignee or endorsee), whether any document has been recorded in accordance
with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, or whether a blanket
assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any person
executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature on
any
document is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document
has been executed, that it appears to be what it purports to be, and, where
applicable, that it purports to be recorded.
Capitalized
words and phrases used in this Certification have the meanings assigned to
them
in the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Treasury
Bank,
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a
division of Countrywide Bank,
F.S.B.,
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as
Custodian for the Indenture Trustee
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By:
________________________
Name:
Title:
cc: [Issuer]
B-D-2
Annex
1
Master
Glossary of Defined Terms
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XXX-1-1
CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series
2007-D
____________________________________
Master
Glossary of Defined Terms
Dated
as
of May 31, 2007
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Master
Glossary of Defined Terms
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Adoption
Annex
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A-1
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Master
Glossary of Defined Terms
“Accelerated
Principal Payment Amount” for each Payment Date beginning with the
second Payment Date means the amount of Available Interest Collections applied
on that Payment Date as a payment of principal to decrease the Note Principal
Balance of the Principal Amount Notes until the difference between the Loan
Pool
Balance (reduced by Net Draws) and the Note Principal Balance is an amount
equal
to the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount for the Payment
Date.
“Accountant’s
Attestation” as to any person means a report of a registered
public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Depositor that attests
to,
and reports on, the Servicing Criteria Compliance Assessment Report made
by the
person. The attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and
2-02(g)
of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including
that
if an overall opinion cannot be expressed, the registered public accounting
firm
shall state in the report why it was unable to express an overall opinion.
The
report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use
language.
“Act”
has the meaning specified in Section 11.03(a) of the Indenture.
“Additional
Balance” as to any Mortgage Loan means the aggregate amount of all
additional borrowings by the mortgagor under the relevant Credit Line Agreement
after the Cut-off Date or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable,
for the Mortgage Loan.
“Additional
Home Equity Loans” means the Mortgage Loans funded after the
Cut-off Date acquired by the Trust on a Subsequent Closing Date pursuant
to
Section 2.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Additional
Loan Account” means the trust account maintained by the Indenture
Trustee into which is deposited on the Closing Date the amount specified
in the
Adoption Annex. The account will be an Eligible Account, and will be available
only for purchases of Additional Home Equity Loans for the Trust.
“Adjustment
Date” for any Interest Period commencing with the second Interest
Period, the second LIBOR Business Day preceding the first day of the Interest
Period.
“Administration
Agreement” means the Administration Agreement, dated as of the
Closing Date, among the Administrator, the Trust, and the Indenture
Trustee.
“Administrator”
means the person acting as such under the Administration Agreement.
“Adoption
Annex” means the Adoption Annex contained in this Master Glossary
of Defined Terms.
“Affiliate”
of any person means any other person controlling, controlled by or under
common
control with the person. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the
power to direct the management and policies of a person, directly or indirectly,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise
and
“controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
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“Aggregate
Note Interest” for each Payment Date means the Note Interest for
the Principal Amount Notes for that Payment Date and the Unpaid Investor
Interest Shortfall (other than any Basis Risk Carryforward) for the Payment
Date.
“Applicable
Margin” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Appraised
Value” for any Mortgaged Property means the value established by
any of the following: (i) with respect to Credit Line Agreements with Credit
Limits greater than $100,000, by a full appraisal, (ii) with respect to Credit
Line Agreements with Credit Limits equal to or less than $100,000, by either
a
drive by inspection or electronic appraisal of the Mortgaged Property made
to
establish compliance with the underwriting criteria then in effect in connection
with the application for the Mortgage Loan secured by the Mortgaged Property,
and (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer consents
to
a new senior lien pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, in compliance with the underwriting criteria then in effect in
connection with the application for the related senior mortgage
loan.
“Asset
Balance” on any day for any Mortgage Loan, other than a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan or a Charged-off Mortgage Loan, means its Cut-off Date Asset
Balance, plus any Additional Balance for the Mortgage Loan,
minus all collections credited as principal against the Asset
Balance
of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Credit Line Agreement.
The
Asset Balance of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan is zero, and the Asset Balance
of a
Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the related Charged-off Date is
zero.
“Assets”
means all assets and property of the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Assignment
of Mortgage” for any mortgage means an assignment, notice of
transfer, or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under
the
laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located
to
reflect the sale of the mortgage to the Trust, which assignment, notice of
transfer, or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket
assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located
in the same jurisdiction.
“Auction
Period” with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan means the
period commencing on the related Charge-off Date and ending one-year after
such
date.
“Authorized
Officer” for any corporation or other entity establishing such
designations means the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer,
Chief
Financial Officer, President, Executive Vice President, any Vice President,
the
Secretary, or the Treasurer of the corporation, for any partnership means
any of
its general partners, and for any person means any person who is identified
on a
list of Authorized Officers delivered by the person to the Indenture Trustee
on
the Closing Date. These lists may be updated from time to time.
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“AvailableInterest
Collections” for any Payment Date means the Interest Shortfall
Deposit plus the product of the Interest Collections for that Payment Date
and
the Floating Allocation Percentage for that Payment Date.
“Available
Investor Interest” for any Payment Date means the sum of the
following amounts, but in each case only to the extent they will be available
to
be applied to make payments to the Principal Amount Notes pursuant to Section
8.03(a)(iii) of the Indenture on the Payment Date:
● Available
Interest Collections on deposit in the Collection Account or the Payment
Account
available to pay interest on the Notes as of the close of business on the
third
Business Day preceding the Payment Date, and
● the
Subordinated Transferor Collections on deposit in the Collection Account
or the
Payment Account on the third Business Day preceding the Payment
Date.
“Available
Principal Collections” for any Payment Date are the excess of
Principal Collections for the Payment Date over the Additional Balances for
the
related Collection Period.
“Basis
Risk Carryforward” for any Payment Date and the Principal Amount
Notes means the sum of
● Basis
Risk Carryforward for the Principal Amount Notes remaining unpaid from prior
Payment Dates,
● in
any Interest Period in which the Note Rate is the Maximum Rate, the
excess of
(a) the
amount of interest that would have accrued on the Principal Amount Notes
during
the related Interest Period had interest been determined pursuant to the
Interest Formula Rate over
(b) the
interest actually accrued at the Note Rate on the Principal Amount Notes
during
the Interest Period, and
● interest
at the Interest Formula Rate (as adjusted from time to time) on Basis Risk
Carryforward for the Principal Amount Notes remaining unpaid from prior Payment
Dates for the period from the previous Payment Date to the current Payment
Date.
“Basis
Risk Carryforward Reserve Fund” means the Eligible Account
established and maintained by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of and for
the
benefit of the Principal Amount Notes and the Class C Certificates pursuant
to
Section 8.01(c) of the Indenture.
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“Billing
Cycle” for any Mortgage Loan and Collection Period means the
billing period specified in the related Credit Line Agreement and with respect
to which amounts billed are received during the Collection Period.
“Book-Entry
Notes” means the Notes.
“Business
Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in New York, California, or Texas are authorized
or
obligated by law, regulation, or executive order to remain closed.
“Cap
Contract” means the transaction relating to the Class A Notes
evidenced by the confirmation (as assigned to the Cap Contract Administrator
pursuant to the Cap Contract Assignment Agreement).
“Cap
Contract Account” means the account established and maintained on
the Closing Date by the Indenture Trustee and in its name, in trust for the
benefit of the Class A Notes, pursuant to Section 8.01(c) of the
Indenture.
“Cap
Contract Administration Agreement” means the cap contract
administration agreement dated as of the Closing Date among CHL, the Indenture
Trustee, and the Cap Contract Administrator.
“Cap
Contract Administrator” means The Bank of New York, in its
capacity as cap contract administrator under the Cap Contract Administration
Agreement.
“Cap
Contract Assignment Agreement” means the assignment agreement
dated as of the Closing Date among CHL, the Cap Contract Administrator, and
the
Cap Counterparty.
“Cap
Contract Notional Balance” for each Payment Date means the amount
in the Cap Payment Schedule under “Notional Schedule ($).”
“Cap
Contract Termination Date” is the date identified as such in the
Adoption Annex.
“Cap
Counterparty” is the entity identified as such in the
Adoption Annex.
“Cap
Payment” for any Payment Date through the Cap Contract Termination
Date means the product of:
(i) the
excess of One-Month LIBOR (as determined by the Cap Counterparty) for the
Payment Date over the percentage specified in the related Cap Payment Schedule
for the Payment Date,
(ii) the
lesser of the Note Principal Balance of the Principal Amount Notes as of
the
related Determination Date and the Cap Contract Notional Balance for the
Payment
Date, and
(iii) the
actual number of days in the related Accrual Period divided by 360.
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“Cap
Payment Entitlement” for any Payment Date means any outstanding
Basis Risk Carryforward on that Payment Date before the application of Available
Interest Collections to the payment of such Basis Risk Carryforward under
clause
Section 8.03(a)(ix) of the Indenture.
“Cap
Payment (Total)” for any Payment Date through the Cap Payment
Termination Date means the amount payable by the Cap Counterparty under the
Cap
Contract equal to the product of:
(i) the
excess of One-Month LIBOR (as determined by the Cap Counterparty) for the
Payment Date over the applicable Cap Contract Strike Rate,
(ii) the
Cap Contract Notional Balance, and
(iii) the
actual number of days in the related Accrual Period divided by 360.
“Certificate”
has the meaning given to it in the Adoption Annex.
“Certificate
of Trust” means the Certificate of Trust in the form of Exhibit A
of the Trust Agreement to be filed for the Trust pursuant to Section 3810(a)
of
the Statutory Trust Statute.
“Certificate
Register” means the register maintained by the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.04 of the Trust Agreement.
“Certificateholder”
means the registered holder of a Certificate issued in connection with the
creation of the Trust.
“Certification
Party” means the entity for which a Certifying Person acts as an
officer, the Certifying Person, and each of the entity’s officers, directors,
and Affiliates.
“Certifying
Person” means the person who signs a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification.
“Charge-off
Date” with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan means the close
of business on the last day of the calendar month in which that Mortgage
Loan
became a Charged-off Mortgage Loan.
“Charged-off
Mortgage Loan” means any Mortgage Loan that is secured by a junior
lien and that is 180 days delinquent.
“Charged-off
Mortgage Loan Proceeds” means any Insurance Proceeds and all other
net proceeds received with respect to a Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the
related Charge-off Date in connection with the partial or complete liquidation
of that Charged-off Mortgage Loan, whether through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure
sale, auction, or otherwise, or in connection with any condemnation or partial
release of the related Mortgaged Property, together with the net proceeds
received after the related Charge-off Date with respect to any Mortgaged
Property acquired by the Master Servicer by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure in connection with that Charged-off Mortgage Loan, net of the
Master
Servicer’s reimbursable expenses incurred in connection with the liquidation and
sale or foreclosure of that Charged-off Mortgage Loan and the related
Disposition Fee, and any optional advances with respect to the Charged-off
Mortgage Loans made prior to the date on which the Mortgage Loan became a
Charged-off Mortgage Loan.
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“Class”
means a Class of Notes listed in the Adoption Annex.
“Class
A Notes” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Class
C Balance” on any day means the excess of the aggregate Asset
Balance of the Mortgage Loans on that day over the sum of the Note Principal
Balance of the Principal Amount Notes and the Class R-1 Balance.
“Class
C Certificate” means any Class C Certificate executed by the Owner
Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the form
of
Exhibit B-1 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
C Share” on any day means a fraction whose numerator is the Class
C Balance and whose denominator is the sum of the Class C Balance and the
Class
R-1 Balance, in each case on that day.
“Class
E-P Certificate” means any Class E-P Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in
the
form of Exhibit B-2 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
R-1 Balance” on any day means an amount equal to Net Draws at the
close of business on the previous day.
“Class
R-1 Certificate” means any Class R-1 Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in
the
form of Exhibit B-3 of the Trust Agreement.
“Class
R-1 Share” on any day means a fraction whose numerator is the
Class R-1 Balance and whose denominator is the sum of the Class C Balance
and
the Class R-1 Balance, in each case on that day.
“Class
R-2 Certificate” means any Class R-2 Certificate executed by the
Owner Trustee and authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in
the
form of Exhibit B-3 of the Trust Agreement.
“Closing
Date” means the Closing Date stated in the Adoption
Annex.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Treasury regulations promulgated
under the Code.
“Collateral”
has the meaning given to it in the Granting Clause of the
Indenture.
“Collection
Account” means the Eligible Account or Eligible Accounts created
and maintained for the benefit of the Transferor and the Secured Parties
pursuant to Section 3.02(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
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“Collection
Period” for any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan means the
calendar month preceding the month of the Payment Date (or, in the case of
the
first Collection Period, the period from the Cut-off Date through the date
specified in the Adoption Annex).
“Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio” for any Mortgage Loan as of any date means a
fraction:
● whose
numerator is the sum of (i) the Credit Limit and (ii) the outstanding principal
balance as of the date of execution of the related original Credit Line
Agreement (or any subsequent date as of which the outstanding principal balance
may be determined in connection with an increase in the Credit Limit for
the
Mortgage Loan) of any mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority
to the
Mortgage Loan and that are secured by the same Mortgaged Property
and
● whose
denominator is the Valuation of the related Mortgaged Property.
“Confirmation”
means the confirmation with a trade date of May 31, 2007 evidencing the
transaction between the Cap Counterparty and the Sponsor relating to the
Cap
Contract.
“Corporate
Trust Office” means the principal office of the Indenture Trustee
at which at any particular time its corporate trust business is administered
specified in the Adoption Annex, or at any other address the Indenture Trustee
designates by notice to the Noteholders, the Credit Enhancer, and the Issuer,
or
the principal corporate trust office of any successor Indenture Trustee at
the
address designated by the successor Indenture Trustee by notice to the
Noteholders, the Credit Enhancer, and the Issuer.
“Credit
Enhancer” means the Credit Enhancer identified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Credit
Enhancer Default” means the failure by the Credit Enhancer to make
a payment required under the Policy in accordance with its terms.
“Credit
Limit” means the maximum Asset Balance for each Mortgage Loan
permitted under the terms of the related Credit Line Agreement.
“Credit
Line Agreement” means the related credit line account agreement
for a Mortgage Loan executed by the related mortgagor and any amendment or
modification of it.
“Custodial
Agreement” means the Custodial Agreement dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Master Servicer, and Treasury
Bank, a division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B., as custodian.
“Cut-off
Date” means either the Initial Cut-off Date or Subsequent Cut-off
Date, as applicable.
“Cut-off
Date Asset Balance” for any Initial Mortgage Loan acquired by the
Trust on the Closing Date means its unpaid principal balance as of the close
of
business on the Initial Cut-off Date, and for any Additional Home Equity
Loan
means its unpaid principal balance as of the close of business on the relevant
Subsequent Cut-off Date.
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“Defective
Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan subject to retransfer
pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Delay
Delivery Certification” has the meaning given to it in the
Custodial Agreement.
“Delinquency
Rate” for any Payment Date means a percentage the
numerator of which is equal to the sum of (i) the aggregate
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans that are, as of the close of business of the
last
day of the related Collection Period, 60 or more days delinquent in payment,
(ii) all Mortgage Loans that are in foreclosure, and (iii) the aggregate
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans that are REO, and the
denominator of which is equal to the Loan Pool Balance for such Payment
Date. Amounts in the numerator will not include any Mortgage Loan
that is in bankruptcy unless such Mortgage Loan is also in foreclosure, is
REO,
or is 60 or more days delinquent.
“Depositor”
means CWHEQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in
interest.
“Depository”
means a financial institution or other person maintaining ownership records
and
effecting book-entry transfers and pledges of the Notes deposited with it
pursuant to an agreement with the Issuer. The Depository shall at all times
be a
“clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC of the State
of New York.
“Determination
Date” for any Payment Date means the third Business Day before the
Payment Date.
“Disposition
Fee” means with respect to each Charged-off Mortgage Loan an
amount equal to 10% of the gross proceeds from the disposition of such
Charged-off Mortgage Loan, regardless of whether those proceeds arise as
a
result of a sale, an auction, foreclosure or otherwise.
“Due
Date” for any Mortgage Loan means the twentieth day of the
month.
“XXXXX”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval system.
“Electronic
Ledger” means the electronic master record of home equity credit
line mortgage loans maintained by the Master Servicer or by the Sponsor,
as
appropriate.
“Eligible
Account” means
(a) an
account that is maintained with a depository institution whose debt obligations
throughout the time of any deposit in it have one of the two highest short-term
debt ratings by Standard & Poor’s and the highest short-term debt rating by
Moody’s,
(b) an
account with a depository institution having a minimum long-term unsecured
debt
rating of “AA-” by Standard & Poor’s and “Baa3” by Moody’s, which accounts
are fully insured by either the Savings Association Insurance Fund or the
Bank
Insurance Fund of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
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(c) a
segregated trust account maintained with the Indenture Trustee or an affiliate
of the Indenture Trustee in its fiduciary capacity, or
(d) an
account otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency and the Credit Enhancer,
as
evidenced at closing by delivery of a rating letter by each Rating Agency
and
thereafter by delivery of a letter from
(i) each
Rating Agency to the Indenture Trustee, within 30 days of receipt of notice
of
the deposit, to the effect that the deposit will not cause the Rating Agency
to
reduce or withdraw its then-current rating of the Notes (without regard to
the
Policy), and
(ii) the
Credit Enhancer to the Indenture Trustee, within 30 days of receipt of notice
of
the deposit, to the effect that the account is acceptable to it.
“Eligible
Investments” means
(a) obligations
of, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the United States or any
U.S.
agency or instrumentality that is backed by the full faith and credit of
the
United States;
(b) general
obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any State receiving the highest
long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency, or any lower rating that will
not
result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes
by
any Rating Agency (without regard to the Policy);
(c) commercial
paper issued by Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. or any of its affiliates if
it is
rated no lower than A-1 by Standard & Poor’s and P-2 by Moody’s, and the
long-term debt of Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. is rated at least A3 by Moody’s,
or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of
the
rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency (without regard to
the
Policy);
(d) commercial
or finance company paper that is then receiving the highest commercial or
finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency, or any lower ratings
that
will not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned
to the
Notes by any Rating Agency (without regard to the Policy);
(e) certificates
of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States or any State and subject to supervision and examination by
federal
or State banking authorities, if the commercial paper or long term unsecured
debt obligations of the depository institution or trust company (or in the
case
of the principal depository institution in a holding company system, the
commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt obligations of the holding company,
but only if Xxxxx’x is not a Rating Agency) are then rated in one of the two
highest long-term and the highest short-term ratings of each Rating Agency
for
the securities, or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade
or
withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency
(without regard to the Policy);
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(f) demand
or time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company
or savings institution to the extent that the deposits are fully insured
by the
FDIC;
(g) guaranteed
reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company, or other
corporation that, at the time of the issuance of the agreements, will not
result
in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by
any
Rating Agency (without regard to the Policy);
(h) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clauses (a) and (b)
above,
in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company
(acting as principal) described in clause (e) above;
(i) securities
(other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons, or instruments sold at a purchase
price in excess of 115% of its face amount) bearing interest or sold at a
discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any State that, at the time of the investment, have one of the
two
highest ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is Xxxxx’x,
the rating must be the highest commercial paper rating of Xxxxx’x for the
securities), or any lower ratings that will not result in a downgrade or
withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating Agency
(without regard to the Policy) as evidenced by a signed writing delivered
by
each Rating Agency;
(j) interests
in any money market fund that, at the date of acquisition of the interests
in
the fund and throughout the time the interests are held in the fund, have
the
highest applicable rating by each Rating Agency, or any lower ratings that
will
not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the
Notes
by any Rating Agency (without regard to the Policy);
(k) short
term investment funds sponsored by any trust company or national banking
association incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State
that,
on the date of acquisition, have been rated by each Rating Agency in their
respective highest applicable rating category, or any lower ratings that
will
not result in a downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the
Notes
by any Rating Agency (without regard to the Policy); and
(l) any
other investments having a specified stated maturity and bearing interest
or
sold at a discount acceptable to each Rating Agency that will not result
in a
downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Notes by any Rating
Agency (without regard to the Policy), as evidenced by a signed writing
delivered by each Rating Agency and that is a cash flow investment within
the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(5)(A) of the Code and Section 1.860G-2(g)(1) of
the
Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code;
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No
Eligible Investment may evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest
on the obligations underlying these instruments or (b) both principal and
interest payments from obligations underlying these instruments where the
interest and principal payments on the instruments provide a yield to maturity
at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying
obligations. No Eligible Investment may be purchased at a price greater than
par
if that instrument may be prepaid or called at a price less than its purchase
price before stated maturity.
In
addition, no amount beneficially owned by any REMIC (including any amounts
collected by the Master Servicer but not yet deposited in the Collection
Account) may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated
as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer
receives an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the investment will not
adversely affect the status of any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement
as a
REMIC under the Code or result in imposition of a tax on it.
“Eligible
Substitute Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan transferred to the
Trust by the Sponsor in connection with the retransfer of a Defective Mortgage
Loan that must, on the date of its transfer to the Trust,
● have
an outstanding Asset Balance (or in the case of a substitution of more than
one
Mortgage Loan for a Defective Mortgage Loan, an aggregate Asset Balance)
not
greater than the Transfer Deficiency relating to the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
● have
a Loan Rate not less than the Loan Rate of the Defective Mortgage Loan and
not
more than 1.000% in excess of the Loan Rate of the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
● have
a Loan Rate based on the same Index with adjustments to the Loan Rate made
on
the same Interest Rate Adjustment Date as that of the Defective Mortgage
Loan;
● have
a FICO score not less than the FICO score of the Defective Mortgage Loan
and not
more than 50 points higher than the Defective Mortgage Loan;
● have
a Gross Margin that is not less than the Gross Margin of the Defective Mortgage
Loan and not more than 100 basis points higher than the Gross Margin for
the
Defective Mortgage Loan;
● have
a mortgage of the same or higher level of priority as the mortgage relating
to
the Defective Mortgage Loan at the time the mortgage was transferred to the
Trust;
● have
a remaining term to maturity not more than six months earlier than the remaining
term to maturity of the Defective Mortgage Loan, not later than the maturity
date of the Principal Amount Notes, and not more than 60 months later than
the
remaining term to maturity of the Defective Mortgage Loan;
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● comply
with each representation and warranty in Section 2.04 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement (to be made as of the date of transfer to the Trust);
and
● have
an original Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio not greater than that of the Defective
Mortgage Loan.
More
than
one Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan may be substituted for a Defective
Mortgage Loan if the Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans meet the foregoing
attributes in the aggregate and the substitution is approved in advance by
the
Credit Enhancer. The procedures applied by the Sponsor in selecting each
Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan shall not be materially adverse to the
interests of the Indenture Trustee, the Transferor, or the Secured
Parties.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“Event
of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01 of the
Indenture.
“Event
of Servicing Termination” has the meaning given to it in
Section 6.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Exchange
Act Reports” means any reports on form 10-D, Form 8-K, and Form
10-K required to be filed by the Depositor with respect to the Trust under
the
Exchange Act.
“FDIC”
means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor to
it.
“Floating
Allocation Percentage” for any Payment Date means the
lesser of 100% and a fraction whose numerator is the Note
Principal Balance plus the Transferor Interest, each immediately before
that Payment Date and whose denominator is the Loan Pool Balance for
the previous Payment Date.
“Foreclosure
Profits” on a Liquidated Mortgage Loan (other than a Charged-off
Mortgage Loan) are the excess of
● its
Net Liquidation Proceeds over
● its
Asset Balance (plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable
Loan
Rate from the date interest was last paid to the end of the Collection Period
during which the Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan).
“Form
10-D Disclosure Item” for any person means any litigation or
governmental proceedings material to the holders of the Notes pending against
it, or against any of the Trust, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the
Owner
Trustee, or the Master Servicer or any subservicer, if it (or in the case
of the
Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee) has actual
knowledge thereof.
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“Form
10-K Disclosure Item” for any
person means each Form 10-D Disclosure Item, (a) any affiliations or (b)
any
relationships between it and any Item 1119 Party that are either not in the
ordinary course of business or on other than an arms-length basis.
“Funding
Period” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Grant”
means mortgage, pledge, bargain, warrant, alienate, remise, release, convey,
assign, transfer, create, and xxxxx x xxxx on and a Security Interest in
and a
right of set-off against, deposit, set over, and confirm pursuant to the
Indenture. A Grant of the Collateral or of any other agreement or instrument
includes all rights (but none of the obligations) of the granting party under
the agreement or instrument, including the immediate and continuing right
after
an Event of Default to claim for, collect, receive, and give receipt for
principal and interest payments on the Collateral and all other moneys payable
on the Collateral, to require the repurchase of Mortgage Loans, to give and
receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements,
to exercise all rights, to bring Proceedings in the name of the granting
party
or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting
party
is or may be entitled to do or receive regarding the Collateral.
“Gross
Margin” for any Mortgage Loan means the percentage shown as the
“Gross Margin” for the Mortgage Loan on Exhibit A of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Guaranteed
Payment” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Guaranteed
Principal Payment Amount” has the meaning given to it in the
Adoption Annex.
“Holder”
or “Noteholder” means the person in whose name a Note
is registered in the Note Register.
“Incipient
Default” means any occurrence that is, or with notice or lapse of
time or both would become, an Event of Default.
“Indenture”
means the Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date between the Trust and
the Indenture Trustee.
“Indenture
Trustee” means the entity identified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Indenture
Trustee Fee” means the amount specified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Independent”
means that a person:
● is
in fact independent of the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the
Transferor, and any affiliate of any of them,
● does
not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial
interest in the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Transferor, or
any
affiliate of any of them, and
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● is
not connected with the Issuer, any other obligor on the Notes, the Transferor,
or any affiliate of any of them as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, partner, director, or person performing similar functions.
“Independent
Certificate” means a certificate or opinion to be delivered to the
Indenture Trustee made by an Independent appraiser or other expert appointed
by
an Issuer Order and approved by the Indenture Trustee in the exercise of
reasonable care and, if the appraiser or expert appointed by the Issuer is
not
an Independent investment banking or accounting firm of national reputation,
approved by the Credit Enhancer (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld),
and the opinion or certificate states that the Issuer has read the definition
of
“Independent” in the Indenture and that the signer is Independent.
“Index”
for each Interest Rate Adjustment Date for a Mortgage Loan means the highest
“prime rate” as published in the “Money Rates” table of The Wall Street
Journal as of the first business day of the month.
“Initial
Cut-off Date” means the Initial Cut-off Date specified in the
Adoption Annex.
“Initial
Mortgage Loan” means any Mortgage Loan transferred to the Trust on
the Closing Date and identified on Exhibit A.
“Insolvency
Event” regarding a specified person means
(a) the
person generally fails to pay its debts as they become due or admits in writing
its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due;
(b) the
person has a decree or order for relief by a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises entered against it or any
substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under any applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law and the decree or order remains
unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
(c) the
person has a conservator, receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator, or similar official appointed for it or for all or any substantial
part of its property in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities, or other similar proceedings, and
the
decree or order remains unstayed and in effect for a period of 60
days;
(d) the
person’s business is ordered to be wound-up or liquidated or the person’s
business is subject to readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities, or other similar proceedings, and the decree or order or the
proceedings remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 days;
or
(e) the
person commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
or other similar law, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in
an
involuntary case under any such law, or consents to the appointment of or
taking
possession by a conservator, receiver, liquidator, assignee for the benefit
of
creditors, a custodian, trustee, sequestrator, or similar official for the
person or for all or any substantial part of its property, or the person
makes
any general assignment for the benefit of creditors.
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“Insurance
Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Insurance
Proceeds” means proceeds paid by any insurer (other than the
Credit Enhancer under the Policy) pursuant to any insurance policy covering
a
Mortgage Loan net of any amount (i) covering any expenses of the Master
Servicer in connection with obtaining the proceeds, (ii) applied to the
restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, (iii) released to
the
mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer’s normal servicing procedures,
or (iv) required to be paid to any holder of a mortgage senior to the Mortgage
Loan.
“Insured
Amounts” means, with (a) respect to any Payment Date, the
Guaranteed Payments for such Payment Date and any Preference Amounts, and
(b)
with respect to any other date, any Preference Amount.
“Insured
Payments” means, with respect to any Payment Date, the aggregate
amount actually paid by the Credit Enhancer to the Indenture Trustee in respect
of Insured Amounts for such Payment Date.
“Insured
Notes” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Interest
Bearing Notes” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Interest
Collections” for each Payment Date means
● the
sum of all payments made by mortgagors of Mortgage Loans and any other amounts
constituting interest collected by the Master Servicer under the Mortgage
Loans
during the related Collection Period plus
● any
optional advance made by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 of
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement for which the Master Servicer has not been
reimbursed minus
● the
Servicing Fee for the related Collection Period.
These
amounts include any Net Liquidation Proceeds and net proceeds from any other
insurer pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan allocable
to
interest on the applicable Mortgage Loan. These amounts exclude any fees
(including annual fees) or late charges or similar administrative fees paid
by
the mortgagors. The related Credit Line Agreement shall determine the portion
of
each payment on the Mortgage Loan that constitutes principal or
interest.
“Interest
Formula Rate” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Interest
Period” for the first Payment Date means the period beginning on
the Closing Date and ending on the day preceding the first Payment Date and
for
any other Payment Date means the period beginning on the preceding Payment
Date
and ending on the day before the Payment Date.
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“Interest
Rate Adjustment Date” for each Mortgage Loan means any date on
which the Loan Rate is adjusted in accordance with the related Credit Line
Agreement.
“Interest
Shortfall Deposit” means any deposit made by the Master Servicer
on the first and second Payment Dates into the Collection Account pursuant
to
Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to offset shortfalls in
interest payable to the Noteholders.
“Investor
Loss Amount” for each Payment Date is the excess of the Note
Principal Balance immediately before the Payment Date minus the amount
of Principal Collections available to pay the Principal Amount Notes on that
Payment Date over the Loan Pool Balance for that Payment
Date.
“Investor
Principal Collections” are for a Payment Date
● during
the Managed Amortization Period, the lesser of
(A) the
excess of the amount of Principal Collections for the Payment Date,
over the aggregate of the Additional Balances created on
the Mortgage
Loans during the Collection Period, minus the Net Draws Principal
Payment for that Payment Date, and
(B) the
amount required to pay the Principal Amount Notes to maintain the Transferor
Interest at the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount.
● during
the Rapid Amortization Period and if no Rapid Amortization Event has occurred,
the lesser of
(A) the
excess of the amount of Principal Collections for the Payment Date
over the Net Draws Principal Payment for that Payment Date,
and
(B) the
amount required to pay the Principal Amount Notes to maintain the Transferor
Interest at the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount.
● on
or after a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred, all Principal Collections
for
the Payment Date.
“Issuer”
means CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-D until a successor
replaces it and, after that, means its successor.
“Issuer
Order” or “Issuer Request” means a
written order or request signed in the name of the Issuer by any one of its
Authorized Officers and delivered to the Indenture Trustee.
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“Item
1119 Party” means the Depositor, any Seller, the Master Servicer,
the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, any subservicer, any originator
identified in the Prospectus Supplement, and any other material transaction
party identified in writing as such by the Master Servicer to each of the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee.
“Latest
Possible Maturity Date” means the Payment Date following the third
anniversary of the scheduled maturity date of the Mortgage Loan having the
latest scheduled maturity date as of the Cut-off Date.
“Latest
Subsequent Closing Date” means the date specified in the Adoption
Annex.
“LIBOR”
for any day means the rate for United States dollar deposits for one month
that
appears on the Bloomberg Terminal as of 11:00 a.m., London time that day.
If
LIBOR does not appear on the Bloomberg Terminal (or a replacement service
or, if
that service is no longer offered, any other service for displaying LIBOR
or
comparable rates reasonably selected by the Depositor after consultation
with
the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer), the rate will be the Reference
Bank Rate.
“LIBOR
Business Day” means any day other than of a Saturday, a Sunday, or
a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or in the City
of
London, England are required or authorized by law to be closed.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, conveyance, hypothecation,
assignment, participation, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory
or
other), preference, priority right, or interest or other Security Agreement
or
preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease
having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing
of any Financing Statement under the UCC (other than any Financing Statement
filed for informational purposes only) or comparable law of any jurisdiction
to
evidence any of the foregoing except that any assignment pursuant to Section
5.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement is not a Lien.
“Lifetime
Rate Cap” means for each Mortgage Loan the maximum Loan Rate, if
any, permitted over the life of the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the
related
Credit Line Agreement, as shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Limited
Exchange Act Reporting Obligations” means the obligations of the
Master Servicer under Section 3.09(b), Section 5.02, and Section 5.04 with
respect to notice and information to be provided to the Depositor and Article
VII (except Section 7.07(a)(1) and (2)) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.
“Liquidated
Mortgage Loan” for any Payment Date means any Mortgage Loan that
as of the end of the related Collection Period the Master Servicer has
determined in accordance with the servicing standards in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement that all liquidation proceeds that it expects to recover on the
Mortgage Loan or the related REO have been recovered.
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“Liquidation
Expenses” means out-of-pocket expenses (exclusive of overhead)
that are incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with the liquidation
of
any Mortgage Loan and not recovered under any insurance policy, including
legal
fees and expenses, any unreimbursed amount expended pursuant to
Section 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (including amounts
advanced to correct defaults on any mortgage loan which is senior to the
Mortgage Loan and amounts advanced to keep current or pay off a mortgage
loan
that is senior to the Mortgage Loan) respecting the related Mortgage Loan
and
any related and unreimbursed expenditures with respect to real estate property
taxes, water or sewer taxes, condominium association dues, property restoration
or preservation or insurance against casualty, loss or damage.
“Liquidation
Loss Amount” for any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan that
becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan during the related Collection Period is
the
unrecovered Asset Balance of the Mortgage Loan at the end of the Collection
Period after reducing the Asset Balance for the Net Liquidation
Proceeds.
“Liquidation
Proceeds” means proceeds (including Insurance Proceeds) received
in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan or related REO, whether
through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale, or otherwise other than Charged-off
Mortgage Loan Proceeds.
“Loan
Pool Balance” for any Payment Date is the aggregate of the Asset
Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Collection
Period plus all amounts on deposit in the Additional Loan Account.
“Loan
Rate” for any Mortgage Loan and on any day means the per annum
rate of interest applicable under the related Credit Line Agreement to the
calculation of interest for the day on the Asset Balance of the Mortgage
Loan.
“Loan
Rate Cap” for each Mortgage Loan means the lesser of (i) the
Lifetime Rate Cap or (ii) the applicable state usury ceiling.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio” for any date of determination for any first lien mortgage
loan means a fraction whose numerator is the outstanding principal balance
of
the mortgage loan as of the date of determination and whose denominator is
the
Valuation of the related Mortgaged Property.
“Managed
Amortization Period” means the period from the Closing Date to the
Rapid Amortization Commencement Date.
“Master
Servicer” means Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York
corporation and any successor to it and any successor under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
The
“Maximum Rate” for the Principal Amount Notes for any
Interest Period is the Weighted Average Net Loan Rate for the Mortgage Loans
for
the Collection Period during which the Interest Period begins (adjusted to
an
effective rate reflecting accrued interest calculated on the basis of the
actual
number of days in the Collection Period commencing in the month in which
the
Interest Period commences and a year assumed to consist of 360
days).
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“MERS”
means Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or
any successor to it.
“MERS®
System” means the system of recording transfers of mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
“MIN”
means the Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with
MERS
on the MERS® System.
“Minimum
Monthly Payment” for any Mortgage Loan and any month means the
minimum amount required to be paid by the related mortgagor in that
month.
“MOM
Loan” means any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as
mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of the Mortgage Loan and
its
successors and assigns.
“Moody’s”
means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
“Mortgage”
means any conveyance to secure the performance of an obligation including
a deed
of trust to secure debt and other comparable security instruments.
“Mortgage
File” for each of the Mortgage Loans means the following
documents:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or, if the original Mortgage Note
has
been lost or destroyed and not replaced, an original lost note affidavit
from
the Sponsor stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced,
or
destroyed, together with a copy of the Mortgage Note;
(ii) unless
the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, an original Assignment of
Mortgage for the Mortgage Loan in blank in recordable form;
(iii) the
original recorded mortgage with evidence of recording on it (noting the presence
of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage
Loan
is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan) or, if the original recorded
mortgage with evidence of recording on it cannot be delivered by the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where the original
mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because the original mortgage
has
been lost, an accurate copy of the mortgage, together with (i) in the case
of a
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the
Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket certificate covering more
than
one mortgage, stating that the original mortgage has been dispatched to the
appropriate public recording official for recordation or (ii) in the case
of an
original mortgage that has been lost, a certificate by the appropriate county
recording office where the mortgage is recorded;
(iv) if
applicable, the original of each intervening assignment needed for a complete
chain of title for the mortgage from its original mortgagee or beneficiary
to
the Trust or in blank (or, if the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS®
System, to MERS and noting the presence of a MIN) with evidence of recording
on
them, or, if any original intervening assignment has not been returned from
the
applicable recording office or has been lost, a true copy of it, together
with
in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s
Certificate of the Sponsor or the Depositor, which may be a blanket certificate
covering more than one intervening assignment, stating that the original
intervening assignment has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording
official for recordation
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(v) a
title policy for each Mortgage Loan with a Credit Limit in excess of $100,000
or
a copy of the lender’s title policy or a printout of the electronic equivalent
and all riders thereto;
(vi) the
original of any guaranty executed in connection with the Mortgage
Note;
(vii) the
original of each assumption, modification, consolidation, or substitution
agreement relating to the Mortgage Loan; and
(viii) any
security agreement, chattel mortgage, or equivalent instrument executed in
connection with the Mortgage Loan;
An
optical image or other representation of a document specified in clauses
(iii)
through (viii) above for a Mortgage Loan may be held by the Indenture Trustee
or
assignee in lieu of the physical documents specified if
(a) as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer,
(x) an
optical image or other representation of the related documents specified
in
clauses (iii) through (viii) above are enforceable in the relevant jurisdictions
to the same extent as the original of the document and
(y) the
optical image or other representation does not impair the ability of an owner
of
the Mortgage Loan to transfer its interest in the Mortgage Loan,
and
(b) written
confirmation that the retention of the documents in that format will not
result
in a reduction in the then current rating of the Notes, without regard to
the
Policy. A copy of any Opinion of Counsel shall in each case be addressed
and
delivered to the Credit Enhancer.
“Mortgage
Loan” means each of the mortgage loans, including Additional
Balances for it, that are transferred to the Trust pursuant to Section 2.01(a)
and (b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, together with all related Mortgage
Files, exclusive of Mortgage Loans that are retransferred to the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, or the Sponsor or purchased by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 2.02, 2.04, 2.06, or 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, held
as a
part of the Trust. The Mortgage Loans originally so held are identified in
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered on the Closing Date. The Mortgage Loans
shall
also include any Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan (as defined in the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement) substituted by the Sponsor for a defective Mortgage
Loan
pursuant to Section 2.07(a) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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“Mortgage
Loan Schedule” on any date means the schedule of Mortgage Loans
included in the Trust on the date identifying each Mortgage Loan and specifying
for each Mortgage Loan its (i) account number, (ii) Credit Limit, (iii) Gross
Margin, (iv) lifetime rate cap, (v) Cut-off Date Asset Balance, (vi) current
Loan Rate, (vii) combined loan-to-value ratio, (viii) code specifying the
property type, (ix) code specifying documentation type, (x) code specifying
lien
position, and (xi) code specifying whether the Mortgage Loan is a MOM
Loan. The initial schedule of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date
is Exhibit A of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Schedule
will automatically include any Additional Balances. The Indenture Trustee
is not
responsible for preparing the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Mortgage
Note” means the Credit Line Agreement for a Mortgage Loan pursuant
to which the related mortgagor agrees to pay the indebtedness evidenced by
it
and secured by the related mortgage.
“Mortgaged
Property” means the underlying property securing a Mortgage
Loan.
“Net
Draws” on any day are the aggregate amount of advances of funds
made by the Holder of the Class R-1 Certificates to purchase Additional Balances
minus the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of Principal Collections on
the Mortgage Loans previously paid to the Class R-1 Certificates with respect
to
the advances, (2) any principal balances of Mortgage Loans removed by the
holder
of the Class R-1 Certificates to reduce the Net Draws balance pursuant to
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, (3) any Liquidation Loss Amount allocated to
the
Class R-1 Certificates, and (4) any Charged-off Mortgage Loan Proceeds
previously paid to the Class R-1 Certificates.
“Net
Draws Principal Payment” for a Payment Date is the amount of
Principal Collections applied on the Payment Date to the payment of Net Draws
to
the Holder of the Class R-1 Certificates, determined as follows:
● During
the Managed Amortization Period, the Net Draws Principal Payment for a Payment
Date will be the least of
(i) Net
Draws,
(ii) the
Available Principal Collections, and
(iii) the
sum of (a) Available Principal Collections in an amount equal to 3% of the
Note
Principal Balance of the Principal Amount Notes for the Payment
Date and (b) the remaining Available Principal Collections (after
that 3%) times a fraction whose numerator is the Remaining Net Draws
and whose denominator is the sum of the Remaining Net Draws and the Note
Principal Balance of the Principal Amount Notes.
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● During
the Rapid Amortization Period if a Rapid Amortization Event has not occurred,
the Net Draws Principal Payment for a Payment Date will be Principal Collections
for the Payment Date times a fraction whose numerator is the Net Draws
and whose denominator is the sum of the Net Draws and the Note Principal
Balance
of the Principal Amount Notes.
● After
a Rapid Amortization Event has occurred, the Net Draws Principal Payment
for a
Payment Date will be zero.
“Net
Liquidation Proceeds” for any Liquidated Mortgage Loan means
Liquidation Proceeds net of Liquidation Expenses.
“Net
Loan Rate” means for any Mortgage Loan on any day, the Loan Rate
for that Mortgage Loan less
● the
Servicing Fee Rate,
● the
Owner Trustee Fee and the Indenture Trustee Fee, each expressed as a per
annum
rate of the Loan Pool Balance (exclusive of Net Draws),
● the
Premium Percentage defined in the Insurance Agreement multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the Note Principal Balance on the day
prior
to the most recent Payment Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate
of
the Asset Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related
Collection Period plus all amounts on deposit in the Additional Loan Account,
and
● commencing
with the Payment Date specified in the Adoption Annex, 0.50% per
annum.
“Non-Permitted
Transferee” means any person other than a Permitted
Transferee.
“Note”
has the meaning given to it in the Adoption Annex.
“Note
Interest” for the Principal Amount Notes and any Payment Date
means interest for the related Interest Period at the Note Rate on the Note
Principal Balance as of the first day of the Interest Period (after giving
effect to the distributions made on the first day of the Interest
Period).
“Note
Owner” means the beneficial owner of a Book-Entry Note, as
reflected on the books of the Indenture Trustee as agent for the
Depository.
“Note
Principal Balance” for any Payment Date and the Principal Amount
Notes means the Original Note Principal Balance less the aggregate of
amounts actually distributed as principal on the Principal Amount Notes before
the Payment Date.
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“Note
Rate” for the Principal Amount Notes is a per annum rate equal to
the lesser of
(i) for
the first Interest Period a per annum rate equal to the sum of the interpolated
one-month and two-month LIBOR and the Applicable Margin, and for any subsequent
Interest Period, the sum of one-month LIBOR as of the Adjustment Date for
that
Interest Period and the Applicable Margin, and
(ii) the
Maximum Rate for the Principal Amount Notes for that Interest
Period.
The
interpolated one-month and two-month LIBOR shall be equal to one-month LIBOR
for
the first Interest Period plus the product of
● the
excess of two-month LIBOR for the first Interest Period over one-month LIBOR
for
the first Interest Period, multiplied by
● a
fraction whose numerator is the number of days from the one-month anniversary
of
the Closing Date to the first Payment Date and whose denominator is
30.
“Note
Register” and “Note Registrar” have the
meanings specified in Section 2.03.
“Noteholder”
means a holder of one or more Notes.
“Officer’s
Certificate” means a certificate
(a) with
respect to the Indenture, signed by any Authorized Officer of the Issuer
or
other specified party under the circumstances described in, and otherwise
complying with, the applicable requirements of Section 11.01 of the Indenture
and delivered to the Indenture Trustee
(b) with
respect to the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
● signed
by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President,
a
Managing Director, a Vice President (however denominated), an Assistant Vice
President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant Treasurers
or
Assistant Secretaries of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Transferor, or the
Master Servicer, or
● if
provided for in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer,
or
● for
any other person, signed by an authorized officer of the person.
“Opinion
of Counsel” means written opinions of counsel who may, except as
otherwise expressly provided in the Indenture, be an employee of or counsel
to
the Issuer, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, or the Transferor
(except that any opinion pursuant to Section 8.06 of the Indenture, Section
5.04
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or relating to taxation must be an opinion
of independent outside counsel) and who is reasonably acceptable to the parties
to whom it is to be delivered.
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Opinions
provided pursuant to the Indenture (except for opinions provided pursuant
to
Section 8.02(b)) shall be addressed to the Indenture Trustee as Indenture
Trustee, and any other designated party, shall comply with any applicable
requirements of Section 11.01 of the Indenture, and shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the parties to whom it is to be
delivered.
In
connection with any opinion of counsel concerning the interpretation or
application of the REMIC Provisions, the counsel must in fact be independent
of
the Depositor and the Master Servicer, not have any direct financial interest
in
the Depositor or the Master Servicer or in any affiliate of either, and not
be
connected with the Depositor or the Master Servicer as an officer, employee,
promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director, or person performing similar
functions.
Copies
of
all Opinions of Counsel shall be delivered to the Credit Enhancer.
“Optional
Termination Date” means any Payment Date on or after which the
Note Principal Balance of the Principal Amount Notes is less than or equal
to
10% of the Original Note Principal Balance.
“Original
Note Principal Balance” means the Note Principal Balance of the
Principal Amount Notes on the Closing Date as reflected in the Adoption
Annex.
“Outstanding”
as of the date of determination means all Notes that have been authenticated
and
delivered under the Indenture except:
(i) Notes
that have been cancelled by the Note Registrar or delivered to the Note
Registrar for cancellation or that by their terms have expired;
(ii) Notes
or portions thereof the payment for which money in the necessary amount has
been
deposited with the Indenture Trustee or any Paying Agent in trust for the
Noteholders, and if the Notes are to be redeemed, notice of the redemption
has
been duly given pursuant to the Indenture or notice has been provided for
in a
manner satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee; and
(iii) Notes
in exchange for or instead of which other Notes have been authenticated and
delivered pursuant to the Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Indenture
Trustee is presented that those Notes are held by a Protected
Purchaser.
In
determining whether the Holders of the requisite Outstanding Amount have
Acted
under the Indenture or under any Transaction Document, Notes owned by the
Issuer, the Depositor, a Seller, or the Transferor, or any of their affiliates
shall be disregarded and treated as not being Outstanding, except that, in
determining whether the Indenture Trustee shall, if the Notes have first
been
transferred to a non-affiliate, be protected in relying on any Act, only
Notes
that a Responsible Officer knows to be so owned shall be disregarded. Notes
so
owned that have been pledged in good faith, or for whose owner the Issuer,
the
Depositor, a Seller, or the Transferor, or any of their affiliates is acting
as
trustee or nominee, may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee or other
person establishes to the satisfaction of the Indenture Trustee the pledgee’s or
other person’s right to Act for the Notes and that the pledgee or other person
is not the Issuer, the Depositor, or the Transferor, or any of their
affiliates.
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To
effectuate the Credit Enhancer’s right of subrogation under Section 4.03 of the
Indenture, all Notes that have been paid with funds provided under the Policy
shall be Outstanding until the Credit Enhancer has been paid all amounts
due to
it pursuant to the Insurance Agreement with respect to those Notes.
“Outstanding
Amount” means the principal amount of the Principal Amount Notes
that are Outstanding at the date of determination. For the purposes of voting,
the Outstanding Amount of notional amount securities relative to Principal
Amount Notes shall be as specified in the Adoption Annex.
“Owner
Trustee” is the entity identified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Owner
Trustee Fee” is the amount specified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Paying
Agent” means the Indenture Trustee or any other person that meets
the eligibility standards for the Indenture Trustee specified in Section
6.08 of
the Indenture and is authorized by the Issuer to make payments to and
distributions from the Payment Account, including payments of principal or
interest on the Notes on behalf of the Issuer.
“Payment
Account” means the Eligible Account established and maintained by
the Indenture Trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Secured Parties
pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Indenture.
“Payment
Date” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Performance
Certification” means a certification in the form of Exhibit E-1 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of any Reporting Subcontractor
of
the Master Servicer or a subservicer) and the Owner Trustee) and Exhibit
E-2 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Indenture Trustee or
any
Reporting Subcontractor of the Indenture Trustee).
“Permitted
Transferee” means any person other than
● the
United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency
or
instrumentality of any of them,
● a
foreign government, International Organization, or any agency or instrumentality
of either of them,
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● an
organization (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of
the Code) that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including
the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable
income)
on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with
respect to any Residual Certificate,
● rural
electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of
the
Code,
● an
“electing large partnership” as defined in Section 775 of the Code,
● a
person that is not a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation,
partnership, or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of
the
United States, any state of the United States, or the District of Columbia,
or
an estate or trust whose income from sources without the United States is
includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes
regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within
the
United States or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise
primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more
United
States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of
the
trust unless such person has furnished the holder of the R-1 Certificates
and
the Owner Trustee with a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI
or
any applicable successor form, and
● any
other person so designated by the Depositor based on an Opinion of Counsel
that
the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such person
may cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding.
The
terms
“United States,” “State,” and “International Organization” have the meanings in
Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not
be
treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject
to
tax and, with the exception of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation,
a
majority of its board of directors is not selected by such government
unit.
“Policy”
means the note guaranty insurance policy identified in the Adoption Annex
and
all its endorsements, dated as of the Closing Date, issued by the Credit
Enhancer to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of the Insured
Notes.
“Policy
Payments Account” means a separate special purpose trust account
that is an Eligible Account, for the benefit of Holders of the Insured Notes
and
the Credit Enhancer over which the Indenture Trustee has exclusive control
and
sole right of withdrawal.
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“Preference
Amount” has the meaning given to it in the Policy.
“Preference
Claim” means any proceeding or the institution of any action
seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer under applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership, or similar law of any distribution made with respect
to the Notes (other than Basis Risk Carryforward).
“Principal
Amount Notes” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Principal
Collections” for any Payment Date means the sum of all payments
made by the mortgagors and any other amounts constituting principal collected
by
the Master Servicer under the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection
Period. These amounts include any Net Liquidation Proceeds and net proceeds
from
any other insurer pursuant to any insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan
allocable to principal of the applicable Mortgage Loan and Transfer Deposit
Amounts, but exclude Foreclosure Profits. The terms of the related Credit
Line
Agreement shall determine the portion of each payment on a Mortgage Loan
that
constitutes principal or interest.
“Principal
Reserve Fund” means the Eligible Account established and
maintained by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01(d) of the
Indenture.
“Proceeding”
means any suit in equity, action at law, or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
“Purchase
Agreement” means the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Closing
Date among Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as a seller, the other sellers named
therein, as sellers, and the Depositor, as purchaser, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.
“Purchase
Price” with respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be purchased
by the Sponsor pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement or purchased at the option of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.01 or 3.06 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement means an amount equal to
the
sum of
(i) 100%
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan on the date of such
purchase,
(ii) accrued
interest on the Mortgage Loan at the applicable Loan Rate (or at the applicable
Loan Rate reduced by amounts owed to the Master Servicer with respect to
that
Mortgage Loan if (x) the purchaser is the Master Servicer or (y) if the
purchaser is Countrywide and Countrywide is an affiliate of the Master Servicer)
from the date through which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor to the
Due
Date in the month in which the Purchase Price is to be distributed to
Noteholders, and
(iii) in
the case of any Mortgage Loan required to be purchased by the Sponsor because
of, or that arises out of, a violation of any predatory or abusive lending
law
with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, any costs and damages incurred
by the
Trust relating to such violation of any predatory or abusive lending law
with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
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“Rapid
Amortization Commencement Date” means the earlier of the Payment
Date in the month specified in the Adoption Annex and the Payment Date after
the
Collection Period in which a Rapid Amortization Event occurs.
“Rapid
Amortization Event” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.16 of
the Indenture.
“Rapid
Amortization Period” means the period beginning on the Rapid
Amortization Commencement Date until the termination of the
Indenture.
“Rating
Agency” means any statistical credit rating agency, or its
successor, that rated the Notes at the request of the Depositor at the time
of
the initial issuance of the Notes. If a particular Rating Agency is no longer
in
existence, “Rating Agency” will mean a statistical credit rating agency, or
other comparable person, designated by the Depositor and the Credit Enhancer.
The Indenture Trustee will be notified of any such designation. References
to
the highest short-term unsecured rating category of a Rating Agency mean
“A-1+”
or better in the case of Standard & Poor’s and P-1 or better in the case of
Xxxxx’x and in the case of any other Rating Agency mean the ratings it deems
equivalent to these. References to the highest long-term rating category
of a
Rating Agency mean “AAA” in the case of Standard & Poor’s and “Aaa” in the
case of Xxxxx’x and in the case of any other Rating Agency, the rating it deems
equivalent to these.
“Rating
Agency Condition” for any action means that each Rating Agency has
been given 10 days (or any shorter period acceptable to each Rating Agency)
notice of the action and that each of the Rating Agencies has notified the
Issuer in writing that the action, without taking the Policy into account,
will
not result in a reduction or withdrawal of its then current rating of the
Notes
and the Credit Enhancer has consented to the action.
“Record
Date” for a Payment Date or redemption date for Book-Entry Notes
is the close of business on the day before the Payment Date or redemption
date.
The record date for definitive Notes is the last day of the preceding month
before the Payment Date or redemption date.
“Reference
Bank Rate” for an Interest Period means the arithmetic mean
(rounded upwards to the nearest one sixteenth of a percent) of the offered
rates
for United States dollar deposits offered by three major banks engaged in
transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the Depositor after
consultation with the Indenture Trustee, as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on
the
Adjustment Date immediately preceding the Interest Period, to prime banks
in the
London interbank market for a period of one month in amounts approximately
equal
to the outstanding Note Principal Balance if at least two of the banks provide
an offered rate. If fewer than two offered rates are quoted, the Reference
Bank
Rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by one or more major
banks
in New York City, selected by the Depositor after consultation with the
Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City
time,
on the Adjustment Date immediately preceding the Interest Period, for loans
in
U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a period of one month in amounts
approximately equal to the outstanding Note Principal Balance. If no such
quotations can be obtained, the Reference Bank Rate shall be LIBOR for the
preceding Interest Period.
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“Regulation
AB” means Subpart 229.1100–Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, and subject to any clarification and
interpretation provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the
adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518,
70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission, or as may be provided by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff from time to time.
“Registered
Holder” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the
Note Register on the applicable Record Date.
“Remaining
Net Draws” means for any Payment Date, the Net Draws
minus an amount equal to 3% of the Note Principal
Balance of the
Principal Amount Notes immediately prior to that Payment Date.
“REMIC”
means a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code, and when referring to entities means the real
estate mortgage investment conduits created under this Agreement as defined
in
Section 3.11 of the Trust Agreement.
“REMIC
Provisions” means Section 860A through 860G of the Code and
related provisions, and regulations and rulings promulgated under those
sections.
“REO”
means a Mortgaged Property that is acquired by the Trust in foreclosure or
by
deed in lieu of foreclosure.
“Reportable
Event” means any event required to be reported on Form 8-K, and in
any case, the following:
● entry
into a definitive agreement related to the Trust, the Notes, or the Mortgage
Loans, or an amendment to a Transaction Document, only if the Depositor is
not a
party to the agreement or amendment (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer
contemplated by Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB);
● termination
of a Transaction Document (other than by expiration of the agreement on its
stated termination date or as a result of all parties completing their
obligations under the agreement), if the Depositor is not a party to the
agreement (e.g., a servicing agreement with a servicer contemplated by Item
1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB);
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● with
respect to the Master Servicer only, if the Master Servicer becomes aware
of any
bankruptcy or receivership with respect to the Sponsor, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, any subservicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee,
any
enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114(b) or 1115 of
Regulation AB, or any other material party contemplated by Item 1101(d)(1)
of
Regulation AB;
● with
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor
only,
the occurrence of an early amortization, performance trigger, or other trigger,
including an Event of Default under the Indenture, of which it (in the case
of
the Indenture Trustee, a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee) has
actual knowledge;
● the
resignation, removal, replacement, or substitution of the Master Servicer,
any
subservicer (with respect to the Master Servicer only), the Indenture Trustee,
or the Owner Trustee;
● with
respect to the Master Servicer only, if the Master Servicer becomes aware
that
(i) any material enhancement or support specified in Item 1114(a)(1) through
(3)
of Regulation AB or Item 1115 of Regulation AB that was previously applicable
regarding one or more Classes of the Notes has terminated other than by
expiration of the contract on its stated termination date or as a result
of all
parties completing their obligations under the agreement; (ii) any material
enhancement specified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) of Regulation AB or
Item
1115 of Regulation AB has been added with respect to one or more Classes
of the
Notes; or (iii) any existing material enhancement or support specified in
Item
1114(a)(1) through (3) of Regulation AB or Item 1115 of Regulation AB with
respect to one or more Classes of the Notes has been materially amended or
modified; and
● with
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, and the Depositor
only, a
required distribution to Noteholders is not made as of the required Payment
Date
under the Indenture.
“Reporting
Subcontractor” with respect to the Master Servicer or the
Indenture Trustee means any Subcontractor determined by the Master Servicer
or
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to section 7.08(b) of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. References to a Reporting Subcontractor shall
refer
only to the Subcontractor of the Master Servicer or the Indenture Trustee
and
shall not refer to Subcontractors generally.
“Required
Amount” for a Payment Date means the amount by which the sum of
the amounts distributable pursuant to Sections 8.03(a)(i), (ii), (iii), and
(iv)
of the Indenture on the Payment Date exceed Available Interest Collections
available for payment thereon for the Payment Date.
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“Required
Transferor Subordinated Amount” has the meaning given to it in the
Adoption Annex.
“Residual
Certificates” means each of the Class R-1 and Class R-2
Certificates.
“Responsible
Officer” any officer of the Indenture Trustee, or any officer in
the corporate trust department of the Owner Trustee, as applicable, with
direct
responsibility for the administration of the Trust Agreement or the Indenture
and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other officer to whom
a
matter is referred because of the officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject. With respect to the Cap Contract Administrator, any
officer of the Indenture Trustee with direct responsibility for the
administration of the Cap Contract Administration Agreement.
“Sale
and Servicing Agreement” means the Sale and Servicing Agreement
dated as of the Closing Date among the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Trust,
and
the Indenture Trustee.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification” means the certification required by Rules 13a-14(d)
and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Securities
and
Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations
thereof by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission)).
“Scheduled
Maturity Date” means the date specified in the Adoption
Annex.
“Secured
Parties” means the Holders of the Class A Notes and the Credit
Enhancer.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
“Seller”
means any Seller of Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
“Servicing
Certificate” means the certificate delivered each month pursuant
to Section 4.01 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the Indenture Trustee
completed and executed by any officer of the Master Servicer involved in,
or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the Credit Enhancer) by the Master
Servicer on the Closing Date, as it may be amended from time to
time.
“Servicing
Criteria” means the “servicing criteria” in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB.
“Servicing
Criteria Compliance Assessment Report” for any person means a
report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor)
regarding the person’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria
during the preceding year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
“Servicing
Fee” for any Payment Date means the product of
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● the
Servicing Fee Rate divided by 12, and
● the
aggregate of the Asset Balances of all Mortgage Loans as of the first day
of the
related Collection Period (or as of the close of business on the Cut-off
Date
for the first Payment Date).
The
Servicing Fee will not accrue on any Charged-off Mortgage Loan after the
related
Charge-off Date.
“Servicing
Fee Rate” means 0.50% per annum.
“Servicing
Officer” means any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished
to
the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer by the Master Servicer on the
Closing Date, as the list may be amended from time to time.
“Sponsor”
means Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., a New York corporation and any
successor.
“Stamping
Trigger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(e) of the
Sale and Servicing Agreement
“Standard
& Poor’s” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
“State”
means any one of the 50 states of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
“Statutory
Trust Statute” means the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (12
Del.Code, § 3801 et seq.).
“Stepdown
Date” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
“Subcontractor”
means any vendor, subcontractor, or other person that is not responsible
for the
overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgaged-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or
more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Master Servicer
or
the Indenture Trustee or any subservicer, as the case may be.
“Subordinated
Transferor Collections” means for any
Payment Date the Principal Collections allocated to be paid with respect
to the
Transferor Interest to the holders of the Certificates pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
“Subsequent
Closing Date” means any date designated by the Depositor on which
the Trust acquires Additional Home Equity Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(b)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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“Subsequent
Cut-off Date” means the cut-off date designated by the Depositor
in a Transfer Document in connection with the acquisition of Additional Home
Equity Loans by the Trust pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
“Tax
Matters Person Certificate” means the Class R-2 Certificate with a
Denomination of $0.01.
“Transaction
Documents” means the Indenture, the Notes, the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the Administration
Agreement, the Trust Agreement, the Insurance Agreement, the Policy, and
any
other document or agreement entered into in connection with the Trust, the
Notes, the Certificates, or the Mortgage Loans.
“Transfer
Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.06 of the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.
“Transfer
Deficiency” means that the excess of the Loan Pool
Balance (minus Net Draws) over the Note Principal Balance of the
Principal Amount Notes after a retransfer of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 2.02(b) or 2.04(d) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement would be
less than the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount.
The
amount of any Transfer Deficiency is the lesser of
● the
Asset Balance of the Defective Mortgage Loan and
● the
excess of
● the
Required Transferor Subordinated Amount over
● the
Transferor Interest.
In
any
computation involving a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased by the Sponsor
because of, or arising out of, a violation of any predatory or abusive lending
law with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Transferor Interest shall be reduced
for any costs and damages incurred by the Trust relating to the violation
of any
predatory or abusive lending law with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
“Transfer
Deposit Amount” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.07
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Transfer
Document” means a document substantially in the form of Exhibit C
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
“Transferor”
means the Holder of the Class C Certificates executed and authenticated by
the
Owner Trustee under the Trust Agreement.
“Transferor
Certificates” has the meaning given to it in the Adoption
Annex.
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“Transferor
Interest” for each Payment Date is the excess
of
● the
Loan Pool Balance as of the close of business on the day before the Payment
Date
(minus Net Draws) over
● the
Note Principal Balance of the Principal Amount Notes on that Payment Date
(after
giving effect to the payment of all amounts actually paid on the Principal
Amount Notes on that Payment Date).
“Transferor
Principal Collections” for any Payment Date means Principal
Collections received with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related
Collection Period minus Additional Balances created on the Mortgage
Loans during the Collection Period minus the Net Draws Principal
Payment minus Investor Principal Collections.
“Trust”
is the trust identified in the Adoption Annex.
“Trust
Agreement” means the trust agreement dated as of May 30, 2007,
among Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., the Depositor and the Owner
Trustee.
“Trust
Indenture Act” or “TIA” means the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939 as in force on the date of the Indenture, unless otherwise
specifically provided.
“UCC”
means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the relevant
jurisdiction, unless the context otherwise requires.
“Unpaid
Investor Interest Shortfall” for any Payment Date and the
Principal Amount Notes means the aggregate amount of Note Interest on the
Principal Amount Notes that was accrued for a prior Payment Date and has
not
been paid to Noteholders.
“Valuation”
of any Mortgaged Property means the lesser of (i) the Appraised Value of
the
Mortgaged Property and (ii) in the case of a Mortgaged Property purchased
within
one year of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, the purchase price
of
the Mortgaged Property.
“Weighted
Average Net Loan Rate” for any Collection Period means the average
of the daily Net Loan Rate (specified in the Adoption Annex) for each Mortgage
Loan (assuming that each Mortgage Loan is fully indexed) for each day during
the
related Billing Cycle, weighted on the basis of the daily average of the
Asset
Balances outstanding for each day in the Billing Cycle for each Mortgage
Loan as
determined by the Master Servicer in accordance with the Master Servicer’s
normal servicing procedures.
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Adoption
Annex
Adoption
Annex
The
amount deposited in the “Additional Loan Account” on
the Closing Date is $17,692,815.
The
“Applicable Margin” means, for the Class A Notes,
0.16%.
The
“Cap Contract Termination Date” means the 67th
Payment
Date.
“Cap
Counterparty” means Swiss Re Financial Products Corporation and
its successors.
The
“Cap Payment Schedule” is as follows:
Payment
Date
|
Notional
Schedule ($)
|
Cap
Strike
|
Payment
Date
|
Notional
Schedule ($)
|
Cap
Strike
|
|||||
1
|
900,000,000
|
8.791%
|
35
|
283,549,030
|
16.827%
|
|||||
2
|
870,359,526
|
16.192%
|
36
|
273,869,723
|
15.711%
|
|||||
3
|
841,695,226
|
16.758%
|
37
|
264,506,754
|
16.827%
|
|||||
4
|
813,974,953
|
17.325%
|
38
|
255,444,974
|
15.711%
|
|||||
5
|
787,167,616
|
16.192%
|
39
|
246,679,237
|
16.276%
|
|||||
6
|
761,243,148
|
17.325%
|
40
|
238,194,727
|
16.828%
|
|||||
7
|
736,172,472
|
16.192%
|
41
|
229,984,525
|
15.711%
|
|||||
8
|
711,927,471
|
16.758%
|
42
|
222,042,374
|
16.828%
|
|||||
9
|
688,480,951
|
17.932%
|
43
|
214,353,842
|
15.712%
|
|||||
10
|
665,806,615
|
15.627%
|
44
|
206,916,207
|
16.277%
|
|||||
11
|
643,879,033
|
17.325%
|
45
|
199,715,280
|
18.050%
|
|||||
12
|
622,673,611
|
16.192%
|
46
|
192,745,979
|
14.582%
|
|||||
13
|
602,166,565
|
16.825%
|
47
|
186,010,454
|
16.829%
|
|||||
14
|
582,083,993
|
15.709%
|
48
|
179,481,826
|
15.713%
|
|||||
15
|
562,659,388
|
16.274%
|
49
|
173,165,946
|
16.829%
|
|||||
16
|
543,870,794
|
16.825%
|
50
|
167,049,016
|
15.713%
|
|||||
17
|
525,697,327
|
15.709%
|
51
|
161,131,286
|
16.279%
|
|||||
18
|
508,119,156
|
16.825%
|
52
|
155,399,090
|
16.830%
|
|||||
19
|
491,115,689
|
15.709%
|
53
|
149,849,628
|
15.714%
|
|||||
20
|
474,669,107
|
16.274%
|
54
|
144,480,686
|
16.831%
|
|||||
21
|
458,759,645
|
18.047%
|
55
|
139,278,680
|
15.715%
|
|||||
22
|
443,370,209
|
14.579%
|
56
|
134,245,750
|
16.280%
|
|||||
23
|
428,486,721
|
16.826%
|
57
|
129,554,957
|
17.421%
|
|||||
24
|
414,086,442
|
15.709%
|
58
|
125,287,211
|
15.150%
|
|||||
25
|
400,157,573
|
16.826%
|
59
|
121,160,065
|
16.832%
|
|||||
26
|
386,682,114
|
15.709%
|
60
|
117,168,885
|
15.715%
|
|||||
27
|
373,647,694
|
16.275%
|
61
|
113,309,193
|
16.832%
|
|||||
28
|
361,036,924
|
16.826%
|
62
|
109,576,654
|
15.715%
|
|||||
29
|
348,837,148
|
15.710%
|
63
|
105,967,081
|
16.280%
|
|||||
30
|
337,036,512
|
16.826%
|
64
|
102,476,421
|
16.832%
|
|||||
31
|
325,618,421
|
15.710%
|
65
|
99,100,757
|
15.715%
|
|||||
32
|
314,573,794
|
16.275%
|
66
|
95,836,299
|
16.832%
|
|||||
33
|
303,886,518
|
18.048%
|
67
|
92,679,384
|
15.715%
|
|||||
34
|
293,546,545
|
14.580%
|
A-1
“Certificate”
means any of the Class C Certificates, the Class E-P Certificates, the Class
R-1
Certificates, and the Class R-2 Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
“Class”
is the Class A Notes.
“Class
A Notes” is any note executed by the Owner Trustee and
authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1
of the Indenture.
The
“Closing Date” is May 31, 2007.
The
last
day of the first “Collection Period” is the last day
of June 2007.
The
“Corporate Trust Office” of the Indenture Trustee at
the date of execution of the Indenture is located at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
0 Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Corporate Trust MBS Administration.
The
“Credit Enhancer” is Assured Guaranty Corp. and any
successor or replacement for the Credit Enhancer in accordance with Section
8.06
of the Indenture.
The
“Funding Period” means the period from the
Closing Date until the earlier of the date on which amounts held in the
Additional Loan Account is less than $40,000 and the last day of
June 2007.
“Guaranteed
Payment” for each Payment Date means the sum of the Guaranteed
Principal Payment Amount and the Aggregate Note Interest for that Payment
Date.
“Guaranteed
Principal Payment Amount”
means
● on
the Scheduled Maturity Date, the amount needed to pay the outstanding Note
Principal Balance (after giving effect to all other allocations and payments
for
the Insured Notes on that Payment Date),
● for
any other Payment Date, if the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount has
been
reduced to zero or below, the excess of the Note Principal Balance of the
Insured Notes (after giving effect to all allocations and payments for the
Insured Notes on that Payment Date) over the Loan Pool Balance,
and
● for
any other Payment Date, zero.
“Indenture
Trustee” means The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee under
the Indenture, or any successor Indenture Trustee under the
Indenture.
“Indenture
Trustee Fee” is an annual fee equal to $11,200, to be paid on the
Payment Date occurring in June of each year, commencing on the Payment Date
occurring in June 2008.
“Initial
Cut-off Date” is the later of May 23, 2007 and the date of
origination of the relevant Initial Mortgage Loan.
The
“Insurance Agreement” is the insurance and indemnity
agreement dated as of the Closing Date among the Sponsor, the Master Servicer,
the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Credit
Enhancer.
A-2
The
“Insured Notes” are the Class A Notes.
The
“Interest Bearing Notes” are the Class A
Notes.
The
“Interest Formula Rate” for the Principal Amount Notes
is the rate in clause (i) of the definition of Note Rate.
The
“Latest Subsequent Closing Date” is the last day of
the Funding Period.
The
Payment Date referred to in the definition of “Net Loan
Rate” is the Payment Date in July 2008
A
“Note” is any Class A Note executed by the Issuer and
authenticated by the Indenture Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit
A-1
to the Indenture.
“Original
Note Principal Balance” means an aggregate principal amount of
$900,000,000.
“Owner
Trustee” is Wilmington Trust Company, or any successor owner
trustee under the Trust Agreement.
“Owner
Trustee Fee” is an annual fee equal to $3,000, to be paid on the
Payment Date occurring in June of each year, commencing on the Payment Date
occurring in June 2008.
“Payment
Date” is the Business Day after the fourteenth day of each month,
beginning in July 2007.
The
“Policy” is the financial guaranty insurance Policy
No. D-2007-89 issued by the Credit Enhancer.
“Principal
Amount Notes” are the Class A Notes.
The
Payment Date referred to in the definition of “Rapid Amortization
Commencement Date” is the Payment Date in June 2017.
The
percentage of the aggregate Original Note Principal Balance that the aggregate
of all draws under the Policy would exceed to result in a “Rapid
Amortization Event” under Section 5.16(g) of the Indenture is
1.00%.
“Required
Transferor Subordinated Amount” for any Payment Date, means (x)
prior to the Stepdown Date, 3.05% of the Original Note Principal Balance;
and
(y) on and after the Stepdown Date, the greater of (i) 6.10% of the Loan
Pool
Balance and (ii) 0.50% of the Original Note Principal Balance;
provided, however, that if either the Stepdown Delinquency Test or the
Stepdown Cumulative Loss Test has not been met, the Required Transferor
Subordinated Amount will equal the Required Transferor Subordinated Amount
for
the immediately preceding Payment Date.
“Scheduled
Maturity Date” is the Payment Date in May 2037.
The
“Stepdown Cumulative Loss Test” is met on any date if
the percentage of the cumulative losses on the Mortgage Loans as of such
date is
less than the applicable percentage listed below of the Original Note Principal
Balance:
A-3
Payment
Date
|
Percentage
|
January
2010 – June 2010
|
2.775%
with respect to the January 2010 Payment Date, plus an additional
1/6th of
1.075% for each month thereafter until the June 2010 Payment
Date
|
July
2010 – June
2011
|
3.850%
with respect to the August 2010 Payment Date, plus an additional
1/12th of
1.700% for each month thereafter until the June 2011 Payment
Date
|
July
2011 – June
2012
|
5.550%
with respect to the August 2011 Payment Date, plus an additional
1/12th of
1.250% for each month thereafter until the June 2012 Payment
Date
|
July
2012 – June
2013
|
6.800%
with respect to the August 2012 Payment Date, plus an additional
1/12th of
0.850 for each month thereafter until the June 2013 Payment
Date
|
July
2013 – June
2014
|
7.650%
with respect to the August 2013 Payment Date, plus an additional
1/12th of
0.850% for each month thereafter until the June 2014 Payment
Date
|
July
2014 and thereafter
|
8.500%
|
The
“Stepdown Date” is the later to occur of (i) the 31st
Payment Date and (ii) the Payment Date immediately after the Payment Date
on
which the Note Principal Balance is reduced below 50% of the Original Note
Principal Balance.
The
“Stepdown Delinquency Test” is met on any Payment Date
on which the average of the Delinquency Rate for the related Collection Period
and the two Collection Periods immediately preceding the related Collection
Period is less than 4.25%.
“Transferor
Certificates” are the Class C Certificates and Class R-1
Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
The
“Trust” is the CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2007-D, a Delaware statutory trust established pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
The
title
of the Additional Loan Account is “The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee,
Additional Loan Account for the registered holders of Revolving Home Equity
Loan
Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-D and Credit Enhancer.”
The
title
of the Payment Account is “The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee, Payment
Account for the registered holders of Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Notes, Series 2007-D and Credit Enhancer.”
The
title
of the Collection Account is “The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee,
Collection Account in trust for the registered holders of Revolving Home
Equity
Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-D and Credit Enhancer.”
The
title
of the Cap Contract Account is “The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee, Cap
Contract Account in trust for the registered holders of Revolving Home Equity
Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-D, Class A Notes.”
A-4
The
date
in each year by which the Issuer will furnish an Opinion of Counsel pursuant
to
Section 3.06(b) of the Indenture is September 30, beginning in
2008.
The
date
in each year by which an annual compliance statement pursuant to Section
3.09 of
the Indenture is due is March 15 beginning in 2008.
The
date
on which the Master Servicer delivers the Officer’s Certificate in each year is
March 15 and the first Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.09 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement is March 15, 2008.
The
wiring instructions for the Indenture Trustee are:
The
Bank
of New York
ABA
#
000-000-000
G.L.
Acct
#: 211705
FFC
TAS #
700957
Ref:
CWHEQ 2007-D
Attn:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (000) 000-0000
The
wiring instructions for the Credit Enhancer are:
The
Bank
of New York, New York
ABA#:
000-000-000
Acct
Number: 0000-000-000
Acct
Name: Assured Guaranty Corp.
Ref:
Policy Number D-2007-89
Revolving
Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2007-D,
Class
A.
The
date
of the Prospectus Supplement is May 30, 2007.
Addresses
for notices under any of the Transaction Documents (unless otherwise specified
therein) are:
● For
the Issuer:
Wilmington
Trust Company, as Owner Trustee
Xxxxxx
Square North
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Wilmington,
DE 19890-0001
Attention:
Corporate Trust Administration
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
● For
the Depositor:
CWHEQ,
Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
Legal Department (CWHEQ 2007-D)
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
A-5
● For
the Master Servicer:
Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Attention:
Legal Department (CWHEQ 2007-D)
Telecopy:
(000) 000-0000
● For
Park Monaco:
Park
Monaco Inc.
4500
Park
Granada
Calabasas,
CA 91302
Ref:
CWHEQ 2007-D
● For
the Indenture Trustee:
The
Bank
of New York
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0 Xxxx
New
York,
NY 10286
Attn:
Corporate Trust MBS Administration.
With
a
copy to:
The
Bank
of New York Trust Company. N.A.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 16th Floor
Houston,
TX 77002
Attn:
Structured Finance Services.
● For
the Custodian:
Treasury
Bank, a division of Countrywide Bank, F.S.B.
0000
Xxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Simi
Valley, California 93063
Attention:
Document Custodian.
● For
the Credit Enhancer:
Assured
Guaranty Corp.
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
New
York,
New York 10019
Attention:
Risk Management Department
(CWHEQ
2007-D, Policy No. D-2007-89)
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
A-6
In
each case in which a demand, notice
or other communication to Assured Guaranty Corp. refers to a Default, an
Event
of Default (each as defined in the Insurance Agreement) or any event with
respect to which failure on the part of Assured Guaranty Corp. to respond
shall
be deemed to constitute consent or acceptance, then such demand, notice or
other
communication shall be marked to indicate “URGENT MATERIAL
ENCLOSED”.
● For
Standard & Poor’s:
Standard
& Poor’s
a
division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
New
York,
NY 10041
● For
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
Residential
Loan Monitoring Group
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Floor
New
York,
NY 10007
A-7