Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as Servicer Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., as Seller and Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OSI SECURITIZATION SERVICING...
Execution
Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC,
as
Servicer
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.,
as
Seller
and
Aurora
Loan Services LLC,
as
Master
Servicer
_____________________________
Structured
Asset Securities Corporation
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OSI
Dated
as
of May 1, 2007
_____________________________
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE
II. SELLER’S ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
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17
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Section
2.01.
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Contract
for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.
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17
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Section
2.02.
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Books
and Records.
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ARTICLE
III. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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Section
3.01.
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Servicer
to Service.
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Section
3.02.
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
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20
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Section
3.03.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
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20
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Section
3.04.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
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22
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Section
3.05.
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Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
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23
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Section
3.06.
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
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24
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Section
3.07.
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Notification
of Adjustments.
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25
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Section
3.08.
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[Reserved]
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25
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Section
3.09.
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Protection
of Accounts.
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26
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Section
3.10.
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
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26
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Section
3.11.
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Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
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28
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Section
3.12.
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Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
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28
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Section
3.13.
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Inspections.
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29
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Section
3.14.
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Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
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29
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Section
3.15.
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Maintenance
of PMI Policy and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
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30
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Section
3.16.
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Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
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31
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Section
3.17.
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Real
Estate Owned Reports.
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33
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Section
3.18.
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Liquidation
Reports.
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34
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Section
3.19.
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Reports
of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.
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34
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Section
3.20.
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Prepayment
Charges.
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34
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Section
3.21.
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Advance
Facility.
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34
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Section
3.22.
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Credit
Reporting.
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37
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Section
3.23.
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Safeguarding
Customer Information.
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37
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ARTICLE
IV. PAYMENTS TO MASTER SERVICER
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37
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Section
4.01.
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Remittances.
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37
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Section
4.02.
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Statements
to Master Servicer.
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Section
4.03.
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Monthly
Advances by Servicer.
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Section
4.04.
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Due
Dates Other Than the First of the Month.
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41
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ARTICLE
V. GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
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42
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Section
5.01.
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Servicing
Compensation.
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42
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Section
5.02.
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Report
on Attestation of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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42
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Section
5.03.
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Annual
Officer’s Certificate.
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43
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Section
5.04.
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Report
on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing
Criteria.
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ARTICLE
VI. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
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44
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Section
6.01.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Servicer.
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44
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Section
6.02.
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Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties of the
Servicer.
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Section
6.03.
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Additional
Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party Claims.
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Section
6.04.
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Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
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Section
6.05.
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification.
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Section
6.06.
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Purchase
of Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
VII. THE SERVICER
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Section
7.01.
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer.
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Section
7.02.
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Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others.
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50
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Section
7.03.
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Limitation
on Resignation and Assignment by the Servicer.
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51
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Section
7.04.
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Subservicing
Agreements and Successor Subservicer.
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52
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Section
7.05.
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Inspection.
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ARTICLE
VIII. TERMINATION
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Section
8.01.
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Termination
for Cause.
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Section
8.02.
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Termination
Without Cause.
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Section
8.03.
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[Reserved].
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Section
8.04.
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Termination
for Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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Section
8.05.
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Termination
for Released Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section
9.01.
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Successor
to the Servicer.
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Section
9.02.
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Costs.
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Section
9.03.
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Protection
of Confidential Information.
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Section
9.04.
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Notices.
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Section
9.05.
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Severability
Clause.
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Section
9.06.
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No
Personal Solicitation.
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Section
9.07.
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Counterparts.
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Section
9.08.
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Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
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Section
9.09.
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Further
Agreements.
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Section
9.10.
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Intention
of the Parties.
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Section
9.11.
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Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Servicing Agreement.
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Section
9.12.
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Assignment
by the Seller.
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Section
9.13.
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Amendment.
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Section
9.14.
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Waivers.
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65
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Section
9.15.
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Exhibits.
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Section
9.16.
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WAIVER
OF TRIAL BY JURY.
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65
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Section
9.17.
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Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
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Section
9.18.
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General
Interpretive Principles.
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Section
9.19.
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Reproduction
of Documents.
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
A
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MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
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EXHIBIT
B
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CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
C
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ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
D-1
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FORM
OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
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EXHIBIT
D-2
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STANDARD
LAYOUT FOR MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
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EXHIBIT
D-3
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FORM
OF LOAN LOSS REPORT
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EXHIBIT
E
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SASCO
2007-OSI TRUST AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
F
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FORM
OF CERTIFICATION TO BE DELIVERED TO THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE SARBANES
CERTIFYING PARTY
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EXHIBIT
G
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XXXXXX
MAE GUIDE NO. 95-19
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EXHIBIT
H
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SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE
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EXHIBIT
I
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TRANSACTION
PARTIES
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EXHIBIT
J
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FORM
OF ANNUAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
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This
SECURITIZATION SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the
1st
day of
May, 2007, by and among XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware Corporation
(“LBH” or the “Seller”), OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Servicer”), AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as Master Servicer (the
“Master Servicer”), and acknowledged by XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee (the
“Trustee”) under the Trust Agreement (as defined herein, with a copy attached
hereto as Exhibit E), recites and provides as follows:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
at or prior to the Closing Date (as defined herein) Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB,
a
federal savings bank (the “Bank”) and LBH shall enter into an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Assignment and Assumption
Agreement”), pursuant to which the Bank shall assign to LBH all of its rights,
title and interest with respect to certain residential, fixed and adjustable
rate, first and junior lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) which are as
of the Closing Date serviced by Ocwen and identified in Exhibit A hereto,
and LBH shall assume all of the rights and obligations of the Bank with respect
to such Mortgage Loans;
WHEREAS,
the Seller has conveyed the Mortgage Loans on a servicing-retained basis to
Structured Asset Securities Corporation (the “Depositor”), which in turn has
conveyed the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee under a trust agreement dated as
of
May 1, 2007 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the Trustee, the Depositor and the
Master Servicer;
WHEREAS,
from time to time certain other of the mortgage loans conveyed by the Depositor
to the Trustee under the Trust Agreement on the Closing Date and serviced by
other servicers may subsequent to the Closing Date be transferred to the
Servicer for servicing under this Agreement, at which date Exhibit A hereto
will
be amended to include such mortgage loans which will then be considered
“Mortgage Loans” under this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Seller desires that the Servicer service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this
Agreement, and the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to the right of the
Seller to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder at
any
time as provided herein;
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer shall be obligated under the Trust Agreement, among other
things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the
Trustee, and shall have the right, under certain circumstances, to terminate
the
rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement upon the occurrence
and continuance of an Event of Default as provided herein;
WHEREAS,
multiple classes of certificates (the “Certificates”), including the Class P and
the Class X Certificates, will be issued on the Closing Date pursuant to the
Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS,
subsequent to the Closing Date, a holder of the Class P and the Class X
Certificates may convey all of its rights, title and interest in and to such
Class P and Class X Certificates and all payments and all other proceeds
received thereunder to an owner trust or special purpose entity in which it
will
hold the sole equity interest, and which owner trust or special purpose entity
will issue net interest margin securities (“NIM Securities”) through an
indenture trust, such NIM Securities secured, in part, by the payments on such
Certificates (the “NIMS Transaction”);
WHEREAS,
one or more insurers (collectively, the “NIMS Insurer”) may each issue one or
more insurance policies guaranteeing certain payments under the NIM Securities
to be issued pursuant to the indenture in the NIMS Transaction;
WHEREAS,
in the event there may be two or more individual insurers it is intended that
the rights extended to the NIMS Insurer pursuant to this Agreement be allocated
among two or more individual insurers that issue insurance policies in
connection with the NIMS Transaction through a NIMS Insurance Agreement by
and
among such insurers and the parties hereto; and
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the Seller will assign
all of its rights and delegate all of its obligations hereunder (excluding
the
Seller’s rights to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer
hereunder, which rights will remain with the Seller or be delegated or assigned
to the Master Servicer and exclusive of the Seller’s obligations arising under
Section 9.02)) to the Depositor and the Depositor will assign all of its rights
(but not the obligations, except as provided in the Trust Agreement) hereunder
to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement, and that each reference herein
to the Seller is intended, unless otherwise specified, to mean the Seller or
the
Trustee (or the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund), as assignee,
whichever is the owner of the Mortgage Loans from time to time;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Servicer hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
The
following terms are defined as follows:
Accepted
Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (i) of prudent
mortgage lending institutions that service mortgage loans of the same type
as
such Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property
is
located and (ii) in accordance with applicable state, local and federal laws,
rules and regulations.
Aggregate
Loan Balance:
At any
Determination Date, the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
serviced hereunder.
Agreement:
This
Securitization Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements
hereto.
Ancillary
Income:
All
income derived from the Mortgage Loans, excluding Servicing Fees and Prepayment
Charges attributable to the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to
interest received on funds deposited in the Custodial Account or any Escrow
Account, late charges, fees received with respect to checks or bank drafts
returned by the related bank for non-sufficient funds, assumption fees, optional
insurance administrative fees and all other incidental fees and charges. The
Servicer shall retain all Ancillary Income to the extent not required to be
deposited into the Custodial Account.
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Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the transfer of the Mortgage
to
the party indicated therein or if the related Mortgage has been recorded in
the
name of MERS or its designee, such actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee
or its designee to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage on the records
of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial
ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
Bank:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB or any successor in interest.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings
and loan institutions in the States of New York, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland,
Minnesota and Florida are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to
be closed.
Certificateholder:
The
meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Certificates:
Any or
all of the Certificates issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
Charged-off
Loan:
As of
any date of determination, any Second Lien Mortgage Loan that was delinquent
in
payment for a period of 180 days or more as of the last calendar day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which such date of determination
occurs, without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the related
Mortgage Note; provided,
however,
that
with respect to any such Second Lien Mortgage Loan, (i) an equity analysis
performed by the Servicer supports charge-off over foreclosure, (ii) the related
Mortgaged Property has not become REO Property, (iii) there are no active
foreclosure or other loss mitigation activities and (iv) nothing has come to
the
attention of the Servicer of the existence of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties of the Seller set forth in the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement (as defined in the Trust Agreement) that adversely
and materially affects the value of the related Second Lien Mortgage Loan,
for
which repurchase or substitution by the Seller pursuant to the Trust Agreement
or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is reasonably likely to be
repurchased.
Closing
Date:
May 30,
2007.
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any
successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury
regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards of settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent
or
temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan documents.
Covered
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that is covered by a PMI Policy.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
3.03.
Custodial
Agreement:
The
custodial agreement relating to the custody of certain of the Mortgage Loans,
between the Custodian and the Trustee, as acknowledged by the Seller, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the related Servicers, and dated as of May
1,
2007, and such other custodial agreements for certain of the Mortgage Loans
subsequently added to this Agreement.
Custodian:
LaSalle
Bank National Association and its respective successors in interest and assigns,
or such other custodians as may be acting in a custodial capacity for certain
of
the Mortgage Loans subsequently added to this Agreement.
Cut-off
Date:
May 1,
2007.
Depositor:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any
successor in interest.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th day of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs, or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
Distressed
Mortgage Loan:
As of
any Determination Date, any Mortgage Loan that is delinquent in payment for
a
period of ninety (90) days or more, without giving effect to any grace period
permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, or for which the Servicer or Trustee
has
accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Distribution
Date:
Commencing in June 2007, the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not
a
Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.
Due
Date:
The day
of the calendar month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan,
exclusive of any days of grace. Pursuant to Section 4.04, with respect to any
Mortgage Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than
the first day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the
Monthly Payment is due on the first day of the immediately succeeding
month.
Due
Period:
With
respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of
the
month immediately preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on
the
first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
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Eligible
Deposit Account:
An
account that is maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository
institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible
Institution.
Eligible
Institution:
Any of
the following:
(i)
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an
institution whose:
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(A) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term deposits are rated
at
least “A-1+” or long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least “AA-” by
S&P, if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account for no more
than 365 days; or
(B) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, demand deposits, or other short-term
deposits are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, if the amounts on deposit are to
be held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not intended to be
used
as credit enhancement. Upon the loss of the required rating set forth in this
clause (i), the accounts shall be transferred immediately to accounts which
have
the required rating. Furthermore, commingling by the Servicer is acceptable
at
the A-2 rating level if the Servicer is a bank, thrift or depository and
provided the Servicer has the capability to immediately segregate funds and
commence remittance to an Eligible Deposit Account upon a downgrade;
or
(ii) the
corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or
state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding
fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulation Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has corporate trust powers
and is acting in its fiduciary capacity.
Eligible
Investments:
Any one
or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides
for a date of maturity not later than one day prior to the Remittance Date
in
each month:
(i) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (“Direct
Obligations”);
(ii) federal
funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company (including
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign depositories, the Trustee or the Master Servicer
or
any agent of the Trustee or the Master Servicer, acting in its respective
commercial capacity) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking authorities, so long as at the time
of
such investment or the contractual commitment providing for such investment
the
commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository
institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or
trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the
commercial paper or other short-term debt or deposit obligations of such holding
company or deposit institution, as the case may be) have been rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category or one of its two
highest long-term rating categories;
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(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed by
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac with any registered broker/dealer subject to
Securities Investors’ Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank
insured by the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured
and unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which have
a
credit rating from each Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the
contractual commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one
of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided,
however,
that
securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments
to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the Aggregate Loan Balance and the aggregate
principal amount of all Eligible Investments in the Certificate Account; and
provided,
further,
that
such securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as being
under review with negative implications from either Rating Agency;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more
than 180 days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency
that rates such securities in its highest short-term rating
category;
(vi) a
Qualified GIC (as defined in the Trust Agreement);
(vii) certificates
or receipts representing direct ownership interests in future interest or
principal payments on obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies or instrumentalities (which obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping
on behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any
other
demand, money market, common trust fund or time deposit or obligation, or
interest-bearing or other security or investment, (A) rated in the highest
rating category by each Rating Agency or (B) that is acceptable to the NIMS
Insurer and would not adversely affect the then current rating by any Rating
Agency then rating the Certificates or the NIM Securities and
has a short term rating of at least “A-1” or its equivalent by each Rating
Agency.
Such
investments in this subsection (viii) may include money market mutual funds
or
common trust funds, including any fund for which the Trustee, the Master
Servicer or an affiliate of any such entity serves as an investment advisor,
administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian,
notwithstanding that (x) the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate of
any
such entity charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services
rendered, (y) the Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate of any such
entity charges and collects fees and expenses for services rendered pursuant
to
this Agreement, and (z) services performed for such funds and pursuant to this
Agreement may converge at any time.
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provided,
however,
that no
such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences
either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal
and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations.
Environmental
Problem Property:
A
Mortgaged Property or REO Property that is in violation of any environmental
law, rule or regulation.
Errors
and Omissions Insurance:
Errors
and Omissions Insurance to be maintained by the Servicer in accordance with
Section 3.12 hereof.
Escrow
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section
3.05.
Escrow
Payments:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance
premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any
other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant
to
the Mortgage or any other document.
Event
of Default:
Any
event set forth in Section 8.01.
Xxxxxx
Xxx:
Xxxxxx
Xxx or any successor thereto.
Xxxxxx
Mae Guides:
The
Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ Guide and the Xxxxxx Mae Servicers’ Guide and all amendments
thereto.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
Fidelity
Bond:
A
fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer in accordance with Section
3.12.
Fitch:
Fitch
Ratings, Inc., or any successor in interest.
Xxxxxxx
Mac:
Xxxxxxx
Mac or any successor thereto.
Holder:
The
meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Insurance
Proceeds:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, including the proceeds of
any
hazard or flood insurance policy, LPMI Policy or PMI Policy.
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LBH:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc. or any successor in interest.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Cash
received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan,
whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related REO Property, if
the
Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage
Loan.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio
or
LTV
Ratio:
As to
any Mortgage Loan at any date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a
percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan at the
date
of determination, to (a) in the case of a purchase, the lesser of the sales
price of the related Mortgaged Property and its appraised value at the time
of
sale, or (b) in the case of a refinancing or modification, the appraised value
of the related Mortgaged Property at the time of such refinancing or
modification.
LPMI
Fee:
With
respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set
forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be payable solely
from
the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the
required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium
due
on the related LPMI Policy.
LPMI
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI Policy, as set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule or otherwise identified to the Servicer in writing.
LPMI
Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer
pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the Servicer or the
Master Servicer from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount
as
is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. An LPMI Policy shall also
include any policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified
Insurer that is purchased by the Seller with respect to some or all of the
Mortgage Loans.
Master
Servicer:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC or any successor in interest, or if any successor master
servicer shall be appointed as provided in the Trust Agreement, then such
successor master servicer.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage
Loan that has been designated by the Servicer as recordable in the name of
MERS,
as nominee.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an Assignment of Mortgage,
has been or will be recorded in the name of MERS, as nominee for the holder
from
time to time of the related Mortgage Note.
Monthly
Advance:
With
respect to each Remittance Date and each Mortgage Loan (other than a Simple
Interest Mortgage Loan or a Charged-off Loan), an amount equal to the Monthly
Payment (with the interest portion of such Monthly Payment adjusted to the
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) that was due on the Mortgage Loan on the Due
Date
in the related Due Period, and that (i) was delinquent at the close of business
on the related Determination Date and (ii) was not the subject of a previous
Monthly Advance, but only to the extent that such amount is expected, in the
reasonable judgment of the Servicer, to be recoverable from collections or
other
recoveries in respect of such Mortgage Loan. With respect to each Remittance
Date and each Simple Interest Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the interest
accrued on such Mortgage Loan through the related Due Date, but not received
as
of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period (net of
the
applicable Servicing Fee), but only to the extent that such amount is expected,
in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, to be recoverable from collections
or other recoveries in respect of such Simple Interest Mortgage Loan. To the
extent that the Servicer determines that any such amount is not recoverable
from
collections or other recoveries in respect of such Mortgage Loan, such
determination shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of a Servicing
Officer delivered to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer setting forth
such
determination and the procedures and considerations of the Servicer forming
the
basis of such determination.
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Monthly
Payment:
The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc. or any successor in interest.
Mortgage:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which
creates a first or second lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in
real
property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Impairment Insurance Policy:
A
mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy to be maintained by
the
Servicer in accordance with Section 3.11.
Mortgage
Interest Rate:
The
annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note, after giving effect to any
applicable Relief Act Reduction.
Mortgage
Loan:
An
individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement (and only with
respect to the terms of this Agreement), each Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement being identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage
Loan includes without limitation the related Mortgage Loan documents, the
Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights,
benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such
Mortgage Loan. Any Released Mortgage Loan will not be considered a Mortgage
Loan
subject to this Agreement
Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the
Master Servicer, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the
applicable Servicing Fee and LPMI Fee, if any.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
A
schedule of the Mortgage Loans attached hereto as Exhibit A setting forth
information with respect to such Mortgage Loans as agreed to by the Seller,
the
Servicer and the Master Servicer, including but not limited to (i) a data field
indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is insured under a PMI Policy or LPMI
Policy and identifying the related Qualified Insurer, (ii) the applicable
Custodian of the Mortgage File, (iii) a Prepayment Charge Schedule, (iv) a
data
field indicating whether such Mortgage Loan is subject to an early payment
default repurchase obligation and (v) a data field designated “DSI” indicating
whether such Mortgage Loan is a Simple Interest Mortgage Loan, which Mortgage
Loan Schedule may be amended from time to time to (a) include additional
Mortgage Loans which are transferred to the Servicer by a Prior Servicer in
a
Servicing Transfer or (b) exclude the Mortgage Loans transferred to be serviced
by another Servicer.
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Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a
Mortgage.
Mortgaged
Property:
The
real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage
Note.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Net
Mortgage Rate:
With respect
to any Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Interest Rate with respect to such
Mortgage Loan, less the Servicing Fee Rate.
Net
Simple Interest Excess:
With respect
to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the amount of the payments
received by the Servicer in the related Due Period allocable to interest in
respect of Simple Interest Mortgage Loans, calculated in accordance with the
Simple Interest Method, net of the related Servicing Fees, over (b) 30 days’
interest at the weighted average (by Principal Balance) of the Net Mortgage
Rates of the Simple Interest Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related
Due Period, as determined by the Servicer, on the aggregate principal balance
of
such Simple Interest Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date, carried to
six
decimal places, rounded down, and calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months. For
this
purpose, the amount of interest received in respect of the Simple Interest
Mortgage Loans in any month shall be deemed (a) to include any Monthly Advances
of interest made by the Servicer in such month in respect of such Simple
Interest Mortgage Loans and (b) to be reduced by any amounts paid to the
Servicer in such month in reimbursement of Monthly Advances previously made
by
the Servicer in respect of such Simple Interest Mortgage Loans.
Net
Simple Interest Shortfall:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) 30 days’
interest at the weighted average (by principal balance) of the Net Mortgage
Rates of the Simple Interest Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related
Due Period, as determined by the Servicer, on the aggregate principal balance
of
such Simple Interest Mortgage Loans for such Remittance Date, carried to six
decimal places, rounded down, and calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months, over (b) the amount of the payments received
by the Servicer in the related Due Period allocable to interest in respect
of
such Simple Interest Mortgage Loans, calculated in accordance with the Simple
Interest Method, net of the related Servicing Fees.
NIM
Securities:
As
defined in the ninth Recital to this Agreement.
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NIMS
Insurer:
As
defined in the tenth Recital to this Agreement.
NIMS
Transaction:
As
defined in the ninth Recital to this Agreement.
Non-MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage
Loan other than a MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan.
Non-MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan.
Nonrecoverable
Advance:
Any
Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made
in
respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business
judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance
or Servicing Advance, would not ultimately be recoverable from collections
on
such Mortgage Loan, Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds
or Liquidation Proceeds or other amounts received with respect to such Mortgage
Loan or REO Property as provided herein; provided,
however,
that to
the extent that the Servicer determines that any such amount is not recoverable
from collections or other recoveries in respect of such Mortgage Loan, such
determination shall be evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer
delivered to the Master Servicer setting forth such determination and the
procedures and considerations of the Servicer forming the basis of such
determination.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the
Board or the President or a Vice President or an assistant Vice President and
by
the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant
Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered to the Master Servicer, Trustee
and/or the NIMS Insurer as required by this Agreement.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Servicer, reasonably
acceptable to the Seller, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer,
but which must be independent outside counsel with respect to any such opinion
of counsel concerning all federal income tax matters.
Participating
Entity:
Any
Subservicer or Subcontractor which is “participating in the servicing function”
within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government
or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI
Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance including all endorsements thereto
issued by a Qualified Insurer, including any bulk policy acquired in respect
of
the Mortgage Loans, as required by this Agreement or the Trust Agreement with
respect to certain Mortgage Loans, whether acquired by the Mortgagor, the lender
or the Seller on behalf of the Trust Fund.
Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and Remittance Date, the charges or premiums,
as
specified in the Prepayment Charge Schedule, if any, due in connection with
a
full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan during the immediately
preceding Principal Prepayment Period in accordance with the terms
thereof.
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Prepayment
Charge Schedule:
A data
field in the Mortgage Loan Schedule which indicates the amount or method of
calculation of the Prepayment Charge and the term during which such Prepayment
Charge is imposed with respect to a Mortgage Loan.
Prepayment
Interest Excess Amount:
With
respect to any Principal Prepayment in full which is applied to the related
Mortgage Loan from the first day of the month of any Remittance Date through
the
fifteenth (15th)
day of
the month of such Remittance Date, all amounts paid in respect of interest
on
such Principal Prepayment in full. A Prepayment Interest Excess Amount cannot
result from a Principal Prepayment in part, but only from a Principal Prepayment
in full.
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount:
With
respect to any Remittance Date and any Principal Prepayment in full which is
applied to the related Mortgage Loan from the sixteenth (16th)
day of
the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date through the
last day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date,
the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) that would have
accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment in full from the date on
which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan until the
last
day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date,
inclusive. With respect to any Remittance Date and any Principal Prepayment
in
part which is applied to the related Mortgage Loan during the related Principal
Prepayment Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee)
that would have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment in part
from
the date on which such Principal Prepayment in part was applied to such Mortgage
Loan until the end of the Principal Prepayment Period, inclusive.
Prime
Rate:
The
prime rate published from time to time, as published as the average rate in
The
Wall Street Journal Northeast Edition.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan, including any payment
or other recovery of principal in connection with repurchase of a Mortgage
Loan
by the Seller, the Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, or any other Person, which is
received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any Prepayment Charge
or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal
Prepayment Period:
With
respect to any Remittance Date and a Principal Prepayment in full, the period
from the sixteenth (16th)
day of
the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date to the
fifteenth (15th)
day of
the month of such Remittance Date (except
(i) in the case of the Distribution Date in June 2007, for which such Principal
Prepayment Period shall be the period from May 1, 2007 through and including
June 15, 2007 and (ii) in the case of a Servicing Transfer Date, for which
such
Principal Prepayment Period shall be the period from the first day of the
calendar month of such servicing transfer through and including the fifteenth
(15th) day of the calendar month in which the Mortgage Loans are transferred
and
in which such Distribution Date occurs).
With
respect to any Remittance Date and any Principal Prepayment in part, the
calendar month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance Date. With
respect to any Remittance Date and any Principal Prepayment in part, the
calendar month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance
Date.
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Prior
Servicer:
Any
prior servicer (other than the Servicer) of any or all of the Mortgage Loans,
or
Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC in its capacity as servicer of such loans prior to the
Cut-off Date.
Purchase
Price:
With
respect to any Distressed Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased by
the
NIMS Insurer pursuant to Section 6.06, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100%
of
the principal balance thereof as of the date of purchase, (ii) accrued interest
on such principal balance at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate in effect
from time to time to the due date as to which interest was last covered by
a
payment by the Mortgagor or a Monthly Advance by the Servicer or Master Servicer
and (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances and any unpaid
Servicing Fees allocable to such Distressed Mortgage Loan or REO
Property.
Qualified
Insurer:
A
mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required
by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an
insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac.
Rating
Agency:
Each of
Xxxxx’x, Fitch and S&P or their successors. If such agencies or their
successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such
nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable person,
designated by LBH, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee,
the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Servicer.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
Released
Mortgage Loan:
As of
any Transfer Date, any Second Lien Mortgage Loan that was delinquent in payment
for 30 days or more after such Second Lien Mortgage Loan became a Charged-off
Loan, in each case as of the last calendar day of the month immediately
preceding the month in which such Transfer Date occurs, without giving effect
to
any grace period permitted by the related Mortgage Note, and for which
foreclosure proceedings have not been initiated.
Released
Mortgage Transferee:
The
majority holder of any NIM Residual Securities (if any such NIM Residual
Securities have been issued and are outstanding), or if no NIM Securities are
outstanding, the majority Holder of a Class X Certificate or its
designee.
Relief
Act Reduction: With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the
amount of the interest collectible thereon as a result of the application of
the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as such may be amended from time to time,
or
similar state or local law, any amount by which interest collectible on such
Mortgage Loan for the Due Date in the related Due Period is less than the
interest accrued thereon for the applicable one month period at the Mortgage
Interest Rate without giving effect to such reduction.
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REMIC:
A “real
estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Code.
Remittance
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the 18th day (or if such 18th day is not
a
Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following) of the month in
which such Distribution Date occurs.
REO
Disposition:
The
final sale or other disposition by the Servicer of any REO
Property.
REO
Disposition Proceeds:
All
amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition pursuant to Section
3.16.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Trustee through
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section
3.16.
Residual
Certificate:
Any
Class LT-R or Class R Certificate.
Sarbanes
Certifying Party:
A
Person who provides a certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002 on behalf of the Trust Fund.
Second
Lien Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan secured by a second priority lien Mortgage on the related
Mortgaged Property.
Seller:
LBH.
Servicer:
Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC or its successor in interest or assigns or any successor
to
the Servicer under this Agreement as herein provided.
Servicing
Advances:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a Charged-off Loan, all customary,
reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred prior to, on or after the
Cut-off Date in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations,
including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration
and
protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or administrative
or
judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation
of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction
of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, PMI Policy
premiums, LPMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e)
any
losses sustained by the Servicer with respect to the liquidation of the
Mortgaged Property, (f) compliance with the obligations pursuant to the
provisions of the Xxxxxx Mae Guides, (g) in connection with executing and
recording instruments of satisfaction or deeds of reconveyance to the extent
not
recoverable from the Mortgagor due to applicable law in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located (h) refunding to any Mortgagor the
portion of any prepaid origination fees or finance charges that are
subject to reimbursement upon a principal prepayment of the related
Mortgage Loan to the extent such refund is required by applicable law
and (i) obtaining any legal documentation required to be included in the
Mortgage Files and/or correcting any outstanding title issues (i.e., any lien
or
encumbrance on the Mortgaged Property that prevents the effective enforcement
of
the intended lien position) reasonably necessary for the Servicer to perform
its
obligations under this Agreement.
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Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to one-twelfth the product of
(a)
the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the interest portion
(including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds to
the
extent permitted by Section 3.02 of this Agreement) of such Monthly Payment
collected by the Servicer, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement. No
Servicing Fee will accrue with respect to any Charged-off Loan (except to the
extent the Servicer receives any proceeds with respect to such Charged-off
Loan,
but prior to such Mortgage Loan becoming a Released Mortgage Loan) or Released
Mortgage Loan.
Servicing
Fee Rate:
0.50%
per annum.
Servicing
File:
The
items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan including, but not limited to,
the computer files, data disks, books, records, data tapes, notes, and all
additional documents generated as a result of or utilized in originating and/or
servicing each Mortgage Loan, which are held in trust for the Trustee by the
Servicer.
Servicing
Officer:
Any
officer of the Servicer involved in or responsible for, the administration
and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing
officers furnished by the Servicer to the Master Servicer upon request, as
such
list may from time to time be amended.
Servicing
Rights Pledgee:
One or
more lenders, selected by the Servicer, to which the Servicer will pledge and
assign all of its right, title and interest in, to and under this
Agreement.
Servicing
Transfer:
Any
transfer of the servicing by a Prior Servicer of Mortgage Loans to the Servicer
under this Agreement.
Servicing
Transfer Date:
The
date on which a Servicing Transfer occurs.
Simple
Interest Method:
With
respect to any Simple Interest Mortgage Loan, the method of allocating a payment
to principal and interest, pursuant to which the portion of such payment that
is
allocated to interest is equal to the product of the applicable rate of interest
multiplied by the unpaid principal balance multiplied by the period of time
elapsed since the preceding payment of interest was made and divided by either
360 or 365, as specified in the related Mortgage Note and the remainder of
such
payment is allocated to principal.
Simple
Interest Mortgage Loan:
Those
simple interest loans as noted on the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the data
field designated “DSI.”
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc. or any successor in interest.
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Special
Servicer:
The
person designated by the Seller (with the prior consent of the Trustee, the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer) to assume the servicing of Distressed
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof.
Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of the Mortgage Loans but performs one or
more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to the Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a
related Subservicer; provided,
however,
that
if, pursuant to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff
or
consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, any of
such
parties is determined to be a Subcontractor, such party shall be a
Subcontractor.
Subservicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer 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 Servicer under this Agreement that are
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
Termination
Fee:
As
determined pursuant to the Mortgage Servicing Purchase and Sale Agreement,
Group
No. 2007-1, dated as of July 1, 2007, between the Servicer and the
Seller.
Transfer
Date:
The
fifth Business Day of each month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
next succeeding Business Day. Each transfer of servicing on a Transfer Date
shall be deemed to be effective immediately following the close of business
on
such Transfer Date.
Trust
Agreement:
The
Trust Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007, among the Trustee, the Master Servicer
and the Depositor.
Trust
Fund:
The
trust fund established by the Trust Agreement, the assets of which consist
of
the Mortgage Loans and any other assets as set forth therein.
Trustee:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A. or any successor in interest, or if any successor trustee
or
co-trustee shall be appointed as provided in the Trust Agreement, then such
successor trustee or such co-trustee, as the case may be.
Any
capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.
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ARTICLE
II.
SELLER’S
ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING RESPONSIBILITIES
Section
2.01. Contract
for Servicing; Possession of Servicing Files.
The
Seller, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, does hereby contract with
the Servicer as an independent contractor, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. On or before the Closing
Date or Servicing Transfer Date, as applicable, the Seller shall cause to be
delivered the Servicing Files with respect to the Mortgage Loans listed on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Servicer if the Servicer does not already hold
such Servicing Files. The Servicer shall maintain a Servicing File with respect
to each Mortgage Loan in order to service such Mortgage Loans pursuant to this
Agreement and Accepted Servicing Practices and each Servicing File delivered
to
the Servicer shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the benefit of the
Trustee; provided,
however,
that the
Servicer shall have no liability for any Servicing Files (or portions thereof)
not delivered by the Seller. The Servicer’s possession of any portion of the
Mortgage Loan documents shall be at the will of the Trustee for the sole purpose
of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to this
Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Servicer shall be in a
custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and
the
contents of the Servicing File shall be vested in the Trustee and the ownership
of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared
by or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall immediately vest
in
the Trustee and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Servicer
at
the will of the Trustee in such custodial capacity only. Upon Servicer’s
reasonable request, Seller shall assist the Servicer in all reasonable respects
in Servicer’s efforts to obtain any additional documentation or information to
be included in the Servicing File to enable Servicer to service the Mortgage
Loans properly. The Seller shall be responsible for all fees and expenses of
the
Custodians, including reasonable fees and expenses due to Servicer’s requests of
the Custodians in the normal course of Servicer’s collection and foreclosure
activities (including but not limited to follow-up document deliveries of the
Servicer, photocopies of documents made at the request of the Servicer and
follow-up document insertion fees).
The
portion of each Servicing File retained by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer
and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership of the
related Mortgage Loan by the Trustee. The Servicer shall release from its
custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance
with this Agreement.
Section
2.02. Books
and Records.
(a) All
rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans shall be vested in the Trustee, subject
to the Servicer’s right to service and administer the Mortgage Loans hereunder
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All funds received on or in
connection with a Mortgage Loan, other than the Servicing Fee and other
compensation and reimbursement to which the Servicer is entitled as set forth
herein, including but not limited to Section 5.01 below, shall be received
and
held by the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Trustee pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
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(b) The
Servicer shall forward to the related Custodian original documents evidencing
an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with Section 3.01 within ten (10) days of their
execution; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer shall provide such Custodian with a Servicer certified true copy
of
any such document submitted for recordation within ten (10) days of its
execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for
recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 120
days
of its submission for recordation, or
as soon thereafter as such recording office will make such certified copy
available.
ARTICLE
III.
SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01. Servicer
to Service.
The
Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the related
Mortgage Loans from and after the Closing Date or Servicing Transfer Date,
as
applicable, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any
and
all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the
Servicer may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this
Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any
term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance
with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in
the
Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination and in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is
not
materially adverse to the Trust Fund; provided,
however,
that
unless any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer,
such
default is reasonably foreseeable, the Servicer shall not permit any
modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage
Interest Rate (except for modifications relating to a Relief Act Reduction),
forgive the payment of principal or interest or reduce or increase the
outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or
change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such
modification , the Servicer shall calculate the Monthly Payment for such
Mortgage Loan based on the modified terms of such Mortgage Loan and shall only
be required to make Monthly Advances pursuant to Section 4.03 to the extent
of
such new Monthly Payment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute
and
deliver on behalf of itself and the Trustee, all instruments of satisfaction
or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Properties; provided,
further,
that
upon the full release or discharge, the Servicer shall notify the related
Custodian of the related Mortgage Loan of such full release or discharge. Upon
the reasonable request of the Servicer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver
to
the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents, furnished to
it by
the Servicer and reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Agreement; provided
that
the
Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer under such powers
of
attorney. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall forward
to
the Master Servicer copies of any documents evidencing such assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not make or permit
any
modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would
cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC
or result in the imposition of any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d)
of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Servicer shall not take any action that may cause the Master
Servicer to violate Section 9.04 of the Trust Agreement.
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The
Servicer shall not without the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any
action, suit or proceedings solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating
the Servicer’s, representative capacity or (ii) take any action with the intent
to cause, and which actually does cause, the Trustee to be registered to do
business in any state. The Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee for any and
all
costs, liabilities and expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with
the
negligent or willful misuse of such powers of attorney by the
Servicer.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall employ
procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that
it
would employ and exercise in servicing and administering similar mortgage loans
held for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing
Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements of this
Agreement. In connection with a Principal Prepayment in which the Mortgage
Note
provides for the ability to collect a Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall
use
Accepted Servicing Practices to verify whether a Prepayment Charge is due for
the related Mortgage Loan. Upon request, the Servicer shall promptly provide
the
Master Servicer with documentation regarding such verification.
The
parties to this Agreement acknowledge that Servicing Advances shall be
reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.04 of this Agreement and agree that no
Servicing Advance shall be rejected or disallowed by any party unless it has
been shown that such Servicing Advance was not made in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the failure to (i) provide
all
appropriate documentation relating to such Servicing Advance and (ii) act in
accordance with Section 3.04.
Section
3.02. Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the Closing Date or the Servicing Transfer Date, as applicable, until
the
date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Servicer
shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage
Loans when the same shall become due and payable and shall take special care
in
ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will
become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans and each related
Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors
will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable.
The Servicer shall also apply payments of interest and principal against any
Simple Interest Mortgage Loans using the Simple Interest Method.
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Section
3.03. Establishment
of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in
the
form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled “Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC in
trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OSI.” The Custodial
Account shall be an Eligible Deposit Account established with an Eligible
Institution. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be invested in
Eligible Investments subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof. Funds
deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance
with Section 3.04. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced
by a
letter agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereto. Not later than 30 days after
the Closing Date, a copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be
furnished to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on or prior to the second
Business Day following receipt thereof, and retain therein, the following
collections received by the Servicer and payments made by the Servicer after
the
Cut-off Date (other than scheduled payments of principal and interest due on
or
before the Cut-off Date) or the Servicing Transfer Date, as
applicable:
(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal
Prepayments;
(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all
Prepayment Charges;
(iv) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(v) all
Insurance Proceeds (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and
applied to the restoration and repair of the Mortgaged Property or released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the related Mortgage Loan documents and
Accepted Servicing Practices);
(vi) all
Condemnation Proceeds that are not applied to the restoration or repair of
the
Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the related
Mortgage Loan documents and Accepted Servicing Practices;
(vii) any
amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to this
Agreement;
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(viii) with
respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in part, the Prepayment Interest
Shortfall Amount (to the extent not offset by the Prepayment Interest Excess
Amount), if any, for the month of distribution. Such deposit shall be made
from
the Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor up to a maximum amount
per month of the Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the Mortgage
Loans;
(ix) any
amounts received from the Seller of the Mortgage Loan or any other person giving
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loan, in connection
with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan;
(x) all
Monthly Advances made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02;
(xi) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy;
(xii) any
amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property or REO
Disposition Proceeds;
(xiii) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15 in
connection with any unpaid claims that are a result of a breach by the Servicer
or any Subservicer of the obligations hereunder or under the terms of a PMI
Policy; and
(xiv) any
amounts received by the Servicer under a PMI or LPMI Policy.
The
Servicer shall also deposit from its own funds into the Custodial Account,
without the right to reimbursement, except from Net Simple Interest Excess,
an
amount equal to any Net Simple Interest Shortfall (to the extent not offset
by
Net Simple Interest Excess) for the related Due Period and remit such funds
to
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments in the nature of the Servicing Fee and Ancillary
Income need not be deposited by the Servicer into the Custodial Account;
provided,
however,
that
the Servicer may not withhold from deposit into the Custodial Account any funds
relating to claims of reimbursement for any Monthly Advances, Servicing
Advances, fees (other than Servicing Fees and Ancillary Income), expenses or
other costs eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement. Any interest paid
on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall
accrue to the benefit of the Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
3.04. Additionally, any other benefit derived from the Custodial Account
associated with the receipt, disbursement and accumulation of principal,
interest, taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance, etc. shall accrue to
the
Servicer.
Section
3.04. Permitted
Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The
Servicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
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(i) to
make
payments to the Master Servicer in the amounts and in the manner provided for
in
Section 4.01;
(ii) in
the
event the Servicer has elected not to retain the Servicing Fee out of any
Mortgagor payments on account of interest or other recovery of interest with
respect to a particular Mortgage Loan (including late collections of interest
on
such Mortgage Loan, or interest portions of Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) prior to the deposit of such Mortgagor
payment or recovery in the Custodial Account, to pay to itself the related
Servicing Fee from all such Mortgagor payments on account of interest or other
such recovery for interest with respect to that Mortgage Loan;
(iii) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances
(including Servicing Advances made by a Prior Servicer which were previously
reimbursed by the Servicer, to the extent applicable), the Servicer’s right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds and other amounts received in
respect of the related REO Property, and such other amounts as may be collected
by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to such Mortgage Loan,
it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer’s
right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Trust Fund. In addition,
at
such time a Second Lien Mortgage Loan becomes a Charged-off Loan, the Servicer
may reimburse itself to the extent of funds held in the Custodial Account for
all unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances owing
to the Servicer relating to any Charged-off Loan accrued or advanced during
any
period prior to the date the Second Lien Mortgage Loan became a Charged-off
Loan;
(iv) (a)
following the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, to reimburse itself for any unpaid
Servicing Fees to the extent not recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds or other amounts received with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan under Section 3.04(ii) and (b) any unreimbursed Nonrecoverable
Advances made by the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement;
(v) to
pay
itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account;
(vi) to
pay
itself an amount equal to the Net Simple Interest Excess for the related Due
Period to the extent not offset by Net Simple Interest Shortfalls;
(vii) to
transfer funds to another Eligible Institution in accordance with Section 3.09
hereof;
(viii) to
invest
funds in certain Eligible Investments in accordance with Section 3.09
hereof;
(ix) with
respect to each LPMI Loan, an amount equal to the related LPMI Fee to make
payment of premiums due under the LPMI Policy;
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(x) with
respect to any Principal Prepayment in full, to pay itself any related
Prepayment Interest Excess Amount for the related Principal Prepayment Period
to
the extent not offset by any related Prepayment Interest Shortfall
Amount;
(xi) to
withdraw funds deposited in error or for which amounts previously deposited
are
returned unpaid by the related Mortgagor’s banking institution;
(xii) to
reimburse itself for litigation expenses incurred on behalf of the Trust Fund
in
connection with the performance of its duties as Servicer; provided,
that
the Servicer shall only reimburse itself pursuant to this clause with the
reasonable prior written approval of the Master Servicer;
(xiii) to
reimburse itself for any unreimbursed Monthly Advances from amounts in the
Custodial Account not required to be remitted to the Master Servicer on the
next
Remittance Date; and
(xiv) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this
Agreement;
provided
that,
notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the
Servicer shall only make (and shall only be entitled to) a withdrawal with
respect to Servicing Advances referenced in clause (iii) of this Section 3.04
(as it relates to reimbursement of Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances
only)
if (i) prior to the withdrawal (a) the Servicer has notified the Master Servicer
of such withdrawal and (b) upon request, the Servicer has provided documentation
to the Master Servicer supporting such planned withdrawal and (ii) such
withdrawal is made within ninety (90) calendar days of the
liquidation.
Section
3.05. Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to a
Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its
own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow
Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled, “Ocwen Loan
Servicing, LLC in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for the
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-OSI.” The Escrow Accounts shall be established with either (i) an
Eligible Institution or (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are
insured by the FDIC to the limits established by such corporation, provided
that any
such deposits not so insured shall be maintained in an Eligible Institution
in a
manner that shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds
deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Servicer in accordance
with Section 3.06. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by
a
letter agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto. Not later than 30 days after
the Closing Date, a copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be
furnished to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis,
and
retain therein:
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(i) all
Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose
of
effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this
Agreement; and
(ii) all
amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which are
to be
applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property.
The
Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such
payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 3.06.
The
Servicer shall retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account
by the depository institution, other than interest on escrowed funds required
by
law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Servicer
shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that
the
Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is
insufficient for such purposes.
Section
3.06. Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals
from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the Servicer
only:
(i) to
effect
timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage
insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums
or
other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage;
(ii) to
reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the Servicer with
respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments
thereunder;
(iii) to
refund
to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under
the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, for transfer to the Custodial Account and
application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for
application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance
with Section 3.14;
(vi) to
withdraw funds deposited in error or for which amounts previously deposited
are
returned unpaid by the related Mortgagor;
(vii) to
pay to
the Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest
paid
on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account; and
(viii) to
clear
and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this
Agreement.
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The
Servicer will be responsible for the administration of the Escrow Accounts
and
will be obligated to make Servicing Advances to the Escrow Account in respect
of
its obligations under this Section 3.06, reimbursable from the Escrow Accounts
or Custodial Account to the extent it is notified or discovers that such amounts
have not been collected from the related Mortgagor, anything to the contrary
notwithstanding, when and as necessary to avoid the lapse of insurance coverage
on the Mortgaged Property, or which the Servicer knows, or in the exercise
of
the required standard of care of the Servicer hereunder should know, is
necessary to avoid the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or
the
foreclosure as a result of a tax lien. If any such payment has not been made
and
the Servicer receives notice of a tax lien with respect to the Mortgage being
imposed, the Servicer will, within ten (10) Business Days of such notice,
advance or cause to be advanced funds necessary to discharge such lien on the
Mortgaged Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not have
any obligation to make any Servicing Advance that it deems a Nonrecoverable
Servicing Advance.
Section
3.07. Notification
of Adjustments.
With
respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the
Mortgage Interest Rate on the related interest rate adjustment date and shall
adjust the Monthly Payment on the related mortgage payment adjustment date,
if
applicable, in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The 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
Monthly Payment adjustments. The Servicer shall promptly, upon written request
therefor, deliver to the Master Servicer such notifications and any additional
applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate
and
implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Servicer or the receipt
of
notice from the Master Servicer that the Servicer has failed to adjust a
Mortgage Interest Rate or Monthly Payment in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused
thereby.
Section
3.08. [Reserved]
Section
3.09. Protection
of Accounts.
The
Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account to a different
Eligible Institution from time to time; provided
that in
the event the Custodial Account or any Escrow Account is held in a depository
institution or trust company that ceases to be an Eligible Institution, the
Servicer shall transfer such Custodial Account or Escrow Account, as the case
may be, to an Eligible Institution. Such transfer shall be made only upon
obtaining the consent of the NIMS Insurer, which consent shall not be withheld
unreasonably, and the Servicer shall give notice to the Master Servicer of
any
change in the location of the Custodial Account or Escrow Account. The Servicer
shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by the Master Servicer
or
the Trustee if the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account are not demand
deposit accounts.
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Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account may at the option of the Servicer be
invested in Eligible Investments. Any such Eligible Investment shall mature
no
later than one day prior to the Remittance Date in each month; provided,
however,
that if
such Eligible Investment is an obligation of an Eligible Institution (other
than
the Servicer) that maintains the Custodial Account, then such Eligible
Investment may mature on the related Remittance Date. Any such Eligible
Investment shall be made in the name of the Servicer in trust for the benefit
of
the Trustee. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment
shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by
the
Servicer. Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account, by the Servicer out of its own funds
immediately as realized. If, at any time, the amount on deposit in the Custodial
Account exceeds the amount of the applicable FDIC insurance, such excess above
the amount of the applicable FDIC insurance shall be invested in Eligible
Investments.
Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account may at the option
of
the Servicer be invested in Eligible Investments; provided
that
in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or the Escrow
Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the “Insured Amount”), the
Servicer shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the Insured Amount
in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such excess amount becomes
present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such Eligible
Investment shall mature no later than the Business Day immediately preceding
the
related Remittance Date. Any such Eligible Investment shall be made in the
name
of the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. All income on or gain
realized from any such Eligible Investment shall be for the benefit of the
Servicer and may be withdrawn at any time by the Servicer. Any losses incurred
in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Custodial Account
or
the Escrow Account by the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as
realized.
Section
3.10. Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance
such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally
acceptable insurer acceptable under Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac guidelines
against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as
are
customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount
which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the replacement value of the
improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that
the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss
payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If
upon
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was located
in
an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made
available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current
guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally
acceptable insurance carrier rated A:VI or better in the current edition of
Best’s Key Rating Guide in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser
of (i) the minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate
for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of
the
mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building
insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under
the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the
term of the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer determines in accordance with applicable
law and pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located
in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is
covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Servicer shall notify the related
Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and
if
said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within
thirty (30) days after such notification, the Servicer shall immediately force
place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor’s behalf.
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If
a
Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Servicer shall
verify that the coverage required of the owner’s association, including hazard,
flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained in accordance
with
then current Xxxxxx Xxx requirements, and secure from the owner’s association
its agreement to notify the Servicer promptly of any change in the insurance
coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect
on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property earthquake
or
such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any
private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with
Accepted Servicing Practices.
In
the
event that the Servicer shall determine that the Mortgaged Property should
be
insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance
required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the
Mortgage, the Servicer shall communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with
respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the Mortgagor’s attention
the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged Property.
All
policies required hereunder shall name the Servicer as loss payee and shall
be
endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution, which
shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation,
reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The
Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting
either his insurance carrier or agent, provided,
however,
that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide or are
acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and are licensed to do business in
the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The Servicer shall
determine that such policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts,
that
they insure the property owner, and that they properly describe the property
address. The Servicer shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of
expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange
for renewal coverage by the expiration date.
Pursuant
to Section 3.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies
(other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the
restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or property acquired
in
liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor, in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures as specified in
Section 3.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 3.04.
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Section
3.11. Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
In
the
event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring
against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage
on
all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage
in
an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 3.10 and otherwise
complies with all other requirements of Section 3.10, it shall conclusively
be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 3.10. Any
amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policy relating to a Mortgage
Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant
to Section 3.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case,
in
the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged
Property a policy complying with Section 3.10, and there shall have been a
loss
which would have been covered by such policy, the Servicer shall deposit in
the
Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to
deposited from the Servicer’s funds, without reimbursement therefor. Upon
request of the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer shall cause
to
be delivered to such party a certified true copy of such policy and a statement
from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Master Servicer
or the NIMS Insurer.
Section
3.12. Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense, a
blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad
coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity
requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating
to
the Mortgage Loans (“Servicer
Employees”).
Any
such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the
form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors
and omissions and negligent acts of such Servicer Employees. Such Fidelity
Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the
Servicer against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section 3.12 requiring such Fidelity
Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Servicer
from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum
coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to
the
corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Xxx in the Xxxxxx Mae Guides or by
Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ & Servicers’ Guide. Upon the request
of the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer shall cause to be
delivered to such party a certified true copy of such Fidelity Bond and Errors
and Omissions Insurance Policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer
that such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall in
no
event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days’ prior written notice
to the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer.
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Section
3.13. Inspections.
The
Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary
by
the Servicer in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices to assure itself
that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if
any
Mortgage Loan is more than 60 days delinquent, the Servicer shall inspect the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and shall
conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices
or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Servicer
shall keep a written report of each such inspection.
Section
3.14. Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
The
Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Master Servicer or the Trustee
prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a
minimum, the Servicer shall comply with the following conditions in connection
with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds:
(i) the
Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion
of
repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
(ii) the
Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien
of
the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect
to
mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens;
(iii) the
Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not sixty (60) or more days
delinquent; and
(iv) pending
repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
Section
3.15. Maintenance
of PMI Policy and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
(a) The
Servicer shall comply with all provisions of applicable state and federal law
relating to the cancellation of, or collection of premiums with respect to,
PMI
Policies, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Homeowners
Protection Act of 1998, and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended
from time to time. The Servicer shall be obligated to make premium payments
with
respect to (i) LPMI Policies, to the extent that the Servicer has been advised
in writing by the Master Servicer or the Depositor of its obligation to make
such payments, which shall be paid out of the interest portion of the related
Monthly Payment or, if a Monthly Payment is not made, from the Servicer’s own
funds and (ii) PMI Policies required to be maintained by the Mortgagor, if
the
Mortgagor is required but fails to pay any PMI Policy premium, which shall
be
paid from the Servicer’s own funds. Any premium payments made by the Servicer
from its own funds pursuant to this Section 3.15(a) shall be recoverable by
the
Servicer as a Servicing Advance, subject to the reimbursement provisions of
Sections 3.04(iii) and 3.04(iv).
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With
respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than LPMI Loans) with an LTV Ratio at
origination in excess of 80%, the Servicer shall maintain or cause the Mortgagor
to maintain (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to
maintain such insurance) in full force and effect a PMI Policy, and shall pay
or
shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until
the LTV Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such
PMI Policy shall be terminated, the Servicer shall obtain from another Qualified
Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the
remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy, at substantially the same
fee
level. The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage
under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the
Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption
or substitution agreements entered into or to be entered into with respect
to a
Mortgage Loan, the 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 PMI Policy and shall take all actions which
may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage
under such PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such
assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall obtain a replacement
PMI Policy as provided above.
(b) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, the
Servicer shall take all such actions on behalf of the Trustee as are necessary
to service, maintain and administer the related Mortgage Loan in accordance
with
such Policy and to enforce the rights under such Policy. Except as expressly
set
forth herein, the Servicer shall have full authority on behalf of the Trust
Fund
to do anything it deems appropriate or desirable in connection with the
servicing, maintenance and administration of such Policy; provided
that
the
Servicer shall not take any action to permit any modification or assumption
of a
Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI or PMI Policy, or take any other action with
respect to such Mortgage Loan which would result in non-coverage under such
Policy of any loss which, but for actions of any Servicer or the Subservicer,
would have been covered thereunder. If the Qualified Insurer fails to pay a
claim under a LPMI or PMI Policy solely as a result of a breach by the Servicer
or Subservicer of its obligations hereunder or under such Policy, the Servicer
shall be required to deposit in the Custodial Account on or prior to the next
succeeding Remittance Date an amount equal to such unpaid claim from its own
funds without any rights to reimbursement from the Trust Fund. The Servicer
shall cooperate with the Qualified Insurers and shall furnish all reasonable
evidence and information in the possession of the Servicer to which the Servicer
has access with respect to the related Mortgage Loan; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any LPMI Policy or PMI
Policy, the Servicer shall not be required to submit any reports to the related
Qualified Insurer until a reporting date that is at least 15 days after the
Servicer has received sufficient loan level information from the Seller to
appropriately code its servicing systems in accordance with the Qualified
Insurer’s requirements.
(c) In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself and the Trustee, claims to the Qualified Insurer
under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with
the
terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action
as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy
respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by the Servicer
under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 3.03(xiv), subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
3.04.
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(d) The
Trustee shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other
documents (within three (3) Business Days upon request from the Servicer) in
form as provided to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to
service and administer any PMI or LPMI Policy; provided,
however,
that the
Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer under such power
of
attorney.
(e) The
Servicer shall deposit into the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.03(v)
hereof all Insurance Proceeds received under the terms of a PMI Policy or an
LPMI Policy.
(f) Notwithstanding
the provisions of (a) and (b) above, the Servicer shall not take any action
in
regard to any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy inconsistent with the interests of
the
Trustee or the Certificateholders or with the rights and interests of the
Trustee or the Certificateholders under this Agreement.
Section
3.16. Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In
the
event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by
deed
in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the
name of the Trustee or its nominee in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, or in the event the Trustee is not authorized or permitted
to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located,
or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such
state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in
the
name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel
obtained by the Servicer (with a copy delivered to the Trustee) from any
attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property
is
located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Trustee shall
acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the
Trustee.
The
Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for
the
Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Servicer,
either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, shall manage,
conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it
manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its
own
account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality
as
the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and
may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except
as
otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Servicer deems
to
be in the best interest of the Trustee and the Certificateholders.
If
the
Servicer hereafter becomes aware that a Mortgaged Property is an Environmental
Problem Property, the Servicer will notify the Master Servicer, the Trustee
and
the NIMS Insurer of the existence of the Environmental Problem Property.
Additionally, the Servicer shall set forth in such notice a description of
such
problem, a recommendation to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer relating
to the proposed action regarding the Environmental Problem Property, and the
Servicer shall carry out the recommendation set forth in such notice unless
otherwise directed by the NIMS Insurer in writing within five (5) days after
its
receipt (or deemed receipt) of such notice in accordance with the terms and
provisions of Section 9.04 below. The Master Servicer and the Trustee shall
be
provided a copy of the NIMS Insurer’s instructions to the Servicer.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall obtain the Master Servicer’s
and the NIMS Insurer’s written consent to any expenditures proposed to remediate
Environmental Problem Properties or to defend any claims associated with
Environmental Problem Properties if such expenses, in the aggregate, are
expected to exceed $100,000. Failure to provide written notice of disapproval
of
the expenditure within five (5) days of receipt (or deemed receipt) of such
request for prepaid expenditures shall be deemed an approval of such
expenditure. The Master Servicer shall be provided with a copy of the NIMS
Insurer’s instructions to the Servicer. If the Servicer has received reliable
instructions to the effect that a Property is an Environmental Problem Property
(e.g., Servicer obtains a broker’s price opinion which reveals the potential for
such problem), the Servicer will not accept a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure upon
any such Property without first obtaining a preliminary environmental
investigation for the Property satisfactory to the NIMS Insurer.
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In
the
event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in connection with a default
or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall dispose of such
REO
Property not later than the end of the third taxable year after the year of
its
acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Servicer has applied for and received
a
grant of extension from the Internal Revenue Service (and provide a copy of
the
same to the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee) to the effect
that, under the REMIC Provisions and any relevant proposed legislation and
under
applicable state law, the applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for
a
longer period without adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or
causing the imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC. If the
Servicer has received such an extension (and provided a copy of the same to
the
NIMS Insurer and the Master Servicer), then the Servicer shall continue to
attempt to sell the REO Property for its fair market value for such period
longer than three years as such extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If
the Servicer has not received such an extension and the Servicer is unable
to
sell the REO Property within the period ending three months before the end
of
such third taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or if the
Servicer has received such an extension, and the Servicer is unable to sell
the
REO Property within the period ending three months before the close of the
Extended Period, the Servicer shall, before the end of the three-year period
or
the Extended Period, as applicable, (i) purchase such REO Property at a price
equal to the REO Property’s fair market value, as acceptable to the NIMS Insurer
or (ii) auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which may be the
Servicer) in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair price prior to
the
expiration of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as the case may
be.
The Trustee shall sign any document or take any other action reasonably
requested by the Servicer which would enable the Servicer, on behalf of the
Trust Fund, to request such grant of extension.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO Property acquired by the Trust
Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used
by
or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that
would: (i) cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property”
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust
REMIC to the imposition of any federal income taxes on the income earned from
such REO Property, including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or
860G(c) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold
harmless the Trust Fund and the NIMS Insurer with respect to the imposition
of
any such taxes.
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The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance
with
extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable
value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance
and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required above.
The
proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the
Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale
shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances
made pursuant to this Section or Section 4.03.
The
Servicer shall make advances of all funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 3.10, such advances to
be
reimbursed from the disposition or liquidation proceeds of the REO Property.
The
Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Master
Servicer of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section
3.16 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained
to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section
3.17. Real
Estate Owned Reports.
Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 4.02, the Servicer shall
furnish to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer on or before the Remittance
Date in each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the
operation of such REO Property for the previous month and, if requested, the
Servicer’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any
rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous
month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as either
the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer shall reasonably request.
Section
3.18. Liquidation
Reports.
Upon
the
foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the
Servicer on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the
Servicer shall submit to the Master Servicer a liquidation report with respect
to such Mortgaged Property.
Section
3.19. Reports
of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.
Following
the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer
shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant to Section
6050J of the Code.
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Section
3.20. Prepayment
Charges.
Except
as
provided below, the Servicer or any designee of the Servicer shall not waive
any
Prepayment Charge with respect to any Mortgage Loan. If
the Servicer or its designee fails to collect a Prepayment Charge at the time
of
the related prepayment of any Mortgage Loan subject to such Prepayment Charge,
the Servicer shall pay to the Master Servicer at such time (by deposit to the
Custodial Account) an amount equal to the amount of the Prepayment Charge not
collected; provided,
however, that
with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the original or a copy of the
Mortgage Note is not in the Servicer’s possession (after the Servicer has used
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Mortgage Note from the related
Custodian), the Servicer shall not have any obligation to pay the amount of
any
uncollected Prepayment Charge under this Section 3.20 if the failure to collect
such amount is the result of inaccurate or incomplete information regarding
Prepayment Charges included on the Mortgage Loan Schedule relating to the
related Mortgage Loan. With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the
original or a copy of the Mortgage Note is not in the Servicer’s possession
(after the Servicer has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the
Mortgage Note from the related Custodian), the Servicer may rely on the
Prepayment Charge data set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and
the
Servicer shall not have any liability for any loss resulting from the Servicer’s
calculation of the Prepayment Charge utilizing the data contained in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Notwithstanding the above, the Servicer or its designee may waive (and shall
waive, in the case of (ii)(c) below) a Prepayment Charge without paying to
the
Master Servicer the amount of such Prepayment Charge only if such Prepayment
Charge (i) relates to a defaulted Mortgage Loan (defined as 61 days or more
delinquent), and such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds from
the
Mortgage Loan, taking into account the amount of such Prepayment Charge and
the
related Mortgage Loan, or (ii) if the prepayment is not a result of a refinance
by the Servicer or any of its affiliates and (a) a default under the Mortgage
Loan is reasonably foreseeable and such waiver would maximize recovery of total
proceeds taking into account the value of such a prepayment charge and the
related Mortgage Loan, (b) the collection of the Prepayment Charge would be
in
violation of applicable laws or (c) notwithstanding any state or federal law
to
the contrary, any Prepayment Charge in any instance when a Mortgage Loan is
in
foreclosure.
Section
3.21. Advance
Facility.
(a) With
the prior written consent of the NIMS Insurer, the Servicer is hereby authorized
to enter into a financing or other facility (any such arrangement, an “Advance
Facility”) under which (1) the Servicer assigns or pledges to another Person
(together with such Person’s successors and assigns, an “Advancing Person”) the
Servicer’s rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any Monthly Advances
or Servicing Advances and/or (2) an Advancing Person agrees to fund some or
all
Monthly Advances and/or Servicing Advances required to be made by the Servicer
pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Seller, the Master Servicer,
the
Trustee, the Certificateholders or any other party is required before the
Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility. Notwithstanding the existence
of
any Advance Facility under which an Advancing Person agrees to fund Monthly
Advances and/or Servicing Advances on the Servicer’s behalf, the Servicer shall
remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make Monthly Advances and
Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement. If the
Servicer enters into an Advance Facility, and for so long as an Advancing Person
remains entitled to receive reimbursement for any Monthly Advances and/or
Servicing Advances, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, then the Servicer
shall not be permitted to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances and/or Servicing
Advances, but instead the Servicer shall be required to remit amounts collected
that would otherwise be retained by the Servicer to reimburse it for previously
unreimbursed Monthly Advances (“Monthly Advance Reimbursement Amounts”) and/or
previously unreimbursed Servicing Advances (“Servicing Advance Reimbursement
Amounts” and together with Monthly Advance Reimbursement Amounts, “Reimbursement
Amounts”) (in each case to the extent such type of Reimbursement Amount is
included in the Advance Facility) in accordance with the documentation
establishing the Advance Facility to such Advancing Person or to a trustee,
agent or custodian (an “Advance Facility Trustee”) designated by such Advancing
Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall
Monthly Advance Reimbursement Amounts or Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amounts
be included in the “Available Distribution Amount” or distributed to
Certificateholders.
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If
the
Servicer enters into an Advance Facility, the Servicer and the related Advancing
Person shall deliver to the Trustee a written notice of the existence of such
Advance Facility (an “Advance Facility Notice”), stating the identity of the
Advancing Person and any related Advance Facility Trustee. An Advance Facility
Notice may only be terminated by the joint written direction of the Servicer
and
the related Advancing Person as described in Section 3.21(h) below.
(b) Reimbursement
Amounts shall consist solely of amounts in respect of Monthly Advances and/or
Servicing Advances made with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which the
Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with this
Agreement, assuming the Servicer had made the related Monthly Advance(s) and/or
Servicing Advance(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall be entitled
to reimbursement from funds held in the Custodial Account for future
distribution to Certificateholders pursuant to this Agreement. None of the
Master Servicer, the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer shall have any duty or
liability with respect to the calculation of any Reimbursement Amount, nor
shall
the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer have any responsibility
to
track or monitor the administration of the Advance Facility or the payment
of
Reimbursement Amounts to the related Advancing Person or Advance Facility
Trustee. The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor Servicer
and
(upon request) the NIMS Insurer and the Master Servicer a detailed accounting
on
a loan by loan basis as to amounts advanced by, pledged or assigned to, and
reimbursed to any Advancing Person. The successor Servicer shall be entitled
to
rely on any such information provided by the predecessor Servicer, and the
successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such
information.
(c) An
Advancing Person who receives an assignment or pledge of the rights to be
reimbursed for Monthly Advances and/or Servicing Advances, and/or whose
obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of Monthly Advances and/or
Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the criteria for qualification
of a subservicer set forth in this Agreement.
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(d) The
documentation establishing any Advance Facility shall require that Reimbursement
Amounts distributed with respect to each Mortgage Loan be allocated to
outstanding unreimbursed Monthly Advances or Servicing Advances (as the case
may
be) made with respect to that Mortgage Loan on a “first in, first out” (FIFO)
basis. Such documentation shall also require the Servicer to provide to the
related Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee loan by loan information
with respect to each Reimbursement Amount distributed to such Advancing Person
or Advance Facility Trustee on each Distribution Date, to enable the Advancing
Person or Advance Facility Trustee to make the FIFO allocation of each
Reimbursement Amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall
remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advancing Person or Advance Facility
Trustee for all Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances funded by the Servicer
to the extent the related rights to be reimbursed therefor have not been
assigned or pledged to an Advancing Person.
(e) The
Servicer who enters into an Advance Facility shall indemnify the Seller, the
NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund and any successor
resulting from any claim by the related Advancing Person, except to the extent
that such claim, loss, liability or damage resulted from or arose out of
negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct on the part of the Seller, the
NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the successor
Servicer.
(f) Any
amendment to this Section 3.21 or to any other provision of this Agreement
that
may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance Facility
as
described generally in this Section 3.21, including amendments to add provisions
relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Seller, the
Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Servicer without the consent of any
Certificateholder, but only with the consent of the NIMS Insurer,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Trust
Agreement.
(g) Any
rights of set-off that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor, any successor
Servicer or any other Person might otherwise have against any Servicer under
this Agreement shall not attach to any rights to be reimbursed for Monthly
Advances or Servicing Advances that have been sold, transferred, pledged,
conveyed or assigned to any Advancing Person.
(h) At
any
time when an Advancing Person shall have ceased funding Monthly Advances and/or
Servicing Advances (as the case may be) and the Advancing Person or related
Advance Facility Trustee shall have received Reimbursement Amounts sufficient
in
the aggregate to reimburse all Monthly Advances and/or Servicing Advances (as
the case may be) the right to reimbursement for which were assigned to the
Advancing Person, then upon the delivery of a written notice signed by the
Advancing Person and the related Servicer to the Trustee terminating the Advance
Facility Notice (the “Notice of Facility Termination”), the Servicer shall again
be entitled to withdraw and retain the related Reimbursement Amounts from the
Custodial Account pursuant to the applicable Sections of this
Agreement.
(i) After
delivery of any Advance Facility Notice, and until any such Advance Facility
Notice has been terminated by a Notice of Facility Termination, this Section
3.21 may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent
of the related Advancing Person.
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Section
3.22. Credit
Reporting.
For
each
Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall accurately and fully furnish, in accordance
with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate
and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower
credit files to each of the following credit repositories: Equifax Credit
Information Services, Inc., Trans Union, LLC and Experian Information Solution,
Inc., on a monthly basis. In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan
serviced for a Xxxxxx Xxx pool, the Servicer shall transmit full credit
reporting data to each of such credit repositories in accordance with Xxxxxx
Mae
Guide Announcement 95-19 (November 11, 1995), a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit G, reporting each of the following statuses, each month with respect
to a Mortgage Loan in a Xxxxxx Xxx pool: New origination, current, delinquent
(30-60-90-days, etc) foreclosed or charged off.
Section
3.23. Safeguarding
Customer Information.
The
Servicer has implemented and will maintain security measures designed to meet
the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for
Safeguarding Customer Information published in final form on February 1,
2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616 and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from
time to time (the “Guidelines”).
The
Servicer shall promptly provide the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS
Insurer information reasonably available to it regarding such security measures
upon the reasonable request of the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS
Insurer which information shall include, but not be limited to, any Statement
on
Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 report covering the Servicer’s operations, and
any other audit reports, summaries of test results or equivalent measures taken
by the Servicer with respect to its security measures to the extent reasonably
necessary in order for the Owner to satisfy its obligations under the
Guidelines.
ARTICLE
IV.
PAYMENTS
TO MASTER SERVICER
Section
4.01. Remittances.
On
each
Remittance Date, no later than 3:00 p.m. New York City time, the Servicer shall
remit on a scheduled/scheduled basis by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the Master Servicer (i) (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial
Account as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period
(net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant
to
Section 3.04) and (b) all amounts relating to Principal Prepayments which have
been deposited into the Custodial Account as of the close of business as of
the
last day of the related Principal Prepayment Period (net of charges against
or
withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.04) plus
(ii) all
Monthly Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to make pursuant
to
Section 4.03, plus
(iii)
the amount of any Net Simple Interest Shortfall not offset by Net Simple
Interest Excess for the related Due Period, minus
(iv) any
amounts attributable to (a) Principal Prepayments received after the applicable
Principal Prepayment Period and (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds or REO Disposition Proceeds received after the applicable
Due Period immediately preceding such Remittance Date, which amounts shall
be
remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with any additional interest
required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with Principal
Prepayment occurring during the applicable Principal Prepayment Period in
accordance with Section 3.03(i), and minus
(iv) any
amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or
Due
Dates subsequent to the first day of the month in which such Remittance Date
occurs, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding
the Due Date related to such Monthly Payment.
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With
respect to any remittance received by the Master Servicer after the Business
Day
following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall
pay
to the Master Servicer interest on any such late payment at an annual rate
equal
to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two (2)
percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted
by
applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by
the
Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period
commencing with the day following such Business Day and ending with the Business
Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be
remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance
Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed
an
extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Trustee
or the Master Servicer.
All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer shall be made to the
following wire account or to such other account as may be specified by the
Master Servicer from time to time:
Bank
of
New York
ABA#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: Aurora Loan Services LLC
Master
Servicing Payment Clearing Account
|
Account
Number: 8900620730
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
Reference:
100/1083 INV C86
For
further credit to: SASCO 2007-OSI
Section
4.02. Statements
to Master Servicer.
(a)
Not
later than the tenth (10th)
calendar day of each month (or if such tenth calendar day is not a Business
Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer shall furnish to the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer (i) a monthly remittance advice in the
format set forth in Exhibit D-1 hereto and a monthly loan loss report in the
format set forth in Exhibit D-3 hereto (or such other format mutually agreed
upon by the Servicer and the Master Servicer) and (ii) all such information
required pursuant to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media
reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. The format of this monthly
reporting may be amended from time to the extent necessary to comply with
applicable law.
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Not
later
than the fifth (5th)
Business Day of each month, the Servicer shall furnish to the Master Servicer
and the NIMS Insurer (i) a monthly defaulted loan report in the format set
forth
in Exhibit D-2 hereto (or in such other format mutually agreed between the
Servicer and the Master Servicer) relating to the period ending on the last
day
of the preceding calendar month and (ii) all such information required pursuant
to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably
acceptable to the Master Servicer. The format of this monthly reporting may
be
amended from time to the extent necessary to comply with applicable
law.
Not
later
than 12:00 noon Mountain Time on the seventeenth (17th)
calendar day of each month (or if such seventeenth calendar day is not a
Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall
furnish to the Master Servicer (a) a monthly payoff remittance advice regarding
any Principal Prepayments in full applied to the related Mortgage Loan on or
after the sixteenth day of the month preceding the month of such reporting
date,
but on or before the fifteenth day of the month of such reporting date,
containing such information and in such format as is mutually acceptable to
the
Master Servicer and the Servicer, and in any event containing sufficient
information to permit the Master Servicer to properly report Principal
Prepayment in full information to the Trustee under the Trust Agreement and
(b)
all such information required pursuant to clause (a) above in electronic format,
on magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably acceptable to the Master
Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the information required pursuant
to
clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph shall in no event be delivered to the
Master Servicer later than 12:00 noon Mountain Time on the eighteenth
(18th)
calendar day of the related month.
Such
monthly remittance advice shall also be accompanied with a supplemental report
provided to the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Seller which includes
on an aggregate basis for the previous Due Period (i) the amount of claims
filed
on any LPMI Policy, (ii) the amount of any claim payments made on any LPMI
Policy, (iii) the amount of claims denied or curtailed on any LPMI Policy and
(iv) policies cancelled with respect to those Mortgage Loans covered by any
LPMI
Policy purchased by the Seller on behalf of the Trust Fund;
provided, however,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in a PMI Policy, the Servicer
shall not be required to submit any supplemental reports including the foregoing
data with respect to any such PMI Policy until a reporting date that is at
least
15 days after the Servicer has received sufficient loan level information from
the Seller to appropriately code its servicing system in accordance with such
requirements.
(b)
In
addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, commencing
December 31, 2007, the Servicer shall provide (as such information becomes
reasonably available to the Servicer) to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and
the NIMS Insurer such information concerning the Mortgage Loans and annual
remittances to the Master Servicer relating thereto as is necessary for the
Trustee to prepare the Trust Fund’s federal income tax return and for any
investor in the Certificates to prepare any required tax return. Such obligation
of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer to the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer pursuant to any requirements
of the Code as from time to time are in force. The Servicer shall also provide
such information reasonably available to it as may be requested by the Trustee
and required for the completion of any tax reporting responsibility of the
Trustee within such reasonable time frame as shall enable the Trustee to timely
file each Schedule Q (or other applicable tax report or return) required to
be
filed by it.
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(c) The
Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master
Servicer and the Depositor (i) of any legal proceedings pending against the
Servicer of the type described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation AB, (ii)
if the Servicer shall become (but only to the extent not previously disclosed
to
the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor) at any
time an affiliate of any of the parties listed on Exhibit I to this Agreement
and (iii) provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor a description of
such
proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
If
so
requested by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor on any date
following the date on which information was first provided to the Trustee,
the
NIMS Insurer and the Depositor pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Servicer
shall, using reasonable best efforts within five Business Days, but no later
than ten (10) Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the
accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01(k)
or,
if such a representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonable adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
The
Servicer shall provide to the Trustee,
the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
prompt
notice of the occurrence of any of the following: any Event of Default under
the
terms of this Agreement or any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Servicer or the Servicer’s engagement of any
Subservicer or Subcontractor.
(d) Not
later
than the tenth calendar day of each month (or if such calendar day is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer shall
provide to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
notice of the occurrence of any material modifications, extensions or waivers
of
terms, fees, penalties or payments relating to the Mortgage Loans during the
related Due Period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item
1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB) along with all information, data, and materials
related thereto as may be required to be included in the related Distribution
Report on Form 10-D.
Section
4.03. Monthly
Advances by Servicer.
On
the
Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall
deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds or from amounts held for
future distribution, or both, an amount equal to all Monthly Payments (solely
the portion of the Monthly Payment attributable to interest, in the case of
Simple Interest Mortgage Loans) (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable
Due
Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately
preceding Determination Date. In addition, the Servicer shall have the right
to
reimburse itself for any unreimbursed Monthly Advances from amounts in the
Custodial Account not required to be remitted to the Master Servicer on the
next
Remittance Date pursuant to Section 3.04(xiii). Any amounts held for future
distribution and used to make or reimburse itself for Monthly Advances shall
be
replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any
future Remittance Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance
Date
shall be less than remittances to the Master Servicer required to be made on
such Remittance Date. The Servicer shall keep appropriate records of such
amounts and will provide such records to the Master Servicer and the NIMS
Insurer upon request. The Servicer will not be required to make any Advances
with respect to reductions in the amount of the monthly payments on Mortgage
Loans due to reductions made by a bankruptcy court in the amount of a Scheduled
Payment owed by a borrower or a Relief Act Reduction.
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The
Servicer’s obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or
recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect
to the related Mortgage Loan unless the Servicer deems such Monthly Advance
to
be a Nonrecoverable Advance, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the
Servicer delivered to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer.
Section
4.04. Due
Dates Other Than the First of the Month.
Mortgage
Loans having Due Dates other than the first day of a month shall be accounted
for as described in this Section 4.04. Any payment due on a day other than
the
first day of each month shall be considered due on the first day of the month
following the month in which that payment is due as if such payment were due
on
the first day of said month. For example, a payment due on April 15 shall be
considered to be due on May 1. Any payment collected on a Mortgage Loan after
the Cut-off Date shall be deposited in the Custodial Account. For Mortgage
Loans
with Due Dates on the first day of a month, deposits to the Custodial Account
begin with the payment due on the first of the month following the Cut-off
Date.
ARTICLE
V.
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section
5.01. Servicing
Compensation.
As
consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement, the
Servicer shall retain the relevant Servicing Fee for each Mortgage Loan
remaining subject to this Agreement during any month or part thereof. Such
Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly. Additional servicing compensation in
the
form of Ancillary Income shall be retained by the Servicer and is not required
to be deposited in the Custodial Account. In the event that the Servicer
deposits into the Custodial Account any Ancillary Income, the Servicer may
withdraw such amount at any time from the Custodial Account, any provision
herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Servicing Fee is payable solely
from
the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Servicer. The
aggregate Servicing Fee for any month with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall
be reduced by the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount for such month
(to the extent not offset by the aggregate Prepayment Interest Excess Amount).
The Servicer shall be entitled to recover any unpaid Servicing Fees out of
Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds or from other funds on deposit in the Custodial Account
to
the extent permitted in Section 3.04 and out of amounts derived from the
operations and sale of REO Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.16.
Any
Prepayment Interest Excess Amount shall be retained by, or paid to, the Servicer
as additional compensation.
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The
Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection
with
its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section
5.02. Report
on Attestation of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The
Servicer shall, on or before March 15th
of each
calendar year, commencing in 2008, at its own expense, cause a firm of
independent public accountants (who may also render other services to Servicer),
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
to
furnish to the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee, the Depositor and the Master Servicer
(i) year-end audited (if available) financial statements of the Servicer or
consolidated financial statements of its parent and (ii) a report to the effect
that such firm attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by such asserting
party pursuant to Section 5.04 below, which report shall be made in accordance
with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board. In addition, the Servicer shall, on or
before March 15th
of each
calendar year, commencing in 2008, at its own expense, furnish to the NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee, the Depositor and Master Servicer a report meeting the
requirements of clause (ii) above regarding the attestation of any Subservicer
or Subcontractor which is “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
Section
5.03. Annual
Officer’s Certificate.
(a) The
Servicer shall, on or before March 15th
of each
calendar year, commencing in 2008, at its own expense, deliver to the NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee, the Depositor and the Master Servicer with respect to
the
period ending on the immediately preceding December 31, a Servicing Officer’s
certificate in the form of Exhibit J hereto, stating, as to each signer thereof,
that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during such preceding
calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under
this
Agreement for such period has been made under such Servicing Officer’s
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such
review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement
in
all material respects throughout such year (or applicable portion thereof),
or,
if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material
respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such Servicing
Officer and the nature and status thereof including the steps being taken by
the
Servicer to remedy such default.
(b) For
so
long as a certificate under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended
(“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”) is required to be given on behalf of the Trust Fund, on or
before March 15th
of each
calendar year, beginning in March 2008, a Servicing Officer shall execute and
deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Depositor for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer, the Trustee
and the Depositor and their officers, directors and affiliates, in the form
of
Exhibit F hereto.
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(c) The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor,
the Trustee and their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates
from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal
fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out
of or
based upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents
or
affiliates of its obligations under this Section 5.03 or the negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless the Master Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Depositor, then the
Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Depositor as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities of the Master Servicer, the Trustee and/or the
Depositor in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of
the Master Servicer, the Trustee and/or the Depositor on the one hand and the
Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations
under this Section 5.03 or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith.
Section
5.04. Report
on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The
Servicer shall, on or before March 15th
of each
calendar year, commencing in 2008, deliver to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer,
the
Master Servicer and the Depositor a report regarding its assessment of
compliance with the servicing criteria identified in Exhibit H attached hereto,
as of and for the calendar year ending December 31 of the year prior to the
year
of delivery of the report, with respect to asset-backed security transactions
taken as a whole and that are backed by the same asset type backing such
asset-backed securities. Each such report shall include (a) a statement of
the
party’s responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria
applicable to such party, (b) a statement that such party used the criteria
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)) to assess compliance
with the applicable servicing criteria, (c) disclosure of any material instance
of noncompliance identified by such party, and (d) a statement that a registered
public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such party’s
assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria, which report
shall be delivered by the Servicer as provided in Section 5.02.
ARTICLE
VI.
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS
Section
6.01. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Servicer.
The
Servicer, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Master
Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee as of the Closing Date:
(a) Due
Organization and Authority.
The
Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all licenses necessary to carry
on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of
such
state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the
type conducted by the Servicer, and in any event the Servicer is in compliance
with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the
enforceability of the terms of this Agreement; the Servicer has the full
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to
this Agreement) by the Servicer and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement
evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Servicer and
all
requisite corporate action has been taken by the Servicer to make this Agreement
valid and binding upon the Servicer in accordance with its terms;
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(b) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
(c) No
Conflicts.
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the servicing
responsibilities by the Servicer or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor
the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Servicer’s charter or by-laws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property
is
subject, or impair the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans,
or
impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Ability
to Perform.
The
Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(e) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against
the Servicer which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result
in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any material impairment of the
right
or ability of the Servicer to carry on its business substantially as now
conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Servicer, or which
would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or of any action taken
or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated
herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Servicer to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(f) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer
of
or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement, or if required, such approval
has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(g) Ability
to Service.
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage
loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of
the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is in good standing to service
mortgage loans for either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make
the Servicer unable to comply with either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to either of Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac;
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(h) No
Untrue Information.
No
statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(i) No
Commissions to Third Parties.
The
Servicer has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction other than
the Seller; and
(j) Fair
Credit Reporting Act.
The
Servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act
and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian
and
Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories) on
a
monthly basis.
(k) Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
Except
as disclosed in writing to the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and
the Trustee prior to the Closing Date: (i)
the Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early
amortization or other performance triggering event that would be material to
securityholders has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act
or
failure to act of the Servicer; (ii) there are no instances material to
securityholders where 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; (iii) no
material noncompliance
with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations
of
residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as servicer that
would be material to securityholders has
been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no material
changes to the Servicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing
function it will perform under this Agreement for mortgage loans of a type
similar to the Mortgage Loans
have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the Closing
Date; (v) there are no aspects of the Servicer’s financial condition that could
have a material adverse effect on the performance by the
Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement
and (vi) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating
to
the Servicer or any Subservicer with any party listed on Exhibit I hereto of
a
type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
Section
6.02. Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 6.01 shall survive the engagement of the Servicer to perform the
servicing responsibilities as of the related Closing Date or Servicing Transfer
Date, as applicable, hereunder and the delivery of the Servicing Files to the
Servicer and shall inure to the benefit of the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer
and the Trustee. Upon discovery by either the Servicer, the Master Servicer
or
the NIMS Insurer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and
warranties which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer
to
perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property
or
the priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property or the
interests of the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer, the party discovering
such
breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
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Within
60
days of (or, in the case of any breach of a representation or warranty set
forth
in Section 6.01(k), 10 days) the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the
Servicer of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section
6.01
which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform
its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or
the
priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer
shall
use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects
and,
if such breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the Trustee’s, the Master
Servicer’s or the NIMS Insurer’s option, assign the Servicer’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement (or respecting the affected Mortgage Loans)
to
a successor servicer. Such assignment shall be made in accordance with Sections
8.01 and 8.02.
In
addition, the Servicer shall indemnify the Master Servicer, the Trustee and
the
NIMS Insurer and hold each of them harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach
of
the Servicer’s representations and warranties contained in Section
6.01.
Any
cause
of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of
any
representations and warranties made in Section 6.01 shall accrue upon (i)
discovery of such breach by the Servicer or notice thereof by the Master
Servicer or the Depositor to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to
cure
such breach within the applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the
Servicer by the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer for compliance with this
Agreement.
Section
6.03. Additional
Indemnification by the Servicer; Third Party Claims.
(a) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Seller, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Fund and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents and the Trust Fund and shall hold
each
of them harmless from and against any 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) any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor (in the case
of
any Subcontractor, only if the Servicer does not elect to take responsibility
for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria in accordance with
Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06) to deliver any information,
report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as
required under this Agreement, including any report under Sections 5.02, 5.03
or
5.04 or any failure by the Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 7.04(c)
any
Subcontractor that is “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
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(B) the
failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans
in
material compliance with the terms of this Agreement; or
(C) the
failure of the Servicer to cause any event to occur or not to occur which would
have occurred or would not have occurred, as applicable, if the Servicer were
applying Accepted Servicing Practices under this Agreement.
(b) In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (a)(A) of this Section
6.03, the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Trustee, the Master Servicer
or
the Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission
with
respect to the transaction relating to this Agreement, or for execution of
a
certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to this 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 Servicer,
any Subservicer or any Subcontractor.
The
Servicer shall immediately notify the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the
Trustee or the NIMS Insurer if a claim is made by a third party with respect
to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans that may result in such expenses, costs
or
liabilities described above, and the Servicer shall assume (with the prior
written consent of the indemnified party) the defense of any such claim and
pay
all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, promptly pay,
discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it
or
any indemnified party in respect of such claim and follow any written
instructions received from the such indemnified party in connection with such
claim. Upon presentation to the Master Servicer of reasonable documentation
relating to all amounts advanced by the Servicer pursuant to the preceding
sentence, the Servicer shall be reimbursed promptly from the Trust Fund pursuant
to Section 3.04(xi) for such amounts except when the claim is in any way related
to (i) the Servicer’s indemnification pursuant to Section 6.02 or (ii) the
failure of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the documents in the Servicing
File. For purposes of clarification, in no event shall the Servicer withhold
from its monthly remittances or the Custodial Account any amounts advanced
pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph; rather, so long as the
Servicer has provided the Master Servicer with reasonable documentation relating
to such amounts, the Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw such funds in
accordance with Section 3.04(xii). Each
request for reimbursement must be presented to the Master Servicer for review.
In the event a dispute arises between the Servicer and an indemnified party
with
respect to any of the rights and obligations of the parties pursuant to this
Agreement, and such dispute is adjudicated in a court of law, by an arbitration
panel or any other judicial process, then the losing party shall indemnify
and
reimburse the winning party for all attorney’s fees and other costs and expenses
related to the adjudication of said dispute.
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The
Servicer and any director or officer or employee or agent of the Servicer shall
be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability
or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this
Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense
incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the
performance of duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder.
Section
6.04. Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
In
the
event that any REMIC fails to qualify as a REMIC, loses its status as a REMIC,
or incurs federal, state or local taxes as a result of a prohibited transaction
or prohibited contribution under the REMIC Provisions due to the negligent
performance by the Servicer of its duties and obligations set forth herein,
the
Servicer shall indemnify the Holder of the related Residual Certificate, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer (and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents) and the Trust Fund against any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting from
such negligence; provided,
however,
that the
Servicer shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable to the action
or
inaction of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Holder of
such Residual Certificate, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting
from
misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual Certificate on which
the
Servicer has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict
the
rights and remedies of the Holder of such Residual Certificate, the Trustee
and
the Trust Fund or the NIMS Insurer now or hereafter existing at law or in equity
or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no event shall the
Servicer have any liability (1) for any action or omission that is taken in
accordance with and in compliance with the express terms of, or which is
expressly permitted by the terms of, this Agreement, (2) for any Losses other
than arising out of a negligent performance by the Servicer of its duties and
obligations set forth herein, and (3) for any special or consequential damages
to Certificateholders (in addition to payment of principal and interest on
the
Certificates).
Section
6.05. Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer acknowledges and agrees
that
the purpose of Sections 4.02(c) and (d), 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 6.01(k), 6.03 and
7.04 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Trustee, the Master
Servicer and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB. Therefore,
the
Servicer agrees that (a) the obligations of the Servicer hereunder shall be
interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) such obligations
may change over time due to interpretive advice or guidance of the Commission,
convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of
Regulation AB, (c) the Servicer shall agree to enter into such mutually
agreeable amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary, in the reasonable
judgment of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective counsel,
to
comply with such interpretive advice or guidance, convention, consensus, advice
of counsel, or otherwise, (d) the Servicer shall otherwise comply with
reasonable requests made by the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor
for delivery of additional or different information available to the Servicer
as
such parties may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB and (e) the
Servicer shall (i) agree to such modifications and enter into such amendments
to
this Agreement as may be necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Depositor,
the Master Servicer and their respective counsel, to comply with any such
clarification, interpretive guidance, convention or consensus and (ii)
promptly
upon request provide to the Depositor for inclusion in any periodic report
required to be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the
“Exchange Act”), such items of information available to the Servicer regarding
this Agreement and matters related to the Servicer, (collectively, the “Servicer
Information”), provided
that
such
information shall be required to be provided by the Servicer only to the extent
that such shall be reasonably determined by the Depositor and its counsel to
be
necessary or advisable to comply with the provisions of Regulation
AB.
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The
Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, their respective officers and directors and each person,
if any, who controls the Depositor, the Trustee or Master Servicer within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or
Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
expenses, damages or liabilities to which the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
their respective officers or directors and any such controlling person may
become subject under the Act or otherwise, as and when such losses, claims,
expenses, damages or liabilities are incurred, insofar as such losses, claims,
expenses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Servicer Information or arise out of, or are based upon,
the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact required
to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, their respective officers and
directors and any such controlling person for any legal or other expenses
reasonably incurred by it or any of them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, expense, damage, liability or action, as and
when incurred; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer shall be liable only insofar as such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission relates solely to the
information in the Servicer Information furnished to the Depositor, the Trustee
or Master Servicer by or on behalf of the Servicer specifically in connection
with this Agreement.
Section
6.06. Purchase
of Distressed Mortgage Loans.
The
NIMS
Insurer may, at its option, purchase a Distressed Mortgage Loan; provided,
however,
prior
to any such purchase, the Servicer shall be required to continue to make Monthly
Advances with respect to such Distressed Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section
4.03
unless it has deemed such Monthly Advances to be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Any
such purchase shall be accomplished by remittance to the Master Servicer of
the
Purchase Price for the Distressed Mortgage Loan for deposit into the Collection
Account established by the Master Servicer pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
The
Trustee and the Servicer shall immediately effectuate the conveyance of the
purchased Distressed Mortgage Loan to the NIMS Insurer exercising the purchase
option, including prompt delivery of the Servicing File and all related
documentation to the applicable NIMS Insurer.
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ARTICLE
VII.
THE
SERVICER
Section
7.01. Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer.
Subject
to the following paragraph, the Servicer shall keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a Delaware limited liability company, and
shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction
in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity
and
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its
duties under this Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer
shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Servicer,
shall be the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, provided,
however,
that
the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i) having a net
worth
of not less than $25,000,000, and (ii) which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- and Xxxxxxx
Mac-approved servicer in good standing.
Section
7.02. Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others.
Neither
the Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the
Servicer shall be under any liability to the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer,
the Depositor or the Trustee for any action taken or for refraining from the
taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors
in
judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Servicer or any such person against any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in accordance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement,
or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the 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. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to
its
duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and
which
in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer may undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or
desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties
hereto. In such event, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from
the
Trust Fund for the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such
action.
Section
7.03. Limitation
on Resignation and Assignment by the Servicer.
This
Agreement has been entered into with the Servicer in reliance upon the
independent status of the Servicer, and the representations as to the adequacy
of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof.
Therefore, except as expressly provided in this Section 7.03 and Sections 3.21,
7.01 and 7.04, the Servicer shall neither assign its rights under this Agreement
or the servicing hereunder nor delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets without, in each case, the prior written consent of the
Seller, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer which consent, in the case
of
an assignment of rights or delegation of duties, shall be granted or withheld
in
the discretion of the Seller, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer and
which
consent, in the case of a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of
the
property or assets of the Servicer, shall not be unreasonably withheld by any
of
them; provided
that in
each case, there must be delivered to the Seller, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee and the NIMS Insurer a letter from each Rating Agency to the effect
that
such transfer of servicing or sale or disposition of assets will not result
in a
qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any of
the
Certificates or the NIM Securities to be issued in the NIMS
Transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, without the consent of the Seller,
the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer, may retain third party
contractors to perform certain servicing and loan administration functions,
including without limitation, hazard insurance administration, tax payment
and
administration, flood certification and administration, collection services
and
similar functions; provided
that the retention of such contractors by Servicer shall not limit the
obligation of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
the preceding paragraph of this Section 7.03 or any other provisions of this
Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer shall have the right, subject to the
succeeding sentence, to pledge and assign all of the Servicer’s right, title and
interest in, to and under this Agreement to the Servicing Rights Pledgee in
order to finance the Servicer’s servicing rights hereunder, provided
that
such assignment shall not impair any existing rights or claims that the Seller,
the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Depositor or the Trustee may have
against the Servicer and (ii) the Seller, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer,
the Depositor and the Trustee shall have no obligation or liability to the
Servicing Rights Pledgee under any such financing arrangements. If, as a result
of a default by the Servicer under any such financing arrangement, the Servicing
Rights Pledgee acquires such servicing rights and appoints a successor Servicer
under this Agreement (including itself as successor Servicer), any such
successor Servicer must meet all requirements for successor Servicers pursuant
to Section 9.01 and must agree to be subject to the terms of this Agreement.
If,
pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties of the Servicer are transferred
to
a successor Servicer, the entire amount of the Servicing Fee and other
compensation payable to the Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be payable
to such Servicer.
The
Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on
it
except by mutual consent of the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the NIMS
Insurer or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer
shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the
Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer which Opinion
of
Counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to each of them.
No
such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed
the
Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in
Section 9.01.
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Without
in any way limiting the generality of this Section 7.03, in the event that
the
Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof or sell or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, except
to the extent permitted by and in accordance with this Section 7.03 and Sections
3.21, 7.01 and 7.04, without the prior written consent of the Seller, the Master
Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, then such parties shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 8.01, without
any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever
to
the Servicer or any third party.
Section
7.04. Subservicing
Agreements and Successor Subservicer.
(a) The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this
Section 7.04 and the proposed Subservicer (i) is an institution which is an
approved Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac Seller/Servicer as indicated in writing,
(ii)
represents and warrants that it is in compliance with the laws of each state
as
necessary to enable it to perform its obligations under such subservicing
agreement and (iii) is acceptable to the NIMS Insurer. The Servicer 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 Servicer as servicer
under this Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions of
paragraph (c) of this Section 7.04.
(b) The
Servicer shall give prior written notice to the Trustee, the Master Servicer,
the Depositor and the NIMS Insurer of the appointment of any Subservicer and
shall furnish to the Trustee, Master Servicer, the Depositor and the NIMS
Insurer a copy of any related subservicing agreement. For purposes of this
Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on Mortgage
Loans immediately upon receipt by any Subservicer of such payments. Any such
subservicing agreement shall be acceptable to the NIMS Insurer and be consistent
with and not violate the provisions of this Agreement. Each subservicing
agreement shall provide that a successor Servicer shall have the option to
terminate such agreement without payment of any fees if the predecessor Servicer
is terminated or resigns. The Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by
the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) to comply with the provisions of this Section
7.04 and with Sections 4.02(c), 5.02, 5.03(a), 5.03(b), 5.04, 6.01(k) and 6.03
and Exhibit H of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were
the Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subservicer and delivering to the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer
and the Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered
by
such Subservicer under Section 5.03(a), any reports on assessment of compliance
and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Sections
5.02
and 5.04 and any certification required to be delivered under 5.03(b) to the
Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under
Section 5.04 as and when required to be delivered hereunder.
(c) The
Servicer shall give written notice to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and
the
Depositor of the appointment of any Subcontractor and a written description
(in
form and substance satisfactory to the Master Servicer and the Depositor) of
the
role and function of each Subcontractor determined to be a Participating Entity
utilized by the Servicer or any Subservicer, specifying (A) which (if any)
of
such Subcontractors are Participating Entities, and (B) which elements of the
servicing criteria set forth under Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB will be
addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified
pursuant to clause (A) of this paragraph.
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As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be a
Participating Entity, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used
by
the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Trustee, the NIMS
Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor to comply with the provisions
of
Sections 4.02(c), 5.02, 5.04, 6.01(k) and 6.03 and Exhibit H of this Agreement
to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The Servicer
shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to
the
Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor any assessment
of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor
under Sections 5.02 and 5.04, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
The
Servicer acknowledges that a Subservicer or Subcontractor that performs services
with respect to mortgage loans involved in this transaction in addition to
the
Mortgage Loans may be determined by the Depositor to be a Participating Entity
on the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage loans, without regard
to
whether such Subservicer or Subcontractor would be a Participating Entity with
respect to the Mortgage Loans viewed in isolation. In connection with complying
with the requirements set forth in the previous sentence, the Servicer shall
(A)
respond as promptly as practicable to any good faith request by the Trustee,
the
Master Servicer or the Depositor for information regarding each Subservicer
and
each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor with
respect to which the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Depositor requests
delivery of an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation to deliver
such within the time required under Section 5.04.
(d)
Notwithstanding any subservicing agreement or the provisions of this Agreement
relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer,
Subcontractor or other third party or reference to actions taken through a
Subservicer, a Subcontractor, another third party or otherwise, the Servicer
shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Trust Fund, the Trustee,
the
Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Certificateholders for the servicing
and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions hereof
without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of any
subservicing, subcontracting or other agreements or arrangements or by virtue
of
indemnification from a Subservicer, Subcontractor or a third party and to the
same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone
were servicing the Mortgage Loans, including with respect to compliance with
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any
agreement with a Subservicer, Subcontractor or a third party for indemnification
of the Servicer by such Subservicer, Subcontractor or third party and nothing
contained in the Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such
indemnification.
Section
7.05. Inspection.
The
Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, upon reasonable
advance notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained
by the Servicer in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder and access
to
officers of the Servicer responsible for such obligations. In addition, upon
request of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall promptly provide complete
and
correct data fields regarding the Mortgage Loans; provided
that in
all instances the Servicer shall provide such information no later than five
(5)
Business Days after such request. Upon request, the Servicer shall furnish
to
the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer its most recent publicly available
financial statements and such other information relating to its capacity to
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VIII.
TERMINATION
Section
8.01. Termination
for Cause.
(a) Any
of
the following occurrences shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event
of Default”) on the part of the Servicer:
(i) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Master Servicer any payment required
to
be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a
period of two (2) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of
such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Servicer by the Master Servicer or the NIMS Insurer; or
(ii) any
failure by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period and
without notice, its obligations to provide any certifications required pursuant
to Sections 5.02, 5.03 or 5.04 (including with respect to such certifications
required to be provided by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to Section
7.04); or
(iii) except
with respect to those items listed in clause (ii) above, any failure by the
Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, without notice or
grace period, its obligations to provide any other information, data or
materials required to be provided hereunder pursuant to Sections 4.02(c),
4.02(d), 6.01(k) and 7.04, including any items required to be included in any
Exchange Act report; or
(iv) any
failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect any other
of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth in this
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date
on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied shall
have been given to the Servicer by the Master Servicer; or
(v) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
for
the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of
its
affairs, shall have been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order
shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;
or
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(vi) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or
relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vii) the
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,
bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal
business operations for three Business Days; or
(viii) the
Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
lender/servicer; or
(ix) the
Servicer attempts to assign the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or its right
to
servicing compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign
this
Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties
hereunder in a manner not permitted under this Agreement; or
(x) (a)
any reduction or withdrawal of the ratings of the Servicer as a servicer of
subprime mortgage loans by one or more of the Rating Agencies that maintains
a
servicer rating system to “below average” or (b) any reduction, withdrawal or
qualification of the servicing ratings of the Servicer by any Rating Agency
which results in (1) the inability of the Servicer to act as a primary or
special servicer for any mortgage-backed or asset-backed transaction rated
or to
be rated by any Rating Agency without any backup servicing arrangements or
(2) a
downgrade of any of the Offered Certificates by any Rating Agency.
In
each
and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied
within the applicable cure period, in addition to whatever rights, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee or the NIMS Insurer may have at law or equity to damages,
including injunctive relief and specific performance, the Master Servicer or
the
NIMS Insurer, by notice in writing to the Servicer, may terminate all the rights
and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the servicing
contract established hereby and the proceeds thereof.
Upon
receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of
the
Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or
otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in a successor servicer appointed by
the
Master Servicer with the consent of the NIMS Insurer. Upon written request
from
the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the
successor entity designated by the Master Servicer any and all documents and
other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and
do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to
effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but not limited
to
the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related
documents, at the Servicer’s sole expense. The Servicer shall cooperate with the
Seller, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee and such successor
in
effecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights
hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for
administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited
by
the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received
with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
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Notwithstanding
the first through third paragraphs of this Section 8.01(a), upon a termination
and removal of the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01, the Master Servicer,
in
coordination with the Seller, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts
to
sell the servicing rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a third party
servicer of subprime mortgage loans that is acceptable to the Master Servicer
and the Seller, in their reasonable discretion, provided
that (i) such transfer of servicing rights to such successor Servicer otherwise
meets the requirements of Section 9.01 hereof and (ii) the Master Servicer
employs commercially reasonable efforts to maximize the net proceeds of such
sale. Upon such sale and transfer and compliance by the Servicer with all of
its
obligations under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall remit to the
Servicer the net sale proceeds actually received with respect to any such sale,
net of any costs and expenses that are incurred by the Master Servicer, the
Seller, the Trustee or the Trust Fund in connection with such sale, the
termination of the Servicer under this Section 8.01, and the transfer of
servicing contemplated hereby, and any other amounts that may be due and owing
from the Servicer to the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust
Fund pursuant to this Agreement; provided,
however,
that overhead, labor and other indirect costs of the successor servicer incurred
in connection with such transfer of servicing shall not be offset against the
net sale proceeds of such sale. Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall
remit
to the Servicer the Net Sale Proceeds referred to above no later than 14 days
following the receipt of such proceeds from the purchaser of the servicing
rights. All
reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer,
the
Seller, the Trustee or the Trust Fund in connection with the transfer of
servicing contemplated hereby shall, if not netted from the proceeds of the
sale
of the servicing rights in accordance with the preceding sentence, be paid
by
the Servicer.
(b) By
a
written notice to the Servicer, the Master Servicer with the consent of the
NIMS
Insurer may waive any default by the Servicer in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default,
such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom
shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement.
No
such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right
consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
(c) (1)
In
the event of an Event of Default, notwithstanding anything to the contrary
above, the Master Servicer hereby agrees that upon delivery to the Master
Servicer by the Servicing Rights Pledgee of a letter signed by the Servicer
within thirty (30) days of when notification of such event shall have been
provided to the Servicer, whereunder the Servicer shall resign as Servicer
under
this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall appoint the Servicing Rights Pledgee
or its designee as successor servicer, provided that at the time of such
appointment, the Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee meets the
requirements of a successor servicer set forth in Sections 7.01 and 9.01 and
the
Servicing Rights Pledgee or such designee agrees to be subject to the terms
of
this Agreement. This 30-day period shall terminate immediately (i) at the close
of business on the second Business Day of such 30-day period if (A) the Servicer
was terminated because of an Event of Default described in Section 8.01(a)(i)
for failing to make a required Monthly Advance, and (B) the Servicer shall
have
failed to make (or cause to be made) such Monthly Advance, or shall fail to
reimburse (or cause to be reimbursed) the Master Servicer for a Monthly Advance
made by the Master Servicer, by the close of business on such second Business
Day, or (ii) at the close of business on the second business Day following
the
date (if any) during such 30-day period on which a Monthly Advance is due to
be
made, if the Servicer shall have failed to make (or caused to be made) such
Monthly Advance, or the Servicer shall have failed to reimburse (or cause to
be
reimbursed) the Master Servicer for such Monthly Advance, by the close of
business on such second Business Day; provided
that
such 30-day period shall only be terminated to the extent that the Servicing
Rights Pledgee has received notice of such failure from the Master Servicer
and
the Servicing Rights Pledgee has not cured or caused the cure of such failure
within two (2) Business Days following receipt of notice, provided, however,
that such notice requirement shall only be applicable to the extent that the
Master Servicer has been provided with the written address and contact
information for the Servicing Rights Pledgee.
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(2) In
the
event that the Servicing Rights Pledgee does not deliver to the Master Servicer
the letter described in preceding paragraph within the time period specified
therein, the Master Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the
Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions
set forth or provided for herein, and all the responsibilities, duties and
liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter shall be assumed by the
Master Servicer.
Section
8.02. Termination
Without Cause.
This
Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the distribution of the
final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan to the Master
Servicer (or advances by the Servicer for the same), and (b) the disposition
of
all REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage Loan and the
remittance of all funds due hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of the Servicer,
the Seller and the Master Servicer in writing, provided
such
termination is also acceptable to the Rating Agencies and the NIMS Insurer
or
(iii) with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, at the sole option
of
the Seller, without cause, upon sixty (60) days’ written notice, subject to the
limitations set forth below. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing
and delivered to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the
Servicer by registered mail to the address set forth in Section 9.04 of this
Agreement. The Servicer shall comply with the termination procedures set forth
in Sections 8.01, 8.02 and 9.01 hereof. The Master Servicer or the Trustee
shall
have no right to terminate the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02.
In
the
event the Seller terminates the Servicer without cause with respect to some
or
all of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Section 8.02(iii), (x) the Seller
shall be required to pay to the Servicer the Termination Fee; provided
that no
Termination Fee shall be paid or payable with respect to the unpaid principal
balance of any terminated Distressed Mortgage Loan and (y) the Master Servicer
or a successor servicer shall reimburse the Servicer for all accrued and unpaid
Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances upon
the
transfer of servicing to such successor servicer.
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Section
8.03. [Reserved].
Section
8.04. Termination
for Distressed Mortgage Loans.
(a) Subject
to the requirements set forth in this Section 8.04, the Seller may terminate
this Agreement with the prior consent of the NIMS Insurer, with respect to
the
servicing of those Mortgage Loans that are determined to be Distressed Mortgage
Loans and in such event servicing of such Mortgage Loans shall be transferred
to
the Special Servicer. The appointment of a Special Servicer by the Seller shall
be subject to : (i) the execution of a special servicing agreement between
the
Master Servicer and the Special Servicer and acknowledged by the Trustee, which
special servicing agreement shall be to the mutual satisfaction of the Master
Servicer and the Special Servicer, (ii) the consent of the NIMS Insurer and
(iii) the receipt of confirmation from the Rating Agencies that the transfer
of
servicing to the Special Servicer shall not result in a reduction of any rating
previously given by such Rating Agency to any Certificate or the NIM Securities.
Any monthly fee paid to the Special Servicer in connection with any Mortgage
Loan serviced by such Special Servicer shall not exceed one-twelfth of the
product of (a) 0.50% and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan. All unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Servicing Advances and Monthly
Advances owing to the Servicer relating to such Distressed Mortgage Loans shall
be reimbursed and paid to the Servicer by the successor Special Servicer upon
such transfer to the Special Servicer.
(b) All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with a transfer of
servicing to the Special Servicer including, without limitation, the costs
and
expenses of the Trustee or any other Person in connection with such transfer
including the transfer of the Servicing Files and the other necessary data
to
the Special Servicer, shall be paid by the Seller from its own funds without
reimbursement. The Seller shall be responsible for the delivery of all required
transfer notices and will send a copy of the transfer notice to the
Trustee.
(c) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.04, the NIMS Insurer may, at its
option, withhold their consent to the transfer of a Distressed Mortgage Loan
to
a Special Servicer and elect to purchase such Distressed Mortgage Loan at a
price equal to its Purchase Price. Prior to such purchase, the Servicer shall
be
required to continue to make Monthly Advances with respect to such Distressed
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 4.03. Any such purchase of a Distressed
Mortgage Loan shall be accomplished by remittance to the Master Servicer for
deposit in the Collection Account established pursuant to Section 4.01 of the
Trust Agreement of the amount of the Purchase Price. The Servicer on behalf
of
the Master Servicer shall take reasonable steps to effectuate the transfer
of
servicing of such Distressed Mortgage Loan to the NIMS Insurer to the extent
necessary, including the prompt delivery of all Servicing Files and other
related documentation to the NIMS Insurer or its designee.
Section
8.05. Termination
for Released Mortgage Loans.
(a) This
Agreement shall be terminated with respect to the servicing of those Second
Lien
Mortgage Loans that are determined to be Released Mortgage Loans as of the
Transfer Date and servicing of such Second Lien Mortgage Loans shall be
transferred to the Released Mortgage Transferee or its designee.
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(b) All
reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the delivery of the
Servicing Files and the other necessary data to the Released Mortgage Transferee
or its designee shall be paid by the Released Mortgage Transferee from its
own
funds without reimbursement therefor within fifteen (15) Business Days upon
receipt of an invoice from the Servicer. The Released Mortgage Transferee shall
be responsible for the delivery of all required transfer notices pursuant to
the
Trust Agreement and will send a copy of the transfer notices to the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Trustee.
ARTICLE
IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
9.01. Successor
to the Servicer.
Simultaneously
with the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement (a) pursuant to Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.01 or 8.02(ii), the Master
Servicer shall (i) within 90 days of the Servicer’s notice of such termination,
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the
characteristics set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01 and which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties
and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement simultaneously with the
termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under
this Agreement; or (b) pursuant to a termination under Section 8.02(iii), the
Seller shall appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses
(i) and (ii) of Section 7.01 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume
all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this
Agreement simultaneously with the termination of the Servicer’s
responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. Any successor
to
the Servicer shall be subject to the approval of the Master Servicer and the
NIMS Insurer. Any approval of a successor servicer by the Master Servicer and
the NIMS Insurer and, to the extent required by the Trust Agreement, the
Trustee, shall, if the successor servicer is not at that time a servicer of
other Mortgage Loans for the Trust Fund, be conditioned upon the receipt by
the
Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Seller and the Trustee of a letter from
each Rating Agency to the effect that such transfer of servicing will not result
in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any
of
the Certificates or the NIM Securities to be issued in the NIMS Transaction.
In
connection with such appointment and assumption, the Master Servicer or the
Seller, as applicable, may make such arrangements for the compensation of such
successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall
agree, provided,
however,
that no
such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer under this
Agreement. In the event that the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and
liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the
aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant
to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor
shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 9.01 and shall in no event relieve
the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections
6.01 and the remedies available to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the NIMS
Insurer and the Seller under Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.04, it being understood
and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.04 shall
be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or
termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement. Neither
the
Master Servicer, in its capacity as successor servicer, nor any other successor
servicer shall be responsible for the lack of information and/or documents
that
are not transferred to it by the Servicer and that it cannot otherwise obtain
through reasonable efforts.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than 30 days of the
appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and
deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other instruments,
place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be
done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of
such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer of any
Mortgage Notes and the related documents in the Servicer’s possession. The
Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Seller,
as
applicable, and such successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder and the transfer of servicing
responsibilities to the successor Servicer, including without limitation, the
transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow
Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Seller
an instrument (i) accepting such appointment, wherein the successor shall make
the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6.01 and provide for
the
same remedies set forth in Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.04 herein and (ii) an
assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant
and condition to be performed and observed by the Servicer under this Agreement,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with
like
effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination
or
resignation of the Servicer or termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.01 or 8.02 shall not affect any claims that the Seller,
the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer or the Trustee may have against the
Servicer arising out of the Servicer’s actions or failure to act prior to any
such termination or resignation. In addition, in the event any successor
servicer is appointed pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) of this Agreement, such
successor servicer must satisfy the conditions relating to the transfer of
servicing set forth in the Trust Agreement.
The
Servicer shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the funds in the
Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Loan documents and related
documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account
for
all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in
the
successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the Servicer.
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Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, it shall notify the Seller and
Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Depositor of such appointment in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 9.04.
Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, upon the termination or resignation of
the
Servicer under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 6.02, 7.03, 8.01, 8.02 (other
than in accordance with Section 8.02(iii)), the party appointing a successor
servicer hereunder (whether a Seller or the Master Servicer) shall use
commercially reasonable efforts (without loss, cost or expense to such party)
to
cause the servicer selected as the successor servicer of the Mortgage Loans
to
reimburse the Servicer for all outstanding unreimbursed Monthly Advances and
Servicing Advances (including but not limited to trailing expenses representing
Servicing Advances incurred prior to but invoiced after the date of termination)
and all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees upon the transfer of servicing to
such
successor servicer; provided,
however,
that if
such successor is unwilling to do so, then the party appointing such successor
servicer will require the successor servicer to reimburse the Servicer as such
amounts are received from the related Mortgage Loans, with the order of
reimbursement being in direct order of the oldest outstanding Servicing Fee,
Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, as the case may be. In addition to the
foregoing, following the termination or resignation of the Servicer under this
Agreement, the Servicer shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section
6.03 with respect to events occurring prior to such termination.
Section
9.02. Costs.
The
Seller shall pay the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. Costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer of the servicing
responsibilities, including fees for delivering Servicing Files, shall be paid
by (i) the terminated or resigning servicer if such termination or resignation
is a result of an occurrence of a termination event under Section 8.01, (ii)
the
related Seller if such termination is pursuant to Section 8.02(iii) and (iii)
in
all other cases by the Trust Fund. Subject to Section 2.02, the Seller, on
behalf of the Depositor, shall pay the costs associated with the preparation,
delivery and recording of Assignments of Mortgages by the Servicer.
In
connection with a termination pursuant to Article VIII of this Agreement, all
requests for reimbursement and/or requests for withdrawal from the Custodial
Account for any Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances, fees, expenses or other
costs due and owing to the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
must
be made prior to the termination date or, in the event of fees, expenses or
other costs arising on or after such termination date and due owing the
Servicer, within ninety (90) days of such occurrence.
Section
9.03. Protection
of Confidential Information.
The
Servicer shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without
the
Seller’s prior written consent, any nonpublic information pertaining to the
Mortgage Loans or any borrower thereunder, except (i) to the extent that it
is
appropriate for the Servicer to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors,
taxing authorities or other governmental agencies or it is otherwise in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or (ii) upon request from the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.05.
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Section
9.04. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed by overnight courier, addressed as
follows (or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party
by like notice):
(i)
|
if
to LBH:
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Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, SASCO 2007-OSI
(ii)
|
if
to the Servicer:
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Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secretary
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(iii)
|
if
to the Master Servicer:
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Aurora
Loan Services LLC
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(iv)
|
if
to the Trustee:
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
X.X.
Xxx
00
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Client Manager, SASCO 2007-OSI
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and
for
overnight deliveries
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Client Manager, SASCO 2007-OSI
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(v) if
to
the NIMS Insurer:
As
provided in the Trust Agreement
Any
such
demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received
on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee.
Section
9.05. 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 jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in
any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of
any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is as close as possible to the economic effect of this Agreement
without regard to such invalidity.
Section
9.06. No
Personal Solicitation.
From
and
after the Closing Date, the Servicer hereby agrees that it will not take any
action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Servicer’s behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
related Mortgage Loan to refinance a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without
the prior written consent of the Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is
understood and agreed that (i) promotions undertaken by the Servicer or any
affiliate thereof which are directed to the general public at large, including,
without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements and (ii) offers to refinance
a
Mortgage Loan following the Servicer’s receipt of a request for verification of
mortgage or payoff demand related to a Mortgagor (other than those initiated
in
response to a solicitation initiated by the Servicer or any of its agents or
affiliates) shall not constitute solicitation under this Section
9.06.
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Section
9.07. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
Section
9.08. Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed counterpart thereof
is
received by the Seller in the State of New York and shall be deemed to have
been
made in the State of New York. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
Section
9.09. Further
Agreements.
The
Seller and the Servicer each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
Section
9.10. Intention
of the Parties.
It
is the
intention of the parties that the Seller is conveying, and the Servicer is
receiving only a contract for servicing the Mortgage Loans. Accordingly, the
parties hereby acknowledge that the Trust Fund remains the sole and absolute
owner of the Mortgage Loans (other than the servicing rights) and all rights
related thereto.
Section
9.11. Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Servicing Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Servicer, the Seller, the NIMS Insurer and the Master Servicer and their
respective successors and assigns. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged
or hypothecated by the Servicer to a third party except in accordance with
Section 7.03 and shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Seller,
without the consent of the NIMS Insurer except as and to the extent provided
in
Section 9.12.
Section
9.12. Assignment
by the Seller.
The
Seller shall assign (exclusive of the Seller’s rights or obligations arising
under (i) Section 8.02(iii) and (ii) Section 9.02), its interest under this
Agreement to the Depositor, which in turn shall assign such rights to the
Trustee, and the Trustee then shall succeed to all rights of the Seller under
this Agreement.
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Section
9.13. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Servicer and the Seller,
with
(i) the prior written consent of the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer and (ii)
the
written agreement signed by the Master Servicer, the Seller and the Servicer;
provided
that the
party requesting such amendment shall, at its own expense, provide the Trustee,
the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the Seller with an Opinion of Counsel
that such amendment will not materially adversely affect the interest of the
Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans or the NIM Securities to be issued
in
the NIMS Transaction. Any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect
in any material respect any interest of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage
Loans or the NIM Securities to be issued in the NIMS Transaction, if the Trustee
receives written confirmation from each Rating Agency that such amendment will
not cause such Rating Agency to reduce, qualify or withdraw the then current
rating assigned to the Certificates and the NIM Securities (and any Opinion
of
Counsel received by the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and
the
Seller in connection with any such amendment may rely expressly on such
confirmation as the basis therefor)
provided, however,
this Agreement may be amended by the Servicer, the Seller, the Master Servicer
and the Trustee from time to time without the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel
described above to the extent necessary, in the judgment of the Seller and
its
counsel, to comply with any Commission requirements.
Section
9.14. Waivers.
No
term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced and is consented to by the NIMS
Insurer.
Section
9.15. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section
9.16. WAIVER
OF TRIAL BY JURY.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY, WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY
DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH
DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
Section
9.17. Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding
any provision herein to the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that
it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth
herein, that the Trustee, the Depositor and the NIMS Insurer receive the benefit
of the provisions of this Agreement as intended third party beneficiaries of
this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer shall have the
same obligations to the Trustee, the Depositor and the NIMS Insurer as if they
were parties to this Agreement, and the Trustee, the Depositor and the NIMS
Insurer shall have the same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of
this Agreement as if they were parties to this Agreement. The Servicer shall
only take direction from the Master Servicer (if direction by the Master
Servicer is required under this Agreement) unless otherwise directed by this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights of the Trustee and the
Depositor hereunder (other than the right of indemnification) and all rights
and
obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder (other than the right to
indemnification) shall terminate upon the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant
to the Trust Agreement and all rights of the NIMS Insurer set forth in this
Agreement (other than the right of indemnification) shall exist only so long
as
the NIM Securities issued pursuant to the NIMS Transaction remain outstanding
or
the NIMS Insurer is owed amounts in respect of its guarantee of payment on
such
NIM Securities.
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Section
9.18. 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 “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) a
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference
to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(f) the
term
“include” or “including” shall mean by reason of enumeration.
Section
9.19. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements,
certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in
evidence.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer, the Seller and the Master Servicer have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly
authorized as of the date first above written.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as
Seller
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X
Xxx
Name:
Xxxxx X Xxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
OCWEN
LOAN SERVICING, LLC,
as
Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Representative
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Master
Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
Acknowledged
By:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
Trustee
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
EXHIBIT
A
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
(Including
Prepayment Charge Schedule)
[To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled “SASCO 2007-OSI Mortgage Loan
Schedules” at XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP]
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
__, ____
To: ____________________
____________________
____________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Agreement, to be designated
as
“Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
for
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-OSI.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal
therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. This letter is submitted to you
in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
OCWEN
LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Servicer
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number __________, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
_______________________________
Depository
By:
____________________________
Name:
Title:
B-1
EXHIBIT
C
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
______________
___, ____
To: _______________________
_______________________
_______________________
(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an
Escrow Account pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Agreement, to be designated
as
“Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, in trust for Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee
for
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-OSI.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal
therefrom by order signed by the Servicer. This letter is submitted to you
in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
OCWEN
LOAN SERVICING, LLC
Servicer
By:_____________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
C-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above described account
has been established under Account Number ______, at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above.
Depository
By:____________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
X-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
MASTER
SERVICER DATA FIELD REQUIREMENTS
FIELD
NAME
|
DESCRIPTION
|
FORMAT
|
INVNUM
|
INVESTOR
LOAN NUMBER
|
Number
no decimals
|
SERVNUM
|
SERVICER
LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED
|
Number
no decimals
|
BEGSCHEDBAL
|
BEGINNING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED
|
Number
two decimals
|
BEGINNING
TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
|
||
REQUIRED
|
||
SCHEDPRIN
|
SCHEDULED
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ACTUAL
PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
|
||
REQUIRED,
.00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
|
||
CURT1
|
CURTAILMENT
1 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT1DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT1ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2
|
CURTAILMENT
2 XXXXXX, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
CURT2DATE
|
CURTAILMENT
2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
CURT2ADJ
|
CURTAILMENT
2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
LIQPRIN
|
PAYOFF,
LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
OTHPRIN
|
OTHER
PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
PRINREMIT
|
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
INTREMIT
|
NET
INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST,
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
||
TOTREMIT
|
TOTAL
REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDSCHEDBAL
|
ENDING
SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
|
Number
two decimals
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
|
||
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDACTBAL
|
ENDING
TRIAL BALANCE
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
|
||
ENDDUEDATE
|
ENDING
ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
ACTCODE
|
60
IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
Number
no decimals
|
ACTDATE
|
ACTUAL
PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
|
DD-MMM-YY
|
INTRATE
|
INTEREST
RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0700000 for 7.00%
|
||
SFRATE
|
SERVICE
FEE RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0025000 for .25%
|
||
PTRATE
|
PASS
THRU RATE, REQUIRED
|
Number
seven decimals
|
Example
.0675000 for 6.75%
|
||
PIPMT
|
P&I
CONSTANT, REQUIRED
|
Number
two decimals
|
.00
IF PAIDOFF
|
D-1-1
EXHIBIT
D-2
MASTER
SERVICER STANDARD LAYOUT
Data
Field
|
Format
|
|
|
Data
Description
|
%
of
MI coverage
|
NUMBER(6,5)
|
|
|
The
percent of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of
loss on a
defaulted loan.
|
Actual
MI claim filed date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the claim was submitted to the PMI company.
|
Actual
bankruptcy start date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the bankruptcy petition is filed with the
court.
|
Actual
MI claim amount filed
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount of the claim that was filed by the servicer with the PMI
company.
|
Actual
discharge date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the Discharge Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
Actual
due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
due date of the next outstanding payment amount due from the
mortgagor.
|
Actual
eviction complete date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the eviction proceedings are completed by local
counsel.
|
Actual
eviction start date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the eviction proceedings are commenced by local
counsel.
|
Actual
first legal date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined
by
state statute.
|
Actual
redemption end date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the foreclosure redemption period expires.
|
Bankruptcy
chapter
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
7=
Chapter 7 filed
12=
Chapter 12 filed
|
11=
Chapter 11 filed
13=
Chapter 13 filed
|
Chapter
of bankruptcy filed.
|
Bankruptcy
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=Active
Bankruptcy
|
N=No
Active Bankruptcy
|
Servicer
defined indicator that identifies that the property is an asset
in an
active bankruptcy case.
|
Bankruptcy
Case Number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
The
court assigned case number of the bankruptcy filed by a party with
interest in the property.
|
MI
claim amount paid
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount paid to the servicer by the PMI company as a result of submitting
an MI claim.
|
D-2-1
MI
claim funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from the PMI company as a result
of
transmitting an MI claim.
|
Current
loan amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Current
unpaid principal balance of the loan as of the date of reporting
to Aurora
Master Servicing.
|
Date
FC sale scheduled
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the foreclosure sale is scheduled to be held.
|
Date
relief/dismissal granted
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the dismissal or relief from stay order is entered by
the
bankruptcy court.
|
Date
REO offer accepted
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date of acceptance of an REO offer.
|
Date
REO offer received
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date of receipt of an REO offer.
|
Delinquency
value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure referral not
related to
loss mitigation activity.
|
Delinquency
value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the delinquency valuation
amount.
|
Delinquency
value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the delinquency valuation amount was completed by vendor or
property
management company.
|
Delinquency
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=
90+ delinq. Not in FC, Bky or Loss mit
|
N=Less
than 90 days delinquent
|
Servicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is delinquent but
is not
involved in loss mitigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy or
REO.
|
Foreclosure
flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=Active
foreclosure
|
N=No
active foreclosure
|
Servicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in
foreclosure
proceedings.
|
Corporate
expense balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Total
of all cumulative expenses advanced by the servicer for non-escrow
expenses such as but not limited to: FC fees and costs, bankruptcy
fees
and costs, property preservation and property
inspections.
|
Foreclosure
attorney referral date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the loan was referred to local counsel to begin foreclosure
proceedings.
|
Foreclosure
valuation amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained during the foreclosure process. Usually as a result of
a BPO and
typically used to calculate the
bid.
|
D-2-2
Foreclosure
valuation date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that foreclosure valuation amount was completed by vendor or property
management company.
|
Foreclosure
valuation source
|
VARCHAR2(80)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the foreclosure valuation
amount.
|
FHA
27011A transmitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the FHA 27011A claim was submitted to HUD.
|
FHA
27011 B transmitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the FHA 27011B claim was submitted to HUD.
|
VA
LGC/ FHA Case number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
Number
that is assigned individually to the loan by either HUD or VA at
the time
of origination. The number is located on the Loan Guarantee Certificate
(LGC) or the Mortgage Insurance Certificate (MIC).
|
FHA
Part A funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting
the
27011A claim.
|
Foreclosure
actual sale date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the foreclosure sale was held.
|
Servicer
loan number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by
servicer.
|
Loan
type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
1=FHA
Residential
3=Conventional
w/o PMI
5=FHA
Project
7=HUD
235/265
9=Farm
Loan
S=Sub
prime
|
2=VA
Residentia
4=Commercial
6=Conventional
w/PMI
8=Daily
Simple Interest Loan
U=Unknown
|
Type
of loan being serviced generally defined by the existence of certain
types
of insurance (i.e.: FHA, VA, conventional insured, conventional
uninsured,
SBA, etc.).
|
Loss
mit approval date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date determined that the servicer and mortgagor agree to pursue
a defined
loss mitigation alternative.
|
Loss
mit flag
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
Y=
Active loss mitigation
|
N=No
active loss mitigation
|
Servicer
defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in
completing
a loss mitigation alternative.
|
Loss
mit removal date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the mortgagor is denied loss mitigation alternatives
or the date
that the loss mitigation alternative is completed resulting in
a current
or liquidated loan.
|
D-2-3
Loss
mit type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
L=
Loss Mitigation
NP=Pending
non-performing sale
DI=
Deed in lieu
MO=Modification
SH=Short
sale
|
LT=Litigation
pending
CH=
Charge off
FB=
Forbearance plan
PC=Partial
claim
VA=VA
refunding
|
The
defined loss mitigation alternative identified on the loss mit
approval
date.
|
Loss
mit value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Value
obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure sale intended
to aid in
the completion of loss mitigation activity.
|
Loss
mit value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the loss mitigation
valuation amount.
|
Loss
mit value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Date
that the loss mitigation valuation amount was completed by vendor
or
property management company.
|
MI
certificate number
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
|
|
A
number that is assigned individually to the loan by the PMI company
at the
time of origination. Similar to the VA LGC/FHA Case Number in purpose.
|
LPMI
Cost
|
NUMBER(7,7)
|
|
|
The
current premium paid to the PMI company for Lender Paid Mortgage
Insurance.
|
Occupancy
status
|
VARCHAR2(1)
|
O=Owner
occupied
U=Unknown
|
T=Tenant
occupied
V=Vacant
|
The
most recent status of the property regarding who if anyone is occupying
the property. Typically a result of a routine property
inspection.
|
First
Vacancy date/ Occupancy status date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the most recent occupancy status was determined. Typically
the
date of the most recent property inspection.
|
Original
loan amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Amount
of the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed of
trust).
|
Original
value amount
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Appraised
value of property as of origination typically determined through
the
appraisal process.
|
Origination
date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed
of trust)
of the mortgagor was executed.
|
FHA
Part B funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting
the
27011B claim.
|
Post
petition due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
post petition due date of a loan involved in a chapter 13
bankruptcy.
|
D-2-4
Property
condition
|
VARCHAR2(2)
|
1=
Excellent
3=Average
5=Poor
|
2=Good
4=Fair
6=Very
poor
|
Physical
condition of the property as most recently reported to the servicer
by
vendor or property management company.
|
Property
type
|
VARCHAR2(2)
3=Condo
6=Prefabricated
7=Mobile
home
A=Church
O=Co-op
CT=Condotel
|
1=Single
family
4=Multifamily
B=Commercial
U=Unknown
P=PUD
M=Manufactured
housing
MU=Mixed
use
|
2=Town
house
5=Other
C=Land
only
D=Farm
R=Row
house
24=
2-4 family
|
Type
of property secured by mortgage such as: single family, 2-4 unit,
etc.
|
Reason
for default
|
VARCHAR2(3)
|
001=Death
of principal mtgr
003=Illness
of mtgr's family member
004=Death
of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment
of income
008=Abandonment
of property
011=Property
problem
013=Inability
to rent property
015=Other
017=Business
failure
022=Energy-Environment
costs
026=
Payment adjustment
029=Transfer
ownership pending
031=Unable
to contact borrower
|
002=Illness
of principal mtgr
005=Marital
difficulties
007=Excessive
obligations
009=Distant
employee transfer
012=Inability
to sell property
014=Military
service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty
loss
023=
Servicing problems
027=Payment
dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
|
Cause
of delinquency as identified by mortgagor.
|
REO
repaired value
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
projected value of the property that is adjusted from the "as is"
value
assuming necessary repairs have been made to the property as determined
by
the vendor/property management company.
|
REO
list price adjustment amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
most recent listing/pricing amount as updated by the servicer for
REO
properties.
|
REO
list price adjustment date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
most recent date that the servicer advised the agent to make an
adjustment
to the REO listing price.
|
REO
value (as is)
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
value of the property without making any repairs as determined
by the
vendor/property management company.
|
REO
actual closing date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the sale of the REO property closed
escrow.
|
REO
flag
|
VARCHAR2(7)
|
Y=Active
REO
|
N=No
active REO
|
Servicer
defined indicator that identifies that the property is now Real
Estate
Owned.
|
D-2-5
REO
original list date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
initial/first date that the property was listed with an agent as
an
REO.
|
REO
original list price
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
initial/first price that was used to list the property with an
agent as an
REO.
|
REO
net sales proceeds
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
actual REO sales price less closing costs paid. The net sales proceeds
are
identified within the HUD1 settlement statement.
|
REO
sales price
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Actual
sales price agreed upon by both the purchaser and servicer as documented
on the HUD1 settlement statement.
|
REO
scheduled close date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the sale of the REO property is scheduled to close
escrow.
|
REO
value date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Date
that the vendor or management company completed the valuation of
the
property resulting in the REO value (as is).
|
REO
value source
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
BPO=
Broker's Price Opinion
|
Appraisal=Appraisal
|
Name
of vendor or management company that provided the REO value (as
is).
|
Repay
first due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
due date of the first scheduled payment due under a forbearance
or
repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and
servicer.
|
Repay
next due date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
due date of the next outstanding payment due under a forbearance
or
repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and servicer.
|
Repay
plan broken/reinstated/closed date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
servicer defined date upon which the servicer considers that the
plan is
no longer in effect as a result of plan completion or mortgagor's
failure
to remit payments as scheduled.
|
Repay
plan created date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that both the mortgagor and servicer agree to the terms of
a
forbearance or repayment plan.
|
SBO
loan number
|
NUMBER(9)
|
|
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master
Servicing.
|
Escrow
balance/advance balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
The
positive or negative account balance that is dedicated to payment
of
hazard insurance, property taxes, MI, etc. (escrow items
only).
|
D-2-6
Title
approval letter received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the title approval was received as set forth in
the HUD
title approval letter.
|
Title
package HUD/VA date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the title package was submitted to either HUD
or
VA.
|
VA
claim funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that funds were received by the servicer from the VA
for the
expense claim submitted by the servicer.
|
VA
claim submitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
actual date that the expense claim was submitted by the servicer
to the
VA.
|
VA
first funds received amount
|
NUMBER(15,2)
|
|
|
The
amount of funds received by the servicer from VA as a result of
the
specified bid.
|
VA
first funds received date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
The
date that the funds from the specified bid were received by the
servicer
from the VA.
|
VA
XXX submitted date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
|
|
Actual
date that the Notice of Election to Convey was submitted to the
VA.
|
Zip
Code
|
VARCHAR2(5)
|
|
|
U.S.
postal zip code that corresponds to property location.
|
FNMA
Delinquency status code
|
VARCHAR2(3)
24=Drug
seizure
28=Modification
31=Probate
44=Deed-in-lieu
62=VA
no-bid
65=Ch.
7 bankruptcy
|
09=Forbearance
26=Refinance
29=Charge-off
32=Military
indulgence
49=Assignment
63=VA
Refund
66=Ch.
11 bankruptcy
|
17=Preforeclosure
sale
27=Assumption
30=Third-party
sale
43=Foreclosure
61=Second
lien considerations
64=VA
Buydown
67=Ch.
13 bankruptcy
|
The
code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that
reflects
the current defaulted status of a loan (i.e.: 65, 67, 43 or
44).
|
FNMA
delinquency reason code
|
VARCHAR2(3)
|
001=Death
of principal mtgr
003=Illness
of mtgr's family member
005=Marital
difficulties
007=Excessive
obligations
009=Distant
employee transfer
012=Inability
to sell property
014=Military
service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty
loss
023=
Servicing problems
027=Payment
dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
|
002=Illness
of principal mtgr
004=Death
of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment
of income
008=Abandonment
of property
011=Property
problem
013=Inability
to rent property
015=Other
017=Business
failure
022=Energy-Environment
costs
026=
Payment adjustment
029=Transfer
ownership pending
031=Unable
to contact borrower
|
The
code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that
describes the circumstance that appears to be the primary contributing
factor to the delinquency.
|
D-2-7
Suspense
balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Money
submitted to the servicer, credited to the mortgagor's account
but not
allocated to principal, interest, escrow, etc.
|
Restricted
escrow balance
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
|
|
Money
held in escrow by the mortgage company through completion of repairs
to
property.
|
Investor
number
|
NUMBER
(10,2)
|
|
|
Unique
number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.
|
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
LOAN LOSS REPORT
Final
Report Field Heading
|
Definition
|
Format
|
Servicer
Cut Off Date
|
Reporting
cycle cut off date
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Servicer
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by
servicer.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Investor
Loan Number
|
Individual
number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master
Servicing.
|
NUMBER(9)
|
Servicer
Customer Number
|
Unique
number assigned to each servicer
|
NUMBER(3)
|
Investor
ID
|
Unique
number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.
|
NUMBER
(10,2)
|
Resolution
Type
|
Description
of the process to resolve the delinquency. Ex. Foreclosure, Short
Sale,
Third Party Sale, Deed In Lieu, etc.
|
VARCHAR2(15)
|
Resolution
Date
|
Date
the process described in Resolution Type was completed.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Liquidation
Date
|
Date
the loan was liquidated on the servicer's servicing system.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
REO
Sale Date
|
Actual
date that the sale of the REO property closed escrow.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Title
Date
|
Date
clear title was recorded.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
MI
Percent
|
Percent
of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of loss on a
defaulted loan.
|
NUMBER(6,5)
|
First
Legal Date
|
Actual
date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined
by
state statute.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
1 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
2 Filing Date
|
Actual
date the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
Bankruptcy
2 Relief Date
|
Actual
date the Discharge, Dismissal or Relief Order is entered in the bankruptcy
docket.
|
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
|
D-3-1
Foreclosure
Fees
|
Amount
paid to the Foreclosure Attorney for performing his
service.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Foreclosure
Costs
|
Amount
incurred as part of the foreclosure process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Bankruptcy
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to a bankruptcy filing involving the borrower or
subject
property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Eviction
Costs
|
Amount
incurred related to the eviction process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Appraisal
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to acquire a value for the subject property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Preservation
Costs
|
Amount
incurred to preserve and secure the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Utility
Costs
|
Amount
incurred for utilities at the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
HOA
Costs
|
Amount
paid to the Home Owners Association to maintain the property
dues.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Costs
|
Amount
of Miscellaneous Expenses incurred during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Interest
on Advances
|
Interest
paid by HUD/VA or MI on the amounts advanced related to the liquidation
of
the property.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Refunds
|
Amount
of refunds of Hazard Premiums paid.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Real
Estate Taxes
|
Amount
of any taxes paid during the default process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Hazard
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Hazard Insurance on the property held as collateral for
the
mortgage.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
MI
Premiums
|
Amount
paid for Mortgage Insurance related to the mortgage loan.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Other
Escrow
|
Miscellaneous
Expenses incurred from the escrow account during the default
process.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Sales
Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the sale of the property held as collateral
for the mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Initial
Claim Proceeds
|
Funds
received in connection with the conveyance of the property to the
insuring
agency (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Final
Claim Proceeds
|
Claim
funds received from the insuring agency (HUD/VA).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
D-3-2
Other
Proceeds
|
Miscellaneous
funds received in connection with the property held as collateral
for the
mortgage loan (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Escrow
Balance
|
Any
positive balance remaining in the escrow account.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Replacement
Reserve Bal
|
Amount
of funds held in the Replacement Reserve account (Positive
Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Restricted
Escrow Bal
|
Amount
of funds held in the Restricted Escrow account.
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Suspense
Balance
|
Amount
of funds held in the Suspense account (Positive Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
Servicer
Retained Loss
|
The
total amount of the Gross Final Actual (Loss)/Gain the servicer will
take,
due to Interest/Expense Curtailments by HUD/VA (This would include
Advances not claimed to HUD/VA or MI due to servicer error) (Positive
Number).
|
NUMBER(10,2)
|
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X
XXXXX
0000-XXX TRUST AGREEMENT
E-1
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
|
The
[ ] agreement dated as of [ ],
200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
|
I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of Option One
Mortgage Corporation, certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the
[Master Servicer] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent
that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the 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] [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] [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 in all material respects under the
Agreement; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor 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.
F-1
Date: _________________________
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title::
F-2
EXHIBIT
G
XXXXXX
XXX GUIDE NO. 95-19
G-1
XXXXXX
MAE GUIDE 95-19
ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference
·
|
Selling
|
This announcement amends the guide(s) indicated.
|
·
|
Servicing
|
Please keep it for reference until we issue a formal
change.
|
Subject “Full-File”
Reporting to Credit Repositories
Part
IV,
Section 107, of the servicing Guide currently requires servicers to report
only
90-day delinquencies to the four major credit repositories. To ensure that
the
repositories have up-to-date information for both servicing and origination
activity, we have decided to begin requiring—as of the month ending March 31,
1996—servicers to provide the credit repositories a “full-file” status report
for the mortgages they service for us.
“Full-file”
reporting requires that servicers submit a monthly report to each of the credit
repositories to describe the exact status for each mortgage they service for
us.
The status reported generally should be the one in effect as of the last
business day of each month. Servicers may, however, use a slightly later cut-off
date—for example, at the and of the first week of a month—to assure that payment
corrections, returned checks, and other adjustments related to the previous
month’s activity can be appropriately reflected in their report for that month.
Statuses that must be reported for any given mortgage include the following:
new
origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, and
charged-off. (The credit repositories will provide the applicable codes for
reporting these statuses to them.) A listing of each of the major repositories
to which “full-file” status reports must be sent is attached.
Servicers
are responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of mortgage status
information to the repositories and for resolving any disputes that arise about
the information they report. Servicers must respond promptly to any inquiries
from borrowers regarding specific mortgage status information about them that
was reported to the credit repositories.
Servicers
should contact their Customer Account Team in their lead Xxxxxx Xxx regional
office if they have any questions about this expanded reporting
requirement.
Xxxxxx
X.
Engeletad
Senior
Vice President - Mortgage and Lender Standards
11/20/95
G-2
XXXXXX
XXX GUIDE 95-19
ATTACHMENT
1
ANNOUNCEMENT
Major
Credit Repositories
A
"full-file" status report for each mortgage serviced for Xxxxxx Mae must be
sent
to the following repositories each month (beginning with the month ending March
31, 1996):
Company
|
Telephone
Number
|
Consumer
Credit Associates, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000-0000
|
Call
(000) 000-0000, either extension
150,
101, or 112, for all inquiries.
|
Equifax |
Members
that have an account number may call their local sales representative
for
all inquiries; lenders that need to set up an account should call
(000)
000-0000 and select the customer assistance option.
|
TRW
Information Systems & Services
000
XXX Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 for all inquiries,
current
members should select option 3;
lenders
that need to set up an account
should
select Option 4.
|
Trans
Union Corporation
000
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
information.
|
Call
(000) 000-0000 to get the name of
the
local bureau to contact about setting
up
an account or obtaining other
|
11/20/95
G-3
EXHIBIT
H
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer][the Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable
Servicing Criteria,” as identified by a xxxx in the column titled “Applicable
Servicing Criteria:”
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
|
General
Servicing Considerations
|
|
1122(d)(1)(i)
|
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(ii)
|
If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
|
X
|
1122(d)(1)(iii)
|
Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
|
|
1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
|
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
|
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vii)
|
Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
H-1
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
|
Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
|
1122(d)(3)(i)
|
Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
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
|
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
|
H-2
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
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)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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TRANSACTION
PARTIES
Trustee | Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. |
Master Servicer | Aurora Loan Services, LLC |
Interest Rate Swap Counterparty | Xxxxxx Brothers Special Financing, Inc. |
Interest Rate Cap Counterparty | Xxxxxx Brothers Special Financing, Inc. |
Servicer(s)
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Aurora
Loan Services LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and
Ocwen
Loan Servicing, LLC.
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Originator(s)
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BNC
Mortgage LLC, Residential Mortgage Assistance Enterprise LLC, Mortgage
Lenders Network USA, Inc. and Xxxxxx Brothers Bank,
FSB
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Custodian(s)
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U.S.
Bank National Association, LaSalle Bank National Association and
Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company
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Sponsor/Seller | Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. |
Depositor | Structured Asset Securities Corporation |
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FORM
OF
ANNUAL OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
Via
Overnight Delivery
[DATE]
To:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Mail
Stop
3199
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Compliance Coordinator
(SASCO
2007-OSI)
RE:
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Annual
officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 of that certain
servicing agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), by and
among Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, as
servicer (the “Servicer”), Aurora Loan Services LLC, as master servicer,
and acknowledged by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee, relating
to the
issuance of the Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-OSI
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[_______],
the undersigned, a duly authorized [_______] of [the Servicer][Name of
Subservicer], does hereby certify the following for the [calendar year][identify
other period] ending on December 31, 20[__]:
1.
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A
review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar
year (or portion thereof) and of its performance under the Agreement
for
such period has been made under my
supervision.
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2.
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To
the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled
all of its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year (or applicable portion thereof), or, if there
has
been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect,
I
have specifically identified to the Master Servicer, the Depositor
and the
Trustee each such failure known to me and the nature and status thereof,
including the steps being taken by the Servicer to remedy such
default.
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Certified
By:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
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