GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Subservicer, LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., as Seller, AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as Servicer and AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as Master Servicer Lehman XS Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N...
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as
Subservicer,
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as
Seller,
AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Servicer
and
AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Master
Servicer
_____________________________
Xxxxxx
XS Trust
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N
Dated
as
of May 1, 2006
_____________________________
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I.
Definitions
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ARTICLE
II.
SELLER’S
ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Section
2.01.
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Contract
for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.
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Section
2.02.
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Books
and Records.
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ARTICLE
III.
SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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Section
3.01.
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Subservicer
to Service.
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Section
3.02.
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Collection
and Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
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Section
3.03.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
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Section
3.04.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
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Section
3.05.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
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20
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Section
3.06.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
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20
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Section
3.07.
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Notification
of Adjustments.
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Section
3.08.
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[Reserved]
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22
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Section
3.09.
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
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22
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Section
3.10.
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Protection
of Accounts.
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22
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Section
3.11.
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
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Section
3.12.
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Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
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25
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Section
3.13.
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Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
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25
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Section
3.14.
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Inspections.
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25
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Section
3.15.
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Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
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26
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Section
3.16.
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Maintenance
of PMI and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
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26
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Section
3.17.
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Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
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Section
3.18.
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Real
Estate Owned Reports.
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31
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Section
3.19.
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Liquidation
Reports.
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Section
3.20.
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Reports
of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.
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Section
3.21.
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Prepayment
Charges.
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31
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Section
3.22.
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Compliance
with Safeguarding Customer Information Requirements.
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Section
3.23.
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Credit
Reporting.
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ARTICLE
IV.
PAYMENTS
TO SERVICER
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Section
4.01.
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Remittances.
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Section
4.02.
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Statements
to the Seller.
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Section
4.03.
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Monthly
Advances by Subservicer.
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Section
4.04.
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Due
Dates Other Than the First of the Month.
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ARTICLE
V.
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURES
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Section
5.01.
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Transfers
of Mortgaged Property.
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Section
5.02.
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Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
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Section
5.03.
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Servicing
Compensation.
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Section
5.04.
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Report
on Attestation of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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Section
5.05.
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Annual
Officer’s Certificate.
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Section
5.06.
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Inspection.
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Section
5.07.
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Report
on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
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Section
6.01.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Subservicer.
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Section
6.02.
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Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties of the
Subservicer.
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Section
6.03.
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Additional
Indemnification by the Subservicer.
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Section
6.04.
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Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
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Section
6.05.
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Purchase
of Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
VII.
THE
SERVICER
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Section
7.01.
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Subservicer.
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Section
7.02.
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Limitation
on Liability of the Subservicer and Others.
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Section
7.03.
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Limitation
on Resignation and Assignment by the Subservicer.
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Section
7.04.
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Third
Party Subservicing Agreements and Successor Third Party
Subservicer.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
TERMINATION
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Section
8.01.
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Termination
for Cause.
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Section
8.02.
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Termination
Without Cause.
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Section
8.03.
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Special
Termination Events.
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Section
8.04.
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Termination
for Distressed and Released Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Section
9.01.
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Successor
to the Subservicer.
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Section
9.02.
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Costs.
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Section
9.03.
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Protection
of Confidential Information.
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Section
9.04.
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Notices.
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Section
9.05.
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Severability
Clause.
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Section
9.06.
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No
Personal Solicitation.
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Section
9.07.
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Counterparts.
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Section
9.08.
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Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
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Section
9.09.
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Further
Agreements.
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Section
9.10.
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Intention
of the Parties.
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Section
9.11.
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Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement.
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Section
9.12.
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Assignment
by the Seller.
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Section
9.13.
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Amendment.
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Section
9.14.
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Waivers.
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Section
9.15.
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Exhibits.
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Section
9.16.
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Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
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Section
9.17.
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General
Interpretive Principles.
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Section
9.18.
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Reproduction
of Documents.
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT
B
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CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
C
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ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
D-1
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FORM
OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
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EXHIBIT
D-2
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STANDARD
MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
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EXHIBIT
D-3
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FORM
OF LOAN LOSS REPORT
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EXHIBIT
E
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FORM
OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPOSITOR, THE TRUSTEE AND
THE
MASTER SERVICER BY THE SERVICER
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EXHIBIT
F
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SASCO
2006-4N TRUST AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
G
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XXXXXX
XXX GUIDE NO. 95-19
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EXHIBIT
H
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SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE
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EXHIBIT
I
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TRANSACTION
PARTIES
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EXHIBIT
J
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FORM
OF ANNUAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
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This
SECURITIZATION
SUBSERVICING AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”), entered into as of the 1st
day of
May, 2006, by and among XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation
(the “Seller”), GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as subservicer (“Subservicer”),
AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as servicer (the “Servicer”), AURORA LOAN SERVICES
LLC, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and acknowledged by U.S. BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Trust Agreement (as
defined herein), recites and provides as follows:
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Bank”) acquired certain conventional,
residential, first lien mortgage loans identified on Exhibit A hereto (the
“Mortgage Loans”) from GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. (“GreenPoint”), which
Mortgage Loans were either originated or acquired by GreenPoint, pursuant to
the
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of December
12,
2001 and amended as of March 14, 2003, November 23, 2005 and May 28, 2006 (the
“Purchase Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated March 1, 2006 (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), the Seller acquired from the Bank all of
the Bank’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and assumed
for the benefit of GreenPoint and the Bank the rights and obligations of the
Bank as owner of such Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Mortgage Loans are currently serviced pursuant to the Flow Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2001 and amended as of March 14, 2003,
November 23, 2005 and May 28, 2006 as reconstituted by the Reconstituted
Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006, by and between the Seller and
GreenPoint.
WHEREAS,
the Seller has conveyed the Mortgage Loans to Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation (“SASCO”), which in turn has
conveyed the Mortgage Loans to U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”), pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of March 1, 2006 (the “Trust
Agreement”), among the Trustee, the Master Servicer and SASCO.
WHEREAS,
the Mortgage Loans shall be transferred to the Servicer as of the Servicing
Transfer Date for servicing under that certain Securitization Servicing
Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, among the Servicer, the Master
Servicer and the Seller (the “Aurora Servicing Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
the Servicer, the Seller and the Subservicer are parties to that certain Flow
Subservicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006 (the “GMAC Flow Subservicing
Agreement”) pursuant to which the Subservicer subservices certain mortgage loans
for the Servicer, including mortgage loans which become subject to a
Reconstitution (as defined therein);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Aurora Servicing Agreement, the Servicer may engage a
subservicer for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer desires
to
engage the Subservicer as a subservicer for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans;
WHEREAS,
on and after the Servicing Transfer Date the Servicer desires that the
Subservicer service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, and the
Subservicer has agreed to do so, subject to the rights of the Servicer, the
Seller and the Master Servicer to terminate the rights and obligations of the
Subservicer hereunder at any time and to the other conditions set forth
herein;
WHEREAS,
from time to time certain of the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Agreement
may
be transferred to another servicer for servicing under such other servicer’s
servicing agreement at which date Exhibit A hereto will be amended to exclude
such Mortgage Loans from servicing under this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer shall be obligated under the Trust Agreement, among other
things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the
Trustee, and shall have the right, under certain circumstances, to terminate
the
rights and obligations of the Subservicer under this Agreement upon the
occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default as provided
herein;
WHEREAS,
multiple classes of certificates (the “Certificates”), including the Class P and
the Class X Certificates, will be issued on the Closing Date pursuant to the
Trust Agreement and Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. or a nominee thereof is expected to
be
the initial registered holder of the Class P and Class X
Certificates;
WHEREAS,
subsequent to the Closing Date, Xxxxxx Brothers Inc. may convey all of its
rights, title and interest in and to the Class P and the Class X Certificates
and all payments and all other proceeds received thereunder to an owner trust
or
other special purpose entity in which it will hold the sole equity interest,
which owner trust or special purpose entity will issue net interest margin
securities (“NIM Securities”) through an indenture trust, such NIM Securities
secured, in part, by the payments on such Certificates (the “NIMS
Transaction”);
WHEREAS,
one or more insurers (collectively, the “NIMS Insurer”) may each issue one or
more insurance policies guaranteeing certain payments under the NIM Securities
to be issued pursuant to the indenture in the NIMS Transaction;
WHEREAS,
in the event there may be two or more individual insurers it is intended that
the rights extended to the NIMS Insurer pursuant to this Agreement be allocated
among two or more individual insurers that issue insurance policies in
connection with the NIMS Transaction through a NIMS Insurance Agreement by
and
among such insurers and the parties hereto;
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WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Subservicer acknowledge and agree that the Seller will assign
all of its rights and delegate all of its obligations hereunder (excluding
(i)
the Seller’s rights and obligations as owner of the servicing rights relating to
the Mortgage Loans, (ii) its rights to terminate the rights and obligations
of
the Subservicer under Section 8.02(iii) hereunder and (iii) its obligations
pursuant to Section 9.02, all of which rights and obligations will remain with
the Seller or be assigned or delegated to the Servicer or the Master Servicer)
to the Trustee, and that each reference herein to the Seller is intended, unless
otherwise specified, to mean the Seller or the Trustee, as assignee, whichever
is the owner of the Mortgage Loans from time to time;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the
Subservicer hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
The
following terms are defined as follows:
Accepted
Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, those mortgage servicing practices
of mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type
as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property
is located, exercising the same care in performing those practices that the
Subservicer customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account (including, compliance with all applicable
federal, state and local laws).
Agreement:
This
Securitization Subservicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements
hereto.
Ancillary
Income:
All
income derived from the Mortgage Loans including but not limited to, (i) fifty
percent (50%) of any late charges and (ii) fees received with respect to checks
or bank drafts returned by the related bank for non-sufficient funds, assumption
fees, optional insurance administrative fees and all other incidental fees
and
charges; provided, that, all Prepayment Charges attributable to the Mortgage
Loans, fifty percent (50%) of any late charges and all interest received on
funds deposited in the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account shall be
specifically excluded from the definition of Ancillary Income and shall be
the
property of the Seller or its designee. The Subservicer shall retain all
Ancillary Income to the extent not required to be deposited into the Custodial
Account.
Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the transfer of the Mortgage
to
the party indicated therein or if the related Mortgage has been recorded in
the
name of MERS or its designee, such actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee
or its designee to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage on the records
of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial
ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
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Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings
and loan institutions in the States of New York, Iowa, Connecticut, Colorado,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to be closed.
Certificateholder:
The
meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Certificates:
Any or
all of the Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
Charged-off
Loan:
As of
any date of determination, any Mortgage Loan other than a Covered Mortgage
Loan
that was Delinquent in payment for a period of 180 days or more as of the last
calendar day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such date
of
determination occurs, without giving effect to any grace period permitted by
the
related Mortgage Note, and for which foreclosure proceedings have not been
initiated.
Closing
Date:
March
31, 2006.
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any
successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent
or
temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents.
Covered
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that is covered by a PMI Policy.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
3.03.
Custodial
Agreements:
The
custodial agreement relating to the custody of certain of the Mortgage Loans,
between the related Custodian and the Trustee, each dated as of March 1,
2006.
Custodian:
U.S.
Bank National Association and its successors and assigns.
Cut-off
Date:
March
1, 2006.
Deboarding
Fee:
The
amount that the Seller shall be required to pay to the Subservicer as a result
of the Seller, the Servicer or the Master Servicer exercising its right to
terminate this Agreement without cause with respect to some or all of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) hereof, which amount is set forth
in the GMAC Flow Subservicing Agreement.
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Depositor:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any
successor in interest.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th day of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs, or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
Distressed
Mortgage Loan:
As of
any Determination Date, any Mortgage Loan that is delinquent in payment for
a
period of ninety (90) days or more, without giving effect to any grace period
permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, or for which the Subservicer or Trustee
has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Distribution
Date:
Commencing in April 2006, the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not
a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
Due
Date:
The day
of the calendar month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan,
exclusive of any days of grace. Pursuant to Section 4.04, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than
the first day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the
Monthly Payment is due on the first day of the immediately succeeding
month.
Due
Period:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the
month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible
Deposit Account:
An
account that is maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository
institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible
Institution.
Eligible
Institution:
Any of
the following:
(i) an
institution whose
(A)
commercial paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term deposits
are
rated at least “A-1+” or long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least
“AA-” by S&P, if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account for no
more than 365 days, or
(B)
commercial paper, short-term debt obligations, demand deposits, or other
short-term deposits are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, if the amounts on
deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not
intended to be used as credit enhancement. Upon the loss of the required rating
set forth in this clause (i), the accounts shall be transferred immediately
to
accounts which have the required rating. Furthermore, commingling by the
Subservicer is acceptable at the A-2 rating level if the Subservicer is a bank,
thrift, or depository and provided the Subservicer has the capability to
immediately segregate funds and commence remittance to an Eligible Deposit
Account upon a downgrade; or
(ii) the
corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or
state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding
fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulation Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has corporate trust powers
and is acting in its fiduciary capacity.
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Eligible
Investments:
Any one
or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides
for a date of maturity not later than one day prior to the Remittance Date
in
each month:
(i) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (“Direct
Obligations”);
(ii) federal
funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company (including
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign depositories, the Trustee or any agent of the
Trustee, acting in its respective commercial capacity) incorporated or organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject
to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so
long
as at the time of such investment or the contractual commitment providing for
such investment the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of
such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository
institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt or deposit obligations
of
such holding company or deposit institution, as the case may be) have been
rated
by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category or one of its
two highest long-term rating categories;
(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed by
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac with any registered broker/dealer subject to
Securities Investors’ Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank
insured by the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured
and unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which have
a
credit rating from each Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the
contractual commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one
of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided,
however,
that
securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments
to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans at any Determination Date and the aggregate principal amount
of
all Eligible Investments in the Certificate Account; provided,
further,
that
such securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as being
under review with negative implications from either Rating Agency;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more
than 180 days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency
in
its highest short-term rating category;
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(vi) a
Qualified GIC (as defined in the Trust Agreement);
(vii) certificates
or receipts representing direct ownership interests in future interest or
principal payments on obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies or instrumentalities (which obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping
on behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any
other demand, money market, common trust fund or time deposit or obligation,
or
interest-bearing or other security or investment, (A) rated in the highest
rating category by each Rating Agency or (B) that is acceptable to the NIMS
Insurer and would not adversely affect the then current rating by any Rating
Agency then rating the Certificates or the NIM Securities. Such investments
in
this subsection (viii) may include money market mutual funds or common trust
funds, including any fund for which the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an
affiliate of any such entity serves as an investment advisor, administrator,
shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding
that (x) the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate of any such entity
charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered,
(y) the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate of any such entity charges
and collects fees and expenses for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement,
and (z) services performed for such funds and pursuant to this Agreement may
converge at any time.
provided,
however,
that no
such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences
either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal
and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations.
Environmental
Problem Property:
A
Mortgaged Property or REO Property that is in violation of any environmental
law, rule or regulation.
Errors
and Omissions Insurance:
Errors
and Omissions Insurance to be maintained by the Subservicer in accordance with
Section 3.13.
Escrow
Account:
The
separate account or accounts operated and maintained pursuant to Section
3.05.
Escrow
Payments:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance
premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any
other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant
to
the Mortgage or any other document.
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Event
of Default:
Any
event set forth in Section 8.01.
Xxxxxx
Xxx:
Xxxxxx
Xxx or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx
Mae Guides:
The
Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments
or additions thereto.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
Fidelity
Bond:
A
fidelity bond to be maintained by the Subservicer in accordance with Section
3.13.
Fitch:
Fitch
Ratings or any successor in interest.
Xxxxxxx
Mac:
Xxxxxxx
Mac or any successor thereto.
Holder:
The
meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Insurance
Proceeds:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, including the proceeds of
any
hazard or flood insurance policy, LPMI Policy or PMI Policy.
Liquidation
Proceeds: Cash
received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan,
whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related REO Property, if
the
Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage
Loan.
LPMI
Fee:
With
respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set
forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be payable solely
from
the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the
required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium
due
on the related LPMI Policy.
LPMI
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI Policy as set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule or otherwise identified to the Subservicer in writing.
LPMI
Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer
pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the Subservicer, the
Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee from payments of interest made
by
the Mortgagor in an amount as is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. An LPMI Policy shall also include any policy of primary mortgage
guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer that is purchased by the Seller
with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Master
Servicer:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC or any successor in interest, or if any successor master
servicer shall be appointed as provided in the Trust Agreement, then such
successor master servicer.
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MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
MERS
System:
The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
Monthly
Advance:
The
portion of a Monthly Payment delinquent with respect to each Mortgage Loan
at
the close of business on the related Determination Date.
Monthly
Payment:
The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. or any successor in interest.
Mortgage:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which
creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property
securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Impairment Insurance Policy:
A
mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy to be maintained by
the
Subservicer in accordance with Section 3.12.
Mortgage
Interest Rate:
The
annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note, after giving effect to any
applicable Relief Act Reduction.
Mortgage
Loan:
An
individual mortgage loan that is the subject of this Agreement and identified
on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without
limitation the Mortgage Loan documents, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Any Released
Mortgage Loan will not be considered a Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement.
Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the
Servicer, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the LPMI
Fee,
if any.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
A
schedule of the Mortgage Loans attached hereto as Exhibit A setting forth
information with respect to such Mortgage Loans as agreed to by the Seller,
the
Subservicer, the Servicer and the Master Servicer, including but not limited
to
(i) a data field indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is insured under a PMI
Policy or LPMI Policy and identifying the related Qualified Insurer, (ii) a
Prepayment Charge Schedule and (iii) a data field indicating the Servicing
Fee,
which Mortgage Loan Schedule may be amended from time to time to (a) include
additional mortgage loans which are transferred to be serviced by the
Subservicer by a Prior Subservicer in a Servicing Transfer or (b) exclude
Mortgage Loans transferred to be serviced by another servicer.
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Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a
Mortgage.
Mortgaged
Property:
The
real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage
Note.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
NIM
Securities:
As
defined in the tenth Recital to this Agreement.
NIMS
Insurer:
As
defined in the eleventh Recital to this Agreement.
NIMS
Transaction:
As
defined in the tenth Recital to this Agreement.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the
Board or the President or a Vice President or an assistant Vice President and
by
the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant
Secretaries of the Subservicer, and delivered to the Seller, the Servicer,
the
Master Servicer, Trustee and/or the NIMS Insurer as required by this
Agreement.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Subservicer,
reasonably acceptable to the Seller, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer and/or the NIMS Insurer, but which must be an independent outside
counsel with respect to any such opinion of counsel concerning all federal
income tax matters.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization,
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI
Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer,
including any bulk policy acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans, as required
by this Agreement with respect to certain Mortgage Loans.
Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and Remittance Date, the charges or premiums,
as
specified in the Prepayment Charge Schedule, if any, due in connection with
a
full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan during the immediately
preceding Principal Prepayment Period in accordance with the terms
thereof.
Prepayment
Charge Schedule:
A data
field in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A which sets
forth the amount or method of calculation of the Prepayment Charge and the
term
during which such Prepayment Charge is imposed with respect to a Mortgage
Loan.
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Prime
Rate:
The
prime rate published from time to time, as published as the average rate in
The
Wall Street Journal Northeast Edition.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
voluntary payment of principal on a Mortgage Loan, including any payment or
other recovery of principal in connection with repurchase of a Mortgage Loan
by
the Seller, the Subservicer, the NIMS Insurer, or any other Person, which is
received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge
or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal
Prepayment Period:
With
respect to any Remittance Date and any full or partial Principal Prepayment,
the
calendar month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance
Date.
Prior
Subservicer:
Any
prior servicer (other than the Subservicer) of any or all of the Mortgage
Loans.
Purchase
Price:
With
respect to any Distressed Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased by
the
NIMS Insurer pursuant to Section 6.05, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100%
of
the principal balance thereof as of the date of purchase, (ii) accrued interest
on such principal balance at the applicable mortgage interest rate in effect
from time to time to the due date as to which interest was last covered by
a
payment by the Mortgagor or a Monthly Advance by the Servicer and (iii) any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances allocable to such Distressed Mortgage Loan
or
REO Property.
Qualified
Insurer:
A
mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required
by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an
insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac.
Rating
Agency:
Each of
Fitch, Xxxxx’x and S&P and any successors. If such agencies or their
successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such
nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable person,
agreed upon and designated by the Seller, notice of which designation shall
be
given to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and
the Subservicer.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 Asset-Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123,
as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification
and
interpretation as have been provided by the 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 Commission, or as may be
provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Released
Mortgage Loan:
As of
any Transfer Date, any Mortgage Loan other than a Covered Mortgage Loan that
was
Delinquent in payment for a period of 210 days or more as of the last calendar
day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Transfer Date
occurs, without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the related
Mortgage Note, and for which foreclosure proceedings have not been
initiated.
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Released
Mortgage Transferee:
Initially, Aurora Loan Services LLC, and its successors and
assigns.
Relief
Act Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has be a reduction in the amount
of interest collectible thereon as a result of the application of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or similar state or local law,
any
amount by which interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the Due Date
in
the related Due Period is less than the interest accrued thereon for the
applicable one-month period at the Mortgage Interest Rate without giving effect
to such reduction.
REMIC:
A “real
estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Code.
Remittance
Date:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the 10th
day (or
if such 10th
day
is
not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding) of any
month.
REO
Disposition:
The
final sale or other disposition by the Subservicer of any REO
Property.
REO
Disposition Proceeds:
All
amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition pursuant to Section
3.17.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Subservicer on behalf of the Trustee through
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section
3.17.
Residual
Certificate:
Any
Class LT-R or Class R Certificate.
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. or any successor in interest.
Seller:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc. or its successor in interest or assigns.
Subservicer:
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation or its successor in interest or assigns or any successor
to
the Subservicer under this Agreement as herein provided.
Servicing
Advances:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a Charged-off Loan, all customary,
reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the
Subservicer of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged
Property, (b) any enforcement or administrative or judicial proceedings,
including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged
Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage,
(d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other charges which are
or
may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, PMI Policy premiums, LPMI Policy
premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any losses sustained by
the
Subservicer with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property and (f)
compliance with the obligations pursuant to the provisions of the Xxxxxx Xxx
Guides.
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Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount set forth in the GMAC Flow
Subservicing Agreement.
Servicing
File:
The
items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan including, but not limited to,
the computer files, data disks, books, records, data tapes, notes, and all
additional documents generated as a result of or utilized in originating and/or
servicing each Mortgage Loan, which are held in trust for the Trustee by the
Subservicer.
Servicing
Officer:
Any
officer of the Subservicer involved in or responsible for, the administration
and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing
officers furnished by the Subservicer to the Servicer upon request, as such
list
may from time to time be amended.
Servicing
Transfer:
Any
transfer of the servicing by a Prior Subservicer of Mortgage Loans to the
Subservicer under this Agreement.
Servicing
Transfer Date:
The
date on which a Servicing Transfer occurs.
Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other
Person
that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly
understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of the
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 Subservicer or a related Third Party Subservicer; provided,
further, that “Subcontractor” shall not include a lockbox provider or a tax or
insurance tracking provider; provided, however, that if, pursuant to
interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff or consensus
among
participants in the asset-backed securities markets, any of such parties is
determined to be a Subcontractor, such party shall be a
Subcontractor.
Termination
Fee:
The
amount that the Seller shall be required to pay to the Subservicer as a result
of the Seller, the Servicer or the Master Servicer exercising its right to
terminate this Agreement without cause with respect to some or all of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) hereof, which amount is set forth
in the GMAC Flow Subservicing Agreement.
Third
Party Subservicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Subservicer or any Third
Party Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly
or
through Third Party Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion
of
the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Subservicer
under this Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB.
Transfer
Date:
The
fifth Business Day of each month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day. Each transfer of servicing on a Transfer Date
shall be deemed to be effective immediately following the close of business
on
such Transfer Date.
Trigger
Event:
As
defined in Section 8.03.
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Trust
Agreement:
The
Trust Agreement dated as of March 1, 2006, among
the
Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Depositor.
Trust
Fund:
The
trust fund established by the Trust Agreement, the assets of which consist
of
the Mortgage Loans and any other assets as set forth therein.
Trustee:
U.S.
Bank National Association or any successor in interest, or if any successor
trustee or co-trustee shall be appointed as provided in the Trust Agreement,
then such successor trustee or such co-trustee, as the case may be.
Any
capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE
II.
SELLER’S
ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING RESPONSIBILITIES
Section
2.01.
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Contract
for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.
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The
Seller, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, does hereby contract with
the Subservicer as an independent contractor, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. On or before the Closing
Date or the Servicing Transfer Date, as applicable, the Seller shall cause
to be
delivered to the Subservicer, the Servicing Files with respect to the Mortgage
Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Subservicer shall maintain
a
Servicing File with respect to each Mortgage Loan in order to service such
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and each Servicing File delivered
to
the Subservicer shall be held in trust by the Subservicer for the benefit of
the
Trustee; provided,
however,
that the
Subservicer shall have no liability for any Servicing Files (or portions
thereof) not delivered by the Seller. The Subservicer’s possession of any
portion of the Mortgage Loan documents shall be at the will of the Trustee
for
the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Subservicer shall
be
in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage,
and
the contents of the Servicing File shall be vested in the Trustee and the
ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan
prepared by or which come into the possession of the Subservicer shall
immediately vest in the Trustee and shall be retained and maintained, in trust,
by the Subservicer at the will of the Trustee in such custodial capacity only.
The portion of each Servicing File retained by the Subservicer pursuant to
this
Agreement shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership of
the
related Mortgage Loan by the Trustee. The Subservicer shall release from its
custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance
with this Agreement.
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Section
2.02.
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Books
and Records.
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All
rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans shall be vested in the Trustee, subject
to the Subservicer’s right to service and administer the Mortgage Loans
hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All funds received
on
or in connection with a Mortgage Loan, other than the Servicing Fee and other
compensation and reimbursement to which the Subservicer is entitled as set
forth
herein, including but not limited to Section 5.03 below, shall be received
and
held by the Subservicer in trust for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement.
The
Subservicer shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with Section 3.01 within one week of their execution;
provided,
however,
that
the Subservicer shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any
such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and
shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy
of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be
a
true and complete copy of the original within 120 days of its submission for
recordation.
ARTICLE
III.
SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01.
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Subservicer
to Service.
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The
Subservicer, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans from and after the Closing Date or the Servicing Transfer Date,
as applicable, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do
any
and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the
Subservicer may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this
Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Subservicer may waive, modify or vary
any
term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance
with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in
the
Subservicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Trust Fund;
provided,
however,
that
unless the Subservicer has obtained the prior written consent of the Servicer
and the NIMS Insurer, the Subservicer shall not permit any modification with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate
(except for modifications relating to a Relief Act Reduction), defer or forgive
the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding
principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final
maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Subservicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and
empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Trustee, all
instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release,
discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties; provided, further, that
upon
the full release or discharge, the Subservicer shall notify the related
Custodian of the related Mortgage Loan of such full release or discharge. Upon
the reasonable request of the Subservicer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver
to the Subservicer with any powers of attorney and other documents, furnished
to
it by the Subservicer and reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, necessary
or
appropriate to enable the Subservicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement; provided
that
the
Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Subservicer under such powers
of attorney. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer shall forward
to the Servicer copies of any documents evidencing such assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the Subservicer shall not make or permit
any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that
would cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify
as a
REMIC or result in the imposition of any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section
860G(d) of the Code.
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The
Subservicer shall not without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any
action, suit or proceedings solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating
the Subservicer’s, representative capacity or (ii) take any action with the
intent to cause, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered
to
do business in any state. The Subservicer shall indemnify the Trustee for any
and all costs, liabilities and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection
with the negligent or willful misuse of such powers of
attorney
by the Subservicer.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Subservicer shall employ
procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that
it
would employ and exercise in servicing and administering similar mortgage loans
for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices
where such practices do not conflict with the requirements of this
Agreement.
Section
3.02.
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Collection
and Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
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Continuously
from the Closing Date or the Servicing Transfer Date, as applicable, until
the
date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Subservicer
shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage
Loans when the same shall become due and payable and shall ascertain and
estimate Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable
with respect to the Mortgage Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, to
the
end that the installments payable
by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become
due and payable.
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The
Subservicer shall, consistent with the procedures that the Subservicer would
use
in servicing similar mortgage loans for its own account, foreclose upon or
otherwise comparably convert the ownership of such Mortgaged Properties as
come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can
be
made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.01. The
Subservicer shall realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such a manner as
will
maximize the receipt
of principal and interest by the Trustee, taking into account, among other
things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to
the
provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered
damage, the Subservicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward
the
restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion (i)
that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related
Mortgage Loan to the Servicer after reimbursement to itself for such expenses,
and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Subservicer through
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not postponed
pursuant to Section 3.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and payable,
or
in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation
under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace
period, the Subservicer shall take such action as (1) the Subservicer would
take
for its own account under similar circumstances with respect to a similar
mortgage loan, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, (3)
the Subservicer shall determine prudently to be in the best interest of the
Trust Fund, and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy or LPMI Policy.
In
the event that any
payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 3.01
and remains delinquent for a period of ninety (90) days or any other default
continues for a period of ninety (90) days beyond the expiration of any grace
or
cure period, the Subservicer shall commence foreclosure proceedings. The
Subservicer shall notify the Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer
in
writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings on a monthly basis no
later than the fifth Business Day of each month. In such connection, the
Subservicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it
in
any such proceedings; provided,
however,
that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related Mortgaged Property,
as contemplated in Section 3.04.
Section
3.03.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
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The
Subservicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets. The Servicer or the Seller shall establish and maintain one or more
Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled
“GMAC
Mortgage Corporation, as subservicer for Aurora Loan Services LLC, in trust
for
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Xxxxxx XS Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N.” Any Custodial Account shall be an
Eligible Deposit Account established with a Eligible Institution. The Seller
shall be responsible for all bank charges associated with the establishment
and
maintenance of the Custodial Account. Any funds deposited in the Custodial
Account shall be invested in Eligible Investments subject to the direction
of
the Servicer and the provisions of Section 3.10 hereof. Funds deposited in
the
Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Subservicer in accordance with Section
3.04. The creation of any Custodial Account by the Servicer shall be evidenced
by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto. A copy of such letter
agreement shall be furnished to the Subservicer and the Servicer and, upon
request, to any subsequent owner of the Mortgage Loans.
The
Subservicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, within
two
(2) Business Days of receipt, and retain therein, the following collections
received by the Subservicer and payments made by the Subservicer after the
Cut-off Date (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on
or
before the Cut-off Date) or the Servicing Transfer Date, as
applicable:
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(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal
Prepayments;
(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all
Prepayment Charges;
(iv) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(v) all
Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 3.11 (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account or a suspense
account and applied to the restoration and repair of the Mortgaged Property
or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents
and Accepted Servicing Practices);
(vi) all
Condemnation Proceeds not deposited into a suspense account pending application
that are not applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents
and Accepted Servicing Practices;
(vii) any
amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to this
Agreement;
(viii) any
amounts received from the seller of a Mortgage Loan or any other person giving
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in connection
with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan;
(ix) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.11
in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy;
(x) any
amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property or REO
Disposition Proceeds;
(xi) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.16
or
Section 3.24 in connection with any unpaid claims that are a result of a breach
by the Subservicer or any Third Party Subservicer of the obligations hereunder
or under the terms of a PMI Policy; and
(xii) any
amounts received by the Subservicer under a PMI or LPMI Policy.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments in the nature of Servicing Fees or Ancillary Income
need not be deposited by the Subservicer into the Custodial Account. Any
interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository
institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the Subservicer shall
remit such interest to the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.01.
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Section
3.04.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
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The
Subservicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account
for the following purposes:
(i) to
make payments to the Servicer in the amounts and in the manner provided for
in
Section 4.01;
(ii) following
the liquidation or other recovery of a Mortgage Loan, to reimburse itself for
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Subservicer’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (iv) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited
to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
REO
Disposition Proceeds and other amounts received in respect of the related REO
Property, and such other amounts as may be collected by the Subservicer from
the
Mortgagor or otherwise relating to such Mortgage Loan, it being understood
that,
in the case of any such reimbursement, the Subservicer’s right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Trust Fund;
(iii) to
reimburse itself for remaining unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Servicing Fees
with respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the Subservicer has
determined that all amounts that it expects to recover on behalf of the Trust
Fund from or on account of such Mortgage Loan have been recovered;
(iv) at
such time a Mortgage Loan becomes a Charged-off Loan, to reimburse itself to
the
extent of funds held in the Custodial Account for all unreimbursed Servicing
Advances owing to the Subservicer relating to any Charged-off Loan accrued
or
advanced during any period prior to the date the Mortgage Loan became a
Charged-off Loan;
(v) to
pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account;
(vi) to
transfer funds to another Eligible Institution in accordance with Section 3.11
hereof;
(vii) to
invest funds in certain Eligible Investments in accordance with Section 3.11
hereof;
(viii) with
respect to each LPMI Loan, an amount equal to the related LPMI Fee to make
payment of premiums due under the LPMI Policy;
(ix) to
withdraw funds deposited in error; and
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(x) to
clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
3.05.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
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The
Subservicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any
of
its
own
funds and general assets. The Servicer or the Seller shall establish and
maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts, titled, “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as subservicer for Aurora Loan
Services LLC, in trust for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
Xxxxxx XS Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N, and various
Mortgagors.” The
Escrow Accounts shall be established by the Servicer with a Qualified Depository
in a manner that shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. The
Seller shall be responsible for all bank charges associated with the
establishment and maintenance of the Escrow Account. Funds deposited in the
Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Subservicer in accordance with Section
3.06. The creation of any Escrow Account by the Servicer shall be evidenced
by a
letter agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto. A copy of such letter
agreement shall be furnished to the Master Servicer and the Subservicer and,
upon request, to any subsequent owner of the Mortgage Loans.
The
Subservicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis,
within two (2) Business Days of receipt, and retain therein:
(i) all
Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose
of
effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this
Agreement; and
(ii) all
amounts not deposited into a suspense account representing Insurance Proceeds
or
Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair
of
any Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor.
The
Subservicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such
payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 3.06.
The
Subservicer shall remit to the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.01 any
interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository
institution, less interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to
the
Mortgagor which the Subservicer shall be entitled to retain for such payment
to
the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Subservicer shall pay interest
on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account
may
be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such
purposes.
Section
3.06.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
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Withdrawals
from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the Subservicer
only:
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(i) to
effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates,
mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard insurance
premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related
Mortgage;
(ii) to
reimburse the Subservicer for any Servicing Advance made by the Subservicer
with
respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments
thereunder;
(iii) to
refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required
under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to
the extent permitted by applicable law, for transfer to the Custodial Account
and application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note;
(v) for
application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance
with Section 3.15;
(vi) to
pay to any Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the
funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
(vii) to
withdraw funds deposited in error; and
(viii) to
clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this
Agreement.
The
Subservicer will be responsible for the administration of the Escrow Accounts
and will be obligated to make Servicing Advances to the Escrow Account in
respect of its obligations under this Section 3.06, reimbursable from the Escrow
Accounts or Custodial Account to the extent not collected from the related
Mortgagor.
Section
3.07.
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Notification
of Adjustments.
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With
respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer shall adjust
the
Mortgage Interest Rate on the related interest rate adjustment date and shall
adjust the Monthly Payment on the related mortgage payment adjustment date,
if
applicable, in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Subservicer shall execute and deliver
any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of
the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and
Monthly Payment adjustments. The Subservicer shall promptly, upon written
request therefor, deliver to the Servicer applicable data regarding such
adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments.
Upon the discovery by the Subservicer or the receipt of notice from the Servicer
that the Subservicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or Monthly
Payment in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, the
Subservicer shall immediately deposit in
the
Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral
caused the Seller thereby.
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Section
3.08.
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[Reserved]
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Section
3.09.
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
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(a) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan which provides for Escrow Payments, the
Subservicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground
rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which
are
or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of fire and
hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for
the
payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) (“Property
Charges”)
and
shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination
date, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account
which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Subservicer in amounts
sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. The
Subservicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such
bills
and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each
Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the
Escrow Payments, and such payments.
(b) To
the extent that a Mortgage Loan does not provide for Escrow Payments, the
Subservicer shall make advances from its own funds to effect payment
of all Property Charges upon receipt of notice of any failure to pay on the
part
of the Mortgagor, or at such other time as the Subservicer determines to be
in
the best interest of the Trust Fund, provided
that in
any event the Subservicer shall pay such charges on or before the earlier of
(a)
any date by which payment is necessary to preserve the lien status of the
Mortgage or (b) the date which is ninety days after the date on which such
charges first became due. The Subservicer shall pay any late fee or penalty
which is payable due to any delay in payment of any Property Charge after the
earlier to occur of (a) the date on which the Subservicer receives notice of
the
failure of the Mortgagor to pay such Property Charge or (b) the date which
is
ninety days after the date on which such charges first became due.
Section
3.10.
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Protection
of Accounts.
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The
Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different
Eligible Institution from time to time; provided
that in
the event the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account is held in a depository
institution or trust company that ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the
Servicer shall transfer such Custodial Account or Escrow Account, as the case
may be, to an Eligible Institution; provided,
further,
that
such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the consent of the NIMS Insurer,
which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably, and the Servicer shall give
notice to the Master Servicer of any change in the location of the Custodial
Account or Escrow Account no later than 30 days after any such transfer is
made
and deliver to the Subservicer, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer a
certification notice in the form of Exhibit B or Exhibit C, as applicable,
with
respect to such Eligible Institution.
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Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account shall at the direction of the Servicer
be
invested in Eligible Investments. Any such Eligible Investment shall mature
no
later than one day prior to the Remittance Date next following the date of
such
Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if such Eligible Investment is
an
obligation of a Qualified Depository that maintains the Custodial Account,
then
such Eligible Investment may mature on such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible
Investment shall be made in the name of the Servicer in trust for the benefit
of
the Trustee. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment
shall be for the benefit of the Seller and shall be remitted by the Subservicer
to the Servicer in accordance with Section 4.01.
Section
3.11.
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
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The
Subservicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance
such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer
acceptable under Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac guidelines against loss by fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal
to
the lesser of (i) the replacement value of the improvements securing such
Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance
of
the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be
sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a
co-insurer.
If
upon
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was located
in
an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made
available), the Subservicer will ensure that flood insurance required by the
related transfer agreement between the Seller and the related originator is
in
place as of the Closing Date and further ensure that it remains in place during
the term of this Agreement. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage
Loan,
the Subservicer determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to
the
Xxxxxx Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard
area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less
than
the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended,
the Subservicer shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must
obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain
the
required flood insurance coverage within thirty (30) days after such
notification, the Subservicer shall immediately force place the required flood
insurance on the Mortgagor’s behalf.
If
a
Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Subservicer shall
verify that the coverage required of the owner’s association, including hazard,
flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained in accordance
with
then current Xxxxxx Xxx requirements, and shall make commercially reasonable
efforts to secure from the owner’s association its agreement to notify the
Subservicer promptly of any change in the insurance coverage or of any
condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect on the value
of
the Mortgaged Property as security.
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The
Subservicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property such other
additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any private mortgage
guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with Accepted Servicing
Practices.
In
the
event that the Servicer or the Subservicer shall determine that the Mortgaged
Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not
covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant
to
the terms of the Mortgage, the Subservicer shall communicate and consult with
the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the
Mortgagor’s attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged
Property.
All
policies required hereunder shall name the Subservicer as loss payee and shall
be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution,
which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any
cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The
Subservicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in
selecting either his insurance carrier or agent; provided,
however,
that
the Subservicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance
companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating
Guide and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
Property is located. The Subservicer shall determine that such policies provide
sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner,
and
that they properly describe the property address. The Subservicer shall furnish
to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in
sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the
expiration date.
Pursuant
to Section 3.04, any amounts collected by the Subservicer under any such
policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account or a suspense
account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Subservicer’s normal servicing
procedures as specified in Section 3.15) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05.
Notwithstanding
anything set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Subservicer agrees to
indemnify the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Certificateholders, the Servicer,
Master Servicer and the Trust Fund for any claims, losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and
any
other costs, fees and expenses that any such indemnified party may sustain
in
any way related to the failure of the Mortgagor (or the Subservicer) to maintain
hazard insurance or flood insurance with respect to the related Mortgaged
Property which complies with the requirements of this section.
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Section
3.12.
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Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
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In
the
event that the Subservicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring
against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage
on
all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage
in
an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 3.11 and otherwise
complies with all other requirements of Section 3.11, it shall conclusively
be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 3.11. Any
amounts collected by the Subservicer under any such policy relating to a
Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 3.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which
case, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related
Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 3.11, and there shall have
been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the Subservicer shall
deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not
otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause,
such amount to deposited from the Subservicer’s funds, without reimbursement
therefor. Upon request of the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Trustee or
the
NIMS Insurer, the Subservicer shall cause to be delivered to such person a
certified true copy of such policy.
Section
3.13.
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Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
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The
Subservicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense,
a
blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad
coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity
requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating
to
the Mortgage Loans (“Subservicer
Employees”).
Any
such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the
form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the
Subservicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud,
errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Subservicer Employees. Such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect
and
insure the Subservicer against losses in connection with the release or
satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of
the
indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 3.13 requiring such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or
relieve the Subservicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the
Xxxxxx Mae Guides or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ &
Subservicers’ Guide. Upon the request of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the NIMS Insurer, the Subservicer shall cause to be delivered to
such
party a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance
policy.
Section
3.14.
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Inspections.
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The
Subservicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary
by
the Subservicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to assure itself
that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if
any
Mortgage Loan is more than 45 days delinquent, the Subservicer shall immediately
inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the
primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Subservicer shall keep a written report
of each such inspection.
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Section
3.15.
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Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
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The
Subservicer need not obtain the approval of the Servicer, the Master Servicer
or
the Trustee prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds
to the Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
At
a minimum, the Subservicer shall comply with the following conditions in
connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds:
(i) the
Subservicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion
of
repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
(ii) the
Subservicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the
lien
of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect
to
mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens;
(iii) the
Subservicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default;
and
(iv) pending
repairs or restoration, unless deposited into a suspense account, the
Subservicer shall place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in
the
Escrow Account.
Section
3.16.
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Maintenance
of PMI and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
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(a) The
Subservicer shall comply with all provisions of applicable state and federal
law
relating to the cancellation of, or collection of premiums with respect to,
PMI
Policies, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Homeowners
Protection Act of 1998, and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended
from time to time. The Subservicer shall be obligated to make premium payments
with respect to (i) LPMI Policies, to the extent of the LPMI Fee set forth
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to any LPMI Loans, which shall be paid
out of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment or, if a Monthly
Payment is not made, from the Subservicer’s own funds and (ii) PMI Policies
required to be maintained by the Mortgagor rather than the Seller, if the
Mortgagor is required but fails to pay any PMI Policy premium, which shall
be
paid from the Subservicer’s own funds. Any premium payments made by the
Subservicer from its own funds pursuant to this Section 3.16(a) shall be
recoverable by the Subservicer as a Servicing Advance, subject to the
reimbursement provisions of Section 3.04(iv).
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(b) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than LPMI Loans) with a loan-to-value
ratio
at origination in excess of 80%, the Subservicer shall maintain or cause the
Mortgagor to maintain (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the
Mortgagor to maintain such insurance) in full force and effect a PMI Policy,
and
shall pay or shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely
basis, until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event
that
such PMI Policy shall be terminated and the loan to value ratio is greater
than
80%, the Subservicer, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, shall
obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with
a
total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy,
at
substantially the same fee level. The Subservicer shall not take any action
which would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss
which, but for the actions of the Subservicer would have been covered
thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreements entered
into or to be entered into with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer
shall promptly notify the insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of
such
assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such
PMI
Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as
a
condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI
Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of
liability, the Subservicer shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided
above.
(c) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, the
Subservicer shall take all such actions on behalf of the Trustee as are
necessary to service, maintain and administer the related Mortgage Loan in
accordance with such Policy and to enforce the rights under such Policy. Except
as expressly set forth herein, the Subservicer shall have full authority on
behalf of the Trust Fund to do anything it deems appropriate or desirable in
connection with the servicing, maintenance and administration of such Policy;
provided
that
the
Subservicer shall not take any action to permit any modification or assumption
of a Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI Policy or PMI Policy, or take any other
action with respect to such Mortgage Loan, which would result in non-coverage
under such Policy of any loss which, but for actions of any Third Party
Subservicer or the Subservicer, would have been covered thereunder. If the
Qualified Insurer fails to pay a claim under a LPMI Policy or PMI Policy solely
as a result of a breach by the Subservicer or Third Party Subservicer of its
obligations hereunder or under such Policy, the Subservicer shall be required
to
deposit in the Custodial Account on or prior to the next succeeding Remittance
Date an amount equal to such unpaid claim from its own funds without any rights
to reimbursement from the Trust Fund. The Subservicer shall cooperate with
the
Qualified Insurers and shall furnish all reasonable evidence and information
in
the possession of the Subservicer to which the Subservicer has access with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any LPMI Policy or PMI
Policy, the Subservicer shall not be required to submit any reports to the
related Qualified Insurer until a reporting date that is at least 15 days after
the Subservicer has received sufficient loan level information from the Seller
to appropriately code its servicing systems in accordance with the Qualified
Insurer’s requirements.
(d) In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Subservicer agrees to prepare
and present, on behalf of itself and the Trustee, claims to the Qualified
Insurer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance
with the terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take
such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or
LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by
the
Subservicer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.03(xii), subject to withdrawal pursuant
to Section 3.04.
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(e) The
Trustee shall furnish the Subservicer with any powers of attorney and other
documents (within three (3) Business Days upon request from the Subservicer)
in
form as provided to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Subservicer to
service and administer any PMI or LPMI Policy; provided,
however,
that the
Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Subservicer under such power
of attorney.
(f) The
Subservicer shall deposit into the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.03(v)
hereof all Insurance Proceeds received under the terms of a PMI Policy or an
LPMI Policy.
(g) Notwithstanding
the provisions of (a) and (b) above, the Subservicer shall not take any action
in regard to any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy inconsistent with the interests
of
the Trustee or the Certificateholders or with the rights and interests of the
Trustee or the Certificateholders under this Agreement.
Section
3.17.
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Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
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In
the
event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by
deed
in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the
name of the Trustee or its nominee in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, or in the event the Trustee is not authorized or permitted
to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located,
or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such
state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in
the
name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel
obtained by the Subservicer from any attorney duly licensed to practice law
in
the state where the REO Property is located. The cost for such Opinion of
Counsel shall be deemed a Servicing Advance. The Person or Persons holding
such
title other than the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing that such title is
being held as nominee for the Trustee.
The
Subservicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for
the Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The
Subservicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Subservicer,
shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property
for
its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same
locality as the REO Property is managed. The Subservicer shall attempt to sell
the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one
year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the
Subservicer deems to be in the best interest of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders.
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If
the
Subservicer hereafter becomes aware that a Mortgaged Property is an
Environmental Problem Property, the Subservicer will notify the Servicer and
the
NIMS Insurer of the existence of the Environmental Problem Property.
Additionally, the Subservicer shall set forth in such notice a description
of
such problem, a recommendation to the Servicer and the NIMS Insurer relating
to
the proposed action regarding the Environmental Problem Property, and the
Subservicer shall carry out the recommendation set forth in such notice unless
otherwise directed by the Servicer or the NIMS Insurer in writing within five
(5) days after its receipt (or deemed receipt) of such notice in accordance
with
the terms and provisions of Section 9.04 below. The Servicer shall be provided
a
copy of the NIMS Insurer’s instructions to the Subservicer. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Subservicer shall obtain the Servicer's and the NIMS Insurer's
written consent to any expenditures proposed to remediate Environmental Problem
Properties or to defend any claims associated with Environmental Problem
Properties if such expenses, in the aggregate, are expected to exceed $100,000.
Failure to provide written notice of disapproval of the expenditure within
five
(5) days of receipt (or deemed receipt) of such request for prepaid expenditures
shall be deemed an approval of such expenditure. The Servicer shall be provided
with a copy of the NIMS Insurer’s instructions to the Subservicer. If the
Subservicer has received reliable instructions to the effect that a Property
is
an Environmental Problem Property (e.g., Subservicer obtains a broker's price
opinion which reveals the potential for such problem), the Subservicer will
not
accept a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure upon any such Property without first
obtaining a preliminary environmental investigation for the Property
satisfactory to the Servicer or the NIMS Insurer.
In
the
event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in connection with a default
or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer shall dispose of such
REO Property not later than the end of the third taxable year after the year
of
its acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Subservicer has applied for and
received a grant of extension from the Internal Revenue Service (and provide
a
copy of the same to the NIMS Insurer and the Servicer) to the effect that,
under
the REMIC Provisions and any relevant proposed legislation and under applicable
state law, the applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for a longer period
without adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or causing the
imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC. If the Subservicer has
received such an extension (and provided a copy of the same to the NIMS Insurer
and the Servicer), then the Subservicer shall continue to attempt to sell the
REO Property for its fair market value for such period longer than three years
as such extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Subservicer has not
received such an extension and the Subservicer is unable to sell the REO
Property within the period ending three months before the end of such third
taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or if the Subservicer
has
received such an extension, and the Subservicer is unable to sell the REO
Property within the period ending three months before the close of the Extended
Period, the Subservicer shall, before the end of the three-year period or the
Extended Period, as applicable, (i) purchase such REO Property at a price equal
to the REO Property’s fair market value, as acceptable to the NIMS Insurer or
(ii) auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which may be the
Subservicer) in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair price prior
to
the expiration of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as the case
may
be. The Trustee shall sign any document or take any other action reasonably
requested by the Subservicer which would enable the Subservicer, on behalf
of
the Trust Fund, to request such grant of extension.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO Property acquired by the Trust
Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used
by
or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that
would: (i) cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property”
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust
REMIC to the imposition of any federal income taxes on the income earned from
such REO Property, including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or
860G(c) of the Code, unless the Subservicer has agreed to indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust Fund and the NIMS Insurer with respect to the imposition
of
any such taxes.
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Prior
to
acceptance by the Subservicer of an offer to sell any REO Property, the
Subservicer shall notify the Servicer and the NIMS Insurer of such offer in
writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of said offer
(each a “Notice of Sale”). The Servicer and/or the NIMS Insurer shall be deemed
to have approved the sale of any REO Property unless either of them notifies
the
Subservicer in writing, within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of
the
related Notice of Sale, that it disapproves of the related sale, in which case
the Subservicer shall not proceed with such sale.
The
Subservicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance
with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum
insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability
insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required
above.
The
proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the
Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale
shall be paid and the Subservicer shall reimburse itself for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances and unreimbursed advances made pursuant to
this
Section.
The
Subservicer shall make advances of all funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 3.10, such advances to
be
reimbursed from the disposition or liquidation proceeds of the REO Property.
The
Subservicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the
Servicer of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section
3.17 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained
to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
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Section
3.18.
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Real
Estate Owned Reports.
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Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 4.02, the Subservicer shall
furnish to the Servicer and the NIMS Insurer on or before the fifth
(5th)
Business Day in each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering
the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the Subservicer’s
efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of
such
REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That
statement shall be accompanied by such other information as either the Servicer
or the NIMS Insurer shall reasonably request.
Section
3.19.
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Liquidation
Reports.
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Upon
the
foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the
Trustee pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Subservicer shall submit
to the Trustee and the Servicer a liquidation report with respect to such
Mortgaged Property. In addition, the Subservicer shall provide the Servicer
a
report setting forth Servicing Advances and other expenses incurred in
connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan.
Section
3.20.
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Reports
of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.
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Following
the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property, the Subservicer
shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant to Section
6050J of the Code.
Section
3.21.
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Prepayment
Charges.
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The
Subservicer or any designee of the Subservicer shall not waive any Prepayment
Charge with respect to any Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Charge
which prepays during the term of the charge. If the Subservicer or its designee
fails to collect the Prepayment Charge upon any prepayment of any Mortgage
Loan
which contains a Prepayment Charge, the Subservicer shall pay the Trust Fund
at
such time (by deposit to the Custodial Account) an amount equal to the
Prepayment Charge which was not collected. Notwithstanding the above, the
Subservicer or its designee may waive a Prepayment Charge without paying the
Trust Fund the amount of the Prepayment Charge if (i) the Mortgage Loan is
in
default (defined as 61 days or more delinquent) and such waiver would maximize
recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment
Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (ii) if the prepayment is not a result
of a refinance by the Subservicer or any of its affiliates and the Mortgage
Loan
is foreseen to be in default and such waiver would maximize recovery of total
proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related
Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of the Prepayment Charge would be in
violation of applicable laws.
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Section
3.22.
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Compliance
with Safeguarding Customer Information
Requirements.
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The
Subservicer has implemented and will maintain security measures designed to
meet
the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for
Safeguarding Customer Information published in final form on May 1, 2001, 66
Fed. Reg. 8616, and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to
time (the “Guidelines”). The Subservicer shall promptly provide the Seller
information regarding such security measures upon the reasonable request of
the
Seller which information shall include, but not be limited to, any SAS 70 report
covering the Subservicer’s operations, and any other audit reports, summaries of
test results or equivalent measures taken by the Subservicer with respect to
its
security measures.
Section
3.23.
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Credit
Reporting.
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For
each
Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer has and shall continue to accurately and fully
furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to each of the following credit repositories:
Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., Trans Union, LLC and Experian
Information Solution, Inc., or any respective successors, on a monthly basis.
In
addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced for a Xxxxxx Xxx pool,
the
Subservicer shall transmit full credit reporting data to each of such credit
repositories in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 (November
20, 1995) (or such amendments or updates thereto), a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit G, reporting each of the following statuses, each month with
respect to a Mortgage Loan in a Xxxxxx Xxx pool: New origination, current,
delinquent (30-60-90-days, etc.), foreclosed or charged off.
ARTICLE
IV.
PAYMENTS
TO SERVICER
Section
4.01.
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Remittances.
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On
each
Remittance Date the Subservicer shall remit by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the Servicer (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial
Account as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period
(net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant
to
Section 3.04) plus (b) one hundred percent (100%) of earnings and income
received on funds deposited in the Custodial Account or any Escrow
Account.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Servicer after the first Business
Day
following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Subservicer shall
pay to the Servicer interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal
to
the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two (2) percentage
points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the
Subservicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period
commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with
the
Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall
be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding
Remittance Date. The payment by the Subservicer of any such interest shall
not
be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default
by the Trustee or the Servicer.
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All
remittances required to be made to the Servicer shall be made to the following
wire account or to such other account as may be specified by the Servicer from
time to time:
JPMorgan
Chase Bank, National Association
ABA#:
021
000 021
Account
Name: Aurora Loan Services LLC
Master Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Master Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account
Number: 066-611059
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
For
further credit to: SASCO 2006-4N
Section
4.02.
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Statements
to the Seller.
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(a) Not
later than the fifth (5th)
Business Day of each month, the Subservicer shall furnish to the Servicer and
the NIMS Insurer (i) a monthly remittance advice in the format set forth in
Exhibit D-1 hereto and a monthly defaulted loan report in the format set forth
in Exhibit D-2 hereto (or in such other format mutually agreed to between the
Subservicer and the Servicer) relating to the period ending on the last day
of
the preceding calendar month and a monthly loan loss report in the format set
forth in Exhibit D-3 hereto and (ii) all such information required pursuant
to
clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably acceptable
to the Servicer. Together with such monthly remittance advice, the Subservicer
shall furnish to the Servicer and the NIMS Insurer a report setting forth a
calculation of each of the Trigger Events set forth in Section 8.03 relating
to
the period ending on the last day of the preceding calendar month.
Such
monthly remittance advice shall also be accompanied by a supplemental report
provided to the Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Seller which includes on
an
aggregate basis for the previous Due Period (i) the amount of claims filed
on
any LPMI Policy, (ii) the amount of any claim payments made on any LPMI Policy,
(iii) the amount of claims denied or curtailed on any LPMI Policy and (iv)
policies cancelled with respect to those Mortgage Loans covered by any LPMI
Policy purchased by the Seller on behalf of the Trust Fund.
(b) In
addition, not more than 75 days after the end of each calendar year, commencing
December 31, 2006, the Subservicer shall provide (as such information becomes
reasonably available to the Subservicer) to the Servicer, the Trustee and the
NIMS Insurer such information concerning the Mortgage Loans and annual
remittances to the Servicer relating thereto as is necessary for the Trustee
to
prepare the Trust Fund’s federal income tax return and for any investor in the
Certificates to prepare any required tax return. Such obligation of the
Subservicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Subservicer to
the
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer pursuant to any requirements of
the
Code as from time to time are in force.
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(c) The
Subservicer shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer
and the Depositor (i) of any legal proceedings pending against the Subservicer
of the type described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation AB and (ii) if the
Subservicer shall become (but only to the extent not previously disclosed to
the
NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor) at any time
an affiliate of any of the parties listed on Exhibit I to this Agreement.
If
so
requested by the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Depositor
on
any date following the date on which information was first provided to the
Trustee, the NIMS Insurer and the Depositor pursuant to the preceding sentence,
the Subservicer shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm
in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 6.01(l) or, if such a representation and warranty is not accurate
as of the date of such request, provide reasonable adequate disclosure of the
pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
The
Subservicer shall provide to the
Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the
Depositor
prompt
notice of the occurrence of any of the following: any event of default under
the
terms of this Agreement, any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially
all
of the assets of the Subservicer, the Subservicer’s engagement of any Third
Party Subservicer, Subcontractor or vendor to perform or assist in the
performance of any of the Subservicer’s obligations under this Agreement, any
material litigation involving the Subservicer, and any affiliation or other
significant relationship between the Subservicer and other transaction
parties.
(d) Not
later than the tenth calendar day of each month (or if such calendar day is
not
a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), the Subservicer shall
provide to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer
and
the Depositor notice of the occurrence of any material modifications, extensions
or waivers of terms, fees, penalties or payments relating to the Mortgage Loans
during the related Due Period or that have cumulatively become material over
time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB) along with all information, data,
and
materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related
Distribution Report on Form 10-D.
Section
4.03.
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Monthly
Advances by Subservicer.
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The
Subservicer shall not be required to make Monthly Advances.
Section
4.04.
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Due
Dates Other Than the First of the Month.
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Mortgage
Loans having Due Dates other than the first day of a month shall be accounted
for as described in this Section 4.04. Any payment due on a day other than
the
first day of each month shall be considered due on the first day of the month
following the month in which that payment is due as if such payment were due
on
the first day of
said
month. For example, a payment due on November 15 shall be considered to be
due
on December 1. Any payment collected on a Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date
shall be deposited in the Custodial Account. For Mortgage Loans with Due Dates
on the first day of a month, deposits to the Custodial Account begin with the
payment due on the first of the month following the Cut-off Date.
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ARTICLE
V.
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section
5.01.
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Transfers
of Mortgaged Property.
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The
Subservicer shall enforce any “due-on-sale” provision contained in any Mortgage
or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged
Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or
by
contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the
Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed
by
the Mortgagor, the Subservicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such
conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage
Loan
under the “due-on-sale” clause applicable thereto; provided,
however,
that
the Subservicer shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing
so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any
recovery under the related LPMI Policy, if any.
If
the
Subservicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce
such “due-on-sale” clause, the Subservicer shall enter into (i) an assumption
and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has been
conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note
and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the
Subservicer is unable under applicable law to require that the original
Mortgagor remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Subservicer has the
prior consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of
liability agreement with the seller of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which
the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the seller of the
Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note. In connection with any assumption agreement that may be entered
into by the Subservicer, none of the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related
Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan or the outstanding principal amount
of the Mortgage Loan shall be changed.
To
the
extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Subservicer shall inquire
diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee, and shall
use
the underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed transferee
which are used by the Subservicer, its affiliates or Xxxxxx Xxx with respect
to
underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria,
the
Subservicer diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the
Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage
Loan.
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Section
5.02.
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Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
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Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Subservicer of
a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for
such purposes, the Subservicer shall notify the Servicer in the Monthly
Remittance Advice as provided in Section 4.02, and may request the release
of any Mortgage Loan Documents from the Seller in accordance with this
Section 5.02 hereof.
If
the
Subservicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the
Subservicer otherwise prejudice any rights the Seller, the Trustee or the Trust
Fund may have under the mortgage instruments, the Subservicer shall deposit
into
the Custodial Account the entire outstanding principal balance, plus all accrued
interest on such Mortgage Loan, on the day preceding the Remittance Date in
the
month following the date of such release. The Subservicer shall maintain the
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in
Section 3.13 insuring the Subservicer against any loss it may sustain with
respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures
set
forth herein.
Section
5.03.
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Servicing
Compensation.
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As
consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement, the
Subservicer shall be entitled to the relevant Servicing Fee for each Mortgage
Loan remaining subject to this Agreement during any month or part thereof.
Such
Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly as set forth below. Additional servicing
compensation in the form of Ancillary Income shall be retained by the
Subservicer and is not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The
obligation of the Seller to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the
Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries
with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds) of such Monthly Payment
collected by the Subservicer. In addition, on a monthly basis, the Subservicer
entitled to the Additional Fees set forth in the GMAC Flow Subservicing
Agreement.
The
Subservicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection
with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to
reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section
5.04.
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Report
on Attestation of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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Using
reasonable best efforts by March 1st,
but in
no event later than March 15th of each calendar year, beginning with March
15,
2007, the Subservicer shall, at its own expense, cause a firm of independent
public accountants (who may also render other services to the Subservicer),
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
to
furnish to the Seller, the Trustee, the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the
Servicer and the Master Servicer (i) year-end audited (if available) financial
statements of the Subservicer and (ii) a report to the effect that such firm
that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by such asserting party
pursuant to Section 5.07 below, which report shall be made in accordance with
standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. In addition, using reasonable best efforts by March
1st,
but in
no event later than March 15th of each calendar year, beginning with March
15,
2007, the Subservicer shall, at its own expense, furnish to the Seller, the
NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and Master Servicer a report
meeting the requirements of clause (ii) above regarding the attestation of
any
Third Party Subservicer or Subcontractor which is “participating in the
servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each,
without respect to any threshold limitations in Instruction 2. to Item 1122
of
Regulation AB, a “Participating Entity”).
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Section
5.05.
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Annual
Officer’s Certificate.
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(a) Using
reasonable best efforts by March 1st,
but in
no event later than March 15th of each year, beginning with March 15, 2007,
the
Subservicer, at its own expense, will deliver to the Seller, the NIMS Insurer,
the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer with respect
to
the period ending on the immediately preceding December 31, a Servicing
Officer’s certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto, stating, as to each
signer thereof, that (1) a review of the activities of the Subservicer during
such preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of its performance under
this Agreement for such period has been made under such Servicing Officer’s
supervision and (2) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such
review, the Subservicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
Agreement in all material respects throughout such year (or applicable portion
thereof), or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in
any
material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such
Servicing Officer and the nature and status thereof, including the steps being
taken by the Subservicer to remedy such default.
(b) For
so long as a certificate under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended,
(“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”) is required to be given on behalf of the Trust Fund, using
reasonable best efforts by March 1st,
but in
no event later than March 15th of each calendar year (or if not a Business
Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day), beginning with March 15, 2007, a
Servicing Officer shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor for the benefit
of
the Trust Fund and the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Depositor and their officers, directors and affiliates, in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto.
(c) The
Subservicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, the NIMS Insurer,
the
Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and their respective
officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach
by
the Subservicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of
its
obligations under this Section 5.05 or the negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of the Subservicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification
provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the
Servicer, the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor, then the Subservicer agrees
that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Servicer, the
Master Servicer and/or the Depositor as a result of the losses, claims, damages
or liabilities of the Servicer, the Master Servicer and/or the Depositor in
such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Servicer,
the
Master Servicer and/or the Depositor on the one hand and the Subservicer on
the
other in connection with a breach of the Subservicer’s obligations under this
Section 5.05 or the Subservicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in
connection therewith.
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Section
5.06.
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Inspection.
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The
Subservicer shall provide the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and
the
NIMS Insurer, at the expense of the requesting party, upon reasonable advance
notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the
Subservicer in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder and access to
officers of the Subservicer responsible for such obligations. Upon request,
the
Subservicer shall furnish to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer
and
the NIMS Insurer its most recent publicly available financial statements and
such other information relating to its capacity to perform its obligations
under
this Agreement.
Section
5.07.
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Report
on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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Using
reasonable best efforts by March 1st,
but in
no event later than March 15th
of each
calendar year, beginning with March 15, 2007, the Subservicer shall deliver
to
the Seller, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer
and
the Depositor a report regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing
criteria identified in Exhibit H attached hereto, as of and for the period
ending the end of the fiscal year ending no later than December 31 of the year
prior to the year of delivery of the report, with respect to asset-backed
security transactions taken as a whole in which the Subservicer is performing
any of the servicing criteria specified in Exhibit H. Each such report shall
include (a) a statement of the party’s responsibility for assessing compliance
with the servicing criteria applicable to such party, (b) a statement that
such
party used the criteria identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (§
229.1122(d)) to assess compliance with the applicable servicing criteria, (c)
disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance identified by such party,
and (d) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an
attestation report on such party’s assessment of compliance with the applicable
servicing criteria, which report shall be delivered by the Subservicer as
provided in Section 5.07.
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ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
Section
6.01.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Subservicer.
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The
Subservicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the Closing
Date:
(a) Due
Organization and Authority.
The
Subservicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all
licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is
licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification
in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Subservicer, and
in
any event the Subservicer is in compliance with the laws of any such state
to
the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the terms of this
Agreement; the Subservicer has the full corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Subservicer and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Subservicer, except as same may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy or other insolvency laws, or general equitable principles, and all
requisite corporate action has been taken by the Subservicer to make this
Agreement valid and binding upon the Subservicer in accordance with its
terms;
(b) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Subservicer;
(c) No
Conflicts.
None of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the servicing
responsibilities by the Subservicer or the transactions contemplated hereby
or
the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Subservicer’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or
any agreement or instrument to which the Subservicer is now a party or by which
it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any
of
the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Subservicer or its property is subject, except
for such conflicts, breaches, defaults, accelerations or violations that would
not impair the ability of the Subservicer to service the Mortgage Loans, or
impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Ability
to Perform.
The
Subservicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
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(e) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending (or known to be
contemplated) or, to the Subservicer’s knowledge or threatened against the
Subservicer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result
in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Subservicer or any Third Party Subservicer, or
in
any material impairment of the right or ability of the Subservicer or any Third
Party Subservicer to carry on its business substantially as now conducted,
or in
any material liability on the part of the Subservicer or any Third Party
Subservicer or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement
or
of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the
Subservicer contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially
the ability of the Subservicer to perform under the terms of this
Agreement;
(f) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Subservicer
of or compliance by the Subservicer with this Agreement, or if required, such
approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(g) No
Default.
The
Subservicer is not in default, and no event or condition exists that after
the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default
under any material mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, judgment, or other
undertaking, to which the Subservicer is a party or which purports to be binding
upon it or upon any of its assets, which default could impair materially the
ability of the Subservicer to perform under the terms of this
Agreement;
(h) Ability
to Service.
The
Subservicer is an approved seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage
loans for Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of
the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Subservicer is in
good
standing to service mortgage loans for either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and
no
event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage,
which would make the Subservicer unable to comply with either Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or which would require notification to
either of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(i) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished or to
be
furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state
a
fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(j) No
Commissions to Third Parties.
The
Subservicer has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might
be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction other than
the Seller;
(k) Fair
Credit Reporting Act.
The
Subservicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian,
and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories)
on
a monthly basis; and
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(l) Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Subservicer.
Except
as disclosed in writing to the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Depositor and the Trustee prior to the Closing Date: (i)
the
Subservicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early
amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other
securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Subservicer; (ii)
the
Subservicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a
servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no
material noncompliance
with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations
of
residential mortgage loans involving the Subservicer as servicer
has been
disclosed or reported by the Subservicer; (iv) no material
changes to the Subservicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the
servicing function it will perform under this Agreement for mortgage loans
of a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans
have
occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the Closing Date;
(v) there are no aspects of the Subservicer’s financial condition that could
have a material adverse effect on the performance by the
Subservicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement
and (vi)
there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the
Subservicer or any Third Party Subservicer with any party listed on Exhibit
I
hereto.
Section
6.02.
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Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties of the
Subservicer.
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It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 6.01
shall survive the engagement of the Subservicer to perform the servicing
responsibilities as of the related Closing Date or Servicing Transfer Date,
as
applicable, hereunder and the delivery of the Servicing Files to the Subservicer
and shall inure to the benefit of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer and the Trustee. Upon discovery by any of the Subservicer, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer or the Trustee of a breach of any of
the
foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects
the ability of the Subservicer to perform its duties and obligations under
this
Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of the
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the security interest
on such Mortgaged Property or the interests of the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer or the Trustee, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within
60
days of (or, in the case of any breach of a representation or warranty set
forth
in Section 6.01(1), 5 days) the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the
Subservicer of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section
6.01 which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Subservicer
to
perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property
or
the priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the
Subservicer shall cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach
cannot be cured, the Subservicer shall, at the Trustee’s, the Servicer’s or the
Master Servicer’s option, assign the Subservicer’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement (or respecting the affected Mortgage Loans) to a successor
servicer. Such assignment shall be made in accordance with Sections 8.01 and
8.02.
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In
addition, the Subservicer shall indemnify the Seller, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer (and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents) and hold each of them harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded
upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Subservicer’s representations and
warranties contained in Section 6.01.
Any
cause
of action against the Subservicer relating to or arising out of the breach
of
any representations and warranties made in Section 6.01 shall accrue upon (i)
discovery of such breach by the Subservicer or notice thereof by the Servicer,
the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee to the Subservicer, (ii)
failure by the Subservicer to cure such breach within the applicable cure
period, and (iii) demand upon the Subservicer by the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer or the Trustee for compliance with this
Agreement.
Section
6.03.
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Additional
Indemnification by the Subservicer.
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The
Subservicer shall indemnify the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Depositor, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer and the Trust Fund and each of their
respective directors, officers, employees and agents and the Trust Fund and
shall hold each of them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses (collectively, the
“Liabilities”) that the indemnified party may sustain in any way related to (i)
any breach of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.01
or
(ii) the failure of the Subservicer to perform its duties and service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Failure to
provide the annual statement of compliance pursuant to Section 5.05 or the
attestation of compliance pursuant to Sections 5.04 and 5.07 will be treated
as
a failure of the Subservicer to perform its duties under the Agreement and
will
be subject to the indemnification provisions of Section 6.03; provided, however
for any indemnification from the Subservicer to any of the above parties with
respect to any breach of Sections 5.04, 5.05 and 5.07 of this Agreement, the
Subservicer in no event will be liable for any punitive or consequential
damages.
The
Subservicer shall immediately notify the Seller, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Depositor, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer or the Trust Fund if
a
claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage
Loans that may result in such Liabilities, and the Subservicer shall assume
(with the prior written consent of the indemnified party) the defense of any
such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel
fees,
promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered
against it or any indemnified party in respect of such claim and follow any
written instructions received from the such indemnified party in connection
with
such claim. The Subservicer shall be reimbursed promptly from the Trust Fund
for
all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the
claim is in any way related to the Subservicer’s indemnification pursuant to
Section 6.02, or the failure of the Subservicer to service and administer the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event
a
dispute arises between the Subservicer and an indemnified party with respect
to
any of the rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to this Agreement,
and
such dispute is adjudicated in a court of law, by an arbitration panel or any
other judicial process, then the losing party (if the Trustee, the Trust Fund)
shall indemnify and reimburse the winning party for all attorney’s fees and
other costs and expenses related to the adjudication of said
dispute.
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Section
6.04.
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Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC
Status.
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In
the
event that any REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC,
or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction
or prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent
performance by the Subservicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein,
the Subservicer shall indemnify the Holder of the related Residual Certificate,
the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the NIMS
Insurer against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses
(“Losses”) resulting from such negligence; provided,
however,
that the
Subservicer shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action
or inaction of the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor
or
the Holder of such Residual Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses
resulting from misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual
Certificate on which the Subservicer has relied. The foregoing shall not be
deemed to limit or restrict the rights and remedies of the Holder of such
Residual Certificate, the Trustee and the Trust Fund or the NIMS Insurer now
or
hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, in no event shall the Subservicer have any liability (1)
for
any action or omission that is taken in accordance with and in compliance with
the express terms of, or which is expressly permitted by the terms of, this
Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a negligent performance
by the Subservicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein, and (3)
for
any special or consequential damages to Certificateholders (in addition to
payment of principal and interest on the Certificates).
Section
6.05.
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Purchase
of Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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The
NIMS
Insurer may, at its option, purchase a Distressed Mortgage Loan. Any such
purchase shall be accomplished by remittance to the Servicer of the Purchase
Price for the Distressed Mortgage Loan for deposit into the Collection Account
established by the Servicer pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Trustee and
the
Subservicer shall immediately effectuate the conveyance of the purchased
Distressed Mortgage Loan to the NIMS Insurer exercising the purchase option,
including prompt delivery of the Servicing File and all related documentation
to
the applicable NIMS Insurer. If, upon purchase of any Distressed Mortgage Loan
by the NIMS Insurer, the Subservicer is no longer the servicer with respect
to
such Distressed Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer will be entitled to (i)
reimbursement of previously unpaid Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances and
(ii) reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket transfer expenses and related
costs.
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ARTICLE
VII.
THE
SERVICER
Section
7.01.
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Subservicer.
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The
Subservicer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises
as a
corporation, and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business
as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or
shall
be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or
any
of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or any
corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the
Subservicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Subservicer, shall be the successor of the Subservicer hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however,
that
the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a net
worth
of not less than $25,000,000, and (ii) which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- and Xxxxxxx
Mac-approved servicer in good standing.
Section
7.02.
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Limitation
on Liability of the Subservicer and Others.
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Neither
the Subservicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of
the
Subservicer shall be under any liability to the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the NIMS Insurer, the Depositor or the Trustee for any action taken or for
refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this
Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Subservicer or any such person against
any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this
Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any
breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Subservicer and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Subservicer may rely in good faith
on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by
any
Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Subservicer shall not
be
under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which
is
not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense
or
liability;
provided,
however,
that
the Subservicer may undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or
desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties
hereto. In such event, the Subservicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the Trust Fund for the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such
action.
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Section
7.03.
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Limitation
on Resignation and Assignment by the Subservicer.
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This
Agreement has been entered into with the Subservicer in reliance upon the
independent status of the Subservicer, and the representations as to the
adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures,
its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof.
Therefore, except as expressly provided in this Section 7.03 and Section 7.01,
the Subservicer shall neither assign its rights under this Agreement or the
servicing hereunder nor delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof
(except for such limited delegations to outsource vendors that Subservicer
utilizes to service all mortgage loans in its servicing portfolio), or sell
or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets without,
in each case, the prior written consent of the Seller, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer which consent, in the case of an
assignment of rights or delegation of duties, shall be granted or withheld
in
the discretion of the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, Trustee and
the
NIMS Insurer and which consent shall be granted or withheld in the discretion
of
such parties, except in the case of a change of control of the Subservicer
structured as an asset sale, in which case each such party’s consent shall not
be withheld if the successor entity complies with the requirements of Section
7.01; provided
that in
each case there must be delivered to the Seller, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer a letter from each Rating Agency
to
the effect that such transfer of servicing or sale or disposition of assets
will
not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current
rating of any of the Certificates or the NIM Securities to be issued in the
NIMS
Transaction.
The
Subservicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed
on
it except by mutual consent of the Subservicer, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer or upon the determination that its
duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such
incapacity cannot be cured by the Subservicer. Any such determination permitting
the resignation of the Subservicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
to such effect delivered to the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Trustee and the NIMS Insurer which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to each of them. No such resignation shall
become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Subservicer’s
responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section
8.01.
Without
in any way limiting the generality of this Section 7.03, in the event that
the
Subservicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other
than
a third party service provider) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or
substantially all of its property or assets, except to the extent permitted
by
and in accordance with this Section 7.03 and Section 7.01, without the prior
written consent of the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
and the NIMS Insurer, then such parties shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 8.01, without any payment
of
any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Subservicer
or any third party.
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Section
7.04.
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Third
Party Subservicing Agreements and Successor Third Party
Subservicer.
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(a)
The Subservicer shall not hire or
otherwise utilize the services of any Third Party Subservicer to fulfill any
of
the obligations of the Subservicer as servicer under this Agreement unless
the
Subservicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.04
and the proposed Third Party Subservicer (i) is an institution which is an
approved Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac Seller/Servicer as indicated in writing,
(ii)
represents and warrants that it is in compliance with the laws of each state
as
necessary to enable it to perform its obligations under such subservicing
agreement and (iii) is acceptable to the NIMS Insurer. The Subservicer shall
not
hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not
permit any Third Party Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services
of
any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Subservicer as
servicer under this Agreement unless the Subservicer complies with the
provisions of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.04.
(b)
The Subservicer shall give prior
written notice to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor
and the NIMS Insurer of the appointment of any Third Party Subservicer and
shall
furnish to the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and
the
NIMS Insurer a copy of any related subservicing agreement. For purposes of
this
Agreement, the Subservicer shall be deemed to have received payments on Mortgage
Loans immediately upon receipt by any Third Party Subservicer of such payments.
Any such subservicing agreement shall be consistent with and not violate the
provisions of this Agreement. Each subservicing agreement shall provide that
a
successor Subservicer shall have the option to terminate such agreement without
payment of any fees if the predecessor Subservicer is terminated or resigns.
The
Subservicer shall cause any Third Party Subservicer used by the Subservicer
(or
by any Third Party Subservicer) to comply with the provisions of this Section
7.04 and with Sections 4.02(c), 5.04, 5.05(a), 5.05(b), 5.07 (and shall
amend, with the consent of the parties hereto, Exhibit H to reflect such Third
Party Subservicer’s attestation of compliance with the Servicing Criteria),
6.01(l) and 6.03 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Third Party
Subservicer were the Subservicer. The Subservicer shall be responsible for
obtaining from each Third Party Subservicer and delivering to the Trustee,
the
NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor any servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Third Party Subservicer
under Section 5.05(a), any reports on assessment of compliance and attestation
required to be delivered by such Third Party Subservicer under Sections 5.04
and
5.07 and any certification required to be delivered under 5.05(b) to the Person
that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section
5.07 as and when required to be delivered hereunder.
(c)
The Subservicer shall give prior
written notice to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor of the
appointment of any Subcontractor and a written description (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor)
of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Subservicer
or
any Third Party Subservicer, specifying (A) the identity of each such
Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are Participating
Entities, and (C) which elements of the servicing criteria set forth under
Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided
by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (B) of this
paragraph.
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As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be a
Participating Entity, the Subservicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used
by
the Subservicer (or by any Third Party Subservicer) for the benefit of the
Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
to comply with the provisions of Sections 5.04(ii), 5.05(b), 5.07 (and
shall amend, with the consent of the parties hereto, Exhibit H to reflect such
Subcontractor’s attestation with the Servicing Criteria) and 6.03 of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Subservicer.
The
Subservicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and
delivering to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer
and the Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to
be
delivered by such Subcontractor under Sections 5.04 and 5.07, in each case
as and when required to be delivered.
The
Subservicer acknowledges that a Third Party Subservicer or Subcontractor that
performs services with respect to mortgage loans involved in this transaction
in
addition to the Mortgage Loans may be determined to be a Participating Entity
on
the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage loans (which quantitative
determination may be made by the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer or the
Master Servicer), without regard to whether such Third Party Subservicer or
Subcontractor would be a Participating Entity with respect to the Mortgage
Loans
viewed in isolation. The Subservicer shall (A) respond as promptly as
practicable to any good faith request by the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer or the Depositor for information regarding each Third Party Subservicer
and each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Third Party Subservicer and each
Subcontractor with respect to which the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer or the Depositor requests delivery of an assessment of compliance
and
accountants’ attestation to deliver such within the time required under Section
5.07.
Notwithstanding
any subservicing agreement or the provisions of this Agreement relating to
agreements or arrangements between the Subservicer and a Third Party
Subservicer, Subcontractor or other third party acting through a Third Party
Servicer or Subcontractor or reference to actions taken through a Third Party
Subservicer, a Subcontractor, another third party acting through a Third Party
Servicer or Subcontractor or otherwise, the Subservicer shall remain obligated
and primarily liable to the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Certificateholders for the servicing and
administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions hereof
without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of any
subservicing, subcontracting or other agreements or arrangements or by virtue
of
indemnification from a Third Party Subservicer, Subcontractor or a third party
acting through a Third Party Servicer or Subcontractor and to the same extent
and under the same terms and conditions as if the Subservicer alone were
servicing the Mortgage Loans, including with respect to compliance with Item
1122 of Regulation AB. The Subservicer shall be entitled to enter into any
agreement with a Third Party Subservicer, Subcontractor or a third party for
indemnification of the Subservicer by such Third Party Subservicer,
Subcontractor or third party and nothing contained in the Agreement shall be
deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
TERMINATION
Section
8.01.
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Termination
for Cause.
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(a) Any
of the following occurrences shall constitute an event of default (each, an
“Event of Default”) on the part of the Subservicer:
(i) any
failure by the Subservicer to remit to the Servicer any payment required to
be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of two (2) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Subservicer by the Servicer or the NIMS Insurer; or
(ii) failure
by the Subservicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other
of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Subservicer set forth in
this
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 5 days (and 60 days with
respect to the representations and warranties contained in clauses (a) through
(k) of Section 6.01) after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Subservicer
by
the Servicer or the NIMS Insurer; or
(iii) failure
by the Subservicer to maintain its license to do business or service residential
mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Properties are located,
where such failure to maintain its license has a material impact on this
Agreement; or
(iv) a
decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator
in
any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy, marshalling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Subservicer
and
such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a
period of 45 days; or
(v) the
Subservicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Subservicer or of
or
relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vi) the
Subservicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as
they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal
business operations for three Business Days; or
(vii) the
Subservicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
lender/servicer; or
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(viii) the
Subservicer attempts to assign the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or its right
to servicing compensation hereunder or the Subservicer attempts to sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or
to
assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate
its duties hereunder or any portion thereof in a manner not permitted under
this
Agreement; or
(ix) if
any of the Rating Agencies reduces or withdraws the rating of any of the
Certificates due to a reason attributable to the Subservicer or (y) the
Subservicer’s residential primary servicer rating for servicing of subprime
loans issued by Fitch shall fall to “RPS2” or below or by S&P shall fall to
“Average” or below; or
(x) the
net worth of the Subservicer shall be less than $25,000,000.
In
each
and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been
remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer may have at law or equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer, by notice in writing to the Subservicer, may
terminate all the rights and obligations of the Subservicer under this Agreement
and in and to the servicing contract established hereby and the proceeds
thereof.
Upon
receipt by the Subservicer of such written notice, all authority and power
of
the Subservicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage
Loans
or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in a successor servicer appointed
by
the Trustee, the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, with
the
consent of the other party and the NIMS Insurer. Upon written request from
the
Servicer or the Master Servicer, the Subservicer shall prepare, execute and
deliver to the successor entity designated by the Servicer or the Master
Servicer any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s
possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or
things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of
termination, including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Subservicer’s
sole expense. The Subservicer shall cooperate with the Seller, the Servicer,
the
Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee and such successor in effecting
the termination of the Subservicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder,
including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration
by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Subservicer
to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect
to the Mortgage Loans. To the extent not previously reimbursed pursuant to
Sections 3.04 or 3.06 of this Agreement, the Subservicer shall make commercially
reasonable efforts to require the successor servicer to reimburse the
Subservicer, on a FIFO basis, for any outstanding Servicing Advances at the
time
such servicing responsibilities are transferred to such successor servicer.
If,
after one calendar year, such successor servicer has failed to reimburse the
Subservicer, the Seller shall either (a) cause the successor servicer to
reimburse or (b) reimburse the Subservicer for such outstanding Servicing
Advances.
By
a
written notice, the Trustee, the Servicer or the Master Servicer, with the
consent of the other parties and the NIMS Insurer, may waive any default by
the
Subservicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its
consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to
exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to
any
subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to
the
extent expressly so waived.
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Section
8.02.
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Termination
Without Cause.
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This
Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the distribution of the
final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan to the Servicer
(or advances by the Subservicer for the same), and (b) the disposition of all
REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage Loan and the
remittance of all funds due hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of the
Subservicer, the Seller, the Servicer and the Master Servicer in writing
provided such termination is also acceptable to the Rating Agencies and the
NIMS
Insurer or (iii) with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, at the
sole
option of the Seller, without cause, upon 30 days written notice. Any such
notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Trustee, the
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Subservicer by
registered mail to the address set forth
in
Section 9.04 of this Agreement. The Subservicer shall comply with the
termination procedures set forth in Sections 8.01, 8.02 and 9.01
hereof.
In
the
event the Seller terminates the Subservicer without cause pursuant to subsection
(iii) above with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall
be required to pay to the Subservicer the applicable Termination Fee and the
applicable Deboarding Fee with respect to the affected Mortgage Loans; provided,
that, no Termination Fee may be paid or payable with respect to certain Mortgage
Loans as agreed to between the Seller and the Subservicer from time to time.
Section
8.03.
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Special
Termination Events.
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If,
as of
any date of determination, any of the following circumstances shall exist with
respect to the Mortgage Loans (each, a “Trigger
Event”),
subject to the prior written consent of the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer and the Seller shall have the right, by notice in writing to
the
Subservicer, to terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Subservicer
under this Agreement:
(i) the
“60 Day Delinquency Average” of the Mortgage Loans exceeds twelve percent (12%)
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans. As used herein, the
“60
Day
Delinquency Average”
is
equal to the average percentage, as of the end of the Due Periods relating
to
the three immediately preceding Remittance Dates, of the scheduled principal
balance of all Mortgage Loans that are (i) 60 or more days delinquent (but
not
in bankruptcy or foreclosure and which have not become REO Properties), (ii)
in
bankruptcy and 60 or more days delinquent, (iii) in foreclosure and 60 or more
days delinquent or (iv) REO Properties; or
(ii) as
of any date, the “Realized Losses” for the Mortgage Loans for the then most
recent six month period exceeds five percent (5%) of the unpaid principal
balance of the such Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of such twelve (12)
month
period. As used herein, with respect to any liquidated Mortgage Loan, the
related “Realized
Loss”
is
amount equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related liquidated
Mortgage Loan as of the date of liquidation, minus (ii) Liquidation Proceeds
received, to the extent allocable to principal, net of amounts that are
reimbursable therefrom to the Subservicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan
including expenses of liquidation; or
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(iii) the
cumulative Realized Losses for the Mortgage Loans, calculated as a percentage
of
the Cut-off Date principal balance of the Mortgage Loans exceeds the percentage
set forth in the first column below at any time during the corresponding period
from the Closing Date set forth in the second column below:
Trigger
Percentage
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Applicable
Period from Closing Date
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6.0%
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From
Closing Date through end of twelfth complete calendar month following
Closing Date
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8.0%
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From
13th
calendar month following Closing Date through end of 24th
complete calendar month following Closing Date
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10.0%
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From
25th
calendar
month following Closing Date through end of 36th
complete calendar month following Closing Date
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12.0%
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From
37th
calendar month following Closing Date through end of 48th
complete calendar month following Closing Date
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14.0%
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At
any time after the end of 48th
complete calendar month following Closing
Date
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Upon
receipt by the Subservicer of a written termination notice pursuant to this
Section 8.03, all authority and power of the Subservicer under this Agreement,
whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and
be
vested in a successor servicer appointed by the Seller, with the consent of
the
Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer. Upon written
request from the Servicer or the Master Servicer, the Subservicer shall prepare,
execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by the Seller any and
all
documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all
Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary
or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including
but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage
Loans and related documents, at the Subservicer’s sole expense. The Subservicer
shall cooperate with the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer and the Trustee and such successor in effecting the termination of
the
Subservicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including without
limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all
cash
amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Subservicer to the Custodial
Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the related
Mortgage Loans.
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By
a
written notice, the Seller may waive any Trigger Event hereunder and its
consequences. Upon any waiver of a Trigger Event in any period, such event
shall
cease to exist for such period. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or
other default or Trigger Event or impair any right consequent thereon except
to
the extent expressly so waived.
No
termination fee shall be payable to the Subservicer upon a termination pursuant
to this Section 8.03.
Section
8.04.
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Termination
for Distressed and Released Mortgage Loans.
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(a) This
Agreement shall be terminated with respect to the servicing of those Mortgage
Loans that are determined to be Released Mortgage Loans as of the Transfer
Date
and servicing of such Mortgage Loans shall be transferred to the Released
Mortgage Transferee or its designee.
(b) All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the delivery of the
Servicing Files and the other necessary data to the Released Mortgage Transferee
or its designee shall be paid by the Released Mortgage Transferee from its
own
funds without reimbursement therefor within fifteen (15) Business Days upon
receipt of an invoice from the Subservicer. The Released Mortgage Transferee
shall be responsible for the delivery of all required transfer notices pursuant
to the Trust Agreement and will send a copy of the transfer notices to the
Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04, the NIMS Insurer may, at its
option, elect to purchase any Distressed Mortgage Loan at a price equal to
its
Purchase Price. Any such purchase of a Distressed Mortgage Loan shall be
accomplished by remittance to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account
established pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Trust Agreement of the amount of
the
Purchase Price. The Subservicers on behalf of the Trustee shall immediately
effectuate the conveyance of such Distressed Mortgage Loan to the NIMS Insurer
to the extent necessary, including the prompt delivery of all Servicing Files
and other related documentation to the NIMS Insurer.
(d) No
termination fee shall be payable to the Subservicer upon a termination pursuant
to this Section 8.04.
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ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
9.01.
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Successor
to the Subservicer.
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Simultaneously
with the termination of the Subservicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement (a) pursuant to Sections 6.02, 6.04, 7.03, 8.01 or 8.02, the Servicer
or the Master Servicer shall (i) within 90 days of the Subservicer’s notice of
such termination, succeed to and assume all of the Subservicer’s
responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii)
appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) and
(ii)
of Section 7.01 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Subservicer under this Agreement
simultaneously with the termination of the Subservicer’s responsibilities,
duties and liabilities under this Agreement; or (b) pursuant to a termination
under Section 8.02(iii) or Section 8.03 or 8.04, the Seller shall appoint a
successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of
Section 7.01 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Subservicer under this Agreement
simultaneously with the termination of the Subservicer’s responsibilities,
duties and liabilities under this Agreement. Any successor to the Subservicer
shall be subject to the approval of the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the
NIMS Insurer. Any approval of a successor servicer by the Servicer, the Master
Servicer and the NIMS Insurer and, to the extent required by the Trust
Agreement, the Trustee, shall, if the successor servicer is not at that time
a
servicer of other Mortgage Loans for the Trust Fund, be conditioned upon the
receipt by the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Seller
and
the Trustee of a letter from each Rating Agency to the effect that such transfer
of servicing will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of
the
then-current rating of any of the Certificates or the NIM Securities to be
issued in the NIMS Transaction. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Seller, as applicable,
may
make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments
on
Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided,
however,
that no
such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Subservicer under
this Agreement. In the event that the Subservicer’s duties, responsibilities and
liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the
aforementioned sections, the Subservicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Subservicer
pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a
successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 9.01 and shall in no
event
relieve the Subservicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant
to
Sections 6.01 and the remedies available to the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer and the Seller under Sections 6.02, 6.03 and
6.04,
it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 6.01, 6.02,
6.03 and 6.04 shall be applicable to the Subservicer notwithstanding any such
resignation or termination of the Subservicer, or the termination of this
Agreement. Neither the Servicer or the Master Servicer, in its capacity as
successor servicer, nor any other successor servicer shall be responsible for
the lack of information and/or documents that it cannot otherwise obtain through
reasonable efforts.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than 30 days of the
appointment of a successor entity, the Subservicer shall prepare, execute and
deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other instruments,
place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be
done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of
such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer of any
Mortgage Notes and the related documents. The Subservicer shall cooperate with
the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Seller, as applicable,
and
such successor in effecting the termination of the Subservicer’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder and the transfer of servicing
responsibilities to the successor Subservicer, including without limitation,
the
transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be credited by the Subservicer to the Custodial Account or
Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Trustee, the Subservicer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer and the Seller an instrument (i) accepting such appointment, wherein
the
successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in Section
6.01 and provide for the same remedies set forth in Sections 6.02, 6.03 and
6.04
herein and (ii) an assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance
of each covenant and condition to be performed and observed by the Subservicer
under this Agreement, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with
all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities
of
the Subservicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this
Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Subservicer or termination
of
this Agreement pursuant to Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.01, 8.02, 8.03 or 8.04 shall
not affect any claims that the Seller, the Servicer, Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer or the Trustee may have against the Subservicer arising out of the
Subservicer’s actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or
resignation. In addition, in the event any successor servicer is appointed
pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) of this Agreement, such successor servicer must
satisfy the conditions relating to the transfer of servicing set forth in the
Trust Agreement.
The
Subservicer shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the funds in the
Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Loan documents and related
documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Subservicer shall account
for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in
the
successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Subservicer.
Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, it shall notify the Trustee, the
Seller, the Servicer and Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Depositor
of
such appointment in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section
9.04.
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Section
9.02.
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Costs.
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The
Seller shall pay the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. Costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the servicing
responsibilities, including fees for delivering Servicing Files, shall be paid
by (i) the terminated or resigning servicer if such termination or resignation
is a result of an occurrence of a termination event under Section 8.01 or a
Trigger Event under Section 8.03, (ii) the related Seller if such termination
is
pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) and (iii) in all other cases by the Trust Fund.
Subject to Section 2.02, the Seller, on behalf of the Depositor, shall pay
the
costs associated with the preparation, delivery and recording of Assignments
of
Mortgages.
Section
9.03.
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Protection
of Confidential Information.
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The
Subservicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without
the Seller’s prior written consent, any nonpublic information pertaining to the
Mortgage Loans or any borrower thereunder, except to the extent that it is
appropriate for the Subservicer
to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other
governmental agencies or as is necessary to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
Section
9.04.
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Notices.
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All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed by overnight courier, addressed as
follows (or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party
by like notice):
(i)
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if
to the Seller:
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Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, LXS 2006-4N
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(ii)
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if
to the Subservicer:
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GMAC
Mortgage Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
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(iii)
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if
to the Master Servicer:
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Aurora
Loan Services LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(iv)
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if
to the Servicer:
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Aurora
Loan Services LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(v)
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if
to the Trustee:
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U.S.
Bank
National Association
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX-XX-XXX
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
LXS 2006-4N
(v)
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if
to the NIMS Insurer:
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as
provided in the Trust Agreement.
Any
such
demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received
on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee.
Section
9.05.
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Severability
Clause.
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Any
part,
provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited
or
which is held to be void or unenforceable shall
be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision,
representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall
be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition
or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and
any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage
Loan
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto
waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable
any
provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation
or
warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit
intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in
good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is as close
as
possible to the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such
invalidity.
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Section
9.06.
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No
Personal Solicitation.
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From
and
after the Closing Date, the Subservicer hereby agrees that it will not take
any
action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Subservicer’s behalf, to
personally,
by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any related Mortgage
Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a Mortgage Loan, in
whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Trustee. It is
understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation
of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the
list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including
insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Trustee pursuant hereto
on
the Closing Date and the Subservicer shall take no action to undermine these
rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood
and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Subservicer or any affiliate of
the
Subservicer which are directed to the general public at large, including,
without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, messages contained on the Subservicer’s voice response unit (on a
non-targeted basis), web page, monthly account statements provided to Mortgagors
(on a non-targeted basis), radio and television advertisements shall not
constitute solicitation under this Section 9.06.
Section
9.07.
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
Section
9.08.
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Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
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This
Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed counterpart thereof
is
received by the Seller in the State of New York and shall be deemed to have
been
made in the State of New York. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
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Section
9.09.
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Further
Agreements.
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The
Seller and the Subservicer each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
Section
9.10.
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Intention
of the Parties.
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It
is the
intention of the parties that the Seller is conveying, and the Subservicer
is
receiving only a contract for servicing the Mortgage Loans. Accordingly, the
parties hereby acknowledge that the Trust Fund remains the sole and absolute
owner of the Mortgage Loans (other than the servicing rights) and all rights
related thereto.
Section
9.11.
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Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement.
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This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Subservicer, the Seller, the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer and the Master Servicer
and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall not be
assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Subservicer to a third party except
in
accordance with Section 7.02 and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated
by the Seller without the prior written consent of the NIMS Insurer except
as to
the extent provided in Section 9.12.
Section
9.12.
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Assignment
by the Seller.
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The
Seller shall assign (exclusive of the Seller’s rights arising under Section or
the Subservicer’s rights under Section 8.02(iii) or 8.03), its interest under
this Agreement to the Depositor, which in turn shall assign such rights to
the
Trustee, and the Trustee then shall succeed to all rights of the Seller under
this Agreement.
Section
9.13.
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Amendment.
|
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Subservicer and the Seller,
with (i) the prior written consent of the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer and
(ii)
the written agreement signed by the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller
and the Subservicer; provided
that the
party requesting such amendment shall, at its own expense, provide the Trustee,
the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Seller with an
Opinion of Counsel that such amendment will not materially adversely affect
the
interest of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans or the NIM Securities
to be issued in the NIMS Transaction. Any such amendment shall be deemed not
to
adversely affect in any material respect any the interest of the
Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans or the NIM Securities to be issued
in
the NIMS Transaction, if the Trustee receives written confirmation from each
Rating Agency that such amendment will not cause such Rating Agency to reduce,
qualify or withdraw the then current rating assigned to the Certificates and
the
NIM Securities (and any Opinion of Counsel requested by the Trustee, the NIMS
Insurer, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Seller in connection with
any
such amendment may rely expressly on such confirmation as the basis
therefore);
provided, however,
this
Agreement may be amended by the Subservicer, the Seller, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer and the Trustee from time to time without the delivery of an
Opinion of Counsel described above to the extent necessary, in the judgment
of
the Seller and its counsel, to comply with any rules promulgated by the
Commission and any interpretations thereof by the staff of the
Commission.
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Section
9.14.
|
Waivers.
|
No
term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced and is consented to by the NIMS
Insurer.
Section
9.15.
|
Exhibits.
|
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section
9.16.
|
Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
|
Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that
it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth
herein, that the Depositor, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer receive the benefit
of the provisions of this Agreement as intended third party beneficiaries of
this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Subservicer shall have
the
same obligations to the Depositor, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer as if they
were parties to this Agreement, and the Depositor, the Trustee and the NIMS
Insurer shall have the same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of
this Agreement as if they were parties to this Agreement. The Subservicer shall
only take direction from the Servicer and the Master Servicer (if direction
by
the Master Servicer is required under this Agreement) unless otherwise directed
by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations
of
the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Master Servicer hereunder
(other than the right to indemnification) shall terminate upon the termination
of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement and all rights of the NIMS
Insurer set forth in this Agreement (other than the right of indemnification)
shall exist only so long as the NIM Securities issued pursuant to the NIMS
Transaction remain outstanding or the NIMS Insurer is owed amounts in respect
of
its guarantee of payment on such NIM Securities.
Section
9.17.
|
General
Interpretive Principles.
|
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
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(a) the
terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this
Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any
gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references
herein to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Subsections”, “Paragraphs”, and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) a
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference
to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the
words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(f) the
term “include” or “including” shall mean by reason of enumeration.
Section
9.18.
|
Reproduction
of Documents.
|
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements,
certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence
as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether
or
not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made
by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement,
facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be
admissible in evidence.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subservicer, the Seller, the Servicer and the Master
Servicer have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
(Seller)
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Subservicer)
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC
(Servicer)
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC
(Master
Servicer)
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged
by:
U.S.
BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Trustee)
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled “SASCO 2006-4N Mortgage Loan
Schedules” at Dechert LLP
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
__, ____
To:
|
___________________________
|
___________________________
|
|
___________________________
|
|
(the
“Depository”)
|
As
Servicer under the Securitization Subservicing Agreement dated as of May 1,
2006
(the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Agreement, to be
designated as “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as subservicer for Aurora Loan
Services LLC, in trust for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Xxxxxx
XS Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N.” All deposits in
the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the
Subservicer. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and
return one original to us.
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC
Servicer
Servicer
By:________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
B-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
__________________________________________
Depository
By:________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
B-2
EXHIBIT
C
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
___,
____
To:
|
___________________________
|
___________________________
|
|
___________________________
|
|
(the
“Depository”)
|
As
Servicer under the Securitization Subservicing Agreement dated as of May 1,
2006
(the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Agreement, to be designated
as “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as subservicer for Aurora Loan Services LLC, in
trust for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Xxxxxx XS Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-4N, and various Mortgagors.” All
deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed
by the Subservicer. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute
and return one original to us.
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC
Servicer
Servicer
By:________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
C-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number ______, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
__________________________________________
Depository
By:________________________________________
Name:______________________________________
Title:_______________________________________
Date:_______________________________________
X-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
FIELD
NAME
|
DESCRIPTION
|
FORMAT
|
INVNUM
|
INVESTOR
LOAN NUMBER
|
Number
no decimals
|
SERVNUM
|
SERVICER
LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED
|
Number
no decimals
|
BEGSCHEDBAL
|
BEGINNING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED
|
Number
two decimals
|
BEGINNING
TRAIL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL, REQUIRED
|
||
SCHEDPRIN
|
SCHEDULED
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ACTUAL
PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
|
||
REQUIRED,
.00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
|
||
CURT1
|
CURTAILMENT
1 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT1DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT1ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2
|
CURTAILMENT
2 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT2ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
LIQPRIN
|
PAYOFF,
LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
OTHPRIN
|
OTHER
PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
PRINREMIT
|
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
INTREMIT
|
NET
INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST,
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
||
TOTREMIT
|
TOTAL
REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDSCHEDBAL
|
ENDING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
|
||
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDACTBAL
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDDUEDATE
|
ENDING
ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
ACTCODE
|
60
IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
no decimals
|
ACTDATE
|
ACTUAL
PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
INTRATE
|
INTEREST
RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
|
Example
.0700000 for 7.00%
|
|
SFRATE
|
SERVICE
FEE RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
|
Example
.0025000 for .25%
|
|
PTRATE
|
PASS
THRU RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
|
Example
.0675000 for 6.75%
|
|
PIPMT
|
P&I
CONSTANT, REQUIRED
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF
|
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX FOR MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
Data
Field
|
Format
|
|
|
Data
Description
|
%
of
MI coverage
|
NUMBER(6,5)
|
|
|
The
percent of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of loss
on a
defaulted loan.
|
Actual
MI claim filed date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the claim was submitted to the PMI company.
|
Actual
bankruptcy start date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the bankruptcy petition is filed with the
court.
|
Actual
MI claim amount filed
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount of the claim that was filed by the servicer with the PMI
company.
|
Actual
discharge date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the Discharge Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
Actual
due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
due date of the next outstanding payment amount due from the
mortgagor.
|
Actual
eviction complete date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the eviction proceedings are completed by local
counsel.
|
Actual
eviction start date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the eviction proceedings are commenced by local
counsel.
|
Actual
first legal date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined
by
state statute.
|
Actual
redemption end date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the foreclosure redemption period expires.
|
Bankruptcy
chapter
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
7=
Chapter 7 filed
12=
Chapter 12 filed
|
11=
Chapter 11 filed
13=
Chapter 13 filed
|
Chapter
of bankruptcy filed.
|
Bankruptcy
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=Active
Bankruptcy
|
N=No
Active Bankruptcy
|
Subservicer
defined indicator that identifies that the property is an asset in
an
active bankruptcy case.
|
Bankruptcy
Case Number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
The
court assigned case number of the bankruptcy filed by a party with
interest in the property.
|
MI
claim amount paid
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount paid to the servicer by the PMI company as a result of submitting
an MI claim.
|
D-2-1
MI
claim funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from the PMI company as a result of
transmitting an MI claim.
|
Current
loan amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Current
unpaid principal balance of the loan as of the date of reporting
to Aurora
Master Servicing.
|
Date
FC sale scheduled
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the foreclosure sale is scheduled to be held.
|
Date
relief/dismissal granted
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the dismissal or relief from stay order is entered by the
bankruptcy court.
|
Date
REO offer accepted
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date of acceptance of an REO offer.
|
Date
REO offer received
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date of receipt of an REO offer.
|
Delinquency
value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure referral not related
to
loss mitigation activity.
|
Delinquency
value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the delinquency valuation
amount.
|
Delinquency
value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the delinquency valuation amount was completed by vendor or
property
management company.
|
Delinquency
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=
90+ delinq. Not in FC, Bky or Loss mit
|
N=Less
than 90 days delinquent
|
Subservicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is delinquent but
is not
involved in loss mitigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy or
REO.
|
Foreclosure
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=Active
foreclosure
|
N=No
active foreclosure
|
Subservicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in foreclosure
proceedings.
|
Corporate
expense balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Total
of all cumulative expenses advanced by the servicer for non-escrow
expenses such as but not limited to: FC fees and costs, bankruptcy
fees
and costs, property preservation and property
inspections.
|
Foreclosure
attorney referral date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the loan was referred to local counsel to begin foreclosure
proceedings.
|
Foreclosure
valuation amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained during the foreclosure process. Usually as a result of a
BPO and
typically used to calculate the bid.
|
Foreclosure
valuation date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that foreclosure valuation amount was completed by vendor or property
management company.
|
D-2-2
Foreclosure
valuation source
|
VARCHAR2(80)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the foreclosure valuation
amount.
|
FHA
27011A transmitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the FHA 27011A claim was submitted to HUD.
|
FHA
27011 B transmitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the FHA 27011B claim was submitted to HUD.
|
VA
LGC/ FHA Case number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
Number
that is assigned individually to the loan by either HUD or VA at
the time
of origination. The number is located on the Loan Guarantee Certificate
(LGC) or the Mortgage Insurance Certificate (MIC).
|
FHA
Part A funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting
the
27011A claim.
|
Foreclosure
actual sale date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the foreclosure sale was held.
|
Subservicer
loan number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by
servicer.
|
Loan
type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
1=FHA
Residential
3=Conventional
w/o PMI
5=FHA
Project
7=HUD
235/265
9=Farm
Loan
S=Sub
prime
|
2=VA
Residentia
4=Commercial
6=Conventional
w/PMI
8=Daily
Simple Interest Loan
U=Unknown
|
Type
of loan being serviced generally defined by the existence of certain
types
of insurance (i.e.: FHA, VA, conventional insured, conventional uninsured,
SBA, etc.).
|
Loss
mit approval date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date determined that the servicer and mortgagor agree to pursue a
defined
loss mitigation alternative.
|
Loss
mit flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=
Active loss mitigation
|
N=No
active loss mitigation
|
Subservicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in completing
a loss mitigation alternative.
|
Loss
mit removal date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the mortgagor is denied loss mitigation alternatives or
the date
that the loss mitigation alternative is completed resulting in a
current
or liquidated loan.
|
D-2-3
Loss
mit type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
L=
Loss Mitigation
NP=Pending
non-performing sale
DI=
Deed in lieu
MO=Modification
SH=Short
sale
|
LT=Litigation
pending
CH=
Charge off
FB=
Forbearance plan
PC=Partial
claim
VA=VA
refunding
|
The
defined loss mitigation alternative identified on the loss mit approval
date.
|
Loss
mit value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure sale intended
to aid in
the completion of loss mitigation activity.
|
Loss
mit value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the loss mitigation
valuation amount.
|
Loss
mit value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Date
that the loss mitigation valuation amount was completed by vendor
or
property management company.
|
MI
certificate number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
A
number that is assigned individually to the loan by the PMI company
at the
time of origination. Similar to the VA LGC/FHA Case Number in purpose.
|
LPMI
Cost
|
NUMBER(7,7)
|
|
|
The
current premium paid to the PMI company for Lender Paid Mortgage
Insurance.
|
Occupancy
status
|
VARCHAR2(1)
|
O=Owner
occupied
U=Unknown
|
T=Tenant
occupied
V=Vacant
|
The
most recent status of the property regarding who if anyone is occupying
the property. Typically a result of a routine property
inspection.
|
First
Vacancy date/ Occupancy status date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the most recent occupancy status was determined. Typically
the
date of the most recent property inspection.
|
Original
loan amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Amount
of the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed of
trust).
|
Original
value amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Appraised
value of property as of origination typically determined through
the
appraisal process.
|
Origination
date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed of
trust)
of the mortgagor was executed.
|
D-2-4
FHA
Part B funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting
the
27011B claim.
|
Post
petition due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
post petition due date of a loan involved in a chapter 13
bankruptcy.
|
Property
condition
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
1=
Excellent
3=Average
5=Poor
|
2=Good
4=Fair
6=Very
poor
|
Physical
condition of the property as most recently reported to the servicer
by
vendor or property management company.
|
Property
type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
3=Condo
6=Prefabricated
7=Mobile
home
A=Church
O=Co-op
CT=Condotel
|
1=Single
family
4=Multifamily
B=Commercial
U=Unknown
P=PUD
M=Manufactured
housing
MU=Mixed
use
|
2=Town
house
5=Other
C=Land
only
D=Farm
R=Row
house
24=
2-4 family
|
Type
of property secured by mortgage such as: single family, 2-4 unit,
etc.
|
D-2-5
Reason
for default
|
VARCHAR2(3)
|
001=Death
of principal mtgr
003=Illness
of mtgr's family member
004=Death
of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment
of income
008=Abandonment
of property
011=Property
problem
013=Inability
to rent property
015=Other
017=Business
failure
022=Energy-Environment
costs
026=
Payment adjustment
029=Transfer
ownership pending
031=Unable
to contact borrower
|
002=Illness
of principal mtgr
005=Marital
difficulties
007=Excessive
obligations
009=Distant
employee transfer
012=Inability
to sell property
014=Military
service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty
loss
023=
Servicing problems
027=Payment
dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
|
Cause
of delinquency as identified by mortgagor.
|
REO
repaired value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
projected value of the property that is adjusted from the "as is"
value
assuming necessary repairs have been made to the property as determined
by
the vendor/property management company.
|
REO
list price adjustment amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
most recent listing/pricing amount as updated by the servicer for
REO
properties.
|
REO
list price adjustment date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
most recent date that the servicer advised the agent to make an adjustment
to the REO listing price.
|
REO
value (as is)
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
value of the property without making any repairs as determined by
the
vendor/property management company.
|
REO
actual closing date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the sale of the REO property closed
escrow.
|
REO
flag
|
VARCHAR2(7)
|
Y=Active
REO
|
N=No
active REO
|
Subservicer
defined indicator that identifies that the property is now Real Estate
Owned.
|
D-2-6
REO
original list date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
initial/first date that the property was listed with an agent as
an
REO.
|
REO
original list price
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
initial/first price that was used to list the property with an agent
as an
REO.
|
REO
net sales proceeds
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
actual REO sales price less closing costs paid. The net sales proceeds
are
identified within the HUD1 settlement statement.
|
REO
sales price
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Actual
sales price agreed upon by both the purchaser and servicer as documented
on the HUD1 settlement statement.
|
REO
scheduled close date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the sale of the REO property is scheduled to close
escrow.
|
REO
value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the vendor or management company completed the valuation of
the
property resulting in the REO value (as is).
|
REO
value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the REO value (as
is).
|
Repay
first due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
due date of the first scheduled payment due under a forbearance or
repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and
servicer.
|
Repay
next due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
due date of the next outstanding payment due under a forbearance
or
repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and servicer.
|
Repay
plan broken/reinstated/closed date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
servicer defined date upon which the servicer considers that the
plan is
no longer in effect as a result of plan completion or mortgagor's
failure
to remit payments as scheduled.
|
Repay
plan created date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that both the mortgagor and servicer agree to the terms of a
forbearance or repayment plan.
|
SBO
loan number
|
NUMBER(9)
|
|
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master
Servicing.
|
Escrow
balance/advance balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
positive or negative account balance that is dedicated to payment
of
hazard insurance, property taxes, MI, etc. (escrow items
only).
|
Title
approval letter received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the title approval was received as set forth in
the HUD
title approval letter.
|
D-2-7
Title
package HUD/VA date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the title package was submitted to either HUD or
VA.
|
VA
claim funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that funds were received by the servicer from the VA
for the
expense claim submitted by the servicer.
|
VA
claim submitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the expense claim was submitted by the servicer
to the
VA.
|
VA
first funds received amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount of funds received by the servicer from VA as a result of the
specified bid.
|
VA
first funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the funds from the specified bid were received by the servicer
from the VA.
|
VA
XXX submitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the Notice of Election to Convey was submitted to the
VA.
|
Zip
Code
|
VARCHAR2(5)
|
|
|
U.S.
postal zip code that corresponds to property location.
|
FNMA
Delinquency status code
|
VARCHAR2(3)
24=Drug
seizure
28=Modification
31=Probate
44=Deed-in-lieu
62=VA
no-bid
65=Ch.
7 bankruptcy
|
09=Forbearance
26=Refinance
29=Charge-off
32=Military
indulgence
49=Assignment
63=VA
Refund
66=Ch.
11 bankruptcy
|
17=Preforeclosure
sale
27=Assumption
30=Third-party
sale
43=Foreclosure
61=Second
lien considerations
64=VA
Buydown
67=Ch.
13 bankruptcy
|
The
code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that
reflects
the current defaulted status of a loan (i.e.: 65, 67, 43 or
44).
|
D-2-8
FNMA
delinquency reason code
|
VARCHAR2(3)
|
001=Death
of principal mtgr
003=Illness
of mtgr's family member
005=Marital
difficulties
007=Excessive
obligations
009=Distant
employee transfer
012=Inability
to sell property
014=Military
service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty
loss
023=
Servicing problems
027=Payment
dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
|
002=Illness
of principal mtgr
004=Death
of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment
of income
008=Abandonment
of property
011=Property
problem
013=Inability
to rent property
015=Other
017=Business
failure
022=Energy-Environment
costs
026=
Payment adjustment
029=Transfer
ownership pending
031=Unable
to contact borrower
|
The
code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that
describes the circumstance that appears to be the primary contributing
factor to the delinquency.
|
Suspense
balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Money
submitted to the servicer, credited to the mortgagor's account but
not
allocated to principal, interest, escrow, etc.
|
Restricted
escrow balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Money
held in escrow by the mortgage company through completion of repairs
to
property.
|
Investor
number
|
NUMBER
(10,2)
|
|
|
Unique
number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.
|
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
LOAN LOSS REPORT
Final
Report Field Heading
|
Definition
|
Format
|
Subservicer
Cut Off Date
|
Reporting
cycle cut off date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Subservicer
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by
servicer.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master
Servicing.
|
NUMBER(9)
|
Subservicer
Customer Number
|
Unique
number assigned to each servicer
|
NUMBER(3)
|
Investor
ID
|
Unique
number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.
|
NUMBER
(10,2)
|
Resolution
Type
|
Description
of the process to resolve the delinquency. Ex. Foreclosure, Short
Sale,
Third Party Sale, Deed In Lieu, etc.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Resolution
Date
|
Date
the process described in Resolution Type was completed.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Liquidation
Date
|
Date
the loan was liquidated on the servicers servicing system.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
REO
Sale Date
|
Actual
date that the sale of the REO property closed escrow.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Title
Date
|
Date
clear title was recorded.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
MI
Percent
|
Percent
of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of loss on a
defaulted loan.
|
NUMBER(6,5)
|
First
Legal Date
|
Actual
date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined
by
state statute.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
2 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
2 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
D-3-1
Foreclosure
Fees
|
Amount
paid to the Foreclosure Attorney for performing his
service.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Foreclosure
Costs
|
Amount
incurred as part of the foreclosure process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Bankruptcy
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to a bankruptcy filing involving the borrower or
subject
property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Eviction
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to the eviction process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Appraisal
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to acquire a value for the subject property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Preservation
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to preserve and secure the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Utility
Costs
|
Amount
incurred for utilities at the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
HOA
Costs
|
Amount
paid to the Home Owners Association to maintain the property
dues.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Costs
|
Amount
of Miscellaneous Expenses incurred during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Interest
on Advances
|
Interest
paid by HUD/VA or MI on the amounts advanced related to the liquidation
of
the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Refunds
|
Amount
of refunds of Hazard Premiums paid.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Real
Estate Taxes
|
Amount
of any taxes paid during the default process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Hazard Insurance on the property held as collateral for
the
mortgage.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
MI
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Mortgage Insurance related to the mortgage loan.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Escrow
|
Miscellaneous
Expenses incurred from the escrow account during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the sale of the property held as collateral
for the mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
D-3-2
Initial
Claim Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the conveyance of the property to the
insuring
agency (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Final
Claim Proceeds
|
Claim
funds received from the insuring agency (HUD/VA).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Proceeds
|
Miscellaneous
funds received in connection with the property held as collateral
for the
mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Escrow
Balance
|
Any
positive balance remaining in the escrow account.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Replacement
Reserve Bal
|
Amount
of funds held in the Replacement Reserve account (Positive
Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Restricted
Escrow Bal
|
Amount
of funds held in the Restricted Escrow account.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Suspense
Balance
|
Amount
of funds held in the Suspense account (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Subservicer
Retained Loss
|
The
total amount of the Gross Final Actual (Loss)/Gain the servicer will
take,
due to Interest/Expense Curtailments by HUD/VA (This would include
Advances not claimed to HUD/VA or MI due to servicer error) (Positive
Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
D-3-3
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
|
The
Securitization Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2006 (the
“Agreement”), by and among GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the “Subservicer”),
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., as seller (the “Seller”), Aurora Loan
Services LLC, as servicer (the “Servicer”), Aurora Loan Services LLC, as
master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), and acknowledged by U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
|
I,
[identify the certifying individual], the [title] of the Subservicer, certify
to
the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and Structured Asset Securities
Corporation (the “Depositor”), and their officers, with the knowledge and intent
that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Subservicer provided
in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Company’s compliance with the servicing criteria set
forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in
accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act
and
Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”), and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other
information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Subservicer
during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Subservicer to any of the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Company Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the Depositor,
the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee;
(4) I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Subservicer as
servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance
review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed
in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report,
the Subservicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all
material respects; and
E-1
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Subservicer pursuant to
the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Subservicer and by any Third Party Subservicer or Subcontractor
pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the Depositor, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee. Any material instances of noncompliance
described in such reports have been disclosed to the Depositor, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee. Any material instance of noncompliance
with
the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date: _________________________
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
X-0
XXXXXXX
X
XXXXX
0000-0X TRUST AGREEMENT
F-1
EXHIBIT
G
XXXXXX
MAE GUIDE NO. 95-19
ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference
·
|
Selling
|
This
announcement amends the guide(s) indicated.
|
|
·
|
Servicing
|
Please
keep it for reference until we issue a formal
change.
|
Subject
|
“Full-File”
Reporting to Credit Repositories
|
Part
IV,
Section 107, of the servicing Guide currently requires servicers to report
only
90-day delinquencies to the four major credit repositories. To ensure that
the
repositories have up-to-date information for both servicing and origination
activity, we have decided to begin requiring -- as of the month ending March
31,
1996 -- servicers to provide the credit repositories a “full-file” status report
for the mortgages they service for us.
“Full-file”
reporting requires that servicers submit a monthly report to each of the credit
repositories to describe the exact status for each mortgage they service for
us.
The status reported generally should be the one in effect as of the last
business day of each month. Subservicers may, however, use a slightly later
cut-off date -- for example, at the and of the first week of a month -- to
assure that payment corrections, returned checks, and other adjustments related
to the previous month’s activity can be appropriately reflected in their report
for that month. Statuses that must be reported for any given mortgage include
the following: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.),
foreclosed, and charged-off. (The credit repositories will provide the
applicable codes for reporting these statuses to them.) A listing of each of
the
major repositories to which “full-file” status reports must be sent is
attached.
Subservicers
are responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of mortgage status
information to the repositories and for resolving any disputes that arise about
the information they report. Subservicers must respond promptly to any inquiries
from borrowers regarding specific mortgage status information about them that
was reported to the credit repositories.
Subservicers
should contact their Customer Account Team in their lead Xxxxxx Xxx regional
office if they have any questions about this expanded reporting
requirement.
Xxxxxx
X.
Engeletad
Senior
Vice President - Mortgage and Lender Standards
11/20/95
G-1
XXXXXX
XXX GUIDE 95-19
ATTACHMENT
1
ANNOUNCEMENT
Major
Credit Repositories
A
“full-file” status report for each mortgage serviced for Xxxxxx Mae must be sent
to the following repositories each month (beginning with the month ending March
31, 1996):
Company
|
Telephone
Number
|
Consumer
Credit Associates, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000-0000
|
Call
(000) 000-0000, either extension 150, 101, or 112, for all
inquiries.
|
Equifax
|
Members
that have an account number may call their local sales representative
for
all inquiries; lenders that need to set up an account should call
(000)
000-0000 and select the customer assistance option.
|
TRW
Information Systems & Services
000
XXX Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 for all inquiries, current members should select option
3;
lenders that need to set up an account should select Option
4.
|
Trans
Union Corporation
000
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 to get the name of the local bureau to contact about
setting up an account or obtaining other
information.
|
11/20/95
G-2
EXHIBIT
H
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT ON
ASSESSMENT
OF COMPLIANCE
The
Subservicer shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”, as identified by a xxxx in the column titled
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
|
General
Servicing Considerations
|
|
1122(d)(1)(i)
|
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(ii)
|
If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(iii)
|
Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
|
|
1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
|
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
|
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vii)
|
Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
H-1
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
||
1122(d)(3)(i)
|
Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Subservicer.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(ii)
|
Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iii)
|
Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Subservicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in
the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iv)
|
Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
|
X
|
|
Pool
Asset Administration
|
|
1122(d)(4)(i)
|
Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(ii)
|
Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(iii)
|
Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(iv)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Subservicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Subservicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the
Subservicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans
(e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
X
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H-2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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H-3
EXHIBIT
I
TRANSACTION
PARTIES
Trustee:
U.S. Bank National Association
Securities
Administrator:
Master
Servicer: Aurora Loan Services LLC
Credit
Risk Manager:
PMI
Insurer(s):
Interest
Rate Swap Counterparty: IXIS Financial Products Inc.
Interest
Rate Cap Counterparty:
Servicer:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
Subservicer:
GMAC Mortgage Corporation
Third
Party Subservicer:
Originator(s):
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.
Custodian(s):
U.S. Bank National Association
Seller:
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
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EXHIBIT
J
FORM
OF
ANNUAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
Via
Overnight Delivery
[DATE]
To:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
(SASCO
2006-4N)
RE:
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Annual
officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.05 of that certain
securitization servicing agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006 (the
“Agreement”), by and among Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., GMAC Mortgage
Corporation, as subservicer (the “Subservicer”), Aurora Loan Services LLC,
as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Aurora Loan Services LLC, as master
servicer (the “Master Servicer”), and acknowledged by U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, relating to the issuance of the Xxxxxx XS
Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-4N
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[_______],
the undersigned, a duly authorized [_______] of [the Subservicer][Name of Third
Party Subservicer], does hereby certify the following for the [calendar
year][identify other period] ending on December 31, 20[__]:
1.
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A
review of the activities of the Subservicer during the preceding
calendar
year (or portion thereof) and of its performance under the Agreement
for
such period has been made under my
supervision.
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2.
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To
the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Subservicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects throughout such year (or applicable portion thereof), or,
if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material
respect, I have specifically identified to the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee each such failure known to
me and
the nature and status thereof, including the steps being taken by
the
Subservicer to remedy such default.
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Certified
By:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
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