ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
This
is
an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this “AAR Agreement”) made
as of February 1, 2007, among HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the
“Assignor”), HSI Asset Securitization Corporation (the “Depositor”), Countrywide
Home Loans Servicing LP (the “Servicer”) and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the
“Company”), and acknowledged by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer (in
such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (in such
capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, not individually but solely as trustee on behalf of the HSI
Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2007-HE1 (the “Assignee”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties hereto
agree
that the residential mortgage loans (the “Assigned Loans”) listed on Exhibit 1
annexed hereto (the “Assigned Loan Schedule”), which are subject to that certain
Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of
December 1, 2006, between the Assignor and the Company, as amended by that
certain Amendment Reg AB dated as of December 1, 2006 (the “Servicing
Agreement”), shall be subject to the terms of this AAR Agreement. A copy of the
relevant servicing provisions of the Servicing Agreement is attached as Exhibit
2 hereto. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement.
The
Servicer shall service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the Servicing
Agreement as modified by this AAR Agreement.
Assignment
and Assumption
1. Assignor
hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Depositor all of its right, title,
interest and obligations in, to and under the Servicing Agreement and the
Depositor hereby assumes all rights and obligations with respect to the Assigned
Loans under the Servicing Agreement. Assignor specifically reserves and does
not
assign to the Depositor any right, title and interest in, to or under any
Mortgage Loans subject to the Servicing Agreement other than those set forth
on
Exhibit l.
Recognition
of the Assignee and Assumption by the Assignee
2. From
and
after the date hereof, the Servicer shall and does hereby recognize that
the
Depositor will transfer the Assigned Loans and assign its rights and obligations
under the Servicing Agreement (solely to the extent set forth herein) and
this
AAR Agreement to the Assignee pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2007 (the “Pooling Agreement”), among the Depositor,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement),
OfficeTiger Global Real Estate Services Inc., as credit risk manager, the
Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
custodian. The
Assignee acknowledges that all such rights and obligations (insofar as such
obligations relate to (1) the covenants of the Assignor under the Servicing
Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and (2) the obligations of the
Assignor under Section 7.1 of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the
Assigned Loans) are hereby assumed by the Assignee.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof
(i) the Assignee will be the owner of the Assigned Loans, (ii) the
Servicer shall look solely to the Assignee for performance of any obligations
of
the Assignor insofar as they relate to (1) the covenants of the Assignor
under
the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans and (2) the
obligations of the Assignor under Section 7.1 of the Servicing Agreement
with
respect to the Assigned Loans, (iii) the Assignee shall have all the rights
and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to the Assigned
Loans, under the Servicing Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all
of
the obligations of the Company and the Servicer thereunder insofar as they
relate to the Assigned Loans, and (iv) all references to the Assignor
(insofar as they relate to the rights, title and interest and, with respect
to
obligations of the Assignor, only insofar as they relate to (1) the covenants
of
the Assignor under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans
and (2) the obligations of the Assignor under Section 7.1 of the Servicing
Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans) under the Servicing Agreement
insofar as they relate to the Assigned Loans, shall be deemed to refer to
the
Assignee. None of the Servicer, the Company nor the Assignor shall amend
or
agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions
of the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other
alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans or the Servicer’s
performance under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans
without the prior written consent of the Assignee. The Servicer hereby
acknowledges that Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. has been appointed as the Master
Servicer of the Assigned Loans pursuant to this AAR Agreement and therefore
has
the right to enforce all obligations of the Servicer, as they relate to the
Assigned Loans, under the Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is understood that the Servicer shall not be obligated to defend, indemnify
and
hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Assignee,
the Assignor and the Depositor against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, judgments and any related costs including, without limitation,
reasonable and necessary legal fees, solely and directly resulting from (i)
actions or inactions of the Servicer which were taken or omitted upon the
instruction or direction of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
the Assignee, as applicable, or (ii) the failure of the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, to perform the
obligations of the Assignee with respect to this AAR Agreement, or as the
“Owner” or “Purchaser” with respect to the servicing provisions of the Servicing
Agreement.
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Representations;
Warranties and Covenants
3. Assignor
warrants and represents to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Company and the
Assignee as of the date hereof:
a.
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Attached
hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true and accurate copy of the relevant
provisions
of the Servicing Agreement, which agreement is in full force and
effect as
of the date hereof and the provisions of which have not been waived,
amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination
been
given thereunder;
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b.
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Assignor
has the full right to transfer any and all of its interests, rights
and
obligations under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the
Assigned
Loans, free and clear of any and all claims and encumbrances; and
upon
transfer to Assignee, Assignee shall have any and all of Assignor's
interests, rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement
as they
relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all claims
and
encumbrances;
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c.
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Assignor
has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets,
counterclaims or other defenses available to the Servicer or the
Company
with respect to the Assigned Loans or the Servicing Agreement;
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d.
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Assignor
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and has all
requisite
power and authority to acquire, own and transfer its interest,
rights and
obligations under the Servicing Agreement;
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e.
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Assignor
has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor's business
and
will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of Assignor's charter or by-laws or any
legal
restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor
is
now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation
of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor
or its
property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by
Assignor
of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions
contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary
action on
the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed
and
delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution
and
delivery by Assignee and the parties hereto, will constitute the
valid and
legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor
in
accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited
by
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar
laws
now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally,
and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability
is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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f.
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No
material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required
to be
obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution,
delivery or
performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
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g.
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There
is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending
or, to
Assignor's knowledge, threatened, which either in any instance
or in the
aggregate, if determined adversely to Assignor, would adversely
affect
Assignor's execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of,
this AAR
Agreement, or the Assignor's ability to perform its obligations
under this
AAR Agreement.
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4. Assignee
warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor, the Depositor,
the
Servicer and the Company as of the date hereof:
a.
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Decision
to Purchase.
The Assignee is a sophisticated investor able to evaluate the risks
and
merits of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that it has
not relied
in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the
Assignor or the Servicer other than those contained in the Servicing
Agreement or this AAR Agreement.
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b.
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Authority.
The Assignee is duly and legally authorized to enter into this
AAR
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the
Servicing
Agreement.
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c.
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Enforceability.
This AAR Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the
Assignee and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof
by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes its legal, valid
and
binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as
such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether
such
enforcement is considered in a proceed-ing in equity or at
law).
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5. Each
of
the Servicer and the Company, as applicable, warrants and represents to,
and
covenants with, the Assignor and the Assignee as of the date hereof:
a.
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The
Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect as of the date
hereof and
the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified
in any
respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder,
except
as contemplated herein;
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b.
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Each
of the Servicer and the
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or incorporation, as
the case
may be, and has all requisite power and authority to perform its
obligations under the Servicing Agreement;
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c.
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Each
of the Servicer and the Company has full corporate or limited partnership,
as applicable, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform
its
obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions
set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of each of the Servicer’s and
the Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in
a breach
of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Servicer’s or the
Company’s organizational documentation or any legal restriction, or any
material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer or the Company
is
now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation
of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer
or
the Company or its property is subject, except in such case where
the
conflict, breach or violation would not have a material adverse
effect on
the Servicer or the Company or its ability to perform its obligations
under this AAR Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance
by the
Servicer and the Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation
by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate or limited partnership, as applicable, action
on the
part of the Servicer and the Company. This AAR Agreement has been
duly
executed and delivered by the Servicer and the Company, and, upon
the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee,
will
constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Servicer
and
the Company, enforceable against the Servicer and the Company in
accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited
by
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar
laws
now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability
is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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d.
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No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing
or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained
or
made by the Servicer or the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by the Servicer or the Company of this
AAR
Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
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e.
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There
is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation pending
or, to
the Servicer’s or the Company's knowledge, threatened, which either in any
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer
or
the Company, would adversely affect the Servicer’s or the Company's
execution or delivery of, or the enforceability of, this AAR Agreement,
or
the Servicer’s or the Company's ability to perform its obligations under
this AAR Agreement; and
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f.
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The
Company hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the
Assignor
and the Assignee, that the representations and warranties set forth
in
Section 3.1 of the Servicing Agreement, are true and correct in
all
material respects as of the date hereof. The Servicer hereby represents
and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor and the Assignee,
that the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 of the
Servicing
Agreement, are true and correct in all material respects as of
the date
hereof.
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Amendment
of the Servicing Agreement
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6. In
connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the Servicer
agrees that, from and after the date hereof, each Mortgage Loan transferred
hereunder will be subject to, and serviced under, the Servicing Agreement,
provided that, solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans transferred hereunder,
the following modifications shall be made:
a.
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The
definition of “Business Day” in Article 1 is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banks and savings and
loan
institutions in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York
or
Texas are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be
closed.
b.
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A
new definition of “Permitted Investments” is hereby added to Article 1
immediately following the definition of “Periodic Rate Cap” to read as
follows:
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Permitted
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase
price
of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued or managed by the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Assignee or any of their respective
affiliates or for which an affiliate of the any of the foregoing serves as
an
advisor:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of
the United States;
(ii) (A)
such
depository institution or trust company or its ultimate parent has a short-term
uninsured debt rating in one of the two highest available rating categories
of
the Rating Agency and (B) any other demand or time deposit or deposit which
is
fully insured by the FDIC;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and
entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as
principal) rated A or higher by the Rating Agency;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, the District
of
Columbia or any State thereof and that are rated by the Rating Agency in
its
highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment
or
contractual commitment providing for such investment;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations) that is rated by the Rating Agency in its highest
short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such
investment;
(vi) units
of
money market funds (which may be 12b-1 funds, as contemplated by the Commission
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 including funds managed or advised by the Assignee or
an
affiliate thereof having the highest applicable rating from the Rating Agency;
and
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(vii) if
previously confirmed in writing to the Securities Administrator, any other
demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or
investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agency in writing as a permitted
investment of funds backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest
initial ratings of the senior certificates;
(viii) provided,
however,
that no
instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive
(a)
only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument
or (b)
both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying
such
instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield
to
maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
c.
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The
following new definitions are hereby added to Article 1 immediately
following the definition of “Qualified Insurer” to read as
follows:
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Rating
Agency:
Any
nationally recognized statistical rating agency rating the securities issued
in
the applicable Pass-Through Transfer.
REMIC:
A
Areal
estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D of
the Code.
REMIC
Provisions:
Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to REMICs, which appear
in
Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed,
temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements
promulgated thereunder, as applicable, as the foregoing may be in effect
from
time to time.
d.
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A
new paragraph is added at the end of Section 5.2 to read as
follows:
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Servicer
shall not waive any Prepayment Penalty with respect to any Mortgage Loan
which
contains a Prepayment Penalty which prepays during the term of the penalty.
If
Servicer fails to collect the Prepayment Penalty upon any prepayment of any
Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Penalty, Servicer shall pay the
Seller
at such time (by deposit to the Custodial Account) an amount equal to amount
of
the Prepayment Penalty which was not collected. Notwithstanding the above,
Servicer may waive a Prepayment Penalty without paying the Seller the amount
of
the Prepayment Penalty (i) if the Mortgage Loan is in default and such waiver
would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of
such
Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan, and the waiver of such
Prepayment Penalty is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage
Loans
(including the waiver of a Prepayment Penalty in connection with a refinancing
of the Mortgage Loan related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default),
(ii) if the collection of the Prepayment Penalty would be in violation of
applicable laws, (iii) if the collection of such Prepayment Penalty would
be
considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any
applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official
capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters and (iv) notwithstanding
any
state or federal law to the contrary, any instance when a Mortgage Loan is
in
foreclosure.
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e.
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The
first paragraph of Section 5.4 of the Servicing Agreement (Establishment
of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts) is hereby
amended
to read as follows:
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(i)
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Servicer
shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to each
Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and
general
assets and shall establish and maintain a Custodial Account entitled
‘in
trust for the Trustee on behalf of the HSI Asset Securitization
Corporation Trust 2007-HE1 Trust’, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts. Servicer shall provide the Seller with written evidence
of the
creation of such Custodial Account(s) upon the request of the
Seller;
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(ii)
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by
adding a new paragraph at the end of the section to read as
follows:
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“Funds
in
the Custodial Account shall, if invested, be invested in Permitted Investments;
provided, however, that the Servicer shall be under no obligation or duty
to
invest (or otherwise pay interest on) amounts held in the Custodial Account.
All
Permitted Investments shall mature or be subject to redemption or withdrawal
no
later than one Business Day prior to the next succeeding Remittance Date
(except
that if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the Servicer,
then
such Permitted Investment shall mature not later than such applicable Remittance
Date). Any and all investment earnings from any such Permitted Investment
shall
be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal
or
order from time to time, and shall not be part of the Trust. The risk of
loss of
moneys required to be remitted to the Master Servicer resulting from such
investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the Servicer. The Servicer
shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Custodial Account immediately
as realized, but in no event later than the related Remittance
Date.”
f.
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A
new Section 5.20 (Compliance with REMIC Provisions) is hereby added
to the
Servicing Agreement to read as
follows:
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Section
5.20. Compliance
with REMIC Provisions.
If a
REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which
the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, Countrywide shall not take any
action,
cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be
taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken,
as
the case may be, could (i) materially and adversely affect the status of
the
REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC
(including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless Countrywide has received an
Opinion
of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the
effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or
result in the imposition of any such tax.
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g.
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Section
6.2(a) is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “each Remittance
Date” with “the twenty-first (21st) calendar day (or if such day is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) of the month
of each
Remittance Date.”
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h.
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Sections
6.4 and 6.5 are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with
“[Reserved]”.
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i.
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Section
7.5 (Servicer Not to Resign) is hereby amended by replacing each
reference
to “the Seller” with “the Master
Servicer.”
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j.
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Section
8.1 (Termination Due to an Event of Default) is hereby amended
by
replacing each reference to “the Seller” with “the Master
Servicer.”
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k.
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A
new Section 9.19 (Amendment) is hereby added to the Servicing Agreement
to
read as follows:
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SECTION
9.19. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended, but only to the extent such amendment affects the
Mortgage Loans, by written agreement signed by the Seller, the Assignee and
the
Master Servicer (in furtherance of the Master Servicer’s rights, duties and
obligations as Master Servicer for the Trust). In respect of any such amendment,
the Assignee and the Master Servicer agree to be bound by the requirements
for
entering into such amendment provided in Section 12.01(b) of the pooling
and
servicing agreement, including the delivery of any opinion of counsel required
therein.
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Section
2(d) of the Amendment Reg AB shall be amended by replacing “2007” with
“2008” in the first sentence
thereof.
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m.
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Section
2(e) of the Amendment Reg AB shall be amended by replacing “2007” with
“2008” in the first sentence thereof.
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7. All
remittances required to be made by the Servicer to the Seller under the
Servicing Agreement shall be made to the Securities Administrator by wire
transfer to the following account, or to such other account as may be specified
by the Securities Administrator from time to time:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA#
000000000
Account
Name: SAS Clearing
ACCT:
0000000000
FFC:
50994400
Ref:
XXXXX 0000-XX0
Xxxxxxxxx:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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8. Pursuant
to Section 6.2(a) of the Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall furnish
to the
Master Servicer (i)(a) monthly loan data as set forth in Exhibit
3
hereto
or in another mutually agreed-upon format, (b) default loan data as set forth
in
Exhibit
4
hereto
(or in such other format mutually agreed upon between the Servicer and the
Master Servicer and (c) information regarding the realized losses and gains
as
set forth in Exhibit
5
hereto
(or in such other format mutually agreed upon between the Servicer and the
Master Servicer), (ii) all such information required pursuant to clause (i)(a)
above on a magnetic tape, electronic mail, or other similar media reasonably
acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Servicer, and (iii) all supporting
documentation reasonably necessary and available with respect to the information
required above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer is not required
to
report data relating to prepayment charges or penalties to the extent such
prepayment charges or penalties are retained by the Servicer.
9. The
Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the
Assignor and the Assignee in connection with any breach of the representations
and warranties made by the Company set forth in Section 5(f) hereof shall
be as
set forth in Subsection 3.5 of the Servicing Agreement as if they were set
forth
herein (including without limitation the repurchase and indemnity obligations
set forth therein).
10. Notwithstanding
any term hereof to the contrary, the execution and delivery of this AAR
Agreement by the Trustee is solely in its capacity as trustee for the Trust
and
not individually, and any recourse against the Trustee in respect of any
obligations it may have under or pursuant to the terms of this AAR Agreement
shall be limited solely to the assets it may hold as trustee of the
Trust.
It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i) this AAR
Agreement is executed and delivered by the Trustee, not individually or
personally but solely as trustee on behalf of HSI Asset Securitization
Corporation Trust 2007-HE1, in the exercise of the powers and authority
conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings
and
agreements by the Assignee is made and intended for the purpose of binding
only
the HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2007-HE1, (iii) nothing herein
contained shall be construed as creating any liability on the part of the
Trustee, individually or personally, to perform any covenant (either express
or
implied) contained herein, and all such liability, if any, is hereby expressly
waived by the parties hereto, and such waiver shall bind any third party
making
a claim by or through one of the parties hereto, and (iv) under no circumstances
shall the Trustee be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness
or
expenses of the HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2007-HE1 (including,
but not limited to, any amounts to be paid under the Servicing Agreement),
or be
liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty
or
covenant made or undertaken by the HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust
2007-HE1 under this AAR Agreement, the Pooling Agreement or any related
document.
Miscellaneous
11. All
demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Purchase
and Servicing Agreements and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by registered
mail, postage prepaid, as follows:
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a.
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In
the case of Company,
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Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
b.
|
In
the case of the Servicer,
|
Countrywide
Home Loans Servicing LP
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xx
c.
|
In
the case of Assignor,
|
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
HASCO 2007-HE1
d.
|
In
the case of Depositor,
|
HSI
Asset
Securitization Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Head MBS Principal Finance
e.
|
In
the case of the Trustee,
|
Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company
0000
Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Trust Administration - HB06H2
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
f.
|
In
the case of the Master Servicer,
|
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
X.X.
Xxx 00
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Client Manager, HASCO 2007-HE1
(or
in the case of overnight deliveries,
0000
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 21045)
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
11
12. This
AAR
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New
York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations,
rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with
such laws.
13. No
term
or provision of this AAR 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.
14. This
AAR
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors and assigns of
the
parties hereto and (ii) the Assignee. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee,
Depositor, Servicer or Company may be merged or consolidated shall without
the
requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee, Depositor,
Servicer or Company, respectively hereunder.
15. This
AAR
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.
16. In
the
event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision
of
the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of
this
AAR Agreement shall control.
12
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first
above written.
HSBC
BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Assignor
By:
/s/
Xxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Officer
#15252
HSI
ASSET
SECURITIZATION CORPORATION
Depositor
By: /s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
Company
By: /s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
1st
Vice
President
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
By:
Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner
Servicer
By: /s/
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
1st
Vice
President
DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
not
in
its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee on behalf of HSI Asset
Securitization Corporation Trust 2007-HE1 under the Pooling Agreement
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A., as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Reeed
Title:
Vice President
EXHIBIT
l
ASSIGNED
LOAN SCHEDULE
[On
file
at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP]
EXHIBIT
2
SERVICING
AGREEMENT
The
following are excerpts of the relevant servicing provisions
of:
MORTGAGE
LOAN SERVICING RIGHTS PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement is dated
and
effective as of December 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), among HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
having an address at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 (the “Seller”), and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., having an address at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (“Countrywide”) and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, having
an address at 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000 (the
“Servicer”).
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Unless
the context otherwise requires, all capitalized terms used herein shall
have the
meanings assigned to such terms in this Article
I
unless
defined elsewhere herein. Any capitalized term used or defined in a Purchase
Confirmation that conflicts with the corresponding definition set forth
herein
shall supercede such term:
Accepted
Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, procedures (including collection procedures)
that
comply with applicable federal, state and local law and that the Seller
customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage
loans
for its own account and that are in accordance with accepted servicing
practices
of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans
of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related
Mortgaged
Property is located.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan or
ARM:
Any
Mortgage Loan in which the related Mortgage Note contains a provision
whereby
the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted from time to time in accordance
with the
terms of such Mortgage Note.
Agencies:
Both
the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation.
Agreement:
This
Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights Purchase and Servicing Agreement, including
all
exhibits and supplements hereto, and all amendments hereof.
Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property
based
upon the lesser of (i) the appraisal made for the originator at the time
of
origination of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the purchase price of the Mortgaged
Property at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however,
that with respect to a refinanced Mortgage Loan in which the Mortgagor
purchased
the related Mortgaged Property twelve (12) months or more prior to the
origination date of such refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value is based
solely
upon the appraisal made at the time of origination of such refinanced
Mortgage
Loan.
Assignment
Agreement:
An
assignment, assumption and recognition agreement or assignment and assumption
agreement duly executed by and between Seller and Countrywide with respect
to an
assignment and assumption agreement or by and between Seller, Countrywide
and
the applicable Company with respect to an assignment, assumption and
recognition
agreement, in each case, in the form set forth in Exhibit
G
attached
hereto.
1
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 sale of the
Mortgage.
Balloon
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan wherein the Mortgage Note matures prior to full amortization
and
requires a final and accelerated payment of principal.
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 California or Texas are authorized
or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash
Liquidation:
Recovery of all cash proceeds by Countrywide with respect to the termination
of
any defaulted Mortgage Loan other than a Mortgage Loan which became an
REO
Property, including all PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries whether
made at
one time or over a period of time which Countrywide deems to be finally
recoverable, in connection with the sale or assignment of such Mortgage
Loan,
trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise.
Closing:
The
consummation of the sale and purchase of each Servicing Rights
Package.
Closing
Date:
With
respect to each sale and purchase of a Servicing Rights Package as contemplated
hereunder, the closing date on which the purchase and sale of the Servicing
Rights constituting a Servicing Rights Package is consummated, as set
forth in
the related Trade Confirmation and Purchase Confirmation.
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 Treasury
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Company:
The
Person that originated or acquired the Mortgage Loans and sold the Mortgage
Loans to the Seller pursuant to a Purchase Agreement. The related Company
will
be as defined in the related Assignment Agreement.
Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire Mortgaged Property
by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Countrywide:
Any
entity which purchases the Servicing Rights pursuant to this Agreement
or its
successor in interest or any successor or assign to or designee of Countrywide
under this Agreement as herein provided. Unless the context requires
otherwise,
all references to "Countrywide" in this Agreement shall be deemed to
include
such successors in interest, assignees or designees of Countrywide including
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP.
Custodial
Account:
The
account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 5.4,
each of
which shall be an Eligible Account.
Cut-off
Date:
With
respect to each sale and purchase of a Servicing Rights Package as contemplated
hereunder, the cut-off date as set forth in the related Purchase Confirmation.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the fifteenth (15th)
day of
the calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs or, if such fifteenth
(15th)
day is
not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding.
Due
Date:
The day
of the month on which a Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive
of
any days of grace.
2
Due
Period:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second
day of the
month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on the first
day of
the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible
Account:
An
account or accounts (i) maintained with a depository institution the
short term
debt obligations of which are rated by a nationally recognized statistical
rating agency in one of its two (2) highest rating categories at the
time of any
deposit therein or, (ii) maintained with an institution and in a manner
acceptable to an Agency.
Escrow
Account:
The
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section
5.6,
each of
which shall be an Eligible Account.
Escrow
Payments:
The
amounts held in an Escrow Account which include amounts being held for
payment
of taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums
and other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor pursuant to a Mortgage
Loan.
Event
of Default:
Any one
of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 8.1.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FHA:
The
Federal Housing Administration.
Xxxxxx
Xxx:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
organization.
Fidelity
Bond:
A
fidelity bond to be maintained by Countrywide pursuant to Section
5.12.
Final
Recovery Determination:
With
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than
a
Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement),
a determination made by Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which Servicer, in its reasonable
good
faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof
have been
so recovered. Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a servicing
officer
of Servicing, of each Final Recovery Determination.
Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan wherein the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage
Note
is fixed for the term of such Mortgage Loan.
Xxxxxxx
Mac:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor
organization.
Gross
Margin:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount
set
forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount is added to the Index
in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine the
Mortgage
Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Hazardous
Substances:
Any
substances, materials or waste that are or become regulated under applicable
federal, state or local laws or regulations or that are classified as
hazardous
or toxic under federal, state or local laws or regulations.
Index:
With
respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index rate as set forth
in the
applicable Mortgage Note which is added to the Gross Margin to determine
the
Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Adjustment Date.
Interest
Adjustment Date:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the
Mortgage
Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
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Late
Collections:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts received during any Due Period,
whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, proceeds
of any
REO Disposition or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections
of
Monthly Payments due but delinquent for a previous Due Period and not
previously
recovered.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Amounts, other than PMI Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Other Insurance
Proceeds and REO Disposition proceeds, received by Countrywide in connection
with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise.
LPMI
Fee:
With
respect to an LPMI Loan, the LPMI Fee Rate for such LPMI Loan times
the Stated Principal Balance of the LPMI Loan as of the applicable Cut-off
Date.
LPMI
Fee Rate:
The portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate relating to an LPMI Loan, which
is set
forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, to be retained by Countrywide
to
pay the premium due on the LPMI Policy with respect to such LPMI
Loan.
LPMI
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan with respect to which Countrywide is responsible for paying
the
premium due on the related PMI Policy with the proceeds generated by
the LPMI
Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan, as set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule.
LPMI
Policy:
A
policy of private mortgage guaranty insurance relating to a Mortgage
Loan issued
by a Qualified Insurer and paid by the lender.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio
or
LTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal
amount to the Appraised Value of the Mortgage Loan.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. or any successor or assign
thereto.
MERS®
System:
The
electronic system of recording transfers of mortgages maintained by
MERS.
MIN:
The
mortgage identification number issued to each Mortgage Loan registered
with MERS
on the MERS® System.
MOM
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that was registered on the MERS® System at the time of origination
thereof and for which MERS appears as the record mortgagee on the related
Mortgage, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan,
and its
successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.
Monthly
Advances:
The
aggregate of the advances made by Seller on any Remittance Date pursuant
to
Section
6.3
of this
Agreement.
Monthly
Payment:
The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other such instrument securing a Mortgage
Note, which
creates a first lien or second lien, as specified in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule, on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property
securing
the Mortgage Note or a first lien or second lien, as specified in the
related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, upon a leasehold estate of Mortgagor, as the
case may
be.
Mortgage
File:
The
file containing the Mortgage Loan Documents, all other documents in connection
with the origination of a particular Mortgage Loan, and all appraisals
and/or
appraisal reviews and/or any property valuations relating to a Mortgaged
Property.
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Mortgage
Interest Rate:
The
annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, exclusive
of any
primary mortgage insurance, as adjusted from time to time in accordance
with the
provisions of the related Mortgage Note, if applicable.
Mortgage
Loan:
A
mortgage loan identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule and related to the
Servicing Rights purchased by Countrywide pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage
Loan Documents:
The
following documents pertaining to any Mortgage Loan:
(a) The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed
"Pay to
the order of ____________ without recourse" and signed in the name of
the Seller
by an authorized officer;
(b) The
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan [in blank] or,
in the
event that the Seller has sent such Assignment of Mortgage for recordation
with
the applicable public recording office, a copy thereof certified by the
Seller
to be a true and correct copy of the original sent for recordation
(except
for Mortgage Loans registered with the MERS®
System);
(c) The
original Mortgage (or certified copy thereof) with evidence of recording
thereon
(except for MOM Loans, evidence of the related MIN);
(d) The
originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of
recording
thereon (except
for Mortgage Loans registered with the MERS®
System,
in which case, the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage
with
evidence of recording thereon from the originator to MERS);
and
(e) The
original mortgagee title insurance policy.
Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the interest rate payable to Seller on
each
Remittance Date which shall equal the Mortgage Interest Rate less the
Servicing
Fee Rate and the LPMI Fee Rate, if applicable.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
With
respect to each Servicing Rights Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans
included therein and made a part of the related Purchase Confirmation
as
Exhibit
A
thereto.
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:
An
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf
of
whom the opinion is being given.
Other
Insurance Proceeds:
Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy, pool policy or other insurance
policy covering a Mortgage Loan, other than the PMI Policy, if any, to
the
extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the
related
Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the
procedures that Countrywide would follow in servicing mortgage loans
held for
its own account.
Payment
Adjustment Date:
As to
each Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the Monthly Payment
on a
Mortgage Note becomes effective.
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Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI
Policy:
A
policy of private mortgage guaranty insurance relating to a Mortgage
Loan and
issued by a Qualified Insurer.
PMI
Proceeds:
Proceeds of any PMI Policy.
Prepayment
Interest Excess:
The
interest collected by Countrywide with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced
by
Countrywide as to which a Principal Prepayment in full or in part occurs
from
the 1st
day of
the month through the 15th
day of
the month in which such Remittance Date occurs and that represents interest
that
accrues from the 1st
day of
such month to the date of such Principal Prepayment.
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment
in full
or in part during the period beginning on the first day of the Principal
Prepayment Period through the last day of the month preceding the month
in which
the Remittance Date occurs, which Principal Prepayment was applied to
the unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's
Due Date,
the amount of interest (at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) commencing
on the
date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage
Loan and
ending on the last day of the calendar month in which the related Prepayment
Period begins, inclusive.
Prepayment
Penalty:
Any
penalty required to be paid by the Mortgagor with respect to a Principal
Prepayment.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received
in
advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Penalty or
premium
thereon, 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:
As to
any Remittance Date, the period from and including the sixteenth (16th)
calendar day of the month preceding the month in which such Remittance
Date
occurs to and including the fifteenth (15th)
calendar day of the month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Prior
Servicer:
Any
Person that was the servicer of any Mortgage Loan before the Servicer
became the
servicer of such Mortgage Loan.
Purchase
Agreement:
Each
agreement pursuant to which the Seller acquires and the Company sells
the
Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Rights related thereto. The Purchase
Agreement
will be as defined in the related Assignment Agreement.
Purchase
Confirmation:
Those
certain purchase confirmations substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto,
executed by the Seller and Countrywide in connection with the purchase
and sale
of each Servicing Rights Package, which sets forth the terms relating
thereto
including a description of the related Mortgage Loans (including the
Mortgage
Loan Schedule), the Purchase Price for such Servicing Rights related
to the
Mortgage Loans, the Closing Date, the Cut-off Date and the Servicing
Transfer
Date.
Purchase
Price:
The
purchase price to be paid by Countrywide for the Servicing Rights related
to the
Mortgage Loans which, unless otherwise specified in the Purchase Confirmation,
shall equal the product of (i) the Purchase Price Percentage, times (ii)
the
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.
Purchase
Price Percentage:
The
purchase price percentage set forth in the related Purchase
Confirmation.
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Purchase
Proceeds:
The
purchase proceeds to be paid by Countrywide for the Servicing Rights
constituting each Servicing Rights Package, as set forth in a funding
schedule
in the form of Exhibit A
hereto.
Qualified
Insurer:
An
insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states
in which
the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed in
such
states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the
insurance
provided, which insurer is approved in such capacity by an Agency.
Remittance
Date:
The
twenty-first (21st)
day of
any month, beginning with the month next following the month in which
the
related Cut-off Date occurs, or if such twenty-first (21st
) day is
not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding.
REO
Disposition:
The
final sale by Countrywide of any REO Property or the transfer of the
management
of such REO Property to Countrywide as set forth in Section
5.13.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by Countrywide on behalf of the Seller as
described
in Section
5.13.
Servicer:
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP or its successor in interest or any
successor or assign to or designee of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP under
this Agreement.
Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses
incurred
in the performance by Countrywide of its servicing obligations, including
the
cost of (i) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (ii)
any
enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the
management and liquidation of the REO Property, and (iv) compliance with
the obligations under this Agreement including Section
5.9.
Servicing
Fee:
The
monthly amount Countrywide shall be entitled to retain as its servicing
fee, in
addition to all other amounts to which Countrywide is entitled. The Servicing
Fee as set forth in the related Trade Confirmation.
Servicing
Fee Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the applicable
Trade Confirmation and/or the Purchase Confirmation.
Servicing
File:
The
file retained by Countrywide that includes the mortgage loan documents
pertaining to a Mortgage Loan including copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents
together with the credit documentation relating to the origination of
such
Mortgage Loan, and all documents, files and other information reasonably
necessary to service the Mortgage Loans which Servicing File may be maintained
by Countrywide on microfilm or any other comparable medium.
Servicing
Officer:
Any officer of Countrywide involved in, or responsible for, the admin-istration
and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing
officers furnished by Countrywide to the Seller upon request, as such
list may
from time to time be amended.
Servicing
Rights:
The
rights to service the Mortgage Loans, which rights shall include, without
limitation: (a) the right to receive all amounts payable with respect
to the
Mortgage Loans and to retain any interest income relating thereto; (b)
the right
to receive and retain the Servicing Fee, late fees, assumption fees,
penalties,
or similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans, excluding all
Prepayment
Penalties or other similar charges, unless otherwise set forth in the
Transaction Documents; (c) all custodial rights to service the Escrow
Payments
and Escrow Accounts with respect to the Mortgage Loans, including, but
not
limited to, the right to retain any interest income relating thereto;
(d) all
custodial rights to service any accounts and payments related to the
Mortgaged
Property with respect to the Mortgage Loans, including, but not limited
to, the
right to retain any interest income relating thereto; (e) all rights
to
“clean-up calls” or other rights of termination with respect to the Mortgage
Loans; (f) the right to possess and use the Mortgage Files relating to
the
Mortgage Loans or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing
of
the Mortgage Loans; (g) all rights of the Seller under any agreement
or document
that creates, defines or evidences the right to service the Mortgage
Loans; and
(h) all rights, powers and privileges incidental to the foregoing.
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Servicing
Rights Package:
The
Servicing Rights sold to Countrywide pursuant to a Purchase Confirmation
and
identified on a Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Servicing
Transfer Date:
With
respect to each sale and purchase of Servicing Rights as contemplated
hereunder,
the servicing transfer date as set forth in the related Purchase Confirmation
or
Trade Confirmation, or such other date as mutually agreed upon between
Countrywide and Seller.
Stated
Principal Balance:
The
unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans at the related Cut-off
Date,
after application of scheduled payments of principal due on or before
the
Cut-off Date, whether or not collected.
Trade
Confirmation:
A
letter agreement executed by and between Countrywide and the Seller prior
to
the applicable Closing Date confirming the general terms and conditions
of a
prospective transaction contemplated herein and identifying certain loan
characteristics of the Servicing Rights constituting the Servicing Rights
Package to be purchased hereunder.
Transaction
Documents:
The
Trade Confirmation, the Purchase Confirmation and this Agreement.
Underwriting
Guidelines:
Credit
underwriting guidelines that are consistent with investor-quality mortgage
loans
and with generally accepted industry underwriting standards for sub-prime
or
prime mortgage loans, as applicable, unless otherwise set forth in the
related
Trade Confirmation and/or Purchase Confirmation.
Updated
LTV:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage
Loan as of the date of determination divided by the value of the related
Mortgaged Property as determined by a recent appraisal of the Mortgaged
Property.
VA:
The
Department of Veterans Affairs, or any successor thereto.
ARTICLE
V
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
5.1 Servicer
to Act as Servicer.
Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and shall
have
full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any
and all
things, in connection with such servicing and administration, that Servicer
may
deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, Servicer shall employ
procedures
in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. Countrywide shall be
responsible for any and all acts of Servicer and any subcontractor employed
by
Countrywide or Servicer, and the utilization of a subservicer or a subcontractor
contracted by Countrywide or Servicer shall in no way relieve liability
of
either Countrywide or Servicer under this Agreement.
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In
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Servicer may waive, modify
or vary
any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict
compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any
Mortgagor
if in Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Seller; provided,
however, that Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect
to any
Mortgage Loan that would decrease the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than
by
adjustments required by the terms of the Mortgage Note), result in the
denial of
coverage under a PMI Policy, defer or forgive the payment of any principal
or
interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for
actual
payments of principal), make future advances or extend the final maturity
date
on such Mortgage Loan without the Seller's consent. Servicer may permit
forbearance or allow for suspension of Monthly Payments for up to one
hundred
and eighty (180) days if the Mortgagor is in default or Servicer determines
in
its reasonable discretion, that default is imminent and if Servicer determines
that granting such forbearance or suspension is in the best interest
of the
Seller. If any modification, forbearance or suspension permitted hereunder
allows the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage
Loan,
Servicer shall include in each remittance for any month in which any
such
principal or interest payment has been deferred (without giving effect
to such
modification, forbearance or suspension) an amount equal to such month's
principal and one (1) month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance
Rate on
the then unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and shall be entitled
to
reimbursement for such advances only to the same extent as for Monthly
Advances
made pursuant to Section
6.3
of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Servicer
shall
continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver
on
behalf of itself and the Seller, 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 Property. If reasonably required by Servicer, the Seller shall
furnish
Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or
appropriate to enable Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement.
Servicer
will furnish, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, in accordance with
the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and requisite
information on its borrower credit files to Equifax Credit Information
Service,
Inc., Experian Information Solution, Inc., and Trans Union, LLC, on a
monthly
basis. Countrywide will also comply in all material respects with the
rules and
procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
that
are registered with MERS.
If
the
Mortgage Loans or any REO Properties are included in a Pass-Through Transfer,
or
transferred to an Agency and included in a security, that is a REMIC,
Servicer
shall not take any action or fail to take any action that could materially
and
adversely affect the status of any REMIC related to the Mortgage Loans,
or
impose upon the REMIC a tax on prohibited transactions or contributions,
unless
Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party
seeking
to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will
not
materially and adversely affect such REMIC status or result in the imposition
of
any tax on the REMIC.
Servicer
shall monitor the Mortgage Loans on an ongoing basis, in compliance with
applicable regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of
the United States Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC
Regulations”).
Section
5.2 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Servicer shall collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices. Further, Servicer shall take care
in
ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water
rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, and all other charges that
are
required to be escrowed in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices.
Section
5.3 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably
convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans
as come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements
can be
made for collection of delinquent payments. Servicer shall use reasonable
efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans, in such manner as will
maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Seller, 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, Servicer 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 Seller after reimbursement
to
itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable
by
Servicer through PMI Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation
Proceeds
from the related Mortgaged Property. Servicer shall notify the Seller
in writing
of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. Such notice may be contained
in
the reports prepared by Servicer and delivered to the Seller pursuant
to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. Servicer shall be responsible
for all
costs and expenses incurred by it in any foreclosure proceedings; provided,
however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from proceeds
from
the related Mortgaged Property.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 or any other provision of
this
Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which Servicer has
received
actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic
or
hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, Servicer shall
not, on
behalf of the Seller, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property
as a
result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire
possession of, or take any other action, with respect to, such Mortgaged
Property if, as a result of any such action, the Seller would be considered
to
hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or
“operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
from
time to time, or any comparable law, unless Servicer has also previously
determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by
a Person
who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry
standards,
that:
(1) such
Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws
or, if
not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Seller to
take such
actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance
therewith; and
(2) there
are
no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use,
management or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, hazardous materials,
hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation,
testing,
monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under
any
federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials
are
present for which such action could be required, that it would be in
the best
economic interest of the Seller to take such actions with respect to
the
affected Mortgaged Property.
The
cost
of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 5.3 shall
be
advanced by Servicer, subject to Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from
the Custodial Account.
If
Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic
interest of the Seller to take such actions as are necessary to bring
any such
Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws,
or to
take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation
of
hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based
materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then Servicer shall
take such
action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Servicer,
provided, however, that Servicer shall not proceed with such clean-up,
remediation, foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure
if the
estimated costs of the environmental clean up, as estimated in the environmental
audit report, together with the Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances
made by
Servicer and the estimated costs of foreclosure or acceptance of a deed
in lieu
of foreclosure exceeds the estimated value of the Mortgaged Property.
The cost
of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be
advanced by
Servicer, subject to Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the
Custodial Account.
Proceeds
received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well
as any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Other Insurance Proceeds
or
Liquidation Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied
in the
following order of priority: first, to reimburse Servicer for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, pursuant to Section 3.5; second, to
accrued and
unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery
Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Remittance Date on which
such
amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery
Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage
Loan. If
the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the
full amount
of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount
of such
recovery will be allocated by Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing
Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing.
The portion
of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed
to
Servicer pursuant to Section 5.5.
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Section
5.4 Establishment
of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts.
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one (1) or more Custodial Accounts,
in
the form of time deposit or demand accounts. Servicer shall provide the
Seller
with written evidence of the creation of such Custodial Account(s) upon
the
request of the Seller.
Servicer
shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days,
and retain
therein, the following payments and collections received or made by
it:
(a) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on
the
Mortgage Loans;
(b) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, adjusted to the
Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate;
(c) all
proceeds from a Cash Liquidation;
(d) all
PMI
Proceeds and Other Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to
be
deposited pursuant to Sections
5.8,
5.10
and
5.11,
other
than proceeds to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Servicer's normal
servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
(e) all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property that are not released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with Servicer's normal servicing procedures,
the
loan documents or applicable law;
(f) all
Monthly Advances;
(g) any
amounts required to be deposited by Servicer pursuant to Section
5.10
in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance
policy
(such deposit shall be made from Servicer's own funds, without reimbursement
therefor);
(i) the
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution
(such deposit shall be made from Servicer's own funds, without reimbursement
therefor up to a maximum amount per month equal to the lesser of (a)
one-twelfth
of the product of (i) 0.25% and (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of
such
Mortgage Loans, or (b) the aggregate Servicing Fee actually received
for such
month for the Mortgage Loans); and
(j) any
amounts required to be deposited by Servicer in connection with any REO
Property
pursuant to Section
5.13
and any
amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
5.14
and
Section
5.17.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account are exclusive.
The
Seller understands and agrees that, without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, prepayment
penalties
and assumption fees (to the extent permitted by Section
5.16)
need
not be deposited by Servicer in the Custodial Account. Any interest paid
by the
depository institution on funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall
accrue
to the benefit of Servicer and Servicer shall be entitled to retain and
withdraw
such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
5.5(d).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Servicer shall
not be be
obligated to deposit in the Custodial Account any amounts due to a shortfall
in
a Monthly Payment made by a Mortgagor entitled to relief under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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Section
5.5 Permitted
Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.
Servicer may, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
(a) to
make
payments to the Seller in the amounts and in the manner provided for
in
Sections
6.1
and
6.3;
(b) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances (Servicer's reimbursement for Monthly
Advances shall be limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage
Loan)
which represent Late Collections, net of the related Servicing Fee and
LPMI Fee,
if applicable. Servicer's right to reimbursement hereunder shall be prior
to the
rights of the Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Servicer may reimburse
itself for Monthly Advances from any funds in the Custodial Account if
it has
determined that such funds are nonrecoverable advances or if all funds,
with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan, have previously been remitted to
the
Seller;
(c) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing
Fees (Servicer's reimbursement for Servicing Advances and/or Servicing
Fees
hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall be limited to proceeds
from
Cash Liquidation, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, PMI Proceeds,
and
Other Insurance Proceeds; [provided, however, that Servicer may reimburse
itself
for Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees from any funds in the Custodial
Account if all funds, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, have
previously
been remitted to the Seller;
(d) to
pay to
itself as servicing compensation (i) any interest earned on funds in
the
Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later
than each
Remittance Date), and (ii) the Servicing Fee and the LPMI Fee, if applicable,
from that portion of any payment or recovery of interest on a particular
Mortgage Loan, and (iii) the Prepayment Interest Excess, if any;
(e) to
pay to
itself, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased
pursuant to
Section
3.3
or
otherwise, all amounts received but not distributed as of the date on
which the
related Repurchase Price is determined;
(f) to
pay
any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 5.13 related to any
REO
Property, it being understood that, in the case of any such expenditure
or
withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the amount of such expenditure
or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall be limited to amounts
on deposit
in the Custodial Account with respect to the related REO Property;
(g) to
reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Custodial Account in
error;
and
(h) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
5.6 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart
from any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain
one (1) or
more Escrow Accounts in the form of time deposit or demand accounts,
which
accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. Servicer shall provide the Seller
with
written evidence of the creation of such Escrow Account(s) upon the request
of
the Seller.
Servicer
shall deposit in the Escrow Account(s) within two (2) Business Days,
and retain
therein, (a) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage
Loans, and
(b) all Other Insurance Proceeds that are to be applied to the restoration
or
repair of any Mortgaged Property. Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom
only
to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for
such other
purposes in accordance with Section
5.7.
Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid by the depository
institution on funds deposited in the Escrow Account except interest
on escrowed
funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. Servicer shall pay
Mortgagor
interest on the escrowed funds at the rate required by law notwithstanding
that
the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or the interest paid by the
depository institution thereon is insufficient to pay the Mortgagor interest
at
the rate required by law.
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Section
5.7 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Servicer may, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Escrow Account(s)
for
the following purposes: (a) to effect timely payments of ground rents,
taxes,
assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, PMI Policy premiums,
if
applicable, and comparable items; (b) to reimburse Servicer for any Servicing
Advance made by Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan; provided,
however, that such reimbursement shall only be made from amounts received
on the
related Mortgage Loan that represent late payments or collections of
Escrow
Payments thereunder; (c) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may
be
determined to be overages; (d) for transfer to the Custodial Account
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (e) for application to restoration
or repair of the Mortgaged Property; (f) to pay to Servicer, or to the
Mortgagors to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds
deposited in the Escrow Account; (g) to reimburse itself for any amounts
deposited in the Escrow Account in error; or (h) to clear and terminate
the
Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Section
5.8 Transfer
of Accounts.
Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to
a different
depository institution from time to time provided that such Custodial
Account
and Escrow Account shall at all times be Eligible Account and the Servicer
shall
notify the Seller in writing within a reasonable period of time after
such
transfer has taken place.
Section
5.9 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of PMI Policies; Collections
Thereunder.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of (a) ground rents, taxes, assessments, water
rates and
other charges that are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property;
(b)
primary mortgage insurance premiums; (c) with respect to Mortgage Loans
insured
by the FHA, mortgage insurance premiums, and (d) fire and hazard insurance
premiums. Servicer shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the
payment of
such charges, including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof
prior
to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate
for
securing maximum discounts allowable using Escrow Payments which shall
have been
estimated and accumulated by Servicer in amounts sufficient for such
purposes.
To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments,
Servicer
shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the
time
they first become due. Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely
payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such
bills,
irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of
same or
the making of the Escrow Payments, and shall make advances from its own
funds to
effect such payments.
Servicer
will maintain in full force and effect, a PMI Policy conforming in all
respects
to the description set forth in Section
3.4(cc),
issued
by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan for
which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will be maintained
until
the LTV or the Updated LTV of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to
80% or
less in the case of a Mortgage Loan having a LTV at origination in excess
of
80%. Servicer will not cancel or refuse to renew any PMI Policy in effect
on the
Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement
unless a
replacement PMI Policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer
that is
approved by an Agency. Servicer shall not take any action that would
result in
non-coverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss that, but for
the
actions of Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In connection
with any
assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into
pursuant
to Section
5.16,
Servicer 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 policy and shall take all actions that may be required by such insurer
as a
condition to the continuation of coverage under the PMI Policy. If such
PMI
Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of
liability, Servicer shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided
above.
Unless
otherwise provided in the related Purchase Confirmation, no Mortgage
Loan has in
effect as of the Closing Date any mortgage pool insurance policy or other
credit
enhancement, except
for any
PMI Policy, LPMI Policy, and the insurance or guarantee relating thereto,
as
applicable (excluding such exception, the “Credit Enhancement”), and Servicer
shall not be required to take into consideration the existence of any
such
Credit Enhancement for the purposes of performing its servicing obligations
hereunder. If the Seller shall at any time after the related Closing
Date notify
Servicer in writing of its desire to obtain any such Credit Enhancement,
the
Seller and Servicer shall thereafter negotiate in good faith for the
procurement
and servicing of such Credit Enhancement.
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Section
5.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage Loan, fire and
hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the
Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount that is equal to the lesser of (a) the
maximum
insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (b)
the
greater of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and
(ii) the
percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent
the
Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged
Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such
flood
insurance has been made available, Servicer shall cause to be maintained
a flood
insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of
the
National Flood Insurance Administration program (or any successor thereto)
with
a Qualified Insurer and with coverage in an amount not less than the
lesser of
(x) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; (y) the maximum
insurable
value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan; or (z) the maximum
amount
of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Reform
Act of
1994. Servicer shall also maintain on REO Property, (1) fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage in an amount that is not less than the
maximum
insurable value of the improvements that are a part of such property;
(2)
liability insurance; and (3) to the extent required and available under
the
National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, flood insurance in an amount
as
provided above. Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account all amounts
collected under any such policies except (A) amounts to be deposited
in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property or REO Property and (B) amounts to be released to the Mortgagor
in
accordance with Servicer's normal servicing procedures. The Seller understands
and agrees that no earthquake or other additional insurance on property
acquired
in respect of the Mortgage Loan shall be maintained by Servicer or Mortgagor.
All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with
loss
payable to Servicer and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice to Servicer of any cancellation, reduction in the amount
of
coverage or material change in coverage. Servicer shall not interfere
with the
Mortgagor's freedom of choice in selecting either the insurance carrier
or
agent; provided, however, that Servicer shall only accept insurance policies
from insurance companies acceptable to an Agency and licensed to do business
in
the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located.
Section
5.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
If
Servicer obtains and maintains a blanket policy insuring against hazard
losses
on all of the Mortgage Loans issued by an issuer that has a Best rating
of A:V,
then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal
to the
amount required pursuant to Section
5.10
and
otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section
5.10,
Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations
as set
forth in Section
5.10.
If such
blanket policy contains a deductible clause and there shall not have
been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property an additional
individual policy complying with Section
5.10,
upon
the occurrence of a loss that would have been covered by such individual
policy,
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise
payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection
with
its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, Servicer agrees to
prepare and
present, on behalf of the Seller, claims under any such blanket policy
in a
timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.
Section
5.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond
and an
errors and omissions insurance policy with responsible companies, with
broad
coverage of all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity
with
regard to the Mortgage Loan who handle funds, money, documents or papers
relating to the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions
insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond
and shall
protect and insure Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of its officers,
employees and agents. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure
Servicer
against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance
policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of
a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section
5.12
shall
diminish or relieve Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth
in
this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and
errors and
omissions insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding
amounts
required by an Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac for an approved seller/servicer.
Upon
request of the Seller, Servicer shall provide to the Seller a certificate
of
insurance which certifies coverage of such Fidelity Bond and errors and
omissions insurance policy under this Section
5.12.
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Section
5.13 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
(a) Title.
In the
event that title to the 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 Servicer for the benefit of the Seller, or in the event the Seller
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(s) as shall be consistent
with
an Opinion of Counsel obtained by Servicer from an attorney duly licensed
to
practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person(s)
holding such title other than the Seller shall acknowledge in writing
that such
title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Seller.
(b) Management.
Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by Servicer,
manage,
conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in the same manner that
it
manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its own
account. Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly
upon
the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to
be
inspected at least annually thereafter or more frequently as required
by the
circumstances. Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report
of each
such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Servicing File
and copies
thereof shall be forwarded by Servicer to the Seller within five (5)
days of the
Seller's request therefor. Servicer shall attempt to sell the REO Property
(and
may temporarily rent the same) on such terms and conditions as Servicer
deems to
be in the best interest of the Seller. Servicer shall deposit, or cause
to be
deposited, within two (2) Business Days of receipt, in the Custodial
Account all
revenues received with respect to each REO Property and shall withdraw
therefrom
funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance
of each REO
Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant
to
Section
5.10
hereof
and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of Servicer. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, upon written notice
to
Servicer, the Seller may elect to assume the management and control of
any REO
Property; provided, however, that prior to giving effect to such election,
the
Seller shall reimburse Servicer for all previously unreimbursed or unpaid
Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees related to such
REO
Property.
(c) Disposition.
Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of each REO Property as
soon as
possible and shall sell each REO Property no later than one (1) year
after title
to such REO Property has been obtained, unless Servicer determines, and
gives an
appropriate notice to the Seller, that a longer period is necessary for
the
orderly disposition of any REO Property. If a period longer than one
(1) year is
necessary to sell any REO Property, Servicer shall, if requested by the
Seller,
report monthly to the Seller as to the progress being made in selling
such REO
Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a REMIC election is made with
respect to the arrangement under which the REO Property is held, such
REO
Property shall be disposed of before the close of the third taxable year
following the taxable year in which the Mortgage Loan became an REO Property,
unless Servicer provides to the Purchaser under such REMIC an Opinion
of Counsel
to the effect that the holding of such REO Property subsequent to the
close of
the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the Mortgage
Loan
became an REO Property, will not result in the imposition of taxes on
“prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the
transaction to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that certificates
are
outstanding. Additionally, Servicer shall perform the tax withholding
and
reporting as required by 6050J of the Code.
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Each
REO
Disposition shall be carried out by Servicer at such price and upon such
terms
and conditions as Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Seller.
If,
as of the date title to any REO Property was acquired by Servicer, there
were
outstanding unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances or Servicing
Fees
with respect to the REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, Servicer,
upon an
REO Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement
for any
related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances and Servicing
Fees
from proceeds received in connection with such REO Disposition. The proceeds
from the REO Disposition, net of any payment to Servicer as provided
above,
shall be deposited in the Custodial Account and distributed to the Seller
in
accordance with Section
6.1.
Section
5.14 Notification
of Adjustments.
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, Servicer shall adjust
the
Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Adjustment Date and shall
adjust
the Monthly Payment on the related Payment Adjustment Date in compliance
with
the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note.
If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected
for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate because the original Index is
no longer
available, the same Index will be used with respect to each Mortgage
Note which
requires a new index to be selected, provided that such selection does
not
conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Servicer 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 the Monthly Payment adjustments. Servicer shall promptly, upon
written
request therefor, deliver to the Seller such notifications and any additional
applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate
and
implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by Servicer or the Seller
that
Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment
pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, Servicer
shall
immediately deposit in the Custodial Account, from its own funds, the
amount of
any interest loss caused the Seller thereby without reimbursement
therefor.
Section
5.15 Notification
of Maturity Date.
With
respect to each Balloon Mortgage Loan, Servicer shall execute and deliver
to the
Mortgagor any and all necessary notices required under applicable law
and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the maturity
date and
final balloon payment.
Section
5.16 Assumption
Agreements.
Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale"
clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that Servicer
shall
not exercise any such right if prohibited from doing so by law or the
terms of
the Mortgage Note or if the exercise of such right would impair or threaten
to
impair any recovery under the related PMI Policy, if any. If Servicer
reasonably
believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale"
clause,
Servicer shall enter into an assumption agreement with the Person to
whom the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant
to
which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the
extent
permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon.
Where
an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section
5.16,
the
Seller authorizes Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary
mortgage insurer, if any, to enter into a substitution of liability agreement
with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is
proposed
to be conveyed pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from
liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable
under
the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement
shall be
in lieu of an assumption agreement.
In
connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, Servicer
shall
follow the underwriting practices and procedures employed by Servicer
for
mortgage loans originated by Servicer for its own account in effect at
the time
such assumption or substitution is made. With respect to an assumption
or
substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related
Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan and the outstanding principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan shall not be changed. Servicer shall notify
the
Seller that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement
has been
completed by forwarding to the Seller or its designee the original of
any such
substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall
be added
to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered
a part
of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting a part thereof.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Servicer shall not be deemed
to be in
default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by
reason of
any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption
that
Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever.
For purposes of this Section
5.16,
the
term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property
subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution
of liability agreement.
Section
5.17 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by Servicer
of a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary
for
such purposes, Servicer shall immediately notify the Seller. Such notice
shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be
received in
connection with such payment, which are required to be deposited in the
Custodial Account pursuant to Section
5.4,
have
been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the
portion of
the Mortgage File held by the Seller. Upon receipt of such notice and
request,
the Seller, or its designee, shall within five (5) Business Days release
or
cause to be released to Servicer the related Mortgage Loan Documents
and
Servicer shall prepare and process any satisfaction or release. In the
event
that the Seller fails to release or cause to be released to Servicer
the related
Mortgage Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days of Servicer’s request
therefor, the Seller shall be liable to Servicer for any additional expenses
or
costs, including, but not limited to, outsourcing fees and penalties,
incurred
by Servicer resulting from such failure. No expense incurred in connection
with
any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable
to
the Custodial Account.
In
the
event Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained
payment
in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise
prejudice any right the Seller may have under the mortgage instruments,
Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit to the Seller the then unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in
the
Custodial Account. Servicer shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring
Servicer
against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not
satisfied
in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the service or foreclosure of a Mortgage
Loan,
including for the purpose of collection under any PMI Policy, the Seller
shall,
within five (5) Business Days of Servicer’s request and delivery to the Seller,
or the Seller's designee, of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing
Officer,
release or cause to be released to Servicer the portion of the Mortgage
File
held by the Seller or its designee. Pursuant to the servicing receipt,
Servicer
shall be obligated to return to the Seller the related Mortgage File
when
Servicer no longer needs such file, unless the Mortgage Loan has been
liquidated
and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been
deposited
in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been
delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official
as
required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action
or other
proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially
or
non-judicially. In the event that the Seller fails to release or cause
to be
released to Servicer the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Seller
or its
designee within five (5) Business Days of Servicer’s request therefor, the
Seller shall be liable to Servicer for any additional expenses or costs,
including, but not limited to, outsourcing fees and penalties, incurred
by
Servicer resulting from such failure. Upon receipt of notice from Servicer
stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the Seller shall release
Servicer from its obligations under the related servicing receipt.
Section
5.18 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, Servicer shall be entitled to
withdraw
from the Custodial Account the amounts provided for as Servicing Fees.
The
Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis
of the
unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting which any related
interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is received. The obligation of the
Seller to
pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest
portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation
Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section
5.5)
of such
Monthly Payments. Additional
servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees (as provided in
Section
5.16),
late
payment charges, prepayment penalties (if set forth in the related Transaction
Documents) or otherwise shall be retained by Servicer to the extent not
required
to be deposited in the Custodial Account. Servicer shall be required
to pay all
expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder
and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically
provided herein.
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Section
5.19 Superior
Liens.
In the
event that Servicer has reasonable cause to believe or has been notified
that
either a senior or junior lien is in default, Servicer shall attempt
to
determine the status of the related senior lien, if applicable.
If
Servicer discovers, upon investigation of the status of the senior lien
pursuant
to the previous paragraph, that any superior lienholder has accelerated
or
intends to accelerate the obligations secured by the first lien, or has
declared
or intends to declare a default under the mortgage or promissory note
secured
thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the related
Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, Servicer shall take, on behalf
of the
Seller, whatever actions are necessary to protect the interests of the
Seller in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, including advancing an
amount that
is greater than the then outstanding principal balance of the related
Second
Lien Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein,
Servicer shall not be required to make any Servicing Advance (including
those
contemplated in this Section 5.19) if it determines in its reasonable
good faith
judgment that such Servicing Advance would not be recoverable pursuant
to the
Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
PROVISIONS
OF PAYMENTS AND REPORTS TO
SELLER
Section
6.1 Distributions.
On each
Remittance Date, Servicer shall distribute to the Seller (a) all amounts
credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
preceding
Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section
5.5;
plus
(b) all Monthly Advances, if any, that Servicer is obligated to distribute
pursuant to Section
6.3;
minus
(c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after
the related
Principal Prepayment Period; provided, however, all Principal Prepayments
received during the Principal Prepayment Period shall be distributed
by
Countrywide to the Seller on each Remittance Date minus any amounts attributable
to Principal Prepayments received after the related Principal Prepayment
Period;
minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but
due on a
Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding Determination Date. It
is
understood that, by operation of Section
5.4,
the
remittance on the first Remittance Date is to include principal collected
after
the Cut-off Date through the first Determination Date after the Closing
Date,
adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, exclusive of any portion
thereof
allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments
specified in (b), (c) and (d) above.
Section
6.2 Periodic
Reports to the Seller.
(a) Monthly
Reports.
Not
later than each Remittance Date, Servicer shall furnish to the Seller
via any
electronic medium a monthly report in a form mutually agreeable to Servicer
and
the Seller, which report shall include with respect to each Mortgage
Loan the
following loan-level information: (i) the scheduled balance as of the
last day
of the related Due Period, (ii) all Principal Prepayments applied to
the
Mortgagor’s account during the related Principal Prepayment Period, and (iii)
the delinquency and bankruptcy status of the Mortgage Loan, if
applicable.
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(b) Miscellaneous
Reports.
Upon
the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof
by the
Seller pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, Servicer shall submit
to the
Seller a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property,
which
report may be included with any other reports prepared by Servicer and
delivered
to the Seller pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
With
respect to any REO Property, and upon the request of the Seller, Servicer
shall
furnish to the Seller a statement describing Servicer's efforts during
the
previous month in connection with the sale of such REO Property, including
any
rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof and an operating
statement. Servicer shall also provide the Seller with such information
concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Seller to prepare
its
federal income tax return and as the Seller may reasonably request from
time to
time. The Seller agrees to pay for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by Servicer in connection with complying with any request made
by the
Seller hereunder if such information is not customarily provided by Servicer
in
the ordinary course of servicing mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage
Loans.
Section
6.3 Monthly
Advances by Servicer.
Not
later than one (1) day prior to each Remittance Date, Servicer shall
deposit in
the Custodial Account an amount equal to all payments not previously
advanced by
Servicer, whether or not deferred pursuant to Section
6.1,
of
principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not allocable to
the period
prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate,
which
were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent as of the close of business
on the
Business Day prior to the related Determination Date. Notwithstanding
anything
to the contrary herein, Servicer may use amounts on deposit in the Custodial
Account for future distribution to the Seller to satisfy its obligation,
if any,
to deposit delinquent amounts pursuant to the preceding sentence. To
the extent
Servicer uses any funds being held for future distribution to the Seller
to
satisfy its obligations under this Section
6.3,
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to such used
funds no later than the Determination Date prior to the following Remittance
Date to the extent that funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance
Date
are less than the amounts to be remitted to the Seller pursuant to Section
6.1.
Servicer's
obligation to make such advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue
through
the earliest of: (a) the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment
in full
of the Mortgage Loan; (b) the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date for
the distribution of any Liquidation Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds
or
Condemnation Proceeds which, in the case of Other Insurance Proceeds
and
Condemnation Proceeds, satisfy in full the indebtedness of such Mortgage
Loan;
or (c) a Final Recovery Determination in connection with any REO Property.
In no
event shall Servicer be obligated to make an advance under this Section
6.3
if at
the time of such advance it reasonably determines that such advance will
be
unrecoverable.
Section
6.4 Annual
Statement as to Compliance.
On or
before March 5th of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, Servicer
shall
deliver to the Seller a statement of compliance addressed to the Seller
and
signed by an authorized officer of Servicer, to the effect that (i) a
review of
Servicer’s servicing activities during the immediately preceding calendar year
(or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the servicing
provisions of this Agreement and any applicable reconstitution agreement
during
such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best
of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, Servicer has fulfilled all of
its servicing obligations under this Agreement and any applicable reconstitution
agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar 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 officer and the nature and the status thereof. Copies of such statement
shall be provided by the Seller to any Person identified as a prospective
purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall notify Servicer prior
to
providing any such copies. In the event that Servicer has delegated any
servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a subservicer,
Servicer shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the subservicer as described
above as to each subservicer as and when required with respect to
Servicer
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Section
6.5 Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
Servicer shall, on or before March 5th of each year, beginning in the
year
following the Closing Date, cause, at its sole cost and expense, a firm
of
independent public accountants, which is a member of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants, to furnish a statement to the Seller to
the effect
that such firm has examined certain documents and records and performed
certain
other procedures relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans during
the
immediately preceding fiscal year of Servicer and that such firm is of
the
opinion that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially
in
accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers,
such servicing has been conducted in compliance therewith, except for
such
exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement.
Section
6.6 Seller’s
Access to Servicer’s Records.
The
Seller shall have access upon reasonable notice to Servicer, during business
hours or at such other times as might be reasonable under applicable
circumstances, to any and all of the books and records of Servicer that
relate
to the performance or observance by Servicer of the terms, covenants
or
conditions of this Agreement. Further, Servicer hereby authorizes the
Seller, in
connection with a sale of the Mortgage Loans, to make available to prospective
purchasers a Consolidated Statement of Operations of Servicer, or its
parent
company, prepared by or at the request of Servicer for the most recently
completed three (3) fiscal years for which such a statement is available
as well
as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two (2)
fiscal
years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. Servicer
also agrees
to make available to any prospective purchaser, upon reasonable notice
and
during normal business hours, a knowledgeable financial or accounting
officer
for the purpose of answering questions respecting Servicer's ability
to perform
under this Agreement. The Seller agrees to reimburse Servicer for any
out-of-pocket costs incurred by Servicer in connection with its obligations
under this Section
6.6.
ARTICLE
VII
COVENANTS
BY SERVICER
Section
7.1 Additional
Indemnification by Servicer.
Servicer shall indemnify the Seller and hold it harmless against any
and all
claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary
attorneys’ fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that the Seller may sustain in any way related to the failure
of
Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder including its obligations
to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms
of this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify Servicer and hold it 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 that Servicer may sustain in any way related to (a) actions
or
inactions of Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan which are inconsistent
with the obligations imposed on Servicer pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, taken or omitted upon the written direction of the Seller,
(b) the
failure of the Seller or the custodian to perform its obligations under
Section
5.17
of this
Agreement, (c) the failure of the Seller to perform its obligations in
subsections (i) and (ii) in Section
7.4
of this
Agreement, or (d) the failure of the Seller to perform its obligations
in
Sections
5.1, 5.13(b), 6.2, 6.6, 7.3, 7.6, 8.2, 9.6, 9.15
and
9.18
of this
Agreement.
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Section
7.2 Third
Party Claims.
Each
party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties in writing
of
the existence of any material fact known to it giving rise to any obligations
of
the other party under Sections 3.5 and 7.1 and, in the case of any claim
brought
by a third party, which may give rise to any such obligations, each party
shall
promptly notify the other party of the making of such claim or the commencement
of such action by a third party as and when same becomes known to it.
The
indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”) may, at its own cost and expense,
assume and control defense of any third party claim, including, without
limitation, the right to designate counsel and to control all negotiations,
litigation, settlements, compromises and appeals of any such claim or
potential
claim; provided that the counsel is satisfactory to the indemnified party
(“Indemnified Party”) in the exercise of its reasonable discretion. The party
not controlling the defense or prosecution of any such claim may participate
at
its own costs and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Countrywide
or
Servicer is the Indemnified Party and Countrywide or Servicer reasonably
believes that the assumption of the defense or prosecution of all or
a portion
of a third party claim is necessary to assure that its right or ability
to
enforce a material portion of its other mortgage loans or servicing rights
or to
assure that its method of doing business or its authority and approvals
to
service are not materially impaired, then, upon notice to Seller from
Countrywide or Servicer, Seller shall permit such assumption by Countrywide
or
Servicer, provided that Countrywide or Servicer shall be solely responsible
for
all costs and fees related to the defense or prosecution as the case
may be.
However, Countrywide’s or Servicer’s payment of such costs shall in no way limit
or waive the indemnification obligations of Seller pursuant to the terms
of this
Agreement. Neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnified Party shall
be
entitled to settle, compromise, decline to appeal, or otherwise dispose
of any
third party claim, without the written consent of the other party, which
consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, such
consent
shall not be required for such a claim involving less than Ten Thousand
Dollars
($10,000), unless the other party reasonably believes that the settlement,
compromise, declination to appeal or other disposition may (i) prejudice
the
party in connection with other claims or potential claims, or (ii) result
in
injunctive or other relief (excepting the payment of monetary damages)
against
the party that could materially interfere with the business, operations,
assets,
condition or prospects of the party. Following the discharge of the Indemnifying
Party's obligations, the Indemnified Party shall assign to the Indemnifying
Party any and all related claims against third parties. Within fifteen
(15) days
after receipt, the Indemnified Party shall refund to the Indemnifying
Party the
amounts of all recoveries received by the Indemnified Party with respect
to any
claim with respect to which it is reimbursed for losses.
Following
the receipt of written notice from the Indemnified Party of a demand
for
indemnification, the Indemnifying Party shall seek to cure the problem
giving
rise to the demand, if possible, and pay the amount for which it is liable,
or
otherwise take the actions which it is required to take within thirty
(30) days
or such other time as may be required by the applicable investor, insurer
or
third party claimant. As to any claim for indemnity for which notice
is given as
hereinbefore provided, the corresponding obligation of indemnity shall
continue
to survive until whichever of the following events first occurs: (i)
the
Indemnifying Party shall have discharged its obligation of indemnity
to the
Indemnified Party with respect to such claim, as required hereunder;
(ii) a
court of competent jurisdiction shall have finally determined that the
Indemnifying Party is not liable to the Indemnified Party with respect
to such
claim; or (3) the Indemnified Party shall have released in writing (or
be held
to have released) the Indemnifying Party from any liability with respect
to such
claim.
Section
7.3 Merger
or Consolidation of Servicer.
Servicer shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises
as a
corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as
permitted
herein, and will 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.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, any Person into which Servicer
may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion
or consolidation to which Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to
the business of Servicer, shall be the successor of Servicer hereunder,
without
the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of
any of
the parties hereto; provided, however, that the successor or surviving
Person
shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company
whose
business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, unless otherwise
consented to by the Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
and shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx
Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac.
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Section
7.4 Limitation
on Liability of Servicer and Others.
Neither
Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of Servicer shall
be under
any liability to the Seller for any action taken, or for refraining from
taking
any action, in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in
judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect Servicer or
any such
person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein,
or the
failure to perform its obligations in 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. Servicer
and
any officer, employee or agent of Servicer 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. Notwithstanding anything to
the
contrary contained in this Agreement, unless one or more Events of Default
by
Servicer shall occur and shall not have been remedied within the time
limits set
forth in Section
8.1(a)
of this
Agreement, the Seller shall not record or cause to be recorded an Assignment
of
Mortgage with the recording office. To the extent the Seller records
with the
recording office as permitted herein an Assignment of Mortgage which
designates
the Seller as the holder of record of the Mortgage, the Seller agrees
that it
shall (i) provide Servicer with immediate notice of any action with respect
to
the Mortgage or the related Mortgaged Property and ensure that the proper
department or person at Servicer receives such notice; and (ii) immediately
complete, sign and return to Servicer any document reasonably requested
by
Servicer to comply with its servicing obligations, including without
limitation,
any instrument required to release the Mortgage upon payment in full
of the
obligation or take any other action reasonably required by Servicer.
The Seller
further agrees that Servicer shall have no liability for the Seller’s failure to
comply with the subsections (i) or (ii) in the foregoing sentence. Servicer
shall have no liability to the Seller and 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 expenses or liability; provided,
however,
that Servicer may, with the consent of the Seller, undertake any such
action
which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement
and the
rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses
and
costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses,
costs and liabilities for which the Seller will be liable, and Servicer
shall be
entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Seller upon written demand
except
when such expenses, costs and liabilities are subject to Servicer’s
indemnification under Section
7.1.
Section
7.5 Servicer
Not to Resign.
Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed
on it
except by mutual consent of Servicer and the Seller or upon the determination
that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable
law and
such incapacity cannot be cured by Servicer. Any such determination permitting
the resignation of Servicer shall be evidenced by Servicer’s delivery to the
Seller of an Opinion of Counsel in a form reasonably acceptable to the
Seller.
No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have
assumed
the Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
Section
7.6 No
Transfer of Servicing.
Countrywide acknowledges that the Seller acts in reliance upon Countrywide’s and
the Servicer’s independent status, the adequacy of their servicing facilities,
plant, personnel, records and procedures, their integrity, reputation
and
financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting
the
generality of this Section
7.6,
Countrywide shall not assign this Agreement or the servicing rights hereunder,
without the prior written approval of the Seller, which consent may not
be
unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION
OF SERVICER AS SERVICER
Section
8.1 Termination
Due to an Event of Default.
(a) Events
of Default.
Each of
the following shall be an Event of Default by Servicer if it shall occur
and be
continuing:
(i)
any
failure by Servicer to remit to the Seller any payment required to be
made under
the terms of this Agreement which such failure 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
Servicer by
the Seller; or
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(ii)
any
failure on the part of Servicer to duly observe or perform in any material
respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of Servicer set
forth in
this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30)
days
(except that such number of days shall be fifteen (15) in the case of
a failure
to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained
under this
Agreement) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring
the
same to be remedied, shall have been given to Servicer by the Seller;
or
(iii)
a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
for
the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities
or
similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs,
shall
have been entered against Servicer and such decree or order shall have
remained
in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;
or
(iv)
Servicer
shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator
in
any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets
and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to Servicer or of or
relating
to all or substantially all of its property; or
(v)
Servicer
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 or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi) Servicer
shall cease to be an Agency approved servicer; or
(vii)
Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder,
except as permitted under this Agreement or to assign this Agreement
or the
servicing responsibilities hereunder, except as permitted under this
Agreement;
or
(vii)
Servicer fails to duly perform, within the required time period, its
obligations
under Sections 6.4 and 6.5 of this Agreement, which failure continues
unremedied
for a period of nine (9) days after the date on which written notice
of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been received
by. Such
written notice may be given to Servicer by any party to this Agreement
or by any
master servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to
a securitization of such Mortgage Loans.
In
case
one or more Events of Default by Servicer shall occur and shall not have
been
remedied, the Seller, by notice in writing to Servicer may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Seller may have at law or equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights
and
obligations of Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by Servicer of such
written
notice, all authority and power of Servicer under this Agreement, whether
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested
in the
Seller. Upon written request from the Seller, Servicer shall prepare,
execute
and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments and do or accomplish
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of such
notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement
or
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise,
at
Servicer's sole expense. Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Seller
in
effecting the termination of Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder,
including the transfer to the Seller, for administration by it, of all
cash
amounts which shall at the time be credited by Servicer to the Custodial
Account
or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
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If
any of
the Mortgage Loans are MERS Mortgage Loans, in connection with the termination
or resignation of the Servicer hereunder, either (i) the successor servicer
shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing
and
shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures
of
MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are
registered
on MERS, or (ii) the Servicer shall cooperate with the successor servicer
either
(x) in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage
in
recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and
to execute
and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may
be
necessary to remove such Mortgage Loans from the MERS system or (y) in
causing
MERS to designate on the MERS system the successor servicer of such Mortgage
Loans.
(b) Waiver
of Event of Default.
The
Seller may waive any default by Servicer in the performance of Servicer’s
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a
past
default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Events 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 thereto except to the extent expressly so
waived.
Section
8.2 Termination
by Other Means.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of Countrywide and Servicer
shall
terminate with respect to any Servicing Rights Package upon the first
to occur
of: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance
with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or upon the Final Recovery
Determination of all REO Property in such Servicing Rights Package and
the
remittance of all funds due hereunder; (b) by mutual consent of Countrywide,
Servicer and the Seller in writing; or (c) the purchase by Servicer of
all
outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Property in a Servicing Rights Package
at a
price equal to (i) in the case of a Mortgage Loan, 100% of the outstanding
principal balance of each Mortgage Loan on the date of such purchase
plus
accrued interest thereon through the last day of the month of purchase,
and (ii)
in the case of REO Property, the lesser of (1) 100% of the outstanding
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan encumbering the Mortgaged Property at the
time such
Mortgaged Property was acquired and became REO Property or (2) the fair
market
value of such REO Property at the time of purchase.
The
right
of Servicer to purchase all outstanding Mortgage Loans in a Servicing
Rights
Package pursuant to (c) above shall be conditional upon (i) the outstanding
Stated Principal Balances of such Mortgage Loans at the time of any such
purchase aggregating less than ten percent (10%), unless otherwise set
forth in
the Trade Confirmation, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of
the
Mortgage Loans on the related Cut-off Date, and (ii) the determination
by
Servicer that the
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Servicer in the performance
of its
servicing obligations hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans exceed
the
benefits accruing to Servicer therefrom.
With
regard to any Mortgage Loan that is more than ninety (90) days delinquent
(each
a “Non-Performing Mortgage Loan”), the Seller shall have the one time right each
calendar month to acquire the Servicing Rights relating to such Non-Performing
Mortgage Loan provided that the Seller (i) reimburses Servicer for all
outstanding and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances
made by
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) pays to Servicer the Administrative
Fee. As used in this Section
8.2,
the term “Administrative Fee” shall mean an amount equal to
$250.00/Non-Performing Mortgage Loan for the first ten (10) Non-Performing
Loans
and $100.00/Non-Performing Mortgage Loan thereafter.
With
regard to any Mortgage Loan that is more than one hundred twenty (120)
days
delinquent, the Seller shall have the one time right each calendar month
to
acquire the Servicing Rights relating to such Non-Performing Mortgage
Loan
provided the Seller reimburses Servicer for all outstanding and unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances made by Servicer pursuant to
this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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Section
9.1 Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications required to be provided hereunder
shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by
registered
or certified mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested, or,
if by
other means, when received by the other party at the address as
follows:
(i) if
to the
Seller:
To
the
address and contact set forth in the related Purchase Confirmation.
(ii)
if
to
Countrywide:
Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Vice President
(iii) if
to
Servicer:
Countrywide
Home Loans Servicing, LP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxx, XX SV3-A
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Legal Department
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice.
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
(as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date
noted on
the return receipt).
Section
9.2 Reserved.
Section
9.3 Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section
9.4 General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or
unless the
context otherwise requires:
(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 "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs," and other Subdivisions
without reference to a document are to designated Sections, Subsections,
Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
(d) 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 without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
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Section
9.5 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.
Section
9.6 Further
Agreements.
The
Seller shall execute and deliver to Countrywide and Countrywide shall
execute
and deliver to the Seller such reasonable and appropriate additional
documents,
instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate
the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section
9.7 Execution
of Agreement.
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. This Agreement shall be deemed
binding
when executed by both Countrywide and the Seller. Telecopy signatures
shall be
deemed valid and binding to the same extent as the original.
Section
9.8 Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
the
Seller and Countrywide and the respective permitted successors and assigns
of
the Seller and the successors and assigns of Countrywide. The Seller
may,
subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more
of the
Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that the transferee will not be deemed
to be
the Seller hereunder unless such transferee shall agree in writing to
be bound
by the terms of this Agreement and an original counterpart of the document
evidencing such agreement shall have been executed by the Seller and
the
transferee and delivered to Countrywide. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no
transfer shall be effective if such transfer would result in there being
more
than three (3) "Sellers" outstanding hereunder with respect to the Mortgage
Loans related to a Servicing Rights Package. This Agreement may not be
assigned,
pledged or hypothecated or otherwise transferred or encumbered by Countrywide,
in whole or part, without the consent of the Seller, which shall not
be
unreasonably withheld. If Countrywide assigns all of its rights as Countrywide
hereunder relating to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the assignee
of
Countrywide, upon notification to the Seller, will become “Countrywide”
hereunder with respect to the Servicing Rights assigned hereby.
Section
9.9 Severability
Clause.
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 relevant 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.
Section
9.10 Costs
and Expenses.
Countrywide shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal
fees and
expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the transfer of the Servicing Rights to Countrywide shall be paid
by the
Seller. Such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, termination
fees, file shipping costs, life of loan flood certificates, life of loan
tax
service contracts and costs relating to the preparation and recording
of
assignments of mortgage, as applicable. Until all files and documents
relating
to the Mortgage Loans have been delivered to Countrywide, as applicable,
the
risk of loss of any such file or document shall be borne by the Seller.
The
Seller shall compensate Countrywide for any reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses
expended or accrued by Countrywide in connection with any securitization
of the
Mortgage Loans, regardless if such securitization fails to be consummated
for
any reason provided that such expense has been approved by the Seller
which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Section
9.11 Attorneys'
Fees.
If any
claim, legal action or any arbitration or other proceeding is brought
for the
enforcement of this Agreement or because of a dispute, breach, default
or
misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement,
the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in that claim, action or proceeding,
in
addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.
Section
9.12 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
laws of
the State of New York applicable to agreements entered into and wholly
performed
within said jurisdiction.
Section
9.13 Survival. All
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall
survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Section
9.14 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement and the related Trade Confirmation and related Purchase Confirmation
constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto with
respect to
each Servicing Rights Package and supersedes any and all prior or
contemporaneous oral or written communications with respect to the same.
It is
expressly understood and agreed by Countrywide and the Seller that no
employee,
agent or other representative of the Seller or Countrywide has any authority
to
bind such party with regard to any statement, representation, warranty
or other
expression unless said statement, representation, warranty or other expression
is specifically included within the express terms of this Agreement or
the
related Trade Confirmation or related Purchase Confirmation. Neither
this
Agreement nor the related Trade Confirmation nor the related Purchase
Confirmation shall be modified, amended or in any way altered except
by an
instrument in writing signed by both the parties hereto. In the event
of any
conflict, inconsistency or ambiguity between the terms and conditions
of the
related Trade Confirmation and this Agreement, the terms of the related
Trade
Confirmation shall control, and in the event of any conflict, inconsistency
or
ambiguity between the terms and conditions of the related Purchase Confirmation
and the related Trade Confirmation or this Agreement, the terms of the
related
Purchase Confirmation shall control.
Section
9.15 Confidentiality.
The
Seller and Countrywide hereby acknowledge and agree that this Agreement
shall be
kept confidential and its contents will not be divulged to any party
without the
other party's consent except to the extent that it is appropriate for
the Seller
or Countrywide to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies.
Notwithstanding
any other express or implied agreement to the contrary, the parties agree
and
acknowledge that each of them and each of their employees, representatives,
and
other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation
of any
kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all
materials
of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided
to any
of them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except to the
extent
that confidentiality is reasonably necessary to comply with U.S. federal
or
state securities laws. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms "tax
treatment"
and "tax structure" have the meanings specified in Treasury Regulation
section
1.6011-4(c).
Section
9.16 Reserved.
Section
9.17 Further
Assurances.
The
Seller agrees that it will at any time and from time to time, upon the
reasonable request of Countrywide, execute, acknowledge, deliver or perform
all
such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances and assurances
as
may be reasonably required for the better vesting and confirming unto
Countrywide and its successors and assigns the title to and possession
of the
Servicing Rights or as shall be necessary to effect the transactions
provided
for in this Agreement.
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Section
9.18 Reserved.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused these presents to be executed
by their
proper corporate officers as of the day and year first above
written.
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.,
as
Countrywide
By
_____________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Vice
President
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP
as
Servicer
By:
Countrywide GP, Inc., its general partner
By:
_____________________________
Name:
Title:
HSBC
BANK USA, N.A.
as
the
Seller
By
_____________________________
Name:
Title:
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AMENDMENT
REG AB
TO
THE
MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICING RIGHTS PURCHASE AND
SERVICING
AGREEMENT
This
is
Amendment Reg AB (“Amendment
Reg AB”),
dated
as of December 1, 2006, by and between Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. (the
“Company”),
and
HSBC Bank USA, Inc. (the “Owner”) to that certain Mortgage Loan Servicing Rights
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006 by and between
the Company and the Owner (as amended, modified or supplemented, the
“Existing
Agreement”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Owner have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions
of
this Amendment Reg AB that the Existing Agreement be amended to reflect agreed
upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Agreement.
Accordingly,
the Company and the Owner hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises
and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
1. Capitalized
terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Existing Agreement. The Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding
the
following definitions in their proper alphabetical order:
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company
Information:
As
defined in Section 2(g)(i)(A)(1).
Depositor:
The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
Exchange
Act.
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Master
Servicer:
With
respect to any Securitization Transaction, the “master servicer,” if any,
identified in the related transaction documents.
Reconstitution:
Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution
Agreement:
An
agreement or agreements entered into by the Company and the Owner and/or certain
third parties in connection with a Reconstitution with respect to any or all
of
the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Agreement.
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.
Securities
Act:
The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization
Transaction:
Any
transaction subject to Regulation AB involving either (1) a sale or other
transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an
issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered, rated
mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered, rated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to
one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Servicer:
As
defined in Section 2(c)(iii).
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
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 Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a
Subservicer.
Subservicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions
required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB;
provided, however, that the term “Subservicer” shall not include any master
servicer, or any special servicer engaged at the request of a Depositor, Owner
or investor in a Securitization Transaction, nor any “back-up servicer” or
trustee performing servicing functions on behalf of a Securitization
Transaction.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transaction.
2. The
Owner
and the Company agree that the Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding
the following provisions:
(a) Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness.
2
The
Owner
and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article 2 of this
Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Owner and any Depositor with the
provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission.
Neither the Owner nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery
of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and
Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Although Regulation AB is applicable
by
its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered
under
the Securities Act, the parties acknowledge that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Owner or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. The parties agree over time to negotiate
in good faith with respect to the provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings. The Company acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements
of
Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance
provided by the Commission or its staff, and agrees to negotiate in good faith
with the Owner or any Depositor with regard to any reasonable requests for
delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving
interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection
with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully with
the
Owner to deliver to the Owner (including any of its assignees or designees)
and
any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and
any
other information necessary to permit the Owner or such Depositor to comply
with
the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to
the
Company, and any parties or items identified in writing by the Owner, including,
any Subservicer, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans necessary in order
to
effect such compliance.
The
Owner agrees that it will cooperate with the Company and provide sufficient
and
timely notice of any information requirements pertaining to a Securitization
Transaction. The Owner will make all reasonable efforts to contain requests
for
information, reports or any other materials to items required for compliance
with Regulation AB, and shall not request information which is not required
for
such compliance.
(b) Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Company.
(i) The
Company shall be deemed to represent to the Owner and to any Depositor, as
of
the date on which information is first provided to the Owner or any Depositor
under Section 2(c) that, except as disclosed in writing to the Owner or such
Depositor prior to such date: (i)
the Company 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 Company; (ii)
the
Company 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 Company as servicer
has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no material
changes to the Company’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing
function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement
for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans
have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company’s financial
condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by
the
Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement;
(vi) there are no material
legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against
the Company or any Subservicer;
and (vii) there
are
no affiliations, relationships or transactions required to be disclosed under
Item 1119 between the Company, any Subservicer and any of the parties listed
in
Items 1119(a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB which are identified in writing by the
Owner or Depositor within five (5) Business Days in advance of the
Securitization Transaction.
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(ii) If
so requested by the Owner or any Depositor on any date following the
date
on which information is first provided to the Owner or any Depositor under
Section 2(c),
the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm
in
writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in
paragraph (i) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is
not
accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure
of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
(c) Information
to Be Provided by the Company.
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction the Company shall (1) within
five
Business Days following request by the Owner or any Depositor, provide to the
Owner and such Depositor (or cause each Subservicer to provide), in writing
reasonably required for compliance with Regulation AB, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (iii) and (vi) of this Section 2(c), and
(2)
as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company,
provide to the Owner and any Depositor (as required by Regulation AB) the
information specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section.
(i) Reserved.
(ii) Reserved.
(iii) If
reasonably requested by the Owner or any Depositor, the Company shall provide
such information regarding the Company, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans,
and
each Subservicer (each of the Company and each Subservicer, for purposes of
this
paragraph, a “Servicer”), as is reasonably requested for the purpose of
compliance with Items 1108, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information
shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the
Servicer’s form of organization;
(B) a
description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage
loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of
any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in,
and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement
and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition
and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type
similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer
that may be material, in the reasonable determination of the Owner or any
Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related
asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without
limitation:
(1) whether
any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization
or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
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(2) the
extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
(3) whether
there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable
servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage
loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period
immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
(4) whether
the Servicer has 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; and
(5) such
other information as the Owner or any Depositor may reasonably request for
the
purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer’s policies or
procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this
Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar
to the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information
regarding the Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that there is a
material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the
Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement;
(E) information
regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer’s
overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which
may
be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect
that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential
mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would
not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances
not
made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
(F) a
description of the Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any
special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as
the
Mortgage Loans;
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(G) a
description of the Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies, losses,
bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged
properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts;
(H) information
as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs,
including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial
payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency
and
loss experience;
(I) a
brief
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known
to be contemplated by a governmental authority) against the Servicer;
and
(J) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer and any
of
the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified to Servicer by the Owner or the Depositor in writing in advance
of
such Securitization Transaction:
(1) any
servicer;
(2) any
trustee;
(3) any
originator;
(4) any
significant obligor;
(5) any
enhancement or support provider; and
(6) any
other
material transaction party.
(iv) For
the
purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall
cause each Subservicer to) (a) provide prompt notice to the Owner, any Master
Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (1) any merger, consolidation or sale
of substantially all of the assets of the Company, (2) the Company’s entry into
an agreement with a Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of
any
of the Company’s obligations under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement
that qualifies as an “entry into a material definitive agreement” under Item
1.01 of the form 8-K, (3) any Event of Default under the terms of the Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement to the extent not known by such Owner, Master
Servicer or Depositor, as evidenced by a writing provided by either the Owner,
Master Servicer, or Depositor, and (4) any material litigation or governmental
proceedings involving the Company or any Subservicer.
(v) As
a
condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer or
subservicer under the Existing Agreement, respectively, or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement related thereto by any Person (i) into which the
Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may
be
appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall
provide to the Owner, the Master Servicer and any Depositor, at least 15
calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment,
(x)
written notice to the Owner and any Depositor of such succession or appointment
and (y) in writing, all information reasonably requested by the Owner or any
Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02
of
Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.
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(vi) The
Company shall provide to the Owner and any Depositor a description of any
affiliation or relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 of
Regulation AB between the Company and any of the parties listed in Items
1119
(a)(1)-(6) of
Regulation AB that develops following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction (other than an affiliation or relationship that the Owner, the
Depositor or the issuing entity is required to disclose under Item 1119 of
Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date the Depositor
is
required to file its Form 10-K disclosing such affiliation or relationship.
For
purposes of the foregoing, the Company (1) shall be entitled to assume that
the
parties to the Securitization Transaction with whom affiliations or relations
must be disclosed are the same as on the closing date if it provides a written
request (which may be by e-mail)
to the Depositor or Master Servicer, as applicable, requesting such confirmation
and either obtains such confirmation or receives no response within three (3)
Business Days, (2) shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations or
relationships that may develop after the closing date for the Securitization
Transaction with any parties not identified to the Company in writing within
five (5) Business Days in advance of the Securitization Transaction, and (3)
shall be entitled to rely upon any written identification of parties provided
by
the Depositor, the Owner or any Master Servicer.
(vii) Not
later
than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report
on
Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of
the
Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such
Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer
has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report
(including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of
any
of the following events, 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:
(a) any
modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties
or
payments during the distribution period; and
(b)
material
breaches of transaction covenants under the Existing Agreements, as amended
herein, or the applicable Reconstitution Agreement related to the Securitization
Transaction the Company has executed.
(d) Servicer
Compliance Statement.
On
or
before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall
deliver to the Owner, the Master Servicer and the Depositor a statement of
compliance addressed to the Owner, such Master Servicer, and such Depositor
and
signed by an authorized officer of the Company, to the effect that (i) a review
of the Company’s servicing activities during the immediately preceding calendar
year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the servicing
provisions of this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during
such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best
of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar
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 officer and the nature and the status
thereof.
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(e) Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(i) On
or
before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company
shall:
(A) deliver
to the Owner, the Master Servicer and the Depositor a report regarding the
Company’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the
immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be
addressed to the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer
of
the Company, and shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria
specified on Exhibit A hereto (wherein “Investor” shall mean the Master
Servicer);
(B) deliver
to the Owner, the Master Servicer and the Depositor a report of a registered
public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of
compliance made by the Company and delivered pursuant to the preceding
paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and
2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange
Act;
(C) if
required by Regulation AB, cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
determined by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) to be “participating in
the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each,
a “Participating Entity”), to deliver to the Owner, the Master Servicer and any
Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when
provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 2(e); and
(D) deliver
or cause each Subservicer and Subcontractor described in Section 2(e)(i)(C)
above to deliver to the Owner, the Master Servicer, Depositor or any other
Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes
Certification”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act
(pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an
asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction, signed by
the
appropriate officer of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
provided that such certification delivered by the Company may not be filed
as an
exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission, unless required
by
applicable law.
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The
Company acknowledges that the party identified in clause (i)(D) above may rely
on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause in signing
a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.
(ii) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
2(e)(i)(A) shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria specified
on
Exhibit A hereto (wherein “Investor” shall mean the Master Servicer) or, in the
case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date
of
such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Participating Entity
pursuant to Section 2(e)(i)(C) need not address any elements of the Servicing
Criteria other than those specified by the Company pursuant to Section
2(f).
If
reasonably requested by the Owner, the Depositor, or the Master Servicer, the
Company shall provide to the Owner, the Depositor, or the Master Servicer,
evidence of the authorization of the person signing the certification or
statement provided pursuant to Section 2(d) and 2(e) of this Amendment Reg
AB.
(f) Use
of
Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The
Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement
or any related Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the
provisions of paragraph (i) of this Subsection (f). The Company shall not hire
or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit
any
Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor,
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement
or any related Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the
provisions of paragraph (ii) of this Subsection (f).
(i) It
shall
not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Owner, the Master
Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. If required
by
Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any Subservicer used by the Company
(or
by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor to comply
with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 2(b), 2(c)(iii), 2(c)(v),
2(c)(vi), 2(c)(vii), 2(d), and 2(e) of this Amendment Reg AB, and to provide
the
information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 2(c)(iv)
of
this Amendment Reg AB. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from
each
Subservicer and delivering to the Owner and any Depositor any servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section
2(d), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered
by
such Subservicer under Section 2(e) and any certification required to be
delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes
Certification under Section 2(e) as and when required to be
delivered.
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(ii) It
shall
not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Owner, any Master
Servicer, or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. If required
by Regulation AB, after reasonable notice from the Owner of the parties involved
in the Owner’s Securitization Transaction, the Company shall promptly upon
request provide to the Owner and any Depositor (or any designee of the
Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description
of
the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any
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 will be addressed in assessments of
compliance provided by each Participating Entity identified pursuant to clause
(B) of this paragraph.
The
Company shall cause any such Participating Entity used by the Company (or by
any
Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor to comply with
the
provisions of Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible
for obtaining from each Participating Entity and delivering to the Owner, the
Master Servicer and the Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation
and certificate required to be delivered by such Participating Entity under
Section 2(e), in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(g) Indemnification;
Remedies.
(i) The
Company
shall
indemnify the Owner, each affiliate of the Owner and each of the following
parties participating
in a Securitization Transaction: each
sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the execution or filing
of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to
Rule
13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such
Securitization Transaction; each Person who controls any of such parties
(within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act);
and the
respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of
the
foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees
and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(A)(1) any
untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in
any
information, report, certification, data or other material
provided
in writing under
this Amendment Reg AB
by or on
behalf of the Company,
or provided under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of any Subservicer,
Participating Entity (collectively, the “Company Information”),
or (2)
the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material
fact required to be stated in the Company Information or necessary in order
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; provided,
by way of clarification,
that
clause (2) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection
with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company
Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately
from
such other information;
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(B) any
failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any Participating Entity to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other
material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB, including any failure
by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) any Participating
Entity; or
(C) any
breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in Section
2(b)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) and made as
of a
date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to
the
extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by
the
Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to
Section 2(b)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing
date.
In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (i)(B) of this Section,
the Company shall promptly reimburse the Owner, any Depositor, as applicable,
and each Person responsible for the execution or filing of any report required
to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction,
or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d)
under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for
all
costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information,
report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as
required by the Company, any
Subservicer or any Participating Entity.
(ii) (A) Any
failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any Participating Entity to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other
material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB, which continues
unremedied for three Business Days after receipt by the Company and the
applicable Subservicer, or Subcontractor of written notice of such failure
from
the Owner or Depositor shall, except as provided in clause (B) of this
paragraph, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Company under
this
Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the
Owner or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to immediately
terminate, without further notice or grace period, the rights and obligations
of
the Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement related thereto without payment (notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related
thereto to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company (and if the Company
is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a Securitization Transaction, the
Owner shall appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to a Master
Servicer for such Securitization Transaction); provided,
however
it is
understood that the Company shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement
for
all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Company
under the Existing Agreement, the Amendment Reg AB, and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth
herein, to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights
or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such provision
shall be given effect.
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(B) Any
failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any Participating Entity to
deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter required
under Regulation AB when and as required under Section 2(d) or 2(e), including
any failure by the Company to identify a Participating Entity, which continues
unremedied for nine calendar days after receipt by the Company of written notice
of such failure from the Owner or Depositor shall constitute an Event of Default
with respect to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Owner or Depositor, as
applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations
of
the Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided, however
it is
understood that the Company shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement
for
all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Company
under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent that
any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following
termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall be given
effect.
(C) The
Company shall promptly reimburse the Owner (or any affected designee of the
Owner, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all
reasonable expenses incurred by the Owner (or such designee) or such Depositor
as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Company as
servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor
servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights
the
Company, the Owner or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether
in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or
injunctive relief.
(iii) The
Owner
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each affiliate of the Company,
any Subservicer, any Participating Entity, and each
Person who controls any of such parties (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act), and the
respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of
the
foregoing from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any
other
costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based
upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
any filing with the Commission with respect to a Securitization Transaction
or
the omission or alleged omission to state in any filing with the Commission
with
respect to a Securitization Transaction a
material fact required to be stated or necessary to be stated in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were
made, not misleading,
in each
case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement, alleged
untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission relates to any information
other
than Company Information included in or omitted from any filing with the
Commission with respect to a Securitization Transaction.
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(iv) If
the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party agrees that it
shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities uncured by such indemnified party
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such
indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the
other.
(v) The
indemnifications provided for in Section 2(g) shall survive the termination
of
this Amendment Reg AB or the termination of any party to this Amendment Reg
AB.
(vi) The
Master Servicer shall be considered a third-party beneficiary of 2(d), 2(e)
and
2(g) of this Amendment Reg AB (with regard to Section 2(g), solely with respect
to noncompliance under 2(d) and 2(e) of this Amendment Reg AB), entitled to
all
the rights and benefits hereof as if it were a direct party to this Amendment
Reg AB.
3. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Amendment Reg AB, the Company shall notify the
Owner
for the utilization of all Subservicers and Participating Entities, when
required by and in accordance with the terms of the Existing
Agreement.
4. The
Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the exhibits attached hereto
as
Exhibit A and Exhibit B to the end thereto. References in this Amendment Reg
AB
to “this Agreement” or words of similar import (including indirect references to
the Agreement) shall be deemed to be references to the Existing Agreement as
amended by this Amendment Reg AB. Except as expressly amended and modified
by
this Amendment Reg AB, the Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain,
in
full force and effect in accordance with its terms. In the event of a conflict
between this Amendment Reg AB and any other document or agreement, including
without limitation the Existing Agreement, this Amendment Reg AB shall
control.
5. This
Amendment Reg AB may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment Reg AB will become
effective as of the date first mentioned above. This
Amendment Reg AB shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by
the Company and the Owner and the respective permitted successors and assigns
of
the Company and the successors and assigns of the Owner.
[Signature
Page Follows]
13
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year
first
above written.
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
Owner
By:
____________________
Name:
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
Title:
SVP
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
Company
By:
____________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the applicable criteria identified below as
“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
|
A-1
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
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
|
|
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
Servicer.
|
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 Servicer’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 Servicer’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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(v)
|
The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
|
X
|
A-2
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
1122(d)(4)(vi)
|
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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(vii)
|
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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(viii)
|
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).
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(x)
|
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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xi)
|
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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
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.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
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.
|
X
|
A-3
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
|
Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(xv)
|
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.
|
[NAME
OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER]
Date:
_______________________
By:
________________________
Name:
______________________
Title:
_______________________
A-4
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: |
The
[ ] agreement dated as of
[ ],
200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
|
I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc., certify to [the Owner], [the Depositor], [Master Servicer],
[Securities Administrator] or [Trustee], and its officers, with the knowledge
and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company 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 Company
during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] or [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] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] or [Trustee];
(4) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company 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
Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement; and
[Intentionally
Left Blank]
B-1
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Company and by each Subservicer and Participating Entity
pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports
have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance
of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
Date:
_______________________
By:
________________________
Name:
______________________
Title:
_______________________
B-2
EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
Standard
File Layout - Master Servicing
|
||||
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be
different
than the LOAN_NBR.
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
|
BORROWER_NAME
|
The
borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by
first and
last name.
|
Maximum
length of 30 (Last, First)
|
30
|
|
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported
by the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next
payment is
due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
The
first curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
The
curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
The
curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
The
second curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
The
curtailment date associated with the second curtailment
amount.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
The
curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
The
third curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
The
curtailment date associated with the third curtailment
amount.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
The
curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
Action
Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution,
65=Repurchase,70=REO
|
2
|
|||
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan.
|
|||
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
The
Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
The
Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of
the cycle
date to be passed through to investors.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a
processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the
current
cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for
the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable
for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual
Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for
the current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable
for
Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as
reported by
the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the
servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
MOD_DATE
|
The
Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
MOD_TYPE
|
The
Modification Type.
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
The
current outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
EXHIBIT
4
FORM
OF MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
Data
must
be submitted to Xxxxx Fargo Bank in an Excel
spreadsheet format with fixed field names and data type. The Excel
spreadsheet should be used as a template consistently every month when
submitting data.
Table:
Delinquency
|
||
Name
|
Type
|
Size
|
Servicer
Loan #
|
Number
|
8
|
(Double)
|
||
Investor
Loan #
|
Number
|
8
|
(Double)
|
||
Borrower
Name
|
Text
|
20
|
Address
|
Text
|
30
|
State
|
Text
|
2
|
Due
Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Action
Code
|
Text
|
2
|
FC
Received
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
File
Referred to Atty
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
NOD
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Complaint
Filed
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Sale
Published
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Target
Sale Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Actual
Sale Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Loss
Mit Approval Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Loss
Mit Type
|
Text
|
5
|
Loss
Mit Estimated Completion
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Date
|
||
Loss
Mit Actual Completion Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Loss
Mit Broken Plan Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
BK
Chapter
|
Text
|
6
|
BK
Filed Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Post
Petition Due
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Motion
for Relief
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Lift
of Stay
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
RFD
|
Text
|
10
|
Occupant
Code
|
Text
|
10
|
Eviction
Start Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Eviction
Completed Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
List
Price
|
Currency
|
8
|
List
Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Accepted
Offer Price
|
Currency
|
8
|
Accepted
Offer Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Estimated
REO Closing Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
Actual
REO Sale Date
|
Date/Time
|
8
|
•
|
Items
in bold are MANDATORY FIELDS. We must receive information in those
fields
every month in order for your file to be accepted.
|
The
Action Code Field should show the applicable numeric code to indicate that
a
special action is being taken. The Action Codes are the following:
12-Relief
Provisions
15-Bankruptcy/Litigation
20-Referred
for Deed-in-Lieu
30-Referred
fore Foreclosure
00-Xxxxxx
00-Xxxxxxxxxx
00-XXX-Xxxx
for Sale
71-Third
Party Sale/Condemnation
72-REO-Pending
Conveyance-Pool Insurance claim filed
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank will accept alternative Action Codes to those above, provided
that
the Codes are consistent with industry standards. If Action Codes other than
those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo Bank with a
description of each of the Action Codes prior to sending the file.
Description
of Action Codes:
Action
Code 12
- To report a Mortgage Loan for which the Borrower has been granted relief
for
curing a delinquency. The Action Date is the date the relief is expected
to end.
For military indulgence, it will be three months after the Borrower’s discharge
from military service.
Action
Code 15
- To report the Borrower’s filing for bankruptcy or instituting some other type
of litigation that will prevent or delay liquidation of the Mortgage Loan.
The
Action Date will be either the date that any repayment plan (or forbearance)
instituted by the bankruptcy court will expire or an additional date by which
the litigation should be resolved.
Action
Code 20
- To report that the Borrower has agreed to a deed-in-lieu or an assignment
of
the property. The Action Date is the date the Servicer decided to pursue
a
deed-in-lieu or the assignment.
Action
Code 30
- To report that the decision has been made to foreclose the Mortgage Loan.
The
Action Date is the date the Servicer referred the case to the foreclosure
attorney.
Action
Code 60
- To report that a Mortgage Loan has been paid in full either at, or prior
to,
maturity. The Action Date is the date the pay-off funds were remitted to
the
Master Servicer.
Action
Code 65
- To report that the Servicer is repurchasing the Mortgage Loan. The Action
Date
is the date the repurchase proceeds were remitted to the Master Servicer.
Action
Code 70
- To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or a deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure has been accepted, and the Servicer, on behalf of the owner of
the
Mortgage Loan, has acquired the property and may dispose of it. The Action
Date
is the date of the foreclosure sale or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date the deed
is
recorded on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan.
Action
Code 71
- To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed and a third party acquired
the property, or a total condemnation of the property has occurred. The Action
Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or the date the condemnation award
was
received.
Action
Code 72
- To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed, or a deed-in-lieu has
been
accepted, and the property may be conveyed to the mortgage insurer and the
pool
insurance claim has been filed. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure
sale, or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date of the deed for conventional mortgages.
The
Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation arrangement.
The
following are acceptable:
ASUM-Approved
Assumption
BAP-Borrower
Assistance Program
CO-Charge
Off
DIL-Deed-in-Lieu
FFA-Formal
Forbearance Agreement
MOD-Loan
Modification
PRE-Pre-Sale
SS-Short
Sale
MISC-Anything
else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above,
provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation
Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Xxxxx Fargo
Bank
with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending
the
file.
The
Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property. The
acceptable codes are:
Mortgagor
Tenant
Unknown
Vacant
EXHIBIT
5
FORM
OF LOAN LOSS REPORT
REALIZED
LOSS CALCULATION INFORMATION
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A. Form 332
Calculation
of Realized Loss
Purpose
To
provide the Servicer with a form for the calculation of any Realized Loss
(or
gain) as a result of a Mortgage Loan having been foreclosed and Liquidated.
Distribution
The
Servicer will prepare the form in duplicate and send the original together
with
evidence of conveyance of title and appropriate supporting documentation
to the
Master Servicer with the Monthly Accounting Reports which supports the Mortgage
Loan’s removal from the Mortgage Loan Activity Report. The Servicer will retain
the duplicate for its own records.
Due
Date
With
respect to any liquidated Mortgage Loan, the form will be submitted to the
Master Servicer no later than the date on which statements are due to the
Master
Servicer under Section 4.02 of this Agreement (the “Statement Date”) in the
month following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting
documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage Loan; provided, that if
such
Statement Date is not at least 30 days after receipt of final liquidation
proceeds and supporting documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage
Loan,
then the form will be submitted on the first Statement Date occurring after
the
30th
day
following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation.
Preparation
Instructions
The
numbers on the form correspond with the numbers listed below.
1.
|
The
actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan.
|
2.
|
The
Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that
would
have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.
|
3-7.
|
Complete
as necessary. All line entries must be supported by copies of appropriate
statements, vouchers, receipts, canceled checks, etc., to document
the
expense. Entries not properly documented
will not be reimbursed to the Servicer.
|
8.
|
Accrued
Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the
Mortgage
Loan as calculated on a monthly basis.
|
10.
|
The
total of lines 1 through 9.
|
Credits
11-17.
|
Complete
as necessary. All line entries must be supported by copies of the
appropriate claims forms, statements, payment checks, etc. to document
the
credit. If the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Bankruptcy Deficiency,
the
difference between the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Note prior
to the
Bankruptcy Deficiency and the Unpaid Principal Balance as reduced
by the
Bankruptcy Deficiency should be input on line 16.
|
18.
|
The
total of lines 11 through 17.
|
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
19.
|
The
total derived from subtracting line 18 from 10. If the amount represents
a
realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
CALCULATION
OF REALIZED LOSS
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A. Trust: ___________________________
Prepared
by: __________________ Date: _______________
Phone:
______________________
Servicer
Loan No.
Servicer
Name
Servicer
Address
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
Loan
No._____________________________
Borrower’s
Name:________________________________________________________________
Property
Address:________________________________________________________________
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
|
|
Actual
Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
|
$
_______________(1)
|
Interest
accrued at Net Rate
|
________________(2)
|
Attorney’s
Fees
|
________________(3)
|
Taxes
|
________________(4)
|
Property
Maintenance
|
________________(5)
|
MI/Hazard
Insurance Premiums
|
________________(6)
|
Hazard
Loss Expenses
|
________________(7)
|
Accrued
Servicing Fees
|
________________(8)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
________________(9)
|
$
_________________
|
|
Total
Expenses
|
$
______________(10)
|
Credits:
|
|
Escrow
Balance
|
$
______________(11)
|
HIP
Refund
|
________________(12)
|
Rental
Receipts
|
________________(13)
|
Hazard
Loss Proceeds
|
________________(14)
|
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Proceeds
|
________________(15)
|
Proceeds
from Sale of Acquired Property
|
________________(16)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
________________(17)
|
___________________
|
|
|
___________________
|
Total
Credits
|
$________________(18)
|
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount
of Gain)
$________________