STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Depositor, AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as Master Servicer, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
Execution
Copy
STRUCTURED
ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION,
as
Depositor,
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Master
Servicer,
and
U.S.
BANK
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Trustee
Dated
as
of August 1, 2006
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST
MORTGAGE
PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES
2006-AR4
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ARTICLE
I. DEFINITIONS
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11
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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11
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Section
1.02.
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Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans
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50
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Section
1.03.
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Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest
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50
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Section
1.04.
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Rights
of the NIMS Insurer
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50
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ARTICLE
II. DECLARATION
OF TRUST; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
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51
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Section
2.01.
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Creation
and Declaration of Trust Fund; Conveyance of Mortgage
Loans
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51
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Section
2.02.
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Acceptance
of Trust Fund by Trustee: Review of Documentation for Trust
Fund
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54
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Section
2.03.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor
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56
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Section
2.04.
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Discovery
of Breach
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57
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Section
2.05.
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Repurchase,
Purchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans
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58
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Section
2.06.
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Grant
Clause
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59
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ARTICLE
III. THE
CERTIFICATES
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60
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Section
3.01.
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The
Certificates
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60
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Section
3.02.
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Registration
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61
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Section
3.03.
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Transfer
and Exchange of Certificates
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61
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Section
3.04.
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Cancellation
of Certificates
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65
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Section
3.05.
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Replacement
of Certificates
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65
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Section
3.06.
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Persons
Deemed Owners
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65
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Section
3.07.
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Temporary
Certificates
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66
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Section
3.08.
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Appointment
of Paying Agent
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66
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Section
3.09.
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Book
Entry Certificates
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67
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ARTICLE
IV. ADMINISTRATION
OF THE TRUST FUND
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68
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Section
4.01.
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Collection
Account
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68
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Section
4.02.
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Application
of Funds in the Collection Account
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70
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Section
4.03.
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Reports
to Certificateholders
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72
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Section
4.04.
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Certificate
Account
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76
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ARTICLE
V. DISTRIBUTIONS
TO HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES
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77
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Section
5.01.
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Distributions
Generally
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77
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section
5.02.
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Distributions
from the Certificate Account
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78
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Section
5.03.
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Allocation
of Losses
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84
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Section
5.04.
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Advances
by Master Servicer and Trustee
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85
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Section
5.05.
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Compensating
Interest Payments
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86
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Section
5.06.
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Basis
Risk Reserve Fund
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86
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Section
5.07.
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[Reserved]
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87
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Section
5.08.
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[Reserved]
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87
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Section
5.09.
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[Reserved]
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87
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Section
5.10.
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[Reserved]
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87
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Section
5.11.
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[Reserved]
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87
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Section
5.12.
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Class
X Account
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87
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ARTICLE
VI. CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE; EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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88
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Section
6.01.
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Duties
of Trustee
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88
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Section
6.02.
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Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee
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91
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Section
6.03.
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Trustee
Not Liable for Certificates
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92
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Section
6.04.
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Trustee
May Own Certificates
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92
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Section
6.05.
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Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee
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93
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Section
6.06.
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Resignation
and Removal of Trustee
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93
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Section
6.07.
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Successor
Trustee
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94
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Section
6.08.
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Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee
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94
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Section
6.09.
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Appointment
of Co-Trustee, Separate Trustee or Custodian
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95
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Section
6.10.
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Authenticating
Agents
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97
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Section
6.11.
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Indemnification
of Trustee
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98
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Section
6.12.
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Fees
and Expenses of Trustee and Custodian
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98
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Section
6.13.
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Collection
of Monies
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99
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Section
6.14.
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Events
of Default; Trustee To Act; Appointment of Successor
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99
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Section
6.15.
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Additional
Remedies of Trustee Upon Event of Default
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103
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Section
6.16.
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Waiver
of Defaults
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104
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Section
6.17.
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Notification
to Holders
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104
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section
6.18.
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Directions
by Certificateholders and Duties of Trustee During Event of
Default
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104
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Section
6.19.
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Action
Upon Certain Failures of the Master Servicer and Upon Event of
Default
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105
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Section
6.20.
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Preparation
of Tax Returns and Other Reports
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105
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Section
6.21.
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission
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111
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Section
6.22.
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Indemnification
by the Trustee
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111
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ARTICLE
VII. PURCHASE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS AND TERMINATION OF THE TRUST FUND
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112
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Section
7.01.
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Purchase
of Mortgage Loans; Termination of the Trust Fund Upon Purchase or
Liquidation of Mortgage Loans
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112
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Section
7.02.
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Procedure
Upon Termination of Trust Fund
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113
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Section
7.03.
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Additional
Trust Fund Termination Requirements
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114
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Section
7.04.
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Optional
Purchase Right of NIMS Insurer
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115
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ARTICLE
VIII. RIGHTS
OF CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
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115
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Section
8.01.
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Limitation
on Rights of Holders
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115
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Section
8.02.
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Access
to List of Holders
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116
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Section
8.03.
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Acts
of Holders of Certificates
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116
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ARTICLE
IX. ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE MASTER
SERVICER
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117
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Section
9.01.
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Duties
of the Master Servicer
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117
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Section
9.02.
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Master
Servicer Fidelity Bond and Master Servicer Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy
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117
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Section
9.03.
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Master
Servicer’s Financial Statements and Related Information
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118
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Section
9.04.
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Power
to Act; Procedures
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119
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Section
9.05.
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Enforcement
of Servicers’ and Master Servicer’s Obligations
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121
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Section
9.06.
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items
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121
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Section
9.07.
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Termination
of Servicing Agreements; Successor Servicers
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122
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Section
9.08.
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Master
Servicer Liable for Enforcement
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123
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Section
9.09.
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No
Contractual Relationship Between the Servicer, Any NIMS Insurer and
Trustee or Depositor
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123
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Section
9.10.
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Assumption
of Servicing Agreement by the Trustee
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123
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section
9.11.
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Due-on-Sale
Clauses; Assumption Agreements; Easements
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124
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Section
9.12.
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Release
of Mortgage Files
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125
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Section
9.13.
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Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for
Trustee
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126
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Section
9.14.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Master Servicer
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127
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Section
9.15.
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Opinion
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129
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Section
9.16.
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Standard
Hazard and Flood Insurance Policies
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129
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Section
9.17.
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Presentment
of Claims and Collection of Proceeds
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130
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Section
9.18.
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Maintenance
of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies
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130
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Section
9.19.
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Trustee
To Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents
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131
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Section
9.20.
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans
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131
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Section
9.21.
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Compensation
to the Master Servicer
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132
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Section
9.22.
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REO
Property
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132
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Section
9.23.
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Notice
to the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Trustee
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133
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Section
9.24.
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Reports
to the Trustee
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134
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Section
9.25.
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Assessment
of Compliance and Attestation Reports
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134
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Section
9.26.
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Annual
Statement of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria
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136
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Section
9.27.
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Merger
or Consolidation
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136
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Section
9.28.
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Resignation
of Master Servicer
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137
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Section
9.29.
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Assignment
or Delegation of Duties by the Master Servicer
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137
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Section
9.30.
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Limitation
on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others
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138
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Section
9.31.
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Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
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138
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Section
9.32.
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Special
Servicing of Delinquent Mortgage Loans
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139
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Section
9.33.
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Allocation
to Related Mortgage Pool
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139
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ARTICLE
X. REMIC
ADMINISTRATION
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139
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Section
10.01.
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REMIC
Administration
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139
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Section
10.02.
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Prohibited
Transactions and Activities
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146
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Section
10.03.
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Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status
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147
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OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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Section
10.04.
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REO
Property
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147
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ARTICLE
XI. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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148
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Section
11.01.
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Binding
Nature of Agreement; Assignment
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148
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Section
11.02.
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Entire
Agreement
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148
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Section
11.03.
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Amendment
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148
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Section
11.04.
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Voting
Rights
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150
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Section
11.05.
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Provision
of Information
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150
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Section
11.06.
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Governing
Law
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150
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Section
11.07.
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Notices
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150
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Section
11.08.
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Severability
of Provisions
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151
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Section
11.09.
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Indulgences;
No Waivers
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151
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Section
11.10.
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Headings
Not To Affect Interpretation
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151
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Section
11.11.
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Benefits
of Agreement
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151
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Section
11.12.
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Special
Notices to the Rating Agencies and NIMS Insurer
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151
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Section
11.13.
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Conflicts
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152
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Section
11.14.
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Counterparts
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153
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Section
11.15.
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Transfer
of Servicing
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153
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Section
11.16.
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Third
Party Rights
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154
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ATTACHMENTS
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Exhibit
A
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Forms
of Certificates
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Exhibit
B-1
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Form
of Initial Certification
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Exhibit
B-2
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Form
of Interim Certification
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Exhibit
B-3
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Form
of Final Certification
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Exhibit
B-4
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Form
of Endorsement
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Exhibit
C
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Request
for Release of Documents and Receipt
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Exhibit
D-l
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Form
of Residual Certificate Transfer Affidavit (Transferee)
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Exhibit
D-2
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Form
of Residual Certificate Transfer Affidavit (Transferor)
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Exhibit
E
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Servicing
Agreements for GMAC Mortgage Corporation and GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding,
Inc.
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Rule 144A Transfer Certificate
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Purchaser’s Letter for Institutional Accredited
Investors
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of ERISA Transfer Affidavit
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Exhibit
I
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
J
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
K
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Custodial
Agreement for U.S. Bank National Association
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Exhibit
L
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
M
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
N
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
O
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
P
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[Reserved]
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Exhibit
Q-1
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Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure
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Exhibit
Q-2
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Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure
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Exhibit
Q-3
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Additional
Form 8-K Disclosure
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Exhibit
Q-4
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Additional
Disclosure Notification
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Exhibit
R
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Servicing
Criteria to be Addressed in Report on Assessment of
Compliance
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Exhibit
S
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Transaction
Parties
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Exhibit
T
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Form
of Back-Up Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification
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Schedule
A
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule
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Schedule
B
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First
Payment Default Mortgage Loans
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This
TRUST AGREEMENT, dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), is by and among
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as depositor
(the “Depositor”), AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as master servicer (the “Master
Servicer”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association,
as trustee (the “Trustee”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
The
Depositor has acquired the Mortgage Loans from Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
(the “Seller”), and at the Closing Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans and
the other property being conveyed by it to the Trustee hereunder for inclusion
in the Trust Fund. On the Closing Date, the Depositor will acquire the
Certificates from the Trust Fund as consideration for its transfer to the Trust
Fund of the Mortgage Loans and the other property constituting the Trust Fund.
The Depositor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement
to provide for the conveyance to the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans and the
other
property constituting the Trust Fund. All covenants and agreements made by
the
Seller in the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement and by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the
other
property constituting the Trust Fund are for the benefit of the Holders from
time to time of the Certificates and, to the extent provided herein, any NIMS
Insurer. The Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer are entering into
this Agreement, and the Trustee is accepting the Trust Fund created hereby,
for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged.
As
provided herein, the Trustee shall elect that the Trust Fund (other than (i)
the
Basis Risk Reserve Fund, (ii) the rights to receive Prepayment Premiums
distributable to the Class P Certificates, (iii) the Lower Tier Interests and
(iv) the Class X Account) be treated for federal income tax purposes as
comprising two real estate mortgage investment conduits (each a “REMIC” or, in
the alternative, “REMIC 1” and “REMIC 2”). Each Certificate (other than the
Class C, Class R and Class P Certificates) represents ownership of one or more
regular interests in REMIC 2 for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. In addition,
each Offered Certificate represents the right to receive payments with respect
to Excess Interest. The Class R Certificate represents ownership of the sole
Class of residual interest in each of REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 for purposes of the
REMIC Provisions.
REMIC
2
shall hold as its assets the several Classes of uncertificated REMIC 1 Regular
Interests and each such REMIC 1 Regular Interest is hereby designated as a
regular interest in REMIC 1. REMIC 1 shall hold as its assets the property
of
the Trust Fund other than (i) the Lower Tier Interests, (ii) the Basis Risk
Reserve Fund, (iii) the rights to receive Prepayment Premiums distributable
to
the Class P Certificates and (iv) the Class X Account.
The
startup day for each REMIC created hereby for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
is the Closing Date. In addition, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the
latest possible maturity date for each regular interest in each REMIC created
hereby is the Latest Possible Maturity Date.
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REMIC
1
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, interest rate,
and initial principal amount for each Class of REMIC 1 Interests.
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Related
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Corresponding
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Class
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Initial
Class
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Mortgage
Pool
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Class
of
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Designation
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Interest
Rate
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Principal
Amount
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or
Certificate Group
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Certificates
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LT1-A1A
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A1-A
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LT1-A1B
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A1-B
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LT1-A2A
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A2-A
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LT1-A2B
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A2-B
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LT1-A3A
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A3-A
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LT1-A3B
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A3-B
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LT1-A4A
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A4-A
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LT1-A4B
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A4-B
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LT1-A5
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A5
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LT1-A6A
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A6-A
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LT1-A6B
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A6-B
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LT1-A6C
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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A6-C
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LT1-M1
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M1
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LT1-M2
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M2
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LT1-M3
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M3
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LT1-M4
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M4
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LT1-M5
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M5
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LT1-M6
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M6
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LT1-M7
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M7
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LT1-M8
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M8
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LT1-M9
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M9
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LT1-M10
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(1)
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(2)
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N/A
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M10
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LT1-X
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(1)
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(3)
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N/A
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N/A
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LT1-R
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(4)
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(4)
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N/A
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N/A
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(1)
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The
interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and the related
Accrual Period) for each of these REMIC 1 Interests is a per annum
rate
equal to the Net Rate.
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(2)
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The
initial principal amount for each of these REMIC 1 Interests shall
equal
50% of the initial principal balance of the Corresponding Class of
Certificates.
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(3)
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The
initial principal amount for the Class LT1-X Interest shall equal
the
excess of (i) the Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date over (ii) the
aggregate initial principal balance of the REMIC 1 Marker
Classes.
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(4)
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The
Class LT1-R Interest is the sole Class of residual interest in REMIC
1. It
does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
|
-2-
REMIC
2
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, interest rate,
and initial principal amount for each Class of REMIC 2 Interests.
|
Class
|
Initial
Class
|
Class
of Related
|
||||
|
Designation
|
Interest
Rate
|
Principal
Amount
|
Certificates
|
|||
|
LT2-A1A
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A1-A
|
|||
|
LT2-A1B
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A1-B
|
|||
|
LT2-A2A
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A2-A
|
|||
|
LT2-A2B
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A2-B
|
|||
|
LT2-A3A
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A3-A
|
|||
|
LT2-A3B
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A3-B
|
|||
|
LT2-A4A
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A4-A
|
|||
|
LT2-A4B
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A4-B
|
|||
|
LT2-A5
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A5
|
|||
|
LT2-A6A
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A6-A
|
|||
|
LT2-A6B
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A6-B
|
|||
|
LT2-A6C
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
A6-C
|
|||
|
LT2-M1
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M1
|
|||
|
LT2-M2
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M2
|
|||
|
LT2-M3
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M3
|
|||
|
LT2-M4
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M4
|
|||
|
LT2-M5
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M5
|
|||
|
LT2-M6
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M6
|
|||
|
LT2-M7
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M7
|
|||
|
LT2-M8
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M8
|
|||
|
LT2-M9
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M9
|
|||
|
LT2-M10
|
(1)
|
(3)
|
M10
|
|||
|
Uncertificated
Class X Interest
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
N/A
|
|||
|
Residual
Interest
|
(4)
|
(4)
|
N/A
|
|
(1)
|
The
interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and the related
Accrual Period) for each of these REMIC 2 Interests is a per annum
rate
equal to the Certificate Interest Rate for the Related Certificates,
provided that these REMIC 2 Interests shall not be entitled to payments
in
respect of Excess Interest.
|
|
(2)
|
The
Uncertificated Class X Interest shall have an initial principal balance
equal to the excess of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of
the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date over (ii) the aggregate
initial
Certificate Principal Amount of the Certificates (such excess being
$6,441,812.50). The Uncertificated Class X Interest shall accrue
interest
on a notional balance equal to the Class X Notional Balance at a
rate
equal to the Class X Interest Rate. The Uncertificated Class X Interest
shall be represented by the Class X
Certificates.
|
-3-
|
(3)
|
The
initial principal amount for each of these REMIC 2 Interests shall
equal
the initial Class Principal Amount for the Related
Certificates.
|
|
(4)
|
The
Residual Interest is the sole Class of residual interest in REMIC
2. It
does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
|
-4-
The
Certificates
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Certificate
Interest Rate, initial Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) and
minimum denomination for each Class of Certificates comprising interests in
the
Trust Fund created hereunder. Each Offered Certificate and Class X Certificate
represents ownership of regular interests in REMIC 2.
|
Initial
Class
|
|
|||||||||
|
Class
Designation
|
Interest
Rate
|
Principal
Amount
|
Minimum
Denominations
|
|||||||
|
Class
A1-A
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
260,394,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A1-B
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
28,933,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A2-A
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
121,992,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A2-B
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
13,554,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A3-A
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
190,914,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A3-B
|
(6)
|
|
$
|
21,213,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A4-A
|
(7)
|
|
$
|
11,700,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A4-B
|
(8)
|
|
$
|
1,300,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A5
|
(9)
|
|
$
|
200,000,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A6-A
|
(10)
|
|
$
|
197,600,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A6-B
|
(11)
|
|
$
|
65,868,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
A6-C
|
(12)
|
|
$
|
28,817,000
|
$
|
25,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M1
|
(13)
|
|
$
|
48,265,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M2
|
(14)
|
|
$
|
25,741,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M3
|
(15)
|
|
$
|
9,653,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M4
|
(16)
|
|
$
|
6,435,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M5
|
(17)
|
|
$
|
9,653,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M6
|
(18)
|
|
$
|
6,435,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M7
|
(19)
|
|
$
|
9,652,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M8
|
(20)
|
|
$
|
9,009,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M9
|
(21)
|
|
$
|
7,720,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
M10
|
(22)
|
|
$
|
5,793,000
|
$
|
100,000.00
|
||||
|
Class
X
|
(23)
|
|
(23)
|
|
(26)
|
|
||||
|
Class
P
|
(24)
|
|
(24)
|
|
(26)
|
|
||||
|
Class
R
|
(25)
|
|
(25)
|
|
(26)
|
|
||||
|
Class
C
|
(27)
|
|
(27)
|
|
(26)
|
|
||||
|
(1)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A1-A Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.100% (the “A1-A Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A1-A Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.200%.
|
-5-
|
(2)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A1-B Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.120% (the “A1-B Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A1-B Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.240%.
|
|
(3)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A2-A Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.165% (the “A2-A Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A2-A Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.330%.
|
|
(4)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A2-B Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.200% (the “A2-B Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A2-B Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.400%.
|
|
(5)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A3-A Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.215% (the “A3-A Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A3-A Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.430%.
|
|
(6)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A3-B Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.260% (the “A3-B Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A3-B Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.520%.
|
|
(7)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A4-A Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.320% (the “A4-A Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A4-A Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.640%.
|
-6-
|
(8)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A4-B Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.380% (the “A4-B Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A4-B Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.760%.
|
|
(9)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A5 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.225% (the “A5 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A5 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.450%.
|
|
(10)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A6-A Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.180% (the “A6-A Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A6-A Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.360%.
|
|
(11)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A6-B Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.240% (the “A6-B Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A6-B Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.480%.
|
|
(12)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class A6-C Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.290% (the “A6-C Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class A6-C Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.580%.
|
|
(13)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M1 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.410% (the “M1 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M1 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.615%.
|
-7-
|
(14)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M2 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.430% (the “M2 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M2 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.645%.
|
|
(15)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M3 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.460% (the “M3 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M3 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.690%.
|
|
(16)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M4 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.620% (the “M4 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M4 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 0.930%.
|
|
(17)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M5 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.670% (the “M5 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M5 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 1.005%.
|
|
(18)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M6 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.800% (the “M6 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M6 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 1.200%.
|
|
(19)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M7 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 0.700% (the “M7 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M7 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 1.050%.
|
-8-
|
(20)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M8 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 1.100% (the “M8 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M8 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 1.650%.
|
|
(21)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M9 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 1.700% (the “M9 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M9 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 2.550%.
|
|
(22)
|
The
Certificate Interest Rate with respect to any Distribution Date (and
the
related Accrual Period) for the Class M10 Certificates is the per
annum
rate equal to the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus 1.750% (the “M10 Margin”) and
(ii) the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date; provided, that
if the
Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased pursuant to
Section
7.01(b) on the Initial Optional Termination Date, then with respect
to
each subsequent Distribution Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to clause (i) above with respect to the Class M10 Certificates will
be
LIBOR plus 2.625%.
|
|
(23)
|
The
Class X Certificate shall have an initial principal balance of
$6,441,812.50. For each Distribution Date, the Class X Certificate
shall
be entitled to the Class X Current Interest. Unpaid interest on the
Class
X Certificates shall not itself bear
interest.
|
|
(24)
|
The
Class P Certificates will be entitled to receive Prepayment Premiums
paid
by borrowers upon voluntary full or partial prepayment of the Mortgage
Loans.
|
|
(25)
|
The
Class R Certificate will be issued without a Certificate Principal
Amount
and will not bear interest at a stated rate. The Class R Certificate
represents ownership of the residual interest in REMIC 2, as well
as
ownership of the Class LT1-R
Interest.
|
|
(26)
|
The
Class X Certificates, Class P Certificates and Class C Certificates
will
each be issued in minimum Percentage Interests of 10% and increments
of 1%
thereafter. The Class R Certificate will be issued as a single Certificate
evidencing the entire Percentage Interest in such
Class.
|
|
(27)
|
The
Class C Certificates will be issued without a Certificate Principal
Amount
and will not bear interest at a stated rate. The Class C Certificates
shall be entitled to receive all reinvestment income on amounts on
deposit
in the Class X Account and amounts on deposit in the Class X Account
on
the Distribution Date as described herein as provided in Section
5.02(e).
|
-9-
As
of the
Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of
$1,287,082,812.50.
In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the
Seller, the Master Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree as
follows:
-10-
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Definitions.
The
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the following meanings:
10-K
Filing Deadline:
As
defined in Section 6.20(d)(i).
A1-A
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (1) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A1-B
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (2) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A2-A
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (3) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A2-BMargin:
As
defined in footnote (4) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A3-A
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (5) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A3-B
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (6) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A4-A
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (7) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A4-B
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (8) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A5
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (9) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A6-A
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (10) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A6-B
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (11) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
A6-C
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (12) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
Accepted
Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage
servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that service
or
master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage
Loan
in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the
extent applicable to the Trustee (as successor master servicer) or the Master
Servicer or (y) as provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the extent
applicable to the related Servicer.
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Accountant:
A
person engaged in the practice of accounting who (except when this Agreement
provides that an Accountant must be Independent) may be employed by or
affiliated with the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor.
Accrual
Period:
For the
Certificates and their Related REMIC 2 Interests and the REMIC 1 Interests
for
each Distribution Date, the period beginning on the immediately preceding
Distribution Date (or on August 25, 2006, in the case of the first Distribution
Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding the related Distribution
Date.
The Offered Certificates and their Related REMIC 2 Interests and the REMIC
1
Interests shall accrue interest on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual
number of days in each Accrual Period.
Act:
As
defined in Section 3.03(c).
Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure:
As
defined in Section 6.20(c)(i).
Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure:
As
defined in Section 6.20(d)(i).
Additional
Servicer:
Each
affiliate of each Servicer that Services any of the Mortgage Loans and each
Person who is not an affiliate of the any Servicer, who Services 10% or more
of
the Mortgage Loans.
Additional
Termination Event:
Not
applicable.
Advance:
An
advance of the aggregate of payments of principal and interest (net of the
General Servicing Fee) on one or more Mortgage Loans that were due on the Due
Date in the related Collection Period and not received as of the close of
business on the related Determination Date, required to be made by the Master
Servicer (or by the Trustee as successor master servicer) pursuant to Section
5.04.
Adverse
REMIC Event:
Either
(i) loss of status as a REMIC, within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code,
for any group of assets identified as a REMIC in the Preliminary Statement
to
this Agreement, or (ii) imposition of any tax, including the tax imposed under
Section 860F(a)(1) on prohibited transactions, and the tax imposed under Section
860G(d) on certain contributions to a REMIC, on any REMIC created
hereunder.
Affected
Party:
Not
applicable.
Affiliate:
With
respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled
by
or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
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Aggregate
Loan Balance:
As of
any Distribution Date, the total Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for that Distribution Date.
Aggregate
Voting Interests:
The
aggregate of the Voting Interests of all the Certificates under this
Agreement.
Agreement:
This
Trust Agreement and all amendments and supplements hereto.
Applied
Loss Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the aggregate
Certificate Principal Amount of the Certificates after giving effect to all
Realized Losses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related
Collection Period and distributions of principal on such Distribution Date,
but
before giving effect to any application of the Applied Loss Amount with respect
to such date, exceeds (y) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date.
Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan as the value of the
related Mortgaged Property.
Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to
the
Trustee, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may
be in
the form of one or more blanket assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured
by Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law;
provided, however, that neither the Custodian nor the Trustee shall be
responsible for determining whether any such assignment is in recordable
form.
Aurora:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC or its successors in interest.
Authenticating
Agent:
Any
authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section
6.10.
Authorized
Officer:
Not
applicable.
Back-Up
Certification:
As
defined in Section 6.20(d)(iv).
Balloon
Mortgage Loan:
Not
applicable.
Balloon
Payment:
Not
applicable.
Bankruptcy:
As to
any Person, the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, the filing
of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, adjudication as a bankrupt or insolvent,
the entry of an order for relief in a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding,
the
seeking of reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation,
dissolution or similar relief, or seeking, consenting to or acquiescing in
the
appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator, dissolution, or termination,
as the case may be, of such Person pursuant to the provisions of either the
Bankruptcy Code, or any other similar state laws.
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Bankruptcy
Code:
The
United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended.
Basis
Risk Payment:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) any Basis
Risk Shortfall for such Distribution Date and (ii) any Unpaid Basis Risk
Shortfalls remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. The amount of
the
Basis Risk Payment for any Distribution Date, however, cannot exceed the amount
of Monthly Excess Cashflow that would be distributable to the Class X
Certificate pursuant to Section 5.02(d) hereof on such Distribution Date (as
determined under the definition of “Class X Distributable Amount” without regard
to the Basis Risk Payment for such Distribution Date).
Basis
Risk Reserve Fund:
A fund
created as part of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 5.06 of this
Agreement but which is not an asset of any of the REMICs.
Basis
Risk Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Offered Certificates, the
amount by which the amount of interest calculated at the Certificate Interest
Rate applicable to such Class for such date, determined without regard to the
Net Funds Cap for such date but subject to a cap equal to the Maximum Interest
Rate, exceeds the amount of interest calculated at the Net Funds
Cap.
Benefit
Plan Opinion:
Not
applicable.
Book-Entry
Certificates:
Beneficial interests in Certificates designated as “Book-Entry Certificates” in
this Agreement, ownership and transfers of which shall be evidenced or made
through book entries by a Clearing Agency as described in Section 3.09;
provided, that after the occurrence of a condition whereupon book-entry
registration and transfer are no longer permitted and Definitive Certificates
are to be issued to Certificate Owners, such Book-Entry Certificates shall
no
longer be “Book-Entry Certificates.” As of the Closing Date, the Offered
Certificates constitute Book-Entry Certificates.
Bulk
PMI Policy:
Not
applicable.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions
in New York City, New York or, if other than New York City, the city in which
the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located and the States of Colorado,
Massachusetts, Minnesota or New York, or (iii) with respect to the Servicer
Remittance Date or the Servicer reporting date, the States specified in the
definition of “Business Day” in the Servicing Agreements, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cap
Agreement:
Not
applicable.
Cap
Agreement Account:
Not
applicable.
Cap
Provider:
Not
applicable.
Capitalized
Interest Account:
Not
applicable.
Capitalized
Interest Amount:
Not
applicable.
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Carryforward
Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Certificates (other than
the
Class X, Class C, Class P and Class R Certificates), the sum of (i) the amount,
if any, by which (x) the sum of (A) Current Interest for such Class for the
immediately preceding Distribution Date and (B) any unpaid Carryforward Interest
for such Class from previous Distribution Dates exceeds (y) the amount
distributed in respect of interest on such Class on such immediately preceding
Distribution Date, and (ii) interest on such amount for the related Accrual
Period at the applicable Certificate Interest Rate. Carryforward Interest shall
not include amounts attributable to an allocation of Deferred
Interest.
Certificate:
Any one
of the certificates signed and countersigned by the Trustee in substantially
the
forms attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Certificate
Account:
The
account maintained by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.04.
Certificate
Group:
Not
applicable.
Certificate
Insurance Policy:
Not
applicable.
Certificate
Insurance Premium:
Not
applicable.
Certificate
Insurer:
Not
applicable.
Certificate
Insurer Default:
Not
applicable.
Certificate
Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates and any Distribution Date, the applicable
per annum rate set forth or described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
Certificate
Owner:
With
respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the owner of such
Book-Entry Certificate, as reflected on the books of the Clearing Agency, or
on
the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency (directly
or as an indirect participant, in accordance with the rules of such Clearing
Agency).
Certificate
Principal Amount:
With
respect to any Certificate (other than the Class C, Class P, Class X and Class
R
Certificates) and any Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal
Amount thereof on the Closing Date, less the amount of all principal
distributions previously distributed with respect to such Certificate prior
to
such Distribution Date and as reduced by any Applied Loss Amount, previously
allocated thereto, plus, in the case of any Negative Amortization Certificate,
any Deferred Interest allocated thereto on previous Distribution Dates;
provided, however, that on each Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery
is distributed, the Certificate Principal Amount of any Certificate that has
been reduced by application of an Applied Loss Amount will be increased, in
order of seniority, by an amount (to be applied pro rata to all Certificates
of
such Class) equal to the lesser of (1) any Deferred Amount for each such Class
immediately prior to such date and (2) the total amount of any Subsequent
Recovery distributed on such date to Certificateholders, after application
(for
this purpose) to more senior Classes of such Certificates. The Class C, Class
P,
Class X and Class R Certificates are issued without Certificate Principal
Amounts.
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Certificate
Register and Certificate Registrar:
The
register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section
3.02.
Certificateholder:
The
meaning provided in the definition of “Holder.”
Certification
Parties:
As
defined in Section 6.20(d)(iv).
Certifying
Person:
As
defined in Section 6.20(d)(iv).
Class:
All
Certificates and, in the case of REMIC 1, all Lower Tier Interests bearing
the
same Class designation.
Class
C Distributable Amount:
For
each Distribution Date on and prior to the Distribution Date occurring on the
Class X Account Termination Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) aggregate
investment earnings on the Class X Account for the related Collection Period
and
(b) the amount on deposit in the Class X Account on such Distribution Date,
after taking into account any payments made from the Class X Account on such
Distribution Date to the Class X Certificates. On the Distribution Date
occurring on the Class X Account Termination Date, an amount equal to the entire
amount remaining on deposit in the Class X Account after making the payments
set
forth in the preceding sentence.
Class
C Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan which has become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan on or prior to the
Collection Period ending on March 1, 2009.
Class
CX Excess Cap Amount:
Not
Applicable.
Class
I Shortfalls:
Not
applicable.
Class
M Certificates:
Any of
the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7, Class
M8, Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates.
Class
Notional Amount:
Not
applicable.
Class
P Interest:
Not
Applicable.
Class
P Principal Amount:
Not
Applicable.
Class
Principal Amount:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates other than the Class C, Class P, Class
R
and Class X Certificates, the aggregate of the Certificate Principal Amounts
(or
related Percentage Interest therein aggregating to 100%) of all Certificates
of
such Class at the date of determination. With respect to the Class C, Class
P,
Class R and Class X Certificates, zero.
Class
R Certificate:
The
Class R Certificate executed by the Trustee, and authenticated and delivered
by
the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A
and evidencing the ownership of the residual interest in each REMIC created
hereunder.
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Class
X Account:
An
account established as part of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 5.12 of this
Agreement but which is not an asset of any of the REMICs for the benefit of
the
Class X and Class C Certificates.
Class
X Account Termination Date:
The
Distribution Date in March 2009.
Class
X Current Interest: For
any
Distribution Date, the interest accrued during the related Accrual Period on
the
Class X Notional Balance at the Class X Interest Rate.
Class
X Distributable Amount:
On any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (x) $6,441,812.50 and (y) the
aggregate Class X Current Interest for such Distribution Date and all prior
Distribution Dates over (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate Basis Risk Payment
for
such Distribution Date and all prior Distribution Dates and (y) all prior
distributions to the Class X Certificate under Section 5.02(d)(v)
hereof.
Class
X Interest Rate:
For any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the weighted average of the interest rates
on the REMIC 1 Regular Interests over (ii) two times the weighted average of
the
interest rates on the REMIC 1 Regular Interests (treating for purposes of this
clause (ii) the interest rate on each of the REMIC 1 Marker Classes as being
subject to a cap equal to the interest rate of the Corresponding Classes of
Certificates (as adjusted, if necessary, to reflect accruals on the basis of
the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates) and
treating the interest rate on the Class LT1-X Interest as capped at zero).
The
average described in the preceding sentence shall be weighted on the basis
of
the respective principal balances of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests immediately
prior to such Distribution Date.
Class
X Notional Balance:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), the aggregate
principal balance of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests immediately prior to such
Distribution Date.
Class
XI Current Interest: Not
applicable.
Class
XI Distributable Amount:
Not
applicable.
Class
XI Interest Rate:
Not
applicable.
Class
XI Notional Balance:
Not
applicable.
Clearing
Agency:
An
organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the
Exchange Act. As of the Closing Date, the Clearing Agency shall be The
Depository Trust Company.
Clearing
Agency Participant:
A
broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom
from
time to time a Clearing Agency effects book entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.
Clearstream:
Not
applicable.
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Closing
Date:
August
31, 2006.
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended
from
time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department
of
Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final
form.
Collection
Account:
A
separate account established and maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 4.01.
Collection
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of
the
month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs
and
ending on the first day of the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
Commission:
The
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Commitment
Letter:
Not
applicable.
Compensating
Interest Payment:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and prepayments in full or in part, an amount
equal the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls required to
be
paid by the Master Servicer with respect to such Distribution Date. The
Servicers shall not be responsible for making any Compensating Interest
Payment.
Component:
Not
applicable.
Component
Interest Rate:
Not
applicable.
Component
Principal Amount:
Not
applicable.
Conventional
Loan:
Not
applicable.
Cooperative
Corporation:
The
entity that holds title (fee or an acceptable leasehold estate) to the real
property and improvements constituting the Cooperative Property and which
governs the Cooperative Property, which Cooperative Corporation must qualify
as
a Cooperative Housing Corporation under Section 216 of the Code.
Cooperative
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan secured by Cooperative Shares and a Proprietary
Lease.
Cooperative
Loan Documents:
As to
any Cooperative Loan, (i) the Cooperative Shares, together with a stock power
in
blank; (ii) the original executed Security Agreement and the assignment of
the
Security Agreement endorsed in blank; (iii) the original executed Proprietary
Lease and the assignment of the Proprietary Lease endorsed in blank; (iv) the
original executed Recognition Agreement and the assignment of the Recognition
Agreement (or a blanket assignment of all Recognition Agreements) endorsed
in
blank; (v) the executed UCC-1 financing statement with evidence of recording
thereon, which has been filed in all places required to perfect the security
interest in the Cooperative Shares and the Proprietary Lease; and (vi) executed
UCC-3 financing statements (or copies thereof) or other appropriate UCC
financing statements required by state law, evidencing a complete and unbroken
line from the mortgagee to the Trustee with evidence of recording thereon (or
in
a form suitable for recordation).
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Cooperative
Property:
The
real property and improvements owned by the Cooperative Corporation, that
includes the allocation of individual dwelling units to the holders of the
Cooperative Shares of the Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Shares:
Shares
issued by a Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Unit:
A
single-family dwelling located in a Cooperative Property.
Corporate
Trust Office:
The
principal corporate trust office of the Trustee is located at U.S. Bank National
Association, One Federal Street, 3rd
Floor,
Boston, M.A. 02110, Attention: GPMF 2006-AR4.
Corresponding
Class:
For any
REMIC 1 Interest, the Class of Certificates listed opposite such REMIC 1
Interest in the table entitled “REMIC 1” in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
Credit
Score:
Not
applicable.
Cumulative
Loss Trigger Event:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, a Cumulative Loss Trigger Event shall occur
if
the fraction, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate
amount of cumulative Realized Losses incurred on the Mortgage Loans from the
Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Collection Period by (y) the
Cut-off Date Balance, exceeds the applicable percentages described below with
respect to such Distribution Date.
|
Distribution
Date
|
Loss
Percentage
|
|||
|
September
2009 through August 2010
|
0.55%
for the first month plus
an additional 1/12th of 0.45% for each month thereafter.
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
September
2010 through August 2011
|
1.00%
for the first month plus
an additional 1/12th of 0.45% for each month thereafter.
|
|||
|
September
2011 through August 2012
|
1.45%
for the first month plus
an additional 1/12th of 0.55% for each month thereafter.
|
|||
|
September
2012 through August 2013
|
2.00%
for the first month plus
an additional 1/12th of 0.20% for each month thereafter.
|
|||
|
September
2013 and thereafter
|
2.20%
|
|
||
Current
Interest:
With
respect to any Offered Certificate and any Distribution Date, the aggregate
amount of interest accrued at the applicable Certificate Interest Rate during
the related Accrual Period on the Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional
Amount) thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date.
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Custodial
Account:
Any
custodial account (other than an Escrow Account) established and maintained
by
the applicable Servicer pursuant to the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
Custodial
Agreement:
The
custodial agreement attached as Exhibit K hereto, and any custodial agreement
subsequently executed by the Trustee and acknowledged by the Master Servicer
substantially in the form thereof.
Custodian:
Any
custodian appointed by the Trustee pursuant to a Custodial Agreement, and any
successor thereto. The initial Custodian is U.S. Bank National
Association.
Cut-off
Date:
With
respect to all Mortgage Loans, August 1, 2006.
Cut-off
Date Balance:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date, the Pool Balance as of the
Cut-off Date.
Debt
Service Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction of the Scheduled Payment that the
related Mortgagor is obligated to pay on any Due Date as a result of, or in
connection with, any proceeding under Bankruptcy law or any similar
proceeding.
Defaulting
Party:
Not
applicable.
Deferred
Amount:
For
each Distribution Date and for each class of Offered Certificates, the sum
of
(A) the amount by which (x) the Applied Loss Amount previously applied in
reduction of the Class Principal Amount thereof exceeds (y) the sum of (1)
the
aggregate of amounts previously distributed in reimbursement thereof and (2)
the
amount by which the Class Principal Amount of such class has been increased
due
to Subsequent Recoveries and (B) for the Senior Certificates only, interest
accrued on the related amount calculated under clause (A).
Deferred
Interest:
Any
interest shortfall resulting from Net Negative Amortization.
Deficient
Valuation:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation by a court of competent jurisdiction
of the Mortgaged Property in an amount less than the then outstanding
indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding
under Bankruptcy law or any similar proceeding.
Definitive
Certificate:
A
Certificate of any Class issued in definitive, fully registered, certificated
form.
Deleted
Loan REMIC:
Not
applicable.
Deleted
Loan REMIC Interest:
Not
applicable.
Deleted
Loan REMIC Regular Interest:
Not
applicable.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is repurchased from the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms
hereof or as to which one or more Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loans are
substituted therefor.
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Delinquency
Event:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, a “Delinquency Event” shall occur if the
Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate as of the last day of the immediately
preceding month equals or exceeds, for Distribution Dates prior to September
2012, 24.50%, and, for Distribution Dates during or after September 2012, 31.00%
of the Senior Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date.
Delinquency
Rate:
With
respect to any calendar month, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans that are 60 or more days Delinquent (including all foreclosures,
bankruptcies and REO Properties, without duplication, as of the close of
business on the last day of such month), and the denominator of which is the
Aggregate Loan Balance as of the close of business on the last day of such
month.
Delinquent:
For
reporting purposes, a Mortgage Loan is “delinquent” when any payment
contractually due thereon has not been made by the close of business on the
Due
Date therefor. Such Mortgage Loan is “30 days Delinquent” if such payment has
not been received by the close of business on the corresponding day of the
month
immediately succeeding the month in which such payment was first due, or, if
there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a 30-day month follows a
31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day of such month), then
on
the last day of such immediately succeeding month. Similarly for “60 days
Delinquent” and the second immediately succeeding month and “90 days Delinquent”
and the third immediately succeeding month.
Deposit
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such
Distribution Date.
Depositor:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, having its
principal place of business in New York, or its successors in
interest.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the 18th day of the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs, or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day.
Disqualified
Organization:
A
“disqualified organization” as defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the
Code.
Distressed
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that at the date of determination is Delinquent in payment for
a
period of more than 90 days or more without giving effect to any grace period
permitted by the relevant Mortgage Note or for which the Servicer has accepted
a
deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Distribution
Date:
The
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, commencing in September 2006.
Due
Date:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date on which a Scheduled Payment is due
under
the related Mortgage Note.
Due
for Payment:
Not
applicable.
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Eligible
Account:
Either
(i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company acceptable to the Rating Agencies 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 account at a depository institution or trust
company whose commercial paper or other short term debt obligations (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 depository institution, as
the
case may be) have been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term
rating category, or (iii) a segregated trust account or accounts (which shall
be
a “special deposit account”) maintained with the Trustee or any other federal or
state chartered depository institution or trust company, acting in its fiduciary
capacity, in a manner acceptable to the Trustee, any NIMS Insurer and the Rating
Agencies. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
Eligible
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities:
(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, or 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 and the Trustee or any agent of the
Trustee, acting in its respective commercial capacity) incorporated or organized
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject
to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so
long
as at the time of investment or the contractual commitment providing for such
investment the commercial paper or other short term debt obligations of such
depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository
institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the commercial paper or other short term debt or deposit obligations
of
such holding company or deposit institution, as the case may be) have been
rated
by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating category or one of its
two highest long-term rating categories;
(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed by
Xxxxxx Xxx, 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 short term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency (or
the highest short term credit rating category of each Rating Agency, with
respect to the Class X Account); 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 Pool Balance and the aggregate principal amount
of
all Eligible Investments in the Certificate Account; provided, further, that
such securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as being
under review with negative implications from any Rating Agency;
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(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest
bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than
180
days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest short-term rating category;
(vi) a
Qualified GIC;
(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 (including those managed or
advised by the Trustee or any Affiliate thereof), approved by the NIMS Insurer
and (A) rated in the highest rating category by each Rating Agency or (B) that
would not adversely affect the then current rating assigned by each Rating
Agency of any of 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 U.S. Bank National Association,
in its capacity other than as Trustee, the Master Servicer or an affiliate
thereof serves as an investment advisor, administrator, shareholder, servicing
agent, and/or custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (x) U.S. Bank
National Association, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or any affiliate thereof
charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services rendered,
(y) U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, or any
affiliate thereof 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. U.S. Bank National
Association or an affiliate thereof is hereby authorized to charge and collect
from the Trust Fund such fees as are collected from all investors in such funds
for services rendered to such funds (but not to exceed investment earnings
thereon);
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, and provided further that in order to be an Eligible
Investment any such investment must be a “permitted investment” within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
ERISA:
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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ERISA-Qualifying
Underwriting:
A best
efforts or firm commitment underwriting or private placement that would satisfy
the requirements of the Underwriter’s Exemption, except, in relevant part, for
the requirement that the certificates have received a rating at the time of
acquisition that is in one of the three (or four, in the case of a “designated
transaction”) highest generic rating categories by at least one of the Rating
Agencies.
ERISA-Restricted
Certificate:
Any
Class C, Class X and Class P Certificate and any other Certificate, as long
as
the acquisition and holding of such other Certificate is not covered by and
exempt under the Underwriter’s Exemption.
Errors
and Omission Insurance Policy:
The
errors or omission insurance policy required to be obtained by the Servicers
satisfying the requirements of the Servicing Agreements.
Escrow
Account:
Any
account established and maintained by the Servicers pursuant to the Servicing
Agreements.
Euroclear:
Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event
of Default:
Any one
of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 6.14(a).
Excess
Interest:
On any
Distribution Date, for each Class of Offered Certificates, the excess, if any,
of (1) the amount of interest such Class of Certificates is entitled to receive
on such Distribution Date over (2) the amount of interest such Class of
Certificates would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date
at an
interest rate equal to the REMIC Pass-Through Rate.
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange
Act Signing Party:
Either
the Depositor or the Master Servicer, to be determined by mutual agreement
between such parties.
Xxxxxx
Xxx:
Xxxxxx
Xxx, f/k/a the Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered
and
privately owned corporation organized and existing under the Federal National
Mortgage Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
Fidelity
Bond:
The
fidelity bond required to be obtained by each Servicer satisfying the
requirements of the related Servicing Agreement.
Final
Scheduled Distribution Date:
With
respect to the Senior Certificates and the Subordinate Certificates, the
Distribution Date in September 2046 and for all other Classes of Certificates,
the Latest Possible Maturity Date.
Financial
Intermediary:
A
broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person that clears
through or maintains a custodial relationship with a Clearing Agency
Participant.
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First
Payment Default Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan which does not make the first payment due to the Seller within
the
time frame required under the PPTLS and which are identified on Schedule B
hereof.
Form
8-K Disclosure Information:
As
defined in Section 6.20(e)(i).
Xxxxxxx
Mac:
Xxxxxxx
Mac, f/k/a the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate
instrumentality of the United States created and existing under Title III of
the
Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor
thereto.
Funding
Account:
Not
applicable.
Funding
Amount:
Not
applicable.
General
Servicing Fee:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to
the
product of (a) one-twelfth of the General Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of
the
related Collection Period.
General
Servicing Fee Rate:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.375% per annum.
Xxxxxx
Mae:
Xxxxxx
Xxx, f/k/a the Government National Mortgage Association, a wholly owned
corporate instrumentality of the United States within HUD.
Global
Securities:
The
global certificates representing the Book-Entry Certificates.
GMACM:
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation or its successors in interest.
Grantor
Trust:
Each of
the “grantor trusts” (within the meaning of the Grantor Trust Provisions)
described in Section 10.01 herein.
Grantor
Trust Provisions:
Subpart
E of Subchapter J of the Code, including Treasury regulation section
301.7701-4(c)(2).
GreenPoint:
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. or its successors in interest.
Group
I Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
I LIBOR Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
I Senior Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
I Subordinate Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
II Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
II Senior Certificates:
Not
applicable.
Group
II Subordinate Certificates:
Not
applicable.
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Group
II Subordinate Priority:
Not
applicable.
Guaranteed
Certificate:
Not
applicable.
Guaranteed
Distribution:
Not
applicable.
Holder
or Certificateholder:
The
registered owner of any Certificate as recorded on the books of the Certificate
Registrar except that, solely for the purposes of taking any action or giving
any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name
of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, a Servicer or any Affiliate
thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding in determining whether the
requisite percentage necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained,
except that, in determining whether the Trustee and any NIMS Insurer shall
be
protected in relying upon any such consent, only Certificates which a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be disregarded.
The Trustee and any NIMS Insurer may request and conclusively rely on
certifications by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any Servicer, in
determining whether any Certificates are registered to an Affiliate of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, or such Servicer, respectively.
HUD:
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor
thereto.
Indenture:
An
indenture relating to the issuance of notes secured by the Class X Certificates
(or any portion thereof) which may or may not be guaranteed by a NIMS
Insurer.
Independent:
When
used with respect to any Accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the
meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with
respect to any other Person, a Person who (a) is in fact independent of another
specified Person and any Affiliate of such other Person, (b) does not have
any
material direct financial interest in such other Person or any Affiliate of
such
other Person, and (c) is not connected with such other Person or any Affiliate
of such other Person as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee,
partner, director or Person performing similar functions.
Initial
LIBOR Rate:
5.324%
per annum.
Initial
One-Year MTA Rate:
Not
applicable.
Initial
Optional Termination Date:
The
Distribution Date occurring in the month following the month in which the
Aggregate Loan Balance initially declines to less than 10.00% of the Cut-off
Date Balance.
Insurance
Fee Rate:
Not
applicable.
Insurance
Policy:
Any
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and any standard hazard insurance policy,
flood insurance policy, earthquake insurance policy or title insurance policy
relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, to be in effect
as
of the Closing Date or thereafter during the term of this
Agreement.
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Insurance
Proceeds:
Amounts
paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy, other than amounts (i) to cover
expenses incurred by or on behalf of a Servicer or the Master Servicer in
connection with procuring such proceeds, (ii) to be applied to restoration
or
repair of the related Mortgaged Property or (iii) required to be paid over
to
the Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related Mortgage Note.
Insured
Amount:
Not
applicable.
Insured
Payment:
Not
applicable.
Interest
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, (a) the sum of (1) all interest collected
(other than in connection with Payaheads and Prepayment Premiums) or advanced
in
respect of Scheduled Payments on the related Mortgage Loans during the related
Collection Period by any Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Trustee (solely
acting in its capacity as successor master servicer), minus (x) the General
Servicing Fee with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and (y) previously
unreimbursed Advances and other amounts due to any Servicer, the Master Servicer
or the Trustee (solely acting in its capacity as successor master servicer)
to
the extent allocable to interest and the allocable portion of previously
unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to the related Mortgage Loans,
(2)
any Compensating Interest Payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans
with respect to the related Prepayment Period, (3) the portion of any Purchase
Price (or PPTL Purchase Price payable with respect to a First Payment Default
Loan), as applicable, or Substitution Amount paid with respect the related
Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period allocable to interest,
and
(4) all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and any other recoveries
collected with respect to the related Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period (or in the case of Mortgage Loans serviced by Aurora, the
relevant Collection Period), to the extent allocable to interest, as reduced
by
(b) other costs, expenses or liabilities related to the Mortgage Pool and
reimbursable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer or any Servicer to the extent
provided in this Agreement and the applicable Servicing Agreement, and any
Custodian pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement and as increased by
(c)
the lesser of (1) the aggregate of all scheduled monthly principal payments
received with respect to all Mortgage Loans during the related Collection
Period, prepayments in full and partial prepayments received with respect to
all
Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period (including principal
received in connection with the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan from the Trust
Fund and all other principal received other than scheduled monthly payments)
and
recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and (2) the aggregate amount of Negative Amortization with
respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period.
Intervening
Assignments:
The
original intervening assignments of the Mortgage, notices of transfer or
equivalent instrument.
Late
Payment Rate:
Not
applicable.
Latest
Possible Maturity Date:
The
Distribution Date occurring in September 2046.
LBH:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc., or any successor in interest.
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LIBOR:
With
respect to the first Accrual Period, the Initial LIBOR Rate. With respect to
each subsequent Accrual Period, a per annum rate determined on the LIBOR
Determination Date in the following manner by the Trustee on the basis of the
“Interest Settlement Rate” set by the British Bankers’ Association (the “BBA”)
for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rates appear on the
Telerate Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such LIBOR Determination
Date.
If
on
such a LIBOR Determination Date, the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate does not
appear on the Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), or if the
Telerate Page 3750 is not available on such date, the Trustee will obtain such
rate from Reuters’ “page LIBOR 01” or Bloomberg’s page “BBAM.” If such rate is
not published for such LIBOR Determination Date, LIBOR for such date will be
the
most recently published Interest Settlement Rate. In the event that the BBA
no
longer sets an Interest Settlement Rate, the Trustee will designate an
alternative index that has performed, or that the Trustee expects to perform,
in
a manner substantially similar to the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate. The
Trustee will select a particular index as the alternative index only if it
receives an Opinion of Counsel (a copy of which shall be furnished to any NIMS
Insurer), which opinion shall be an expense reimbursed from the Certificate
Account pursuant to Section 4.04, that the selection of such index will not
cause any of the REMICs to lose their classification as REMICs for federal
income tax purposes.
The
establishment of LIBOR by the Trustee and the Trustee’s subsequent calculation
of the Certificate Interest Rate applicable to the LIBOR Certificates for the
relevant Accrual Period, in the absence of manifest error, will be final and
binding.
LIBOR
Business Day:
Any day
on which banks in London, England and The City of New York are open and
conducting transactions in foreign currency and exchange.
LIBOR
Certificate:
Any
Offered Certificate.
LIBOR
Determination Date:
The
second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Accrual
Period (other than the first Accrual Period) for any LIBOR
Certificates.
Liquidated
Mortgage Loan:
Any
defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer or a Servicer has
determined that all amounts that it expects to recover on behalf of the Trust
Fund from or on account of such Mortgage Loan have been recovered.
Liquidation
Expenses:
Expenses that are incurred by the Master Servicer or a Servicer in connection
with the liquidation of any defaulted Mortgage Loan and that are not recoverable
under the applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, including,
without limitation, foreclosure and rehabilitation expenses, legal expenses
and
unreimbursed amounts, if any, expended pursuant to Sections 9.06, 9.16 or
9.22.
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, payment in full, discounted payoff, condemnation proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, or otherwise, or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property
if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan
by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, including any amounts remaining
in
the related Escrow Account.
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Loan-to-Value
Ratio:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan at origination, or such other date as is specified, to the
Original Value thereof.
Lower
Tier Interest:
Any of
the REMIC 1 Interests.
M1
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (13) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M1
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, in each case after giving effect to distributions
on
such Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any,
for such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class
M1
Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution
Date exceeds (y) the M1 Target Amount.
M1
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 81.25% and (y) thereafter, 85.00% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M2
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (14) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M2
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates and Class M1 Certificates, in each case after giving
effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and after the allocation
of
Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class
Principal Amount of the Class M2 Certificates after the allocation of Deferred
Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and immediately prior to
distributions on such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the M2 Target
Amount.
M2
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 86.25% and (y) thereafter, 89.00% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx.
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X0
Xxxxxx:
As
defined in footnote (15) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M3
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates and Class M2 Certificates,
in
each case after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and
after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date,
and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class M3 Certificates after the
allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and
immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the
M3
Target Amount.
M3
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 88.13% and (y) thereafter, 90.50% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M4
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (16) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M4
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates and
Class M3 Certificates, in each case after giving effect to distributions on
such
Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for
such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class M4
Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution
Date exceeds (y) the M4 Target Amount.
M4
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 89.38% and (y) thereafter, 91.50% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M5
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (17) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M5
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates and Class M4 Certificates, in each case after giving effect
to
distributions on such Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred
Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal
Amount of the Class M5 Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest,
if any, for such Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on
such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the M5 Target Amount.
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M5
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 91.25% and (y) thereafter, 93.00% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M6
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (18) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M6
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates, Class M4 Certificates and Class M5 Certificates, in each case
after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and after the
allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date, and (ii)
the Class Principal Amount of the Class M6 Certificates after the allocation
of
Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and immediately prior
to
distributions on such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the M6 Target
Amount.
M6
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 92.50% and (y) thereafter, 94.00% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M7
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (19) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M7
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates, Class M4 Certificates, Class M5 Certificates and Class M6
Certificates, in each case after giving effect to distributions on such
Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for
such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class M7
Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution
Date exceeds (y) the M7 Target Amount.
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M7
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 94.38% and (y) thereafter, 95.50% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M8
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (20) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M8
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates, Class M4 Certificates, Class M5 Certificates, Class M6
Certificates and Class M7 Certificates, in each case after giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred
Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal
Amount of the Class M8 Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest,
if any, for such Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on
such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the M8 Target Amount.
M8
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 96.13% and (y) thereafter, 96.90% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
M9
Margin:
As
defined in footnote (21) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M9
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates, Class M4 Certificates, Class M5 Certificates, Class M6
Certificates, Class M7 Certificates and Class M8 Certificates, in each case
after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date and after the
allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date, and (ii)
the Class Principal Amount of the Class M9 Certificates after the allocation
of
Deferred Interest, if any, for such Distribution Date and immediately prior
to
distributions on such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the M9 Target
Amount.
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M9
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 97.62% and (y) thereafter, 98.10% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx.
X00
Xxxxxx:
As
defined in footnote (22) of the Preliminary Statement under the caption “The
Certificates”.
M10
Principal Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and as long
as a
Trigger Event is not in effect with respect to such Distribution Date, the
amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 Certificates, Class M2 Certificates, Class
M3 Certificates, Class M4 Certificates, Class M5 Certificates, Class M6
Certificates, Class M7 Certificates, Class M8 Certificates and Class M9
Certificates, in each case after giving effect to distributions on such
Distribution Date and after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for
such Distribution Date, and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class M10
Certificates after the allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for such
Distribution Date and immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution
Date exceeds (y) the M10 Target Amount.
M10
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (i) (x) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 98.75% and (y) thereafter, 99.00% and (ii) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period immediately prior to such Distribution Date and (b) the
amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution
Date determined as of the last day of the related Collection Period exceeds
(2)
the Overcollateralization Floor.
Master
Servicer:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC, or any successor in interest, or if any successor master
servicer shall be appointed as herein provided, then such successor master
servicer.
Master
Servicing Fee:
As to
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth the product of (a) the
Master Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of each
Mortgage Loan.
Master
Servicing Fee Rate:
0.00%
per annum.
Material
Defect:
As
defined in Section 2.02(c) hereof.
Maximum
Interest Rate:
For any
Distribution Date, an annual rate equal to the Net Funds Cap for such
Distribution Date if the Optimal Interest Remittance Amount was computed by
reference to the weighted average of the excess of the Maximum Rates for the
Mortgage Loans over the General Servicing Fee Rate.
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Maximum
Rate:
For any
Mortgage Loan, the rate specified in the related Mortgage Note which the related
mortgage rate will never exceed.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
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 Mortgage Note.
Monthly
Excess Cashflow:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (x) the Monthly Excess Interest
for
such date, (y) Overcollateralization Release Amount for such date and (z) that
portion, if any, of the Principal Distribution Amount for such date available
for distribution pursuant to Section 5.02(c)(i)(C) or Section 5.02(c)(ii)(L)
hereof.
Monthly
Excess Interest:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, that portion, if any, of the Interest
Remittance Amount available for distribution pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(iv)
hereof for such date.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.
Mortgage:
A
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument encumbering a fee simple interest
in
real property securing a Mortgage Note, together with improvements
thereto.
Mortgage
File:
The
mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01(b) pertaining to a particular Mortgage
Loan required to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement.
Mortgage
Loan:
A
Mortgage and the related notes or other evidences of indebtedness secured by
each such Mortgage conveyed, transferred, sold, assigned to or deposited with
the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.05, including without
limitation, each Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as amended
from time to time.
Mortgage
Loan Sale Agreement:
The
mortgage loan sale and assignment agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 for
the
sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Depositor.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
The
schedule attached hereto as Schedule A, which shall identify each Mortgage
Loan,
as such schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect the addition of
Mortgage Loans to, or the deletion of Mortgage Loans from, the Trust Fund.
Such
schedule shall set forth, among other things, the following information with
respect to each Mortgage Loan: (i) the Mortgage Loan identifying number; (ii)
the Mortgagor’s name; (iii) the street address of the Mortgaged Property
including the city, state and zip code; (iv) the original principal amount
of
the Mortgage Loan; (v) the Mortgage Rate at origination; (vi) the monthly
payment of principal and interest at origination; (vii) the Seller of such
Mortgage Loan to the Depositor; (viii) the Servicer servicing such Mortgage
Loan
and the applicable Servicing Fee; (ix) the applicable prepayment premium, if
any, and the method of calculation and (x) the Custodian with respect to the
Mortgage File related to such Mortgage Loan. The Depositor shall be responsible
for providing the Trustee and the Master Servicer with all amendments to the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage
under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Pool:
The
pool of mortgage loans consisting of the Mortgage Loans.
Mortgage
Rate:
As to
any Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage
Loan, determined under in the related Mortgage Note as reduced by any Relief
Act
Reductions.
Mortgaged
Property:
Either
of (x) the fee simple interest in real property, together with improvements
thereto including any exterior improvements to be completed within 120 days
of
disbursement of the related Mortgage Loan proceeds, or (y) in the case of a
Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease, securing
the indebtedness of the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Negative
Amortization:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the amount of interest on the Mortgage Loans
that the related Mortgagors are not obligated to pay as interest (and which
shall be added to the Scheduled Principal Balance of each such Mortgage Loan)
due to the negative amortization feature of such Mortgage Loans, in each case
during the related Collection Period.
Negative
Amortization Certificate:
Any
Certificate other than the Class R Certificate.
Net
Funds Cap:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an annual rate equal to (a) a fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the product of (i) the
Optimal Interest Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) 12,
and
the denominator of which is the Pool Balance as of the first day of the related
Collection Period (not including for this purpose Mortgage Loans for which
prepayments in full have been received and distributed in the month prior to
that Distribution Date), multiplied by (b) a fraction, the numerator of which
is
30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the Accrual
Period related to such Distribution Date.
Net
Liquidation Proceeds:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the related Liquidation Proceeds net
of
(i) unreimbursed expenses and (ii) any unreimbursed Advances, if any, received
and retained in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage
Loan.
Net
Mortgage Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate thereof reduced by the General
Servicing Fee Rate.
Net
Negative Amortization:
For any
Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (i) the Negative Amortization with
respect to all Mortgage Loans for the calendar month prior to that Distribution
Date, over (ii) the aggregate amount of all scheduled monthly principal payments
received with respect to all Mortgage Loans during the related Collection
Period, prepayments in full and partial prepayments received with respect to
all
Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period (including principal
received in connection with the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan from the Trust
Fund and all other principal received other than scheduled monthly payments)
and
recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans received during the related
Prepayment Period.
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Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any Deposit Date, the excess, if any, of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls with respect to the Mortgage Loans for such date over (i) any
Prepayment Interest Excess with respect to such Mortgage Loans for such date
and
(ii) any amounts paid with respect to such shortfalls by the Master
Servicer.
Net
Rate:
With
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Accrual Period), a per annum
rate equal to (a) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is the product of (i) the aggregate Optimal Interest Remittance Amount for
such
Distribution Date and (ii) 12, and the denominator of which is the aggregate
Pool Balance as of the first day of the related Collection Period (not including
for this purpose Mortgage Loans for which prepayments in full have been received
and distributed in the month prior to that Distribution Date), multiplied by
(b)
a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period related to such Distribution
Date.
Net
WAC:
Not
applicable.
NIM
Redemption Amount:
As
defined in Section 7.01(b).
NIM
Securities:
Any net
interest margin securities issued subsequent to the Closing Date by an owner
trust or other special purpose entity, the principal assets of such trust or
other entity including the Class P and Class X Certificates and the payments
received thereon, which principal assets back such securities.
NIMS
Agreement:
Not
applicable.
NIMS
Insurer:
One or
more insurers issuing financial guaranty insurance policies in connection with
the issuance of NIM Securities.
Non-Book-Entry
Certificate:
Not
applicable.
Non-MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan.
Non-permitted
Foreign Holder:
As
defined in Section 3.03(f).
Non-U.S.
Person:
Any
person other than a “United States person” within the meaning of Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Nonpayment:
Not
applicable.
Notice:
Not
applicable.
Notice
of Nonpayment.
Not
applicable.
Notional
Amount:
Not
applicable.
Notional
Certificate:
None.
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Offered
Certificates:
Collectively, the Class A1-A, Class A1-B, Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A3-A,
Class A3-B, Class A4-A, Class A4-B, Class A5, Class A6-A, Class A6-B, Class
A6-C, Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7,
Class M8, Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates.
Offering
Document:
The
Prospectus.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman, the
President, any Vice President or any Assistant Vice President of a Person,
and
in each case delivered to the Trustee.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, reasonably acceptable in form and substance to
the
Trustee, and who may be in house or outside counsel to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer or the Servicer but which must be Independent outside counsel with
respect to any such opinion of counsel concerning the transfer of any Residual
Certificate or concerning certain matters with respect to the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or the taxation,
or the federal income tax status, of each REMIC.
Optimal
Interest Remittance Amount:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the product of (A) (x) the weighted average
of the Net Mortgage Rates for the Mortgage Loans (based on their Scheduled
Principal Balances as of the first day of the related Collection Period) divided
by (y) 12 and (B) the Pool Balance as of the first day of the related Collection
Period (not including for this purpose Mortgage Loans for which prepayments
in
full have been received and distributed in the month prior to that Distribution
Date).
Original
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
Not
applicable.
Original
Value:
The
lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of a Mortgaged Property at the time the
related Mortgage Loan was originated and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made
to
finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price
paid for the Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor at the time the related
Mortgage Loan was originated.
Originator:
GreenPoint.
Overcollateralization
Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Aggregate
Loan Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the
related Collection Period exceeds (y) the aggregate Class Principal Amount,
after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date.
Overcollateralization
Deficiency:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the
Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date, calculated for this
purpose after giving effect to the reduction on such Distribution Date of the
aggregate Certificate Principal Amount of the Offered Certificates resulting
from the distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution
Date but prior to allocation of any Applied Loss Amount on such Distribution
Date.
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Overcollateralization
Floor:
For any
Distribution Date after the Stepdown Date, $6,435,414 (0.50% of the Cut-off
Date
Balance).
Overcollateralization
Release Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Remittance
Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the amount, if any, by which (1)
the
Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date (calculated for this
purpose on the basis of the assumption that 100% of the Principal Remittance
Amount for such date is applied on such Distribution Date in reduction of the
aggregate Certificate Principal Amount of the Offered Certificates), exceeds
(2)
the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution
Date.
Payahead:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Date therefor, any Scheduled Payment
received by the Servicer during any Collection Period in addition to the
Scheduled Payment due on such Due Date, intended by the related Mortgagor to
be
applied on a subsequent Due Date or Due Dates.
Paying
Agent:
Any
paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.08.
PCAOB:
The
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Percentage
Interest:
With
respect to any Certificate, its percentage interest in the undivided beneficial
ownership interest in the Trust Fund evidenced by all Certificates of the same
Class as such Certificate. With respect to any Certificate other than the Class
C, Class P, Class X and Class R Certificates, the Percentage Interest evidenced
thereby shall equal the initial Certificate Principal Amount thereof divided
by
the initial Class Principal Amount of all Certificates of the same Class. With
respect to the Class C, Class P, Class X and Class R Certificates, the
Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall be as specified on the face thereof,
or otherwise be equal to 100%.
Permitted
Servicing Amendment:
Any
amendment to a Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(iii) hereunder
in connection with any servicing transfer or transfer of any servicing
rights.
Permitted
Transferee:
As
defined in Section 3.03(f).
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Plan:
As
defined in Section 3.03(d).
Plan
Asset Regulations:
The
Department of Labor regulations set forth in 29 C.F.R. 2510.3 101.
Policy
Payments Account:
Not
applicable.
Pool
Balance:
As to
any Distribution Date or the Cut-off Date, the sum of the Scheduled Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such date.
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PPTL
Purchase Price:
The
purchase price paid for a First Payment Default Mortgage Loan which is required
to be repurchased by the Transferor pursuant to the related PPTLS.
PPTLS:
As to
any First Payment Default Mortgage Loan, the
purchase price and terms letters between GreenPoint and Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings
Inc., dated February 21, 2006 and March 28, 2006.
Preference
Amount:
Not
applicable.
Prepayment
Interest Excess:
Not
applicable.
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Principal Prepayment in full, the
difference between (i) one full month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage
Rate (after giving effect to any applicable Relief Act Reduction) on the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such
prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest actually received with respect to
such Mortgage Loan in connection with such Principal Prepayment.
Prepayment
Period:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Principal Prepayment (including any
liquidation) in full or in part, the calendar month immediately preceding the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Prepayment
Premiums:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, all premiums or charges paid by the obligors
under the related Mortgage Notes due to Principal Prepayments and required
to be
remitted to the Custodial Accounts pursuant to the Servicing Agreements and
are
remitted to the Collection Account during the immediately preceding Prepayment
Period, if any.
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy:
Any
mortgage guaranty insurance, if any, on an individual Mortgage Loan as evidenced
by a policy or certificate, whether such policy is obtained by the originator,
the lender or the borrower.
Principal
Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Principal Remittance
Amount for such date minus the Overcollateralization Release Amount, if any,
for
such Distribution Date.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
Mortgagor payment of principal or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage
Loan
that is recognized as having been received or recovered in advance of its
scheduled Due Date and applied to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note or the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
Principal
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, (a) the sum of (i) all principal collected
(other than in connection with Payaheads) or advanced in respect of Scheduled
Payments on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period whether
by a
Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, in its capacity as successor
master servicer (less unreimbursed Advances due to the Master Servicer, the
applicable Servicer, or the Trustee, in its capacity as successor master
servicer, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans, to the extent allocable
to
principal and any unreimbursed Servicing Advances), (ii) all Principal
Prepayments in full or in part received during the related Prepayment Period
with respect to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the outstanding principal balance
of
each Mortgage Loan in such Mortgage Pool that was repurchased by the Seller
or
the Transferor during the related Prepayment Period, or any NIMS Insurer (in
the
case of certain Mortgage Loans 90 days or more delinquent), (iv) the portion
of
any Purchase Price (or PPTL Purchase Price payable with respect to a First
Payment Default Loan) or Substitution Amount paid with respect to any Deleted
Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period allocable to principal,
and
(v) all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, any Subsequent Recovery
and other recoveries collected with respect to the Mortgage Loans in such
Mortgage Pool during the related Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable
to
principal, as reduced (but not by more than the sum of items (i) through (v)
above) by the aggregate amount of Negative Amortization with respect to the
Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Periods reduced by (b) to the
extent not reimbursed from the Interest Remittance Amount, other costs, expenses
or liabilities reimbursable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and any Servicer
to the extent provided in this Agreement and the applicable Servicing Agreement
or to a Custodian pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement.
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Proceeding:
Not
applicable.
Proprietary
Lease:
With
respect to any Cooperative Unit, a lease or occupancy agreement between a
Cooperative Corporation and a holder of related Cooperative Shares.
Prospectus:
The
prospectus supplement dated August 30, 2006 together with the accompanying
prospectus dated August 11, 2006, relating to the Offered
Certificates.
Purchase
Price:
With
respect to the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or related REO Property pursuant
to
this Agreement, an amount equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan, (b) accrued interest thereon at the applicable
Mortgage Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid to (but not
including) the Due Date in the Collection Period immediately preceding the
related Distribution Date; (c) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect
to such Mortgage Loan; (d) any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund
with
respect to such Mortgage Loan in connection with any violation of any federal,
state or local predatory or abusive lending laws or other similar laws; and
(e)
the fair market value of all other property being purchased (reduced, in the
case of REO Property relating to the Mortgage Loans, by (1) reasonably
anticipated disposition costs and (2) any amount by which the fair market value
as so reduced exceeds the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage
Loan). The Master Servicer, the Servicer (or the Trustee, in its capacity as
successor master servicer, if applicable) shall be reimbursed from the Purchase
Price for any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property for any Advances made or
other amounts advanced with respect to such Mortgage Loan that are reimbursable
to the Master Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing
Agreement (or to the Trustee hereunder in its capacity as successor master
servicer), together with any accrued and unpaid compensation due to the Master
Servicer, the Servicer or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder.
QIB:
As
defined in Section 3.03(c).
QIB-Restricted
Certificate:
Any
Class C Certificate.
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Qualified
GIC:
A
guaranteed investment contract or surety bond providing for the investment
of
funds in the Collection Account or the Certificate Account and insuring a
minimum, fixed or floating rate of return on investments of such funds, which
contract or surety bond shall:
(i) be
an
obligation of an insurance company or other corporation whose long term debt
is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories or,
if
such insurance company has no long term debt, whose claims paying ability is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, and
whose short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category;
(ii) provide
that the Trustee may exercise all of the rights under such contract or surety
bond without the necessity of taking any action by any other
Person;
(iii) provide
that if at any time the then current credit standing of the obligor under such
guaranteed investment contract is such that continued investment pursuant to
such contract of funds would result in a downgrading of any rating of the
Certificates or the NIM Securities, the Trustee shall terminate such contract
without penalty and be entitled to the return of all funds previously invested
thereunder, together with accrued interest thereon at the interest rate provided
under such contract to the date of delivery of such funds to the
Trustee;
(iv) provide
that the Trustee’s interest therein shall be transferable to any successor
trustee hereunder; and
(v) provide
that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued interest thereon be returnable
to the Collection Account or the Certificate Account, as the case may be, not
later than the Business Day prior to any Distribution Date.
Qualified
Insurer:
Not
applicable.
Qualifying
Substitute Mortgage Loan:
In the
case of a Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement, a Mortgage Loan that, on the date of such substitution,
(i) has an outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance), after application of all Scheduled
Payments due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of,
and
not more than 5% less than, the outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which
the
substitution occurs, (ii) has a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate
on
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) if applicable, has a maximum Mortgage Rate
not
less than the maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) if
applicable, has a minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the minimum Mortgage
Rate
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) if applicable, has a gross margin equal to
or
greater than the gross margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) is not a
Cooperative Loan unless the related Deleted Mortgage Loan was a Cooperative
Loan, (vii) if applicable, has a next adjustment date not later than the next
adjustment date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) has the same Due Date
as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) has a remaining stated term to maturity not
longer than 18 months and not more than 18 months shorter than the remaining
stated term to maturity of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) is current
as
of the date of substitution, (xi) has a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date
of
substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan as of such date, (xii) has been underwritten by a Transferor
in
accordance with the same underwriting criteria and guidelines as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (xiii) has a risk grading determined by the Seller at least
equal
to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xiv) is secured
by
the same property type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xv) conforms to each
representation and warranty applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan made in
the
Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement, (xvi) has the same or higher lien
position as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xvii) is covered by a Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy if the Deleted Mortgage Loan was so covered and (xviii)
contains provisions covering the payment of Prepayment Premium by the Mortgagor
for early prepayment of the Mortgage Loan at least as favorable as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted
for
one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof
shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Scheduled Principal Balances,
the
Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis
of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the risk gradings described in clause (xiii)
hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described
in
clause (ix) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average
remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (xi)
hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the
extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties
described in clause (xv) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.
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Rating
Agency:
Each of
Moody’s and S&P.
Realized
Loss:
With
respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (i) the unpaid
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of liquidation, minus
(ii) Liquidation Proceeds received, to the extent allocable to principal, net
of
amounts that are reimbursable therefrom to the Master Servicer or the Servicer
with respect to such Mortgage Loan (other than Advances of principal) including
expenses of liquidation. In determining whether a Realized Loss is a Realized
Loss of principal, Liquidation Proceeds shall be allocated, first, to payment
of
expenses related to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan, then to accrued unpaid
interest and finally to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan.
Recognition
Agreement:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, an agreement between the related Cooperative
Corporation and the originator of such Mortgage Loan to establish the rights
of
such originator in the related Cooperative Property.
Record
Date:
With
respect to the Book-Entry Certificates and any Distribution Date, the close
of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
With
respect to the Class C, Class P, Class X and Class R Certificates and any Class
of Definitive Certificates and any Distribution Date, the last Business Day
of
the month immediately preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs
(or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date).
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 otherwise
be
provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time; and all references
to
any rule, item, section or subsection of, or definition or term contained in,
Regulation AB mean such rule, item, section, subsection, definition or term,
as
the case may be, or any successor thereto, in each case as the same may be
amended from time to time.
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Regulation
S:
Not
applicable.
Regulation
S Global Security:
Not
applicable.
Reimbursement
Amounts:
Not
applicable.
Related
Certificates:
For any
REMIC 2 Interest, the Class of Certificates set forth on the same row in the
table under “REMIC 2” in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
Related
Mortgage Pool:
Not
applicable.
Related
REMIC 2 Interest:
For any
Related Certificates, the REMIC 2 Interest set forth on the same row in the
table under “REMIC 2” in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
Relevant
Servicing Criteria:
The
Servicing Criteria applicable to each party, as set forth on Exhibit R attached
hereto. Multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing
Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, each Custodian, the Paying Agent or each Servicer, the
term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant
Servicing Criteria applicable to such parties.
Relief
Act:
The
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and any similar state law or
regulation.
Relief
Act Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the
amount of interest collectible thereon as a result of application of the Relief
Act, any amount by which interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the
Due
Date in the related Collection Period is less than interest accrued thereon
for
the applicable one-month period at the Mortgage Rate without giving effect
to
such reduction.
REMIC:
Each of
REMIC 1 and REMIC 2, as described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
REMIC
1:
As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
1 Interest:
Any one
of the classes of REMIC 1 Interests described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
REMIC
1 Marker Classes:
Any of
the REMIC 1 Regular Interests other than the Class LT1-X Interest.
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REMIC
1II Marker Classes:
Not
applicable.
REMIC
1 Regular Interest:
Any of
the REMIC 1 Interests other than the Class LT1-R Interest.
REMIC
1 Subordinated Balance Ratio:
As
of any
Distribution Date, the ratio among the uncertificated principal balances of
each
of the REMIC 1II Marker Classes ending with the designation “A” that is equal to
the ratio among, with respect to each such REMIC 1II Marker Class, the excess
of
(x) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the
related Mortgage Pool over (y) the aggregate Class Principal Amounts of the
Classes of Certificates in the Related Certificate Group as set forth in the
Preliminary Statement under the table entitled “REMIC 1” (after giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date).
REMIC
2:
As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
REMIC
2 Interest:
Any one
of the classes of REMIC 2 Interests described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
REMIC
2 Regular Interest:
Any of
the REMIC 2 Interests other than the Residual Interest. Alternatively, any
of
the REMIC regular interests represented by (i) the rights associated with any
Class of Offered Certificates other than the rights to payments in respect
of
Excess Interest and (ii) the Uncertificated Class X Interest.
REMIC
Pass-Through Rate:
For
any
Distribution Date, the Net Funds Cap for such Distribution Date (as adjusted,
in
the case of any Class of Certificates or REMIC 2 Interest that accrues interest
on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, to reflect
accruals on such basis).
REMIC
Provisions:
The
provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage
investment conduits, which appear at sections 860A through 860G of Subchapter
M
of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, including
proposed regulations and rulings, and administrative pronouncements promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed in
lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan or otherwise
treated as having been acquired pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.
Replacement
Receipts:
Not
applicable.
Replacement
Receipts Account:
Not
applicable.
Reportable
Event: As defined in Section 6.20(e)(i).
Reporting
Servicer: As defined in Section 6.20(d)(i).
Required
Reserve Fund Amount:
Not
applicable.
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Residual
Certificates:
The
Class R Certificates.
Residual
Interest:
An
interest in REMIC 2 that is entitled to all distributions on the Class R
Certificate other than distributions in respect of the Class LT1-R
Interest.
Responsible
Officer:
When
used with respect to the Trustee, any Vice President, Assistant Vice President,
the Secretary, any assistant secretary, or any officer, working in its Corporate
Trust Office and having direct responsibility for the administration of this
Agreement, and any other officer to whom a matter arising under this Agreement
may be referred.
Restricted
Certificate:
Any
Class P, Class X or Class R Certificate.
Restricted
Global Security:
Not
Applicable.
Rolling
Three Month Delinquency Rate:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the average of the Delinquency Rates for
each
of the three (or one and two, in the case of the first and second Distribution
Dates, respectively) immediately preceding calendar months.
Rules:
As
defined in Section 6.20(c).
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
Scheduled
Payment:
Each
scheduled payment of principal and interest (or of interest only, if applicable)
to be paid by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan, as reduced (except where
otherwise specified herein) by the amount of any related Debt Service Reduction
or as a result of any related Deficient Valuation (in each case, excluding
all
amounts of principal and interest that were due on or before the Cut-off Date
whenever received) and, in the case of an REO Property, an amount equivalent
to
the Scheduled Payment that would have been due on the related Mortgage Loan
if
such Mortgage Loan had remained in existence.
Scheduled
Principal Balance:
With
respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan as of any Distribution Date, the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Cut-off Date
after
giving effect to principal payments due on or before the Cut-off Date, whether
or not received, less an amount equal to principal payments due after the
Cut-off Date, and on or before the Due Date in the related Collection Period,
whether or not received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the applicable
Servicer or the Master Servicer, and all amounts received thereon which are
allocable to unscheduled principal payments (including Principal Prepayments,
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and condemnation proceeds, in each
case
to the extent identified and applied prior to or during the related Prepayment
Period) and as increased by the amounts of any Negative Amortization with
respect to such Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date through the Due Date in
the
related Collection Period and (ii) any REO Property as of any Distribution
Date,
the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan on the Due Date
immediately preceding the date of acquisition of such REO Property by or on
behalf of the Trustee (reduced by any amount applied as a reduction of principal
on the Mortgage Loan). With respect to any Mortgage Loan and the Cut-off Date,
as specified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Scheduled Principal Balance
of a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan shall be zero.
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Security
Agreement:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the agreement between the owner of the related
Cooperative Shares and the originator of the related Mortgage Note that defines
the terms of the security interest in such Cooperative Shares and the related
Proprietary Lease.
Seller:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc. or any successor in interest thereto.
Senior
Certificates:
The
Class A1-A, Class A1-B, Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A3-A, Class A3-B, Class
A4-A, Class A4-B, Class A5, Class A6-A, Class A6-B and Class A6-C
Certificates.
Senior
Enhancement Percentage:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the
numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the
Subordinate Certificates and the Overcollateralization Amount (which amount,
for
purposes of this definition only, shall not be less than zero and assuming
for
purposes of this definition that the Principal Distribution Amount has been
distributed on such Distribution Date and no Trigger Event has occurred) and
the
denominator of which is the Aggregate Loan Balance for such Distribution Date,
in each case after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution
Date.
Senior
Principal Distribution Amount:
For any
Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or if a Trigger Event is in
effect with respect to such
Distribution Date, 100% of the Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date and (b) on
or
after the Stepdown Date and as long as a Trigger Event is not in effect with
respect to such Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of each class of Senior Certificates after
the
allocation of Deferred Interest, if any, for each Distribution Date and
immediately prior to distributions on such Distribution Date exceeds (y) the
Senior Target Amount.
Senior
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the
product of (1) (i) for each distribution prior to the Distribution Date in
September 2012, 71.88%; and (ii) thereafter, 77.50% and (2) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period and (b) the amount, if any, by which (1) the Aggregate Loan
Balance for such Distribution Date determined as of the last day of the related
Collection Period exceeds (2) the Overcollateralization Floor.
Servicer:
Each
Servicer that has entered into one of the Servicing Agreements attached as
Exhibit E hereto, or any successor in interest. Initially, the Servicers are
GreenPoint and GMACM. As of September 1, 2006 the servicing for certain of
the
Mortgage Loans will transfer to GMACM. As of October 1, 2006 the servicing
for
the remainder of the Mortgage Loans will transfer to GMACM.
Service(s)(ing):
In
accordance with Regulation AB, the act of managing or collecting payments on
the
Mortgage Loans or any other assets of the Trust Fund by an entity that meets
the
definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB. For
clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have
the
meaning commonly understood by participants in the residential mortgage-backed
securitization market.
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Servicer
Remittance Date:
The day
in each calendar month on which the applicable Servicer is required to remit
payments to the Collection Account, as specified in the related Servicing
Agreement, which is the 10th day of each calendar month (or, if such 10th day
is
not a Business Day, the first preceding or next succeeding Business Day, as
applicable).
Servicing
Advances:
Expenditures incurred by a Servicer in connection with the liquidation or
foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan which are eligible for reimbursement under the
applicable Servicing Agreement.
Servicing
Agreement:
Any of
the servicing agreements between a Servicer and the Seller, dated as of August
1, 2006, and attached hereto in Exhibit E, and any other servicing agreement
entered into between a successor servicer and the Seller or the Trustee pursuant
to the terms hereof.
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
Servicing
Fee:
A
monthly fee paid to the related Servicer by the Master Servicer as specified
in
the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Servicing
Function Participant:
Any
Subservicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than each Servicer, each
Custodian, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent and the Trustee, that is
participating in the servicing function within the meaning of Regulation AB,
unless such Person’s activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage
Loans.
Sponsor:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc. and any successor in interest thereto.
Startup
Day:
The day
designated as such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.
Stepdown
Date:
The
later to occur of (x) the Distribution Date in September 2009 and (y) the first
Distribution Date on which the Senior Enhancement Percentage (calculated for
this purpose after giving effect to payments or other recoveries in respect
of
the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period but before giving effect
to distributions on any Certificates on such Distribution Date) is greater
than
or equal to (i) prior to the Distribution Date in September 2012, 28.12% and
(ii) on or after the Distribution Date in September 2012, 22.50%.
Subcontractor:
Any
third-party or Affiliated vendor, subcontractor or other Person utilized by
a
Servicer, a Custodian, the Master Servicer, a Subservicer or the Trustee 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
direction and authority of such Servicer, Custodian, Master Servicer,
Subservicer or Trustee.
Subordinate
Certificates:
Collectively, the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6,
Class M7, Class M8, Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates.
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Subordinate
Priority:
Distributions to the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class
M6,
Class M7, Class M8, Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates, sequentially, in
that
order.
Subsequent
Recovery:
Any
amount recovered by any Servicer or the Master Servicer with respect to a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Realized Loss was incurred
after the liquidation or disposition of such Mortgage Loan.
Subservicer:
Any
Person that (i) is considered to be a Servicing Function Participant, (ii)
services Mortgage Loans on behalf of any Servicer or an Additional Servicer,
and
(iii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through
subservicers or Subcontractors) of material servicing functions required to
be
performed by the Servicer or Master Servicer under this Agreement, the Servicing
Agreements, the Custodial Agreements or other Servicing agreements entered
into
with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, that are identified in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB.
Substitution
Amount:
The
amount, if any, by which the Scheduled Principal Balance of a Deleted Mortgage
Loan exceeds the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Qualifying
Substitute Mortgage Loan, or aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance, if
applicable, plus unpaid interest thereon, and any related unpaid Advances or
Servicing Advances or unpaid General Servicing Fees, plus any costs and damages
incurred by the Trust Fund associated with violation of any federal, state
or
local predatory or abusive lending laws.
Target
Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Aggregate Loan Balance
as of such Distribution Date minus the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount
for
such Distribution Date.
Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount:
For any
Distribution Date $6,435,414 (0.50% of the Aggregate Loan Balance as of the
Cut-off Date).
Tax
Matters Person:
Not
applicable.
Telerate
Page 3750:
The
display currently so designated as “Page 3750” on the Moneyline Telerate Service
(or such other page selected by the Trustee as may replace Page 3750 on that
service for the purpose of displaying daily comparable rates on
prices).
Termination
Event:
Not
applicable.
Termination
Receipts:
Not
applicable.
Termination
Receipts Account:
Not
applicable.
Title
Insurance Policy:
A title
insurance policy maintained with respect to a Mortgage Loan.
Total
Distribution Amount:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Interest Remittance Amount
for such date; (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for such date; and (iii)
the
Prepayment Premiums.
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Transfer
Agreements:
As
defined in the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement.
Transferor:
GreenPoint.
Trigger
Event:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, means that either a Delinquency Event or
a
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event is in effect for such Distribution
Date.
Trust
Fund:
The
corpus of the GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-AR4 created
pursuant to this Agreement (GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust, Series 2006-AR4)
consisting of the Mortgage Loans, the assignment of the Depositor’s rights under
the Transfer Agreements, the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement and the Servicing
Agreements, such amounts as shall from time to time be held in the Basis Risk
Reserve Fund, Collection Account, Certificate Account, any Custodial Account
and
any Escrow Account, the Insurance Policies, any REO Property and the other
items
referred to in, and conveyed to the Trustee under, Section 2.01(a).
Trust
REMIC:
Each of
REMIC 1 and REMIC 2, as described in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
Trustee:
U.S.
Bank National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual
capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor thereto, and any
corporation or national banking association resulting from or surviving any
consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party and any
successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor trustee
hereunder.
UCC
or
Uniform Commercial Code:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time
to
time.
Uncertificated
Class X Interest:
An
uncertificated regular interest in REMIC 2 with an initial principal balance
equal to the excess of (i) the Cut-off Date Balance over (ii) the aggregate
initial principal amounts of the Offered Certificates and
bearing interest on a each Distribution Date in an amount equal to the Class
X
Current Interest for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that such
interest shall have no obligation or right to make or receive any payments
treated as paid or received by the Class X Certificates pursuant to interest
rate cap agreements or notional principal contracts under Section 10.01 and
shall have no rights to receive payments in respect of Class X Shortfall Amounts
from the Master Servicer as described in Section 10.01.
Underwriter:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Inc.
Underwriter’s
Exemption:
Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002), as amended
(or any successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative
exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Unpaid
Basis Risk Shortfall:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Class of Offered Certificates, the
aggregate of all Basis Risk Shortfalls with respect to such Class remaining
unpaid from previous Distribution Dates, plus interest accrued thereon at the
applicable Certificate Interest Rate (calculated without giving effect to the
Net Funds Cap but limited to a rate no greater than the Maximum Interest Rate
of
the Mortgage Pool to which such Class relates).
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Xxxxx
Xxxx REMIC:
Not
applicable.
Voting
Interests:
The
portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates that is allocated to any
Certificate for purposes of the voting provisions of this Agreement. At all
times during the term of this Agreement, 97% of all Voting Interests shall
be
allocated to the Class A1-A, Class A1-B, Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A3-A,
Class A3-B, Class A4-A, Class A4-B, Class A5, Class A6-A, Class A6-B, Class
A6-C, Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7,
Class M8, Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates and 1% of all Voting Interests
shall be allocated to each Class of the Class R Certificates, the Class P
Certificates and the Class X Certificates. Voting Interests shall be allocated
among such Classes of Certificates (other than the Class P, Class X and Class
R
Certificates) in proportion to their Class Principal Amounts or Class Notional
Amounts and among the Certificates of each Class in proportion to their
Percentage Interests. The Class C Certificates will not have any Voting
Interests.
Section
1.02. Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans.
Calculations
required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage
Loan
in the Trust Fund shall be made based upon current information as to the terms
of the Mortgage Loans and reports of payments received from the Mortgagor on
such Mortgage Loans and payments to be made to the Trustee as supplied to the
Trustee by the Master Servicer. The Trustee shall not be required to recompute,
verify or recalculate the information supplied to it by the Master Servicer
or
any Servicer.
Section
1.03. Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest
Accrued
interest, if any, on any Offered Certificate shall be calculated based upon
a
360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in each Accrual
Period.
Section
1.04. Rights
of the NIMS Insurer
Each
of
the rights of any NIMS Insurer set forth in this Agreement shall exist so long
as (i) the NIMS Insurer has undertaken to guarantee certain payments of NIM
Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture and (ii) the NIM Securities issued
pursuant to the Indenture remain outstanding or the NIMS Insurer is owed amounts
in respect of its guarantee of payment on such notes; provided, however, the
NIMS Insurer shall not have any rights hereunder (except pursuant to Section
11.03 and any rights to indemnification hereunder in the case of clause (ii)
below) so long as (i) the NIMS Insurer has not undertaken to guarantee certain
payments of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture or (ii) any default has
occurred and is continuing under the insurance policy issued by the NIMS Insurer
with respect to such notes.
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ARTICLE
II.
DECLARATION
OF TRUST;
ISSUANCE
OF CERTIFICATES
Section
2.01. Creation
and Declaration of Trust Fund; Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby
transfer, assign, set over, deposit with and otherwise convey to the Trustee,
without recourse, subject to Sections 2.02, 2.04, 2.05 and 2.06, in trust,
all
the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Mortgage Loans.
Such conveyance includes, without limitation, the right to all payments of
principal and interest received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans on
and
after the Cut-off Date (other than payments of principal and interest due on
or
before such date), and all such payments due after such date but received prior
to such date and intended by the related Mortgagors to be applied after such
date together with all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to
the Collection Account, the Certificate Account and all amounts from time to
time credited to and the proceeds of the Certificate Account, any Custodial
Accounts, any Escrow Account established pursuant to Section 9.06, the Basis
Risk Reserve Fund established pursuant to Section 5.06 and all amounts from
time
to time credited to and the proceeds of each such account, the Class X Account
established pursuant to Section 5.12 and all amounts from time to time credited
to and the proceeds of each such account, any REO Property and the proceeds
thereof, the Depositor’s rights under any Insurance Policies related to the
Mortgage Loans, the Depositor’s security interest in any collateral pledged to
secure the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgaged Properties, and any proceeds
of the foregoing, to have and to hold, in trust; and the Trustee declares that,
subject to the review provided for in Section 2.02, it has received and shall
hold the Trust Fund, as trustee, in trust, for the benefit and use of the
Holders of the Certificates and for the purposes and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, and, concurrently with such receipt,
has
caused to be executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of
the
Depositor, in exchange for the Trust Fund, Certificates in the authorized
denominations evidencing the entire ownership of the Trust Fund.
Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby
assign to the Trustee all of its rights and interest under the Mortgage Loan
Sale Agreement, including all rights of the Sellers under the Servicing
Agreements and each related Transfer Agreement (including the right to enforce
the Transferor’s obligation pursuant to the PPTLS) but, in each case, only to
the extent assigned under the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement. The Trustee hereby
accepts such assignment and delegation, and shall be entitled to exercise all
the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement as if, for
such purpose, it were the Depositor. The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment,
set-over, deposit, delegation and conveyance does not and is not intended to
result in the creation or assumption by the Trustee of any obligation of the
Depositor, the Sellers or any other Person in connection with the Mortgage
Loans
or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto except as specifically
set
forth herein.
(b) In
connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver
to, and deposit with, or cause to be delivered to and deposited with, the
Trustee, and/or a Custodian acting on the Trustee’s behalf, the following
documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan (each a “Mortgage
File”) so transferred and assigned:
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(i) with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage Note endorsed without
recourse in proper form to the order of the Trustee, as shown on Exhibit B-4
hereto, or in blank (in each case, with all necessary intervening endorsements,
as applicable) or with respect to any lost Mortgage Note, a lost note affidavit
stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or destroyed,
together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) if
applicable, the original of any guarantee, security agreement or pledge
agreement executed in connection with the Mortgage Note, assigned to the
Trustee;
(iii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative Loan, the original
recorded Mortgage with evidence of recording indicated thereon and the original
recorded power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon. If, in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Depositor cannot deliver the Mortgage
or
power of attorney with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage or power
of
attorney has been lost, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian), in the case of a delay due to
recording, a true copy of such Mortgage or power of attorney, pending delivery
of the original thereof, together with an Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor
certifying that the copy of such Mortgage or power of attorney delivered to
the
Trustee (or its Custodian) is a true copy and that the original of such Mortgage
or power of attorney has been forwarded to the public recording office, or,
in
the case of a Mortgage or power of attorney that has been lost, a copy thereof
(certified as provided for under the laws of the appropriate jurisdiction)
and a
written Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Depositor that
an
original recorded Mortgage or power of attorney is not required to enforce
the
Trustee’s interest in the Mortgage Loan;
(iv) the
original of each assumption, modification or substitution agreement, if any,
relating to the Mortgage Loans, or, as to any assumption, modification or
substitution agreement which cannot be delivered on or prior to the Closing
Date
because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such assumption,
modification or substitution agreement has been delivered for recordation,
a
photocopy of such assumption, modification or substitution agreement, pending
delivery of the original thereof, together with an Officer’s Certificate of the
Depositor certifying that the copy of such assumption, modification or
substitution agreement delivered to the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian)
is
a true copy and that the original of such agreement has been forwarded to the
public recording office;
(v) with
respect to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan, an original Assignment of Mortgage,
in
form and substance acceptable for recording. The related Mortgage shall be
assigned either (A) in blank, without recourse or (B) to “U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee of the GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4,” without recourse;
(vi) if
applicable, such original intervening assignments of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument (each, an “Intervening Assignment”), as may be
necessary to show a complete chain of assignment from the originator, or, in
the
case of an Intervening Assignment that has been lost, a written Opinion of
Counsel delivered to the Trustee that such original Intervening Assignment
is
not required to enforce the Trustee’s interest in the Mortgage
Loans;
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(vii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative Loan, the original
mortgagee title insurance policy or attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of
title, and, if applicable, the original Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or
certificate;
(viii) the
original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent instrument
executed in connection with the Mortgage or as to any security agreement,
chattel mortgage or their equivalent instrument that cannot be delivered on
or
prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording
office where such document has been delivered for recordation, a photocopy
of
such document, pending delivery of the original thereof, together with an
Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor certifying that the copy of such security
agreement, chattel mortgage or their equivalent instrument delivered to the
Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) is a true copy and that the original
of
such document has been forwarded to the public recording office;
(ix) with
respect to any manufactured housing contract, any related manufactured housing
sales contract, installment loan agreement or participation interest;
and
(x) with
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Loan Documents.
The
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the form of endorsement attached
hereto as Exhibit B-4 is intended to effect the transfer to the Trustee, for
the
benefit of the Certificateholders, of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages.
(c) (1) Assignments
of Mortgage with respect to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative
Loan shall be recorded; provided, however, that such Assignments need not be
recorded if, on or prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor delivers, at its
own
expense, an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee (which must be
Independent counsel) acceptable to the Trustee, the Rating Agencies and any
NIMS
Insurer, to the effect that recording in such states is not required to protect
the Trustee’s interest in the related Non-MERS Mortgage Loans; provided,
further, that notwithstanding the delivery of any Opinion of Counsel, the Master
Servicer shall cause the Servicer to submit each Assignment of Mortgage for
recording upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure
relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage. Subject to the preceding
sentence, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date (but in no event more
than three months thereafter except to the extent delays are caused by the
applicable recording office), the Master Servicer, at the expense of the
Depositor and with the cooperation of the applicable Servicer, shall cause
to be
properly recorded by such Servicer in each public recording office where the
related Mortgages are recorded each Assignment of Mortgage referred to in
subsection (b)(v) above with respect to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan. With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Master Servicer, at the expense of the
Depositor and with the cooperation of the applicable Servicer, shall cause
such
Servicer to take such actions as are necessary under applicable law in order
to
perfect the interest of the Trustee in the related Mortgaged
Property.
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(ii) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, at the expense of
the
Depositor and with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall cause the Servicer
to
take such actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee to be clearly identified
as the owner of each such Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes
of
the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages
maintained by MERS.
(d) In
instances where a Title Insurance Policy is required to be delivered to the
Trustee or the applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee under clause
(b)(vii) above and is not so delivered, the Depositor will provide a copy of
such Title Insurance Policy to the Trustee, or to the applicable Custodian
on
behalf of the Trustee, as promptly as practicable after the execution and
delivery hereof, but in any case within 180 days of the Closing
Date.
(e) For
Mortgage Loans (if any) that have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date
and prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above
documents, herewith delivers to the Trustee, or to the applicable Custodian
on
behalf of the Trustee, an Officer’s Certificate which shall include a statement
to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such prepayment
that
are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section
4.01
have been so deposited. All original documents that are not delivered to the
Trustee or the applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall be held
by
the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer in trust for the benefit of
the
Trustee and the Certificateholders.
Section
2.02. Acceptance
of Trust Fund by Trustee: Review of Documentation for Trust Fund.
(a) The
Trustee, by execution and delivery hereof, acknowledges receipt by it or by
the
applicable Custodian on its behalf of the Mortgage Files pertaining to the
Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject to review thereof
by the Trustee, or by the applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, under
this Section 2.02. The Trustee, or the applicable Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee, will execute and deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and any NIMS Insurer on the Closing Date an Initial Certification
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B-1 (or in the form annexed to the applicable
Custodial Agreement as Exhibit B-1, as applicable).
(b) Within
45
days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the applicable Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee, will, for the benefit of Holders of the Certificates and any
NIMS Insurer, review each Mortgage File to ascertain that all required documents
set forth in Section 2.01 have been received and appear on their face to contain
the requisite signatures by or on behalf of the respective parties thereto,
and
shall deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and any NIMS
Insurer an Interim Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B-2
(or
in the form annexed to the applicable Custodial Agreement as Exhibit B-2, as
applicable) to the effect that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan prepaid in full or any specifically
identified in such certification as not covered by such certification), (i)
all
of the applicable documents specified in Section 2.01(b) are in its possession
and (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear to relate to such
Mortgage Loan. The Trustee, or the applicable Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee, shall determine whether such documents are executed and endorsed,
but
shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such
documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the
same
are valid, binding, legally effective, properly endorsed, genuine, enforceable
or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been
recorded or are in recordable form or that they are other than what they purport
to be on their face. Neither the Trustee nor the applicable Custodian shall
have
any responsibility for verifying the genuineness or the legal effectiveness
of
or authority for any signatures of or on behalf of any party or
endorser.
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(c) If
in the
course of the review described in paragraph (b) above the Trustee or the
applicable Custodian discovers any document or documents constituting a part
of
a Mortgage File that is missing, does not appear regular on its face (i.e.,
is
mutilated, damaged, defaced, torn or otherwise physically altered) or appears
to
be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(each, a “Material Defect”), the Trustee, or the applicable Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee, discovering such Material Defect shall promptly identify the
Mortgage Loan to which such Material Defect relates in the Interim Certification
delivered to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and any NIMS
Insurer. Within 90 days of its receipt of such notice, the Transferor, or,
if
the Transferor does not do so, the Depositor shall be required to cure such
Material Defect (and, in such event, the Depositor shall provide the Trustee
with an Officer’s Certificate confirming that such cure has been effected). If
the applicable Transferor or the Depositor, as applicable, does not so cure
such
Material Defect, the Transferor, or, if the Transferor does not do so, the
Depositor, shall, if a loss has been incurred with respect to such Mortgage
Loan
that would, if such Mortgage Loan were not purchased from the Trust Fund,
constitute a Realized Loss, and such loss is attributable to the failure of
the
Depositor to cure such Material Defect, repurchase the related Mortgage Loan
from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price. A loss shall be deemed to be
attributable to the failure of the Depositor to cure a Material Defect if,
as
determined by the Depositor, upon mutual agreement with the Trustee each acting
in good faith, absent such Material Defect, such loss would not have been
incurred. Within the two-year period following the Closing Date, the Depositor
may, in lieu of repurchasing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 2.02,
substitute for such Mortgage Loan a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan subject
to the provisions of Section 2.05. The failure of the Trustee or the applicable
Custodian to give the notice contemplated herein within 45 days after the
Closing Date shall not affect or relieve the Depositor of its obligation to
repurchase any Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 2.02 or any other Section
of this Agreement requiring the repurchase of Mortgage Loans from the Trust
Fund.
(d) Within
180 days following the Closing Date, the Trustee, or the applicable Custodian,
shall deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and any NIMS
Insurer a Final Certification substantially in the form attached as Exhibit
B-3
(or in the form annexed to the applicable Custodial Agreement as Exhibit B-3,
as
applicable) evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files in its possession
or control, with any exceptions noted thereto.
(e) Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute an assumption by the Trust
Fund, the Trustee, any Custodian or the Certificateholders of any unsatisfied
duty, claim or other liability on any Mortgage Loan or to any
Mortgagor.
(f) Each
of
the parties hereto acknowledges that the applicable Custodian shall perform
the
applicable review of the Mortgage Loans and respective certifications thereof
as
provided in this Section 2.02 and in the applicable Custodial
Agreement.
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(g) Upon
execution of this Agreement, the Depositor hereby delivers to the Trustee and
the Trustee acknowledges a receipt of the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement and
the
Servicing Agreement.
Section
2.03. Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor.
(a) The
Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee, for the benefit of
Certificateholders and to the Master Servicer as of the Closing Date or such
other date as is specified, that:
(i) the
Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws governing its creation and existence and has full corporate
power
and authority to own its property, to carry on its business as presently
conducted, to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement,
and
to create the trust pursuant hereto;
(ii) the
execution and delivery by the Depositor of this Agreement have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor;
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of
the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions hereof,
will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under,
any
of the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree
or
order binding on the Depositor or its properties or the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Depositor;
(iii) the
execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of this Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking
of
any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental
authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken
prior to the date hereof;
(iv) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee and the Master Servicer
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be subject
to
(A) applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting
the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally and (B) general principles
of equity regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law;
(v) there
are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened or likely to be asserted against or affecting the Depositor, before
or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A)
with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) with
respect to any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be
determined adversely to the Depositor and will if determined adversely to the
Depositor materially and adversely affect it or its business, assets, operations
or condition, financial or otherwise, or adversely affect its ability to perform
its obligations under this Agreement; and
(vi) immediately
prior to the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee,
the
Depositor was the sole owner of record and holder of each Mortgage Loan, and
the
Depositor had good and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer
and sell each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee free and clear, subject only to
(1)
liens of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable
and, if the related Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, any lien for
common charges permitted by statute, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions,
rights of way, easements and other matters of public record as of the date
of
recording of such Mortgage acceptable to mortgage lending institutions in the
area in which the related Mortgaged Property is located and specifically
referred to in the lender’s Title Insurance Policy or attorney’s opinion of
title and abstract of title delivered to the originator of such Mortgage Loan,
and (3) such other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which
do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits
of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage, of any encumbrance,
equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest, and had full right and authority, subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) The
representations and warranties of the Transferor with respect to the related
Mortgage Loans in the applicable Transfer Agreement, which have been assigned
to
the Trustee hereunder, were made as of the date specified in the applicable
Transfer Agreement (or underlying agreement, if such Transfer Agreement is
in
the form of an assignment of a prior agreement). To the extent that any fact,
condition or event with respect to a Mortgage Loan constitutes a breach of
both
(i) a representation or warranty of the applicable Transferor under the
applicable Transfer Agreement and (ii) a representation or warranty of the
Seller under the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, the only right or remedy of
the
Trustee or any Certificateholder hereunder (other than a breach by the Seller
of
the representations made pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(xii), 1.04(b)(xvii),
1.04(b)(xviii), 1.04(b)(ix) and 1.04(b)(xx) of the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement)
shall be their rights to enforce the obligations of the applicable Transferor
under any applicable representation or warranty made by it. Pursuant to the
terms of the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, the representations and warranties
made by the Seller pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(xii), 1.04(b)(xvii),
1.04(b)(xviii), 1.04(b)(ix) and 1.04(b)(xx) of the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement
shall be the direct obligations of the Seller. With the exception of the
immediately proceeding sentence, the Seller shall not have any other obligation
or liability with respect to any breach of a representation or warranty made
by
it with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold by it if the fact, condition or
event
constituting such breach also constitutes a breach of a representation or
warranty made by the applicable Transferor in the applicable Transfer Agreement,
without regard to whether such Transferor fulfills its contractual obligations
in respect of such representation or warranty. The Depositor shall have no
obligation or liability with respect to any breach of any representation or
warranty with respect to the Mortgage Loans (except as set forth in Section
2.03(a)(vi)) under any circumstances.
Section
2.04. Discovery
of Breach.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties (i) set forth
in
Section 2.03, (ii) of the Seller set forth in the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement
and assigned to the Depositor by the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Sale
Agreement and to the Trustee by the Depositor hereunder and (iii) of the
Transferor and of the Servicer assigned by the Seller to the Depositor pursuant
to the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement and assigned to the Trustee by the Depositor
hereunder, shall each survive delivery of the Mortgage Files and the Assignment
of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout
the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, any NIMS
Insurer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee of a breach of any of such
representations and warranties that materially and adversely affects the value
of the related Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give
prompt written notice to the other parties. Within 90 days of the discovery
of a
breach of any representation or warranty given to the Trustee by the Depositor
or given by a Transferor or the Seller and assigned to the Trustee, the
Depositor, such Transferor or the Seller, as applicable, shall either (a) cure
such breach in all material respects, (b) repurchase such Mortgage Loan or
any
property acquired in respect thereof from the Trustee at the Purchase Price
(or,
with respect to Mortgage Loans as to which there is a breach of a representation
or warranty set forth in Section 1.04(b)(v) of the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement,
at the purchase price therefor paid by the Seller under the Mortgage Loan Sale
Agreement) or (c) within the two-year period following the Closing Date,
substitute a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage
Loan.
In the event of discovery of a breach of any representation and warranty of
a
Transferor assigned to the Trustee, the Trustee shall enforce its rights under
the applicable Transfer Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement for
the
benefit of Certificateholders. As provided in the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreements,
if a Transferor substitutes a mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant
to the Transfer Agreement and such substitute mortgage loan is not a Qualifying
Substitute Mortgage Loan, then pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Sale
Agreement the Seller will, in exchange for such substitute mortgage loan, (i)
pay to the Trust Fund the applicable Purchase Price for the affected Mortgage
Loan or (ii) within two years of the Closing Date, substitute a Qualifying
Substitute Mortgage Loan.
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Section
2.05. Repurchase,
Purchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans.
(a) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Depositor pursuant to this
Agreement, by the Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, or by
the
Transferor pursuant to the applicable Transfer Agreement, the principal portion
of the funds (including the related PPTL Purchase Price in the case of a First
Payment Default Mortgage Loan) received by the Master Servicer in respect of
such repurchase of a Mortgage Loan will be considered a Principal Prepayment
and
the Purchase Price or PPTL Purchase Price shall be deposited in the Collection
Account or a Custodial Account, as applicable. The Trustee (i) upon receipt
of
the full amount of the Purchase Price for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ii) upon
receipt of a written certification from the Master Servicer that it has received
the full amount of the Purchase Price for a Deleted Mortgage Loan and has
deposited such amount in the Collection Account or (iii) upon receipt of
notification from the applicable Custodian that it had received the Mortgage
File for a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan (and any applicable Substitution Amount), shall release or cause
to be released and reassign to the Depositor, the Seller or the Transferor,
as
applicable, the related Mortgage File for the Deleted Mortgage Loan and shall
execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case
without recourse, representation or warranty, as shall be necessary to vest
in
such party or its designee or assignee title to any Deleted Mortgage Loan
released pursuant hereto, free and clear of all security interests, liens and
other encumbrances created by this Agreement, which instruments shall be
prepared by the applicable Servicer and the Trustee shall have no further
responsibility with respect to the Mortgage File relating to such Deleted
Mortgage Loan. The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against
any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and any
Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of the Seller
relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the
terms of this Section 2.05 and the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, to the extent
that any such action causes an Adverse REMIC Event.
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(b) With
respect to each Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan to be delivered to the
Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) pursuant to the terms of this Article
II
in exchange for a Deleted Mortgage Loan: (i) the Depositor, the Transferor
or
the Seller, as applicable, must deliver to the Trustee (or the applicable
Custodian) the Mortgage File for the Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan
containing the documents set forth in Section 2.01(b) along with a written
certification certifying as to the delivery of such Mortgage File and containing
the granting language set forth in Section 2.01(a); and (ii) the Depositor
will
be deemed to have made, with respect to such Qualifying Substitute Mortgage
Loan, each of the representations and warranties made by it with respect to
the
related Deleted Mortgage Loan. As soon as practicable after the delivery of
any
Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan hereunder, the Master Servicer, at the
expense of the Depositor and with the cooperation of the applicable Servicer,
shall (i) with respect to a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan that is a
Non-MERS Mortgage Loan, cause the Assignment of Mortgage to be recorded by
the
applicable Servicer if required pursuant to Section 2.01(c), or (ii) with
respect to a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan,
cause to be taken such actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee to be
clearly identified as the owner of each such Mortgage Loan on the records of
MERS if required pursuant to Section 2.01(c).
(c) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the right to substitute Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this Article II shall be subject to the additional limitations
that
no substitution of a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage
Loan shall be made unless the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer have received an
Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make the
substitution) that, under current law, such substitution will not result in
an
Adverse REMIC Event.
Section
2.06. Grant
Clause.
(a) It
is
intended that the conveyance of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and
to property constituting the Trust Fund pursuant to this Agreement shall
constitute, and shall be construed as, a sale of such property and not a grant
of a security interest to secure a loan. However, if such conveyance is deemed
to be in respect of a loan, it is intended that: (1) the rights and obligations
of the parties shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(2)
the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of
the
Certificates a first priority security interest to secure repayment of an
obligation in an amount equal to the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the
Certificates in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and
under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, the Trust Fund and all proceeds
of any and all property constituting the Trust Fund to secure payment of the
Certificates; and (3) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement
under
applicable law. If such conveyance is deemed to be in respect of a loan and
the
trust created by this Agreement terminates prior to the satisfaction of the
claims of any Person holding any Certificate, the security interest created
hereby shall continue in full force and effect and the Trustee shall be deemed
to be the collateral agent for the benefit of such Person, and all proceeds
shall be distributed as herein provided.
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(b) The
Depositor shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such
reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were
deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and the other
property described above, such security interest would be deemed to be a
perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and shall
be
maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Depositor shall,
at its own expense, make all initial filings on or about the Closing Date and
shall forward a copy of such filing or filings to the Trustee. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Depositor shall prepare and forward for
filing, or shall cause to be forwarded for filing, at the expense of the
Depositor, all filings necessary to maintain the effectiveness of any original
filings necessary under the relevant UCC to perfect the Trustee’s security
interest in or lien on the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation (x)
continuation statements, and (y) such other statements as may be occasioned
by
(1) any change of name of the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee, (2) any
change of location of the jurisdiction of organization of the Seller or the
Depositor, (3) any transfer of any interest of the Seller or the Depositor
in
any Mortgage Loan or (4) any change under the relevant UCC or other applicable
laws. Neither the Seller nor the Depositor shall organize under the law of
any
jurisdiction other than the State under which each is organized as of the
Closing Date (whether changing its jurisdiction of organization or organizing
under an additional jurisdiction) without giving 30 days prior written notice
of
such action to its immediate and intermediate transferee, including the Trustee.
Before effecting such change, the Seller or the Depositor proposing to change
its jurisdiction of organization shall prepare and file in the appropriate
filing office any financing statements or other statements necessary to continue
the perfection of the interests of its immediate and mediate transferees,
including the Trustee, in the Mortgage Loans. In connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller and the Depositor
authorizes its immediate or mediate transferee to file in any filing office
any
initial financing statements, any amendments to financing statements, any
continuation statements, or any other statements or filings described in this
paragraph (b).
ARTICLE
III.
THE
CERTIFICATES
Section
3.01. The
Certificates.
(a) The
Certificates shall be issuable in registered form only and shall be securities
governed by Article 8 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code. The Book-Entry
Certificates will be evidenced by one or more certificates, beneficial ownership
of which will be held in the dollar denominations in Certificate Principal
Amount (or Notional Amount), or in the Percentage Interests, specified herein.
Each Class of Offered Certificates will be issued in the minimum denominations
in Certificate Principal Amount (or Notional Amount) specified in the
Preliminary Statement hereto and in integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.
The Class C, Class P and Class X Certificates shall be maintained in definitive,
fully registered form in a minimum denomination equal to 10% of the Percentage
Interest of the Class. The Class R Certificate shall be issued as a single
Certificate and maintained in definitive, fully registered form in a minimum
denomination equal to 100% of the Percentage Interest of such Class. The
Certificates may be issued in the form of typewritten certificates.
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(b) The
Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of
the
Trustee by an authorized officer. Each Certificate shall, on original issue,
be
authenticated by the Trustee upon the order of the Depositor upon receipt by
the
Trustee of the Mortgage Files described in Section 2.01. No Certificate shall
be
entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid for any purpose,
unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication
substantially in the form provided for herein, executed by an authorized officer
of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent, if any, by manual signature, and
such certification upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the
only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered
hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication.
At
any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Depositor may deliver Certificates executed by the Depositor
to
the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent for authentication and the Trustee
or
the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver such Certificates as
in
this Agreement provided and not otherwise.
Section
3.02. Registration.
The
Trustee is hereby appointed, and hereby accepts its appointment as, Certificate
Registrar in respect of the Certificates and shall maintain books for the
registration and for the transfer of Certificates (the “Certificate Register”).
The Trustee may appoint a bank or trust company to act as Certificate Registrar.
A registration book shall be maintained for the Certificates collectively.
The
Certificate Registrar may resign or be discharged or removed and a new successor
may be appointed in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth
in
Sections 6.06 and 6.07 hereof with respect to the resignation, discharge or
removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor trustee. The
Certificate Registrar may appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the
Holders and the Master Servicer, any bank or trust company to act as co
registrar under such conditions as the Certificate Registrar may prescribe;
provided, however, that the Certificate Registrar shall not be relieved of
any
of its duties or responsibilities hereunder by reason of such
appointment.
Section
3.03. Transfer
and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) A
Certificate (other than Book Entry Certificates which shall be subject to
Section 3.09 hereof) may be transferred by the Holder thereof only upon
presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the office of the Certificate
Registrar duly endorsed or accompanied by an assignment duly executed by such
Holder or his duly authorized attorney in such form as shall be satisfactory
to
the Certificate Registrar. Upon the transfer of any Certificate in accordance
with the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall execute, and the Trustee or
any
Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the transferee, one
or
more new Certificates of the same Class and evidencing, in the aggregate, the
same aggregate Certificate Principal Amount or Percentage Interest as the
Certificate being transferred. No service charge shall be made to a
Certificateholder for any registration of transfer of Certificates, but the
Certificate Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax
or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration
of transfer of Certificates.
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(b) A
Certificate may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for any number of new
Certificates of the same Class, in authorized denominations, representing in
the
aggregate the same Certificate Principal Amount or Percentage Interest as the
Certificate surrendered, upon surrender of the Certificate to be exchanged
at
the office of the Certificate Registrar duly endorsed or accompanied by a
written instrument of transfer duly executed by such Holder or his duly
authorized attorney in such form as is satisfactory to the Certificate
Registrar. Certificates delivered upon any such exchange will evidence the
same
obligations, and will be entitled to the same rights and privileges, as the
Certificates surrendered. No service charge shall be made to a Certificateholder
for any exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may
be
imposed in connection with any exchange of Certificates. Whenever any
Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute, and
the
Trustee or the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate, date and deliver the
Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to
receive.
(c) By
acceptance of a Restricted Certificate or QIB-Restricted Certificate, whether
upon original issuance or subsequent transfer, each Holder of such a Certificate
acknowledges the restrictions on the transfer of such Certificate set forth
thereon and agrees that it will transfer such a Certificate only as provided
herein.
The
following restrictions shall apply with respect to the transfer and registration
of transfer of a Restricted Certificate to a transferee that takes delivery
in
the form of a Definitive Certificate:
(i) The
Certificate Registrar shall register the transfer of a Restricted Certificate
if
the requested transfer is (x) to the Depositor or an affiliate (as defined
in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”)) of the
Depositor or (y) being made to a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) as
defined in Rule 144A under the Act by a transferor that has provided the Trustee
with a certificate in the form of Exhibit F hereto; and
(ii) The
Certificate Registrar shall register the transfer of a Restricted Certificate
if
the requested transfer is being made to an “accredited investor” under Rule
501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Act, or to any Person all of the equity
owners in which are such accredited investors, by a transferor who furnishes
to
the Trustee a letter of the transferee substantially in the form of Exhibit
G
hereto.
(d) No
Transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate or a Class R Certificate will be
registered unless the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor
receive (A) a representation as set forth in Exhibit D-1 for Class R
Certificates or Exhibit H for ERISA-Restricted Certificates to the effect that
such transferee is not an employee benefit plan or other arrangement subject
to
Title I of ERISA, a plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject
to any provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or
regulations that are substantively similar to the foregoing provisions of ERISA
or the Code (“Similar Law”) (collectively, a “Plan”), and is not directly or
indirectly acquiring the Class R Certificate for, on behalf of, or with any
assets of any such Plan, or (B) solely in the case of an ERISA-Restricted
Certificate (I) a representation as set forth in Exhibit H for ERISA-Restricted
Certificates that, if the Certificate has been the subject of an
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, such transferee is an insurance company that
is
acquiring the Certificate with assets contained in an “insurance company general
account,” as defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
(“PTCE”) 95-60, and the acquisition and holding of the Certificate are covered
and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or (II) solely in the case
of
an ERISA-Restricted Certificate that is a Definitive Certificate, an Opinion
of
Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the
Depositor, and upon which the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the
Depositor shall be entitled to rely, to the effect that the acquisition and
holding of such Certificate will not constitute or result in a nonexempt
prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Code, or a violation of Similar Law,
and will not subject the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Master
Servicer, any Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in addition to those
expressly undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not
be an
expense of the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar, the Master Servicer, any
Servicer or the Depositor.
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Except
in
the case of Definitive Certificates, the representations set forth in the
preceding paragraph, other than clause (B)(II) in the immediately preceding
paragraph, shall be deemed to have been made to the Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar and the Depositor by the transferee’s acceptance of an ERISA
Restricted Certificate or a Class R Certificate (or the acceptance by a
Certificate Owner of the beneficial interest in any Class of ERISA Restricted
Certificate or Class R Certificate). The Trustee, the Certificate Registrar
and
the Depositor shall not have any obligation to monitor transfers of Book-Entry
Certificates or Restricted Global Securities that are ERISA Restricted
Certificates or Class R Certificates or any liability for transfers of such
Certificates in violation of the transfer restrictions.
Notwithstanding
any other provision herein to the contrary, any purported transfer of an ERISA
Restricted Certificate or Class R Certificate to or on behalf of a Plan without
the delivery to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor of
a
representation or an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar and the Depositor as described above shall be void and
of
no effect and the next preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated
as
the beneficial owner of that Certificate, retroactive to the date of transfer
to
the purported beneficial owner. The Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and
the
Depositor shall not have any liability to any Person for any registration or
transfer of any ERISA Restricted Certificate or Class R Certificate that is
in
fact not permitted by this Section 3.03(d) and the Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar and the Depositor shall not have any liability for making any payments
due on such Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with
respect to such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the
transfer was registered by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with the
foregoing requirements. The Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the Depositor
shall be entitled, but not obligated, to recover from any Holder of any ERISA
Restricted Certificate or Class R Certificate that was in fact a Plan and that
held such Certificate in violation of this Section 3.03(d) all payments made
on
such ERISA Restricted Certificate or Class R Certificate at and after the time
it commenced such holding. Any such payments so recovered shall be paid and
delivered to the last preceding Holder of such Certificate that is not a
Plan.
(e) As
a
condition of the registration of transfer or exchange of any Certificate, the
Certificate Registrar may require the certified taxpayer identification number
of the owner of the Certificate and the payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any
tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection therewith; provided,
however, that the Certificate Registrar shall have no obligation to require
such
payment or to determine whether or not any such tax or charge may be applicable.
No service charge shall be made to the Certificateholder for any registration,
transfer or exchange of a Certificate.
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(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, no Residual Certificate may be owned,
pledged or transferred, directly or indirectly, by or to (i) a Disqualified
Organization or (ii) an individual, corporation or partnership or other person
unless, in the case of clause (ii), such person is (A) not a Non-U.S. Person
or
(B) is a Non U.S. Person that holds a Residual Certificate in connection with
the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished
the transferor and the Trustee with an effective Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI or successor form at the time and in the manner required by the Code
(any
such person who is not covered by clause (A) or (B) above is referred to herein
as a “Non-permitted Foreign Holder”).
Prior
to
and as a condition of the registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of a Residual Certificate, the proposed transferee shall deliver
to
the Trustee an affidavit in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D-1 representing and warranting, among other things, that such transferee is
neither a Disqualified Organization, an agent or nominee acting on behalf of
a
Disqualified Organization, nor a Non-permitted Foreign Holder (any such
transferee, a “Permitted Transferee”), and the proposed transferor shall deliver
to the Trustee an affidavit in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D-2. In addition, the Trustee may (but shall have no obligation to) require,
prior to and as a condition of any such transfer, the delivery by the proposed
transferee of an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Trustee satisfactory in form and substance
to
the Depositor, that such proposed transferee or, if the proposed transferee
is
an agent or nominee, the proposed beneficial owner, is not a Disqualified
Organization, agent or nominee thereof, or a Non-permitted Foreign Holder.
Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer,
sale, or other disposition of a Residual Certificate to a Disqualified
Organization, an agent or nominee thereof, or Non-permitted Foreign Holder,
such
registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and
such Disqualified Organization, agent or nominee thereof, or Non-permitted
Foreign Holder shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose
hereunder, including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions on such
Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall not be under any liability to any person
for any registration or transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Disqualified
Organization, agent or nominee thereof or Non-permitted Foreign Holder or for
the maturity of any payments due on such Residual Certificate to the Holder
thereof or for taking any other action with respect to such Holder under the
provisions of the Agreement, so long as the transfer was effected in accordance
with this Section 3.03(f), unless the Trustee shall have actual knowledge at
the
time of such transfer or the time of such payment or other action that the
transferee is a Disqualified Organization, or an agent or nominee thereof,
or
Non-permitted Foreign Holder. The Trustee shall be entitled to recover from
any
Holder of a Residual Certificate that was a Disqualified Organization, agent
or
nominee thereof, or Non-permitted Foreign Holder at the time it became a Holder
or any subsequent time it became a Disqualified Organization, agent or nominee
thereof, or Non-permitted Foreign Holder, all payments made on such Residual
Certificate at and after either such times (and all costs and expenses,
including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection therewith).
Any payment (not including any such costs and expenses) so recovered by the
Trustee shall be paid and delivered to the last preceding Holder of such
Residual Certificate.
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If
any
purported transferee shall become a registered Holder of a Residual Certificate
in violation of the provisions of this Section 3.03(f), then upon receipt of
written notice to the Trustee that the registration of transfer of such Residual
Certificate was not in fact permitted by this Section 3.03(f), the last
preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to all rights as Holder thereof
retroactive to the date of such registration of transfer of such Residual
Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for any
registration of transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact not permitted
by this Section 3.03(f), for making any payment due on such Certificate to
the
registered Holder thereof or for taking any other action with respect to such
Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the transfer was
registered upon receipt of the affidavit described in the preceding paragraph
of
this Section 3.03(f).
(g) Each
Holder or Certificate Owner of a Restricted Certificate, ERISA-Restricted
Certificate, QIB-Restricted Certificate or Residual Certificate, or an interest
therein, by such Holder’s or Owner’s acceptance thereof, shall be deemed for all
purposes to have consented to the provisions of this section.
Section
3.04. Cancellation
of Certificates.
Any
Certificate surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall be
cancelled and retained in accordance with normal retention policies with respect
to cancelled certificates maintained by the Trustee or the Certificate
Registrar.
Section
3.05. Replacement
of Certificates.
If
(i)
any Certificate is mutilated and is surrendered to the Trustee or any
Authenticating Agent or (ii) the Trustee or any Authenticating Agent receives
evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Certificate, and there is delivered to any NIMS Insurer and the Trustee or
the
Authenticating Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them
to
save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Depositor
and
any Authenticating Agent that such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate has
been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall execute and the
Trustee or any Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in exchange
for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate,
a
new Certificate of like tenor and Certificate Principal Amount. Upon the
issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 3.05, the Trustee and
Authenticating Agent may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and
any
other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued
pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall constitute complete and indefeasible
evidence of ownership in the applicable Trust Fund, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at
any
time.
Section
3.06. Persons
Deemed Owners.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 3.09 with respect to Book Entry Certificates,
the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any NIMS Insurer, the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name any
Certificate is registered upon the books of the Certificate Registrar as the
owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant
to
Sections 5.01 and 5.02 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and neither the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any NIMS Insurer, the Certificate
Registrar nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the
contrary.
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Section
3.07. Temporary
Certificates.
(a) Pending
the preparation of Definitive Certificates, upon the order of the Depositor,
the
Trustee shall execute and shall authenticate and deliver temporary Certificates
that are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced,
in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Definitive
Certificates in lieu of which they are issued and with such variations as the
authorized officers executing such Certificates may determine, as evidenced
by
their execution of such Certificates.
(b) If
temporary Certificates are issued, the Depositor will cause Definitive
Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation
of
Definitive Certificates, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for
Definitive Certificates upon surrender of the temporary Certificates at the
office or agency of the Trustee without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender
for
cancellation of any one or more temporary Certificates, the Trustee shall
execute and authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a like aggregate
Certificate Principal Amount of Definitive Certificates of the same Class in
the
authorized denominations. Until so exchanged, the temporary Certificates shall
in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as
Definitive Certificates of the same Class.
Section
3.08. Appointment
of Paying Agent.
The
Trustee may appoint a Paying Agent (which may be the Trustee), acceptable to
the
NIMS Insurer, for the purpose of making distributions to Certificateholders
hereunder. The Trustee shall cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver
to
the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the
Trustee that such Paying Agent will hold all sums held by it for the payment
to
Certificateholders in an Eligible Account in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders entitled thereto until such sums shall be paid to the
Certificateholders. All funds remitted by the Trustee to any such Paying Agent
for the purpose of making distributions shall be paid to Certificateholders
on
each Distribution Date and any amounts not so paid shall be returned on such
Distribution Date to the Trustee. If the Paying Agent is not the Trustee, the
Trustee shall cause to be remitted to the Paying Agent on or before the Business
Day prior to each Distribution Date, by wire transfer in immediately available
funds, the funds to be distributed on such Distribution Date.
Any
Paying Agent shall be either a bank or trust company or otherwise authorized
under law to exercise corporate trust powers. A Paying Agent shall comply with
its reporting obligations under Regulation AB with respect to the Trust Fund
in
form and substance similar to those of the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.21,
and
the related assessment of compliance shall cover, at a minimum, the matters
indicated as obligations with respect to the Paying Agent on Exhibit R attached
hereto. In addition, the Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) shall notify
the
Sponsor, the Master Servicer and the Depositor within five (5) calendar days
of
knowledge thereof (i) of any legal proceedings pending against the Paying Agent
of the type described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation AB, (ii) any
merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Paying
Agent and (iii) if the Paying Agent shall become (but only to the extent not
previously disclosed) at any time an Affiliate of any of the parties listed
on
Exhibit S hereto or any of their Affiliates.
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Section
3.09. Book
Entry Certificates.
(a) Each
Class of Book Entry Certificates, upon original issuance, shall be issued in
the
form of one or more typewritten Certificates representing the Book Entry
Certificates. The Book Entry Certificates shall initially be registered on
the
Certificate Register in the name of the nominee of the Clearing Agency, and
no
Certificate Owner will receive a Definitive Certificate representing such
Certificate Owner’s interest in the Book Entry Certificates, except as provided
in Section 3.09(c). Unless Definitive Certificates have been issued to
Certificate Owners of Book Entry Certificates pursuant to Section
3.09(c):
(i) the
provisions of this Section 3.09 shall be in full force and effect;
(ii) the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent, the Registrar and the Trustee
may deal with the Clearing Agency for all purposes (including the making of
distributions on the Book Entry Certificates) as the authorized representatives
of the Certificate Owners and the Clearing Agency shall be responsible for
crediting the amount of such distributions to the accounts of such Persons
entitled thereto, in accordance with the Clearing Agency’s normal
procedures;
(iii) to
the
extent that the provisions of this Section 3.09 conflict with any other
provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.09 shall control;
and
(iv) the
rights of Certificate Owners shall be exercised only through the Clearing Agency
and the Clearing Agency Participants and shall be limited to those established
by law and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Clearing Agency
and/or the Clearing Agency Participants. Unless and until Definitive
Certificates are issued pursuant to Section 3.09(c), the initial Clearing Agency
will make book entry transfers among the Clearing Agency Participants and
receive and transmit distributions of principal of and interest on the Book
Entry Certificates to such Clearing Agency Participants.
(b) Whenever
notice or other communication to the Certificateholders is required under this
Agreement, unless and until Definitive Certificates shall have been issued
to
Certificate Owners pursuant to Section 3.09(c), the Trustee shall give all
such
notices and communications specified herein to be given to Holders of the Book
Entry Certificates to the Clearing Agency.
(c) If
(i)
(A) the Depositor advises the Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is
no
longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities with respect
to the Book-Entry Certificates, and (B) the Trustee or the Depositor is unable
to locate a qualified successor, or (ii) after the occurrence of an Event of
Default, Certificate Owners representing beneficial interests aggregating not
less than 50% of the Class Principal Amount of a Class of Book Entry
Certificates identified as such to the Trustee by an Officer’s Certificate from
the Clearing Agency advise the Trustee and the Clearing Agency through the
Clearing Agency Participants in writing that the continuation of a book entry
system through the Clearing Agency is no longer in the best interests of the
Certificate Owners of a Class of Book Entry Certificates, the Trustee shall
notify or cause the Certificate Registrar to notify the Clearing Agency to
effect notification to all Certificate Owners, through the Clearing Agency,
of
the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive
Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon surrender to the
Trustee of the Book Entry Certificates by the Clearing Agency, accompanied
by
registration instructions from the Clearing Agency for registration, the Trustee
shall issue the Definitive Certificates. Neither the Depositor nor the Trustee
shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions.
Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates all references herein to
obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Clearing Agency shall be
deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent
applicable, with respect to such Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall
recognize the holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders
hereunder.
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ARTICLE
IV.
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE TRUST FUND
Section
4.01. Collection
Account.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall open and shall thereafter maintain
a
segregated account held in trust (the “Collection Account”), entitled
“Collection Account, Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer, in trust
for
the benefit of the Holders of GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4” or its nominee. The Collection
Account shall relate solely to the Certificates issued by the Trust Fund
hereunder, and funds in such Collection Account shall not be commingled with
any
other monies.
(b) The
Collection Account shall be an Eligible Account. If an existing Collection
Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Master Servicer shall establish
a
new Collection Account that is an Eligible Account within 15 days and transfer
all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing Collection Account
into such new Collection Account.
(c) The
Master Servicer shall give to the Trustee and any NIMS Insurer prior written
notice of the name and address of the depository institution at which the
Collection Account is maintained and the account number of such Collection
Account. The Master Servicer shall take such actions as are necessary to cause
the depository institution holding the Collection Account to hold such account
in the name of the Master Servicer under this Agreement. No later than 2:00
p.m.
New York City time on each Deposit Date, the entire amount on deposit in the
Collection Account (subject to permitted withdrawals set forth in Section 4.02),
other than amounts not included in the Total Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date, shall be remitted to the Trustee for deposit into the
Certificate Account by wire transfer in immediately available funds. The Master
Servicer, at its option (but with prior notice to the Trustee), may choose
to
make daily remittances from the Collection Account to the Trustee for deposit
into the Certificate Account.
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(d) The
Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection
Account, no later than the second Business Day following the Closing Date,
any
amounts received with respect to the Mortgage Loans representing Scheduled
Payments on the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date and unscheduled
payments received on or after the Cut-off Date and on or before the Closing
Date. Thereafter, the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
in
the Collection Account on the earlier of the applicable Deposit Date and two
Business Days following receipt thereof, the following amounts received or
payments made by it (other than in respect of principal of and interest on
the
Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date):
(i) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, late
collections, and any Prepayment Premiums, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, in all cases, net of
the
General Servicing Fee with respect to each such Mortgage Loan, but only to
the
extent of the amount permitted to be withdrawn or withheld from the Collection
Account in accordance with Sections 5.04 and 9.21;
(iii) any
unscheduled payment or other recovery with respect to a Mortgage Loan not
otherwise specified in this paragraph (d), including any Subsequent Recovery,
all Net Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO
Property, and all amounts received in connection with the operation of any
REO
Property, net of (x) any unpaid General Servicing Fees with respect to such
Mortgage Loans (but only to the extent of the amount permitted to be withdrawn
or withheld from the Collection Account in accordance with Sections 5.04 and
9.21) and (y) any amounts reimbursable to the applicable Servicer with respect
to such Mortgage Loan under the related Servicing Agreement and retained by
such
Servicer;
(iv) all
Insurance Proceeds;
(v) all
Advances made by the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer pursuant to
Section 5.04 or the related Servicing Agreement;
(vi) all
amounts paid by the Master Servicer with respect to Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls; and
(vii) the
Purchase Price or PPTL Purchase Price of any Mortgage Loan repurchased by the
Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer or any other Person, and any
Substitution Amount related to any Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan and
any
purchase price paid by any NIMS Insurer for the purchase of any Distressed
Mortgage Loan under Section 7.04.
(e) Funds
in
the Collection Account may be invested in Eligible Investments selected by
and
at the written direction of the Master Servicer, which shall mature not later
than one Business Day prior to the Deposit Date (except that if such Eligible
Investment is an obligation of the Trustee, then such Eligible Investment shall
mature not later than such applicable Deposit Date) and any such Eligible
Investment shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All such
Eligible Investments shall be made in the name of the Master Servicer in trust
for the benefit of the Trustee and the Holders of GreenPoint Mortgage Funding
Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4. All income and gain
realized from any Eligible Investment shall be for the benefit of the Master
Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal or order from time to time
and
shall not be part of the Trust Fund. The amount of any losses incurred in
respect of any such investments shall be deposited in such Collection Account
by
the Master Servicer out of its own funds, without any right of reimbursement
therefor, immediately as realized. The foregoing requirements for deposit in
the
Collection Account are exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments of interest on funds in
the
Collection Account and payments in the nature of late payment charges,
assumption fees, prepayment penalties with respect to mortgages for which the
Seller does not own the servicing rights, and other incidental fees and charges
relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than Prepayment Premiums) need not be
deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account and may be retained
by the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer as additional servicing
compensation. If the Master Servicer deposits in the Collection Account any
amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such
amount from such Collection Account.
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Section
4.02. Application
of Funds in the Collection Account.
(a) The
Master Servicer may, from time to time, make, or cause to be made, withdrawals
from the Collection Account for the following purposes:
(i) to
reimburse itself or any Servicer for Advances or Servicing Advances made by
it
or by such Servicer pursuant to Section 5.04 or the applicable Servicing
Agreement; such right to reimbursement pursuant to this sub-clause (i) is
limited to amounts received on or in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan
(including, for this purpose, Liquidation Proceeds and amounts representing
Insurance Proceeds with respect to the property subject to the related Mortgage)
which represent late recoveries (net of the General Servicing Fee) of payments
of principal or interest respecting which any such Advance was made, it being
understood, in the case of any such reimbursement, that the Master Servicer’s or
Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the
Certificateholders;
(ii) to
reimburse itself or any Servicer, following a final liquidation of a Mortgage
Loan (except as otherwise provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) for
any previously unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Advances made by it or by
such
Servicer (A) that it or such Servicer determines in good faith will not be
recoverable from amounts representing late recoveries of payments of principal
or interest respecting the particular Mortgage Loan as to which such Advance
or
Servicing Advance was made or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds
with respect to such Mortgage Loan and/or (B) to the extent that such
unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Advances exceed the related Liquidation
Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, it being understood, in the case of each such
reimbursement, that such Master Servicer’s or Servicer’s right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Certificateholders;
(iii) to
reimburse itself or any Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds for Liquidation
Expenses and for amounts expended by it pursuant to Sections 9.20 and 9.22(c)
or
the applicable Servicing Agreement in good faith in connection with the
restoration of damaged property and, to the extent that Liquidation Proceeds
after such reimbursement exceed the unpaid principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the
applicable Mortgage Rate less the General Servicing Fee Rate for such Mortgage
Loan to the Due Date next succeeding the date of its receipt of such Liquidation
Proceeds, to pay to itself out of such excess the amount of any unpaid
assumption fees, late payment charges or other Mortgagor charges on the related
Mortgage Loan and to retain any excess remaining thereafter as additional
servicing compensation, it being understood, in the case of any such
reimbursement or payment, that such Master Servicer’s or Servicer’s right
thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Certificateholders;
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(iv) [Reserved];
(v) to
reimburse itself or any Servicer for expenses incurred by and recoverable by
or
reimbursable to it or such Servicer pursuant to Sections 9.04, 9.05, 9.06,
9.07(a), 9.16, 9.30 or 11.15 or pursuant to the applicable Servicing
Agreement;
(vi) to
pay to
the Depositor, the Seller or the Transferor, as applicable, with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan or REO Property acquired in respect thereof that has been
purchased pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received thereon and not
distributed on the date on which the related repurchase was effected, and to
pay
to the applicable Person any Advances and Servicing Advances to the extent
specified in the definition of Purchase Price (or PPTL Purchase Price (in the
case of a First Payment Default Loan));
(vii) subject
to Section 5.05, to pay to itself income earned on the investment of funds
deposited in the Collection Account;
(viii) to
make
payments to the Trustee on each Deposit Date for deposit into the Certificate
Account in the amount provided in Section 4.04;
(ix) to
make
payment to itself, the Trustee and others pursuant to any other provision of
this Agreement and to reimburse any Custodian pursuant to the applicable
Custodial Agreement, but only to the extent that the items reimbursed constitute
“unanticipated expenses” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);
(x) to
withdraw funds deposited in error in the Collection Account;
(xi) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 7.02;
(xii) to
reimburse the Trustee and a successor master servicer (solely in its capacity
as
successor master servicer), for any fee or advance occasioned by a termination
of the Master Servicer, and the assumption of such duties by the Trustee or
a
successor master servicer appointed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.14,
in
each case to the extent not reimbursed by the terminated Master Servicer, it
being understood, in the case of any such reimbursement or payment, that the
right of the Master Servicer or the Trustee thereto shall be prior to the rights
of the Certificateholders; and
(xiii) to
reimburse any Servicer for such amounts as are due thereto under the applicable
Servicing Agreement and have not been retained by or paid to such Servicer,
to
the extent provided in such Servicing Agreement.
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If
provided in its applicable Servicing Agreement, a Servicer shall be entitled
to
retain as additional servicing compensation any Prepayment Interest Excess
(to
the extent not offset by Prepayment Interest Shortfalls).
In
the
event that the Master Servicer fails on any Deposit Date to remit to the Trustee
any amounts required to be so remitted to the Trustee pursuant to sub-clause
(viii) by such date, the Master Servicer shall pay the Trustee, for the account
of the Trustee, interest calculated at the “prime rate” (as published in the
“Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal) on such amounts not timely
remitted for the period from and including that Deposit Date to but not
including the related Distribution Date. The Master Servicer shall only be
required to pay the Trustee interest for the actual number of days such amounts
are not timely remitted (e.g., one day’s interest, if such amounts are remitted
one day after the Deposit Date).
In
connection with withdrawals pursuant to sub-clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (vi)
above, the Master Servicer’s, any Servicer’s or such other Person’s entitlement
thereto is limited to collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage
Loan. The Master Servicer shall therefore keep and maintain a separate
accounting for each Mortgage Loan it master services for the purpose of
justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account it maintains pursuant
to
such sub-clause (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi).
Any
withdrawals described in this section shall be allocated and limited to
collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage Pool and shall be
accounted for in such manner.
(b) The
Trustee shall afford the NIMS Insurer upon reasonable notice, during normal
business hours, access to all records maintained by the Trustee in respect
of
its duties hereunder and access to officers of the Trustee responsible for
performing such duties. The Trustee shall cooperate fully with the NIMS Insurer
and shall make available to the NIMS Insurer for review and copying at the
expense of the NIMS Insurer, such books, documents or records as may be
requested with respect to the Trustee’s duties hereunder. The NIMS Insurer shall
not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by
the
Trustee and are not obligated to supervise the performance of the Trustee under
this Agreement or otherwise. The Trustee shall also afford the NIMS Insurer,
upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, access to the Mortgage
Files and shall cause the Master Servicer and the Servicer to provide such
access to the Mortgage Files.
Section
4.03. Reports
to Certificateholders.
(a) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall prepare (based solely on information
provided by the Master Servicer) and shall make available to the
Certificateholders and any NIMS Insurer a written report setting forth the
following information (on the basis of Mortgage Loan level information obtained
from the applicable Servicer).
(i) the
aggregate amount of the distribution to be made on such Distribution Date to
the
Holders of each Class of Offered Certificates, other than any Class of Notional
Certificates, allocable to principal on the Mortgage Loans, including
Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds, stating separately the amount
attributable to scheduled principal payments and unscheduled payments in the
nature of principal;
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(ii) the
aggregate amount of the distribution to be made on such Distribution Date to
the
Holders of each Class of Offered Certificates allocable to interest and the
calculation thereof;
(iii) the
amount, if any, of any distributions to the Holders of the Class C, Class X
and
Class R Certificates on such Distribution Date, stated separately, and the
aggregate amounts, if any, of distributions to the Holders of the Class C,
Class
X and Class R Certificates on all Distribution Dates, stated
separately;
(iv) (A)
the
aggregate amount of any Advances required to be made as of the end of the month
immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs by or
on
behalf of any Servicer (or, if applicable, the Trustee, solely in its capacity
as Master Servicer) with respect to such Distribution Date, (B) the aggregate
amount of such Advances actually made, and (C) the amount, if any, by which
(A)
above exceeds (B) above;
(v) the
total
number of Mortgage Loans, the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all
the
Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on the last day of the related
Collection Period, after giving effect to payments allocated to principal
reported under clause (i) above;
(vi) the
Class
Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each Class of Certificates,
to
the extent applicable, as of such Distribution Date after giving effect to
payments allocated to principal reported under clause (i) above, separately
identifying any reduction of any of the foregoing Certificate Principal Amounts
due to any Applied Loss Amount;
(vii) the
amount of any Realized Losses incurred with respect to the Mortgage Loans (x)
in
the applicable Prepayment Period and (y) in the aggregate since the Cut-off
Date;
(viii) the
amount of the General Servicing Fees paid during the Collection Period to which
such distribution relates;
(ix) the
number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans, as reported
to the Trustee by the Master Servicer, (a) remaining outstanding (b) delinquent
one month, (c) delinquent two months, (d) delinquent three or more months,
(e)
as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced as of the close of
business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, (f) in bankruptcy and (g)
that
are REO Properties;
(x) the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans with respect to
which the related Mortgaged Property became a REO Property, each as of the
close
of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the month in which such Distribution Date occurs;
(xi) with
respect to substitution of Mortgage Loans in the preceding calendar month,
the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Deleted Mortgage Loan, and of each
Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan;
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(xii) the
aggregate outstanding Carryforward Interest, Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls,
Deferred Amounts, Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls, if
any, for each applicable Class of Certificates, after giving effect to the
distribution made on such Distribution Date;
(xiii) the
Certificate Interest Rate applicable to such Distribution Date with respect
to
each Class of Certificates (with a notation if such Certificate Interest Rate
reflects the application of the Net Funds Cap);
(xiv) the
Interest Remittance Amount, the Principal Remittance Amount, the Principal
Distribution Amount, the Overcollateralization Release Amount applicable to
such
Distribution Date;
(xv) if
applicable, the amount of any shortfall (i.e., the difference between the
aggregate amounts of principal and interest which Certificateholders would
have
received if there were sufficient available amounts in the Certificate Account
and the amounts actually distributed);
(xvi) the
Overcollateralization Amount after giving effect to the distributions made
on
such Distribution Date;
(xvii) the
amount of any Overcollateralization Deficiency after giving effect to the
distributions made in such Distribution Date;
(xviii) the
level
of LIBOR and the Certificate Interest Rate of each of the Offered Certificates;
and
(xix) the
amount of any payments made to each Class of Certificates that are treated
as
payments received in respect of a REMIC 2 Regular Interest and the amount of
any
payments to each Class of Certificates that are not treated as payments received
in respect of a REMIC 2 Regular Interest.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (vi) above,
the amounts shall (except with respect to the Class X Certificates) be expressed
as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original principal amount of
Certificates.
In
addition to the information listed above, such Distribution Date report shall
also include such other information as is required by Form 10-D, including,
but
not limited to, the information required by Item 1121 (§ 229.1121) of
Regulation AB.
The
Trustee will make such report and additional loan level information (and, at
its
option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative
format) provided to it by the Master Servicer available each month to
Certificateholders, any NIMS Insurer, and the Rating Agencies via the Trustee’s
internet website. The Trustee’s internet website shall initially be located at
xxxx://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
and
assistance in using the website can be obtained by emailing the Trustee’s
customer service desk at xx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx. Such parties that
are unable to use the website are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them
via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating such.
The Trustee shall have the right to change the way such statements are
distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more
accessible to the above parties and the Trustee shall provide timely and
adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such
changes.
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The
Trustee shall provide a “zero settlement file” to Bloomberg L.P. within seven
(7) calendar days after the receipt of the collateral data file from the
Depositor, but in no event later than the first Distribution Date, which shall
contain all of the information in the initial Monthly Report (without giving
effect to any distributions); provided, however, that in no event will such
zero
settlement file contain any mortgagor-specific information.
The
foregoing information and reports shall be prepared and determined by the
Trustee based solely on Mortgage Loan data provided to the Trustee by the Master
Servicer (in a format agreed to by the Trustee and the Master Servicer) no
later
than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time four Business Days prior to the Distribution Date
or
such other time period as set forth in Section 9.23(c). In
preparing or furnishing the foregoing information, the Trustee shall be entitled
to rely conclusively on the accuracy and completeness of the information or
data
regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO Property that has been provided
to the Master Servicer by the Servicer and to the Trustee by the Master
Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be obligated to verify, recompute, reconcile
or recalculate any such information or data. The Trustee shall be entitled
to
conclusively rely on the Mortgage Loan data provided by the Master Servicer
and
shall have no liability for any errors or omissions in such Mortgage Loan
data.
(b) Upon
the
reasonable advance written request of any Certificateholder that is a savings
and loan, bank or insurance company, the Master Servicer shall provide, or
cause
to be provided, to the extent such information is available to the Master
Servicer exercising reasonable efforts to obtain such information (or, to the
extent that such information or documentation is not required to be provided
by
the applicable Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement, shall use
reasonable efforts to obtain such information and documentation from such
Servicer, and provide) to such Certificateholder such reports and access to
information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans as such
Certificateholder may reasonably deem necessary to comply with applicable
regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or its successor or other
regulatory authorities with respect to the NIM Securities or an investment
in
the Certificates; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to be reimbursed by such Certificateholder for the actual expenses incurred
in
providing such reports and access.
(c) Within
90
days, or such shorter period as may be required by statute or regulation, after
the end of each calendar year, the Trustee shall, upon written request, have
prepared and shall make available to each Person who at any time during the
calendar year was a Certificateholder of record, and to any NIMs Insurer, and
make available to Certificate Owners (identified as such by the Clearing Agency)
in accordance with applicable regulations, a report summarizing the items
provided to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.03(a)(i) and (ii)
on an
annual basis as may be required to enable such Holders to prepare their federal
income tax returns; provided, however that this Section 4.03(c) shall not be
applicable where relevant reports or summaries are required elsewhere in this
Agreement. Such information shall include the amount of original issue discount
accrued on each Class of Certificates and information regarding the expenses
of
the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall be deemed to have satisfied this requirement
if it forwards such information in any other format permitted by the Code.
The
Master Servicer shall provide the Trustee with such information as is necessary
for the Trustee to prepare such reports.
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(d) The
Trustee shall prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), on
behalf of the Trust Fund, an application for an employer identification number
on IRS Form SS-4 or by any other acceptable method. The Trustee shall also
file
a Form 8811 as required. The Trustee, upon receipt from the IRS of the Notice
of
Taxpayer Identification Number Assigned, shall upon request promptly forward
a
copy of such notice to the Master Servicer and the Depositor. The Trustee shall
furnish any other information that is required by the Code and regulations
thereunder to be made available to Certificateholders. The Master Servicer
shall
provide the Trustee with such information as is necessary for the Trustee to
comply with the foregoing.
Section
4.04. Certificate
Account.
(a) The
Trustee shall establish and maintain in its name, as trustee, a trust account
(the “Certificate Account”) entitled “Certificate Account, U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4”
until disbursed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Certificate Account
shall be an Eligible Account and shall be for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. If the existing Certificate Account ceases to be an Eligible
Account, the Trustee shall establish a new Certificate Account that is an
Eligible Account within 20 Business Days and transfer all funds and investment
property on deposit in such existing Certificate Account into such new
Certificate Account. The Certificate Account shall relate solely to the
Certificates issued hereunder and funds in the Certificate Account shall be
held
separate and apart from and shall not be commingled with any other monies
including, without limitation, other monies of the Trustee held under this
Agreement. The Trustee shall give to the Depositor, Master Servicer and any
NIMS
Insurer prior written notice of the name and address of the depository
institution at which the Certificate Account is maintained and the account
number of such Certificate Account.
(b) The
Trustee shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the Certificate Account,
on
the day on which, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately following the day on which, any monies are remitted by the Master
Servicer to the Trustee, all such amounts. The Trustee shall make withdrawals
from the Certificate Account only for the following purposes:
(i) to
pay
itself any investment income earned with respect to funds in the Certificate
Account invested in Eligible Investments as set forth in subsection (c) below,
and to make payments to itself and others prior to making distributions pursuant
to Section 5.02 for any expenses or other indemnification owing to itself and
others pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Custodial Agreement;
provided that such payments are for “unanticipated expenses” within the meaning
of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);
(ii) to
make
payment to itself pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, or to reimburse
itself or its agents for any amounts reimbursable to it pursuant to Sections
6.11, 6.12 or 7.01; provided that such payments are for “unanticipated expenses”
within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii);
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(iii) to
withdraw amounts deposited in the Certificate Account in error;
(iv) to
make
payments to itself and others pursuant to any provision of this Agreement;
(v) to
make
distributions to Certificateholders pursuant to Article V; and
(vi) to
clear
and terminate the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 7.02.
Any
withdrawals described in the preceding sentence shall be allocated and limited
to collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage Pool and shall be
accounted for in such manner.
The
Trustee may invest, or cause to be invested, funds held in the Certificate
Account, which funds, if invested, shall be invested in Eligible Investments
(which may be obligations of the Trustee). All such investments must be payable
on demand or mature no later than the next Distribution Date, and shall not
be
sold or disposed of prior to their maturity. All such Eligible Investments
will
be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or its nominee.
All
income and gain realized from any such investment shall be compensation to
the
Trustee and shall be subject to its withdrawal on order from time to time.
The
amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be paid
by the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Account out of its own funds,
without any right of reimbursement therefor, immediately as
realized.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the
making of a payment due under any Eligible Investment, or if a default occurs
in
any other performance required under any Eligible Investment, the Trustee may
and, subject to Section 6.01 and Section 6.02(iv), upon the request of the
NIMS
Insurer, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment
or
performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate
proceedings.
ARTICLE
V.
DISTRIBUTIONS
TO HOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES
Section
5.01. Distributions
Generally.
(a) Subject
to Section 7.01 respecting the final distribution on the Certificates, on each
Distribution Date the Trustee or the Paying Agent shall make distributions
in
accordance with this Article V. Such distributions shall be made by wire
transfer if the Certificateholder has provided the Trustee with wire
instructions or by check mailed to the address of such Certificateholder as
it
appears in the books of the Trustee if the Certificateholder has not provided
the Trustee with wire instructions in immediately available funds to an account
specified in the request and at the expense of such Certificateholder; provided,
however, that the final distribution in respect of any Certificate shall be
made
only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the Corporate Trust
Office; provided, further, that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to
any
Class of Certificates as long as such Certificate remains a Book-Entry
Certificate in which case all payments made shall be made through the Clearing
Agency and its Clearing Agency Participants. Notwithstanding such final payment
of principal of any of the Certificates, each Residual Certificate will remain
outstanding until the termination of each REMIC and the payment in full of
all
other amounts due with respect to the Residual Certificates and at such time
such final payment in retirement of any Residual Certificate will be made only
upon presentation and surrender of such Certificate at the Corporate Trust
Office. If any payment required to be made on the Certificates is to be made
on
a day that is not a Business Day, then such payment will be made on the next
succeeding Business Day.
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(b) All
distributions or allocations made with respect to Certificateholders within
each
Class on each Distribution Date shall be allocated among the outstanding
Certificates of such Class equally in proportion to their respective initial
Class Principal Amounts or initial Class Notional Amounts (or Percentage
Interests).
(c) The
Trustee shall make payments to Certificateholders and any other person pursuant
to this Article V based solely on the information set forth in the monthly
report furnished by the Trustee in accordance with Section 4.03(a), and shall
be
entitled to conclusively rely on such information and reports, and on the
calculations contained therein, when making distributions to Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall have no liability for any errors in such reports or
information, and shall not be required to verify, recompute, reconcile or
recalculate any such information or data.
Section
5.02. Distributions
from the Certificate Account.
(a) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee (or the Paying Agent on behalf of the Trustee)
shall withdraw from the Certificate Account the Total Distribution Amount
(excluding all Prepayment Premiums) and shall allocate such amount to the
interests issued in respect of each REMIC and shall distribute such amount
as
specified in this Section.
(b) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute the Interest Remittance Amount
for such date in the following order of priority:
(i) concurrently
to each Class of Senior Certificates, Current Interest and any Carryforward
Interest for such Classes for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that
if
funds available are insufficient to pay such amounts, any resulting shortfalls
will be allocated pro rata on the basis of Current Interest and Carryforward
Interest due such classes on such Distribution Date; provided, further, however,
any interest shortfall resulting from Deferred Interest on the Mortgage Loans
will be allocated to the Offered
Certificates, pro
rata,
according to the Certificate Principal Amount of each such class of Offered
Certificates, in reduction of the amount of interest otherwise distributable
to
such class of Offered Certificates; provided, further, however, that to the
extent the amount of Net Negative Amortization otherwise allocable to the
Offered Certificates exceeds the amount of Current Interest accrued on such
classes of Offered Certificates, then such excess Net Negative Amortization
shall be allocated to the Class X Certificates to the extent payments would
otherwise be made to the Class X Certificates, and then, if necessary, among
the
Offered Certificates in proportion to, and up to, the amount of any remaining
interest otherwise distributable on such Offered Certificates;
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(ii) to
each
class of Subordinate Certificates, in accordance with the Subordinate Priority,
Current Interest and any Carryforward Interest for such classes for such
Distribution Date; provided, however, any interest shortfall resulting from
Deferred Interest on the Mortgage Loans will be allocated to the Offered
Certificates, pro rata, according the Certificate Principal Amount of each
such
Offered Certificate, in reduction of the amount of interest otherwise
distributable to such classes of Offered Certificates; provided, further,
however, that to the extent the amount of Net Negative Amortization otherwise
allocable to the Offered Certificates exceeds the amount of Current Interest
accrued on such Offered Certificates, then such excess Net Negative Amortization
shall be allocated to the Class X Certificates to the extent payments would
otherwise be made to the Class X Certificates, and then, if necessary, among
the
Offered Certificates in proportion to, and up to, the amount of any remaining
interest otherwise distributable on such Offered Certificates;
(iii) to
the
Trustee, previously unreimbursed extraordinary costs, liabilities and expenses;
and
(iv) for
application as part of the aggregate Monthly Excess Cashflow for such
Distribution Date, as provided in Section 5.02(d), any such Interest Remittance
Amount remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above.
(c) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute the Principal Distribution
Amount for such date as follows:
(i) On
each
Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) with respect to which
a
Trigger Event is in effect, until the aggregate Certificate Principal Amount
of
the Offered Certificates equals the Target Amount for such Distribution Date,
the Trustee shall distribute the Principal Distribution Amount in the following
order of priority:
(A) to
the
Senior Certificates, pro
rata,
as
follows:
(1) sequentially
(i) first, pro
rata,
to the
Class A1-A and Class A1-B Certificates, (ii) second, pro
rata,
to the
Class A2-A and Class A2-B Certificates, (iii) third, pro
rata,
to the
Class A3-A and Class A3-B Certificates and (iv) fourth, pro
rata,
to the
Class A4-A and Class A4-B Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of
each
such class has been reduced to zero;
(2) to
the
Class A5 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been
reduced to zero; and
(3) pro
rata,
to the
Class A6-A, Class A6-B and Class A6-C Certificates until the Class Principal
Amount of each such class has been reduced to zero;
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(B) to
the
Class M1, Class M2, Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7, Class
M8,
Class M9 and Class M10 Certificates, sequentially, in that order, until the
Class Principal Amount of each such class has been reduced to zero;
and
(C) for
application as part of the Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date,
pursuant to Section 5.02(d), any such Principal Distribution Amount remaining
after application pursuant to Section 5.02(c)(i)(A) and (B).
(ii) On
each
Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) with respect to
which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Principal Distribution Amount for
such date will be distributed in the following order of priority:
(A) (a)
so
long as any of the Subordinate Certificates are outstanding, to the Senior
Certificates, in each case in accordance with clause (i), in an amount equal
to
the lesser of (x) the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date
and (y) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date
until the Class Principal Amount of each such class has been reduced to zero;
or
(b) otherwise to the Senior Certificates (in each case in accordance with clause
(i) above), the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date;
(B) to
the
Class M1 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to
clause (A) above and (y) the M1 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been
reduced to zero;
(C) to
the
Class M2 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1 Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) and (B) above, and (y) the M2
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Class
Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to zero;
(D) to
the
Class M3 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1 and Class M2
Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) through (C)
above, and (y) the M3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date,
until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to zero;
(E) to
the
Class M4 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2 and Class
M3
Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) through (D)
above, and (y) the M4 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date,
until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to zero;
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(F) to
the
Class M5 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3
and
Class M4 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) through
(E) above, and (y) the M5 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to
zero;
(G) to
the
Class M6 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3,
Class M4 and Class M5 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to clauses
(A) through (F) above, and (y) the M6 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such class has been
reduced to zero;
(H) to
the
Class M7 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3,
Class M4, Class M5 and Class M6 Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant
to clauses (A) through (G) above, and (y) the M7 Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such class
has
been reduced to zero;
(I) to
the
Class M8 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3,
Class M4, Class M5, Class M6 and Class M7 Certificates on such Distribution
Date
pursuant to clauses (A) through (H) above, and (y) the M8 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such
class has been reduced to zero;
(J) to
the
Class M9 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3,
Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7 and Class M8 Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) through (I) above, and (y) the M9
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Class
Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to zero;
(K) to
the
Class M10 Certificates, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the excess of
(a)
the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (b) the amount
distributed to the Senior Certificates and the Class M1, Class M2, Class M3,
Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7, Class M8 and Class M9 Certificates
on
such Distribution Date pursuant to clauses (A) through (J) above, and (y) the
M10 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date, until the Class
Principal Amount of such class has been reduced to zero; and
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(L) for
application as part of the aggregate Monthly Excess Cashflow for such
Distribution Date, as provided in Section 5.02(d), any Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after application pursuant to clauses (A) through (K)
above.
(d) Any
Monthly Excess Cashflow will, on each Distribution Date, be distributed in
the
following order of priority:
(i) for
each
Distribution Date occurring (a) before the Stepdown Date or (b) on or after
the
Stepdown Date but for which a Trigger Event is in effect, then until the
aggregate Certificate Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates and the
Subordinate Certificates equals the Target Amount for such Distribution Date,
in
the following order of priority:
(A) after
giving effect to principal distributions on such Distribution Date pursuant
to
Sections 5.02(c)(i) and 5.02(c)(ii), to the Senior Certificates, in each case
in
accordance with Section 5.02(c)(i), in reduction of their respective Class
Principal Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount of each such class has
been
reduced to zero; and
(B) to
the
Subordinate Certificates, in accordance with the Subordinate Priority, until
the
Class Principal Amount of each such class has been reduced to zero;
(ii) for
each
Distribution Date occurring on or after the Stepdown Date and for which a
Trigger Event is not in effect, in the following order of priority:
(A) after
giving effect to principal distributions on such Distribution Date pursuant
to
Sections 5.02(c)(i) and 5.02(c)(ii), to the Senior Certificates, in each case
in
accordance with Section 5.02(c)(i), in reduction of their respective Class
Principal Amounts, until the aggregate Class Principal Amount of such Senior
Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date,
equals the Senior Target Amount;
(B) to
the
Class M1 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates and Class M1
Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date,
equals the M1 Target Amount;
(C) to
the
Class M2 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1 and Class
M2 Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution
Date,
equals the M2 Target Amount;
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(D) to
the
Class M3 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2
and Class M3 Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such
Distribution Date, equals the M3 Target Amount;
(E) to
the
Class M4 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3 and Class M4 Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on
such
Distribution Date, equals the M4 Target Amount;
(F) to
the
Class M5 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4 and Class M5 Certificates, after giving effect to
distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the M5 Target
Amount;
(G) to
the
Class M6 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4, Class M5 and Class M6 Certificates, after giving effect
to
distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the M6 Target
Amount;
(H) to
the
Class M7 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6 and Class M7 Certificates, after giving
effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the M7 Target
Amount;
(I) to
the
Class M8 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7 and Class M8 Certificates,
after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date, equals the
M8
Target Amount;
(J) to
the
Class M9 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7, Class M8 and Class M9
Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date,
equals the M9 Target Amount; and
(K) to
the
Class M10 Certificates, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Senior Certificates, Class M1, Class
M2,
Class M3, Class M4, Class M5, Class M6, Class M7, Class M8, Class M9 and Class
M10 Certificates, after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution
Date, equals the M10 Target Amount;
(iii) (a)
first, in proportion to their respective Deferred Amounts, to the Senior
Certificates and (b) second, to the Subordinate Certificates, in accordance
with
the Subordinate Priority, any Deferred Amount for each such class and such
Distribution Date;
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(iv) to
the
Basis Risk Reserve Fund, the amount of any Basis Risk Payment and then from
the
Basis Risk Reserve Fund, in the following order of priority:
(A) pro
rata,
to the Senior Certificates, the amount of any Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid
Basis Risk Shortfalls for each such class and such Distribution Date, in
proportion to such shortfalls;
(B) to
the
Subordinate Certificates, in accordance with the Subordinate Priority, any
applicable Basis Risk Shortfalls and Unpaid Basis Risk Shortfalls for each
such
class and such Distribution Date; and
(C) for
addition to the amounts distributable pursuant to clause (v) below, to the
Class
X Certificates, any amounts remaining in the Basis Risk Reserve Fund in excess
of amounts required to be on deposit therein after satisfying Sections
5.02(d)(iv)(A) and (B) for such Distribution Date;
(v) to
the
Class X Certificates, the Class X Distributable Amount for such Distribution
Date; and
(vi) to
the
Residual Certificate, any remaining amount.
(e) (a) On
each
Distribution Date on and prior to the Class X Account Termination Date, the
Trustee shall withdraw the Class C Distributable Amount for such Distribution
Date from the Class X Account, pursuant to Section 5.12 herein, and shall
distribute such amount to the Class C Certificates.
(2) On
each
Distribution Date on or prior to the Class X Termination Date, the Trustee
shall
withdraw amounts on deposit in the Class X Account and distribute such amounts
to the Class X Certificates, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the
sum
of Realized Losses attributable to the Class C Mortgage Loans over the sum
of
all amounts distributed pursuant to this Section 5.02(e)(2) on prior
Distribution Dates to the Class X Certificates.
(f) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall distribute to the Class P Certificates
any
Prepayment Premiums paid by borrowers upon voluntary full or partial prepayment
of the Mortgage Loans.
Section
5.03. Allocation
of Losses.
On
each
Distribution Date, the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Certificates
shall be reduced by the amount of any Applied Loss Amount for such date, in
the
following order of priority:
(i) to
the
Class M10 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has
been
reduced to zero;
(ii) to
the
Class M9 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
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(iii) to
the
Class M8 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(iv) to
the
Class M7 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(v) to
the
Class M6 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(vi) to
the
Class M5 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(vii) to
the
Class M4 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(viii) to
the
Class M3 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(ix) to
the
Class M2 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(x) to
the
Class M1 Certificates, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class has been
reduced to zero; and
(xi) concurrently,
on the basis of their Class Principal Amounts, pro
rata
as
follows: (a) first, the Class A1-B Certificates until their Class Principal
Amount has been reduced to zero and second, the Class A1-A Certificates until
their Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; (b) first, the Class
A2-B
Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero and
second, the Class A2-A Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has
been
reduced to zero; (c) first, the Class A3-B Certificates until their Class
Principal Amount has been reduced to zero and second, the Class A3-A
Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero; (d)
first, the Class A4-B Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has been
reduced to zero and second, the Class A4-A Certificates until their Class
Principal Amount has been reduced to zero, (e) the Class A5 Certificates until
their Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero and (f) first, the Class
A6-C Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has been reduced to zero,
second, the Class A6-B Certificates until their Class Principal Amount has
been
reduced to zero and third, the Class A6-A Certificates until their Class
Principal Amount has been reduced to zero.
Section
5.04. Advances
by Master Servicer and Trustee.
(a) Subject
to Section 9.07, Advances shall be made in respect of each Determination Date
as
provided herein. If, on any Determination Date, the Master Servicer determines
that any Scheduled Payments due during the related Collection Period (other
than
Balloon Payments) and relating to any of the Mortgage Loans have not been
received, the Master Servicer shall advance such amount; provided, however,
that
required Advances remitted by the Master Servicer may be reduced by an amount,
if any, to be set forth in an Officer’s Certificate to be delivered to the
Trustee on such Determination Date, which if advanced the Master Servicer has
determined would not be recoverable from amounts received with respect to such
Mortgage Loan, including late payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds
or otherwise. If the Master Servicer determines that an Advance is required,
it
shall on the Deposit Date immediately following such Determination Date either
(i) remit to the Trustee from its own funds (or funds advanced by the applicable
Servicer) for deposit in the Certificate Account immediately available funds
in
an amount equal to such Advance, (ii) cause to be made an appropriate entry
in
the records of the Collection Account that funds in such account being held
for
future distribution or withdrawal have been, as permitted by this Section 5.04,
used by the Master Servicer to make such Advance, and remit such immediately
available funds to the Trustee for deposit in the Certificate Account or (iii)
make Advances in the form of any combination of clauses (i) and (ii) aggregating
the amount of such Advance. Any funds being held in the Collection Account
for
future distribution to Certificateholders and so used shall be replaced by
the
Master Servicer from its own funds by remittance to the Trustee for deposit
in
the Certificate Account on or before any future Deposit Date to the extent
that
funds in the Certificate Account on such Deposit Date shall be less than
payments to Certificateholders required to be made on the related Distribution
Date. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Collection
Account for all Advances made by it as provided in Section 4.02. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, in the event the Master Servicer determines
in
its reasonable judgment that an Advance is non-recoverable, the Master Servicer
shall be under no obligation to make such Advance. The Trustee shall be entitled
to conclusively rely upon any determination by the Master Servicer that an
Advance, if made, would constitute a non-recoverable Advance.
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(b) In
the
event that the Master Servicer fails for any reason to make an Advance required
to be made pursuant to this Section 5.04 on or before the Deposit Date, the
Trustee, solely in its capacity as successor master servicer pursuant to Section
6.14, shall, on or before the related Distribution Date, deposit in the
Certificate Account an amount equal to the excess of (a) Advances required
to be
made by the Master Servicer that would have been deposited in such Certificate
Account over (b) the amount of any Advance made by the Master Servicer with
respect to such Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Trustee shall
be
required to make such Advance only if it is not prohibited by law from doing
so
and it has determined that such Advance would be recoverable from amounts to
be
received with respect to such Mortgage Loan, including late payments,
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, or otherwise. The Trustee shall be
entitled to be reimbursed from the Certificate Account for Advances made by
it
pursuant to this Section 5.04 as if it were the Master Servicer.
Section
5.05. Compensating
Interest Payments.
The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for making all Compensating Interest
Payments. Any Compensating Interest Payments made by the Master Servicer shall
be a component of the Interest Remittance Amount. The Servicers shall not be
responsible for making any Compensating Interest Payments not made by the Master
Servicer.
Section
5.06. Basis
Risk Reserve Fund.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain in its name, in trust
for
the benefit of the holders of the Certificates, a Basis Risk Reserve Fund.
The
Basis Risk Reserve Fund shall be an Eligible Account, and funds on deposit
therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be commingled
with,
any other moneys, including, without limitation, other moneys of the Trustee
held pursuant to this Agreement.
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(b) [Reserved]
(c) Funds
in
the Basis Risk Reserve Fund shall be invested in Eligible Investments. The
Class
X Certificates shall evidence ownership of the Basis Risk Reserve Fund for
federal income tax purposes and LBH, on behalf of the Holders thereof, shall
direct the Trustee, in writing, as to investment of amounts on deposit therein.
LBH shall be liable for any losses incurred on such investments. In the absence
of written instructions from LBH as to investment funds on deposit in the Basis
Risk Reserve Fund, such funds shall remain uninvested.
Section
5.07. [Reserved]
Section
5.08. [Reserved]
Section
5.09. [Reserved]
Section
5.10. [Reserved]
Section
5.11. [Reserved]
Section
5.12. Class
X Account.
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish and maintain in its name, in trust
for
the benefit of the holders of the Class X Certificates, the Class X Account.
No
later than the first date on which any NIMS Securities are issued, the Depositor
may deposit a dollar amount into the Class X Account. The Class X Account shall
be an Eligible Account, and funds on deposit therein shall be held separate
and
apart from, and shall not be commingled with, any other moneys, including,
without limitation, other moneys of the Trustee held pursuant to this
Agreement.
(b) Funds
in
the Class X Account may be invested in Eligible Investments having fixed
maturities described in clauses (i), (iv), (v) or (vii) of the definition
thereof by the Trustee at the direction of the holders of the Class C
Certificates maturing on or prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date.
No
Eligible Investments shall be acquired or disposed of for the primary purpose
of
recognizing gains or decreasing losses from market value changes. Any funds
held
in the Class X Account that are not invested shall be held in cash. In the
absence of such written direction, all funds in the Class X Account shall remain
uninvested. Any investment earnings on such amounts shall be payable to the
holders of the Class C Certificates. The Trustee shall account for the Class
X
Account as an outside reserve fund within the meaning of Treasury regulation
1.860G-2(h) and not an asset of any REMIC created pursuant to this Agreement.
The Class C Certificates shall evidence ownership of the Class X Account for
federal tax purposes and the Holders thereof shall direct the Trustee in writing
as to the investment of amounts therein. The Trustee shall have no liability
for
losses on investments in Eligible Investments made pursuant to this Section
5.12(b) (other than as obligor on any such investments). Upon termination of
the
Class X Account, any amounts remaining in the Class X Account shall be
distributed to the Holders of the Class C Certificates in the same manner as
if
distributed pursuant to Section 5.02(e)(1) hereof.
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(c) On
each
Distribution Date on or prior to the Class X Termination Date, amounts on
deposit in the Class X Account will be withdrawn and applied to make payments
on
the Class X and Class C Certificates, as provided in Section 5.02(e)(1) of
this
Agreement. Any amounts that the Trustee is not required to distribute from
the
Class X Account pursuant to Section 5.02(e) of this Agreement shall remain
on
deposit in the Class X Account.
(d) The
Class
X Account shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the Class X Account Termination
Date or (ii) the Distribution Date on which the amount on deposit in the Class
X
Account is reduced to zero.
ARTICLE
VI.
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE; EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section
6.01. Duties
of Trustee.
(a) The
Trustee, except during the continuance of an Event of Default of which a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge, undertakes
to
perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this
Agreement. Any permissive right of the Trustee provided for in this Agreement
shall not be construed as a duty of the Trustee. If an Event of Default (of
which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge) has
occurred and has not otherwise been cured or waived, the Trustee shall exercise
such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement and use the same
degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent Person would exercise
or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs, unless
the Trustee is acting as Master Servicer, in which case it shall use the same
degree of care and skill as the Master Servicer hereunder.
(b) The
Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions,
reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to the Trustee which
are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they are, on their face,
in
the form required by this Agreement; provided, however, that the Trustee shall
not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any such resolution,
certificate, statement, opinion, report, document, order or other instrument
furnished by the Master Servicer or any Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to
this
Agreement, and shall not be required to recalculate or verify any numerical
information furnished to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement. Subject to
the
immediately preceding sentence, if any such resolution, certificate, statement,
opinion, report, document, order or other instrument is found not to conform
on
its face to the form required by this Agreement in a material manner the Trustee
shall notify the Person providing such resolutions, certificates, statements,
opinions, reports or other documents of the non-conformity, and if the
instrument is not corrected to the Trustee’s satisfaction, the Trustee will
provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders and any NIMS Insurer and will,
at the expense of the Trust Fund, which expense shall be reasonable given the
scope and nature of the required action, take such further action as directed
by
the Certificateholders and any NIMS Insurer.
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(c) The
Trustee shall not have any liability arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement, except for its negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be liable
for
special, indirect or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, lost profits). No provision of this Agreement
shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent
action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct;
provided, however, that:
(i) The
Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
consent or direction of the Holders of Certificates as provided in Section
6.18
hereof;
(ii) For
all
purposes under this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice
of
any Event of Default (other than resulting from a failure by the Master Servicer
to remit funds or to furnish information to the Trustee when required to do
so)
unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received
by the Trustee at the address provided in Section 11.07, and such notice
references the Holders of the Certificates and this Agreement; and
(iii) The
Trustee shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of any Servicer,
Custodian or the Master Servicer, it being understood that this Agreement shall
not be construed to render any of them agents of one another.
(d) The
Trustee shall have no duty hereunder with respect to any complaint, claim,
demand, notice or other document it may receive or which may be alleged to
have
been delivered to or served upon it by the parties as a consequence of the
assignment of any Mortgage Loan hereunder; provided, however, that the Trustee
shall promptly remit to the Master Servicer upon receipt any such complaint,
claim, demand, notice or other document (i) which is delivered to the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee and makes reference to this series of Certificate
or
this Agreement, (ii) of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, and
(iii) which contains information sufficient to permit the Trustee to make a
determination that the real property to which such document relates is a
Mortgaged Property.
(e) The
Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the
direction of any NIMS Insurer or the Certificateholders of any Class holding
Certificates which evidence, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating
not less than 25% as to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement.
(f) The
Trustee shall not be required to perform services under this Agreement, or
to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability for the
performance of any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights
or powers if there is reasonable ground for believing that the timely payment
of
its fees and expenses or the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity
against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, and none of
the
provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Trustee
to
perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the
obligations of the Master Servicer or any Servicer under this Agreement or
any
Servicing Agreement except during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be
the
successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges
of,
the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, except
with
respect to the Trustee, during such time, if any, as the Trustee shall be the
successor to, and be vested with the rights, duties, powers and privileges
of,
the Master Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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(g) The
Trustee shall not be held liable by reason of any insufficiency in any account
(including without limitation the Collection Account and the Certificate
Account) held by or on behalf of the Trustee resulting from any investment
loss
on any Eligible Investment included therein (except to the extent that the
Trustee is the obligor and has defaulted thereon).
(h) Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall not have any duty (A) to see to
any
recording, filing, or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement referred
to
herein or any financing statement or continuation statement evidencing a
security interest, or to see to the maintenance of any such recording or filing
or depositing or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing of any thereof,
(B) to see to any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or discharge of any
tax,
assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any
kind
owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part of the Trust Fund
other than from funds available in the Collection Account or the Certificate
Account, or (D) to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates
of the Master Servicer, any Servicer or the Depositor delivered to the Trustee
pursuant to this Agreement believed by the Trustee to be genuine and to have
been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(i) The
Trustee shall not be liable in its individual capacity for an error of judgment
made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or other officers of the Trustee
unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts.
(j) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall not be liable
for
special, indirect or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever
(including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Trustee has been
advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form
of
action.
(k) This
Agreement shall not be construed to render the Trustee an agent of the Master
Servicer or any Servicer.
(l) For
so
long as the Depositor is subject to Exchange Act reporting requirements for
the
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4 transaction, the Trustee shall give prior written notice to the
Sponsor, the Master Servicer and the Depositor of the appointment of any
Subcontractor by it and a written description (in form and substance
satisfactory to the Sponsor and the Depositor) of the role and function of
each
Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee, specifying (A) the identity of each
such
Subcontractor 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 such Subcontractor.
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(m) The
Trustee shall notify the Sponsor, the Master Servicer and the Depositor within
five (5) calendar days of knowledge thereof (i) of any legal proceedings pending
against the Trustee, of the type described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of
Regulation AB, (ii) of any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all
of
the assets of the Trustee and (iii) if the Trustee shall become (but only to
the
extent not previously disclosed) at any time an affiliate of any of the parties
listed on Exhibit S hereto or any of their affiliates. On or before March 1st
of
each year, the Depositor shall distribute the information in Exhibit S to the
Trustee.
Section
6.02. Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 6.01:
(i) The
Trustee may request, and may rely upon and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officer’s Certificate, certificate
of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper
party or parties;
(ii) The
Trustee may consult with counsel and any advice of its counsel or Opinion of
Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect
of
any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) The
Trustee shall not be personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within
the
discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(iv) Unless
an
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee shall not
be
bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any
resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice,
request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document (provided
the
same appears regular on its face), unless requested in writing to do so by
any
NIMS Insurer or the Holders of at least a majority in Class Principal Amount
(or
Percentage Interest) of each Class of Certificates; provided, however, that,
if
the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee of the costs, expenses
or
liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation
is,
in the opinion of the Trustee not reasonably assured to the Trustee by the
security afforded to it by the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee may require
reasonable indemnity against such expense or liability or payment of such
estimated expenses from any NIMS Insurer or the Certificateholders, as
applicable, as a condition to proceeding. The reasonable expense thereof shall
be paid by the party requesting such investigation and if not reimbursed by
the
requesting party shall be reimbursed to the Trustee by the Trust
Fund;
(v) The
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties
hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians or attorneys,
which agents, custodians or attorneys shall have any and all of the rights,
powers, duties and obligations of the Trustee conferred on them by such
appointment, provided that the Trustee shall continue to be responsible for
its
duties and obligations hereunder to the extent provided herein, and provided
further that the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or
negligence on the part of any such agent or attorney appointed with due care
by
the Trustee;
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(vi) The
Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or
powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any
litigation hereunder or in relation hereto, in each case at the request, order
or direction of any of the Certificateholders or any NIMS Insurer pursuant
to
the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders or any NIMS
Insurer shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or
thereby;
(vii) The
right
of the Trustee to perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement
shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be answerable for
other than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of such
act;
and
(viii) The
Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the
execution of the Trust Fund created hereby or the powers granted
hereunder.
Section
6.03. Trustee
Not Liable for Certificates.
The
Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the certificate of authentication
on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan, or related document save that
the
Trustee represents that, assuming due execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto, this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by it and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against
it
in accordance with its terms except that such enforceability may be subject
to
(A) applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar laws affecting
the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally, and (B) general principles
of equity regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or
application by the Depositor of funds paid to the Depositor in consideration
of
the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust Fund by the Depositor or
for
the use or application of any funds deposited into the Collection Account,
the
Certificate Account, any Escrow Account or any other fund or account maintained
with respect to the Certificates. The Trustee shall not be responsible for
the
legality or validity of this Agreement or the validity, priority, perfection
or
sufficiency of the security for the Certificates issued or intended to be issued
hereunder. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall have no
responsibility for filing any financing or continuation statement in any public
office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any
security interest or lien granted to it hereunder or to record this
Agreement.
Section
6.04. Trustee
May Own Certificates.
The
Trustee and any Affiliate or agent of the Trustee in its individual or any
other
capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates and may transact
banking and trust business with the other parties hereto and their Affiliates
with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or such
agent.
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Section
6.05. Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee.
The
Trustee hereunder shall at all times be (i) an institution whose accounts are
insured by the FDIC, (ii) a corporation or national banking association,
organized and doing business under the laws of any State or the United States
of
America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having
a
combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to
supervision or examination by federal or state authority and (iii) not an
Affiliate of the Master Servicer or any Servicer. If such corporation or
national banking association publishes reports of condition at least annually,
pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining
authority, then, for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and
surplus of such corporation or national banking association shall be deemed
to
be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report
of
condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be
eligible in accordance with provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section
6.06.
Section
6.06. Resignation
and Removal of Trustee.
(a) The
Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created
by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, any NIMS Insurer and the
Master Servicer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor will
promptly appoint a successor trustee acceptable to any NIMS Insurer by written
instrument, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning
Trustee, one copy to the successor trustee and one copy to each of the Master
Servicer and any NIMS Insurer. If no successor trustee shall have been so
appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 30 days after the giving
of
such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
(b) If
at any
time (i) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of Section 6.05 and shall fail to resign after written request
therefor by the Depositor or any NIMS Insurer, (ii) the Trustee shall become
incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver
of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer
shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for
the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, (iii) a tax is
imposed or threatened with respect to the Trust Fund by any state in which
the
Trustee or the Trust Fund held by the Trustee is located, (iv) the continued
use
of the Trustee would result in a downgrading of the rating by any Rating Agency
of any Class of Certificates with a rating or (v) the Trustee shall fail to
provide the information required pursuant to Section 6.01(l) or (m) or Section
9.25 hereof, then the Depositor, any NIMS Insurer or the Master Servicer shall
remove the Trustee and the Depositor shall appoint a successor trustee
acceptable to any NIMS Insurer and the Master Servicer by written instrument,
one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed,
one
copy each to the successor trustee and one copy to the Master Servicer and
any
NIMS Insurer.
(c) The
Holders of more than 50% of the Class Principal Amount (or Percentage Interest)
of each Class of Certificates (or any NIMS Insurer in the event of failure
of
the Trustee to perform its obligations hereunder) may at any time upon 30 days’
written notice to the Trustee and the Depositor remove the Trustee by such
written instrument, signed by such Holders or their attorney in fact duly
authorized (or by any NIMS Insurer), one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to the Depositor, one copy to the Trustee and one copy to the Master
Servicer and any NIMS Insurer; the Depositor shall thereupon appoint a successor
trustee in accordance with this Section mutually acceptable to the Depositor
and
the Master Servicer and any NIMS Insurer.
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(d) Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall become effective upon
(i) the payment of all unpaid amounts owed to the Trustee and (ii) the
acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section
6.07.
Section
6.07. Successor
Trustee.
(a) Any
successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 6.06 shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and the Master Servicer and any NIMS
Insurer and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment
hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee
shall become effective and such successor trustee without any further act,
deed
or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties
and
obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally
named as trustee herein. The predecessor trustee (or its custodian) shall
deliver to the successor trustee (or assign to the Trustee its interest under
each Custodial Agreement, to the extent permitted thereunder) all Mortgage
Files
and documents and statements related to each Mortgage File held by it hereunder,
and shall duly assign, transfer, deliver and pay over to the successor trustee
the entire Trust Fund, together with all necessary instruments of transfer
and
assignment or other documents properly executed necessary to effect such
transfer and such of the records or copies thereof maintained by the predecessor
trustee in the administration hereof as may be requested by the successor
trustee and shall thereupon be discharged from all duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement. In addition, the Master Servicer and the predecessor
trustee shall execute and deliver such other instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required to more fully and certainly vest and
confirm in the successor trustee all such rights, powers, duties and
obligations.
(b) No
successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless
at
the time of such appointment such successor trustee shall be eligible under
the
provisions of Section 6.05.
(c) Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this Section,
the predecessor trustee shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the
Certificate Register and to any Rating Agency. The expenses of such mailing
shall be borne by the predecessor trustee.
Section
6.08. Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any
Person into which the Trustee may be merged or with which it may be
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Persons succeeding
to the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall be the successor to the
Trustee 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 that such Person shall be eligible under the
provisions of Section 6.05. As
a
condition to the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person
(i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may
be
appointed as a successor to the Trustee, the Trustee shall notify the Depositor
and the Master Servicer, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date
of such succession or appointment, of such succession or appointment and shall
furnish to the Depositor in writing and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Depositor, all information reasonably necessary for the
Trustee to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section 6.20, the event
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under
the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act).
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Section
6.09. Appointment
of Co-Trustee, Separate Trustee or Custodian.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provisions hereof, at any time, the Trustee, the Depositor or the
Certificateholders evidencing more than 50% of the Class Principal Amount (or
Percentage Interest) of every Class of Certificates shall have the power from
time to time to appoint one or more Persons, approved by the Trustee and any
NIMS Insurer, to act either as co trustees jointly with the Trustee, or as
separate trustees, or as custodians, for the purpose of holding title to,
foreclosing or otherwise taking action with respect to any Mortgage Loan outside
the state where the Trustee has its principal place of business where such
separate trustee or co trustee is necessary or advisable (or the Trustee has
been advised by the Master Servicer that such separate trustee or co-trustee
is
necessary or advisable) under the laws of any state in which a property securing
a Mortgage Loan is located or for the purpose of otherwise conforming to any
legal requirement, restriction or condition in any state in which a property
securing a Mortgage Loan is located or in any state in which any portion of
the
Trust Fund is located. The separate Trustees, co trustees, or custodians so
appointed shall be trustees or custodians for the benefit of all the
Certificateholders and shall have such powers, rights and remedies as shall
be
specified in the instrument of appointment; provided, however, that no such
appointment shall, or shall be deemed to, constitute the appointee an agent
of
the Trustee. The obligation of the Trustee to make Advances pursuant to Section
5.04 and 6.14 shall not be affected or assigned by the appointment of a co
trustee. Prior to the appointment hereunder of any co-trustee, separate trustee,
or custodian pursuant to this Section 6.09, such Person shall enter into an
agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee, relating to the satisfaction of such Person of its
reporting obligations under Regulation AB with respect to any servicing
performed by it in connection with the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall not be
responsible for any action or omission of any separate trustee, co-trustee
or
custodian. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such co-custodian or co-trustee
is
determined to be a Servicing Function Participant, no such co-custodian or
co-trustee shall be vested with any powers, rights and remedies under this
Agreement unless such party has agreed to comply with all Regulation AB
requirements set forth under this Agreement or each Custodial Agreement, as
applicable.
(b) Every
separate trustee, co trustee, and custodian shall, to the extent permitted
by
law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and
conditions:
(i) all
powers, duties, obligations and rights conferred upon the Trustee in respect
of
the receipt, custody and payment of moneys shall be exercised solely by the
Trustee;
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(ii) all
other
rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee
shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee
and
such separate trustee, co trustee, or custodian jointly, except to the extent
that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts
are
to be performed the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform
such
act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations,
including the holding of title to the Trust Fund or any portion thereof in
any
such jurisdiction, shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee,
co
trustee, or custodian;
(iii) no
trustee or custodian hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any
act
or omission of any other trustee or custodian hereunder; and
(iv) the
Trustee or the Certificateholders evidencing more than 50% of the Aggregate
Voting Interests of the Certificates may at any time accept the resignation
of
or remove any separate trustee, co trustee or custodian, so appointed by it
or
them, if such resignation or removal does not violate the other terms of this
Agreement.
(c) Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have
been given to each of the then separate trustees and co trustees, as effectively
as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee,
co trustee or custodian shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of
this
Article VI. Each separate trustee and co trustee, upon its acceptance of the
trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in
its
instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately, as
may
be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy given to the Master
Servicer and any NIMS Insurer.
(d) Any
separate trustee, co trustee or custodian may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee its agent or attorney in fact with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee, co trustee
or
custodian shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all
of
its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be
exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the
appointment of a new or successor trustee.
(e) No
separate trustee, co trustee or custodian hereunder shall be required to meet
the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 6.05 hereunder
and
no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment shall be required under
Section 6.07 hereof.
(f) The
Trustee agrees to instruct the co trustees, if any, to the extent necessary
to
fulfill the Trustee’s obligations hereunder.
(g) The
Trustee shall pay the reasonable compensation of the co trustees requested
by
the Trustee to be so appointed (which compensation shall not reduce any
compensation payable to the Trustee) and, if paid by the Trustee, shall be
a
reimbursable expense pursuant to Section 6.12.
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(h) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for so long as reports are required to be filed with the
Commission under the Exchange Act with respect to the Trust, the Trustee shall
not utilize any Subcontractor for the performance of its duties hereunder if
such Subcontractor would be “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB without (a) giving notice to the Seller,
the Master Servicer and the Depositor and (b) requiring any such Subcontractor
to provide to the Trustee an assessment report as provided in Section 9.25(a)
and an attestation report as provided in Section 9.25(b), which reports the
Trustee shall include in its assessment and attestation reports. The Trustee
shall indemnify the Depositor and the Master Servicer and any director, officer,
employee or agent of each of the Depositor and the Master Servicer and hold
them
harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising
out
of or based upon the failure by the Trustee (i) to give notice of the engagement
of any Subcontractor or (ii) to require any Subcontractor to provide the Trustee
an assessment of compliance as provided in Section 9.25(a) and an attestation
report as provided in Section 9.25(b). This indemnity shall survive the
termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
Section
6.10. Authenticating
Agents.
(a) The
Trustee may appoint one or more Authenticating Agents which shall be authorized
to act on behalf of the Trustee in authenticating Certificates. Wherever
reference is made in this Agreement to the authentication of Certificates by
the
Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be
deemed to include authentication on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating
Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee
by
an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent must be a corporation
organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America
or
of any state, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000,
authorized under such laws to do a trust business and subject to supervision
or
examination by federal or state authorities and acceptable to any NIMS
Insurer.
(b) Any
Person into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with
which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party,
or any Person succeeding to the corporate agency business of any Authenticating
Agent, shall continue to be the Authenticating Agent without the execution
or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the
Authenticating Agent.
(c) Any
Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving at least 30 days’ advance
written notice of resignation to the Trustee, any NIMS Insurer and the
Depositor. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of any
Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such
Authenticating Agent, any NIMS Insurer and the Depositor. Upon receiving a
notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any
Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 6.10, the Trustee may appoint a successor
Authenticating Agent, shall give written notice of such appointment to the
Depositor and any NIMS Insurer and shall mail notice of such appointment to
all
Holders of Certificates. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance
of
its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and responsibilities of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect
as if
originally named as Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent
shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section 6.10.
No
Authenticating Agent shall have responsibility or liability for any action
taken
by it as such at the direction of the Trustee. Any Authenticating Agent shall
be
entitled to reasonable compensation for its services and, if paid by the
Trustee, it shall be a reimbursable expense pursuant to Section
6.12.
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Section
6.11. Indemnification
of Trustee.
The
Trustee and its respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall
be
entitled to indemnification from the Trust Fund for any loss, liability or
expense incurred in connection with any legal proceeding or incurred without
negligence or willful misconduct on their part (it being understood that the
negligence or willful misconduct of any Custodian shall not constitute
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or its directors,
officers, employees or agents for such purpose), arising out of, or in
connection with, the acceptance or administration of the trusts created
hereunder or in connection with the performance of their duties hereunder,
the
Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, any Transfer Agreement, any Servicing Agreement
or
any Custodial Agreement, including any applicable fees and expenses payable
pursuant to Section 6.12 and the costs and expenses of defending themselves
against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
their
powers or duties hereunder, provided that:
(i) with
respect to any such claim, the Trustee shall have given the Depositor, the
Master Servicer and the Holders written notice thereof promptly after the
Trustee shall have knowledge thereof; provided that failure to so notify shall
not relieve the Trust Fund of the obligation to indemnify the Trustee; however,
any reasonable delay by the Trustee to provide written notice to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer and the Holders promptly after the Trustee shall have
obtained knowledge of a claim shall not relieve the Trust Fund of the obligation
to indemnify the Trustee under this Section 6.11;
(ii) while
maintaining control over its own defense, the Trustee shall cooperate and
consult fully with the Depositor in preparing such defense; and
(iii) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 6.11, the Trust Fund shall not be
liable for settlement of any such claim by the Trustee entered into without
the
prior consent of the Depositor, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
The
provisions of this Section 6.11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement
and the resignation or removal of the Trustee and shall be construed to include,
but not be limited to any loss, liability or expense under any environmental
law.
Section
6.12. Fees
and Expenses of Trustee and Custodian.
The
Trustee shall be entitled to (i) receive, and is authorized to pay itself,
the
amount of income or gain earned from investment of funds in the Certificate
Account and (ii) reimbursement of all reasonable expenses, disbursements and
advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement
(including fees and expenses of its counsel and all persons not regularly in
its
employment and any amounts described in Section 10.01 to which the Trustee
is
entitled as provided therein), except for expenses, disbursements and advances
that either (i) do not constitute “unanticipated expenses” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) or (ii) arise from its
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The Custodian shall receive
compensation and reimbursement or payment of its expenses under the Custodial
Agreement as provided therein; provided that, to the extent required under
Section 6 or Section 20 of the Custodial Agreement, the Trustee is hereby
authorized to pay such compensation or reimbursement from amounts on deposit
in
the Certificate Account prior to any distributions to Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof.
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Section
6.13. Collection
of Monies.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Trustee may demand payment
or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, all money and other property
payable to or receivable by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement. The Trustee
shall hold all such money and property received by it as part of the Trust
Fund
and shall distribute it as provided in this Agreement. If the Trustee shall
not
have timely received amounts to be remitted with respect to the Mortgage Loans
from the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall request the Master Servicer to
make
such distribution as promptly as practicable or legally permitted. If the
Trustee shall subsequently receive any such amount, it may withdraw such
request.
Section
6.14. Events
of Default; Trustee To Act; Appointment of Successor.
(a) The
occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event
of Default”:
(i) Any
failure by the Master Servicer to furnish to the Trustee the Mortgage Loan
data
sufficient to prepare the reports described in Section 4.03(a) which continues
unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after the date upon which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to such Master Servicer
by
the Trustee or to such Master Servicer and the Trustee by any NIMS Insurer
or
Holders of not less than 25% of the Class Principal Amount of each Class of
Certificates affected thereby; or
(ii) Any
failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Master Servicer contained in this Agreement which continues unremedied for
a
period of 30 days (or 15 days, in the case of failure to maintain any Insurance
Policy required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement) after the date
on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall
have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or to the Master Servicer
and the Trustee by any NIMS Insurer or Holders of not less than 25% of the
Class
Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each Class of Certificates
affected thereby or by any NIMS Insurer; or
(iii) A
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
for
the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have
been entered against the Master Servicer, and such decree or order shall have
remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days or any Rating
Agency reduces or withdraws or threatens to reduce or withdraw the rating of
the
Certificates because of the financial condition or loan servicing capability
of
such Master Servicer; or
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(iv) The
Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver
or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities, voluntary liquidation or similar proceedings of or relating to
the
Master Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property;
or
(v) The
Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi) The
Master Servicer shall be dissolved, or shall dispose of all or substantially
all
of its assets, or consolidate with or merge into another entity or shall permit
another entity to consolidate or merge into it, such that the resulting entity
does not meet the criteria for a successor servicer as specified in Section
9.27
hereof; or
(vii) If
a
representation or warranty set forth in Section 9.14 hereof shall prove to
be
incorrect as of the time made in any respect that materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Certificateholders, and the circumstance or
condition in respect of which such representation or warranty was incorrect
shall not have been eliminated or cured within 30 days after the date on which
written notice of such incorrect representation or warranty shall have been
given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or to the Master Servicer and the
Trustee by the Holders of more than 50% of the Aggregate Voting Interests of
the
Certificates or by any NIMS Insurer; or
(viii) A
sale or
pledge of any of the rights of the Master Servicer hereunder or an assignment
of
this Agreement by the Master Servicer or a delegation of the rights or duties
of
the Master Servicer hereunder shall have occurred in any manner not otherwise
permitted hereunder and without the prior written consent of the Trustee, any
NIMS Insurer and Certificateholders holding more than 50% of the Aggregate
Voting Interests of the Certificates; or
(ix) The
Master Servicer has notice or actual knowledge that a Servicer at any time
is
not either a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac- approved Seller/Servicer, and the
Master Servicer has not terminated the rights and obligations of such Servicer
under the Servicing Agreement and replaced such Servicer with a Xxxxxx Mae-
or
Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer within 60 days of the date the Master Servicer
receives such notice or acquires such actual knowledge; or
(x) After
any
receipt of notice from the Trustee or any NIMS Insurer, any failure of the
Master Servicer to remit to the Trustee any payment required to be made to
the
Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders under the terms of this Agreement,
including any Advance, on any Deposit Date, which failure continues unremedied
for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which such written notice
of such failure shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the
Trustee.
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If
an
Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (ix) of this Section 6.14
shall occur, then, in each and every case, subject to applicable law, so long
as
any such Event of Default shall not have been remedied within any period of
time
prescribed by this Section, the Trustee, by notice in writing to the Master
Servicer may, and shall, if so directed by Certificateholders evidencing more
than 50% of the Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each Class
of Certificates or any NIMS Insurer, terminate all of the rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer hereunder and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the
proceeds thereof. If an Event of Default described in clause (x) of this Section
6.14 shall occur, then, in each and every case, subject to applicable law,
so
long as such Event of Default shall not have been remedied within the time
period prescribed by clause (x) of this Section 6.14, the Trustee, by notice
in
writing to the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer, shall promptly terminate
all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder and in and
to
the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the
Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master
Servicer, and only in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement,
whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and
be
vested in the Trustee and pursuant to and under the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however, the parties acknowledge that notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, there may be a transition period, not to exceed 90 days, in order
to
effect the transfer of the Master Servicer’s obligations to the Trustee, the
Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf
of
the defaulting Master Servicer as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all
documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or
things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of
termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment
of
the Mortgage Loans and related documents or otherwise. The defaulting Master
Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination
of
the defaulting Master Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder as Master
Servicer including, without limitation, notifying the Servicers of the
assignment of the master servicing function and providing the Trustee or its
designee all documents and records in electronic or other form reasonably
requested by it to enable the Trustee or its designee to assume the defaulting
Master Servicer’s functions hereunder and the transfer to the Trustee for
administration by it of all amounts which shall at the time be or should have
been deposited by the defaulting Master Servicer in the Collection Account
maintained by such defaulting Master Servicer and any other account or fund
maintained with respect to the Certificates or thereafter received with respect
to the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer being terminated (or the Trust Fund,
if the Master Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) as a
result of an Event of Default shall bear all costs of a master servicing
transfer, including but not limited to those of the Trustee reasonably allocable
to specific employees and overhead, legal fees and expenses, accounting and
financial consulting fees and expenses, and costs of amending the Agreement,
if
necessary.
The
Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Master Servicer (or by
the
Trust Fund, if the Master Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations
hereunder) for all costs associated with the transfer of master servicing from
the predecessor Master Servicer, including, without limitation, any costs or
expenses associated with the complete transfer of all master servicing data
and
the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be
required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the master
servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee to master service the Mortgage
Loans properly and effectively. If the terminated Master Servicer does not
pay
such reimbursement within thirty (30) days of its receipt of an invoice
therefor, such reimbursement shall be an expense of the Trust Fund and the
Trustee shall be entitled to withdraw such reimbursement from amounts on deposit
in the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 4.04(b); provided that the
terminated Master Servicer shall reimburse the Trust Fund for any such expense
incurred by the Trust Fund.
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Notwithstanding
the termination of its activities as Master Servicer, each terminated Master
Servicer shall continue to be entitled to reimbursement to the extent provided
in Section 4.02(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (v), (vii) and (ix) to the extent such
reimbursement relates to the period prior to such Master Servicer’s
termination.
If
any
Event of Default shall occur of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
has
actual knowledge, the Trustee, shall promptly notify any NIMS Insurer and each
Rating Agency of the nature and extent of such Event of Default. The Trustee
shall immediately give written notice to the Master Servicer upon the Master
Servicer’s failure to remit funds on the Deposit Date.
(b) On
or
after the time the Master Servicer (and the Trustee, if notice is sent by any
NIMS Insurer) receives a notice of termination from the Trustee pursuant to
Section 6.14(a) or the Trustee receives the resignation of the Master Servicer
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 9.28, the Trustee, within
90 days of such notice unless another master servicer acceptable to the NIMS
Insurer shall have been appointed, shall be the successor in all respects to
the
Master Servicer in its capacity as such under this Agreement and the
transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights
and
powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities
relating thereto and arising thereafter placed on the Master Servicer hereunder,
including the obligation to make Advances; provided, however, that any failure
to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Master Servicer’s
failure to provide information required by this Agreement shall not be
considered a default by the Trustee hereunder. In addition, the Trustee shall
have no responsibility for any act or omission of the Master Servicer prior
to
the issuance of any notice of termination. The Trustee shall have no liability
relating to the representations and warranties of the Master Servicer set forth
in Section 9.14. In the Trustee’s capacity as such successor, the Trustee shall
have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer.
As
compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive all compensation
payable to the Master Servicer under this Agreement, including the Master
Servicing Fee. The Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Master
Servicer (or by the Trust Fund if the Master Servicer is unable to fulfill
its
obligations hereunder) for all costs associated with the transfer of master
servicing from the predecessor master servicer, including, without limitation,
any costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all master
servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such master
servicing data as may be required by the Trustee to correct any errors or
insufficiencies in the master servicing data or otherwise to enable the Trustee
to master service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.
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(c) Notwithstanding
the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to continue to so act,
or
shall, if it is unable to so act or if any NIMS Insurer so requests in writing
to the Trustee, request the Depositor to appoint, petition a court of competent
jurisdiction to appoint, or appoint on its own behalf any established housing
and home finance institution servicer, master servicer, servicing or mortgage
servicing institution acceptable to the NIMS Insurer having a net worth of
not
less than $15,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor master
servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to such Master
Servicer in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities
of a master servicer, like the Master Servicer hereunder. Any entity designated
by the Trustee as a successor master servicer may be an Affiliate of the
Trustee; provided, however, that, unless such Affiliate meets the net worth
requirements and other standards set forth herein for a successor master
servicer, the Trustee in its individual capacity shall agree, at the time of
such designation, to be and remain liable to the Trust Fund for such Affiliate’s
actions and omissions in performing its duties hereunder. In connection with
such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for
the
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and
such
successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be
in
excess of that permitted to the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and
such
successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall
be
necessary to effectuate any such succession and may make other arrangements
with
respect to the servicing to be conducted hereunder which are not inconsistent
herewith. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee and any successor
master servicer in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder including, without limitation, notifying
Mortgagors of the assignment of the master servicing functions and providing
the
Trustee and successor master servicer, as applicable, all documents and records
in electronic or other form reasonably requested by it to enable it to assume
the Master Servicer’s functions hereunder and the transfer to the Trustee or
such successor master servicer, as applicable, all amounts which shall at the
time be or should have been deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection
Account and any other account or fund maintained with respect to the
Certificates or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Neither the Trustee nor any other successor master servicer shall be deemed
to
be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in
making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof caused by (i) the
failure of the Master Servicer to deliver, or any delay in delivering, cash,
documents or records to it, (ii) the failure of the Master Servicer to cooperate
as required by this Agreement, (iii) the failure of the Master Servicer to
deliver the Mortgage Loan data to the Trustee as required by this Agreement
or
(iv) restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over
the Master Servicer. No successor master servicer shall be deemed to be in
default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making,
any
distribution hereunder or any portion thereof caused by (i) the failure of
the
terminated Master Servicer to deliver, or any delay in delivering cash,
documents or records to it, or (ii) the failure of the terminated Master
Servicer to cooperate as required by this Agreement.
Section
6.15. Additional
Remedies of Trustee Upon Event of Default.
During
the continuance of any Event of Default, so long as such Event of Default shall
not have been remedied, the Trustee, in addition to the rights specified in
Section 6.14, shall have the right, in its own name and as trustee of an express
trust, to take all actions now or hereafter existing at law, in equity or by
statute to enforce its rights and remedies and to protect the interests, and
enforce the rights and remedies, of any NIMS Insurer and the Certificateholders
(including the institution and prosecution of all judicial, administrative
and
other proceedings and the filings of proofs of claim and debt in connection
therewith). Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy
provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, and
each
and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy, and
no
delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right
or
remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default.
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Section
6.16. Waiver
of Defaults.
More
than
50% of the Aggregate Voting Interests of Certificateholders (with the consent
of
any NIMS Insurer) may waive any default or Event of Default by the Master
Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder, except that a default
in the making of any required deposit to the Certificate Account that would
result in a failure of the Trustee to make any required payment of principal
of
or interest on the Certificates may only be waived with the consent of 100%
of
the affected Certificateholders and with the consent of any NIMS Insurer. Upon
any such 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.
Section
6.17. Notification
to Holders.
Upon
termination of the Master Servicer or appointment of a successor to the Master
Servicer, in each case as provided herein, the Trustee shall promptly mail
notice thereof by first class mail to the Certificateholders at their respective
addresses appearing on the Certificate Register and any NIMS Insurer. The
Trustee shall also, within 45 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default
known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, give written notice thereof
to
any NIMS Insurer and the Certificateholders, unless such Event of Default shall
have been cured or waived prior to the issuance of such notice and within such
45 day period.
Section
6.18. Directions
by Certificateholders and Duties of Trustee During Event of
Default.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 8.01 hereof, during the continuance of any Event
of
Default, Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Class
Principal Amount (or Percentage Interest) of each Class of Certificates affected
thereby may, with the consent of any NIMS Insurer, direct the time, method
and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee,
or
exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Agreement;
provided, however, that the Trustee shall be under no obligation to pursue
any
such remedy, or to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this
Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) the conducting or defending of
any
administrative action or litigation hereunder or in relation hereto and (ii)
the
terminating of the Master Servicer or any successor master servicer from its
rights and duties as master servicer hereunder) at the request, order or
direction of any of the Certificateholders, or any NIMS Insurer, unless such
Certificateholders, or any NIMS Insurer, shall have offered to the Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity against the cost, expenses and liabilities
which may be incurred therein or thereby; and, provided further, that, subject
to the provisions of Section 8.01, the Trustee shall have the right to decline
to follow any such direction if the Trustee, in accordance with an Opinion
of
Counsel, determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully
be taken or if the Trustee in good faith determines that the action or
proceeding so directed would involve it in personal liability for which it
is
not indemnified to its satisfaction or be unjustly prejudicial to the non
assenting Certificateholders.
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Section
6.19. Action
Upon Certain Failures of the Master Servicer and Upon Event of
Default.
In
the
event that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have actual knowledge
of
any action or inaction of the Master Servicer that would become an Event of
Default upon the Master Servicer’s failure to remedy the same after notice, the
Trustee shall give notice thereof to the Master Servicer. For all purposes
of
this Agreement, in the absence of actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer
of
the Trustee, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any failure
of
the Master Servicer or any other Event of Default unless notified in writing
by
the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Certificateholders.
Section
6.20. Preparation
of Tax Returns and Other Reports.
(a) The
Trustee shall prepare or cause to be prepared on behalf of the Trust Fund,
based
upon information calculated in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to
instructions given by the Depositor, and the Trustee shall file federal tax
returns, all in accordance with Article X hereof. The Trustee shall prepare
and
file required state income tax returns and such other returns as may be required
by applicable law relating to the Trust Fund, and, if required by state law,
and
shall file any other documents to the extent required by applicable state tax
law (to the extent such documents are in the Trustee’s possession). The Trustee
shall forward copies to the Depositor of all such returns and Form 1099
supplemental tax information and such other information within the control
of
the Trustee as the Depositor may reasonably request in writing, and shall
distribute to each Certificateholder such forms and furnish such information
within the control of the Trustee as are required by the Code and the REMIC
Provisions to be furnished to them, and will prepare and distribute to
Certificateholders Form 1099 (supplemental tax information) (or otherwise
furnish information within the control of the Trustee) to the extent required
by
applicable law. The Master Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee for any
liability of or assessment against the Trustee arising out of or based upon
any
error in any of such tax or information returns arising out of or based upon
errors in the information provided by such Master Servicer.
(b) The
Trustee shall prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), on
behalf of each REMIC created hereby, an application on IRS Form SS-4. The
Trustee, upon receipt from the IRS of the Notice of Taxpayer Identification
Number Assigned for each REMIC, shall promptly forward copies of such notices
to
the Master Servicer and the Depositor. The Trustee will file an IRS Form 8811
for all REMICs created hereunder. The Trustee shall have no obligation to verify
the information in any Form 8811 or Form SS-4 filing.
(c) Reports
Filed on Form 10-D.
(i) Within
15
days after each Distribution Date (or, if applicable, within such shorter period
of time as is required under the rules of the Commission as in effect from
time
to time (the “Rules”)), the Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf of the
Trust Fund any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance
as
required by the Exchange Act. The Trustee shall file each Form 10-D with a
copy
of the related Distribution Date Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure
in
addition to the Distribution Date Statement that is required to be included
on
Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall be determined and prepared
by and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph
and
the Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to
determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, except as set forth
in
the next paragraph.
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(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit Q-1 hereto, within five calendar days after the related
Distribution Date, (A) certain parties to the GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4 transaction shall be
required to provide to the Trustee, to the extent known by a responsible officer
thereof, in XXXXX-compatible form (which may be Word or Excel documents easily
convertible to XXXXX format), or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon
by
the Trustee and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure, if applicable, and included with such Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure, an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit Q-4, (B) the Trustee shall forward to the Depositor, the form and
substance of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, and (C) the Depositor will
approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the
inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. The Sponsor
will
be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by
the
Trustee in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on
Form
10-D pursuant to this paragraph.
(iii) After
preparing the Form 10-D, the Trustee shall forward electronically a draft copy
of the Form 10-D to the Exchange Act Signing Party for review and approval.
If
the Master Servicer is the Exchange Act Signing Party and the Form 10-D includes
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, then the Form 10-D shall also be electronically
distributed to the Depositor for review and approval. No later than two Business
Days prior to the 15th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, a
senior officer of the Exchange Act Signing Party shall sign the Form 10-D and
return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original
executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If a Form 10-D
cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended,
the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in subsection (f)(ii) of this
Section 6.20. Promptly (but no later than one Business Day) after filing with
the Commission, the Trustee will make available on its internet website a final
executed copy of each Form 10-D. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges
that
the performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section 6.20(c) related
to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such
parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their
duties under this Section 6.20(c). The Trustee shall have no liability for
any
loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure
to
properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results
from the Trustee’s inability or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis,
any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for
execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct.
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(d) Reports
Filed on Form 10-K.
(i) Unless
and until a Form 15 suspension notice shall have been filed, on or prior to
March 31 after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust Fund or such earlier
date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”) (it
being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust Fund ends on December 31st
of each year), commencing in March 2007, the Trustee shall prepare and file
on
behalf of the Trust Fund a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by
the
Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each
case to the extent they have been delivered to the Trustee within the applicable
time frames set forth in this Agreement and in the Servicing Agreement and
the
Custodial Agreement, (A) an annual compliance statement for the Servicer, each
Additional Servicer and the Master Servicer, as described under Section 9.26
hereof and in the Servicing Agreement, (B)(I) the annual reports on assessment
of compliance with servicing criteria for the Servicer, the Custodian, each
Additional Servicer, the Master Servicer, any Servicing Function Participant,
the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee (each, a “Reporting
Servicer”), as described under Section 9.25(a) hereof and in the Servicing
Agreement and Custodial Agreement, and (II) if any Reporting Servicer’s report
on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section
9.25(a) hereof or in the Servicing Agreement or Custodial Agreement identifies
any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance
of
noncompliance, or if any Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment of compliance
with servicing criteria described under Section 9.25(a) hereof or in the
Servicing Agreement or Custodial Agreement is not included as an exhibit to
such
Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why
such report is not included, (C)(I) the registered public accounting firm
attestation report for each Reporting Servicer, as described under Section
9.25(b) hereof and in the Servicing Agreement and Custodial Agreement and (II)
if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under
Section 9.25(b) hereof or in the Servicing Agreement or Custodial Agreement
identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such
instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm
attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure
that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not
included, and (D) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification. Any disclosure or information
in addition to (A) through (D) above that is required to be included on Form
10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall be determined and prepared by and
at the direction of the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph and the
Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine
or
prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, except as set forth in the next
paragraph.
(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit Q-2 hereto, no later than March 15 of each year that the Trust
Fund is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2007,
(A) certain parties to the GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4 transaction shall be required to
provide to the Trustee, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof,
in
XXXXX-compatible form (which may be Word or Excel documents easily convertible
to XXXXX format), or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Trustee
and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure,
if applicable, and include with such Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, an
Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q-4,
(B) the Trustee shall forward to the Depositor, the form and substance of the
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, and (C) the Depositor will approve, as to
form
and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. The Trustee has no duty under
this
Agreement to monitor or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit
Q-2 of their duties under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure
from
such parties any Form 10-K Disclosure Information. The Sponsor will be
responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the
Trustee in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on
Form
10-K pursuant to this paragraph.
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(iii) After
preparing the Form 10-K, the Trustee shall forward electronically a draft copy
of the Form 10-K to the Exchange Act Signing Party for review and approval.
If
the Master Servicer is the Exchange Act Signing Party and the Form 10-K includes
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, then the Form 10-K shall also be electronically
distributed to the Depositor for review and approval. No later than the close
of
business New York City time on the 4th Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing
Deadline, a senior officer of the Exchange Act Signing Party shall sign the
Form
10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an
original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If
a
Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs
to be
amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in subsection (f)
of
this Section 6.20. Promptly (but no later than one Business Day) after filing
with the Commission, the Trustee will make available on its internet website
a
final executed copy of each Form 10-K. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge
that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section 6.20(d)
related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon
such parties (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant)
strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties
under this Section 6.20(d), Section 9.25(a), Section 9.25(b) and Section 9.26.
The Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising
out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file
such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Trustee’s inability or
failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other
party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K,
not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(iv) Each
Form
10-K shall include the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification. The Trustee, the Paying
Agent and, if the Depositor is the Exchange Act Signing Party, the Master
Servicer, shall, and the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Master Servicer
(if
applicable) shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to,
provide to the Person who signs the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification (the
“Certifying Person”), by March 15 of each year in which the Trust Fund is
subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (each, a “Back-Up
Certification”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit T (or, in the case of
the Trustee and the Paying Agent, such other form as agreed to between the
Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Exchange Act Signing Party), upon which the
Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an
officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with
the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. The senior
officer of the Exchange Act Signing Party shall serve as the Certifying Person
on behalf of the Trust Fund. In the event the Master Servicer, the Trustee,
the
Paying Agent or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties
is
terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such party or
Servicing Function Participant shall provide a Back-Up Certification to the
Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 6.20(d)(iv) with respect to the
period of time it was subject to this Agreement.
(v) Each
person (including their officers or directors) that signs any Form 10-K
Certification shall be entitled to indemnification from the Trust Fund for
any
liability or expense incurred by it in connection with such certification,
other
than any liability or expense attributable to such Person’s own bad faith,
negligence or willful misconduct. The provisions of this subsection shall
survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of
such
Person.
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(e) Reports
Filed on Form 8-K.
(i) Within
four Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on
Form
8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”) or such later date as may be
required by the Commission, and if requested by the Depositor, the Trustee
shall
prepare and file on behalf of the Trust Fund any Form 8-K, as required by the
Exchange Act; provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in
connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information
related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included
on
Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall be determined and prepared by
and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraphs
and
the Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to
determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, except
as set forth in the next paragraph.
(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit Q-3 hereto, for so long as the Trust Fund is subject to the
Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than Noon New York City time
on
the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (A) certain
parties to the GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2006-AR4 transaction shall be required to provide to the
Trustee, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in
XXXXX-compatible form (which may be Word or Excel documents easily convertible
to XXXXX format), or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Trustee
and such party, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information,
if applicable, and include with such Form 8-K Disclosure Information, an
Additional Disclosure Notification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q-4,
(B) the Trustee shall forward to the Depositor, the form and substance of the
Form 8-K Disclosure Information, and (C) the Depositor will approve, as to
form
and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form
8-K
Disclosure Information. The Trustee has no duty under this Agreement to monitor
or enforce the performance by the parties listed on Exhibit Q-3 of their duties
under this paragraph or proactively solicit or procure from such parties any
Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Sponsor will be responsible for any
reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Trustee in connection
with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to
this
paragraph.
(iii) After
preparing the Form 8-K, the Trustee shall forward electronically, no later
than
Noon New York city time on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event,
a
draft copy of the Form 8-K to the Exchange Act Signing Party for review and
approval. If the Master Servicer is the Exchange Act Signing Party, then the
Form 8-K shall also be electronically distributed to the Depositor for review
and approval. No later than Noon New York City time on the 4th Business Day
after the Reportable Event, a senior officer of the Exchange Act Signing Party
shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed
Form
8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the
Trustee. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form
8-K
needs to be amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in
subsection (f) of this Section 6.20. Promptly (but no later than one Business
Day) after filing with the Commission, the Trustee will, make available on
its
internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K. The parties to this
Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under
this Section 6.20(e) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K
is
contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in
the
performance of their duties under this Section 6.20(e). The Trustee shall have
no liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect
to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where
such
failure results from the Trustee’s inability or failure to obtain or receive, on
a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
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(f) Delisting;
Amendments; Late Filings.
(i) Prior
to
January 30 in of the first year in which the Trustee is able to do so under
applicable law, unless otherwise directed by the Depositor, the Trustee shall
prepare and file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting
in
respect of the Trust Fund under the Exchange Act.
(ii) In
the
event that the Trustee becomes aware that it will be unable to timely file
with
the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K
required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information
was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines
set forth in this Agreement or for any other reason, the Trustee will
immediately notify the Depositor. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the parties
to this Agreement and the Servicer will cooperate to prepare and file a Form
12b-25 and a 10-D/A and 10-K/A as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the
Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Trustee will, upon receipt of all
required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction
of
the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In
the
event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended,
the
Trustee will notify the Depositor and the Servicer and such parties will
cooperate to prepare any necessary 8-K/A, 10-D/A or 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form
12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall be signed by a senior
officer of the Exchange Act Signing Party. The parties to this Agreement
acknowledge that the performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section
6.20(f) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25
or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon each such party
performing its duties under this Section. The Trustee shall have no liability
for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any
failure to properly prepare and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25
or
any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from
the
Trustee’s inability or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any
information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution
or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K,
not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(g) Any
party
that signs any Exchange Act report that the Trustee is required to file shall
provide to the Trustee prompt notice of the execution of such Exchange Act
report along with the name and contact information for the person signing such
report and shall promptly deliver to the Trustee the original executed signature
page for such report. In addition, each of the parties agrees to provide to
the
Trustee such additional information related to such party as the Trustee may
reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization of the person
signing any certification or statement, financial information and reports,
and
such other information related to such party or its performance
hereunder.
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(h) The
Depositor and the Master Servicer, by mutual agreement, shall determine which
of
the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be the initial Exchange Act Signing
Party. Upon such determination, the Depositor shall timely notify the Trustee,
and such notice shall provide contact information for the Exchange Act Signing
Party. If the Depositor and Master Servicer, at any time, mutually agree to
change the identity of the Exchange Act Signing Party, the Depositor shall
provide timely notice to the Trustee of any such change.
(i) The
Trustee shall promptly send copies of each periodic report filed on Form 8-K,
Form 10-D or other applicable form, each annual report on Form 10-K, and each
Form 15 Suspension Notification, together in each case with the acceptance
confirmation receipt from XXXXX, to XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP and to the Depositor (i)
by
e-mail to the e-mail addresses provided in writing by each of XxXxx Xxxxxx
LLP
and the Depositor, respectively and (ii) to XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP at 0000 X Xxxxxx,
X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000, and to the Depositor at the address specified
in
Section 11.07, in each case to the attention of a designated contact specified
by each of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP and the Depositor, respectively.
Section
6.21. Reporting
Requirements of the Commission.
Each
of
the parties hereto acknowledges
and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.01, 6.20, 9.25(a) and 9.25(b) of
this
Agreement is to
facilitate compliance by the Sponsor, the Master Servicer and the Depositor
with
the provisions of Regulation AB, as such may be amended or clarified from time
to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of
the
parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish
compliance with Regulation AB, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be
supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such
amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, 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 and (c) the parties
shall comply with reasonable requests made by the Sponsor, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer or the Trustee for delivery of additional or different
information as the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee
may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of
Regulation AB, provided that such information is available without unreasonable
effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably
requested.
Section
6.22. Indemnification
by the Trustee.
The
Trustee agrees to indemnify the Depositor and the Master Servicer, and each
of
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents and the Trust Fund
and 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 the engagement of any Subcontractor in violation of Section 6.01
or any failure by the Trustee to deliver any assessment of compliance pursuant
to Section 9.25(a). This indemnification shall survive the termination of this
Agreement or the termination of the Trustee hereunder.
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ARTICLE
VII.
PURCHASE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS AND
TERMINATION
OF THE TRUST FUND
Section
7.01. Purchase
of Mortgage Loans; Termination of the Trust Fund Upon Purchase or Liquidation
of
Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Trustee and the Master
Servicer created hereby (other than the obligation of the Trustee to make
payments to Certificateholders as set forth in Section 7.02, the obligation
of
the Master Servicer to make a final remittance to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 4.01, and the obligations of the Master Servicer to the Trustee pursuant
to Sections 9.10 and 9.14) shall terminate on the earliest of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust
Fund and the disposition of all REO Property, (ii) the sale of the property
held
by the Trust Fund in accordance with Section 7.01(b) and (iii) the Latest
Possible Maturity Date; provided, however, that in no event shall the Trust
Fund
created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21 years from the death of
the
last survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late Ambassador
of
the United States to the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof. Any
termination of the Trust Fund shall be carried out in such a manner so that
the
termination of each REMIC included therein shall qualify as a “qualified
liquidation” under the REMIC Provisions.
(b) On
any
Distribution Date occurring on or after the Initial Optional Termination Date,
the Master Servicer, with the prior written consent of any NIMS Insurer and
the
Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, has the option to
cause each of REMIC 1 and REMIC 2 to adopt a plan of complete liquidation and
to
purchase the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property related to the Mortgage Pool
(the “Pool Assets”) for a price equal to the Purchase Price, pursuant to Section
7.03 hereof. Upon exercise of such option, the property of the Mortgage Pool
shall be sold to the Master Servicer at a price (the “Purchase Price”) equal to
the sum of (i) 100% of the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan on
the
day of such purchase plus interest accrued thereon at the Mortgage Rate with
respect to such Mortgage Loan to the Due Date in the Collection Period
immediately preceding the Distribution Date on which the proceeds of such sale
will be distributed to the holders of the Certificates, (ii) the fair market
value of any REO Property related to the Mortgage Loans and any other property
related to the Mortgage Loans held by any REMIC, such fair market value to
be
determined by an independent appraiser or appraisers mutually agreed upon by
the
Master Servicer, any NIMS Insurer and the Trustee (reduced, in the case of
REO
Property, by (1) reasonably anticipated disposition costs and (2) any amount
by
which the fair market value as so reduced exceeds the outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan plus interest accrued thereon at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate to the date of such purchase) and (iii) any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances and other amounts to be reimbursed pursuant
to
the immediately following sentence related to the Mortgage Loans; provided,
however, if there are any NIM Securities outstanding, the Master Servicer may
only exercise its option after receiving the prior written consent of the
holders of such NIM Securities and, if such consent is given, the Purchase
Price
shall also include an amount equal to the sum of (1) any accrued interest on
the
NIM Securities related to the Mortgage Loans, (2) the unpaid principal balance
of any such NIM Securities and (3) any other reimbursable expenses owed by
the
issuer of the NIM Securities (the “NIM Redemption Amount”). If the Master
Servicer fails to exercise such right, the NIMS Insurer will have the option
to
direct the Master Servicer to exercise such option so long as it is insuring
the
NIMS Securities or it is owed any amounts in connection with its guaranty of
the
NIM Securities. Following receipt of such notice from the NIMS Insurer, the
Master Servicer shall advise the NIMS Insurer whether it will exercise the
option under this Section 7.01(b) for its own account and using its own funds,
or whether it will exercise such option in its own name but for the NIMS
Insurer's account and utilizing the NIMS Insurer's funds. If the Master Servicer
exercises such option for the NIMS Insurer's account, the NIMS Insurer will
remit the Purchase Price to the Master Servicer one Business Day prior to the
day the Master Servicer is required to remit the Purchase Price to the Trustee.
Following its receipt from the NIMS Insurer of the entire Purchase Price and
its
subsequent remittance to the Trustee of the entire Purchase Price, the Master
Servicer will convey to the NIMS Insurer all of the rights it receives from
the
Trustee with respect to the related Mortgage Loans as a result of such
remittance. The Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian
shall be reimbursed from the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related
REO
Property for any Advances made or other amounts advanced with respect to the
Mortgage Loans that are reimbursable to any such entity under this Agreement,
the related Servicing Agreement or the related Custodial Agreement, together
with any accrued and unpaid compensation and any other amounts due to the Master
Servicer or the Trustee hereunder or the applicable Servicer or the applicable
Custodian, to the extent such amounts relate to the Mortgage Loans. Subject
to
Section 7.03, the Trustee shall distribute the assets of the Trust Fund on
the
Distribution Date on which the repurchase occurred. If the NIMS Insurer directs
the Master Servicer to exercise such right as described above, then (i) the
Master Servicer shall cause each REMIC to adopt a plan of complete liquidation
as described above and (ii) the NIMS Insurer shall remit the Purchase Price
in
immediately available funds to the Master Servicer at least three Business
Days
prior to the applicable Distribution Date and, upon receipt of such funds from
the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer shall promptly deposit such funds in
the
Collection Account. The NIMS Insurer shall be obligated to reimburse the Master
Servicer and the Trustee for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred
in
connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and REO Property related
to
the Mortgage Pool at the direction of the NIMS Insurer and shall indemnify
and
hold harmless the Master Servicer and the Trustee for any losses, liabilities
or
expenses resulting from any claims arising out of or based upon the Master
Servicer’s or Trustee’s purchase of the Pool Assets at the direction of the NIMS
Insurer at the direction of the NIMS Insurer, except to the extent such losses,
liabilities or expenses arise out of or result from the Master Servicer’s or
Trustee’s, as the case may be, negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
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Section
7.02. Procedure
Upon Termination of Trust Fund.
(a) Notice
of
any termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.01 (or the retirement
of
Certificates), specifying the Distribution Date upon which the final
distribution shall be made, shall be given promptly by the Trustee by first
class mail to the Certificateholders and any NIMS Insurer, mailed upon (x)
no
later than five Business Days after the Trustee has received notice from the
Master Servicer of its intent to exercise its right to cause the termination
of
the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 7.01(b) (or the retirement of the
Certificates) or (y) upon final payment or other liquidation of the last
Mortgage Loan or REO Property in the Trust Fund. Such notice shall specify
(A)
the Distribution Date upon which final distribution on the Certificates of
all
amounts required to be distributed to Certificateholders pursuant to Section
5.02 will be made upon presentation and surrender of the related Certificates
at
the Corporate Trust Office, and (B) that the Record Date otherwise applicable
to
such Distribution Date is not applicable, distribution being made only upon
presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at the office or agency
of the Trustee therein specified. The Trustee shall give such notice to the
Master Servicer and the Certificate Registrar at the time such notice is given
to Holders of the related Certificates. Upon any termination pursuant to Section
7.01(b), the duties of the Certificate Registrar with respect to the applicable
Certificates shall terminate and the Trustee shall terminate or request the
Master Servicer to terminate, the Collection Account it maintains, the
Certificate Account and any other account or fund maintained with respect to
the
related Certificates, subject to the Trustee’s obligation hereunder to hold all
amounts payable to Certificateholders in trust without interest pending such
payment.
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(b) In
the
event that all of the Holders do not surrender their Certificates for
cancellation within three months after the time specified in the above mentioned
written notice, the Trustee shall give a second written notice to the remaining
Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive
the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second
notice any Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the
Trustee may take appropriate steps to contact the remaining Certificateholders
concerning surrender of such Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid
out of the amounts distributable to such Holders. If within two years after
the
second notice any Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the Trustee shall, subject to applicable state law relating to escheatment,
hold
all amounts distributable to such Holders for the benefit of such Holders.
No
interest shall accrue on any amount held by the Trustee and not distributed
to a
Certificateholder due to such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its
Certificate(s) for payment of the final distribution thereon in accordance
with
this Section.
(c) Any
reasonable expenses incurred by the Trustee in connection with any termination
or liquidation of the Trust Fund (or a Mortgage Pool thereof) shall be
reimbursed from proceeds received from the liquidation of the related Mortgage
Pool or Mortgage Pools.
Section
7.03. Additional
Trust Fund Termination Requirements.
Any
sale
pursuant to Section 7.01(b) shall be effected in accordance with the following
additional requirements, unless the Trustee seeks (at the request of the party
exercising the option to repurchase all of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section 7.01(b)), and subsequently receives, an Opinion of Counsel (at the
expense of such requesting party), addressed to the Trustee and any NIMS Insurer
to the effect that the failure of the Trust Fund to comply with the requirements
of this Section 7.03 will not (I) result in the imposition of taxes on any
REMIC
under the REMIC Provisions or (II) cause any REMIC established hereunder to
fail
to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are
outstanding:
(i) The
Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Mortgage Pool for cash and, within
90 days of such sale, shall distribute the proceeds of such sale to the
Certificateholders in complete liquidation of each REMIC; and
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(ii) The
Trustee shall attach a statement to the final Federal income tax return for
each
REMIC stating that pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.860F-1, the first day of
the 90-day liquidation period for each such REMIC was the date on which the
Trustee sold such assets.
Section
7.04. Optional
Purchase Right of NIMS Insurer.
The
NIMS
Insurer may purchase any Distressed Mortgage Loan for a purchase price equal
to
the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus accrued interest
thereon to the date of repurchase plus any unreimbursed Advances, Servicing
Advances, General Servicing Fees or Trustee Fees and any unreimbursed expenses
of the Trustee allocable to such Distressed Mortgage Loan. Any such purchase
shall be accomplished by the NIM Insurer’s remittance of the purchase price for
the Distressed Mortgage Loan to the Master Servicer for deposit into the
Collection Account.
ARTICLE
VIII.
RIGHTS
OF
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section
8.01. Limitation
on Rights of Holders.
(a) The
death
or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement or this Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or take any action or proceeding
in any court for a partition or winding up of this Trust Fund, nor otherwise
affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any
of
them. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Certificateholder,
solely by virtue of its status as a Certificateholder, shall have any right
to
vote or in any manner otherwise control the Master Servicer or the operation
and
management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor
shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates,
be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as
partners or members of an association, nor shall any Certificateholder be under
any liability to any third person by reason of any action taken by the parties
to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.
(b) No
Certificateholder, solely by virtue of its status as Certificateholder, shall
have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of this Agreement
to
institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under
or
with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder previously shall have given
to the Trustee a written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance
thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders of Certificates
evidencing not less than 25% of the Class Principal Amount or Class Notional
Amount (or Percentage Interest) of Certificates of each Class affected thereby
shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action,
suit
or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to
the
Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the cost, expenses
and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for sixty
days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall
have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding
and
no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given such Trustee
during such sixty day period by such Certificateholders; it being understood
and
intended, and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every
other Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of
Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by
availing of any provision of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the
rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek
to
obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce
any
right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the
benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the
provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee
shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
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Section
8.02. Access
to List of Holders.
(a) If
the
Trustee is not acting as Certificate Registrar, the Certificate Registrar will
furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, within fifteen days after
receipt by the Certificate Registrar of a request by the Trustee in writing,
a
list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and
addresses of the Certificateholders of each Class as of the most recent Record
Date.
(b) If
three
or more Holders or Certificate Owners (hereinafter referred to as “Applicants”)
apply in writing to the Trustee, and such application states that the Applicants
desire to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under
this
Agreement or under the Certificates and is accompanied by a copy of the
communication which such Applicants propose to transmit, then the Trustee shall,
within five Business Days after the receipt of such application, afford such
Applicants reasonable access during the normal business hours of the Trustee
to
the most recent list of Certificateholders held by the Trustee or shall, as
an
alternative, send, at the Applicants’ expense, the written communication
proffered by the Applicants to all Certificateholders at their addresses as
they
appear in the Certificate Register.
(c) Every
Holder or Certificate Owner, if the Holder is a Clearing Agency, by receiving
and holding a Certificate, agrees with the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the
Certificate Registrar and the Trustee, that none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Certificate Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Trustee shall
be
held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such information as to
the
names and addresses of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of the
source from which such information was derived.
Section
8.03. Acts
of Holders of Certificates.
(a) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Holders or Certificate
Owner, if the Holder is a Clearing Agency, may be embodied in and evidenced
by
one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders
in
person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise
expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument
or
instruments are delivered to the Trustee, the Certificate Registrar and the
Paying Agent and, where expressly required herein, to the Master Servicer.
Such
instrument or instruments (as the action embodies therein and evidenced thereby)
are herein sometimes referred to as an “Act” of the Holders signing such
instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of
a
writing appointing any such agents shall be sufficient for any purpose of this
Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Master Servicer, if
made in the manner provided in this Section. Each of the Trustee and the Master
Servicer shall promptly notify the other of receipt of any such instrument
by
it, and shall promptly forward a copy of such instrument to the
other.
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(b) The
fact
and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may
be
proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate
of
any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments
or
deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing
acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Whenever such execution is by an
officer of a corporation or a member of a partnership on behalf of such
corporation or partnership, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute
sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any
such instrument or writing, or the authority of the individual executing the
same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems
sufficient.
(c) The
ownership of Certificates (whether or not such Certificates shall be overdue
and
notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by
anyone other than the Trustee) shall be proved by the Certificate Register,
and
none of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent or the Depositor
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
(d) Any
request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action by the Holder of any Certificate shall bind every future Holder of the
same Certificate and the Holder of every Certificate issued upon the
registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof,
in
respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or
the
Master Servicer in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action
is
made upon such Certificate.
ARTICLE
IX.
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
BY
THE
MASTER SERVICER
Section
9.01. Duties
of the Master Servicer.
The
Certificateholders, by their purchase and acceptance of the Certificates,
appoint Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer. For and on behalf of
the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificateholders, the Master Servicer shall
master service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and the provisions of the Servicing Agreements.
Section
9.02. Master
Servicer Fidelity Bond and Master Servicer Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy.
(a) The
Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a Master Servicer
Fidelity Bond and a Master Servicer Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy,
affording coverage with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other
Persons acting on such Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and
omissions in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The
Master Servicer Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and the Master Servicer
Fidelity Bond shall be in such form and amount that would meet the requirements
of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac if it were the purchaser of the Mortgage Loans,
and
if the Master Servicer receives notice that such policy is or shall be
cancelled, it shall immediately notify the NIMs Insurer. The Master Servicer
shall provide the Trustee and any NIMS Insurer upon request, with a copy of
such
policy and fidelity bond. The Master Servicer shall (i) require each Servicer
to
maintain an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and the Servicer Fidelity
Bond
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Servicing Agreement, (ii)
cause each Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer certificates evidencing
that such policy and bond is in effect and to furnish to the Master Servicer
any
notice of cancellation, non-renewal or modification of the policy or bond
received by it, as and to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing
Agreement, and (iii) furnish copies of such policies and of the certificates
and
notices referred to in clause (ii) to the Trustee upon request.
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(b) The
Master Servicer shall promptly report to the Trustee any material changes that
may occur in the Master Servicer Fidelity Bond or the Master Servicer Errors
and
Omissions Insurance Policy and shall furnish to the Trustee, on request,
certificates evidencing that such bond and insurance policy are in full force
and effect. The Master Servicer shall promptly report to the Trustee all cases
of embezzlement or fraud, if such events involve funds relating to the Mortgage
Loans. The total losses, regardless of whether claims are filed with the
applicable insurer or surety, shall be disclosed in such reports together with
the amount of such losses covered by insurance. If a bond or insurance claim
report is filed with any of such bonding companies or insurers, the Master
Servicer shall promptly furnish a copy of such report to the Trustee. Any
amounts relating to the Mortgage Loans collected by the Master Servicer under
any such bond or policy shall be promptly remitted by the Master Servicer to
the
Trustee for deposit into the Certificate Account. Any amounts relating to the
Mortgage Loans collected by a Servicer under any such bond or policy shall
be
remitted to the Master Servicer to the extent provided in the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
Section
9.03. Master
Servicer’s Financial Statements and Related Information.
For
each
year this Agreement is in effect, the Master Servicer shall submit to the
Trustee, each Rating Agency, any NIMS Insurer, and the Depositor a copy of
its
annual unaudited financial statements on or prior to March 15 of each year,
beginning March 15, 2007. Such financial statements shall include a balance
sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings, statement of additional
paid in capital, statement of changes in financial position and all related
notes and schedules and shall be in comparative form, certified by a nationally
recognized firm of Independent Accountants to the effect that such statements
were examined and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding
year.
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Section
9.04. Power
to Act; Procedures.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full
power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of
Article X hereof, and each Servicer shall have full power and authority (to
the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) to do any and all things
that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power
and
authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and
the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents,
(ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the
Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds
and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion
of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each
case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable
Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided that the Master Servicer shall
not
take, or knowingly permit any Servicer to take, any action that is inconsistent
with or prejudices the interests of the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders
in
any Mortgage Loan or the rights and interests of the Depositor, the Trustee,
or
the Certificateholders under this Agreement. The Master Servicer further is
authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders
and
the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of any Servicer (to the extent
permitted in the applicable Servicing Agreement), when the Master Servicer
or a
Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment
to
register any Mortgage Loan with MERS, or cause the removal from the registration
of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS system, to execute and deliver, on behalf
of
the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments
of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment
or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the
Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Master Servicer shall represent
and
protect the interests of the Trust Fund in the same manner as it protects its
own interests in mortgage loans in its own portfolio in any claim, proceeding
or
litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan and shall not make or knowingly permit
any
Servicer to make any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any
Mortgage Loan that would cause an Adverse REMIC Event. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer in its own name or in the
name
of a Servicer, and each Servicer, to the extent such authority is delegated
to
such Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement, is hereby authorized
and
empowered by the Trustee when the Master Servicer or a Servicer, as the case
may
be, believes it appropriate in its best judgment and in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices and the applicable Servicing Agreement, to execute and
deliver, on behalf of itself and the Certificateholders, the Trustee or any
of
them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or
full release or discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Trustee
shall execute, upon request, any powers of attorney furnished to it by the
Master Servicer empowering the Master Servicer or such Servicer to execute
and
deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full
release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged
Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to
the
Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with the applicable
Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver such other documents, as the Master Servicer may request, necessary
or
appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans
and carry out its duties hereunder and to allow each Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans, in each case in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices
(and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of
attorney by the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer). If the Master
Servicer or the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of
the
state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name
of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the “doing
business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, then
upon request of the Trustee the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee
in
the appointment of a co trustee pursuant to Section 6.09 hereof. In the
performance of its duties hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be an independent
contractor and shall not, except in those instances where it is taking action
in
the name of the Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not without
the Trustee’s written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding
solely under the Trustee’s name without indicating the Master 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.
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(b) In
master
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer shall employ
procedures, and shall exercise the same care that it customarily employs and
exercises master servicing and administering loans for its own account, giving
due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not
conflict with this Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer
may, and may permit the Servicer to, in its discretion (i) waive any late
payment charge (but not any Prepayment Premium, except as set forth below)
and
(ii) extend the due dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period
not
greater than 120 days; provided, however, that the maturity of any Mortgage
Loan
shall not be extended past the date on which the final payment is due on the
latest maturing Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date. In the event of any
extension described in clause (ii) above, the Master Servicer shall make
Advances on the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5.04 on the basis of the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan
without modification thereof by reason of such extension. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not make
or knowingly permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any material term
of any Mortgage Loan unless: (1) such Mortgage Loan is in default or default
by
the related Mortgagor is, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer
or
the applicable Servicer, reasonably foreseeable, (2) in the case of a waiver
of
a Prepayment Premium if (a) such Mortgage Loan is in default or default by
the
related Mortgagor is, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer or
Servicer, reasonably foreseeable, and such waiver would maximize recovery of
total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Premium and
the
related Mortgage Loan or (b) if the prepayment is not the result of a
refinancing by the Servicer or any of its Affiliates and (i) such Mortgage
Loan
is in default or default by the related Mortgagor is, in the reasonable judgment
of the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer, reasonably foreseeable,
and
such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the
value of such Prepayment Premium and the related Mortgage Loan or (ii) the
collection of the Prepayment Premium would be in violation of applicable laws
or
(iii) the collection of such Prepayment Premium would be considered “predatory”
pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal,
state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having
jurisdiction over such matters, and (3) the Master Servicer shall have provided
or caused to be provided to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed to
the
Trustee (which opinion shall, if provided by the Master Servicer, be an expense
reimbursed from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.02(v)) in writing
to the effect that such modification, waiver or amendment would not cause an
Adverse REMIC Event; provided, in no event shall an Opinion of Counsel be
required for the waiver of a Prepayment Premium under clause (2)
above.
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Section
9.05. Enforcement
of Servicers’ and Master Servicer’s Obligations.
(a) Each
Servicing Agreement requires the applicable Servicer to service the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the provisions thereof. References in this Agreement
to
actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer include actions taken or
to
be taken by a Servicer on behalf of the Master Servicer. Any fees and other
amounts payable to such Servicer shall be deducted from amounts remitted to
the
Master Servicer by the Servicer to the extent permitted by the applicable
Servicing Agreement and shall not be an obligation of the Trust Fund, the
Trustee or the Master Servicer.
(b) The
Master Servicer shall not be required to (i) take any action with respect to
the
servicing of any Mortgage Loan that the applicable Servicer is not required
to
take under the related Servicing Agreement and (ii) cause a Servicer to take
any
action or refrain from taking any action if the related Servicing Agreement
does
not require such Servicer to take such action or refrain from taking such
action; in both cases notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement that
requires the Master Servicer to take such action or cause such Servicer to
take
such action.
(c) The
Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders,
shall use its reasonable best efforts to enforce the obligations of each
Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement, and shall, upon obtaining actual
knowledge of the failure of a Servicer to perform its obligations in accordance
therewith, to the extent that such non-performance of such obligations would
have a material adverse effect on a Mortgage Loan, the Trust Fund or the
Certificateholders, terminate the rights and obligations of such Servicer
thereunder and either act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or cause
the
other parties hereto to enter into a Servicing Agreement (and such parties
hereby agree to execute and deliver any such successor Servicing Agreement),
with a successor Servicer. Such enforcement, including, without limitation,
the
legal prosecution of claims, termination of Servicing Agreements and the pursuit
of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such
an
extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business
judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense,
and
shall be reimbursed therefor initially (i) from a general recovery resulting
from such enforcement only to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds
all
amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, (ii) from a specific
recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the party against whom
such enforcement is directed, and then, (iii) to the extent that such amounts
are insufficient to reimburse the Master Servicer for the costs of such
enforcement, from the Collection Account.
(d) The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any certifications
or
other information provided by the Servicers under the terms of the applicable
Servicing Agreement, in its preparation of any certifications, notifications,
filings or reports, in accordance with the terms hereof or as may be required
by
applicable law or regulation.
Section
9.06. Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items.
(a) To
the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer
shall
cause each Servicer to establish and maintain one or more custodial accounts
at
a depository institution (which may be a depository institution with which
the
Master Servicer or the Servicer establishes accounts in the ordinary course
of
its servicing activities), the accounts of which are insured to the maximum
extent permitted by the FDIC (each, an “Escrow Account”) and to deposit therein
any collections of amounts received with respect to amounts due for taxes,
assessments, water rates, Standard Hazard Insurance Policy premiums, Payaheads,
if applicable, or any comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors.
Withdrawals from any Escrow Account may be made (to the extent amounts have
been
escrowed for such purpose) only in accordance with the Servicing Agreements.
Each Servicer shall be entitled to all investment income not required to be
paid
to Mortgagors on any Escrow Account maintained by such Servicer. The Master
Servicer shall make (or cause to be made) to the extent provided in the
applicable Servicing Agreement advances to the extent necessary in order to
effect timely payment of taxes, water rates, assessments, Standard Hazard
Insurance Policy premiums or comparable items in connection with the related
Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the Mortgagor is required, but fails, to
pay
such items), provided that it or the applicable Servicer has determined that
the
funds so advanced are recoverable from escrow payments, reimbursement pursuant
to Section 4.02 or otherwise.
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(b) Costs
incurred by the Master Servicer or by the Servicers in effecting the timely
payment of taxes and assessments on the properties subject to the Mortgage
Loans
may be added to the amount owing under the related Mortgage Note where the
terms
of the Mortgage Note so permit; provided, however, that the addition of any
such
cost shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the
distributions to be made to Certificateholders. Such costs, to the extent that
they are unanticipated, extraordinary costs, and not ordinary or routine costs
shall be recoverable as a Servicing Advance by the Master Servicer pursuant
to
Section 4.02.
Section
9.07. Termination
of Servicing Agreements; Successor Servicers.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of
any
Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement in accordance with the terms
and conditions of such Servicing Agreement and without any limitation by virtue
of this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of termination of any
Servicing Agreement by the Master Servicer or a related Servicer, the Master
Servicer shall either act as Servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or provide
for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by a successor Servicer to be appointed
as provided in the related Servicing Agreement.
The
parties acknowledge that notwithstanding the preceding sentence, there may
be a
transition period, not to exceed 90 days, in order to effect the transfer of
servicing to a successor Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to
be
reimbursed from each Servicer (or by the Trust Fund, if such Servicer is unable
to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all costs associated with the transfer
of servicing from the predecessor servicer, including without limitation, any
costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data
and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data, as may
be
required by the Master Servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in
the
servicing data or otherwise to enable the Master Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.
(b) If
the
Master Servicer acts as a successor Servicer, it will not assume liability
for
the representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any, that it replaces.
The Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the successor Servicer
assume liability for the representations and warranties made by the terminated
Servicer in the related Servicing Agreement, and in the event of any such
assumption by the successor Servicer, the Trustee or the Master Servicer, as
applicable, may, in the exercise of its business judgment, release the
terminated Servicer from liability for such representations and
warranties.
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(c) If
the
Master Servicer acts as a successor servicer, it will have no obligation to
make
an Advance if it determines in its reasonable judgment that such Advance is
non-recoverable. To the extent that the Master Servicer is unable to find a
successor servicer that is willing to service the Mortgage Loans for the
Servicing Fee because of the obligation of the servicer to make Advances
regardless of whether such Advance is recoverable, the applicable Servicing
Agreement may be amended to provide that the successor servicer shall have
no
obligation to make an Advance if it determines in its reasonable judgment that
such Advance is non-recoverable and provides an Officer’s Certificate to such
effect to the Master Servicer and the Trustee.
Section
9.08. Master
Servicer Liable for Enforcement.
Notwithstanding
any Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and liable
to the Trustee and the Certificateholders in accordance with the provisions
of
this Agreement, to the extent of its obligations hereunder, without diminution
of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Servicing Agreements. The
Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the
Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the provisions of
each
Servicing Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Master
Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with the Servicers for
indemnification of the Master Servicer and nothing contained in this Agreement
shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. Except as expressly
set
forth herein, the Master Servicer shall have no liability for the acts or
omissions of any Servicer in the performance by such Servicer of its obligations
under the related Servicing Agreement.
Section
9.09. No
Contractual Relationship Between the Servicer, Any NIMS Insurer and Trustee
or
Depositor.
Any
Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the
Mortgage Loans involving a Servicer in its capacity as such and not as an
originator shall be deemed to be between such Servicer, the Seller and the
Master Servicer, and the Trustee and the Depositor shall not be deemed parties
thereto and shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to
such Servicer except as set forth in Section 9.10 hereof, but shall have rights
thereunder as third party beneficiaries.
Section
9.10. Assumption
of Servicing Agreement by the Trustee.
(a) In
the
event the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Master Servicer
(including by reason of any Event of Default under this Agreement), after a
period not to exceed ninety days after the issuance of any notice of termination
pursuant to Section 6.14 or Section 9.28, as applicable, the Trustee, or a
successor master servicer appointed by it in accordance with Section 6.14,
shall
assume all of the rights and obligations of such Master Servicer hereunder
and
under each Servicing Agreement entered into with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Trustee, its designee or any successor master servicer appointed by the
Trustee shall be deemed to have assumed all of the Master Servicer’s interest
herein and therein to the same extent as if such Servicing Agreement had been
assigned to the assuming party, except that the Master Servicer shall not
thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations of the Master Servicer
under
such Servicing Agreement accruing prior to its replacement as Master Servicer,
and shall be liable to the Trustee, and hereby agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Trustee from and against all costs, damages, expenses and
liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee as a
result of such liability or obligations of the Master Servicer and in connection
with the Trustee’s assumption (but not its performance, except to the extent
that costs or liability of the Trustee are created or increased as a result
of
negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of the Master Servicer prior to its
replacement as Master Servicer) of the Master Servicer’s obligations, duties or
responsibilities thereunder; provided that the Master Servicer shall not
indemnify or hold harmless the Trustee against negligent or willful misconduct
of the Trustee.
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(b) The
Master Servicer that has been terminated shall, upon request of the Trustee
but
at the expense of such Master Servicer or at the expense of the Trust Fund,
deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to each
Servicing Agreement and the related Mortgage Loans and an accounting of amounts
collected and held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the
orderly and efficient transfer of each Servicing Agreement to the assuming
party.
Section
9.11. Due-on-Sale
Clauses; Assumption Agreements; Easements.
(a) To
the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the extent Mortgage
Loans contain enforceable due on sale clauses, and to the extent that the Master
Servicer has knowledge of the conveyance of a Mortgaged Property, the Master
Servicer shall cause the Servicers to enforce such clauses in accordance with
the applicable Servicing Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement
of a due on sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance
with the applicable Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage
Loan
is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance
with the applicable Servicing Agreement.
(b) The
Master Servicer or the related Servicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled
to approve a request from a Mortgagor for the granting of an easement thereon
in
favor of another Person or any alteration or demolition of the related Mortgaged
Property if it has determined, exercising its good faith business judgment
in
the same manner as it would if it were the owner of the related Mortgage Loan,
that the security for, and the timely and full collectability of, such Mortgage
Loan would not be materially adversely affected thereby. Any fee collected
by
the Master Servicer or the related Servicer for processing such a request will
be retained by the Master Servicer or such Servicer as additional servicing
compensation.
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Section
9.12. Release
of Mortgage Files.
(a) Upon
(i)
becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan or (ii) the receipt
by the Master Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been or will
be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer shall,
or shall cause the applicable Servicer to, promptly notify the Trustee (or
the
applicable Custodian) by a certification (which certification shall include
a
statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such
payment that are required to be deposited in the Collection Account maintained
by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01 hereof have been or will be
so
deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request (on the form attached hereto
as Exhibit C or on the form attached to the applicable Custodial Agreement)
the
Trustee or the applicable Custodian, to deliver to the applicable Servicer
the
related Mortgage File; provided, however, that in lieu of sending a hard copy
certification of a Servicing Officer, the Master Servicer may, or may cause
the
applicable Servicer to, deliver the request for release in a mutually agreeable
electronic format, and to the extent that such a request, on its face,
originates from a Servicing Officer, no original signature shall be required.
Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Trustee or the applicable
Custodian, shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer
and
neither the Trustee nor such Custodian shall have any further responsibility
with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, the Master
Servicer is authorized, and the applicable Servicer, to the extent such
authority is provided for under the related Servicing Agreement, is authorized,
to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that
secured the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of
mortgage without recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the
Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be,
shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt
therefor of such payment, it being understood and agreed that no expenses
incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment,
as
the case may be, shall be chargeable to the Collection Account.
(b) From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage
Loan
and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the applicable Servicing
Agreement, the Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and
furnished to the Trustee by the Master Servicer, or by the applicable Servicer
(in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the
prosecution of any such proceedings. The Trustee or the applicable Custodian,
shall, upon request of the Master Servicer, or of the applicable Servicer,
and
delivery to the Trustee or such Custodian, of a trust receipt signed by a
Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit C, release the related
Mortgage File held in its possession or control to the Master Servicer (or
the
applicable Servicer). Such trust receipt shall obligate the Master Servicer
or
applicable Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Trustee or the applicable
Custodian, as applicable, when the need therefor by the Master Servicer or
applicable Servicer no longer exists unless (i) the Mortgage Loan shall be
liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer
similar to that hereinabove specified, the trust receipt shall be released
by
the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, to the Master Servicer (or the
applicable Servicer) or (ii) the Mortgage File has been delivered directly
or
through a Servicer to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public
official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action
or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either
judicially or non-judicially, and the Master Servicer has delivered directly
or
through a Servicer to the Trustee a certificate of a Servicing Officer
certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage
File
or such document was delivered and the purpose of such delivery.
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Section
9.13. Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for
Trustee.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall transmit, or shall cause the applicable Servicer to
transmit, to the Trustee such documents and instruments coming into the
possession of the Master Servicer or such Servicer from time to time as are
required by the terms hereof or of the related Servicing Agreement to be
delivered to the Trustee or the applicable Custodian. Any funds received by
the
Master Servicer or by a Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which
otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer or a Servicer as a Subsequent
Recovery, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage
Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders
subject to the Master Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw from the Collection
Account the Master Servicing Fee and General Servicing Fee and other amounts
provided in this Agreement and to the right of each Servicer to retain its
Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in the Servicing Agreement. The
Master Servicer shall, and shall (to the extent provided in the applicable
Servicing Agreement) cause each Servicer to, provide access to information
and
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its respective agents
and accountants and to any NIMS Insurer, at any time upon reasonable request
and
during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and
loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift
Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office
and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance
regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office
of
Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded
without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal
business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In
fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for
determining the sufficiency of such information. The Master Servicer shall
afford the NIMS Insurer, and shall (to the extent provided in the Servicing
Agreement) cause the Servicer to afford the NIMS Insurer, upon reasonable
advance notice, during normal business hours access to all records related
to
their respective rights and obligations hereunder and access to officers of
the
Master Servicer and the Servicer responsible for such obligations.
(b) All
Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the
Master Servicer, or any Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether
from
the collection of principal and interest payments or from a Subsequent Recovery,
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the Master
Servicer, or by such Servicer, for and on behalf of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property
of
the Trustee; provided, however, that the Master Servicer and each Servicer
shall
be entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such funds any amounts
that
are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or such Servicer under
this
Agreement or the applicable Servicing Agreement and shall be authorized to
remit
such funds to the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) The
Master Servicer hereby acknowledges that concurrently with the execution of
this
Agreement, the Trustee shall own or, to the extent that a court of competent
jurisdiction shall deem the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller
to
the Depositor not to constitute a sale, the Trustee shall have a security
interest in the Mortgage Loans and in all Mortgage Files representing such
Mortgage Loans and in all funds and investment property now or hereafter held
by, or under the control of, a Servicer or the Master Servicer that are
collected by such Servicer or the Master Servicer in connection with the
Mortgage Loans, whether as scheduled installments of principal and interest
or
as full or partial prepayments of principal or interest or as a Subsequent
Recovery, Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds or otherwise, and in all
proceeds of the foregoing and proceeds of proceeds (but excluding any fee or
other amounts to which such Servicer is entitled under the applicable Servicing
Agreement, or the Master Servicer or the Depositor is entitled to hereunder);
and the Master Servicer agrees that so long as the Mortgage Loans are assigned
to and held by the Trustee or the any Custodian, all documents or instruments
constituting part of the Mortgage Files, and such funds relating to the Mortgage
Loans which come into the possession or custody of, or which are subject to
the
control of, the Master Servicer or any Servicer shall be held by the Master
Servicer or such Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee as the Trustee’s
agent and bailee for purposes of perfecting the Trustee’s security interest
therein as provided by the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other
applicable laws.
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(d) The
Master Servicer agrees that it shall not, and shall not authorize any Servicer
to, create, incur or subject any Mortgage Loans, or any funds that are deposited
in any Custodial Account, Escrow Account or the Collection Account, or any
funds
that otherwise are or may become due or payable to the Trustee, to any claim,
lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ of attachment or other
encumbrance, nor assert by legal action or otherwise any claim or right of
setoff against any Mortgage Loan or any funds collected on, or in connection
with, a Mortgage Loan.
Section
9.14. Representations
and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
(a) The
Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor and the Trustee,
for the benefit of the Certificateholders, as of the Closing Date
that:
(i) it
is
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
and as Master Servicer has full power and authority to transact any and all
business contemplated by this Agreement and to execute, deliver and comply
with
its obligations under the terms of this Agreement, the execution, delivery
and
performance of which have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of the Master Servicer;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer and its
performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate
the Master Servicer’s charter or bylaws, (B) violate any law or regulation or
any administrative decree or order to which it is subject or (C) constitute
a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets are subject, which violation,
default or breach would materially and adversely affect the Master Servicer’s
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
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(iii) this
Agreement constitutes, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof
by the other respective parties hereto, a legal, valid and binding obligation
of
the Master Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights in general, and by general equity principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
(iv) the
Master Servicer is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any
court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency to the extent that any such default would materially and
adversely affect its performance hereunder;
(v) the
Master Servicer is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument or
subject to any charter provision, bylaw or any other corporate restriction
or
any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that may
materially and adversely affect its ability as Master Servicer to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or that requires the consent of any third
person to the execution of this Agreement or the performance by the Master
Servicer of its obligations under this Agreement;
(vi) no
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge,
threatened against the Master Servicer which would prohibit its entering into
this Agreement or performing its obligations under this Agreement;
(vii) the
Master Servicer, or an Affiliate thereof the primary business of which is the
servicing of conventional residential mortgage loans, is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or
Xxxxxxx Mac-approved seller/servicer;
(viii) no
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master
Servicer of or compliance by the Master Servicer with this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
such
consents, approvals, authorizations and orders (if any) as have been
obtained;
(ix) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer;
(x) the
Master Servicer has obtained an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and a
Fidelity Bond in accordance with Section 9.02 each of which is in full force
and
effect, and each of which provides at least such coverage as is required
hereunder; and
(xi) the
information about the Master Servicer under the heading “The Master Servicer” in
the Offering Document relating to the Master Servicer does not include an untrue
statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact, with
respect to the statements made, necessary in order to make the statements in
light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading.
(b) It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
this
Section 9.14 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The
Master Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor and the Trustee and hold them
harmless against any loss, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, 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 Master Servicer’s representations and warranties contained
in Section 9.14(a). It is understood and agreed that the enforcement of the
obligation of the Master Servicer set forth in this Section to indemnify the
Depositor and the Trustee as provided in this Section constitutes the sole
remedy (other than as set forth in Section 6.14) of the Depositor and the
Trustee, respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Such indemnification shall survive any termination of the Master Servicer as
Master Servicer hereunder, and any termination of this Agreement.
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Any
cause
of action against the Master Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach
of any representations and warranties made in this Section shall accrue upon
discovery of such breach by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, any
NIMS
Insurer or the Trustee or notice thereof by any one of such parties to the
other
parties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Master
Servicer shall not be liable for special, indirect or consequential losses
or
damages of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost
profits).
(c) It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties of the Depositor
set forth in Sections 2.03(a)(i) through (vi) shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement. The Depositor shall indemnify the Master Servicer
and hold it harmless against any loss, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
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 Depositor’s representations and warranties
contained in Sections 2.03(a)(i) through (vi) hereof. It is understood and
agreed that the enforcement of the obligation of the Depositor set forth in
this
Section to indemnify the Master Servicer as provided in this Section constitutes
the sole remedy hereunder of the Master Servicer respecting a breach by the
Depositor of the representations and warranties in Sections 2.03(a)(i) through
(vi) hereof.
Any
cause
of action against the Depositor relating to or arising out of the breach of
the
representations and warranties made in Sections 2.03(a)(i) through (vi) hereof
shall accrue upon discovery of such breach by either the Depositor or the Master
Servicer or notice thereof by any one of such parties to the other
parties.
Section
9.15. Opinion.
On
or
before the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall cause to be delivered to
the
Depositor, the Seller and the Trustee one or more Opinions of Counsel, dated
the
Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor
and
Xxxxxx Brothers Inc., as to the due authorization, execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Master Servicer and the enforceability
thereof.
Section
9.16. Standard
Hazard and Flood Insurance Policies.
For
each
Mortgage Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan), the Master Servicer shall
maintain, or cause to be maintained by each Servicer, standard fire and casualty
insurance and, where applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. It
is
understood and agreed that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the
eligibility requirements set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement and
that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any
Mortgagor or to be maintained on property acquired in respect of a defaulted
loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall
at
any time be in force and as shall require such additional
insurance.
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Pursuant
to Section 4.01, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer, or by any
Servicer, under any insurance policies maintained pursuant to this Section
9.16
or the applicable Servicing Agreement (other than amounts to be applied to
the
restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with such Servicing Agreement) shall
be
deposited into the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
4.02. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer or any Servicer in maintaining
any such insurance if the Mortgagor defaults in its obligation to do so shall
be
added to the amount owing under the Mortgage Loan where the terms of the
Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that the addition of any such cost
shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the distributions
to
be made to Certificateholders and shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer
or
such Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02.
Section
9.17. Presentment
of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
The
Master Servicer shall cause each Servicer (to the extent provided in the
applicable Servicing Agreement) to, prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee
and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies with respect
to the Mortgage Loans, and take such actions (including the negotiation,
settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be
necessary to realize recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to
the
Master Servicer (or disbursed to the Servicer and remitted to the Master
Servicer) in respect of such policies or bonds shall be promptly deposited
in
the Collection Account or any Custodial Account upon receipt, except that any
amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the
related Mortgaged Property or released to the related Mortgagor in accordance
with the Master Servicer’s or the applicable Servicer’s normal servicing
procedures need not be so deposited (or remitted).
Section
9.18. Maintenance
of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall not take, or knowingly permit any Servicer (consistent
with the applicable Servicing Agreement) to take, any action that would result
in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any
loss which, but for the actions of such Master Servicer or such Servicer, would
have been covered thereunder. To the extent that coverage is available, the
Master Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts to keep in force and
effect, or to cause each Servicer to keep in force and effect (to the extent
that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance),
primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable Servicing Agreement, as
applicable. The Master Servicer shall not, and shall not knowingly permit any
Servicer to, cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Certificates
and is required to be kept in force hereunder except in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the applicable Servicing Agreement, as
applicable.
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(b) The
Master Servicer agrees, to the extent provided in the related Servicing
Agreement, to cause each Servicer to present, on behalf of the Trustee and
the
Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be
necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies
respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 4.01, any amounts
collected by the Master Servicer or any Servicer under any Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to
withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.02.
Section
9.19. Trustee
To Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
The
Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) shall retain possession and custody of
the
originals of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies or certificate of insurance
if applicable and any certificates of renewal as to the foregoing as may be
issued from time to time as contemplated by this Agreement. Until all amounts
distributable in respect of the Certificates have been distributed in full
and
the Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled its obligations under this
Agreement, the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) shall also retain
possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly
deliver or cause the applicable Servicer to deliver to the Trustee (or the
applicable Custodian), upon the execution or receipt thereof the originals
of
the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and any certificates of renewal thereof,
and such other documents or instruments that constitute portions of the Mortgage
File that come into the possession of the Master Servicer or a Servicer from
time to time.
Section
9.20. Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to, or to cause the
applicable Servicer to, foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, all in
accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement. Alternatively, the Master
Servicer may take, or authorize the applicable Servicer to take, other actions
in respect of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, which may include (i) accepting a
short
sale (a payoff of the Mortgage Loan for an amount less than the total amount
contractually owed in order to facilitate a sale of the Mortgaged Property
by
the Mortgagor) or permitting a short refinancing (a payoff of the Mortgage
Loan
for an amount less than the total amount contractually owed in order to
facilitate refinancing transactions by the Mortgagor not involving a sale of
the
Mortgaged Property), (ii) arranging for a repayment plan or (iii) agreeing
to a
modification in accordance with Section 9.04. In connection with such
foreclosure or other conversion or action, the Master Servicer shall, consistent
with Section 9.18, follow such practices and procedures as it shall reasonably
determine to be in the best interests of the Trust Fund and the
Certificateholders and which shall be consistent with its customary practices
in
performing its general mortgage servicing activities; provided that the Master
Servicer shall not be liable in any respect hereunder if the Master Servicer
is
acting in connection with any such foreclosure or other conversion or action
in
a manner that is consistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Neither
the
Master Servicer, nor any Servicer, shall be required to expend its own funds
or
incur other reimbursable charges in connection with any foreclosure, or
attempted foreclosure which is not completed, or toward the correction of any
default on a related senior mortgage loan, or towards the restoration of any
property unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure
will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to the
Certificateholders after reimbursement to itself for such expenses or charges
and (ii) that such expenses and charges will be recoverable to it through
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds (as provided in Section
4.02).
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(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.20 or any other provision of this
Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer
has
received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any
toxic
or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer
shall not, on behalf of the Trustee, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged
Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii)
otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to,
such
Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trustee, the Trust
Fund or the Certificateholders would be considered to hold title to, to be
a
“mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such
Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time,
or any comparable law, unless the Master Servicer has obtained the prior written
consent of the NIMS Insurer.
Section
9.21. Compensation
to the Master Servicer.
The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Collection Account,
subject to Section 5.05, the Master Servicing Fee to the extent permitted by
Section 4.02. Servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, if any,
late payment charges, as collected, if any, or otherwise (but not including
any
Prepayment Premium) shall be retained by the Master Servicer (or the applicable
Servicer) and shall not be deposited in the Collection Account. If the Master
Servicer does not retain or withdraw the Master Servicing Fee from the
Collection Account as provided herein, the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to
direct the Trustee to pay the Master Servicing Fee to such Master Servicer
by
withdrawal from the Certificate Account to the extent that payments have been
received with respect to the applicable Mortgage Loan. The Master Servicer
shall
be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided
in this Agreement. Pursuant to Section 4.01(e), all income and gain realized
from any investment of funds in the Collection Account shall be for the benefit
of the Master Servicer as compensation. The provisions of this Section 9.21
are
subject to the provisions of Section 6.14.
Section
9.22. REO
Property.
(a) In
the
event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any
Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee,
or to its nominee, on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Master Servicer
shall use its reasonable best efforts to sell, or cause the applicable Servicer,
to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, to sell any REO
Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions
of
this Agreement and such Servicing Agreement, as applicable, but in all events
within the time period, and subject to the conditions set forth in Article
X
hereof. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Master Servicer
shall protect and conserve, or cause the applicable Servicer to protect and
conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to such extent required by the
related Servicing Agreement, subject to Article X hereof.
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(b) The
Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited all funds collected
and
received by it, or recovered from the Servicer, in connection with the operation
of any REO Property in the Collection Account.
(c) The
Master Servicer and the applicable Servicer, upon the final disposition of
any
REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed
Advances and other unreimbursed advances as well as any unpaid Master Servicing
Fees or General Servicing Fees from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection
with the final disposition of such REO Property; provided, that (without
limitation of any other right of reimbursement that the Master Servicer or
any
Servicer shall have hereunder) any such unreimbursed Advances as well as any
unpaid Master Servicing Fees or General Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or
paid, as the case may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental
income or other net amounts derived from such REO Property.
(d) The
Liquidation Proceeds from the final disposition of the REO Property, net of
any
payment to the Master Servicer and the applicable Servicer as provided above,
shall be deposited in the Collection Account on or prior to the Determination
Date in the month following receipt thereof (and the Master Servicer shall
provide written notice to the Trustee upon such deposit) and be remitted by
wire
transfer in immediately available funds to the Trustee for deposit into the
Certificate Account on the next succeeding Deposit Date.
Section
9.23. Notice
to the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Trustee.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Sponsor and the Depositor
(i) of any legal proceedings pending against the Master Servicer of the type
described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation AB.
(b) On
or
before March 1st
of each
year, the Depositor shall distribute the information in Exhibit S to the Master
Servicer. If the Master Servicer shall become at any time an affiliate of any
of
the parties listed on Exhibit S hereto or any of their affiliates who have
been
identified to the Master Servicer in writing, the Master Servicer shall notify
the Trustee, the Sponsor and the Depositor of such affiliation by March 15
of
each year (but only to the extent that the Master Servicer has not previously
notified the Trustee, the Sponsor or the Depositor of such
affiliation.)
(c) Not
later
than two Business Days prior to the Distribution Date of each month, the Master
Servicer shall provide to the Trustee, the Sponsor 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
Collection 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, in each case solely as reported to the Master Servicer
by
the applicable Servicer. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the
performance by the Master Servicer of its duties under this Section 9.23(c)
related to the timely preparation and delivery of such information is contingent
upon each applicable Servicer strictly observing all requirements and deadlines
in the performance of their duties under their related Servicing Agreements.
The
Master Servicer shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim
arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely
deliver all such information where such failure results from the Master
Servicer’s inability or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any
information from any Servicer needed to prepare or deliver such information,
which failure does not result from the Master Servicer’s own negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct.
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Section
9.24. Reports
to the Trustee.
(a) Not
later
than 30 days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall, upon
request, forward to the Trustee and any NIMS Insurer a statement, deemed to
have
been certified by a Servicing Officer, setting forth the status of the
Collection Account maintained by the Master Servicer as of the close of business
on the related Distribution Date, indicating that all distributions required
by
this Agreement to be made by the Master Servicer have been made (or if any
required distribution has not been made by the Master Servicer, specifying
the
nature and status thereof) and showing, for the period covered by such
statement, the aggregate of deposits into and withdrawals from the Collection
Account maintained by the Master Servicer. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Master Servicer, upon request, to the Depositor, Attention:
Contract Finance and to any Certificateholders (or by the Trustee at the Master
Servicer’s expense if the Master Servicer shall fail to provide such copies to
the Certificateholders (unless (i) the Master Servicer shall have failed to
provide the Trustee with such statement or (ii) the Trustee shall be unaware
of
the Master Servicer’s failure to provide such statement)).
(b) Not
later
than two Business Days following each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer
shall deliver to one Person designated by the Depositor, in a format consistent
with other electronic loan level reporting supplied by the Master Servicer
in
connection with similar transactions, “loan level” information with respect to
the Mortgage Loans as of the related Determination Date, to the extent that
such
information has been provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicers or by
the
Depositor.
(c) All
information, reports and statements prepared by the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be based upon information supplied to the Master Servicer by
the
Servicers without independent verification thereof and the Master Servicer
shall
be entitled to rely on such information.
Section
9.25. Assessment
of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
(a) Assessment
of Compliance
(i) By
March
15 of each calendar year in which the Depositor is required to file reports
with
respect to the Trust Fund in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules
and
regulations of the Commission, commencing in March 2007, the Master Servicer,
the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee, each at its own
expense, shall furnish, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it to furnish, each at its own expense, to the Sponsor,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, a report on an assessment
of
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement
by
such party of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant
Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such party used the Servicing Criteria
to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such party’s
assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for
the
fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section
6.20(d), including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance
with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and
the
nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public
accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such party’s assessment of
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such
period.
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(ii) When
the
Master Servicer, the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee
(or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it) submit their assessments
to the Trustee and the Master Servicer, such parties will also at such time
include the assessment (and attestation pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Section 9.25) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it and shall
indicate to the Trustee what Relevant Servicing Criteria will be addressed
in
any such reports prepared by any such Servicing Function
Participant.
(iii) Promptly
after receipt of each report on assessment of compliance, the Trustee shall
confirm that the assessments, taken as a whole, address all applicable Servicing
Criteria and taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria (and
disclose the inapplicability of the Servicing Criteria not determined to be
Relevant Servicing Criteria) for each party as set forth on Exhibit R and on
any
similar exhibit set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement in respect
of
any Servicer, and the applicable Custodial Agreement in respect of any
Custodian, and shall notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
(b) Attestation
Reports
(i) On
or
before March 15th of each calendar year in
which
the Depositor is required to file reports with respect to the Trust Fund
in
accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission,
beginning with March 15, 2007, the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent (if other
than the Trustee) and the Trustee shall, at its own expense, cause a firm of
independent public accountants (who may also render other services to the Master
Servicer, Paying Agent or Trustee), which is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, to furnish to the Sponsor, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Depositor a report to the effect that such firm attests
to,
and reports on, the assessment made by such asserting party pursuant to Section
6.01(l) above, which report shall be made in accordance with standards for
attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB. In addition, on or
before March 15th of each calendar year in which the Depositor is required
to
file reports with respect to the Trust Fund in accordance with the Exchange
Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission, beginning with March 15, 2007,
the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the
Trustee shall cause any Subservicer or Subcontractor with respect to the Trustee
to furnish to the Sponsor and the Depositor an assessment of compliance and
attestation.
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(ii) Promptly
after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Paying Agent, the
Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, the
Trustee shall confirm that each assessment submitted pursuant subsection (a)
of
this Section 9.25 is coupled with an attestation meeting the requirements of
this Section and notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
(c) The
Trustee’s, the Paying Agent’s and the Master Servicer’s obligation to provide
assessments of compliance and attestations under this Section 9.25 shall
terminate upon the filing of a Form 15 suspension notice on behalf of the Trust
Fund. After the occurrence of such event, and provided the Depositor is not
otherwise provided with such reports or copies of such reports, the Trustee,
the
Paying Agent and the Master Servicer shall be obligated to provide a copy of
such reports, by March 15 of each year, to the Depositor.
Section
9.26. Annual
Statement of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
The
Master Servicer shall deliver (and the Master Servicer shall cause any
Additional Servicer engaged by it to deliver) to the Sponsor, the Depositor
and
the Trustee on or before March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2007, an
Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of
such party’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof
and of such party’s performance under this Agreement, or such other applicable
agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, has been made under such
officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on
such review, such party has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement,
or such other applicable agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer, in
all
material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has
been
a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying
each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status
thereof.
Section
9.27. Merger
or Consolidation.
Any
Person into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any
Person resulting from any merger, conversion, other change in form or
consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Master Servicer, shall be the successor to
the
Master 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 resulting
Person to the Master Servicer shall be a Person that shall be qualified and
approved to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and shall
have
a net worth of not less than $15,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as
a
condition to the succession to the Master Servicer under this Agreement by
any
Person (i) into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or
(ii)
which may be appointed as a successor to the Master Servicer, the Master
Servicer shall notify the Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the
effective date of such succession or appointment, of such succession or
appointment and shall furnish to the Depositor in writing and in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all information reasonably
necessary for the Trustee to accurately and timely report, pursuant to Section
6.20, the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if
such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange
Act).
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Section
9.28. Resignation
of Master Servicer.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Sections 9.27 and 9.29 hereof, the Master Servicer shall
not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it unless it or
the
Trustee determines that the Master Servicer’s duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of
applicable law with any other activities carried on by it and cannot be cured.
Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall
be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel that shall be Independent to such effect
delivered to the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer. No such resignation shall become
effective until a period of time not to exceed 90 days after the Trustee and
the
NIMS Insurer receives written notice thereof from the Master Servicer and until
the Trustee shall have assumed, or a successor master servicer shall have been
appointed by the Trustee, such successor master servicer being acceptable to
the
NIMS Insurer, and until such successor shall have assumed, the Master Servicer’s
responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement. Notice of such
resignation shall be given promptly by the Master Servicer and the Depositor
to
the Trustee.
Section
9.29. Assignment
or Delegation of Duties by the Master Servicer.
Except
as
expressly provided herein, the Master Servicer shall not assign or transfer
any
of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person, or delegate
to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other Person to perform
any
of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the Master Servicer
hereunder; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall have the right
without the prior written consent of the Trustee or the Depositor to delegate
or
assign to or subcontract with or authorize or appoint an Affiliate of the Master
Servicer to perform and carry out any duties, covenants or obligations to be
performed and carried out by the Master Servicer hereunder. In no case, however,
shall any such delegation, subcontracting or assignment to an Affiliate of
the
Master Servicer relieve the Master Servicer of any liability hereunder. Notice
of such permitted assignment shall be given promptly by the Master Servicer
to
the Depositor and the Trustee. If, pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties
of the Master Servicer are transferred to a successor master servicer, the
entire amount of the Master Servicing Fees and other compensation payable to
the
Master Servicer pursuant hereto, including amounts payable to or permitted
to be
retained or withdrawn by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 9.21 hereof,
shall thereafter be payable to such successor master servicer.
(a) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, for so long as reports are required to be filed with the
Commission under the Exchange Act with respect to the Trust, the Master Servicer
shall not utilize any Subcontractor for the performance of its duties hereunder
if such Subcontractor would be “participating in the servicing function” within
the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB without (a) giving notice to the
Trustee and the Depositor and (b) requiring any such Subcontractor to provide
to
the Master Servicer an attestation report as provided for in Section 9.25(b)
and
an assessment report as provided in Section 9.25(a), which reports the Master
Servicer shall include in its attestation and assessment reports.
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Section
9.30. Limitation
on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others.
(a) The
Master Servicer undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement.
(b) No
provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Master Servicer
from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act
or
its own willful misconduct; provided, however, that the duties and obligations
of the Master Servicer shall be determined solely by the express provisions
of
this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be liable except for the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in
this
Agreement; no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement
against the Master Servicer and, in absence of bad faith on the part of the
Master Servicer, the Master Servicer may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of
the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Master Servicer and conforming to
the
requirements of this Agreement.
(c) None
of
the Master Servicer, the Seller, any NIMS Insurer or the Depositor or any of
the
directors, officers, employees or agents of any of them shall be under any
liability to the Trustee or the Certificateholders 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 Master Servicer, the Seller, any NIMS Insurer or the
Depositor or any such person against any liability that would otherwise be
imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in its
performance of its duties or by reason of reckless disregard for its obligations
and duties under this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Seller, any NIMS
Insurer and the Depositor and any director, officer, employee or agent of any
of
them shall be entitled to indemnification by the Trust Fund and will be 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 willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence in the performance of his or its duties hereunder or by reason of
reckless disregard of his or its obligations and duties hereunder. The Master
Servicer, the Seller, any NIMS Insurer and the Depositor and any director,
officer, employee or agent of any of them 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 Master Servicer shall be under no obligation
to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to
its
duties to master service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement
and that in its opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided,
however, that the Master Servicer may in its sole discretion undertake any
such
action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement
and
the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the
Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of
such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs
and
liabilities of the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to
be
reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account it maintains as provided
by
Section 4.02.
Section
9.31. Indemnification;
Third Party Claims.
The
Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Certificate
Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Trustee (and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents) and hold each of them harmless
against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, liability, fees
and expenses that the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Certificate Registrar, the
Paying Agent or the Trustee may sustain as a result of (a) any material breach
by the Master Servicer of any of its obligations hereunder, including
particularly its obligations to provide any report under Section 9.25(a),
Section 9.25(b) or Section 9.26 or any information, data or materials required
to be included in any Exchange Act report, provided, however, that in no event
shall the Master Servicer be liable for any special, consequential, indirect
or
punitive damages pursuant to this Section 9.31, even of advised of the
possibility of such damages, (b) any material misstatement or omission on any
information, data, or materials provided by the Master Servicer, or (c) the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Master Servicer in connection
with its performance hereunder. The Depositor, the Sponsor, the Certificate
Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Trustee shall immediately notify the Master
Servicer if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement
or
the Mortgage Loans entitling the Depositor, the Sponsor or the Trustee to
indemnification hereunder, whereupon the Master Servicer shall assume the
defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith,
including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment
or
decree which may be entered against it or them in respect of such claim. This
indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the
termination of the Master Servicer as a party to this Agreement.
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Section
9.32. Special
Servicing of Delinquent Mortgage Loans.
If
permitted under the terms of any Servicing Agreement, the Seller may appoint,
pursuant to the terms of such Servicing Agreement and with the written consent
of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer, a
Special Servicer to special service any Distressed Mortgage Loans. Any
applicable Termination Fee related to the termination of the Servicer and the
appointment of any Special Servicer shall be paid by the Seller. Any fees paid
to any such Special Servicer shall not exceed the General Servicing Fee
Rate.
Section
9.33. Allocation
to Related Mortgage Pool.
Payments
described in this Article IX made from the Trust Fund shall be allocated and
limited to collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage Pool or
Mortgage Pools and shall be accounted for in such manner.
ARTICLE
X.
REMIC
ADMINISTRATION
Section
10.01. REMIC
Administration.
(a) REMIC
elections as set forth in the Preliminary Statement and this Section 10.01
shall
be made on Forms 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return
for
the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the
Certificates are issued. The regular interests and residual interest in each
REMIC shall be as designated in the Preliminary Statement and this Section
10.01. For purposes of such designations, the interest rate of any regular
interest that is computed by taking into account the weighted average of the
Net
Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans shall be reduced to take into account
any
expense paid by the Trust to the extent that (i) such expense was not taken
into
account in computing the Net Mortgage Rate of any Mortgage Loan, (ii) such
expense does not constitute an “unanticipated expense” of a REMIC within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) and (iii) the amount
of such expense was not taken into account in computing the interest rate of
a
more junior Class of regular interests.
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(b) The
Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each REMIC within the
meaning of section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The latest possible maturity date
for
purposes of Treasury Regulation 1.860G-1(a)(4) will be the Latest Possible
Maturity Date.
(c) The
Trustee shall represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial
proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing
authority with respect thereto. The Trustee shall pay any and all tax related
expenses (not including taxes) of each REMIC and Grantor Trust, including but
not limited to any professional fees or expenses related to audits or any
administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to such REMIC or Grantor
Trust that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities, but
only to the extent that (i) such expenses are ordinary or routine expenses,
including expenses of a routine audit but not expenses of litigation (except
as
described in (ii)); or (ii) such expenses or liabilities (including taxes and
penalties) are attributable to the negligence or willful misconduct of the
Trustee in fulfilling its duties hereunder (including its duties as tax return
preparer). The Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Certificate
Account of the expenses to the extent (x) provided in clause (i) above and (y)
with respect to each REMIC, such expenses are “unanticipated expenses” within
the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). Any reimbursement
described in the preceding sentence shall be allocated and limited to
collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage Pool and shall be
accounted for in such manner.
(d) The
Trustee shall prepare, the Trustee shall sign, and the Trustee will file, all
of
each REMIC’s federal and state tax and information returns as such REMIC’s
direct representative. The Trustee shall prepare, sign and file all of the
tax
or information returns in respect of each Grantor Trust. The Trustee shall
comply with such requirement by filing Form 1041. The expenses of preparing
and
filing such returns shall be borne by the Trustee.
(e) The
Trustee or its designee shall perform on behalf of the Trust Fund and each
REMIC
and Grantor Trust all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the
responsibility of the Trust Fund or such REMIC or Grantor Trust under the Code,
the REMIC Provisions, or other compliance guidance issued by the Internal
Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties,
if required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions, or other such guidance, the
Trustee shall provide (i) to the Treasury or other governmental authority such
information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the
transfer of a Residual Certificate to any disqualified person or organization
pursuant to Treasury Regulation 1.860E-2(a)(5) and any person designated in
Section 860E(e)(3) of the Code and (ii) to the Certificateholders such
information or reports as are required by the Code or REMIC
Provisions.
(f) The
Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Holders of Certificates shall take any
action, within their respective control and scope of their duties, or cause
any
REMIC to take any action necessary to create or maintain the status of any
REMIC
as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions and shall assist each other as necessary
to create or maintain such status. Neither the Trustee, the Master Servicer
nor
the Holder of any Residual Certificate shall knowingly take any action, cause
any REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken)
any
action, within their respective control and scope of their duties, that, under
the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could result
in
an Adverse REMIC Event unless the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer and the Master
Servicer have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party
seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will
not
result in an Adverse REMIC Event. In addition, prior to taking any action with
respect to any REMIC or the assets therein, or causing any REMIC to take any
action, which is not expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement,
any
Holder of a Residual Certificate will consult with the Trustee, the NIMS
Insurer, the Master Servicer or their respective designees, in writing, with
respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur
with
respect to any REMIC, and no such Person shall take any such action or cause
any
REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer or
the
Master Servicer has advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could
occur.
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(g) Each
Holder of a Residual Certificate shall pay when due any and all taxes imposed
on
the related REMIC by federal or state governmental authorities. To the extent
that such taxes are not paid by a Residual Certificateholder, the Trustee shall
pay any remaining REMIC taxes out of current or future amounts otherwise
distributable to the Holder of the Residual Certificate in any such REMIC or,
if
no such amounts are available, out of other amounts held in the Collection
Account, and shall reduce amounts otherwise payable to holders of regular
interests in any such REMIC, as the case may be.
(h) The
Trustee shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records
with
respect to each REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis.
(i) No
additional contributions of assets shall be made to any REMIC, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement with respect to Qualifying Substitute
Mortgage Loans.
(j) Neither
the Trustee nor the Master Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which
any REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services.
(k) Upon
the
request of any Rating Agency or any NIMS Insurer, the Trustee shall deliver
an
Officer’s Certificate to the Rating Agency and to the NIMS Insurer stating,
without regard to any actions taken by any party other than the Trustee, the
Trustee’s compliance with provisions of this Section 10.01.
(l) The
Class
P Certificates shall be neither regular interests nor residual interests in
any
REMIC created hereunder. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
segregated pool of assets consisting of any collections of Prepayment Premiums
related to the Mortgage Loans shall constitute a grantor trust for federal
income tax purposes. The Trustee, by its execution and delivery hereof,
acknowledges the assignment to it of the rights to receive such Prepayment
Premiums and declares that it holds and will hold such assets in trust for
the
exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Class P
Certificates. The rights of Holders of the Class P Certificates to receive
distributions from the proceeds of such Prepayment Premiums, and all ownership
interests of such Holders in and to such distributions, shall be as set forth
in
this Agreement.
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(m) REMIC
1
shall consist of all of the assets of the Trust Fund (other than (i) the Lower
Tier Interests, (ii) the grantor trusts described in Section 10.01 hereof,
(iii)
the Basis Risk Reserve Fund, (iv) the rights to receive Prepayment Premiums
distributable to the Class P Certificates and (v) the Class X Account. The
REMIC
1 Regular Interests shall be designated as the regular interests in REMIC 1,
and
the Class LT1-R Interest shall be designated as the sole class of residual
interest in REMIC 1. Each of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests shall have the
characteristics set forth in the Preliminary Statement.
The
assets of REMIC 2 shall be the REMIC 1 Regular Interests. The REMIC 2 Regular
Interests shall be designated as the regular interests in REMIC 2 and the
Residual Interest shall be designated as the sole class of residual interest
in
REMIC 2. For federal income tax purposes, the interest rate on each REMIC 2
Regular Interest (other than the Uncertificated Class X Interest) shall be
subject to a cap equal to the REMIC Pass-Through Rate.
The
beneficial ownership of the Class LT1-R Interest and the Residual Interest
shall
be represented by the Class R Certificate. Neither the Class LT1-R Interest
nor
the Residual Interest shall have a principal balance or bear
interest.
(n) It
is
intended that the rights of each Class of Offered Certificates to receive
payments in respect of Excess Interest shall be treated as a right in interest
rate cap contracts written by the holders of the Class X Certificates in favor
of the holders of each Class of the Offered Certificates and such shall be
accounted for as property held separate and apart from the regular interests
in
REMIC 2 held by the holders of the Offered Certificates. This provision is
intended to satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(i)
for the treatment of property rights coupled with REMIC interests to be
separately respected and shall be interpreted consistently with such regulation.
On each Distribution Date, to the extent that any of the Offered Certificates
receive payments in respect of Excess Interest, such amounts will be treated
as
distributed by REMIC 2 to the Class X Certificates in respect of the
Uncertificated Class X Interest pro rata and then paid to the relevant Class
of
Offered Certificates pursuant to the related interest cap agreement. The Trustee
is hereby directed to perform its duties and obligations in accordance with
this
Section 10.01(n).
(o) The
parties hereto intend that the Uncertificated Class X Interest, the Basis Risk
Reserve Fund, the right to receive payments in respect of Class X Shortfalls
as
set forth in Section 10.01(p) and the obligation of the holders of the Class
X
Certificates to pay amounts of Excess Interest to the holders of the Offered
Certificates shall be treated as a “grantor trust” under the Code, and the
provisions hereof shall be interpreted consistently with this intention. In
furtherance of such intention, the Trustee shall (i) furnish or cause to be
furnished to the holders of the Class X Certificates information regarding
their
allocable share, if any, of the income with respect to such grantor trust,
(ii)
file or cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 (together
with any necessary attachments) and such other forms as may be applicable and
(iii) comply with such information reporting obligations with respect to
payments from such grantor trust to the holders of Offered Certificates as
may
be applicable under the Code. The Trustee is hereby directed to perform its
duties and obligations in accordance with this Section 10.01(o).
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(p) The
excess, if any, of amounts payable with respect to the REMIC regular interests
held by REMIC 2 over the amounts payable with respect to the REMIC 2 Regular
Interests with respect to each Accrual Period shall, solely for purposes of
the
REMIC Provisions, be deemed earned by the Master Servicer as an additional
fee,
which amount shall be deemed paid by the Master Servicer to the holders of
the
Class X Certificates. It is intended that the rights of the holders of the
Class
X Certificates to receive such deemed payments (“Class X Shortfalls”) shall be
treated as rights in respect of an interest rate cap contract written by the
Master Servicer in favor of the holders of the Class X Certificates and shall
be
accounted for as property separate and apart from any REMIC regular interest
represented by the Class X Certificates. This provision is intended to comply
with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(i) for the
treatment of property rights coupled with regular interests to be separately
respected and shall be interpreted consistently with such regulation. The
holders of the Class X Certificates agree by their acceptance of such
Certificates, that they will take tax reporting positions that allocate no
more
than a nominal value to the right to receive deemed payments in respect of
Class
X Shortfalls. The Master Servicer and Trustee shall agree to take tax reporting
positions consistent with the allocations by the holders of the Class X
Certificates of no more than a nominal value to the right to receive deemed
payments in respect of Class X Shortfalls. For information reporting purposes,
it will be assumed that such rights have no value. Each payment deemed made
to
the Class X Certificates in respect of Class X Shortfalls shall be treated
for
federal income tax purposes or having been paid to the Master Servicer as an
additional servicing fee and then paid by the Master Servicer to the Holders
of
the Class X Certificates. The Trustee and Master Servicer agree and each holder
or beneficial owner of a Class X Certificate agrees, by virtue of its
acquisition of such Certificate or beneficial interest, to adopt tax reporting
positions consistent with the payments deemed made to the Class X Certificates
in respect of Class X Shortfalls as payments in respect of interest rate cap
agreements written by the Master Servicer. The Trustee is hereby directed to
perform its duties and obligations in accordance with this Section
10.01(p).
(q) Payments
in the nature of expenses, reimbursements and indemnifications made from the
Trust Fund shall be allocated and limited to collections or other recoveries
on
the related Mortgage Pool or Mortgage Pools (if applicable) and shall be
accounted for in such manner.
(r) The
Trustee shall treat the Class X Account as an outside reserve fund within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation 1.860G-2(h) that is owned by the Holder of the
Class C Certificates and that is not an asset of any REMIC.
(s) REMIC
1:
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall first pay or charge as an expense
of REMIC 1 all expenses of the Trust Fund for such Distribution Date. All
payments of principal and interest at the Net Mortgage Rate on each of the
Mortgage Loans received with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be paid to
the
REMIC 1 Regular Interests until the principal balance of all such interests
have
been reduced to zero and any losses allocated to such interests have been
reimbursed. Any excess amounts shall be distributed to the Class LT1-R
Interest.
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On
each
Distribution Date,
(i) interest
shortfalls with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than interest shortfalls
attributable to Negative Amortization) shall be allocated to the REMIC 1 Regular
Interests pro rata based on the interest otherwise accrued thereon;
(ii) the
principal balance of each REMIC 1 Regular Interest shall be increased by the
amount of interest accrued thereon (net of interest shortfalls allocated thereto
pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i));
(iii) [Reserved];
(iv) the
cash
received by REMIC 1 with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be distributed
to,
and losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to, the REMIC
1
Marker Classes and the Class LT1-X Interest in reduction of their principal
amounts sequentially as follows:
(a) to
the
Class LT1-M10 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(b) to
the
Class LT1-M9 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(c) to
the
Class LT1-M8 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(d) to
the
Class LT1-M6 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(e) to
the
Class LT1-M7 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(f) to
the
Class LT1-M5 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(g) to
the
Class LT1-M4 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(h) to
the
Class LT1-M3 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
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(i) to
the
Class LT1-M2 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(j) to
the
Class LT1-M1 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(k) to
the
Class LT1-A4B Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(l) to
the
Class LT1-A4A Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(m) to
the
Class LT1-A6C Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(n) to
the
Class LT1-A3B Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(o) to
the
Class LT1-A6B Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(p) to
the
Class LT1-A5 Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(q) to
the
Class LT1-A3A Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(r) to
the
Class LT1-A2B Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(s) to
the
Class LT1-A6A Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(t) to
the
Class LT1-A2A Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
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(u) to
the
Class LT1-A1B Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class;
(v) to
the
Class LT1-A1A Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its
principal balance is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of
its
Corresponding Class; and
(w) to
the
Class LT1-X Interest in reduction of its principal balance so that its principal
balance is as close as possible to the sum of (x) 50% of the aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and (y) 50% of the Overcollateralization
Amount.
If
on any
Distribution Date there is an increase in the Certificate Principal Amount
of
any Offered Certificate as a result of the proviso in the definition of
Certificate Principal Amount, then there shall be a corresponding increase
in
the principal amount of the REMIC 1 Regular Interests allocated as
follows:
(a) [Reserved]
(b) such
increase shall be allocated among the REMIC 1 Marker Classes and the Class
LT1-X
Interest as follows:
first,
to each
of the REMIC 1 Marker Classes so that the principal balance of each such
interest is as close as possible to 50% of the principal balance of its
Corresponding Class; and
second,
to the
Class LT1-X Interest so that the principal balance of such interest is as close
as possible to the sum of (x) 50% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans and (y) 50% of the Overcollateralization
Amount.
(t) Notwithstanding
the priority and sources of payments set forth in Article 5 hereof or otherwise,
the Trustee shall account for all distributions with respect to a Class of
Certificates in amounts that differ from those payable pursuant to the regular
interest in REMIC 2 corresponding to such Class as amounts paid or received
(as
appropriate) pursuant to the interest rate cap contracts or notional principal
contracts provided for in this Section. In no event shall any such amounts
be
treated as payments with respect to a “regular interest” in a REMIC within the
meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(1).
Section
10.02. Prohibited
Transactions and Activities.
None
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall sell, dispose of, or
substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans, except in a disposition pursuant
to
(i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, (ii) the bankruptcy of the Trust Fund,
(iii) the termination of the REMIC holding such Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Article VII of this Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of
this Agreement or (v) a repurchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II
of
this Agreement, nor acquire any assets for any REMIC, nor sell or dispose of
any
investments in the Certificate Account for gain, nor accept any contributions
to
any REMIC after the Closing Date, unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel
(at the expense of the party causing such sale, disposition, or substitution),
a
copy of which shall be provided to any NIMS Insurer, that such disposition,
acquisition, substitution, or acceptance will not (a) result in an Adverse
REMIC
Event, (b) affect the distribution of interest or principal on the Certificates,
or (c) result in the encumbrance of the assets transferred or assigned to the
Trust Fund (except pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement).
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Section
10.03. Indemnification
with Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of REMIC Status.
Upon
the
occurrence of an Adverse REMIC Event due to the negligent performance by the
Trustee of its duties and obligations set forth herein, the Trustee shall
indemnify the NIMS Insurer, the Holder of the related Residual Certificate
or
the Trust Fund, as applicable, against any and all losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses (“Losses”) resulting from such negligence; provided,
however, that the Trustee shall not be liable for any such Losses attributable
to the action or inaction of the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Class
X or
Class R Certificateholder, as applicable, nor for any such Losses resulting
from
misinformation provided by the Holder of such Residual Certificate on which
the
Trustee has relied. The foregoing shall not be deemed to limit or restrict
the
rights and remedies of the Holder of such Residual Certificate now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in no
event shall the Trustee 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 or any Servicing
Agreement, (2) for any Losses other than arising out of a negligent performance
by the Trustee 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
10.04. REO
Property.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Master Servicer, acting on behalf
of
the Trustee hereunder, shall not, except to the extent provided in the
applicable Servicing Agreement, knowingly permit any Servicer to, rent, lease,
or otherwise earn income on behalf of any REMIC with respect to any REO Property
which might cause an Adverse REMIC Event unless the Master Servicer has advised,
or has caused such Servicer to advise, the Trustee in writing to the effect
that, under the REMIC Provisions, such action would not result in an Adverse
REMIC Event.
(b) The
Master Servicer shall cause the applicable Servicer (to the extent provided
in
the related Servicing Agreement) to make reasonable efforts to sell any REO
Property for its fair market value. In any event, however, the Master Servicer
shall, or shall cause the applicable Servicer to, dispose of any REO Property
within three years of its acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Master
Servicer has received a grant of extension from the Internal Revenue Service
to
the effect that, under the REMIC Provisions, the REMIC may hold REO Property
for
a longer period without causing an Adverse REMIC Event. If the Master Servicer
has received such an extension, then the Master Servicer, acting on the
Trustee’s behalf hereunder, shall, or shall cause the Servicer to, 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 Master Servicer has not received such an extension and the Master Servicer
or the applicable Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee hereunder, is unable
to sell the REO Property within 33 months after its acquisition by the Trust
Fund or if the Master Servicer has received such an extension, and the Master
Servicer or such Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period
ending three months before the close of the Extended Period, the Master Servicer
shall cause such Servicer, before the end of the three year period or the
Extended Period, as applicable, to (i) purchase such REO Property at a price
equal to the REO Property’s fair market value or (ii) auction the REO Property
to the highest bidder (which may be such 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.
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ARTICLE
XI.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
11.01. Binding
Nature of Agreement; Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section
11.02. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior
and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express
or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the
subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course
of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms
hereof.
Section
11.03. Amendment.
(a) This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and the Trustee, with the consent of the NIMS Insurer and without notice to
or
the consent of any of the Holders, (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to cause
the
provisions herein to conform to or be consistent with or in furtherance of
the
statements made with respect to the Certificates, the Trust Fund or this
Agreement in any Offering Document, or to correct or supplement any provision
herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or with the
provisions of any Servicing Agreement, (iii) to make any other provisions with
respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or (iv) to add,
delete, or amend any provisions to the extent necessary or desirable to comply
with any requirements imposed by the Code and the REMIC Provisions. No such
amendment effected pursuant to the preceding sentence shall, as evidenced by
an
Opinion of Counsel, result in an Adverse REMIC Event, nor shall such amendment
effected pursuant to clause (iii) of such sentence adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of any Holder. Prior to entering into any
amendment without the consent of Holders pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee
and the NIMS Insurer shall be provided with an Opinion of Counsel addressed
to
the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer (at the expense of the party requesting such
amendment) to the effect that such amendment is permitted under this Section.
Any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any material
respect any Holder, if the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer receive written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such amendment will not cause such
Rating Agency to reduce the then current rating assigned to the Certificates
(and any Opinion of Counsel requested by the Trustee in connection with any
such
amendment may rely expressly on such confirmation as the basis
therefor).
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(b) This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the NIMS Insurer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders
of
not less than 66 2/3% of the Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount
(or
Percentage Interest) of each Class of Certificates affected thereby for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any
of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights
of
the Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be made unless
the
Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee and the NIMS
Insurer, at the expense of the party requesting the change, that such change
will not cause an Adverse REMIC Event; and provided further, that no such
amendment may (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of,
payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on
any
Certificate, without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate or (ii)
reduce the aforesaid percentages of Class Principal Amount (or Percentage
Interest) of Certificates of each Class, the Holders of which are required
to
consent to any such amendment without the consent of the Holders of 100% of
the
Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount (or Percentage Interest) of
each
Class of Certificates affected thereby. For purposes of this paragraph,
references to “Holder” or “Holders” shall be deemed to include, in the case of
any Class of Book-Entry Certificates, the related Certificate
Owners.
(c) Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance of such amendment to each Holder, the NIMS
Insurer, the Depositor and to the Rating Agencies.
(d) It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Holders under this Section 11.03 to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such
consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Holders
shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may
prescribe.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in any Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall not
consent to any amendment of any Servicing Agreement unless (i) such amendment
is
effected pursuant to the standards provided in this Section with respect to
amendment of this Agreement and (ii) except for a Permitted Servicing Amendment,
any such amendment pursuant to Section 11.03(a)(iii) shall not be materially
inconsistent with the provisions of such Servicing Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 11.03, this Agreement may be amended
from time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee to
the
extent necessary, in the judgment of the Depositor and its counsel, to comply
with the Rules, Regulation AB and any related rules and
regulations.
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Section
11.04. Voting
Rights.
Except
to
the extent that the consent of all affected Certificateholders is required
pursuant to this Agreement, with respect to any provision of this Agreement
requiring the consent of Certificateholders representing specified percentages
of aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount
(or Percentage Interest), Certificates owned by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Servicer or Affiliates thereof are not to be counted
so long as such Certificates are owned by the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee, any Servicer or any Affiliate thereof.
Section
11.05. Provision
of Information.
(a) For
so
long as any of the Certificates of any Series or Class are “restricted
securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Act, each of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee agree to cooperate with each
other to provide to any Certificateholders, and to any prospective purchaser
of
Certificates designated by such holder, upon the request of such holder or
prospective purchaser, any information required to be provided to such holder
or
prospective purchaser to satisfy the condition set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4)
under the Act. Any reasonable, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Trustee
in
providing such information shall be reimbursed by the Depositor.
(b) The
Trustee shall make available to any person to whom a Prospectus was delivered,
upon the request of such person specifying the document or documents requested,
(i) a copy (excluding exhibits) of any report on Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form
10-K filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 6.20(c), (d) or (e) and
(ii)
a copy of any other document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (to
the
extent that the Trustee has such documents in its possession or such documents
are reasonably obtainable by the Trustee). Any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Trustee in providing copies of such documents shall be
reimbursed by the Depositor.
(c) On
each
Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make available on its website or otherwise
deliver to the Depositor a copy of the report delivered to Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.03.
Section
11.06. Governing
Law.
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
11.07. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given when received by (a) in the case of the
Depositor, Structured Asset Securities Corporation, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Mortgage Finance, GPMF 2006-AR4,
(b)
in the case of the Seller, Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Mortgage Finance, GPMF 2006-AR4,
(c) in the case of the Trustee, U.S. Bank National Association, One Federal
Street, Boston, M.A. 02110, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, (d) in the
case
of the NIMS Insurer, if any, as set forth in the Indenture and (e) in the case
of the Master Servicer, Aurora Loan Services LLC, 00000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000; Attention: Master Servicing, GPMF 2006-AR4. All
demands, notices and communications to a party hereunder shall be in writing
and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to such party at the
relevant address, facsimile number or electronic mail address set forth above
or
at such other address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as such
party
may designate from time to time by written notice in accordance with this
Section 11.07.
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Section
11.08. Severability
of Provisions.
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no
way
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement
or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section
11.09. Indulgences;
No Waivers.
Neither
the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to exercise any right, remedy,
power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof,
nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege
preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power
or
privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right,
remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver
shall
be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to
have
granted such waiver.
Section
11.10. Headings
Not To Affect Interpretation.
The
headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only,
and
they shall not be used in the interpretation hereof.
Section
11.11. Benefits
of Agreement.
Nothing
in this Agreement or in the Certificates, express or implied, shall give to
any
Person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their successors hereunder,
the Holders of the Certificates, any benefit or any legal or equitable right,
power, remedy or claim under this Agreement, except to the extent specified
in
Section 11.15.
Section
11.12. Special
Notices to the Rating Agencies and NIMS Insurer.
(a)
(i) The
Depositor shall give prompt notice to the Rating Agencies and the NIMS Insurer
of the occurrence of any of the following events of which it has
notice:
(ii) any
amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.03;
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(iii) any
Assignment by the Master Servicer of its rights hereunder or delegation of
its
duties hereunder;
(iv) the
occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 6.14;
(v) any
notice of termination given to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.14
and
any resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder;
(vi) the
appointment of any successor to any Master Servicer pursuant to Section
6.14;
(vii) the
making of a final payment pursuant to Section 7.02; and
(viii) any
termination of the rights and obligations of any Servicer under any Servicing
Agreement.
(b) All
notices to the Rating Agencies provided for this Section shall be in writing
and
sent by first class mail, telecopy or overnight courier, as
follows:
If
to
Moody’s, to:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages
If
to
S&P, to:
Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages
(c) The
Trustee shall provide or make available to the Rating Agencies and the NIMS
Insurer reports prepared pursuant to Section 4.03. In addition, the Trustee
shall, at the expense of the Trust Fund, make available to each Rating Agency
such information as such Rating Agency may reasonably request regarding the
Certificates or the Trust Fund, to the extent that such information is
reasonably available to the Trustee.
Section
11.13. Conflicts.
To
the
extent that the terms of this Agreement conflict with the terms of any Servicing
Agreement, such Servicing Agreement shall govern unless such provisions shall
adversely affect the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the status of any REMIC created
hereunder as a REMIC, provided that nothing in this Section 11.13 shall be
construed to limit the rights or obligations of the Master Servicer under
Section 9.05 of this Agreement.
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Section
11.14. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and
the
same instrument.
Section
11.15. Transfer
of Servicing.
The
Seller agrees that it shall provide written notice to the Master Servicer,
the
NIMS Insurer and the Trustee thirty days prior to any proposed transfer or
assignment by the Seller of its rights under any Servicing Agreement or of
the
servicing thereunder from time to time with respect to any Mortgage Loan or
group of Mortgage Loans, or delegation of its rights or duties thereunder or
any
portion thereof to any other Person other than the initial Servicer under such
Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Seller shall not be required
to
provide prior notice of any transfer of servicing that occurs within three
months following the Closing Date to an entity that is a Servicer on the Closing
Date. In addition, the ability of the Seller to transfer or assign its rights
and delegate its duties under a Servicing Agreement or to transfer the servicing
thereunder, from time to time with respect to any Mortgage Loan or group of
Mortgage Loans, to a successor servicer shall be subject to the following
conditions:
(i) Satisfaction
of the conditions to such transfer as set forth in the Servicing Agreement
including, without limitation, receipt of written consent of the Master Servicer
to such transfer;
(ii) Receipt
of the written consent of the NIMS Insurer, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld;
(iii) Such
successor servicer must be qualified to service loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac, and must be a member in good standing of MERS;
(iv) Such
successor servicer must satisfy the seller/servicer eligibility standards in
the
applicable Servicing Agreement, exclusive of any experience in mortgage loan
origination and must be reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer, whose
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(v) Such
successor servicer must execute and deliver to the Trustee and the Master
Servicer an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Master Servicer, that contains an assumption by such successor
servicer of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant
and
condition to be performed and observed by the applicable Servicer under the
related Servicing Agreement or such successor servicer shall execute and deliver
to the Trustee and Master Servicer a servicing agreement which contains
customary and reasonable servicing provisions and which will not cause either
Rating Agency to qualify, withdraw or downgrade the then-current rating of
any
of the Certificates or, (i) in the case of a transfer of servicing to a party
that is already a Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement to add
the
related Mortgage Loans to the Servicing Agreement already in effect with such
Servicer and (ii) in the case of a transfer of servicing to a Special Servicer
pursuant to Section 9.32 herein, a special servicing agreement in the form
of
that attached to the applicable Servicing Agreement;
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(vi) If
the
successor servicer is not a Servicer of Mortgage Loans at the time of the
transfer, there must be delivered to the Trustee and the Master Servicer 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; and
(vii) The
Seller shall, at its cost and expense, take such steps, or cause the
transferring Servicer to take such steps, as may be necessary or appropriate
to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the specified Mortgage
Loans to such successor or replacement servicer, including, but not limited
to,
the following: (A) to the extent required by the terms of the Mortgage Loans
and
by applicable federal and state laws and regulations, the Seller shall cause
the
prior Servicer to timely mail to each obligor under a Mortgage Loan any required
notices or disclosures describing the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage
Loans to the successor or replacement servicer; (B) prior to the effective
date
of such transfer of servicing, the Seller shall cause the prior Servicer to
transmit to any related insurer notification of such transfer of servicing;
(C)
on or prior to the effective date of such transfer of servicing, the Seller
shall cause the prior Servicer to deliver to the successor or replacement
servicer all Mortgage Loan Documents and any related records or materials;
(D)
on or prior to the effective date of such transfer of servicing, the Seller
shall cause the prior Servicer to transfer to the successor or replacement
servicer, or, if such transfer occurs after a Servicer Remittance Date but
before the next succeeding Deposit Date, to the Trustee, all funds held by
the
prior Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans; (E) on or prior to the
effective date of such transfer of servicing, the Seller shall cause the prior
Servicer to, after the effective date of the transfer of servicing to the
successor or replacement servicer, continue to forward to such successor or
replacement servicer, within one Business Day of receipt, the amount of any
payments or other recoveries received by the prior Servicer, and to notify
the
successor or replacement servicer of the source and proper application of each
such payment or recovery; and (F) the Seller shall cause the prior Servicer
to,
after the effective date of transfer of servicing to the successor or
replacement servicer, continue to cooperate with the successor or replacement
servicer to facilitate such transfer in such manner and to such extent as the
successor or replacement servicer may reasonably request. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the prior Servicer shall be obligated to perform the items listed
above to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Section
11.16. Third
Party Rights.
The
NIMS
Insurer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the
same
extent as if it were a party hereto, and shall have the right to enforce the
provisions of this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer have caused
their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers hereunto duly
authorized as of the day and year first above written.
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STRUCTURED
ASSET SECURITIES
CORPORATION,
as Depositor
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx |
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| Title: Senior Vice President | ||
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U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not
in its individual capacity, but solely
as
Trustee
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| Title: | ||
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AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Master Servicer
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
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| Title: Vice President | ||
Solely
for purposes of Section 11.15,
accepted
and agreed to by:
XXXXXX
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
By:
Name:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
EXHIBIT
A
FORMS
OF
CERTIFICATES
[Intentionally
Omitted]
X-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
INITIAL CERTIFICATION
Date
U.S.
Bank
National Association
One
Federal Street
Boston,
M.A. 02110
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services
Aurora
Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, GPMF 2006-AR4
[NIMS
Insurer, if applicable]
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Re:
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Trust
Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and among
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aurora Loan
Services LLC, as Master Servicer and U.S. Bank National Association,
as
Trustee with respect to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series
2006-AR4
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02(a) of the Trust Agreement, subject to review of
the
contents thereof, the undersigned, as Custodian, hereby certifies that it has
received the documents listed in Section 2.01(b) of the Trust Agreement for
each
Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule A, to the
Trust Agreement, subject to any exceptions noted on Schedule I
hereto.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement. This Certificate
is
subject in all respects to the terms of Section 2.02 of the Trust Agreement
and
the Trust Agreement sections cross-referenced therein.
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Name: |
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| Title: | ||
X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
INTERIM CERTIFICATION
Date
U.S.
Bank
National Association
One
Federal Street
Boston,
M.A. 02110
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services
Aurora
Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, GPMF 2006-AR4
[NIMS
Insurer, if applicable]
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Re:
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Trust
Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and among
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aurora Loan
Services LLC, as Master Servicer and U.S. Bank National Association,
as
Trustee with respect to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02(b) of the Trust Agreement, the undersigned, as
Custodian, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on Schedule
I
hereto) it (or its custodian) has received the applicable documents listed
in
Section 2.01(b) of the Trust Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, other than any Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule I
hereto, it has reviewed the documents listed in Section 2.01(b) of the Trust
Agreement and has determined that each such document appears regular on its
face
and appears to relate to the Mortgage Loan identified in such
document.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Trust Agreement. This Certificate is qualified in all respects
by
the terms of said Trust Agreement including, but not limited to, Section
2.02(b).
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X-0-0
XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
FINAL CERTIFICATION
Date
U.S.
Bank
National Association
One
Federal Street
Boston,
M.A. 02110
Attention:
Corporate Trust Services
Aurora
Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Mortgage Finance, GPMF 2006-AR4
[NIMS
Insurer, if applicable]
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Re:
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Trust
Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and among
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aurora Loan
Services LLC, as Master Servicer and U.S. Bank National Association,
as
Trustee with respect to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.02(d) of the Trust Agreement, the undersigned, as
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage
Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid
in
full or listed on Schedule I hereto) it (or its custodian) has received the
applicable documents listed in Section 2.01(b) of the Trust
Agreement.
The
undersigned hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, other than any Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule I
hereto, it has reviewed the documents listed in Section 2.01(b) of the Trust
Agreement and has determined that each such document appears to be complete
and,
based on an examination of such documents, the information set forth in items
(i) through (vi) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule is correct.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Trust Agreement. This Certificate is qualified in all respects
by
the terms of said Trust Agreement.
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XXXXXXX
X-0
FORM
OF
ENDORSEMENT
Pay
to
the order of U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), under a
Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006, among Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, as depositor, Aurora Loan Services LLC, as master servicer, and
the
Trustee, relating to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2006-AR4, without recourse.
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EXHIBIT
C
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPT
Date
[Addressed
to Trustee
or,
if
applicable, Custodian]
In
connection with the administration of the mortgages held by you as Trustee
under
a certain Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 by and among Structured
Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor, U.S. Bank National Association,
as
Trustee, and Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer (the “Trust
Agreement”), the undersigned Servicer hereby requests a release of the Mortgage
File held by you as Trustee with respect to the following described Mortgage
Loan for the reason indicated below.
Mortgagor’s
Name:
Address:
Loan
No.:
Reason
for requesting file:
Mortgage
Loan paid in full. (The Servicer hereby certifies that all amounts received
in
connection with the loan have been or will be credited to the Certificate
Account pursuant to the Trust Agreement.)
The
Mortgage Loan is being foreclosed.
Mortgage
Loan substituted. (The Servicer hereby certifies that a Qualifying Substitute
Mortgage Loan has been assigned and delivered to you along with the related
Mortgage File pursuant to the Trust Agreement.)
Mortgage
Loan repurchased. (The Servicer hereby certifies that the applicable Purchase
Price has been credited to the Certificate Account pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.)
Other.
(Describe)
The
undersigned acknowledges that the above Mortgage File will be held by the
undersigned in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement and will
be
returned to you within ten (10) days of our receipt of the Mortgage File, except
if the Mortgage Loan has been paid in full, or repurchased or substituted for
a
Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan (in which case the Mortgage File will be
retained by us permanently) and except if the Mortgage Loan is being foreclosed
(in which case the Mortgage File will be returned when no longer required by
us
for such purpose).
C-1
Capitalized
terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust
Agreement.
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C-2
EXHIBIT
D 1
FORM
OF
RESIDUAL CERTIFICATE TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT (TRANSFEREE)
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STATE
OF
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF
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[NAME
OF
OFFICER], _________________ being first duly sworn, deposes and
says:
1. That
he
[she] is [title of officer] ________________________ of [name of Purchaser]
_________________________________________ (the “Purchaser”), a
_______________________ [description of type of entity] duly organized and
existing under the laws of the [State of __________] [United States], on behalf
of which he [she] makes this affidavit.
2. That
the
Purchaser’s Taxpayer Identification Number is [ ].
3. That
the
Purchaser is not a “disqualified organization” within the meaning of Section
860E(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and
will not be a “disqualified organization” as of [date of transfer], and that the
Purchaser is not acquiring a Residual Certificate (as defined in the Agreement)
for the account of, or as agent (including a broker, nominee, or other
middleman) for, any person or entity from which it has not received an affidavit
substantially in the form of this affidavit. For these purposes, a “disqualified
organization” means the United States, any state or political subdivision
thereof, any foreign government, any international organization, any agency
or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality if all
of
its activities are subject to tax and a majority of its board of directors
is
not selected by such governmental entity), any cooperative organization
furnishing electric energy or providing telephone service to persons in rural
areas as described in Code Section 1381(a)(2)(C), any “electing large
partnership” within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code, or any organization
(other than a farmers’ cooperative described in Code Section 521) that is exempt
from federal income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on
unrelated business income imposed by Code Section 511.
4. That
the
Purchaser is not, and on _______________ [date of transfer] will not be, an
employee benefit plan or other arrangement subject to Title I of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan subject to
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or a
plan subject to any provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or
other laws or regulations that are substantively similar to the foregoing
provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, a “Plan”), and is not directly or
indirectly acquiring a Residual Certificate for, on behalf of or with any assets
of any such Plan.
5. That
the
Purchaser hereby acknowledges that under the terms of the Trust Agreement (the
“Agreement”) by and among Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor,
Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, dated as of August 1, 2006, relating to GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-AR4,
no
transfer of the Residual Certificates shall be permitted to be made to any
person unless the Depositor and Trustee have received a certificate from such
transferee containing the representations in paragraphs 3 and 4
hereof.
D-1-1
6. That
the
Purchaser does not hold REMIC residual securities as nominee to facilitate
the
clearance and settlement of such securities through electronic book entry
changes in accounts of participating organizations (such entity, a “Book-Entry
Nominee”).
7. That
the
Purchaser does not have the intention to impede the assessment or collection
of
any federal, state or local taxes legally required to be paid with respect
to
such Residual Certificate, and that the Purchaser has provided financial
statements or other financial information requested by the transferor in
connection with the transfer of the Residual Certificate in order to permit
the
transferor to assess the financial capability of the Purchaser to pay such
taxes.
8. That
the
Purchaser will not transfer a Residual Certificate to any person or entity
(i)
as to which the Purchaser has actual knowledge that the requirements set forth
in paragraph 3, paragraph 6 or paragraph 10 hereof are not satisfied or that
the
Purchaser has reason to believe does not satisfy the requirements set forth
in
paragraph 7 hereof, and (ii) without obtaining from the prospective Purchaser
an
affidavit substantially in this form and providing to the Trustee a written
statement substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 to the
Agreement.
9. That
the
Purchaser understands that, as the holder of a Residual Certificate, the
Purchaser may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by
the
interest and that it intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Residual
Certificate as they become due.
10. That
the
Purchaser (i) is not a Non U.S. Person or (ii) is a Non U.S. Person that holds
a
Residual Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business
within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Trustee with
an effective Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign
Person’s Claim for Exemption From Withholding on Income Effectively Connected
With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States) or successor
form
at the time and in the manner required by the Code or (iii) is a Non U.S. Person
that has delivered to both the transferor and the Trustee an opinion of a
nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such
Residual Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of a Residual
Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes. “Non U.S.
Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership or other person other than
(i) a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation, partnership
or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States
or any state thereof, including for this purpose, the District of Columbia;
(iii) an estate that is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the
source of its income; (iv) a trust if a court within the United States is able
to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one
or
more United States trustees have authority to control all substantial decisions
of the trust; and, (v) to the extent provided in Treasury regulations, certain
trusts in existence on August 20, 1996 that are treated as United States persons
prior to such date and elect to continue to be treated as United States
persons.
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11. That
the
Purchaser agrees to such amendments of the Trust Agreement as may be required
to
further effectuate the restrictions on transfer of any Residual Certificate
to
such a “disqualified organization,” an agent thereof, a Book Entry Nominee, or a
person that does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph 7 and paragraph
10
hereof.
12. That
the
Purchaser consents to the designation of the Trustee as its agent to act as
“tax
matters person” of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
D-1-3
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser has caused this instrument to be executed on
its
behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its [title of
officer] this _____ day of __________, 20__.
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Personally
appeared before me the above named [name of officer] ________________, known
or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and
to
be the [title of officer] _________________ of the Purchaser, and acknowledged
to me that he [she] executed the same as his [her] free act and deed and the
free act and deed of the Purchaser.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this _____ day of __________, 20__.
NOTARY
PUBLIC
COUNTY
OF_____________________
STATE
OF______________________
My
commission expires the _____ day of __________, 20__.
D-1-4
EXHIBIT
D 2
RESIDUAL
CERTIFICATE TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT (TRANSFEROR)
____________________________
Date
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Re:
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GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding Trust
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Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4
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_______________________
(the “Transferor”) has reviewed the attached affidavit of
_____________________________ (the “Transferee”), and has no actual knowledge
that such affidavit is not true and has no reason to believe that the
information contained in paragraph 7 thereof is not true, and has no reason
to
believe that the Transferee has the intention to impede the assessment or
collection of any federal, state or local taxes legally required to be paid
with
respect to a Residual Certificate. In addition, the Transferor has conducted
a
reasonable investigation at the time of the transfer and found that the
Transferee had historically paid its debts as they came due and found no
significant evidence to indicate that the Transferee will not continue to pay
its debts as they become due.
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D-2-1
EXHIBIT
E
SERVICING
AGREEMENTS
See
Exhibits 99.2 and 99.4
E-1
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
RULE 144A TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
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Re:
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GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding Trust
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Reference
is hereby made to the Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Trust
Agreement”) by and among Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor,
Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them in the Trust Agreement.
This
letter relates to $__________ initial Certificate Balance of Class Certificates
which are held in the form of Definitive Certificates registered in the name
of
(the “Transferor”). The Transferor has requested a transfer of such Definitive
Certificates for Definitive Certificates of such Class registered in the name
of
[insert name of transferee].
In
connection with such request, and in respect of such Certificates, the
Transferor hereby certifies that such Certificates are being transferred in
accordance with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Trust Agreement
and the Certificates and (ii) Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a purchaser
that the Transferor reasonably believes is a “qualified institutional buyer”
within the meaning of Rule 144A purchasing for its own account or for the
account of a “qualified institutional buyer,” which purchaser is aware that the
sale to it is being made in reliance upon Rule 144A, in a transaction meeting
the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with any applicable securities
laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable
jurisdiction.
This
certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and
the benefit of the Depositor.
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Dated:
___________, ____
F-1
EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF
PURCHASER’S LETTER FOR
INSTITUTIONAL
ACCREDITED INVESTOR
Date
Dear
Sirs:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of $______________ principal amount of
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4 (the “Privately Offered Certificates”) of the Structured Asset
Securities Corporation (the “Depositor”), we confirm that:
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We
understand that the Privately Offered Certificates have not been,
and will
not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and may not be sold except as permitted in the
following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of
any
accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we
should
sell any Privately Offered Certificates within two years of the later
of
the date of original issuance of the Privately Offered Certificates
or the
last day on which such Privately Offered Certificates are owned by
the
Depositor or any Affiliate of the Depositor we will do so only (A)
to the
Depositor, (B) to “qualified institutional buyers” (within the meaning of
Rule 144A under the Securities Act) in accordance with Rule 144A
under the
Securities Act (“QIBs”), (C) pursuant to the exemption from registration
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or (D) to an institutional
“accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act that is not a QIB (an
“Institutional Accredited Investor”) which, prior to such transfer,
delivers to the Trustee under the Trust Agreement dated as of August
1,
2006 by and among the Depositor, Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master
Servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”),
a signed letter in the form of this letter; and we further agree,
in the
capacities stated above, to provide to any person purchasing any
of the
Privately Offered Certificates from us a notice advising such purchaser
that resales of the Privately Offered Certificates are restricted
as
stated herein.
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We
understand that, in connection with any proposed resale of any Privately
Offered Certificates to an Institutional Accredited Investor, we
will be
required to furnish to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification
from
such transferee in the form hereof to confirm that the proposed sale
is
being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject
to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We further
understand that the Privately Offered Certificates purchased by us
will
bear a legend to the foregoing
effect.
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We
are acquiring the Privately Offered Certificates for investment purposes
and not with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with,
any
distribution in violation of the Securities Act. We have such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable
of
evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Privately
Offered
Certificates, and we and any account for which we are acting are
each able
to bear the economic risk of such
investment.
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(4)
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We
are an Institutional Accredited Investor and we are acquiring the
Privately Offered Certificates purchased by us for our own account
or for
one or more accounts (each of which is an Institutional Accredited
Investor) as to each of which we exercise sole investment
discretion.
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(5)
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We
have received such information as we deem necessary in order to make
our
investment decision.
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(6)
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If
we are acquiring an ERISA-Restricted Certificate, we are not a Plan
and we
are not acquiring the ERISA-Restricted Certificate for, on behalf
of or
with any assets of a Plan, except as may be permitted pursuant to
Section
3.03(d) of the Trust Agreement.
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Terms
used in this letter which are not otherwise defined herein have the respective
meanings assigned thereto in the Trust Agreement.
G-2
You
and
the Depositor are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably
authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party
in
any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to
the
matters covered hereby.
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EXHIBIT
H
FORM
OF
ERISA TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT
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STATE
OF NEW YORK
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF NEW YORK
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The
undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says as follows:
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(1)
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The
undersigned is the ______________________ of (the “Investor”), a
[corporation duly organized] and existing under the laws of __________,
on
behalf of which he makes this
affidavit.
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(2)
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The
Investor in an ERISA-Restricted Certificate (A) is not, and on
_______________ [date of transfer] will not be, an employee benefit
plan
or arrangement subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), a plan subject to Section 4975
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or a plan
subject to any provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S.
or
other laws or regulations that are substantively similar to the foregoing
provisions of ERISA or the Code (“Similar Law”) (collectively, a “Plan”),
and is not directly or indirectly acquiring the Certificate for,
on behalf
of or with any assets of any such Plan, (B) if the Certificate has
been
the subject of an ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, is an insurance
company
that is acquiring the Certificate with assets of an “insurance company
general account” as defined in Section V(E) of Prohibited Transaction
Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 95-60 and the acquisition and holding of the
Certificate are covered and exempt under Sections I and III of PTCE
95-60,
or (C) solely in the case of a Definitive Certificate, shall herewith
deliver an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Certificate Registrar,
the Trustee and the Depositor, and upon which the Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar and the Depositor shall be entitled to rely, to the effect
that
the acquisition and holding of such Certificate by the Investor will
not
result in a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Title I of ERISA
or
Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar Law, and will
not
subject the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificate Registrar,
any
Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in addition to those
undertaken by such entities in the Trust Agreement, which Opinion
of
Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Master Servicer,
the
Certificate Registrar, any Servicer or the
Depositor.
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The
Investor hereby acknowledges that under the terms of the Trust Agreement
(the “Agreement”) by and among Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as
Depositor, Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer, and U.S.
Bank
National Association, as Trustee, dated as of August 1, 2006, regarding
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-AR4, no transfer of the ERISA-Restricted Certificates
shall be
permitted to be made to any person unless the Depositor and Trustee
have
received a certificate from such transferee in the form
hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor has caused this instrument to be executed on
its
behalf, pursuant to proper authority, by its duly authorized officer, duly
attested, this ____ day of _______________, 20___.
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ATTEST:
STATE
OF
)
)
ss:
COUNTY
OF
)
Personally
appeared before me the above-named ________________, known or proved to me
to be
the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be the
____________________ of the Investor, and acknowledged that he executed the
same
as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Investor.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this _____ day of _________ 20___.
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NOTARY PUBLIC |
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My
commission expires the
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day of __________, 20___.
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EXHIBIT
I
[RESERVED]
I-1
EXHIBIT
J
[RESERVED]
J-1
EXHIBIT
K
CUSTODIAL
AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
K-1
EXHIBIT
L
[RESERVED]
L-1
EXHIBIT
M
[RESERVED]
M-1
EXHIBIT
N
[RESERVED]
N-1
EXHIBIT
O
[RESERVED]
O-1
EXHIBIT
P
[Reserved]
P-1
EXHIBIT
Q-1
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
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Item
on Form 10-D
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Party
Responsible
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Item
1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information
Any
information required by 1121 which is NOT included on the Distribution
Date Statement
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Master
Servicer (as to any Servicer, to the extent provided by such
Servicer),
Trustee
(if Paying Agent) and Paying Agent
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Item
2: Legal Proceedings
per
Item 1117 of Reg AB
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(i)
All parties to the Trust Agreement (as to themselves), (ii) the Trustee
as
to the issuing entity, (iii) the Depositor as to the sponsor, any
1110(b)
originator, any 1100(d)(1) party and (iv) the Master Servicer, as
to any
Servicer, to the extent provided by such Servicer
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Item
3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Depositor
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Item
4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Trustee
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Item
5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Trustee
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Item
6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets
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Depositor
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Item
7: Significant Enhancement Provider Information
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Depositor
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Item
8: Other Information
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Any
party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K
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Item
9: Exhibits
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Depositor
and Master Servicer (on behalf of any Servicer or on its own behalf
if
acting as a Servicer)
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Q-1-1
EXHIBIT
Q-2
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
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Item
on Form 10-K
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Party
Responsible
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Item
1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
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Depositor
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Item
9B: Other Information
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Any
party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K
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Item
15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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Depositor,
Servicer, Master Servicer, Subservicer
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Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1117 of Reg AB
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(i)
All parties to the Trust Agreement (as to themselves), (ii) the Trustee
as
to the issuing entity, (iii) the Depositor as to the sponsor, any
1110(b)
originator, any 1100(d)(1) party and (iv) the Master Servicer, as
to any
Servicer, to the extent provided by such Servicer
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Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1119 of Reg AB
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(i)
All parties to the Trust Agreement as to themselves, (ii) the Depositor
as
to the sponsor, originator, significant obligor, enhancement or support
provider and (iii) the Master Servicer, as to any Servicer, to the
extent
provided by such Servicer
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Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1112(b) of Reg AB
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Depositor
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Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Items 1114(b) and 1115(b) of Reg AB
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Depositor
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Q-2-1
EXHIBIT
Q-3
ADDITIONAL
FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE
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Item
on Form 8-K
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Party
Responsible
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Item
1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Any
party to the Trust Agreement which is a party to such
agreement
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Item
1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
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Any
party to the Trust Agreement which is a party to such
agreement
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Item
1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership
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Depositor
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Item
2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement
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Depositor
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Item
3.03- Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
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Trustee
and Depositor
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Item
5.03- Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change of
Fiscal
Year
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Depositor
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Item
6.01- ABS Informational and Computational Material
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Depositor
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Item
6.02- Change of Servicer or Trustee
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Master
Servicer (as to itself and as to any Servicer, to the extent provided
by
such Servicer), Trustee (as to itself), Seller
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Item
6.03- Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support
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Depositor
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Item
6.04- Failure to Make a Required Distribution
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Trustee
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Item
6.05- Securities Act Updating Disclosure
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Depositor
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Item
7.01- Reg FD Disclosure
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Depositor
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Item
8.01
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Depositor
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Item
9.01
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Depositor
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Q-3-1
EXHIBIT
Q-4
ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
U.S.
Bank
National Association,
as
Trustee to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage
Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 0000-XX0
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
0xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE:
**Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section [ ] of the Trust
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2006, by and among Structured Asset
Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master
Servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, the undersigned,
as
[ ], hereby notifies you that certain events have come
to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form
[10-D][10-K][8-K].
Description
of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:
List
of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form
[10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:
Any
inquiries related to this notification should be directed to
[ ], phone
number:
[
]; email address:
[
].
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[NAME
OF PARTY],
as
[role]
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Title:
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Q-4-1
EXHIBIT
R
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED
IN
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Key:
X
-
obligation
Where
there are multiple checks for criteria the attesting party will identify in
their management assertion that they are attesting only to the portion of the
distribution chain they are responsible for in the related transaction
agreements. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have
the
meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement dated as of August 1, 2006
(the
“Trust Agreement”), by and among U.S. Bank National Association, (the
“Trustee”), Aurora Loan Services LLC, as master servicer (the “Master
Servicer”), and Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as depositor (the
“Depositor”).
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Reg
AB Reference
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Servicing
Criteria
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Paying
Agent
(including
the Trustee if acting as Paying Agent)
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Trustee
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Master
Servicer
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General Servicing
Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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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.
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If
applicable for the transaction participant
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If
applicable for the transaction participant
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If
applicable for the transaction participant
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the pool assets are maintained.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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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.
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X
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Cash Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on pool assets 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.
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X
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X
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R-1
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Reg
AB Reference
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Servicing
Criteria
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Paying
Agent
(including
the Trustee if acting as Paying Agent)
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Trustee
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Master
Servicer
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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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.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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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.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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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.
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X
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X
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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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 Pool Assets serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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X
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R-2
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Reg
AB Reference
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Servicing
Criteria
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Paying
Agent
(including
the Trustee if acting as Paying Agent)
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Trustee
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Master
Servicer
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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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.
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X
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Pool
assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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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.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the
related
pool asset 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 pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the pool assets agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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R-3
|
Reg
AB Reference
|
Servicing
Criteria
|
Paying
Agent
(including
the Trustee if acting as Paying Agent)
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Trustee
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Master
Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's pool assets (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
pool
asset 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 pool assets including, for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable
rates
are computed based on the related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s pool asset 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 pool asset documents and
state
laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related pool assets, or such other
number of
days specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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R-4
|
Reg
AB Reference
|
Servicing
Criteria
|
Paying
Agent
(including
the Trustee if acting as Paying Agent)
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Trustee
|
Master
Servicer
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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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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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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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X
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R-5
EXHIBIT
S
TRANSACTION
PARTIES
SPONSOR
AND SELLER: XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
DEPOSITOR:
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION
TRUSTEE:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MASTER
SERVICER: AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC
SERVICER(S):
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. AND GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION
ORIGINATOR(S):
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
CUSTODIAN(S):
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
S-1
EXHIBIT
T
FORM
OF
BACK-UP XXXXXXXX-XXXXX CERTIFICATION
[ ]
[ ]
[ ]
Re: GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-AR4
[_______],
the [_______] of [_______] (the “Company”) hereby certifies to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee, and each of their officers, directors
and
affiliates that:
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(1)
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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 the 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 any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and
the Trustee pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company
Servicing Information”);
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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;
Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided
by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the Depositor, the
Master Servicer and the Trustee;
I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by [_______] as [_______]
under the [_______] (the “Agreement”), and based on my knowledge [and the
compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement] and except
as
disclosed in [the Compliance Statement,] the Servicing Assessment or the
Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under the
Agreement in all material respects; and
[The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement, and] [The] [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, the Master Servicer
and
the Trustee. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports
have been disclosed to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee.
Any
material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been
disclosed in such reports.
T-1
Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Trust Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”) by and among
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, as Depositor, Aurora Loan Services
LLC,
as Master Servicer and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in
the
Trust Agreement.
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[_______]
as
[_______]
|
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By:
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|
Title:
Date:
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T-2
SCHEDULE
A
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
[Intentionally
Omitted]
Schedule
A-1
SCHEDULE
B
First
Payment Default Mortgage Loans
[Intentionally
Omitted]
Schedule
B-1
