THORNBURG MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2, Issuer THORNBURG MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC., Initial Seller and Sponsor THORNBURG MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., Seller STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, Depositor WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Master Servicer and...
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2,
Issuer
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC.,
Initial
Seller and Sponsor
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
Seller
STRUCTURED
ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION,
Depositor
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
Master
Servicer and
Securities
Administrator
and
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Indenture
Trustee and Custodian
Dated
as
of April 1, 2007
__________________________________
Xxxxxxxxx
Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2
Mortgage-Backed
Notes, Series 2007-2
Table
of Contents
Page
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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4
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SECTION
1.01. Defined Terms.
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4
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SECTION
1.02. Accounting.
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44
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ARTICLE
II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
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45
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SECTION
2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
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45
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SECTION
2.02. Acceptance of the Trust Estate; Review of
Documentation.
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49
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SECTION
2.03. Grant Clause
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50
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SECTION
2.04. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the
Seller.
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52
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SECTION
2.05. Representations and Warranties of the Sellers with Respect
to the
Mortgage Loans.
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55
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SECTION
2.06. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.
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57
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SECTION
2.07. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor with Respect
to
Security Interest in the Mortgage Loans
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58
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SECTION
2.08. Representations and Warranties of the Sellers.
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59
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SECTION
2.09. Covenants of the Sellers.
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62
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ARTICLE
III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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62
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SECTION
3.01. Master Servicer to Service and Administer the Mortgage
Loans.
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63
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SECTION
3.02. [Reserved].
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64
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SECTION
3.03. Monitoring of Servicers.
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64
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SECTION
3.04. Fidelity Bond.
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66
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SECTION
3.05. Power to Act; Procedures.
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66
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SECTION
3.06. Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
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67
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SECTION
3.07. Release of Mortgage Files.
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67
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SECTION
3.08. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer
To Be
Held for Indenture Trustee.
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68
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SECTION
3.09. Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance
Policies.
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69
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SECTION
3.10. Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
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69
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SECTION
3.11. Maintenance of the Primary Insurance Policies.
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70
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SECTION
3.12. Indenture Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance
Policies
and Documents.
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70
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SECTION
3.13. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
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71
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SECTION
3.14. Additional Compensation to the Master Servicer.
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71
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SECTION
3.15. REO Property.
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71
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SECTION
3.16. Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
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72
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SECTION
3.17. Annual Compliance Statement.
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75
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SECTION
3.18. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification.
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75
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SECTION
3.19. Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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76
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SECTION
3.20. Additional Information.
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82
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i
SECTION
3.21. Intention of the Parties and Interpretation.
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82
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SECTION
3.22. Indemnification.
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82
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SECTION
3.23. Amendments to Master Servicing Guide and Correspondent Sellers
Guide.
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83
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SECTION
3.24. Uniform Commercial Code.
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83
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SECTION
3.25. Optional and Required Purchases of Certain Mortgage
Loans.
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84
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SECTION
3.26. Realization upon Troubled Mortgage Loans.
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85
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SECTION
3.27. Closing Certificate and Opinion.
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85
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SECTION
3.28. Liabilities of the Master Servicer.
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85
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SECTION
3.29. Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer.
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85
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SECTION
3.30. Indemnification of the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Indenture
Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator.
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86
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SECTION
3.31. Limitations on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others;
Indemnification of Indenture Trustee and Others.
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87
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SECTION
3.32. Master Servicer Not to Resign.
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88
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SECTION
3.33. Successor Master Servicer.
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88
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SECTION
3.34. Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing.
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89
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ARTICLE
IV ACCOUNTS
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89
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SECTION
4.01. Servicing Accounts.
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89
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SECTION
4.02. Collection Account.
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91
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SECTION
4.03. Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Collection
Account.
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93
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SECTION
4.04. The Note Payment Account.
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95
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SECTION
4.05. The Certificate Distribution Account
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96
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SECTION
4.06. The Reserve Fund
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96
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SECTION
4.07. Control of the Trust Accounts
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97
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ARTICLE
V FLOW OF FUNDS
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100
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SECTION
5.01. Payments.
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100
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SECTION
5.02. [Reserved].
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104
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SECTION
5.03. Allocation of Realized Losses.
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104
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SECTION
5.04. Statements.
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105
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SECTION
5.05. Remittance Reports; Advances.
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108
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SECTION
5.06. Compensating Interest Payments.
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109
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SECTION
5.07. [Reserved].
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109
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SECTION
5.08. [Reserved].
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109
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SECTION
5.09. Yield Maintenance Accounts.
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109
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SECTION
5.10. Subsequent Recoveries.
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110
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ARTICLE
VI [RESERVED]
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111
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ARTICLE
VII DEFAULT
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111
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SECTION
7.01. Event of Default.
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111
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SECTION
7.02. Indenture Trustee to Act.
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113
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ii
SECTION
7.03. Waiver of Event of Default.
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114
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SECTION
7.04. Notification to Securityholders.
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115
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SECTION
7.05. Action Upon Master Servicer Event of Default.
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115
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SECTION
7.06. Additional Remedies of Indenture Trustee Upon Event of
Default.
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115
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ARTICLE
VIII THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATOR
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116
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SECTION
8.01. Duties of Indenture Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
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116
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SECTION
8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
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118
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SECTION
8.03. Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator Not Liable
for
Securities, Mortgage Loans or Additional Collateral.
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119
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SECTION
8.04. Owner Trustee, Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
May Own
Notes.
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120
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SECTION
8.05. Indenture Trustee’s, Custodian’s Owner Trustee’s and Securities
Administrator’s Fees and Expenses.
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120
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SECTION
8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Indenture Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
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121
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SECTION
8.07. Resignation or Removal of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator.
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121
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SECTION
8.08. Successor Securities Administrator.
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123
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SECTION
8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Indenture Trustee or Securities
Administrator.
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123
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SECTION
8.10. [Reserved].
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124
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SECTION
8.11. [Reserved].
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124
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SECTION
8.12. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of
Notes.
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124
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SECTION
8.13. Suits for Enforcement.
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125
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SECTION
8.14. Waiver of Bond Requirements.
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125
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SECTION
8.15. Waiver of Inventory, Accounting and Appraisal
Requirement.
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125
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SECTION
8.16. Appointment of Custodian.
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125
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SECTION
8.17. Auction Administration Agreement; Auction Swap
Agreement.
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126
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SECTION
8.18. Yield Maintenance Counterparty Tax Form.
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126
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ARTICLE
IX [RESERVED]
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126
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ARTICLE
X TERMINATION
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126
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SECTION
10.01. Termination; Clean-Up Call.
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126
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SECTION
10.02. [Reserved].
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128
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SECTION
10.03. Optional Purchase of Notes.
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128
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ARTICLE
XI [RESERVED]
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129
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ARTICLE
XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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129
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SECTION
12.01. Amendment.
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129
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iii
SECTION
12.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
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131
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SECTION
12.03. [Reserved].
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131
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SECTION
12.04. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
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131
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SECTION
12.05. Notices.
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131
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SECTION
12.06. Severability of Provisions.
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132
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SECTION
12.07. Article and Section References.
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132
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SECTION
12.08. Notice to the Rating Agencies.
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132
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SECTION
12.09. Further Assurances.
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134
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SECTION
12.10. Benefits of Agreement.
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134
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SECTION
12.11. [Reserved].
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134
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SECTION
12.12. Successors and Assigns.
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134
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SECTION
12.13. [Reserved].
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134
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SECTION
12.14. Execution by the Issuer.
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134
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EXHIBITS
AND SCHEDULES:
Exhibit
A
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[Reserved]
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A-1
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Exhibit
B
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[Reserved]
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B-2
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Exhibit
C
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[Reserved]
|
C-1
|
Exhibit
D
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[Reserved]
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D-1
|
Exhibit
E
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[Reserved]
|
E-1
|
Exhibit
F
|
Request
for Release
|
F-1
|
Exhibit
G-1
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Form
of Receipt of Mortgage Note
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G-1-1
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Exhibit
G-2
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Form
of Interim Certificate of Indenture Trustee
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G-2-1
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Exhibit
G-3
|
Form
of Final Certification of Indenture Trustee
|
G-3-1
|
Exhibit
H
|
Form
of Lost Note Affidavit
|
H-1
|
Exhibit
I
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[Reserved]
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I-1
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Exhibit
J-1
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[Reserved]
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J-1-1
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Exhibit
J-2
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[Reserved]
|
J-2-1
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Exhibit
K
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[Reserved]
|
K-1
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Exhibit
L
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[Reserved]
|
L-1
|
Exhibit
M
|
Form
of Certificate of Trust
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M-1
|
Exhibit
N
|
List
of Servicers and Servicing Agreements
|
N-1
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Exhibit
O
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Notice
of Exercise of Optional Notes Purchase Right
|
O-1
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Exhibit
P
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[Reserved]
|
P-1
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Exhibit
Q
|
Servicing
Criteria
|
Q-1
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Exhibit
R
|
Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure
|
R-1
|
Exhibit
S
|
Additional
Form 00-X Xxxxxxxxxx
|
X-0
|
Exhibit
T
|
Form
8-K Disclosure Information
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T-1
|
Exhibit
U
|
Form
of Additional Disclosure Notification
|
U-1
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Schedule I | Mortgage Loan Schedule |
iv
This
SALE
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of April 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”),
is by
and among XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2, a Delaware statutory
trust, as issuer (the “Issuer”),
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE HOME LOANS, INC., a Delaware corporation, as initial seller
(the “Initial
Seller”)
and
sponsor (the “Sponsor”),
XXXXXXXXX MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., a Delaware corporation, as seller (the
“Seller”),
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as depositor
(the “Depositor”),
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as master servicer (in such
capacity, the “Master
Servicer”)
and as
securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities
Administrator”)
and
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as indenture
trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”)
and
custodian (“Custodian”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT:
WHEREAS,
on or prior to the Closing Date the Seller has acquired all of the rights,
title
and interest of the Initial Seller in and to certain residential mortgage loans
identified in Schedule I hereto, the related mortgages and other related assets
(the “Mortgage
Loans”),
together with certain contractual rights under agreements set forth in Exhibit
N
hereto relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (collectively, the
“Contractual
Rights”)
and
rights with respect to the enforcement of certain representations and warranties
made by the Initial Seller in the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement relating
to the Mortgage Loans (the “TMFI Contractual
Rights”),
and
on or prior to the Closing Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans, the
Contractual Rights and the TMFI Contractual Rights;
WHEREAS,
the Depositor has acquired all of the rights, title and interest of the Seller
in and to the Mortgage Loans, the Contractual Rights and the TMFI Contractual
Rights pursuant to the SASCO Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and, at the
Closing Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans, the Contractual Rights and
the
TMFI Contractual Rights being conveyed by the Depositor to the Issuer for
inclusion in the Trust Estate;
WHEREAS,
the Depositor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement
to provide for the conveyance to the Issuer of the Mortgage Loans, the
Contractual Rights, the TMFI Contractual Rights and certain other property
constituting the Trust Estate, and to provide for master servicing of the
Mortgage Loans by the Master Servicer;
WHEREAS,
on the Closing Date, the Depositor will acquire the Notes and the Ownership
Certificates from the Issuer as consideration for its transfer to the Issuer
of
the Mortgage Loans, the Contractual Rights, the TMFI Contractual Rights and
certain other property constituting the Trust Estate;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer will pledge the Mortgage Loans, the
Contractual Rights, the TMFI Contractual Rights, the Yield Maintenance
Agreements and certain other property constituting the Trust Estate to the
Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes;
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer shall be obligated under this Agreement, among other things,
to monitor the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicers on behalf of
the
Issuer as provided herein;
WHEREAS,
the Issuer desires to have the Securities Administrator perform certain duties
consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Securities Administrator has the capacity to provide the services required
hereby and is willing to perform such services on the terms set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Note Interest
Rate, Initial Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) and minimum
denomination for each Class of Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture:
Class
Designation
|
|
Note
Interest Rate
|
|
Initial
Class
Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount
|
|
Minimum
Denominations
|
|
|||
Class
A-1
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
144,131,000
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Class
A-2A
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
559,989,000
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Class
A-2B
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
62,221,000
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Class
A-3A
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
450,249,000
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Class
A-3B
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
$
|
50,027,000
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Class
A-X
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
$
|
1,266,617,000
|
(6)
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-1
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
19,041,000
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-2
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
9,192,000
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-3
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
5,252,000
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-4
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
5,909,000
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-5
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
4,596,000
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
Class
B-6
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
$
|
2,630,886
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
_______________
(1)
|
On
or before the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rate with respect
to
any Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) with respect to the
Class
A-1 Notes will be an annual rate equal to the sum of One-Month LIBOR
and
0.140%. After the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rate with
respect to any Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) with respect
to
the Class A-1 Notes will be an annual rate equal to the least of
(i)
One-Year LIBOR plus 1.250%, (ii) 11.050% and (iii) the related Class
A
Available Funds Cap Rate.
|
(2)
|
On
or before the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rate with respect
to
any Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) with respect to the
Class
A-2A Notes and Class A-2B Notes will be an annual rate equal to the
sum of
One-Month LIBOR and 0.130% (in the case of the Class A-2A Notes)
and
One-Month LIBOR plus 0.170% (in the case of the Class A-2B Notes).
After
the Auction Payment Date and up to and including the Payment Date
in March
2014, the Note Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and
related
Accrual Period) with respect to the Class A-2A Notes and Class A-2
B Notes
will be an annual rate equal to the lesser of (i) 5.750% and (ii)
the
related Class A Available Funds Cap Rate. After the Payment Date
in March
2014, the Note Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and
related
Accrual Period) for the Class A-2A and Class A-2B Notes will be an
annual
rate equal to the least of (i) One-Year LIBOR plus 1.250%, (ii) 10.700%
and (iii) the related Available Funds Cap Rate.
|
2
(3)
|
On
or before the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rate with respect
to
any Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) for the Class A-3A
Notes and
Class A-3B Notes will be an annual rate equal to the sum of One-Month
LIBOR plus 0.130% (in the case of the Class A-3A Notes) and One-Month
LIBOR plus 0.170% (in the case of the Class A-3B Notes). After the
Auction
Payment Date up to and including the Payment Date in March 2017,
the Note
Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and related Accrual
Period) for the Class A-3A Notes and Class A-3B Notes will be an
annual
rate equal to the lesser of (i) 5.750% and (ii) the related Class
A
Available Funds Cap Rate. After the Payment Date in March 2017, the
Note
Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and related Accrual
Period) for the Class A-3A and Class A-3B Notes will be an annual
rate
equal to the least of (i) One-Year LIBOR plus 1.200%, (ii) 10.700%
and
(ii) the related Class A Available Funds Cap
Rate.
|
(4)
|
The
Note Interest Rate of the Class A-X Notes on any Payment Date (and
related
Accrual Period) will equal an annual rate (not less than zero) calculated
as (A) the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the weighted
average of the Class A Available Funds Cap Rates of the Group 1 Notes,
Group 2 Notes and Group 3 Notes for such Payment Date, weighted based
on
the relative aggregate Class Principal Amounts of the Group 1 Notes,
Group
2 Notes and Group 3 Notes immediately before such Payment Date, over
(y)
the weighted average of the Note Interest Rates of Group 1 Notes,
Group 2
Notes and Group 3 Notes for such Payment Date, weighted based on
the
relative aggregate Class Principal Amounts of the Group 1 Notes,
Group 2
Notes and Group 3 Notes immediately before such Payment Date multiplied
by
(ii) the quotient of the actual number of days in the related Accrual
Period divided by 30 minus (B) the product of (I) the sum of
(1) the Class A Deferred Amounts for such Payment Date and
(2) the Class A Available Funds Cap Shortfalls for such Payment Date
and (II) 12, divided by the Class Notional Amount of the Class A-X
Notes.
|
(5)
|
On
or before the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rates with
respect
to any Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) with respect to
the Class
B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class
B-5
Notes and Class B-6 Notes will be equal to the weighted average of
the
Available Funds Cap Rate applicable to each Mortgage Loan Group,
weighted
based on the Subordinate Component of each such Mortgage Loan Group.
After
the Auction Payment Date, the Note Interest Rates with respect to
any
Payment Date (and related Accrual Period) with respect to the Class
B-1
Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class B-4 Notes, Class B-5
Notes
and Class B-6 Notes will equal the excess, if any, of (a) the weighted
average of the Available Funds Cap Rate applicable to each Mortgage
Loan
Group, weighted based on the Subordinate Component of each such Mortgage
Loan Group over (b) an annual rate equal to the aggregate of (i)
the
product of any remaining Class A Available Funds Cap Shortfalls for
such
Payment Date after taking into account the reduction in the Class
A-X Note
Interest Rate by any Class A Available Funds Cap Shortfalls, multiplied
by
12 and divided by (ii) the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts
of the
Class B-1 Notes, Class B-2 Notes, Class B-3 Notes, Class B-4 Notes,
Class
B-5 Notes and Class B-6 Notes immediately before such Payment
Date.
|
(6)
|
The
Class A-X Notes are interest-only Notes which accrue interest at
the
applicable Note Interest Rate (as described in footnote (4) of this
table)
based on a Class Notional Amount for any Payment Date equal to the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Offered
Notes.
|
3
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01. Defined
Terms.
Whenever
used in this Agreement or in the Preliminary Statement, the following words
and
phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings
specified in this Article.
“10%
Clean-Up Call Date”:
As
defined in Section 10.01(a).
“10%
Clean-Up Call Right”:
The
option of Xxxxxxxxx or its assignee to call the Notes on the 10% Clean-Up Call
Date.
“10-K
Filing Deadline”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(b).
“1-Month
LIBOR”:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the average of interbank offered rates for one
month U.S. dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations of major
banks.
“1-Month
LIBOR Indexed”:
Indicates a Mortgage Loan that has an adjustable Loan Rate calculated on the
basis of 1-Month LIBOR.
“1-Year
CMT”:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the weekly average yield on United States
Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year as published
by
the Federal Reserve Board in Statistical Release H.15(519).
“1-Year
CMT Indexed”:
Indicates a Mortgage Loan that has an adjustable Loan Rate calculated on the
basis of 1-Year CMT.
“1-Year
LIBOR”:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the average of interbank offered rates for
one-year U.S. dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations of major
banks.
“1-Year
LIBOR Indexed”:
Indicates a Mortgage Loan that has an adjustable Loan Rate calculated on the
basis of 1-Year LIBOR.
“6-Month
LIBOR”:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the average of interbank offered rates for
six-month U.S. dollar deposits in the London market based on quotations of
major
banks.
“6-Month
LIBOR Indexed”:
Indicates a Mortgage Loan that has an adjustable Loan Rate calculated on the
basis of 6-Month LIBOR.
“Accepted
Master Servicing Practices”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage
servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that 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 Indenture Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) or the Master
Servicer (except in its capacity as a Servicer or as a successor to another
Servicer), or (y) as provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, to the
extent applicable to any Servicer, but in no event below the standard set forth
in clause (x).
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“Accrual
Period”:
With
respect to each Payment Date and each Class of Offered Notes, the period
beginning on the prior Payment Date (or the Closing Date, in the case of the
first Payment Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding such Payment
Date. Interest for such Classes will be calculated based upon a 360-day year
and
the actual number of days in each Accrual Period. With respect to each Payment
Date and any Class A-X Notes and each Class of Subordinate Notes, the calendar
month prior to the month of such Payment Date. Interest for such Classes will
be
calculated based upon a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months.
“Additional
Collateral”:
With
respect to any Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan, the marketable securities
or
other assets subject to a security interest pursuant to the related pledge
agreement.
“Additional
Collateral Mortgage Loan”:
Each
Mortgage Loan identified as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and as to which
Additional Collateral is then required to be provided as security
therefor.
“Additional
Disclosure Notification”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(a).
“Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(a).
“Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(b).
“Adjustment
Date”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, each adjustment date on which the related Loan
Rate changes pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date
following the Cut-Off Date as to each Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
“Administration
Agreement”.
The
Administration Agreement dated as of April 1, 2007 among the Issuer, the Owner
Trustee, the Depositor and the Securities Administrator.
“Advance”:
As to
any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Master Servicer
(including the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as successor Master Servicer)
in respect of any Payment Date pursuant to Section 5.05.
“Affiliate”:
With
respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under
common control with such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control”
means the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, directly
or
indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise and “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative to
the foregoing.
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“Aggregate
Subordinate Percentage”:
As to
any Payment Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of the Classes of
Subordinate Notes and the denominator of which is the sum of (i) the Pool
Balance for such Payment Date and (ii) amounts, if any, on deposit in the
Reserve Fund for such Payment Date.
“Agreement”:
This
Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, as amended,
supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.
“Applicable
Credit Support Percentage”:
As
defined in Section 5.01(e).
“Assignment”:
As to
any Mortgage, an assignment of mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient, under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, to reflect
or
record the sale of such Mortgage.
“Auction
Administrator”:
As
defined in Section 8.17.
“Auction
Administration Agreement”:
The
Auction Administration Agreement dated as of April 27, 2007 between the Auction
Swap Counterparty and the Auction Administrator.
“Auction
Notes”:
The
Offered Notes.
“Auction
Payment Date”:
The
Payment Date in April 2012.
“Auction
Proceeds Account”:
The
account maintained by the Auction Administrator pursuant to the Auction
Administration Agreement.
“Auction
Swap Agreement”:
The
swap agreement by and between the Auction Swap Counterparty and the Auction
Administrator, including the ISDA Master Agreement, the schedule thereto, the
related confirmation (External ID: 9396004/Risk ID: 571150061), each dated
as of
April 27, 2007.
“Auction
Swap Counterparty”:
Credit
Suisse International.
“Available
Funds”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan Group, the sum of the Interest
Distribution Amount for such Payment Date and the Principal Distribution Amount
for such Payment Date.
“Available
Funds Cap Rate”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan Group, the per annum rate
equal to the product of (1) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the Interest Distribution Amount for that Mortgage Loan
Group for the related Due Period and the denominator of which is the sum of
the
Class Principal Amounts of the Offered Notes related to such Mortgage Loan
Group
and the Subordinate Component related to such Mortgage Loan Group immediately
prior to such Payment Date, and (2) 12.
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“Back-Up
Certification”:
As
defined in Section 3.18.
“Base
Value”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which Additional Collateral has been pledged,
the value of the Additional Collateral as determined with respect to that
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the applicable underwriting
guidelines.
“Book-Entry
Notes”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Business
Day”:
Any
day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking or savings
institutions in the State of Minnesota, the State of Maryland, the State of
Illinois, the State of New York or in the city in which the Corporate Trust
Office of the Indenture Trustee is located are authorized or obligated by law
or
executive order to be closed.
“Certificateholder”:
The
holder of Ownership Certificates.
“Certificate
Distribution Account”:
The
account maintained by or on behalf of the Securities Administrator pursuant
to
Section 4.05 for the benefit of the Issuer and the
Certificateholders.
“Certificate
of Trust”:
The
certificate of trust filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 20,
2007 in respect of the Issuer pursuant to Section 3810 of the Delaware Trust
Statute.
“Certificate
Register”:
As
defined in the Trust Agreement.
“Certifying
Person”:
As
defined in Section 3.18.
“Class”:
Collectively, Notes that have the same priority of payment and bear the same
class designation and the form of which is identical except for variation in
the
Percentage Interest evidenced thereby.
“Class
A-1 Margin”:
0.140%
“Class
A-2A Margin”:
0.130%
“Class
A-2B Margin”:
0.170%
“Class
A-3A Margin”:
0.130%
“Class
A-3B Margin”:
0.170%
“Class
A-1 Note”:
Any of
the Class A-1 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
A-2A Note”:
Any of
the Class A-2A Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
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“Class
A-2B Note”:
Any of
the Class A-2B Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
A-3A Note”:
Any of
the Class A-3A Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
A-3B Note”:
Any of
the Class A-3B Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-1 of the Indenture.
“Class
A Available Funds Cap Rate”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Class of Offered Notes, a per annum rate
equal to the product of (1) the Available Funds Cap Rate of the related Mortgage
Loan Group and (2) 30 divided by the actual number of days in the related
Accrual Period.
“Class
A Available Funds Cap Shortfalls”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Class of Offered Notes, an amount, if any,
equal to the sum of (i) the excess of the amount of interest that would have
accrued on that Class of Offered Notes for the related Accrual Period had the
applicable Note Interest Rate been determined without regard to the applicable
Class A Available Funds Cap Rate over the amount of interest actually accrued
on
such Class of Offered Notes for such Accrual Period, (ii) any amounts described
in clause (i) above for prior Payment Dates that remain unpaid, and (iii)
interest on the amount described in clause (ii) at the applicable Note Interest
Rate determined without regard to the applicable Class A Available Funds Cap
Rate.
“Class
A Deferred Amount”:
For
each Payment Date and for each Class of Offered Notes, the amount by which
(x)
the aggregate of any Realized Losses 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 any
Subsequent Recovery.
“Class
A-X Note”:
Any of
the Class A-X Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
B-1 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-1 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
B-2 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-2 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
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“Class
B-3 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-3 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
B-4 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-4 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
B-5 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-5 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
B-6 Note”:
Any of
the Class B-6 Notes as designated on the face thereof, executed by the Issuer
and authenticated and delivered by the Securities Administrator, substantially
in the form annexed as Exhibit A-2 of the Indenture.
“Class
Notional Amount”:
With
respect to the Class A-X Notes and any Payment Date, the sum of the Class
Principal Amounts of the Offered Notes immediately before such Payment
Date.
“Class
Principal Amount”:
As to
any Payment Date, with respect to any Class of Notes (other than the Class
A-X
Notes), the initial Class Principal Amount as set forth in the table in the
Preliminary Statement hereto as reduced by the sum of (x) all amounts actually
distributed in respect of principal of that Class on all prior Payment Dates,
(y) all Realized Losses, if any, actually allocated to that Class on all prior
Payment Dates and (z) any applicable Writedown Amount; provided,
however,
that
pursuant to Section 5.10, the Class Principal Amount of a Class of Notes may
be
increased up to the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to such
Class, in the event that there is a Subsequent Recovery on a Mortgage Loan,
and
the Note Principal Amount of any individual Note of such Class will be increased
by its pro
rata
share of
the increase to such Class.
“Class
Subordination Percentage”:
With
respect to each Class of Subordinate Notes and any Payment Date, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is the Class Principal Amount
of
such Class immediately before such Payment Date and the denominator of which
is
the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all Classes of Notes immediately
before such Payment Date.
“Clean-Up
Call Date”:
As
defined in Section 10.01(a).
“Clean-Up
Call Purchase Price”:
As
defined in Section 10.01(a).
“Clean-Up
Call Right”:
Either
the Master Servicer Clean-Up Call Right or the 10% Clean-Up Call Right, as
applicable.
“Close
of Business”:
As
used herein, with respect to any Business Day and location, 5:00 p.m. at such
location.
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“Closing
Date”:
April
27, 2007.
“Code”:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”:
The
trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities Administrator
pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof which shall be entitled “Collection Account,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Intermediary for LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Indenture Trustee, in trust for the registered Noteholders
of
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series
2007-2” and which must be an Eligible Account.
“Commission”:
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Compensating
Interest Payment”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an
amount equal to the amount, if any, by which (x) the aggregate
amount of any Interest Shortfalls (excluding for such purpose all shortfalls
as
a result of Relief Act Reductions) required to be paid by the Servicers pursuant
to the related Servicing Agreement with respect to such Payment Date, exceeds
(y) the aggregate amount actually paid by the Servicers in respect of such
shortfalls; provided,
that
such amount, to the extent payable by the Master Servicer, shall not exceed
the
aggregate Master Servicing Fee that would be payable to the Master Servicer
in
respect of such Payment Date without giving effect to any Compensating Interest
Payment.
“Contractual
Rights”:
As
defined in the Preliminary Statement.
“Control”:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-106 of the New York UCC.
“Converted
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the Mortgagor thereunder has exercised its right
under
the related Mortgage Note to convert the adjustable Loan Rate thereon to a
fixed
Loan Rate.
“Converted
Mortgage Loan Schedule”:
With respect to each Payment Date, a schedule prepared by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.25(c) listing each Convertible Mortgage Loan that has
become a Converted Mortgage Loan during the immediately preceding Due Period,
and the Purchase Price for each such Converted Mortgage Loan.
“Convertible
Mortgage Loan”:
Any Mortgage Loan which, at the option of the Mortgagor and in accordance with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note, may have the related Mortgage Rate
converted from an adjustable rate to a fixed rate.
“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.
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“Cooperative
Loan Documents”:
As to
any Cooperative Loan, (i) the Cooperative Shares, together with a stock power
in
blank; (ii) the original or a copy of the executed Security Agreement and the
assignment of the Security Agreement in blank; (iii) the original or a copy
of
the executed Proprietary Lease and the original assignment of the Proprietary
Lease endorsed in blank; (iv) the original, if available, or a copy of the
executed Recognition Agreement and, if available, the original 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 Amendments (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).
“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”:
With
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the
Indenture Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business
in connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the
date of the execution of this instrument is located at 000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services,
Xxxxxxxxx 0000-0, or at such other address as the Indenture Trustee may
designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the Depositor and
the
Seller. With respect to the Securities Administrator and the Note Registrar
and
(i) presentment of Notes for registration of transfer, exchange or final
payment, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust, Xxxxxxxxx
Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2, and (ii) for all other purposes, X.X. Xxx
00,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (or for overnight deliveries, 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000), Attention: Corporate Trust, Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Securities Trust 2007-2.
“Correspondent
Sellers Guide”:
The
Initial Seller’s Correspondent Sellers Guide, revised June 5, 2006, as amended
by Regulation AB Amendment dated December 1, 2005, and as revised and/or amended
from time to time.
“Current
Interest”:
On
each Payment Date, the amount of interest which each Class of Notes is entitled
to receive (to the extent of funds available) for the related Accrual Period,
which is equal to (a) interest at the applicable Note Interest Rate on the
Class
Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount, as applicable, immediately prior
to
such Payment Date, of that Class plus (b) unpaid interest amounts consisting
of
the excess of all amounts calculated in accordance with clause (a) above on
all
prior Payment Dates over the amount actually distributed as interest on the
prior Payment Dates.
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“Custodian”:
LaSalle and its successors acting as custodian of the Mortgage
Files.
“Cut-Off
Date”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,
the Close of Business in New York City on April 1, 2007. With respect to any
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the date designated as such on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule (as amended).
“Cut-Off
Date Aggregate Principal Balance”:
The
aggregate of the Cut-Off Date Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans.
“Cut-Off
Date Principal Balance”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the principal balance thereof remaining to be
paid, after application of all scheduled principal payments due on or before
the
Cut-Off Date whether or not received as of the Cut-Off Date (or as of the
applicable date of substitution with respect to a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan).
“Definitive
Notes”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Delaware
Trust Statute”:
Chapter 38 of Title 12 of the Delaware Code, 12 Dec. C. Section 3801
et.
seq.
as the
same may be amended from time to time.
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”:
A
Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by one or more Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Delinquent”:
Any
Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Monthly Payment due on a Due Date is
not
made by the succeeding Due Date.
“Deposit
Date”:
The
day in each calendar month on which the Securities Administrator is required
to
remit payments from the Collection Account to the Note Payment Account, which
is
the 24th
day of
each calendar month no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or, if such
24th
day is
not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
“Depositor”:
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, having its
principal place of business in New York, or its successor in
interest.
“Determination
Date”:
For
any Payment Date and each Mortgage Loan, the date each month, as set forth
in
the related Servicing Agreement, on which the related Servicer determines the
amount of all funds required to be remitted to the Master Servicer on the
Servicer Remittance Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans it is servicing.
“Due
Date”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan and any Payment Date, the first day of the
calendar month in which such Payment Date occurs on which the Monthly Payment
for such Mortgage Loan was due, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the period commencing on the second day of the
month preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs and ending on the
first day of the month in which such Payment Date occurs.
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“Eligible
Account”:
Any of
(i) an
account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which
(or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the
principal subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of such holding company) are rated in the highest short term rating
category of each Rating Agency at the time any amounts are held on deposit
therein;
(ii) an
account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC (to
the
limits established by it), the uninsured deposits in which account are otherwise
secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the
Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee and to each Rating Agency,
the Indenture Trustee on behalf of Noteholders will have a claim with respect
to
the funds in the account or a perfected first priority security interest against
the collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments) securing those
funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or creditors of the
depository institution with which such account is maintained;
(iii) a
trust
account or accounts maintained with the trust department of a federal or state
chartered depository institution, national banking association or trust company
acting in its fiduciary capacity; or
(iv) an
account otherwise acceptable to each Rating Agency without reduction or
withdrawal of its then current ratings of the Notes as evidenced by a letter
from such Rating Agency to the Securities Administrator and the Indenture
Trustee. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
“Employee
Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan identified as such in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and which was
originated by the Initial Seller, which provides for an increase in the Loan
Rate thereof in the event of the change of employment of the Mortgagor
thereunder.
“Entitlement
Order”:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC (i.e.,
generally, orders directing the transfer or redemption of any Financial
Asset).
“Event
of Default”:
In
respect of the Master Servicer, one or more of the events (howsoever described)
set forth in Section 7.01 hereof as an event or events upon the occurrence
and
continuation of which the Master Servicer may be terminated.
“Exchange
Act”:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Expense
Fee”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the sum of (w) the Retained Interest, if any,
(x)
the Master Servicing Fee and (y) the related Servicing Fee with respect to
the
related Servicer.
“Expense
Fee Rate”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate at which the Expense Fee
accrues for such Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
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“Xxxxxx
Xxx”:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.
“FDIC”:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Final
Recovery Determination”:
With
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a
Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Initial Seller, the Seller,
TMI
or Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., pursuant to or contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.25
and
10.01), a determination made by the related Servicer that all Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which it expects
to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered.
“Financial
Asset”:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a) of the New York UCC.
“Five-Year
Hybrid Mortgage Loans”:
The
Mortgage Loans identified as such and as set forth on Schedule I
hereto.
“Form
8-K Disclosure Information”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(c).
“Xxxxxxx
Mac”:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.
“Gross
Margin”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage set forth in the related
Mortgage Note that is added to the applicable Index on each Adjustment Date
in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note used to determine the
Loan Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
“Group
1 Mortgage Loans”:
A Mortgage
Loan that is identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Group
1 Notes”:
The
Class
A-1 Notes.
“Group
1 Percentage”: For
any
Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group 1 Mortgage Loans for
such
Payment Date and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for such Payment
Date.
“Group
1 Yield Maintenance Agreement”:
The
interest rate cap agreement by and between the Yield Maintenance Counterparty
and the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, including the ISDA
Master Agreement and Schedule to the Master Agreement, the related confirmation
(Ref No. IRG16263225.2A) and credit support annex, each dated as of April 27,
2007, relating to the Group 1 Notes.
“Group
2 Mortgage Loans”: A Mortgage
Loan that is identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Group
2 Notes”: The
Class
A-2A and Class A-2B Notes.
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“Group
2 Percentage”: For
any
Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group 2 Mortgage Loans for
such
Payment Date and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for such Payment
Date.
“Group
2 Yield Maintenance Agreement”:
The
interest rate cap agreement by and between the Yield Maintenance Counterparty
and the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, including the ISDA
Master Agreement and Schedule to the Master Agreement, the related confirmation
(Ref No. IRG16263344.2A) and credit support annex, each dated as of April 27,
2007, relating to the Group 2 Certificates.
“Group
3 Mortgage Loans”
: A Mortgage
Loan that is identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Group
3 Notes”: The
Class
A-3A and Class A-3B Notes.
“Group
3 Percentage”: For
any
Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which
is
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group 3 Mortgage Loans for
such
Payment Date and the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for such Payment
Date.
“Group
3 Yield Maintenance Agreement”:
The
interest rate cap agreement by and between the Yield Maintenance Counterparty
and the Securities Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, including the ISDA
Master Agreement and Schedule to the Master Agreement, the related confirmation
(Ref No. IRG16263345.2A) and credit support annex, each dated as of April 27,
2007, relating to the Group 3 Certificates.
“Holder”
or
“Securityholder”:
The
registered holder of any Note or Ownership Certificates as recorded on the
books
of the Note Registrar or the Certificate Registrar except that, solely for
the
purposes of taking any action or giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement,
any Notes or Ownership Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or the
Owner Trustee or any Affiliate thereof (unless any such Person owns 100% of
such
Class or a 100% beneficial ownership in the Ownership Certificate) 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 Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator
shall
be protected in relying upon any such consent, only Notes and Ownership
Certificates which a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee or the
Securities Administrator has actual knowledge to be so held shall be
disregarded. The Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may request
and conclusively rely on certifications by the Depositor
in
determining whether any Notes or Ownership Certificates are registered to an
Affiliate of the Depositor.
“Indemnified
Persons”:
The
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee (individually in its corporate capacity and in
its
capacity as Indenture Trustee), the Custodian, the Owner Trustee (individually
in its corporate capacity and in its capacity as Owner Trustee), the Master
Servicer, the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor and the Securities
Administrator (in all capacities hereunder) and their officers, directors,
agents and employees and, with respect to the Indenture Trustee, any separate
co-trustee and its officers, directors, agents and employees.
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“Indenture”:
The
Indenture dated as of April 1, 2007, among the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee
and
the Securities Administrator, as such may be amended or supplemented from time
to time.
“Indenture
Trustee”:
LaSalle Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely
as
Indenture Trustee, or any successor in interest which accepts its appointment
as
Indenture Trustee hereunder and agrees to act in such capacity in accordance
herewith.
“Indenture
Trustee Fee”:
The
annual ongoing fee of the Indenture Trustee payable by the Master Servicer
on
behalf of the Issuer as provided in Section 8.05 and pursuant to the terms
of a
separate fee letter between the Indenture Trustee and Xxxxxxxxx.
“Independent”:
When
used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the
meaning of Rule 2-01 of the Securities and Exchange Commission’ Regulation S.X.
When used with respect to any other specified Person, any such Person who (a)
is
in fact independent of the Depositor and its Affiliates, (b) does not have
any
direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in
the
Depositor or any Affiliate thereof, (c) is not connected with the Depositor
or
any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee,
partner, director or Person performing similar functions and (d) is not a member
of the immediate family of a Person defined in clause (b) or (c)
above.
“Index”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan and each Adjustment Date, the index specified
in
the related Mortgage Note.
“Initial
Note Principal Amount”:
With
respect to any Notes (other than the Class A-X Notes), the amount designated
“Original Principal Amount of this Note” on the face thereof.
“Initial
Note Notional Amount”:
With
respect to the Class A-X Notes, the amount designated “Original Notional Amount
of this Note” on the face thereof.
“Initial
One-Month LIBOR Rate”:
5.320%
“Initial
Mortgage Loan Group 1 Balance”:
$149,436,398.18.
“Initial
Mortgage Loan Group 2 Balance”:
$645,111,612.23.
“Initial
Mortgage Loan Group 3 Balance”:
$518,689,876.04.
“Initial
Seller”:
Xxxxxxxxx, in its capacity as seller under the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.
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“Insurance
Proceeds”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or
other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan or related Mortgaged Property,
to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the
related Mortgaged Property or released to the related Mortgagor in accordance
with the related Servicing Agreement.
“Interest
Distribution Amount”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan Group, an amount equal to
the
sum of the following for each Mortgage Loan in that Mortgage Loan Group: (1)
all
interest received or advanced by the Servicer of the Mortgage Loan or the Master
Servicer in the related Due Period and available in the Note Payment Amount
on
that Payment Date, less any related Servicing Fees, Master Servicing Fees and
Retained Interest; (2) all Compensating Interest Payments paid with respect
to
the Mortgage Loan, if the Mortgage Loan was prepaid during the related
Prepayment Period and (3) the portion of any Purchase Price or other amount
paid
with respect to the Mortgage Loans allocable to interest; minus
the
Group 1 Percentage, Group 2 Percentage or Group 3 Percentage, as applicable,
of
any fees or other amounts reimbursable to the Master Servicer (other than the
Master Servicer Fee), the Servicer (other than Servicing Fees), the Securities
Administrator, the Indenture Trustee (other than its Indenture Trustee Fee),
the
Custodian (other than its fees) and the Owner Trustee (other than its Owner
Trustee Fee) pursuant to the Operative Agreements.
“Interest
Shortfall”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and each Mortgage Loan that during the related
Prepayment Period was the subject of a Principal Prepayment or a reduction
of
its Monthly Payment under the Relief Act or similar state or local law, an
amount determined as follows:
(a) Principal
Prepayments in part received during the relevant Prepayment Period: the
difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Loan Rate on
the amount of such prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest for the calendar
month of such prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Loan Rate) received
at
the time of such prepayment; and
(b) Principal
Prepayments in full received during the relevant Prepayment Period: the
difference between (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Loan Rate on
the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to
such
prepayment and (ii) the amount of interest for the calendar month of such
prepayment (adjusted to the applicable Net Loan Rate) received at the time
of
such prepayment; and
(c) any
Relief Act Reductions for such Payment Date.
“Issuer”:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2.
“Item
1122 Responsible Party”:
As
defined in Section 3.22.
“LaSalle”:
LaSalle Bank National Association.
“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.
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“LIBOR
Determination Date”:
The
second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Accrual
Period for each Class of Offered Notes.
“Liquidated
Mortgage Loan”:
As to
any Payment Date, any Mortgage Loan in respect of which the related Servicer
or
the Master Servicer has determined, in accordance with the servicing procedures
specified herein, as of the end of the related Prepayment Period, that all
Liquidation Proceeds that it expects to recover with respect to the liquidation
of such Mortgage Loan or disposition of the related REO Property have been
recovered.
“Liquidation
Event”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage
Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such
Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is removed from the Trust Estate
by
reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated
hereunder. With respect to any REO Property, either of the following events:
(i)
a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such
REO
Property is removed from the Trust Estate by reason of its being sold or
purchased pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof or the applicable provisions of
the
related Servicing Agreement.
“Liquidation
Expenses”:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan in liquidation, unreimbursed expenses paid or
incurred by or for the account of the Master Servicer or the related Servicers,
such expenses including (a) property protection expenses, (b) property sales
expenses, (c) foreclosure and sale costs, including court costs and reasonable
attorneys’ fees, and (d) similar expenses reasonably paid or incurred in
connection with liquidation.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount (other than amounts received in respect
of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition) received by the
related Servicer as proceeds from the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan, as
determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the related Servicing
Agreement, other than Subsequent Recoveries; provided
that (i)
with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property repurchased, substituted
or
sold pursuant to or as contemplated hereunder, or pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the related Servicing Agreement, “Liquidation Proceeds” shall also
include amounts realized in connection with such repurchase, substitution or
sale and (ii) with respect to a defaulted Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan,
“Liquidation Proceeds” shall also include the amount realized on the related
Additional Collateral, including any amounts paid under any Surety
Bond.
“Loan
Rate”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate at which interest accrues on
such
Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related
Mortgage Note.
“Loan-to-Collateral
Value Ratio”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan and any date of determination, a fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Balance
of
the Mortgage Loan at such date of determination less the Base Value of any
related Additional Collateral and the denominator of which is the Value of
the
related Mortgaged Property.
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“Loan-to-Value
Ratio”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan and any date of determination, a fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Principal Balance
of
the Mortgage Loan at such date of determination and the denominator of which
is
the Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
“Lost
Note Affidavit”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the original Mortgage Note has been
lost or destroyed and has not been replaced, an affidavit from the Seller
certifying that the original Mortgage Note has been lost, misplaced or destroyed
(together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note and indemnifying the Trust
against any loss, cost or liability resulting from the failure to deliver the
original Mortgage Note) in the form of Exhibit H hereto.
“Majority
Securityholders”:
Until
such time as the sum of the Class Principal Amounts of all Classes of Notes
has
been reduced to zero, the holder or holders of in excess of 50% of the aggregate
Class Principal Amount of all Classes of Notes (accordingly, the holder of
the
Ownership Certificates shall be excluded from any rights or actions of the
Majority Securityholders during such period); and thereafter, the holder or
holders of in excess of 50% of the Percentage Interests of the Ownership
Certificates.
“Master
Servicer”:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., or any successor Master Servicer appointed as herein
provided.
“Master
Servicer Clean-Up Call Date”:
As
defined in Section 10.01(a).
“Master
Servicer Clean-Up Call Right”:
The
option of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., so long as it is acting as Master Servicer,
to
purchase the outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on the Master
Servicer Clean-Up Call Date.
“Master
Servicing Fee”:
As to
any Payment Date and each related Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the product
of the applicable Master Servicing Fee Rate and the outstanding Principal
Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the related Due Period.
The
Master Servicing Fee for any Mortgage Loan shall be payable in respect of any
Payment Date solely from the interest portion of the Monthly Payment or other
payment or recovery with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
“Master
Servicing Fee Rate”:
0.010%
per annum.
“Master
Servicing Guide”:
Xxxxx
Fargo Conduit and Norwest Conduit Servicing Guide, dated January 1997, as
amended.
“Maximum
Loan Rate”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage
Note as the maximum Loan Rate thereunder.
“MERS”:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
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“MERS
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
“MERS® System”:
The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
“MIN”:
The
Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
“Modifiable
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan which, at the option of the Mortgagor and in accordance with
the
terms of the related Mortgage Note, may have the related Mortgage Rate modified
to any adjustable rate or hybrid product offered at the time by the related
originator.
“Modified
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Modifiable Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgagor has exercised the
right to modify the Mortgage Rate.
“Modified
Mortgage Loan Schedule”:
With
respect to each Payment Date, a schedule prepared by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.25(c) listing each Modifiable Mortgage Loan that has
become a Modified Mortgage Loan during the immediately preceding Due Period,
and
the Purchase Price for each such Modified Mortgage Loan.
“MOM
Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee for
the
originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns.
“Monthly
Payment”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or
interest on such Mortgage Loan that is payable by the related Mortgagor from
time to time under the related Mortgage Note, determined, for the purposes
of
this Agreement: (a) after giving effect to any reduction in the amount of
interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act
or
similar state or local law; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted
or agreed to by the related Servicer pursuant to the applicable provisions
of
the related Servicing Agreement; and (c) on the assumption that all other
amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
“Moody’s”:
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Mortgage”:
The
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien on, or first
priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage
Note.
“Mortgage
File”:
The
mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof pertaining to a particular
Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage
File pursuant to this Agreement.
“Mortgage
Loan”:
Each
mortgage loan (including Cooperative Loans) transferred and assigned to the
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders pursuant to Section 2.01
or
Section 2.03(d) hereof as from time to time held as a part of the Trust Estate,
the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or
Schedule I hereto.
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“Mortgage
Loan Group 1”:
At any
time, the Group 1 Mortgage Loans in the aggregate and any REO Properties
acquired in respect thereof.
“Mortgage
Loan Group 2”:
At any
time, the Group 2 Mortgage Loans in the aggregate and any REO Properties
acquired in respect thereof.
“Mortgage
Loan Group 3”:
At any
time, the Group 3 Mortgage Loans in the aggregate and any REO Properties
acquired in respect thereof.
“Mortgage Loan
Group”:
Any of
Mortgage Loan Group 1, Mortgage Loan Group 2 or Mortgage Loan Group 3, as the
context requires.
“Mortgage
Loan Group Balance”:
As to
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date, the aggregate of the Scheduled
Principal Balances, as of the Close of Business on the first day of the month
preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs, of the Mortgage Loans
in
such Mortgage Loan Group that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans on such
date.
“Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement”:
Each
of the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the SASCO Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement. References in this Agreement to the “applicable” or
“related” Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement means the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, in the case of the Initial Seller, and the SASCO Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, in the case of the Seller.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”:
As of
any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in the Trust Estate on such date,
attached hereto as Schedule I. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be prepared
by
the Seller and shall set forth the following information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan:
(i)
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the
Mortgage Loan identifying number;
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(ii)
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the
Mortgagor’s name;
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(iii)
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the
street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the state and
five-digit ZIP code;
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(iv)
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a
code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property was represented by
the
borrower, at the time of origination, as being
owner-occupied;
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(v)
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a
code indicating whether the Residential Dwelling constituting the
Mortgaged Property is (a) a detached single family dwelling, (b)
a
dwelling in a planned unit development, (c) a condominium unit, (d)
a two-
to four-unit residential property, (e) a townhouse, (f) a cooperative
or
(g) other type of Residential
Dwelling;
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(vi)
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if
the related Mortgage Note permits the borrower to make Monthly Payments
of
interest only for a specified period of time, (a) the original number
of
such specified Monthly Payments and (b) the remaining number of such
Monthly Payments as of the Cut-Off
Date;
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(vii)
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the
original months to maturity;
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(viii)
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the
stated remaining months to maturity from the Cut-Off Date based on
the
original amortization schedule;
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(ix)
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the
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
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(x)
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the
value of any Additional Collateral at
origination;
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(xi)
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the
Loan-to-Collateral Value Ratio at
origination;
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(xii)
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the
Loan Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-Off
Date;
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(xiii)
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the
date on which the first Monthly Payment is or was due on the Mortgage
Loan;
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(xiv)
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the
stated maturity date;
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(xv)
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the
Master Servicing Fee Rate and the Servicing Fee Rate, if
any;
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(xvi)
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whether
such loan is an Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan or an Employee
Loan;
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(xvii)
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the
last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to
the
unpaid Scheduled Principal Balance;
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(xviii)
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the
original principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan;
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(xix)
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the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan on the Cut-Off Date
and a
code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e.,
purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out
refinancing);
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(xx)
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the
Index and Gross Margin specified in related Mortgage
Note;
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(xxi)
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the
next Adjustment Date, if
applicable;
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(xxii)
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the
Maximum Loan Rate, if applicable;
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(xxiii)
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the
Value of the Mortgaged Property;
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(xxiv)
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the
sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if
applicable;
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(xxv)
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the
product code;
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(xxvi)
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the
Expense Fee Rate therefor;
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(xxvii)
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the
Servicer that is servicing such Mortgage Loan and the originator
of such
Mortgage Loan; and
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(xxviii)
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whether
the Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a Three-Year
Hybrid
Mortgage Loan, a Five-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan, a Seven-Year Hybrid
Mortgage Loan or a Ten-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loan.
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Information
set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above regarding each Mortgagor and the
related Mortgaged Property shall be confidential and the Indenture Trustee
(or
the Master Servicer) shall not disclose such information except to the extent
disclosure may be required by any law or regulatory or administrative authority;
provided,
however,
that
the Trustee may disclose on a confidential basis any such information to its
agents, attorneys and any auditors in connection with the performance of its
responsibilities hereunder.
The
Mortgage Loan Schedule, as in effect from time to time, shall also set forth
the
following information with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as
of
the Cut-Off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average
Loan Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average remaining
months to maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall
be
amended from time to time by the Seller in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement.
“Mortgage
Note”:
The
original executed note or other evidence of indebtedness evidencing the
indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgaged
Property”:
Either
of (x) the fee simple or leasehold 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.
“Net
Liquidation Proceeds”:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan or any other disposition of related
Mortgaged Property (including REO Property), the related Liquidation Proceeds
net of Advances, related Servicing Advances, Master Servicing Fee, related
Servicing Fees and any other accrued and unpaid servicing fees received and
retained in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged
Property, and any related Retained Interest.
“Net
Loan Rate”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date
of
determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable Loan
Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the related Servicing Fee Rate, Master
Servicing Fee Rate and Retained Rate, if any.
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“Nonrecoverable”:
The
determination by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer in respect of
a
delinquent Mortgage Loan that if it were to make an Advance in respect thereof,
such amount would not be recoverable from any collections or other recoveries
(including Liquidation Proceeds) on such Mortgage Loan.
“Note”:
Any of
the Class A-1, Class A-2A, Class A-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Class A-X, Class
B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4, Class B-5 and Class B-6
Notes.
“Note
Interest Rate”:
With respect to each Class of Notes and any Payment Date, the applicable per
annum rate described in the footnotes to the table in the Preliminary Statement
hereto:
“Note
Payment Account”:
The
account maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.04
hereof which shall be entitled “Note Payment Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Securities Intermediary for LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture
Trustee, in trust for the registered Noteholders of Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Securities Trust 2007-2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2007-2” and which must be
an Eligible Account.
“Note
Principal Amount”:
With respect to each Note of a given Class (other than a Notional Note) and
any
date of determination, the product of (i) the Class Principal Amount of such
Class and (ii) the applicable Percentage Interest of such Note.
“Note
Register”
and
“Note
Registrar”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Noteholder”
or
“Holder”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Notional
Note”:
Any
Class A-X Note.
“Offered
Notes”:
Any
Class A-0, Xxxxx X-0X, Xxxxx X-0X, Class A-3A and Class A-3B Notes.
“Offering
Documents”:
The
Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus and the Private Placement
Memorandum.
“Officer’s
Certificate”:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board,
the President or a vice president (however denominated), or by the Treasurer,
the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries
of
the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Depositor,
as applicable.
“One-Month
LIBOR”:
In the
case of the Offered Notes, with respect to the first Accrual Period, the Initial
One-Month 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
Securities Administrator on the basis of the “Interest Settlement Rate” set by
the British Bankers’ Association (“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.
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(a) 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 Securities Administrator
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,
One-Month 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 Securities
Administrator will designate an alternative index that has performed, or that
the Securities Administrator expects to perform, in a manner substantially
similar to the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate.
(b) The
establishment of One-Month LIBOR by the Securities Administrator and the
Securities Administrator’s subsequent calculation of Note Interest Rates
applicable to the Offered Notes for the relevant Accrual Period, in the absence
of manifest error, will be final and binding.
“One-Year
LIBOR”:
With
respect to the Offered Notes and any Accrual Period in which the Note Interest
Rate of a Class of Offered Notes is indexed off of One-Year LIBOR, a per annum
rate determined on the LIBOR Determination Date in the following manner by
the
Securities Administrator on the basis of the “Interest Settlement Rate” set by
the BBA for one-year 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.
(a) 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 Securities Administrator
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,
One-Year 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 Securities
Administrator will designate an alternative index that has performed, or that
the Securities Administrator expects to perform, in a manner substantially
similar to the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate.
(b) The
establishment of One-Year LIBOR by the Securities Administrator and the
Securities Administrator’s subsequent calculation of Note Interest Rates
applicable to the Offered Notes for the relevant Accrual Period, in the absence
of manifest error, will be final and binding.
“Operative
Agreements”:
The
Trust Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, this Agreement, the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreements, the Indenture, the Administration Agreement, the Yield
Maintenance Agreements, the Auction Administration Agreement, the Auction Swap
Agreement and each other document contemplated by any of the foregoing to which
the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer is a party.
“Opinion
of Counsel”:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be a salaried counsel
for the Depositor, the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator or the Indenture Trustee, acceptable to the Indenture
Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, but which must be
Independent outside counsel concerning federal income tax matters.
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“Optional
Notes Purchase Date”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Optional
Notes Purchase Right”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Original
Applicable Credit Support Percentage”:
With
respect to each Class of Subordinate Notes, the corresponding percentage set
forth below opposite its Class designation:
Class
B-1
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2.10%
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Class
B-2
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1.40%
|
Class
B-3
|
1.00%
|
Class
B-4
|
0.55%
|
Class
B-5
|
0.20%
|
Class
B-6
|
0.00%
|
“Original
Class Notional Amount”:
With
respect to the Class A-X Notes, the corresponding aggregate notional amount
set
forth opposite the Class designation of such Class in the Preliminary
Statement.
“Original
Class Principal Amount”:
With
respect to each Class of Notes other than the Notional Notes, the corresponding
aggregate amount set forth opposite the Class designation of such Class in
the
Preliminary Statement.
“Original
Subordinated Principal Amount”:
The
aggregate of the Original Class Principal Amounts of the Classes of Subordinate
Notes.
“Original
Trust Agreement”:
The
Trust Agreement dated as of April 20, 2007 by and between the Owner Trustee
and
the Depositor pursuant to which the Issuer was formed by filing of the
Certificate of Trust.
“Outstanding
Mortgage Loan”:
As of
any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan with a Scheduled Principal Balance greater than
zero, that was not the subject of a prepayment in full prior to such Due Date
and that did not become a Liquidated Mortgage Loan prior to such Due
Date.
“Overcollateralized
Group”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Group 1 Notes, Group 2 Notes or Group 3
Notes as to which the aggregate Class Principal Amount thereof after giving
effect to payments pursuant to Section 5.01(a) on such Payment Date, is less
than the sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balances of the related Mortgage
Loan Group as of the last day of the related Due Period and (ii) amounts, if
any, on deposit in the Reserve Fund with respect to such Group or Groups of
Notes for such Payment Date.
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“Owner
Trustee”:
Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware banking corporation, not in its individual
capacity, but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement, or any
successor in interest which accepts its appointment as Owner Trustee and agrees
to act in such capacity in accordance with the Trust Agreement.
“Owner
Trustee Fee”:
The
annual on-going fee payable by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust to
the
Owner Trustee as provided in Section 8.05 and pursuant to the terms of a
separate fee letter agreement.
“Ownership
Certificate”:
A
certificate representing an undivided beneficial ownership interest in the
Trust, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Trust
Agreement.
“Paying
Agent”:
Initially, the Securities Administrator, in its capacity as paying agent for
the
Notes under the Indenture and paying agent for the Certificates under the Trust
Agreement, or any successor to the Securities Administrator in such
capacity.
“Payment
Date”:
The
25th day of the month, or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business
Day commencing in May 2007.
“Payment
Date Statement”:
As
defined in Section 5.04(a) hereof.
“PCAOB”:
The
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
“Percentage
Interest”:
With
respect to any Note, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of
which is the Initial Note Principal Amount or Initial Note Notional Amount,
as
applicable, represented by such Note and the denominator of which is the
Original Class Principal Amount or Original Class Notional Amount, as
applicable, of the related Class. With respect to any Ownership Certificate,
the
Percentage Interest noted on the face of such certificate.
“Permitted
Investments”:
Any
one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase
price of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued or managed by the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates or for which
an
Affiliate of the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the
Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer serves as an
advisor:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of
the United States;
(ii) (A)
demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances
issued by or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company
(including the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer or
the
Securities Administrator or their agents acting in their respective commercial
capacities) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or
any
state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or
state
authorities, so long as, at the time of such investment or contractual
commitment providing for such investment, such depository institution or trust
company or its ultimate parent has a short-term uninsured debt rating in one
of
the two highest available rating categories of each Rating Agency and (B) any
other demand or time deposit or deposit which is fully insured by the
FDIC;
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(iii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and
entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as
principal) rated A or higher by the Rating Agencies;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, the District of
Columbia or any State thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment
or
contractual commitment providing for such investment;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations) that is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such
investment;
(vi) units
of
money market funds (which may be 12b-1 funds, as contemplated by the Commission
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 including funds managed or advised by the Indenture Trustee,
the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator or an
affiliate thereof having the highest applicable rating from each Rating Agency;
and
(vii) if
previously confirmed in writing to the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other
obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to each Rating Agency
in writing as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings
equivalent to its highest initial rating of the Offered Notes;
provided,
however,
that no
instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a)
only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or
(b)
both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such
instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield
to
maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
“Person”:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Pool
Balance”:
As to
any Payment Date, the aggregate of the Scheduled Principal Balances, as of
the
Close of Business on the first day of the month preceding the month in which
such Payment Date occurs, of the Mortgage Loans that were Outstanding Mortgage
Loans on such date.
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“Prepayment
Penalty Amount”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and each Payment Date, all premiums or charges,
if
any, paid by Mortgagors under the related Mortgage Notes as a result of full
or
partial Principal Prepayments collected by the applicable Servicer during the
immediately preceding Prepayment Period, but only to the extent required to
be
remitted to the Master Servicer on the applicable Servicer Remittance Date
under
the terms of the related Servicing Agreement.
“Prepayment
Period”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which
such Payment Date occurs.
“Primary
Insurance Policy”:
Mortgage guaranty insurance, if any, on an individual Mortgage Loan, as
evidenced by a policy or certificate.
“Principal
Balance”:
As to
any Mortgage Loan, other than a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, and any day, the
related Cut-Off Date Principal Balance, minus
all
collections credited against the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan after
the Cut-Off Date. For purposes of this definition, a Liquidated Mortgage Loan
shall be deemed to have a Principal Balance equal to the Principal Balance
of
the related Mortgage Loan as of the final recovery of related Liquidation
Proceeds and a Principal Balance of zero thereafter. As to any REO Property
and
any day, the Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan immediately prior
to
such Mortgage Loan becoming REO Property.
“Principal
Deficiency Amount”:
For
any Payment Date and for any Undercollateralized Group, the excess, if any,
of
the aggregate Class Principal Amount of such Undercollateralized Group for
such
Payment Date, after giving effect to payments pursuant to Section 5.01(a) on
such date over the sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans in the related Mortgage Loan Group as of the Close of Business on the
last
day in the related Due Period and (ii) amounts, if any, on deposit in the
Reserve Fund with respect to the related Undercollateralized Group or Groups
for
such Payment Date.
“Principal
Distribution Amount”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan Group, an amount equal to
the
sum of the following for each Mortgage Loan in that Mortgage Loan Group:
(a) each Monthly Payment of principal collected or advanced on the Mortgage
Loans by the related Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of the related
Due Period, (b) that portion of the Purchase Price, representing principal
of any repurchased or purchased Mortgage Loan, deposited to the Collection
Account during the related Prepayment Period, (c) the principal portion of
any Substitution Adjustments deposited in the Collection Account during the
related Prepayment Period, (d) the principal portion of all Insurance
Proceeds received during the related Prepayment Period with respect to Mortgage
Loans that are not yet Liquidated Mortgage Loans, (e) the principal portion
of all Net Liquidation Proceeds received during the related Prepayment Period
with respect to Liquidated Mortgage Loans (other than Subsequent Recoveries),
(f) all Principal Prepayments in part or in full on Mortgage Loans applied
by the Servicers or the Master Servicer during the related Prepayment Period,
(g) all Subsequent Recoveries received during the related Prepayment Period
and
(h) on the Payment Date on which the Trust is to be terminated pursuant to
Section 10.01 hereof, that portion of the Clean-Up Call Purchase Price in
respect of principal.
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“Principal
Prepayment”:
Any
payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan that is received
in advance of its scheduled Due Date and that is not accompanied by an amount
of
interest representing the full amount of scheduled interest due on any Due
Date
in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
“Privately
Offered Notes”:
Collectively, the Class A-X Notes and the Subordinate Notes.
“Private
Placement Memorandum”:
The
Confidential Private Placement Memorandum dated April 25, 2007 relating to
the
Privately Offered Notes.
“Pro
Rata
Share”:
As to
any Payment Date and any Class of Subordinate Notes, the portion of the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount allocable to such Class, equal to
the
product of the (a) Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount on such date and
(b) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class Principal Amount of that
Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Class Principal
Amounts of all Classes of Subordinate Notes.
“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, together with the accompanying prospectus, dated March
26, 2007, relating to the Offered Notes.
“Prospectus
Supplement”:
That
certain Prospectus Supplement, dated April 25, 2007, relating to the initial
sale of the Offered Notes.
“Purchase
Price”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased pursuant to or
as
contemplated by Section 2.04, Section 3.25 or Section 10.01 hereof, and as
confirmed by an Officers’ Certificate from the Initial Seller or the Seller, as
applicable, to the Indenture Trustee, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) 100% of the Principal Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or
such other price as is provided in Section 10.01), plus (ii) in the case of
(x) a Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such Principal Balance at the
applicable Loan Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered
by
a payment by the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which the
purchase is to be effected, and (y) an REO Property, the sum of
(1) accrued interest on such Principal Balance at the applicable Loan Rate
from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the
Mortgagor plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar
month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired
and ending with the calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected,
net
of the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation
Proceeds that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to cover
REO
Imputed Interest, plus (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any
unpaid Expense Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, plus
(iv) in the case of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to
Section 2.04 hereof, any costs and damages incurred by the Indenture Trustee
in
respect of a breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligations or by
the
Issuer in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory-
or abusive-lending laws.
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“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”:
A
mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms
of
this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after application of all Monthly Payments of
principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not
in
excess of, and not more than 5% less than, the Principal Balance of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the
substitution occurs, (ii) have a maximum loan rate not less than the
Maximum Loan Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a gross margin
equal to or greater than the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv)
have the same Index as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have its next adjustment
date not more than two months after the next Adjustment Date of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (vi) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and
not
more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) be
current as of the date of substitution, (viii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio
and a Loan-to-Collateral Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to
or
lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio and the Loan-to-Collateral Value Ratio,
respectively, of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (ix) have been
underwritten or re-underwritten in accordance with the same or substantially
similar underwriting criteria and guidelines as the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(x)
is of the same or better credit quality as the Deleted Mortgage Loan and
(xi) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.05
hereof applicable to 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 principal balances, the terms described in clause (vi) hereof
shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity,
the Loan-to-Value Ratio and Loan-to-Collateral Value Ratio described in clause
(viii) 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 (x) hereof must be satisfied as to each
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may
be.
“Rating
Agency”:
Each
of Moody’s and S&P and any respective successors thereto. If Moody’s,
S&P or their respective successors shall no longer be in existence, “Rating
Agency” shall include such nationally recognized statistical rating agency or
agencies, or other comparable Person or Persons, as shall have been designated
by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Indenture
Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer.
“Realized
Loss”:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount of loss realized equal
to
the portion of the Principal Balance remaining unpaid after application of
all
Net Liquidation Proceeds in respect of such Liquidated Mortgage
Loan.
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“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 each Payment Date and the Offered Notes, the Business Day preceding
the applicable Payment Date so long as such Offered Notes remain Book-Entry
Notes and otherwise the Record Date shall be same as for the Privately Offered
Notes. For each Class of Privately Offered Notes, the last Business Day of
the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs.
“Refinancing
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan originated in connection with the refinancing of an existing
mortgage loan.
“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 clarifications and interpretations as have been provided by the Commission
in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
“Relevant
Servicing Criteria”:
The
Servicing Criteria applicable to each party, as set forth on Exhibit Q attached
hereto and any similar exhibit set forth in each Servicing Agreement in respect
of each Servicer. Multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant
Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged
by
the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee (in
its
capacity as Custodian) 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, as amended.
“Relief
Act Reductions”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been
a
reduction in the amount of interest collectible thereon for the most recently
ended Due Period as a result of the application of the Relief Act or similar
state or local law, the amount, if any, by which (i) interest collectible on
that Mortgage Loan during such Due Period is less than (ii) one month’s interest
on the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Loan Rate for
such Mortgage Loan before giving effect to the application of the Relief Act
or
similar state or local law.
“Remittance
Report”:
The
Master Servicer’s Remittance Report to the Securities Administrator providing
information with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is provided no later than
the second Business Day following each Determination Date and which shall
contain such information as may be agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator and which shall be sufficient to enable the Securities
Administrator to prepare the related Payment Date Statement.
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“REO
Account”:
The
account or accounts maintained by a Servicer in respect of an REO Property
pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement.
“REO
Disposition”:
The
sale or other disposition of an REO Property on behalf of the
Trust.
“REO
Imputed Interest”:
As to
any REO Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was
at
any time part of the Trust Estate, one month’s interest at the applicable Net
Loan Rate on the Principal Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of
the
first such calendar month, of the related Mortgage Loan if appropriate) as
of
the Close of Business on the Due Date in such calendar month.
“REO
Principal Amortization”:
With
respect to any REO Property, for any calendar month, the excess, if any, of
(a)
the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of such REO Property during
such calendar month, whether in the form of rental income, sale proceeds
(including, without limitation, that portion of the Clean-Up Call Purchase
Price
paid in connection with a purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties pursuant to Section 10.01 hereof that is allocable to such REO
Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i) payable pursuant
to the applicable provisions of the related Servicing Agreement in respect
of
the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii)
payable or reimbursable to the applicable Servicer pursuant to the applicable
provisions of the related Servicing Agreement for unpaid Master Servicing Fees
and Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and Advances in respect of such REO Property or the related
Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such REO
Property for such calendar month.
“REO
Property”:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the applicable Servicer on behalf of the Issuer
through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the related Servicing Agreement.
“Reportable
Event”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(c).
“Reporting
Servicer”:
As
defined in Section 3.19(b).
“Request
for Release”:
A
release signed by a Servicing Officer, in the form of Exhibit F attached
hereto.
“Reserve
Fund”:
The
reserve fund created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant
to
Section 4.06 which shall be entitled “Reserve Fund, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Securities Intermediary for LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture
Trustee, in trust for the Holders of the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust
2007-2 Mortgage-Backed Notes Series 2007-2, and which must be an Eligible
Account.
“Residential
Dwelling”:
Any
one of the following: (i) a detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a two-
to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium
project, (iv) a manufactured home, (v) a cooperative unit or (vi) a detached
one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a mobile
home.
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“Responsible
Officer”:
When
used with respect to the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator,
any
director, any vice president, any assistant vice president, any associate
assigned to the Corporate Trust Office (or similar group) or any other officer
of the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers, in each case, having direct responsibilities for the administration
of
the Operative Agreements to which the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator is a party and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom
such
matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
“Restricted
Classes”:
As
defined in Section 5.01(e).
“Retained
Interest”:
As to
any Employee Loans originated by Xxxxxxxxx and each Payment Date, interest
accrued on the Principal Balance thereof at the Retained Rate.
“Retained
Interest Holder”:
With
respect to each Employee Loan, the Initial Seller or any successor in interest
by assignment or otherwise.
“Retained
Rate”:
As of
the Cut-off Date, and for each Due Period thereafter, 0.00% per annum;
provided,
however,
if the
related Mortgagor of the Employee Loan ceases to be an employee or a director
of
Xxxxxxxxx or its Affiliates, the amount of the increase in the per annum rate
set forth in the related Mortgage Note.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”:
The
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the
Commission’s staff).
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification”:
A
written certification covering the activities of all Servicing Function
Participants (excluding the Custodian) and the Servicers and signed by an
officer of the Master Servicer that complies with (i) the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of
2002, as amended from time to time, and (ii) Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(d) and
15d-14(d), as in effect from time to time; provided that if, after the Closing
Date (a) the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 is amended, (b) the Rules referred
to in
clause (ii) are modified or superseded by any subsequent statement, rule or
regulation of the Commission or any statement of a division thereof, or (c)
any
future releases, rules and regulations are published by the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002, which in any such case affects the form or substance of the required
certification and results in the required certification being, in the reasonable
judgment of the Master Servicer, materially more onerous than the form of the
required certification as of the Closing Date, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification
shall be as agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Initial
Seller following a negotiation in good faith to determine how to comply with
any
such new requirements.
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“SASCO
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”:
The
mortgage loan purchase agreement between the Seller and the Depositor, dated
as
of April 1, 2007 regarding the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the Contractual
Rights and the TMFI Contractual Rights by the Seller to the
Depositor.
“Scheduled Principal
Balance”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of the Payment Date in May 2007, the
Cut-Off Date Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, (b) thereafter as of
any date of determination up to and including the Payment Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan
would be distributed, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan
as
of the Cut-Off Date, as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus,
in the
case of each Mortgage Loan, the sum of (i) the principal portion of each
Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent to the Cut-Off Date, whether or
not
received, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-Off Date,
to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 before such date of
determination and (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds
applied by the applicable Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance
with
the applicable provisions of the related Servicing Agreement, to the extent
distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 before such date of determination; and
(c) as of any date of determination subsequent to the Payment Date on which
the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage
Loan
would be distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (x) as of any
date of determination up to and including the Payment Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property
would
be distributed, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property
was acquired on behalf of the Trust, minus the aggregate amount of REO Principal
Amortization in respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar
months, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 before such date
of determination; and (y) as of any date of determination subsequent to the
Payment Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect
to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.
“Securities”:
Collectively, the Notes and the Ownership Certificates.
“Securities
Act”:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations
thereunder.
“Securities
Administrator”:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., or its successor in interest, or any successor securities
administrator appointed as herein provided.
“Securities
Intermediary”:
The
Person acting as Securities Intermediary under this Agreement (which is Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.), its successor in interest, and any successor Securities
Intermediary appointed pursuant to Section 4.07.
“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.
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“Security
Entitlement”:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the New York UCC.
“Seller”:
TMFI,
in its capacity as seller under the SASCO Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
and
this Agreement.
“Sellers”:
The
Initial Seller and the Seller.
“Senior
Credit Support Depletion Date”:
The
date on which the Class Principal Amount of each Class of Subordinate Notes
has
been reduced to zero.
“Senior
Percentage”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and a Mortgage Loan Group, the percentage equivalent
of a fraction (which shall not be greater than 100%) the numerator of which
is
the aggregate of the Class Principal Amount of the Class or Classes of Offered
Notes relating to that Mortgage Loan Group immediately prior to such Payment
Date and the denominator of which is the Scheduled Principal Balance of all
Mortgage Loans in that Mortgage Loan Group for that Payment Date; provided, however,
that on
any Payment Date after a Senior Termination Date has occurred with respect
to a
Mortgage Loan Group, the Senior Percentage for such Mortgage Loan Group will
be
equal to 0%; and, provided,
further,
that on
any Payment Date after a Senior Termination Date has occurred with respect
to
two Mortgage Loan Groups, the Senior Percentage of the remaining Offered Notes
is the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the
aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of the remaining Class or Classes
of
Offered Notes immediately prior to such date and the denominator of which is
the
aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all Classes of Notes, immediately
prior to such date.
“Senior
Prepayment Percentage”:
For
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date occurring before May 2014, 100%.
Except as provided herein, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for each Mortgage
Loan Group and any Payment Date occurring on or after the seventh anniversary
of
the first Payment Date will be as follows: (i) from May 2014 through April
2015, the related Senior Percentage plus 70% of the related Subordinate
Percentage for such Payment Date; (ii) from May 2015 through April 2016,
the related Senior Percentage plus 60% of the related Subordinate Percentage
for
such Payment Date; (iii) from May 2016 through April 2017, the related
Senior Percentage plus 40% of the related Subordinate Percentage for such
Payment Date; (iv) from May 2017 through April 2018, the related Senior
Percentage plus 20% of the related Subordinate Percentage for such Payment
Date;
and (v) from and after May 2018, the related Senior Percentage for such
Payment Date; provided,
however, that
there shall be no reduction in the Senior Prepayment Percentage for any Mortgage
Loan Group on a Payment Date, unless the Step Down Conditions are satisfied
with
respect to such Payment Date; and provided,
further,
that if
on any Payment Date occurring on or after the Payment Date in May 2014, the
Senior Percentage for such Mortgage Loan Group exceeds the initial Senior
Percentage for such Mortgage Loan Group, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for
each Mortgage Loan Group for such Payment Date will again equal
100%.
Notwithstanding
the above, (i) if on any Payment Date prior to May 2010 the Two Times Test
is
satisfied, the Senior Prepayment Percentage for each Mortgage Loan Group will
equal the related Senior Percentage for such Payment Date plus 50% of an amount
equal to the Subordinate Percentage for such Payment Date and (ii) if
on any
Payment Date in or after May 2010 the Two Times Test is satisfied, the Senior
Prepayment Percentage for each Mortgage Loan Group will equal the Senior
Percentage for such Payment Date; provided,
however,
on any
Payment Date after a Senior Termination Date has occurred with respect to a
Mortgage Loan Group, the Servicer Prepayment Percentage will equal 0% for the
related Mortgage Loan Group.
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“Senior
Principal Distribution Amount”:
For
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date, the sum of:
(1) the
product of (a) the related Senior Percentage and (b) the principal portion
of
each Monthly Payment on each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Group
due during the related Due Period;
(2) the
product of (a) the related Senior Prepayment Percentage and (b) each of the
following amounts: (i) the principal portion of each full and partial Principal
Prepayment made by a borrower on a Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan
Group during the related Prepayment Period, (ii) each other unscheduled
collection, including any Subsequent Recovery, Insurance Proceeds and Net
Liquidation Proceeds (other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan in the
related Mortgage Loan Group that was finally liquidated during the related
Prepayment Period), representing or allocable to recoveries of principal of
Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period and (iii) the
principal portion of all proceeds of the purchase (or, in the case of a
Qualified Substitution Mortgage Loan, amounts representing a Substitution
Adjustment) of any Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Group actually
received by the Securities Administrator during the related Prepayment
Period;
(3) with
respect to unscheduled recoveries allocable to principal of any Mortgage Loan
in
the related Mortgage Loan Group that was finally liquidated during the related
Prepayment Period, the lesser of (a) the related Net Liquidation Proceeds
allocable to principal and (b) the product of the related Senior Prepayment
Percentage for that date and the remaining Scheduled Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan at the time of liquidation; and
(4) any
amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) for any previous Payment Date
that
remain unpaid.
“Senior
Termination Date”:
For
any Mortgage Loan Group, the date on which the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the related Class or Classes of Offered Notes is reduced to
zero.
“Servicer”:
Each
of the several primary servicers of the Mortgage Loans as set forth in Exhibit
N
hereto and any successors thereto or replacement therefor.
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“Servicer
Remittance Date”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the 18th day of each month, or the next Business
Day if such 18th day is not a Business Day or if provided in the related
Servicing Agreement, the preceding Business Day if such 18th
day is
not a Business Day.
“Service(s)(ing)”:
In
accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the
Mortgage Loans or any other assets of the Trust by an entity that meets the
definition of “servicer’ set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject
to the disclosure requirements set forth in 1108 of Regulation AB. Any
uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood
by participants in the residential mortgage-backed securitization
market.
“Servicing
Account”:
Any
account established and maintained for the benefit of the Master Servicer or
the
Trust by a Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and any REO
Property, pursuant to the terms of the respective Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicing
Advances”:
With
respect to any Servicer or the Master Servicer (including the Indenture Trustee
in its capacity as successor Master Servicer), all customary, reasonable and
necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses) incurred by any Servicer or the Master Servicer in the
performance of its servicing obligations hereunder, including, but not limited
to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and protection
of
the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including
foreclosures, (iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property and
(iv)
compliance with the obligations under Article III hereof or the related
Servicing Agreements.
“Servicing
Agreement”:
The
servicing agreements relating to the Mortgage Loans as set forth in Exhibit
N
hereto, servicing arrangements for any Mortgage Loans under the Seller’s
Correspondent Sellers Guide, and any other servicing agreement entered into
between a successor servicer and the Seller or the Indenture Trustee on behalf
of the Trust pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Servicing
Criteria”:
The
criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as such
may
be amended from time to time.
“Servicing
Fee”:
With
respect to each Servicer and each Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer and
for any calendar month, the fee payable to such Servicer determined pursuant
to
the related Servicing Agreement.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the per annum servicing fee rate set forth on
the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Servicing
Function Participant”:
Any
Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, other than each Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator, in each case that
is participating in the servicing function within the meaning of Regulation
AB.
“Servicing
Officer”: Any
officer of a Master Servicer or Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of Mortgage Loans, whose name and specimen
signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master
Servicer to the Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the
Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be
amended.
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“Seven-Year
Hybrid Mortgage Loans”:
The
Mortgage Loans identified as such on Schedule I hereto.
“Significant
Modification”:
As
defined in Section 3.25.
“Significant
Modification Loan”:
As
defined in Section 3.25.
“S&P”:
Standard & Poor’s Rating Services (a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc.).
“Stated
Maturity Date”:
As
defined in the Indenture.
“Step
Down Conditions”:
As of
any Payment Date on which any decrease in any Senior Prepayment Percentage
may
apply, (i) the outstanding Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans 60 days
or
more Delinquent (including Mortgage Loans in REO and foreclosure), averaged
over
the preceding six month period, as a percentage of the aggregate of the Class
Principal Amount of the Classes of Subordinate Notes on such Payment Date,
does
not equal or exceed 50% and (ii) cumulative Realized Losses with respect to
all of the Mortgage Loans do not exceed:
·
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for
any Payment Date on or after the seventh anniversary until the eighth
anniversary of the first Payment Date, 30% of the aggregate Class
Principal Amounts of the Subordinate Notes as of the Closing
Date,
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·
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for
any Payment Date on or after the eighth anniversary until the ninth
anniversary of the first Payment Date, 35% of the aggregate Class
Principal Amounts of the Subordinate Notes as of the Closing
Date,
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·
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for
any Payment Date on or after the ninth anniversary until the tenth
anniversary of the first Payment Date, 40% of the aggregate Class
Principal Amounts of the Subordinate Notes as of the Closing
Date,
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·
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for
any Payment Date on or after the tenth anniversary until the eleventh
anniversary of the first Payment Date, 45% of the aggregate Class
Principal Amounts of the Subordinate Notes as of the Closing Date,
and
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for
any Payment Date on or after the eleventh anniversary of the first
Payment
Date, 50% of the aggregate Class Principal Amounts of the Subordinate
Notes as of the Closing Date.
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“Strike
Rate”:
For
the Yield Maintenance Agreement relating to the Class A-1 Notes, the excess
of
(i) the related Class A Available Funds Cap Rate over (ii) the Class A-1
Margin.
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For
the
Yield Maintenance Agreement relating to the Group 2 Notes, the excess of (i)
the
related Class A Available Funds Cap Rate over (ii) the weighted average of
the
Class A-2A Margin and Class A-2B Margin (weighted on the basis of the related
Notes’ Class Principal Amounts for the immediately preceding Payment Date, after
giving effect to distributions and allocations of Realized Losses and Subsequent
Recoveries on such Payment Date, or as of the Closing Date for the first Payment
Date).
For
the
Yield Maintenance Agreement relating to the Group 3 Notes, the excess of (i)
the
related Class A Available Funds Cap Rate over (ii) the weighted average of
the
Class A-3A Margin and Class A-3B Margin (weighted on the basis of the related
Notes’ Class Principal Amounts for the immediately preceding Payment Date, after
giving effect to distributions and allocations of Realized Losses and Subsequent
Recoveries on such Payment Date, or as of the Closing Date for the first Payment
Date).
“Subcontractor”:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans
under
the direction or authority of any Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of any Servicer),
the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator.
“Subordinate
Component”:
For
any Payment Date and with respect to any Mortgage Loan Group, the product of
(a)
the excess, if any, of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans in the related Mortgage Loan Group, as of the first day of the
related Due Period, plus
any
amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund attributable to such Mortgage Loan Group,
as of such Payment Date over
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the related Offered Notes immediately prior
to such Payment Date multiplied by (b) the quotient of (i) the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the Subordinate Notes immediately prior to such Payment
Date
and (ii) the sum of the amounts described in clause (a) for each Mortgage Loan
Group.
“Subordinate
Note”:
Any
one of the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4, Class B-5 or Class B-6
Notes.
“Subordinate
Percentage”:
For
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date, the difference between 100%
and
the related Senior Percentage for such Payment Date; provided,
however, that
on
any Payment Date after a Senior Termination Date has occurred with respect
to
two Mortgage Loan Groups, the Subordinate Percentage will represent the entire
interest of the Subordinate Notes in the Mortgage Loans and will be equal to
the
difference between 100% and the related Senior Percentage for such Payment
Date.
“Subordinate
Prepayment Percentage”:
For
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date, the difference between 100%
and
the Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Mortgage Loan Group for such Payment
Date.
“Subordinate
Principal Distribution Amount”:
For
each Mortgage Loan Group and any Payment Date, an amount equal to the sum
of:
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(1) the
product of (a) the related Subordinate Percentage and (b) the principal portion
of each Monthly Payment on each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan
Group
due during the related Due Period;
(2) the
product of (a) the related Subordinate Prepayment Percentage and (b) each of
the
following amounts: (i) the principal portion of each full and partial Principal
Prepayment made by a borrower on a Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan
Group during the related Prepayment Period, (ii) each other unscheduled
collection, including any Subsequent Recovery, Insurance Proceeds and Net
Liquidation Proceeds (other than with respect to any related Mortgage Loan
that
was finally liquidated during the related Prepayment Period), representing
or
allocable to recoveries of principal of Mortgage Loans received during the
related Prepayment Period and (iii) the principal portion of all proceeds of
the
purchase (or, in the case of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, amounts
representing a Substitution Adjustment) of any Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Group actually received by the Securities Administrator with
respect to the related Prepayment Period;
(3) with
respect to unscheduled recoveries allocable to principal of any Mortgage Loan
in
the related Mortgage Loan Group that was finally liquidated during the related
Prepayment Period, the related Net Liquidation Proceeds allocable to principal
(to the extent not distributed pursuant to subsection (3) of the definition
of
Senior Principal Distribution Amount for the related Mortgage Loan Group);
and
(4) any
amounts described in clauses (1) through (3) for any previous Payment Date
that
remain unpaid.
“Sub-Servicer”:
Any
Person that (i) services Mortgage Loans on behalf of any Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the Custodian and (ii)
is
responsible for the performance (whether directly or through sub-servicers
or
Subcontractors) of Servicing functions required to be performed under this
Agreement, any related Servicing Agreement or any sub-servicing agreement that
are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
“Subsequent Recovery”:
With
respect to any Payment Date and a Mortgage Loan that became a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan in a month preceding the related Prepayment Period to such Payment
Date and with respect to which the related Realized Loss was allocated to one
or
more Classes of Notes, an amount received in respect of such Liquidated Mortgage
Loan during the related Prepayment Period, net of any reimbursable
expenses.
“Substitution
Adjustment”:
As
defined in Section 2.04(d) hereof.
“Surety
Bond”:
Not
applicable.
“Swap
Proceeds Account”:
The
account maintained by the Auction Administrator pursuant to the Auction
Administration Agreement.
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“Telerate
Page 3750”:
The
display currently so designated as “Page 3750” on the Dow Xxxxx Telerate Service
(or such other page selected by the Master Servicer as may replace Page 3750
on
that service for the purpose of displaying daily comparable rates on
prices).
“Ten-Year
Hybrid Mortgage Loans”:
The
Mortgage Loans identified as such on Schedule I hereto.
“Xxxxxxxxx”:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors
and assigns.
“Three-Year
Hybrid Mortgage Loans”:
The
Mortgage Loans identified as such on Schedule I hereto.
“TMFI”:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors
and
assigns.
“TMFI
Contractual Rights”:
As
defined in the Preliminary Statement.
“TMFI
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”:
The
mortgage loan purchase agreement between the Initial Seller and TMFI dated
as of
April 1, 2007, regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by Initial Seller
to
TMFI including the Initial Seller’s rights and interest in the Servicing
Agreements listed in Exhibit N hereto.
“TMI”:
Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and its successors and
assigns.
“Trust”:
The
Issuer.
“Trust Account”:
The
Collection Account, the Note Payment Account, each Servicing Account, the Swap
Proceeds Account, the Auction Proceeds Account and the Reserve Fund, as the
context requires.
“Trust
Account Property”:
The
Trust Accounts, the Certificate Distribution Account, all amounts and
investments held from time to time in the Trust Accounts, the Certificate
Distribution Account (whether in the form of deposit accounts, physical
property, book-entry securities, uncertificated securities, securities
entitlements, investment property or otherwise) and all proceeds of the
foregoing.
“Trust
Agreement”: The
Original Trust Agreement as amended and restated by the Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement dated April 27, 2007 by and among the Depositor, the Owner
Trustee and the Securities Administrator.
“Trust
Estate”:
The
assets subject to this Agreement and the Indenture, (including those transferred
by the Depositor to the Issuer) and pledged by the Issuer to the Indenture
Trustee, which assets consist of all accounts, accounts receivable, contract
rights, general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money,
deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, goods, notes, drafts, letters of
credit, advices of credit, investment property, uncertificated securities and
rights to payment of any and every kind consisting of, arising from or relating
to any of the following: (i) such Mortgage Loans as from time to time are
subject to this Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto,
together with all collections thereon (including any Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds or other recoveries) and proceeds thereof (but not
including any Prepayment Penalty Amounts), (ii) any REO Property, together
with
all collections thereon (including any Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
or other recoveries) and proceeds thereof, (iii) the Indenture Trustee’s rights
with respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies required to
be
maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof, (iv) the
Depositor’s rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements (including any
security interest created thereby); (v) the Trust Accounts (subject to the
last
sentence of this definition), any REO Account and such assets that are deposited
therein from time to time and any investments thereof, together with any and
all
income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto, (vi) all right, title and
interest of the Issuer in and to each security or pledge agreement or guarantee
in respect of Additional Collateral (including any Surety Bond supporting any
Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan, the Issuer’s security interest in and to
any Additional Collateral and the Issuer’s rights to require payment in any
Additional Collateral Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Servicing
Agreement), (vii) all right, title and interest of the Issuer in and to
each of the Servicing Agreements, (viii) all right, title and interest of the
Issuer under the Administration Agreement and the Yield Maintenance Agreements
and (ix) all proceeds of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however,
the Trust Fund specifically excludes (1) all payments and other collections
of
interest and principal due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-Off Date
and principal received before the Cut-Off Date (except any principal collected
as part of a payment due after the Cut-Off Date), (2) all income and gain
realized from Permitted Investments of funds on deposit in the Collection
Account and the Note Payment Account, (3) any Prepayment Penalty Amounts and
(4)
any Retained Interest.
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“Two
Times Test”:
As to
any Payment Date, (i) the Aggregate Subordinate Percentage is at least two
times
the Aggregate Subordinate Percentage as of the Closing Date; (ii) the aggregate
of the Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans Delinquent 60 days or more
(including Mortgage Loans in REO and foreclosure), averaged over the preceding
six-month period, as a percentage of the aggregate of the Class Principal
Amounts of the Subordinate Notes, does not equal or exceed 50%; and (iii) on
or
after the Payment Date in May 2010, cumulative Realized Losses do not exceed
30%
of the Original Subordinated Principal Amount, or prior to the Payment Date
in
March 2010, cumulative Realized Losses do not exceed 20% of the Original
Subordinated Principal Amount.
“Undercollateralized
Group”:
With
respect to any Payment Date, any Group 1 Notes, Group 2 Notes or Group 3 Notes
as to which the aggregate Class Principal Amount thereof, after giving effect
to
distributions pursuant to Section 5.01(a) on such Payment Date, is greater
than
the sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loan
Group as of the last day of the related Due Period and (ii) amounts, if any,
then on deposit in the Reserve Fund with respect to such Group or Groups of
Notes for such Payment Date.
“Undercollateralization
Payment”:
As
defined in Section 5.01(f)(ii).
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“Uniform
Commercial Code”:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time
to
time.
“Uninsured
Cause”:
Any
cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such that the complete restoration
of
such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies
required to be maintained on such Mortgaged Property.
“Value”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgaged Property, the lesser
of:
(i) the
value
of such Mortgaged Property as determined by an appraisal, or an automated
valuation model (AVM) in lieu of an appraisal, made for the originator of the
Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser
who met the minimum requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution
Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated
thereunder; and
(ii) the
purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with
the
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan;
provided,
however,
that in
the case of a Refinancing Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property
is
generally based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the
originator of such Refinancing Mortgage Loan at the time of origination by
an
appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Title XI of the Financial
Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Voting
Rights”:
The
portion of the voting rights of all of the Notes which is allocated to such
Note. 99% of the voting rights shall be allocated among the Classes of Notes
(other than the Class A-X Notes), pro
rata,
based
on a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Class
Principal Amount of such Class and the denominator of which is the aggregate
of
the Class Principal Amounts then outstanding and 1% of the voting rights shall
be allocated to the Holders of the Class A-X Notes. The voting rights allocated
to a Class of Notes shall be allocated among all Holders of such Class,
pro
rata,
based
on a fraction the numerator of which is the Note Principal Amount or Note
Notional Amount of each Note of such Class and the denominator of which is
the
Class Principal Amount or Class Notional Amount of such Class; provided,
however,
that
any Note registered in the name of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or any of
their respective affiliates shall not be included in the calculation of Voting
Rights.
“Writedown
Amount”:
The
reduction described in Section 5.03(c).
“Yield
Maintenance Agreement”:
Any of
the Group 1 Yield Maintenance Agreement, the Group 2 Yield Maintenance Agreement
or the Group 3 Yield Maintenance Agreement, as applicable.
“Yield
Maintenance Amount”:
For
any Payment Date, the amount, if any, to be paid by the Yield Maintenance
Counterparty to the Securities Administrator pursuant to a Yield Maintenance
Agreement, as calculated by the Yield Maintenance Counterparty based on
information in the Payment Date Statement delivered to it pursuant to Section
5.04.
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“Yield
Maintenance Counterparty”:
The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
SECTION
1.02. Accounting.
Unless
otherwise specified herein, for the purpose of any definition or calculation,
whenever amounts are required to be netted, subtracted or added or any
distributions are taken into account such definition or calculation and any
related definitions or calculations shall be determined without duplication
of
such functions.
ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
SECTION
2.01. Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans.
In
consideration of the Issuer’s delivery of the Notes and the Ownership
Certificates to the Depositor or its designee, and concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby transfer,
assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Issuer without recourse, subject
to
Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 and 2.05, all of the right, title and interest of
the
Depositor in and to the Trust Estate. To facilitate the pledge of the Trust
Estate to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer hereby
directs the Depositor to assign and deliver the Trust Estate directly to the
Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee declares that, subject to the review
provided for in Section 2.02, it has received and shall hold the Trust Estate,
as Indenture Trustee, in trust, for the benefit and use of the Securityholders
and for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and the Indenture. Concurrently with such receipt, the Issuer has
issued and delivered the Securities to or upon the order of the Depositor,
in
exchange for the Trust Estate.
The
foregoing sale, transfer, assignment, set-over, deposit and conveyance does
not
and is not intended to result in creation or assumption by the Issuer or the
Indenture 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. Upon the
issuance of the Notes, ownership in the Trust Estate shall be vested in the
Issuer, subject to the lien created by the Indenture in favor of the Indenture
Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders.
For
purposes of complying with the requirements of the Asset-Backed Securities
Facilitation Act of the State of Delaware, 6 Del. C. § 2701A, et seq. (the
“Securitization
Act”),
each
of the parties hereto hereby agrees that:
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(i)
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any
property, assets or rights purported to be transferred, in whole
or in
part, by the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed
to no
longer be the property, assets or rights of the
Depositor;
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(ii)
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none
of the Depositor, its creditors or, in any insolvency proceeding
with
respect to the Depositor or the Depositor’s property, a bankruptcy
trustee, receiver, debtor, debtor in possession or similar person,
to the
extent the issue is governed by Delaware law, shall have any rights,
legal
or equitable, whatsoever to reacquire (except pursuant to a provision
of
this Agreement), reclaim, recover, repudiate, disaffirm, redeem or
recharacterize as property of the Depositor any property, assets
or rights
purported to be transferred, in whole or in part, by the Depositor
pursuant to this Agreement (including the
Assignment);
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(iii)
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in
the event of a bankruptcy, receivership or other insolvency proceeding
with respect to the Depositor or the Depositor’s property, to the extent
the issue is governed by Delaware law, such property, assets and
rights
shall not be deemed to be part of the Depositor’s property, assets, rights
or estate; and
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(iv)
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the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a
“securitization transaction” as such term is used in the Securitization
Act.
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In
connection with such transfer and assignment, the Initial Seller, on behalf
of
the Seller, the Depositor and the Issuer, does hereby deliver on the Closing
Date, unless otherwise specified in this Section 2.01, to, and deposit with
the
Indenture Trustee, or the Custodian as its designated agent, the following
documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan (a “Mortgage
File”)
so
transferred and assigned:
(i)
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the
original Mortgage Note, endorsed either on its face or by allonge
attached
thereto in blank or in the following form: “Pay to the order of LaSalle
Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Securities Trust 2007-2, without recourse” or in blank, or with respect to
any lost Mortgage Note, an original Lost Note Affidavit stating that
the
original mortgage note was lost, misplaced or destroyed, together
with a
copy of the related mortgage note; provided,
however,
that such substitutions of Lost Note Affidavits for original Mortgage
Notes may occur only with respect to Mortgage Loans the aggregate
Cut-Off
Date Principal Balance of which is less than or equal to 2% of the
Cut-Off
Date Aggregate Principal Balance;
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(ii)
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originals
or copies of any guarantee, security agreement or pledge agreement
relating to any Additional Collateral, if applicable, and executed
in
connection with the Mortgage Note, assigned to the Indenture Trustee
on
behalf of the Issuer;
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(iii)
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except
as provided below, for each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage
Loan, the original Mortgage or a copy thereof certified by the public
recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded, and in
the case
of each MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage or a copy thereof
certified by the public recording office in which such Mortgage has
been
recorded, noting the presence of the MIN for that Mortgage Loan and
either
language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage
Loan is a MOM Loan, or if such Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at
origination, the original Mortgage or a copy thereof certified by
the
public recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded
and the
assignment to MERS, in each case with evidence of recording thereon,
and
the original recorded power of attorney or a copy thereof certified
by the
public recording office in which such power of attorney has been
recorded,
if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with
evidence of recording thereon or, if such Mortgage or power of attorney
has been submitted for recording but has not been returned from the
applicable public recording office, an Initial Seller certified copy
of
such Mortgage or power of attorney, as the case may be, a notation
that
the original of such unrecorded Mortgage or power of attorney, as
applicable, has been forwarded to the public recording office, or,
in the
case of an unrecorded Mortgage or power of attorney, as applicable,
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
at the Initial Seller’s expense) acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and
the Depositor that an original recorded Mortgage is not required
to
enforce the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the Mortgage
Loan;
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(iv)
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the
original or a copy 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
Initial Seller certifying that the copy of such assumption, modification
or substitution agreement delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or
its
custodian) on behalf of the Issuer is a true copy and that the original
of
such agreement has been forwarded to the public recording
office;
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(v)
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in
the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
an
original Assignment of Mortgage, in form and substance acceptable
for
recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned to “LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Indenture Trustee for Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities
Trust
2007-2, without recourse” or in
blank;
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(vi)
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in
the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan,
a copy of
any intervening Assignment of Mortgage showing a complete chain of
assignments, or, in the case of an intervening Assignment of Mortgage
that
has been lost, a written Opinion of Counsel (delivered at the Initial
Seller’s expense) acceptable to the Indenture Trustee that such original
intervening Assignment of Mortgage is not required to enforce the
Indenture Trustee’s interest in the Mortgage
Loans;
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(vii)
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the
original or a copy of the lender’s title insurance policy;
and
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(viii)
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with
respect to any Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Loan
Documents.
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In
connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Initial Seller
agrees that it will take (or shall cause the applicable Servicer to take),
at
the expense of the Initial Seller (with the cooperation of the Depositor, the
Seller, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer), such actions
as are necessary to cause the MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans
have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee in accordance with this Agreement
for the benefit of the Securityholders by including (or deleting, in the case
of
Mortgage Loans that are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such
computer files the information required by the MERS® System to identify the
series of the Notes issued in connection with the transfer of such Mortgage
Loans to the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan the Initial Seller, on behalf of the Seller
and
the Depositor does hereby deliver to the Indenture Trustee (or Custodian) the
related Cooperative Loan Documents and the Initial Seller will take (or shall
cause the applicable Servicer to take), at the expense of the Initial Seller
(with the cooperation of the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Master
Servicer) such actions as are necessary under applicable law (including but
not
limited to the Uniform Commercial Code) in order to perfect the interest of
the
Indenture Trustee in the related Mortgaged Property.
Assignments
of each Mortgage with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage
Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan) shall be recorded; provided,
however,
that
such assignments need not be recorded if, in the Opinion of Counsel (which
must
be from Independent Counsel and not at the expense of the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee) acceptable to the Indenture Trustee, each Rating Agency
and
the Master Servicer, recording in such states is not required to protect the
Indenture Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loans; provided,
however,
notwithstanding the delivery of any Opinion of Counsel, each assignment of
Mortgage shall be submitted for recording by the Initial Seller (or the Initial
Seller will cause the applicable Servicer to submit each such assignment for
recording), at the cost and expense of the Initial Seller, in the manner
described above, at no expense to the Issuer or Indenture Trustee, upon the
earliest to occur of (1) reasonable direction by the Majority Securityholders,
(2) the occurrence of a bankruptcy or insolvency relating to the Initial Seller,
the Seller or the Depositor, or (3) with respect to any one Assignment of
Mortgage, 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 Initial Seller shall properly record (or the Initial
Seller will cause the applicable Servicer to properly record), at the expense
of
the Initial Seller (with the cooperation of the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee
and the Master Servicer), in each public recording office where the related
Mortgages are recorded, each assignment referred to in Section 2.01(v) above
with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan.
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LaSalle
agrees to execute and deliver to the Depositor and the Issuer on or prior to
the
Closing Date an acknowledgment of receipt of the original Mortgage Note (with
any exceptions noted), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit G-1
hereto.
If
the
original lender’s title insurance policy, or a copy thereof, was required to be
but was not delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(vii) above, the Initial Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee the original
or
a copy of a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title
issued by the title insurance or escrow company, with the original or a copy
thereof to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon receipt thereof,
but in any case within 175 days of the Closing Date. The Initial Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, promptly upon receipt
thereof, any other documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File received
with respect to any Mortgage Loan sold to the Depositor by the Seller and
required to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee, including, but not limited
to, any original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any
Mortgage Loan.
For
Mortgage Loans (if any) that have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date
and prior to the Closing Date, the Initial Seller, in lieu of delivering the
above documents, herewith delivers to the Indenture Trustee, or to the Custodian
on behalf of the Indenture 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 have
been
so deposited. All original documents that are not delivered to the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Issuer shall be held by the Master Servicer or the
applicable Servicer in trust for the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of
the
Issuer and the Securityholders.
Upon
discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or
that
a document is missing from, a Mortgage File, the Initial Seller shall have
90
days to cure such defect or deliver such missing document to the Indenture
Trustee. If the Initial Seller does not cure such defect or deliver such missing
document within such time period, the Initial Seller shall either repurchase
or
substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.04
hereof.
The
Depositor herewith delivers to the Indenture Trustee executed copies of the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements.
SECTION
2.02. Acceptance
of the Trust Estate; Review of Documentation.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.01, the Owner Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer,
acknowledges receipt of the assets transferred by the Depositor and included
in
the Trust Estate and has directed that the documents referred to in Section
2.01
and all other assets included in the definition of “Trust Estate” be delivered
to the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian) on its behalf.
The
Indenture Trustee hereby accepts its appointment as Custodian hereunder and
acknowledges the receipt, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and subject
to the review described below and any exceptions noted on the exception report
described in the next paragraph below, of the documents referred to in Section
2.01 above and all other assets included in the definition of “Trust Estate” and
declares that, in its capacity as Custodian, it holds and will hold such
documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a Mortgage File,
and that it holds or will hold all such assets and such other assets included
in
the definition of “Trust Estate” in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of
all present and future Securityholders.
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The
Indenture Trustee further agrees, for the benefit of the Securityholders, to
review each Mortgage File delivered to it and to certify and deliver to the
Depositor, the Issuer, the Sellers and each Rating Agency an interim
certification in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit G-2, within
90 days after the Closing Date (or, with respect to any document delivered
after
the Closing Date, within 45 days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified
Substitute Mortgage, within five Business Days after the assignment thereof)
that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other
than
any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified
in
the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such
certification), (i) all documents required to be delivered to it pursuant
to Section 2.01 of this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such
documents have been reviewed by it and have not been mutilated, damaged or
torn
and relate to such Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on its examination and
only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule that corresponds to items (i), (ii), (iii), (xiii), (xiv) and (xviii)
of the Mortgage Loan Schedule (to the extent such items are required to be
delivered to it as part of the Mortgage Files pursuant to Section 2.01)
accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. It is herein
acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Indenture Trustee is under
no
duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such documents,
instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that they are genuine,
enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have
actually been recorded or that they are other than what they purport to be
on
their face.
No
later
than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall deliver to
the
Issuer, the Depositor and the Sellers a final certification in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit G-3 evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files, with
any applicable exceptions noted thereon.
If,
in
the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making or preparing, as the
case
may be, the certifications referred to above, the Indenture Trustee finds any
document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be missing
or
not conforming to the requirements set forth herein, at the conclusion of its
review the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian as its designated agent) shall
promptly notify the Sellers, the Depositor and the Master Servicer. In addition,
upon the discovery by the Issuer, the Initial Seller, the Seller or the
Depositor (or upon receipt by the Indenture Trustee of written notification
of
such breach) of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made
by
either the Initial Seller or the Seller in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan that materially adversely affects
such
Mortgage Loan or the interests of the related Securityholders in such Mortgage
Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to
the
other parties to this Agreement.
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Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute an assumption by the Trust
Estate, the Indenture Trustee, any Custodian or the Securityholders of any
unsatisfied duty, claim or other liability on any Mortgage Loan or to any
Mortgagor.
Upon
execution of this Agreement, the Depositor hereby delivers to the Indenture
Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee acknowledges receipt of, the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreements and each Servicing Agreement.
SECTION
2.03. Grant
Clause
(a) It
is
intended that the conveyance by the Depositor to the Issuer of the Mortgage
Loans and other assets in the Trust Estate, as provided for in Section 2.01
be
construed as a sale by the Depositor to the Issuer of the Mortgage Loans and
other assets in the Trust Estate for the benefit of the Securityholders.
Further, it is not intended that any such conveyance be deemed to be a pledge
of
the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Estate by the Depositor to
the
Issuer to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor. However, in the
event that the Mortgage Loans and other assets in the Trust Estate are held
to
be property of the Depositor or if for any reason this Agreement is held or
deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and other assets
in
the Trust Estate, then it is intended that (a) this Agreement shall also be
deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of
the
New York UCC (or the Uniform Commercial Code if not the New York UCC); (b)
the
conveyances provided for in Section 2.01 shall be deemed to be (1) a grant
by
the Depositor to the Issuer of a security interest in all of the Depositor’s
right (including the power to convey title thereto), title and interest, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to (A) the Mortgage Loans, including
the
Mortgage Notes, the Mortgages, any related insurance policies and all other
documents in the related Mortgage Files, (B) all amounts payable pursuant to
the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and (C) any and all general
intangibles consisting of, arising from or relating to any of the foregoing,
and
all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing
into
cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation
all Liquidation Proceeds, all Insurance Proceeds, all amounts from time to
time
held or invested in the Trust Accounts, whether in the form of cash,
instruments, securities or other property and (2) an assignment by the Depositor
to the Issuer for the transfer to the Indenture Trustee of any security interest
in any and all of the Depositor’s right (including the power to convey title
thereto), title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in and
to
the property described in the foregoing clauses (1)(A) through (C); (c) the
possession by the Indenture Trustee or any other agent of the Issuer of Mortgage
Notes, and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money,
negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the
secured party,” or possession by a purchaser or a person designated by such
secured party, for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to
the
New York UCC and any other Uniform Commercial Code (including, without
limitation, Section 9-313, 8-313 or 8-321 thereof); and (d) notifications to
persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations
from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or
acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries,
bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Issuer for the purpose of perfecting
such security interest under applicable law.
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(b) The
Depositor and, at the Depositor’s direction, the Sellers and the Issuer 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 of the Trust
Estate, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security
interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such
throughout the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Depositor shall prepare and deliver to the Issuer, and the Issuer
shall 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 Uniform Commercial Code to perfect
the
Issuer’s security interest in or lien on the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by an
Officer’s Certificate of the Depositor, including without limitation (x)
continuation statements, and (y) such other statements as may be occasioned
by
(1) any change of name of the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or
the
Issuer, (2) any change of location of the place of business or the chief
executive office of the Initial Seller, the Seller or the Depositor or (3)
any
transfer of any interest of the Initial Seller, the Seller or the Depositor
in
any Mortgage Loan.
(c) Neither
the Depositor nor the Issuer 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 transferee, including the Indenture Trustee. Before
effecting such change, each of the Depositor or the Issuer 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 transferees, including the
Indenture Trustee, in the Mortgage Loans. In connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Indenture, each of the Depositor and
the
Issuer authorizes its immediate transferee, including the Indenture Trustee
(or
the Securities Administrator acting on behalf of the Indenture Trustee), 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 Section 2.03(b) and this Section 2.03(c).
(d) The
Depositor shall not take any action inconsistent with the sale by the Depositor
of all of its right, title and interest in and to the Trust Estate and shall
indicate or shall cause to be indicated in its records and records held on
its
behalf that ownership of each Mortgage Loan and the other property of the Issuer
is held by the Issuer. In addition, the Depositor shall respond to any inquiries
from third parties with respect to ownership of a Mortgage Loan or any other
property of the Trust Estate by stating that it is not the owner of such
Mortgage Loan and that ownership of such Mortgage Loan or other property of
the
Trust Estate is held by the Issuer on behalf of the Noteholders.
SECTION
2.04. Repurchase
or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Seller.
(a) Upon
discovery or receipt of written notice that a document does not comply with
the
requirements of Section 2.01 hereof, or that a document is missing from, a
Mortgage File or of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any
representation, warranty or covenant under its
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related
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or in Section 2.05 or Section 2.08 herein
in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value
of
that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Securityholders, (i) in the
case of Mortgage Loan documentation that is not in compliance with Section
2.01
or is missing, the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian as its designated agent)
shall promptly notify the Initial Seller of such noncompliance or missing
document and request that the Initial Seller deliver such missing document
or
cure such noncompliance within 90 days from the date that the Initial Seller
was
notified of such missing document or noncompliance, and if the Initial Seller
does not deliver such missing document or cure such noncompliance in all
material respects during such period, the Indenture Trustee shall enforce the
Initial Seller’s obligation under the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and
cause the Initial Seller to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Estate
at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the
expiration of such 90 day period or (ii) in the case of a breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the party
discovering such breach shall notify the Initial Seller or the Seller, as
applicable, and the Indenture Trustee of such breach (with a copy of such notice
provided to the other parties hereto) of its representation, warranty or
covenant made under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and request
that the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, cure such breach within
90
days from the date it was notified of the breach and if the Initial Seller
or
the Seller, as applicable, which caused the breach does not cure such breach
in
all material respects during such period, the Indenture Trustee shall enforce
the obligation of the Initial Seller or Seller, as applicable, which caused
the
breach under its related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and cause it to
repurchase the Mortgage Loans from the Trust Estate at the Purchase Price on
or
prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 day period;
provided,
however,
that, in
connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within
such 90 day period, if either the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable,
shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 day period, the Initial
Seller or the Seller, as applicable shall be permitted to proceed thereafter
diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within the additional period
provided under the applicable Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement; and,
provided
further,
that,
in the case of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made
by
either the Initial Seller or the Seller in Schedule III of the related Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall
be obligated to cure such breach or purchase the affected Mortgage Loans for
the
Purchase Price or, if the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property
acquired with respect thereto has been sold, then the Initial Seller or the
Seller, as applicable, shall pay, in lieu of the Purchase Price, any excess
of
the Purchase Price over the Net Liquidation Proceeds received upon such sale.
The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan or such other amount due
shall be deposited in the Collection Account on or prior to the next
Determination Date after the obligation of the Initial Seller or Seller, as
applicable, to repurchase such Mortgage Loan arises. The Indenture Trustee,
upon
receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of the
related deposit in the Collection Account, shall cause the Custodian to release
to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Mortgage File
and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in
each case without recourse, as the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable,
shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Initial Seller
or
the Seller, as applicable, any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the
Indenture Trustee shall have no further responsibility with regard to such
Mortgage File (it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall have no
responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its
intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided
above, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, which caused the breach
may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Estate (in which
case
it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set
forth
in Section 2.04(d) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of
the
Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to cure or to repurchase (or to
substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material
defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has
occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the Initial
Seller or the Seller, as applicable, respecting such omission, defect or breach
available to the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Securityholders.
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The
Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer shall enforce the obligations of
the
Initial Seller and the Seller under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
including, without limitation, any obligation of the Initial Seller to purchase
a Mortgage Loan on account of missing or defective documentation or any such
obligation of the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, on account of
a
breach of a representation, warranty or covenant as described in this Section
2.04(a).
Any
costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the
Indenture Trustee enforcing the obligations of the Initial Seller and the Seller
under this Section 2.04(a) shall be reimbursable to the Indenture Trustee from
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account.
(b) If
pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.04(a), the Initial Seller or the Seller
repurchases or otherwise removes from the Trust Estate a Mortgage Loan that
is a
MERS Mortgage Loan, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, will take
(or shall cause the applicable Servicer to take), at the expense of the Initial
Seller or the Seller, as applicable (with the cooperation of the Depositor,
the
Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer), such actions as are necessary to
either (i) cause MERS to execute and deliver an Assignment of Mortgage in
recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Initial Seller or
the
Seller, as applicable, and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed from
registration on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and regulations
or (ii) cause MERS to designate on the MERS® System the Initial Seller or the
Seller, as applicable, or its designee as the beneficial holder of such Mortgage
Loan.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable,
substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans, such
substitution shall be effected by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as
applicable, delivering to the Indenture Trustee, for such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment
to the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf), and such other
documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are
required by Section 2.01 hereof (subject to the exceptions provided therein),
together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that each such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the
Substitution Adjustment (as described below), if any, in connection with such
substitution; provided,
however,
that, in
the case of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage
Loan,
the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall provide such documents
and take such other action with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans as are required pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof. The Indenture Trustee
(or
the Custodian on its behalf) shall acknowledge receipt for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and, within five Business Days thereafter,
shall review such documents as specified in Section 2.02 hereof and deliver
to
the related Servicer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or
Loans, a certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
G-2,
with any exceptions noted thereon. Within 180 days of the date of substitution,
the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) shall deliver to the
Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, and the Master Servicer a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit G-3 hereto with respect
to
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, with any exceptions noted
thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans in the month of substitution are not part of the Trust Estate and will
be
retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable,. For the month
of
substitution, payments to Securityholders will reflect the collections and
recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the Due Period preceding
the month of substitution and the Depositor or the Initial Seller or the Seller,
as applicable, as the case may be, shall thereafter be entitled to retain all
amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The
Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall give or cause to be given
written notice to the Securityholders that such substitution has taken place,
shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such
amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Indenture Trustee. Upon such substitution,
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the
Trust Estate and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement
and, in the case of a substitution effected by the Initial Seller or the Seller,
the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, in the case of a
substitution effected by the Initial Seller or the Seller, all representations
and warranties thereof included in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
and all representations and warranties thereof set forth in Section 2.05 hereof,
in each case as of the date of substitution.
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For
any
month in which the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, substitutes
one
or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage
Loans, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall determine, and
provide written certification to the Indenture Trustee as to the amount (each,
a
“Substitution
Adjustment”),
if
any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans
exceeds the aggregate, as to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,
of
the principal balance thereof as of the date of substitution, together with
one
month’s interest on such principal balance at the applicable Net Loan Rate. On
or prior to the next Determination Date after the Initial Seller’s or the
Seller’s obligation to repurchase the related Deleted Mortgage Loan arises, the
Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, will deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Collection Account
an amount equal to the related Substitution Adjustment, if any, and the
Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans and an acknowledgment from the Securities Administrator of its
receipt of the deposit to the Collection Account, shall release to the Initial
Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Mortgage File or Files and
shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each
case without recourse, as the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable,
shall
deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage
Loan released pursuant hereto.
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SECTION
2.05. Representations
and Warranties of the Sellers with Respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
Each
of
the Initial Seller and the Seller hereby represents and warrants to the
Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Securityholders that the
representations and warranties made by it pursuant to Schedule III to the
related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are hereby being made to the Indenture
Trustee for the benefit of the Securityholders and are true and correct as
of
the Closing Date.
With
respect to the representations and warranties incorporated in this Section
2.05
that are made to the best of the Initial Seller’s or the Seller’s knowledge or
as to which either the Initial Seller or the Seller has no knowledge, if it
is
discovered by the Depositor, the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Master Servicer
or the Indenture Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty
made by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, is inaccurate and
such
inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage
Loan or the interest therein of the Securityholders then, notwithstanding the
Initial Seller’s or the Seller’s, as applicable, lack of knowledge with respect
to the substance of such representation and warranty made by it being inaccurate
at the time the representation or warranty was made, such inaccuracy shall
be
deemed a breach of the applicable representation or warranty.
Within
90
days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing or materially
defective documentation, the Initial Seller shall promptly deliver such missing
document or cure such defect in all material respects or, in the event such
defect cannot be cured, the Initial Seller shall repurchase the affected
Mortgage Loan or cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Estate
and substitute for it one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in
accordance with Section 2.04 hereof. Within 90 days of either the Initial
Seller’s or the Seller’s discovery of its receipt of notice of any such breach
of a representation, warranty or covenant under the related Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall
either cure such breach in all material respects or, in the event such breach
can not be cured, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall
repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or cause the removal of such Mortgage
Loan
from the Trust Estate and substitute for it one or more Qualified Substituted
Mortgage Loans in accordance with Section 2.04 hereof.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties incorporated
in
this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Indenture
Trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Securityholders notwithstanding
any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment. Upon discovery by any
of
the Depositor, the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Master Servicer or the
Indenture Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and
warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan
or the interests therein of the Securityholders, the party discovering such
breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties, and in no event
later than two Business Days from the date of such discovery. It is understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Initial Seller and the Seller set forth
in Section 2.04(a) hereof to cure, substitute for or repurchase a related
Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
constitute the sole remedies available to the Securityholders or to the
Indenture Trustee on their behalf respecting a breach of the representations
and
warranties incorporated in this Section 2.05.
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SECTION
2.06. Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor.
The
Depositor represents and warrants to the Issuer, on behalf of the
Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, the
Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer as follows:
(i) this
agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor,
enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general an except as such
enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity (whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity);
(ii) immediately
prior to the sale and assignment by the Depositor to the Indenture Trustee
on
behalf of the Issuer of each Mortgage Loan, the Depositor had good and
marketable title to each Mortgage Loan (insofar as such title was conveyed
to it
by the Seller) subject to no prior lien, claim, participation interest,
mortgage, security interest, pledge, charge or other encumbrance or other
interest of any nature;
(iii) as
of the
Closing Date, the Depositor has transferred all right, title and interest in
the
Mortgage Loans to the Issuer;
(iv) the
Depositor has not transferred the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer with any intent
to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;
(v) the
Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in
good standing under the laws of Delaware, with full corporate power and
authority to own its assets and conduct its business as presently being
conducted;
(vi) the
Depositor is not in violation of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws
or
in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation,
agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage,
loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which the Depositor is a
party or by which it or its properties may be bound, which default might result
in any material adverse changes in the financial condition, earnings, affairs
or
business of the Depositor or which might materially and adversely affect the
properties or assets, taken as a whole, of the Depositor;
(vii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor, and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not result
in a material breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or,
to
the knowledge of the Depositor, constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to
which the Depositor is a party or by which the Depositor is bound or to which
any of the property or assets of the Depositor is subject, nor will such actions
result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation
or
by-laws of the Depositor or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge without
independent investigation, any statute or any order, rule or regulation of
any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Depositor
or
any of its properties or assets (except for such conflicts, breaches, violations
and defaults as would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of
the
Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement);
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(viii) to
the
best of the Depositor’s knowledge without any independent investigation, no
consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or
with any court or governmental agency or body of the United States or any other
jurisdiction is required for the consummation by the Depositor of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such consents, approvals,
authorizations, registrations or qualifications as (a) have been previously
obtained or (b) the failure of which to obtain would not have a material adverse
effect on the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability of, this Agreement; and
(ix) there
are
no actions, proceedings or investigations pending before or, to the Depositor’s
knowledge, threatened by any court, administrative agency or other tribunal
to
which the Depositor is a party or of which any of its properties is the subject:
(a) which if determined adversely to the Depositor would have a material adverse
effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the
Depositor; (b) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or the Securities;
(c)
seeking to prevent the issuance of the Securities or the consummation by the
Depositor of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as the
case
may be; or (d) which might materially and adversely affect the performance
by
the Depositor of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of,
this Agreement.
SECTION
2.07. Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor with Respect to Security Interest in the
Mortgage Loans.
(a)
With
respect to the Mortgage Notes, the Depositor represents and warrants
that:
(i) This
Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the
Uniform Commercial Code in the Mortgage Notes in favor of the Issuer, which
security interest is prior to all other liens, and is enforceable as such
against creditors of and purchasers from the Issuer;
(ii) The
Mortgage Notes constitute “instruments” within the meaning of the applicable
Uniform Commercial Code;
(iii) The
Depositor owns and has good title to the Mortgage Notes free and clear of any
lien, claim or encumbrance of any Person;
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(iv) The
Depositor has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of
the
Mortgage Notes to the pledge of the Mortgage Notes hereunder to the
Issuer;
(v) All
original executed copies of each Mortgage Note have been or will be delivered
to
the Custodian, as set forth in this Agreement;
(vi) The
Depositor has received a written acknowledgement from the Custodian that it
is
holding the Mortgage Notes solely on behalf and for the benefit of the Indenture
Trustee;
(vii) Other
than the security interest granted to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement,
to
cover the possibility that the transfer of the Mortgage Loans is not deemed
to
be a sale, the Depositor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security
interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Mortgage Notes. The Depositor
has
not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements
against the Depositor that include a description of the collateral covering
the
Mortgage Notes other than a financing statement relating to the security
interest granted to the Issuer hereunder or that has been terminated. The
Depositor is not aware of any judgment or tax lien filings against the
Depositor; and
(viii) None
of
the Mortgage Notes has any marks or notations indicating that they have been
pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the
Issuer.
(b) The
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.07 shall survive
the
Closing Date and shall not be waived.
SECTION
2.08. Representations
and Warranties of the Sellers.
(a)
The
Initial Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer on behalf of the
Certificateholders and the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders,
the
Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer that, as of the Closing Date
or
as of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) the
Initial Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as
a
corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware and is and will remain
in
compliance with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is
located to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligations
hereunder;
(ii) the
Initial Seller has the power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell
each Mortgage Loan, to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Initial Seller
has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement,
has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement, assuming
due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Initial Seller, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or other similar laws in
relation to the rights of creditors generally;
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(iii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Initial Seller and the
performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate
the Initial Seller’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a
default under or result in a material breach or acceleration of, any material
contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Initial Seller is a party
or which may be applicable to the Initial Seller or its assets;
(iv) the
Initial Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Initial Seller and its performance and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Initial Seller
or
its assets, which violation might have consequences that would materially and
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of
the
Initial Seller or its assets or might have consequences that would materially
and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties
hereunder;
(v) the
Initial Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every one of its covenants contained
in
this Agreement;
(vi) the
Initial Seller had good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Mortgage
Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security
interests of any nature encumbering the Mortgage Loans and upon the payment
of
the purchase price under the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the
Seller, the Seller acquired good and marketable title to the Mortgage Notes
and
Mortgage Loans, free and clear of all liens or encumbrances;
(vii) the
Mortgage Loans were not transferred by the Initial Seller with any intent to
hinder, delay or defraud any creditors of the Initial Seller;
(viii) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it before any
court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering
into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans
to
the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Initial Seller of its obligations under, or validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement;
(ix) no
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Initial
Seller of, or compliance by the Initial Seller with, this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for
such
consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained;
and
(x) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Initial Seller, and the transfer, assignment
and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Initial Seller
to
the Seller pursuant to the TMFI Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions.
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(b)
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer on behalf of the
Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders, the
Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer that, as of the Closing Date
or
as of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) the
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a corporation
under the laws of the State of Delaware and is and will remain in compliance
with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the
extent necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder;
(ii) the
Seller has the power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each
Mortgage Loan, to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement and this Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or other similar laws in relation
to
the rights of creditors generally;
(iii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
of
and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller’s
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result
in a material breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or
other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be applicable
to
the Seller or its assets;
(iv) the
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect
the
condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets
or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(v) the
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(vi) the
Seller had good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Mortgage Loans, free
and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any
nature encumbering the Mortgage Loans and upon the payment of the purchase
price
under the SASCO Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by the Depositor, the Depositor
will have acquired good and marketable title to the Mortgage Notes and Mortgage
Loans, free and clear of all liens or encumbrances;
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(vii) the
Mortgage Loans were not being transferred by the Seller with any intent to
hinder, delay or defraud any creditors of the Seller;
(viii) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it before any
court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering
into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans
to
the Depositor or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement;
(ix) no
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of,
or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained;
and
(x) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller to the
Depositor pursuant to the SASCO Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions.
The
representations and warranties of the Initial Seller and the Seller set forth
in
this Section 2.08 shall survive the Closing Date and shall not be
waived.
SECTION
2.09. Covenants
of the Sellers.
The
Initial Seller and the Seller each hereby covenants that, except for the
transfer contemplated under the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and
the
security interest granted thereunder to the respective purchaser in the event
that the respective transfer is not deemed to be a sale, it will not sell,
pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any lien on any Mortgage Loan, or any interest therein;
it
will notify the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer of the
existence of any lien on any Mortgage Loan immediately upon discovery thereof,
and it will defend the right, title and interest of the Issuer, in, to and
under
the Mortgage Loans, against all claims of third parties claiming through or
under it; provided,
however,
that
nothing in this Section 2.09 shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit either
the
Initial Seller or the Seller from suffering to exist upon any of the Mortgage
Loans any liens for municipal or other local taxes and other governmental
charges if such taxes or governmental charges shall not at the time be due
and
payable or if the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall currently
be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and
shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto.
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ARTICLE
III
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING
OF
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION
3.01. Master
Servicer to Service and Administer the Mortgage Loans.
The
Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the
Servicers to service and administer their respective Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Servicing Agreement and, where
applicable, the Correspondent Sellers Guide and the Master Servicing Guide,
and
shall have full power and authority to do any and all things which it may deem
necessary or desirable in connection with such master servicing and
administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer
shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master Servicing Practices and,
where applicable, the Master Servicing Guide. Furthermore, the Master Servicer
shall oversee and consult with each Servicer as necessary from time-to-time
to
carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and
evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer
by each Servicer and shall cause each Servicer to perform and observe the
covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such
Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall
independently and separately monitor each Servicer’s servicing activities with
respect to each related Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring
with such information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis
and
coordinate corrective adjustments to the Servicers’ and the Master Servicer’s
records, and based on such reconciled and corrected information, provide
information to the Securities Administrator to permit the Securities
Administrator to prepare the statements specified in Section 5.04 and any other
information and statements required hereunder. The Master Servicer shall
reconcile the results of its Mortgage Loan monitoring with the actual
remittances of the Servicers to the related Servicing Accounts pursuant to
the
applicable Servicing Agreements.
The
Indenture Trustee shall furnish the Servicers and the Master Servicer with
any
limited powers of attorney and other documents in form acceptable to the
Indenture Trustee, necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicers and the
Master Servicer to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO
Property, which limited powers of attorney shall provide that the Indenture
Trustee will not be liable for the actions or omissions of the Servicers or
Master Servicer in exercising such powers.
The
Master Servicer shall not without either the Issuer’s or the Indenture
Trustee’s, as applicable, written consent (i) initiate any action, suit or
proceeding solely under the Issuer’s or Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee
to be registered to do business in any state. The Master Servicer shall
indemnify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for any and all costs,
liabilities and expenses incurred by them in connection with the negligent
or
willful misuse of such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall provide access to the records and documentation in
possession of the Indenture Trustee (including in its capacity as Custodian
hereunder) regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the
servicing thereof to the Securityholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents
and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable
prior
written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Indenture
Trustee; provided,
however,
that,
unless otherwise required by law, the Indenture Trustee shall not be required
to
provide access to such records and documentation if the provision thereof would
violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Indenture Trustee
shall
allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records
and
documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that
covers the Indenture Trustee’s actual costs.
The
Indenture Trustee, upon the written request of the Master Servicer, shall
execute and deliver to the related Servicer and the Master Servicer any court
pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary or desirable
to (i) the foreclosure or trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property;
(ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage; (iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the
Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or equity.
SECTION
3.02. [Reserved].
SECTION
3.03. Monitoring
of Servicers.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to the Indenture Trustee
(on
behalf of the Issuer) and the Depositor the compliance by each Servicer with
its
duties under the related Servicing Agreement. In the review of each Servicer’s
activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an officer’s certificate of the
Servicer with regard to such Servicer’s compliance with the terms of its
Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment,
determines that a Servicer should be terminated in accordance with its Servicing
Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to such Servicing Agreement
with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute
grounds for such termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor
and
the Indenture Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice
of
termination or take such other action as it deems appropriate.
(b) The
Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Issuer and the Securityholders, shall
(acting as agent of the Issuer when enforcing the Issuer’s rights under each
Servicing Agreement) (i) enforce the obligations of each Servicer under the
related Servicing Agreement, and (ii) in the event that a Servicer fails to
perform its obligations in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement,
subject to the preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and obligations of
such
Servicer thereunder and act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or enter
into a new Servicing Agreement with a successor Servicer selected by the Master
Servicer which the Master Servicer shall cause the Indenture Trustee to
acknowledge; provided,
however,
it is
understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period
of
transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can
be
fully transferred to such 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 except as provided in paragraph (c) below, provided that the
Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action
except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable
indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.
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(c) To
the
extent that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer related to any
termination of a Servicer, appointment of a successor Servicer or the transfer
and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer with respect to any Servicing
Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses
and
all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the
potential termination of the Servicer as a result of an event of default by
such
Servicer and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer
of servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and the
completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required
by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the
servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement) are not
fully
and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the Master Servicer shall
be
entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Collection
Account.
(d) The
Master Servicer shall require each Servicer to comply with the remittance
requirements and other obligations set forth in the related Servicing
Agreement.
(e) If
the
Master Servicer acts as a Servicer, it will not assume liability for the
representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any, that it
replaces.
(f) With
respect to Additional Collateral Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer shall
have
no duty or obligation to supervise, monitor or oversee the activities of each
Servicer under its Servicing Agreement with respect to Additional Collateral,
except (a) with respect to any instances where a Servicer, in the course of
fulfilling its obligations under the related Servicing Agreement seeks
directions, instructions, consents or waivers from the Master Servicer with
respect to any item of Additional Collateral, or (b) upon the occurrence of
the
following events (i) in the case of a final liquidation of any Mortgaged
Property secured by Additional Collateral, the Master Servicer shall enforce
the
obligation of the Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement to liquidate
such Additional Collateral as required by such Servicing Agreement, and (ii)
if
the Master Servicer assumes the obligations of such Servicer as successor
Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement pursuant to this Section 3.03,
as
successor Servicer, it shall be bound to service and administer the Additional
Collateral in accordance with the provisions of such Servicing
Agreement.
(g) If
a
Servicing Agreement requires the approval of the Master Servicer for a
modification to a Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall approve such
modification if, based upon its receipt of written notification from the related
Servicer outlining the terms of such modification and appropriate supporting
documentation, the Master Servicer determines that the modification is permitted
under the terms of the related Servicing Agreement and that any conditions
to
such modification set forth in related Servicing Agreement have been satisfied.
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(h) If
a
Servicing Agreement requires the oversight and monitoring of loss mitigation
measures with respect to the related Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will
monitor any loss mitigation procedure or recovery action related to a defaulted
Mortgage Loan (to the extent it receives notice of such from the related
Servicer) and confirm that such loss mitigation procedure or recovery action
is
initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with any timeframes and any
other requirements set forth in the related Servicing Agreement, and the Master
Servicer shall notify the Depositor in any case in which the Master Servicer
believes that the related Servicer is not complying with such timeframes and/or
other requirements.
SECTION
3.04. Fidelity
Bond.
The
Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity
bond and an 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 errors and omissions
insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount
generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or
trustees.
SECTION
3.05. Power
to Act; Procedures.
The
Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full
power and authority to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or
desirable in connection with the master 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 Securityholders, the Issuer and the
Indenture 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, Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries and (iv)
to
effectuate, in its own name, on behalf of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee,
as applicable, or in the name of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as
applicable, 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 related Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
The Indenture Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request
from a Servicing Officer, with any limited powers of attorney empowering the
Master Servicer or any 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 Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such other
documents, as the Master Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer
to
master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties
hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices
(and the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers
of attorney by the Master Servicer or any Servicer). In instituting foreclosures
or similar proceedings, the Master Servicer shall institute such proceedings
either in its own name on behalf of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee or
in
the name of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee (or cause the related Servicer,
pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, to institute such proceedings
either in the name of such Servicer on behalf of the Issuer or the Indenture
Trustee or in the name of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee), unless otherwise
required by law or otherwise appropriate. If the Master Servicer or the
Indenture 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
Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on its behalf or that the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee, as applicable, would be adversely affected under the “doing
business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the
Master Servicer shall join with the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer,
in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to Section 6.10 of the Indenture.
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 Indenture Trustee, be deemed to be the agent
of
the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer.
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SECTION
3.06. Due-on-Sale
Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
To
the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement and to the extent Mortgage
Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, 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.
SECTION
3.07. Release
of Mortgage Files.
(a) Upon
becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt
by
any Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes for payment to Securityholders on the next
Payment Date, the Servicer will, if required under the applicable Servicing
Agreement, promptly furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit
F
hereto signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic
format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a
Servicing Officer (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 related Servicing Account maintained by the applicable
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01 or by the applicable Servicer pursuant to
its
Servicing Agreement have been or will be so deposited) and shall request that
the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee)
deliver to the applicable Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt
of
such certification and request, the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian, on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee), shall promptly release the related Mortgage
File to the applicable Servicer and the Indenture Trustee (and the Custodian,
if
applicable) shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage
File. Upon any such payment in full, each Servicer is authorized, to give,
as
agent for the Indenture 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 related Servicing
Account.
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(b) From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage
Loan
and in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, the Indenture Trustee
shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and furnished to the Indenture
Trustee by a Servicer or the Master Servicer (in form reasonably acceptable
to
the Indenture Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of any such
proceedings. The Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee), shall, upon the request of a Servicer or the Master Servicer, and
delivery to the Indenture Trustee (the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee), of two copies of a Request For Release signed by a Servicing Officer
substantially in the form of Exhibit F (or in a mutually agreeable electronic
format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a
Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage File held in its possession
or
control to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable. Such trust
receipt shall obligate the Servicer or the Master Servicer to return the
Mortgage File to the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee) when the need therefor by the Servicer or the Master Servicer
no longer exists unless the Mortgage Loan shall be liquidated, in which case,
upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer similar to that hereinabove
specified, the Mortgage File shall be released by the Indenture Trustee (or
the
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee), to the Servicer or the Master
Servicer.
SECTION
3.08. Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Indenture
Trustee.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall transmit and each Servicer (to the extent required by
the
related Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Indenture Trustee (or
Custodian) 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 in the case of the Servicers, the applicable Servicing Agreement,
to
be delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or 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 by a Servicer as Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries in respect of any Mortgage
Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the
Securityholders subject to the Master Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw
from the Collection Account the Master Servicing Fee, any additional
compensation pursuant to Section 3.14 and any other amounts provided in this
Agreement, and to the right of each Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee and
any
other amounts as provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master
Servicer shall, and shall cause each Servicer to (to the extent provided in
the
applicable Servicing Agreement), provide access to information and documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Indenture Trustee, its agents and
accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business
hours, and to Securityholders 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.
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(b) All
Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the
Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection
of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries, shall be held by the Master Servicer for
and
on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders and shall be and
remain the sole and exclusive property of the Issuer; 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.
SECTION
3.09. Standard
Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
(a) For
each
Mortgage Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan), the Master Servicer shall enforce
any obligation of the Servicers under the related Servicing Agreements to
maintain or cause to be maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and,
where applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the provisions of
the
related Servicing Agreements. 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.
(b) Pursuant
to Section 4.01 and 4.02, any amounts collected by the Servicers or the Master
Servicer, or by any Servicer, under any insurance policies (other than amounts
to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released
to the Mortgagor in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall
be
deposited into the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
4.02 and 4.03. 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 payments to be made to Securityholders and shall be recoverable
by the Master Servicer or such Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02 and
4.03.
SECTION
3.10. Presentment
of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
The
Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in the applicable Servicing
Agreement) cause the related Servicer to, prepare and present on behalf of
the
Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Securityholders all claims under the
Insurance Policies 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 a Servicer and remitted to the Master Servicer) in
respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be promptly deposited in
the
Collection Account upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are
to be
applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a
condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan
to the insurer under any applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited
(or remitted).
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SECTION
3.11. Maintenance
of the Primary Insurance Policies.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall not take, or permit any Servicer (to the extent such
action is prohibited under the applicable Servicing Agreement) to take, any
action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance
Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of such Master Servicer or
Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use
its
best reasonable efforts to cause each Servicer (to the extent required under
the
related Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and effect (to the extent that
the
Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), a Primary
Insurance Policy applicable to each Mortgage Loan (including any lender-paid
Primary Insurance Policy) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall
not, and shall not permit any Servicer (to the extent required under the related
Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Insurance
Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Mortgage
Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder except in accordance with
the
provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as
applicable.
(b) The
Master Servicer agrees to cause each Servicer (to the extent required under
the
related Servicing Agreement) to present, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee,
the
Issuer and the Securityholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary
Insurance Policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall
be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policies respecting
defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 4.01 and 4.02, any amounts
collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policies shall be
deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
4.03.
SECTION
3.12. Indenture
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents.
The
Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed by the Indenture Trustee),
shall retain possession and custody of the originals (to the extent available
and delivered) of any Primary Insurance Policies, or certificate of insurance
if
applicable and available, and any certificates of renewal as to the foregoing
as
may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this Agreement and which
come
into its possession. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Notes
have been distributed in full and the Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled
its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee (or its Custodian,
if any, as directed by the Indenture Trustee) 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 to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed
by
the Indenture Trustee), upon the execution or receipt thereof the originals
of
any Primary Insurance Policies, any certificates of renewal, and such other
documents or instruments that constitute portions of the Mortgage File that
come
into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.
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SECTION
3.13. Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
The
Master Servicer shall cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the
related Servicing Agreement) 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.
SECTION
3.14. Additional
Compensation to the Master Servicer.
Pursuant
to Section 4.02(c), certain income and gain realized from any investment of
funds in the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer
as additional compensation. Servicing compensation in the form of assumption
fees, if any, late payment charges, as collected, if any, or otherwise (but,
unless otherwise specifically permitted in a Servicing Agreement, not including
any Prepayment Penalty Amounts) shall be retained by the applicable Servicer,
or
the Master Servicer, and shall not be deposited in the related Servicing Account
or Collection Account. 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. The amount of
the
aggregate compensation payable as set forth in this Section 3.14 plus the Master
Servicing Fee due to the Master Servicer in respect of any Payment Date shall
be
reduced in accordance with Section 5.06.
SECTION
3.15. REO
Property.
(a) In
the
event the Issuer (or the Indenture Trustee on its behalf) acquires ownership
of
any REO Property in respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or
certificate of sale shall be issued to the Issuer, or if required under
applicable law, to the Indenture Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the
Issuer. The Master Servicer shall, to the extent provided in the applicable
Servicing Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to sell, any REO Property
as
expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Pursuant to its
efforts to sell such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall cause the
applicable Servicer to protect and conserve, such REO Property in the manner
and
to the extent required by the applicable Servicing Agreement.
(b) The
Master Servicer shall, to the extent required by the related Servicing
Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to deposit all funds collected and
received in connection with the operation of any REO Property in the related
Servicing Account.
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(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 Servicing Fees
from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition
of
such REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Advances as well as
any
unpaid 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) To
the
extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, 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
related Servicing Account on or prior to the applicable Determination Date
in
the month following receipt thereof and be remitted by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the Master Servicer for deposit into the
Collection Account on the next succeeding Servicer Remittance Date.
SECTION
3.16. Assessments
of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
(a) Assessments
of Compliance.
(i) By
March
10 (with a 5 calendar day cure period) of each year (subject to the later date
referred to in Section 3.16(a)(iii)), commencing in March 2008, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Custodian, each at its own
expense, shall furnish, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it (unless such party has elected to take responsibility
for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria and providing
the
related attestation for any such Subcontractor engaged by it in accordance
with
Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06) to furnish, each at its own
expense, to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, 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 3.19(b) and for each fiscal year thereafter, whether or
not
a Form 10-K is required to be filed, 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.
(ii) No
later
than the end of each fiscal year for the Issuer for which a Form 10-K is
required to be filed, the Master Servicer and the Custodian, shall each forward
to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor the name of each Servicing
Function Participant engaged by it and what Relevant Servicing Criteria will
be
addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing
Function Participant (provided, however, that the Master Servicer need not
provide such information to the Securities Administrator so long as the Master
Servicer and the Securities Administrator are the same Person). When the Master
Servicer, the Custodian, and the Securities Administrator submit their
assessments to the Securities Administrator, such parties will also at such
time
include the assessment (and attestation pursuant to subsection (b) of this
Section 3.16) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by
it.
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(iii) Promptly
after receipt of each such report on assessment of compliance, (i) the Depositor
shall review each such report and each comparable report submitted by a Servicer
and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicers and any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by such parties as to the nature of any material instance
of
noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria by each such party, and
(ii)
the Securities Administrator shall confirm that the assessments, taken as a
whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and taken individually address
the
Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit Q and on
any
similar exhibit set forth in each Servicing Agreement in respect of each
Servicer and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of such parties shall
be required to deliver any such assessments until March 30 in any given year
so
long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form
10-K
is not required to be filed in respect of the Issuer for the preceding calendar
year which, if the circumstances apply, the Depositor agrees to provide prior
to
March 1 of the applicable year; provided that the Custodian shall only be
required to deliver such an assessment of compliance with respect to any fiscal
year for which a Form 10-K is required to be filed in respect of the Issuer.
The
Master Servicer shall include all annual reports on assessment of compliance
received by it with its own assessment of compliance to be submitted to the
Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section.
In
the
event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian, any
Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party is
terminated, assigns its rights and obligations under, or resigns pursuant to,
the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable custodial agreement, Servicing
Agreement or sub-servicing agreement, as the case may be, such party (in the
case of a Servicer, to the extent required under the applicable Servicing
Agreement) shall provide or shall cause such Servicing Function Participant
to
provide for the applicable period preceding such assignment and termination
a
report on assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 3.16(a) or to such
other applicable agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment
or
resignation.
(b) Attestation
Reports.
(i) By
March
10 (with a 5 calendar day cure period) of each year (subject to the later date
referred to in Section 3.16(b)(ii)), commencing in March 2008, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian, each at its own expense,
shall cause, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by it to cause (unless such party has elected to take responsibility
for
assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria and providing the
related attestation with respect to such Relevant Servicing Criteria for such
Subcontractor engaged by it in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone
Interpretation 17.06), each at its own expense, a registered public accounting
firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee, in its capacity as Custodian, the Securities Administrator, or such
other Servicing Function Participants, as the case may be) and that is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report
to
the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the effect that (i) it has
obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of
such
party, which includes an assertion that such party has complied with the
Relevant Servicing Criteria, and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted
by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued
or
adopted by the PCAOB, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such party’s
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all
material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such
party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria. In the
event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public
accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such
an
opinion. Such report must be available for general use and not contain
restricted use language.
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(ii) Promptly
after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee,
in
its capacity as Custodian, the Securities Administrator, a Servicer or any
Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, (i) the Depositor shall
review the report and, if applicable, consult with such parties as to the nature
of any defaults by such parties, in the fulfillment of any of each such party’s
obligations hereunder or under any other applicable agreement, and (ii) the
Securities Administrator shall confirm that each assessment submitted pursuant
to subsection (a) of this Section 3.16 is coupled with an attestation meeting
the requirements of this Section and notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
None of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian or
any
Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties shall be required to
deliver or cause the delivery of such reports until March 30 in any given year
for so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that
a
Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Issuer for the preceding
calendar or fiscal year which, if the circumstances apply, the Depositor agrees
to provide prior to March 1 of the applicable year; provided that the Custodian
shall only be required to deliver or cause to be delivered such report with
respect to any fiscal year for which a Form 10-K is required to be filed by
the
Issuer. The Master Servicer shall include each such attestation furnished to
it
with its own attestation to be submitted to the Securities Administrator
pursuant to this Section.
In
the
event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian, any
Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party is
terminated, assigns its rights and duties under, or resigns pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, or any applicable custodial agreement, Servicing
Agreement or sub-servicing agreement, as the case may be, such party (in the
case of a Servicer, to the extent required under the applicable Servicing
Agreement) shall cause a registered public accounting firm to provide an
attestation pursuant to this Section 3.16(b) or to such other applicable
agreement, for the applicable period immediately preceding such termination,
assignment or resignation, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment
or
resignation.
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SECTION
3.17. Annual
Compliance Statement.
The
Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall deliver (and the Master
Servicer and Securities Administrator shall cause any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it to deliver) to the Depositor and the Securities
Administrator on or before March 10 (with a 5 calendar day cure period) of
each
year, commencing in March 2008, 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 any Servicing
Function Participant, 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 any Servicing Function Participant, 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. Promptly
after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate, the Depositor shall review
such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with each such party, as
applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such party, in the fulfillment
of any of such party’s obligations hereunder or, in the case of any Servicing
Function Participant, under such other applicable agreement. The Master Servicer
shall include all annual statements of compliance received by it from each
Servicer with its own annual statement of compliance to be submitted to the
Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section. In the event the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by any such party is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement, or any applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing Function
Participant, as the case may be, such party shall provide an Officer’s
Certificate pursuant to this Section 3.17 or to such applicable agreement,
as
the case may be, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or
resignation.
SECTION
3.18. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification.
Each
Form
10-K shall include a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification, required to be included
therewith pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. The Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator shall provide, and each such party 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 1 (with a ten-calendar day cure period), (or by such other date and cure
period specified in the applicable Servicing Agreement), of each year in which
the Issuer is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and
otherwise within a reasonable period of time upon request, a certification,
if
applicable in the form provided by the related Servicing Agreement (each, a
“Back-Up
Certification”),
upon
which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts
as
an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates can reasonably
rely. The senior officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master
servicing function shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Issuer.
Such officer of the Certifying Person can be contacted by e-mail at xxx.xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or by
facsimile at (000) 000-0000. In the event any such party or any Servicing
Function Participant engaged by such party is terminated or resigns pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as
the
case may be, such party shall provide a Back-Up Certification to the Certifying
Person pursuant to this Section 3.18 with respect to the period of time it
was
subject to this Agreement or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as the
case
may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator shall not be required to deliver a Back-Up
Certification to each other if both are the same Person and the Master Servicer
is the Certifying Person and (ii) the Master Servicer shall not be obligated
to
sign the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification in the event that it does not receive
any
Back-Up Certification required to be furnished to it pursuant to this section
or
any Servicing Agreement or custodial agreement.
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SECTION
3.19. Reports
Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
(a) Reports
Filed on Form 10-D.
(i) Within
15
days after each Payment Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange
Act), the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the
Issuer any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as
required by the Exchange Act. The Securities Administrator shall file each
Form
10-D with a copy of the related Payment Date Statement attached thereto. Any
disclosure in addition to the Payment Date Statement that is required to be
included on Form 10-D (“Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure”)
shall
be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit R to the Depositor and the
Securities Administrator and directed and approved by the Depositor pursuant
to
the following paragraph and the Securities Administrator 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 two paragraphs.
(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit R hereto, within 5 calendar days after the related Payment
Date, (i) the parties to the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2
transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and
the
Depositor, 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
Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance of any
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, together with an Additional
Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit U hereto (an “Additional
Disclosure Notification”),
and
(ii) 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 Initial Seller will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses
assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with
including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure in Form 10-D pursuant to this
paragraph, provided that if the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure relates solely
to the Depositor, such fees and expenses shall be paid by the
Depositor.
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(iii) After
preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall forward upon request
electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor (provided that such
Form
10-D includes any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure). Within two Business Days
after receipt of such copy, but no later than the 12th
calendar
day after the Payment Date, the Depositor shall notify the Securities
Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes
to or approval of such Form 10-D. In the absence of receipt of any written
changes or approval, or if the Depositor does not request a copy of a Form
10-D,
the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-D
is
in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution
and filing of the Form 10-D. A duly authorized representative of the Master
Servicer shall sign each Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time
or if
a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator
will follow the procedures set forth in subsection (d)(ii) of this Section
3.19.
Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with the Commission,
the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website a
final
executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Securities Administrator. Each
party to this Agreement acknowledges that the performance by the Master Servicer
and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under this Section
3.19(a) related to the timely preparation, execution 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 3.19(a). Neither the Master
Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any
loss,
expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly
prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results
from the Securities Administrator’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.
(iv) Form
10-D
requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it (1) has
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.” The Depositor hereby represents to
the Securities Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required
reports during the preceding 12 months and that it has been subject to such
filing requirement for the past 90 days. The Depositor shall notify the
Securities Administrator in writing, no later than the fifth calendar day after
the related Payment Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D
if
the answer to the questions should be “no.” The Securities Administrator shall
be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or
filing any such report
(b) Reports
Filed on Form 10-K.
(i) On
or
prior to the 90th
day
after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer in which a Form 10-K is required
to be filed 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 Issuer ends on December
31st
of each
year), commencing in March 2008, the Securities Administrator shall prepare
and
file on behalf of the Issuer 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 Securities Administrator
within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement and the related
Servicing Agreement, (i) an annual compliance statement for each Servicer,
the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by such parties (each, a “Reporting
Servicer”)
as
described under Section 3.17, (ii)(A) the annual reports on assessment of
compliance with servicing criteria for each Reporting Servicer, as described
under Section 3.16(a), and (B) if each Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment
of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.16(a) identifies
any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance
of
noncompliance, or if each Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment of
compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.16(a) 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, (iii)(A) the
registered public accounting firm attestation report for each Reporting
Servicer, as described under Section 3.16(b), and (B) if any registered public
accounting firm attestation report described under Section 3.16(b) 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
(iv) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification as described in Section 3.18 (provided,
however,
that
the Securities Administrator, at its discretion, may omit from the Form 10-K
any
annual compliance statement, assessment of compliance or attestation report
that
is not required to be filed with such Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation AB).
Any
disclosure or information in addition to (i) through (iv) 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 Securities Administrator 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 two paragraphs.
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(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit S hereto, no later than March 10 (with a 5 calendar day cure
period) of each year that the Issuer is subject to the Exchange Act reporting
requirements, commencing in 2008, (i) the parties to the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Securities Trust 2007-2 transaction shall be required to provide to the
Securities Administrator and the Depositor, 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 Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance
of
any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, together with an Additional
Disclosure Notification and (ii) 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 Initial Seller will be responsible for
any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities
Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
in Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph, provided that if the Additional Form
10-K Disclosure relates solely to the Depositor, such fees and expenses shall
be
paid by the Depositor.
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(iii) After
preparing the Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward upon request
electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor. Within three Business
Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th, the Depositor
shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished
electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K. In the absence
of receipt of any written changes or approval, or if the Depositor does not
request a copy of a Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled
to
assume that such Form 10-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator
may
proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 10-K. A senior officer of
the
Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form
10-K. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form
10-K
needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures
set
forth in subsection (d)(ii) of this Section 3.19. Promptly (but no later than
1
Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator
will make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form
10-K filed by the Securities Administrator. The parties to this Agreement
acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.19(b) related to the timely
preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon such parties
(the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant) strictly observing all
applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section
3.19(b), Section 3.18, Section 3.17, Section 3.16(a) and Section 3.16(b).
Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any
liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect
to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-K,
where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’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) Form
10-K
requires the registrant to indicate (by checking "yes" or "no") that it “(1) has
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.” The Depositor hereby represents to
the Securities Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required
reports during the preceding 12 months and that it has been subject to such
filing requirement for the past 90 days. The Depositor shall notify the
Securities Administrator in writing, no later than March 15th with respect
to
the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should
be
“no.” The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to rely on such
representations in preparing, executing and/or filing any such
report.
(c) Reports
Filed on Form 8-K.
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(i) Within
four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure
on
Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable
Event”),
and
if requested by the Depositor, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and
file on behalf of the Issuer a 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
Offered Notes. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event
or
that is otherwise required to be included in Form 8-K (“Form
8-K Disclosure Information”)
shall
be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit T to the Depositor and the
Securities Administrator and directed and approved by the Depositor pursuant
to
the following paragraph and the Securities Administrator 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 two
paragraphs.
(ii) As
set
forth on Exhibit T hereto, for so long as the Issuer is subject to the Exchange
Act reporting requirements, no later than close of business (New York City
time)
on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the
parties to the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-2 transaction shall
be
required to provide to the Securities Administrator and Depositor, 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 Securities Administrator and such party,
the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable,
together with an Additional Disclosure Notification and (ii) 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 Initial Seller will be
responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the
Securities Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure
Information in Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph, provided that if the
Additional Form 8-K Disclosure Information relates solely to the Depositor,
such
fees and expenses shall be paid by the Depositor.
(iii) After
preparing the Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward upon request
electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor. Promptly, but no later
than the close of business on the third Business Day after the Reportable Event,
the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may
be
furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. In
the
absence of receipt of any written changes or approval, or if the Depositor
does
not request a copy of a Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled
to assume that such Form 8-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator
may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 8-K. A duly authorized
representative of the Master Servicer shall sign each Form 8-K filed by the
Securities Administrator. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a
previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator
will
follow the procedures set forth in subsection (d)(ii) of this Section 3.19.
Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with the Commission,
the Securities Administrator will, make available on its internet website a
final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Securities Administrator
or
filed by the Depositor and provided to the Securities Administrator for that
purpose. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by
the
Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties
under this Section 3.19(c) related to the timely preparation, execution 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
3.19(c). Neither the Securities Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall
have
any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with
respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such
Form
8-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’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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(d) Delisting;
Amendments; Late Filings.
(i) On
or
prior to January 30 of the first year in which the Securities Administrator
is
able to do so under applicable law, unless otherwise directed by the Depositor,
the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file a Form 15 relating to the
automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Issuer under the Exchange
Act.
(ii) In
the
event that the Securities Administrator is 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 Securities Administrator will
promptly notify electronically the Depositor. In the case of Form 10-D and
10-K,
the parties to this Agreement and each 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 Securities
Administrator 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, and such amendment includes any
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or any
Form
8-K Disclosure Information or any amendment to such disclosure, the Securities
Administrator will promptly notify electronically the Depositor and such parties
will cooperate to prepare any necessary 8-KA, 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
duly
authorized representative or a senior officer in charge of master servicing,
as
applicable, of the Master Servicer. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge
that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator
of
their respective duties under this Section 3.19(d) related to the timely
preparation, execution 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. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator
shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of
or
with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute 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 Securities Administrator’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.
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SECTION
3.20. Additional
Information.
Each
of
the parties agrees to provide to the Securities Administrator such additional
information related to such party as the Securities Administrator 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.
SECTION
3.21. Intention
of the Parties and Interpretation.
Each
of
the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Section 3.16 through
Section 3.20 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities
Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated
by the Commission under the Exchange Act, as such may be amended from time
to
time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued
by the staff of the Commission 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 that purpose, (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, (c)
the
parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities
Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different
information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine
in
good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which
information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense
and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment
of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’
obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the
provisions of Regulation AB.
SECTION
3.22. Indemnification.
Each
party required to deliver an assessment of compliance and attestation report
pursuant to Section 3.16 (each, an “Item
1122 Responsible Party”)
shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer,
the Depositor, the Initial Seller and the Seller and each of their directors,
officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims,
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based
upon (a) any breach by such Item 1122 Responsible Party of any of its
obligations hereunder relating to its obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible
Party, including particularly its obligations to provide any assessment of
compliance, attestation report or compliance statement required under Section
3.16(a), 3.16(b) or 3.17, respectively, or any information, data or materials
required to be included in any Exchange Act report, (b) any material
misstatement or material omission in any information, data or materials provided
by such Item 1122 Responsible Party (or, in the case of the Securities
Administrator or Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission
in (x) any compliance certificate delivered by it, or by any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it, pursuant to this Agreement, (y) any assessment or
attestation delivered by or on behalf of it, or by any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it, pursuant to this Agreement, or (z) any
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K
Disclosure Information concerning the Securities Administrator or the Master
Servicer and provided by either of them), or (c) the negligence, bad faith
or
willful misconduct of such Item 1122 Responsible Party in connection with its
performance hereunder relating to its obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible
Party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient
to hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Initial Seller
or the Seller, then each Item 1122 Responsible Party agrees that it shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the
Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller as a result
of
any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the
Seller in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
the
Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Initial Seller
or the Seller on the one hand and such Item 1122 Responsible Party on the other.
This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the
termination of any party to this Agreement.
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SECTION
3.23. Amendments
to Master Servicing Guide and Correspondent Sellers Guide.
The
Initial Seller and the Master Servicer hereby agree not to amend the Master
Servicing Guide or the Correspondent Sellers Guide with respect to the Mortgage
Loans (which are Securitized Loans (as defined therein)) which amendment would
(i) change the Servicer Remittance Date or date for remittance of any servicer
reports or monthly remittance advices, (ii) change the manner in which any
Servicer makes Advances, servicing advances or amounts to compensate for
Interest Shortfalls or (iii) otherwise have a material adverse effect on the
Issuer or the Securityholders unless such changes are made pursuant to the
provisions of Section 12.01 hereof.
SECTION
3.24. Uniform
Commercial Code.
The
Securities Administrator agrees to file continuation statements for any Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements identifying the Issuer as debtor which
the
Depositor has informed the Securities Administrator in writing were filed on
the
Closing Date in connection with the Issuer, provided that the Securities
Administrator receives the related filing information on a timely basis. The
Depositor shall file any financing statements or amendments thereto required
by
any change in the Uniform Commercial Code.
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SECTION
3.25. Optional
and Required Purchases of Certain Mortgage Loans.
(a) Xxxxxxxxx,
in its capacity as a Servicer of a portion of the Mortgage Loans, shall have
the
right to purchase from the Issuer any Mortgage Loan which as of the first day
of
a calendar quarter is delinquent in payment by 90 days or more or is an REO
Property, at a price equal to the Purchase Price; provided,
however
(i) that
such Mortgage Loan is still 90 days or more delinquent or is an REO Property
as
of the date of such purchase and (ii) this purchase option, if not theretofore
exercised, shall terminate on the date prior to the last day of the related
calendar quarter. This purchase option, if not exercised, shall not be
thereafter reinstated unless the delinquency is cured and the Mortgage Loan
thereafter again becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property,
in which case the option shall again become exercisable as of the first day
of
the related calendar quarter.
(b)
The
Seller, may, but is not required to, repurchase any Mortgage Loan as to which
the Mortgagor has requested a Significant Modification that is not then
permitted under the related Mortgage Note if such Mortgagor has a satisfactory
payment history under such Mortgage Loan and meets the credit standards of
Xxxxxxxxx for the loan program selected (a “Significant
Modification Loan”).
A
“Significant
Modification”
shall
mean any modification to the interest rate of the greater of (i) 0.25% added
or
subtracted from the existing rate and (ii) a change equal to the product of
(a)
5% and (b) the annual existing interest rate thereon, which is not provided
for
in the related Mortgage Note. The purchase price for any repurchase pursuant
to
this Section 3.25(b) shall be the applicable Purchase Price. In order to
exercise its repurchase rights hereunder, the Seller shall deliver to the Master
Servicer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate identifying the
Mortgage Loan to be repurchased and certifying that (i) such Mortgage Loan
is a
Significant Modification Loan, and (ii) that the Significant Modification Loan
will be entered into on the date of such repurchase.
(c)
No
later than the fourth Business Day prior to each Payment Date, Xxxxxxxxx will
provide to the Master Servicer a list identifying all Mortgage Loans that became
Converted Mortgage Loans or Modified Mortgage Loans during the related Due
Period. On the third Business Day prior to each Payment Date, provided that
it
has received such list from Xxxxxxxxx, the Master Servicer shall prepare and
provide to TMI a Converted Mortgage Loan Schedule and a Modified Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to such Due Period. No later than 1:00 PM Eastern Time
on
the second Business Day prior to each Payment Date, TMI shall purchase each
Converted Mortgage Loan and Modified Mortgage Loan, to the extent specified
in a
Converted Mortgage Loan Schedule or Modified Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered
to
it by the Master Servicer for such Payment Date, at the applicable Purchase
Price for each such Converted Mortgage Loan or Modified Mortgage Loan, as
applicable, and shall remit such Purchase Price to the Master Servicer for
deposit in the Collection Account.
(d) If
at any
time Xxxxxxxxx, the Seller or TMI, as applicable, remits to the Master Servicer
a payment for deposit in the Collection Account covering the amount of the
Purchase Price for a Mortgage Loan of the type set forth in clauses (a), (b)
or
(c) above, as applicable, and Xxxxxxxxx, the Seller, or TMI, as applicable,
provides to the Indenture Trustee a certification signed by a Servicing Officer
stating that the amount of such payment has been deposited in the Collection
Account, then the Indenture Trustee shall execute the assignment of such
Mortgage Loan at the request of Xxxxxxxxx, the Seller or TMI without recourse
to
Xxxxxxxxx, the Seller or TMI, as applicable, which shall succeed to all the
Issuer’s and/or the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such
Mortgage Loan, and all security and documents relative thereto. Such assignment
shall be an assignment outright and not for security. Xxxxxxxxx, the Seller
or
TMI, as applicable, will thereupon own such Mortgage Loan, and all such security
and documents, free of any further obligation to the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee or the Securityholders with respect thereto.
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SECTION
3.26. Realization
upon Troubled Mortgage Loans.
The
Master Servicer shall have the right to cause a Servicer to sell or work out
any
Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer reasonably believes that default
in payment is likely, provided,
however,
that,
with respect to any such sale of a Mortgage Loan by a Servicer, the related
sale
price shall be no less than the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of the last day of the Due Period immediately preceding the date of
such
sale plus accrued interest thereon through such sale date. Any and all proceeds
from such a sale shall be deemed to be Liquidation Proceeds hereunder and any
such Mortgage Loan which has been sold shall be deemed a Liquidated Mortgage
Loan hereunder.
SECTION
3.27. Closing
Certificate and Opinion.
On
or
before the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall cause to be delivered to
the
Depositor, the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
and Xxxxxx Brothers, Inc. an Opinion of Counsel, dated the Closing Date, in
form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, Xxxxxx Brothers, Inc.,
the Initial Seller and the Seller as to the due authorization, execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer and the enforceability
thereof.
SECTION
3.28. Liabilities
of the Master Servicer.
The
Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of
the
obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by it herein.
SECTION
3.29. Merger
or Consolidation of the Master Servicer.
(a) The
Master Servicer will keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation,
and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the
Securities or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
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(b) Any
Person into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any
corporation resulting from any merger 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 of the Master Servicer hereunder,
without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of
any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
SECTION3.30. |
Indemnification
of the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner
Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator.
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(a) In
addition to any indemnity required pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof, the Master
Servicer agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons for, and to hold them
harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (except as otherwise provided
herein with respect to expenses) (including reasonable legal fees and
disbursements of counsel) incurred on their part that may be sustained in
connection with, arising out of, or relating to this Agreement or the Securities
(i) related to the Master Servicer’s failure to perform its duties in compliance
with this Agreement (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be
otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) or (ii) incurred by reason
of
the Master Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the
performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder, provided, in each case, that with respect
to
any such claim or legal action (or pending or threatened claim or legal action),
an Indemnified Person shall have given the Master Servicer and the Depositor
written notice thereof promptly after such Indemnified Person shall have with
respect to such claim or legal action knowledge thereof. The Indemnified
Person’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the Indemnified Person’s
right to indemnification hereunder. This indemnity shall survive the resignation
or removal of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer
or
the Securities Administrator and the termination of this Agreement.
(b) The
Issuer will indemnify any Indemnified Person for any loss, liability or expense
of any Indemnified Person not otherwise indemnified by the Master Servicer
as
referred to in Subsection (a) above.
(c) In
addition to any indemnity required pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof, the
Securities Administrator agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons (other
than
the Securities Administrator) for, and to hold them harmless against, any loss,
liability or expense (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to
expenses) (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel)
incurred on their part (i) in connection with, arising out of, or relating
to
the Securities Administrator’s failure to file any Exchange Act report which the
Securities Administrator is responsible for filing in accordance with Section
3.19, (ii) by reason of the Securities Administrator’s negligence or willful
misconduct in the performance of such obligations pursuant to Section 3.19
or
(iii) by reason of the Securities Administrator’s reckless disregard of such
obligations pursuant to Section 3.19, provided, in each case, that with respect
to any such claim or legal action (or pending or threatened claim or legal
action), an Indemnified Person shall have given the Securities Administrator
written notice thereof promptly after such Indemnified Person shall have with
respect to such claim or legal action knowledge thereof. The Indemnified
Person’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the Indemnified Person’s
right to indemnification hereunder. This indemnity shall survive the resignation
or removal of the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer
or
the Securities Administrator and the termination of this Agreement.
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SECTION
3.31. Limitations
on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others; Indemnification of Indenture
Trustee and Others.
Subject
to the obligation of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Indemnified Persons
pursuant to Section 3.30:
(a) Neither
the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents
of
the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Indemnified Persons,
the
Depositor, the Issuer or the Securityholders for taking any action or for
refraining from taking any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement,
or
for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Master Servicer or any such Person against
any breach of warranties or representations made herein or any liability which
would otherwise be imposed by reason of such Person’s willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless
disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.
(b) The
Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Master
Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder.
(c) The
Master Servicer, the Owner Trustee (in its individual capacity and as Owner
Trustee), the Indenture Trustee (in its individual corporate capacity and as
Indenture Trustee), the Custodian (including for such purpose, the Indenture
Trustee acting in its capacity as Custodian) and any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Master Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or
the
Custodian shall be indemnified by the Issuer and held harmless thereby against
any loss, liability or expense (except as otherwise provided herein with respect
to expenses) (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements of counsel)
incurred on their part that may be sustained in connection with, arising out
of,
or relating to, this Agreement, the Securities or any Servicing Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (except, with respect to the Master
Servicer, to the extent that the Master Servicer is indemnified by the Servicer
thereunder), other than (i) with respect to the Master Servicer only, any such
loss, liability or expense related to the Master Servicer’s failure to perform
its duties in compliance with this Agreement or (ii) with respect to the Master
Servicer or Custodian only, any such loss, liability or expense incurred by
reason of the Master Servicer’s or the Custodian’s willful misfeasance, bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of its own duties hereunder or
by
reason of reckless disregard of its own obligations and duties hereunder or
under a custodial agreement.
(d) The
Master Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or
defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties under this
Agreement and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability;
provided,
however,
the
Master Servicer may in its discretion, undertake any such action which it may
deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and
duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Issuer and the
Securityholders 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 Issuer, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed therefor out of the Collection Account as provided by Section 4.03.
Nothing in this Subsection 3.31(d) shall affect the Master Servicer’s obligation
to supervise, or to take such actions as are necessary to ensure, the servicing
and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection
3.01(a).
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(e) In
taking
or recommending any course of action pursuant to this Agreement, unless
specifically required to do so pursuant to this Agreement, the Master Servicer
shall not be required to investigate or make recommendations concerning
potential liabilities which the Issuer might incur as a result of such course
of
action by reason of the condition of the Mortgaged Properties but shall give
notice to the Indenture Trustee if it has notice of such potential
liabilities.
(f) The
Master Servicer shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of any Servicer,
except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
SECTION
3.32. Master
Servicer Not to Resign.
Except
as
provided in Section 3.34, the Master Servicer shall not resign from the
obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon a determination that
any
such duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such
impermissibility cannot be cured. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Independent Opinion
of Counsel (delivered at the expense of the Master Servicer) to such effect
delivered to the Indenture Trustee. No such resignation by the Master Servicer
shall become effective until the Indenture Trustee or a successor to the Master
Servicer reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee shall have assumed
the
responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer in accordance with
Section 7.02 hereof. The Indenture Trustee shall notify each Rating Agency
of
the resignation of the Master Servicer.
SECTION
3.33. Successor
Master Servicer.
In
connection with the appointment of any successor master servicer or the
assumption of the duties of the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee may
make
such arrangements for the compensation of such successor master servicer out
of
payments on the Mortgage Loans as the Indenture Trustee and such successor
master servicer shall agree which in no case shall exceed the Master Servicing
Fee, plus the portion of investment income on amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account to which the Master Servicer is entitled hereunder. If the
successor master servicer does not agree that the proposed compensation is
fair,
such successor master servicer shall obtain two quotations of market
compensation from third parties actively engaged in the servicing of
single-family mortgage loans; provided,
however,
that
Xxxxxxxxx, as a Servicer of a portion of the Mortgage Loans, shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to be appointed successor master servicer in
the
event that the Indenture Trustee, in its sole discretion, decides not to assume
the duties of the Master Servicer itself; and provided,
further,
that
each Rating Agency shall confirm in writing that any appointment of a successor
Master Servicer (other than the Indenture Trustee) will not result in a
downgrade in the then current rating of any Class of Notes.
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SECTION
3.34. Sale
and Assignment of Master Servicing.
The
Master Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties and
obligations in their entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement, with
the
written consent of Xxxxxxxxx in its capacity as a Servicer of a portion of
the
Mortgage Loans, to be given in its sole discretion, and provided further that:
(i) the purchaser or transferee accepting such assignment and delegation (a)
shall be a Person which shall be qualified to service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; (b) shall have a net worth of not less than $10,000,000
(unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause (ii) below);
(c) shall be reasonably satisfactory to Xxxxxxxxx and the Indenture Trustee
(as
evidenced in writing signed by Xxxxxxxxx and the Indenture Trustee); and (d)
shall execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee an agreement, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee, which contains
an
assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance
of
each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by it as master servicer
under this Agreement, any custodial agreement from and after the effective
date
of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency shall be given prior written notice
of the identity of the proposed successor to the Master Servicer and each Rating
Agency’s ratings of the Notes in effect immediately prior to such assignment,
sale and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result
of such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect
delivered to the Master Servicer and the Indenture Trustee; and (iii) the Master
Servicer assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver to the
Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Independent Opinion of
Counsel, (delivered at the Master Servicer’s expense) each stating that all
conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have been completed
and
such action is permitted by and complies with the terms of this Agreement.
No
such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability of the Master Servicer
arising prior to the effective date thereof.
ARTICLE
IV
ACCOUNTS
SECTION
4.01. Servicing
Accounts.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of each Servicer to establish
and
maintain one or more custodial accounts (the “Servicing
Accounts”)
in
accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, with records to be kept
with
respect thereto on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, into which accounts
shall be deposited within 48 hours (or as of such other time specified in the
related Servicing Agreement) of receipt all collections of principal and
interest on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to any REO Property received
by a
Servicer, including Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and advances made from the Servicer’s own funds
(less, in the case of each Servicer, the applicable servicing compensation,
in
whatever form and amounts as permitted by the applicable Servicing Agreement)
and all other amounts to be deposited in each such Servicing Account. The
Servicer is hereby authorized to make withdrawals from and deposits to the
related Servicing Account for purposes required or permitted by this Agreement
and the applicable Servicing Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement,
Servicing Accounts shall also include such other accounts as the Servicer
maintains for the escrow of certain payments, such as taxes and insurance,
with
respect to certain Mortgaged Properties. Each Servicing Agreement sets forth
the
criteria for the segregation, maintenance and investment of each related
Servicing Account, the contents of which are acceptable to the parties hereto
as
of the date hereof and changes to which shall not be made unless such changes
are made in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.01 hereof.
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(b) [Reserved];
(c) To
the
extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement and subject to this Article
IV, on or before each Servicer Remittance Date, each Servicer shall withdraw
or
shall cause to be withdrawn from the related Servicing Accounts and shall
immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in the Collection Account amounts
representing the following collections and payments (other than with respect
to
principal of or interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off
Date) with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans it is servicing:
(i) Monthly
Payments on the Mortgage Loans received or any related portion thereof advanced
by the Servicers pursuant to the Servicing Agreements which were due on or
before the related Due Date but net of the amount thereof comprising the
Servicing Fees;
(ii) Principal
Prepayments in full and any Liquidation Proceeds received by the Servicers
with
respect to such Mortgage Loans in the related Prepayment Period, with interest
to the date of prepayment or liquidation, net of the amount thereof comprising
the Servicing Fees and any Subsequent Recoveries received in the related
Prepayment Period;
(iii) Principal
Prepayments in part received by the Servicers for such Mortgage Loans in the
related Prepayment Period;
(iv) Prepayment
Penalty Amounts, if any, and only if required under the related Servicing
Agreement; and
(v) any
amount to be used as a delinquency advance or to pay any Interest Shortfalls,
in
each case, as required to be paid under the related Servicing Agreement.
(d) Withdrawals
may be made from a Servicing Account only to make remittances as provided in
Section 4.01(c), 4.02 and 4.03; to reimburse the Master Servicer or a Servicer
for Advances which have been recovered by subsequent collection from the related
Mortgagor; to remove amounts deposited in error; to remove fees, charges or
other such amounts deposited on a temporary basis; or to clear and terminate
the
account at the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01.
As provided in Sections 4.01(c) and 4.02(b), certain amounts otherwise due
to
the Servicers may be retained by them and need not be deposited in the
Collection Account.
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Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be responsible
for verifying the accuracy of any Prepayment Penalty.
SECTION
4.02. Collection
Account.
(a) The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the
Securityholders, the Collection Account as a segregated account or accounts,
each of which shall be an Eligible Account. If an existing Collection Account
ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Securities Administrator shall establish
a
new Collection Account that is an Eligible Account within ten (10) days and
transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing
Collection Account into the new Collection Account. So long as Xxxxx Fargo
shall
act as both the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, the Collection
Account may be a sub-account of the Note Payment Account. To the extent that
the
Collection Account is not a sub-account of the Note Payment Account, on each
Deposit Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Collection
Account and remit to the Note Payment Account the Available Funds for the
related Payment Date, to the extent received by it or required to be funded
by
the Master Servicer. The Collection Account shall constitute an account of
the
Indenture Trustee segregated on the books of the Securities Intermediary and
held by the Securities Administrator in trust in its Corporate Trust Office,
and
the Collection Account and the funds deposited therein shall not be subject
to,
and shall be protected from, all claims, liens, and encumbrances of any
creditors or depositors of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Securities Intermediary or the Master Servicer (whether
made
directly, or indirectly through a liquidator or receiver of the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Securities Intermediary
or
the Master Servicer). The amount at any time credited to the Collection Account
shall be (i) fully insured by the FDIC to the maximum coverage provided thereby
or (ii) invested by the Securities Administrator, in Permitted Investments,
in
accordance with Section 4.02(c). All Permitted Investments shall mature or
be
subject to redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held until,
the
immediately succeeding Deposit Date. With respect to the Collection Account
and
the funds deposited therein, the Securities Administrator shall take such action
as may be necessary to ensure that the Issuer and the Securityholders shall
be
entitled to the priorities afforded to such an account (in addition to a claim
against the estate of the Securities Administrator, the Securities Intermediary
or the Indenture Trustee) as provided by 12 U.S.C. § 92a(e), and applicable
regulations pursuant thereto, if applicable, or any applicable comparable state
statute applicable to state chartered banking corporations, if applicable.
The
Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee or their affiliates are
permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in
the
their economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser,
administrator, servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to
certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using affiliates to effect
transactions in certain Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions
in certain Permitted Investments. The Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator will deposit in the Collection Account as identified by the Master
Servicer or the Securities Administrator and as received by the Master Servicer
or the Securities Administrator, the following amounts:
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(i) any
amounts withdrawn from a Servicing Account pursuant to Section
4.01(c);
(ii) any
Advance and any Compensating Interest Payments required to be made by the Master
Servicer to the extent required but not made by a Servicer;
(iii) any
Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries received
by or
on behalf of the Master Servicer or which were not deposited in a Servicing
Account;
(iv) the
Purchase Price with respect to any Mortgage Loans purchased by the Initial
Seller or the Seller pursuant to Section 2.04 of this Agreement, any
Substitution Adjustments pursuant to Section 2.04 of this Agreement, the
Purchase Price with respect to any Mortgage Loans purchased by Xxxxxxxxx, the
Initial Seller or TMI pursuant to Section 3.25, and all proceeds of any Mortgage
Loans or property acquired with respect thereto repurchased by Xxxxxxxxx (or
its
assignee) or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 10.01;
(v) any
amounts required to be deposited with respect to losses on investments of
deposits in the Collection Account; and
(vi) any
other
amounts received by or on behalf of the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator and required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant
to
this Agreement.
(b) All
amounts deposited to the Collection Account shall be held by the Securities
Intermediary in the name of the Indenture Trustee in trust for the benefit
of
the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders in accordance with the terms
and
provisions of this Agreement. The requirements for crediting the Collection
Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of (i) late
payment charges or assumption, tax service, statement account or payoff,
substitution, satisfaction, release and other like fees and charges (but
including, in the case of Xxxxxxxxx, all Prepayment Penalty Amounts) and (ii)
the items enumerated in Subsections 4.03(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi), (vii),
(ix) and (x) and with respect to the Securities Administrator item (xi), need
not be credited by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer to the Collection
Account. In the event that the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be
deposited to the Collection Account any amount not required to be credited
thereto, the Securities Intermediary , upon receipt of a written request
therefor signed by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer, shall promptly
transfer such amount to the Master Servicer, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.
(c) The
amount
at any time credited to the Collection Account shall be invested, in the name
of
the Securities Intermediary, or its nominee, for the benefit of the Indenture
Trustee and the Securityholders, in Permitted Investments as follows. All net
earnings on Permitted Investments shall be for the benefit of Xxxxxxxxx, in
its
capacity as Servicer, except that to the extent the Collection Account is
treated as a sub-account of the Note Payment Account, the investment income
with
respect to investment of the funds in the Collection Account on the Business
Day
prior to each Payment Date shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer.
All
Permitted Investments made for the benefit of Xxxxxxxxx shall be made at the
written direction of Xxxxxxxxx to the Securities Administrator (or, if no such
written direction is received, in investments of the type specified in clause
(vi) of the definition of Permitted Investments), shall mature or be subject
to
redemption or withdrawal on or before, and shall be held until, the Business
Day
prior to the next succeeding Deposit Date. Any and all investment earnings
from
such Permitted Investments shall be paid to Xxxxxxxxx, and the risk of loss
of
moneys resulting from such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of
Xxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxx shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Collection
Account within two Business Days of receipt of notification of such loss but
not
later than the next succeeding Payment Date.
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SECTION
4.03. Permitted
Withdrawals and Transfers from the Collection Account.
(a) The
Securities Administrator will, from time to time on demand of a Servicer, the
Master Servicer, or for its own account as set forth below, make or cause to
be
made such withdrawals or transfers from the Collection Account, in the case
of a
demand by a Servicer, as the applicable Servicer has designated for such
transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreement, or in
the
case of the Master Servicer as set forth below in this Section 4.03, or as
the
Securities Administrator has determined to be appropriate in accordance
herewith, for the following purposes:
(i) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Advance of its own funds
or of such Servicer’s own funds, the right of the Master Servicer or a Servicer
to reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts
received on a particular Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose, the
Purchase Price therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which
represent late payments or recoveries of the principal of or interest on such
Mortgage Loan respecting which such Advance was made;
(ii) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds relating to a particular Mortgage Loan for amounts expended
by the Master Servicer or such Servicer in good faith in connection with the
restoration of the related Mortgaged Property which was damaged by an Uninsured
Cause or in connection with the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan;
(iii) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds relating
to a particular Mortgage Loan for insured expenses incurred with respect to
such
Mortgage Loan and to reimburse the Master Servicer or such Servicer from
Liquidation Proceeds from a particular Mortgage Loan for Liquidation Expenses
incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to
pay
the Master Servicer or any Servicer, as appropriate, from Liquidation Proceeds
or Insurance Proceeds received in connection with the liquidation of any
Mortgage Loan, the amount which it or such Servicer would have been entitled
to
receive under subclause (viii) of this Subsection 4.03(a) as servicing
compensation on account of each defaulted Monthly Payment on such Mortgage
Loan
if paid in a timely manner by the related Mortgagor;
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(v) to
pay
the Master Servicer or any Servicer from the Purchase Price for any Mortgage
Loan, the amount which it or such Servicer would have been entitled to receive
under subclause (viii) of this Subsection (a) as servicing
compensation;
(vi) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for servicing related advances
of
funds, the right to reimbursement pursuant to this subclause being limited
to
amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan (including, for this purpose,
the
Purchase Price therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which
represent late recoveries of the payments for which such servicing advances
were
made;
(vii) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Advance or advance, after
a Realized Loss has been allocated with respect to the related Mortgage Loan if
the Advance or advance has not been reimbursed pursuant to clauses (i) and
(vi);
(viii) to
pay
the Master Servicer its monthly Master Servicing Fee and any investment income
and other additional servicing compensation payable pursuant to Section
3.14;
(ix) to
reimburse the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator for any expenses
recoverable by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator pursuant
to
Sections 3.03 and 3.31;
(x) to
pay
Xxxxxxxxx, as a Servicer, any Prepayment Penalty Amounts and any earnings
payable pursuant to Section 4.02(c), and to reimburse or pay any Servicer any
such amounts as are due thereto under the applicable Servicing Agreement and
have not been retained by or paid to the Servicer, to the extent provided in
the
related Servicing Agreement;
(xi) to
reimburse the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Securities
Administrator for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by or reimbursable
to
it from funds of the Issuer pursuant to Sections 3.30, 3.31 or 8.05 (including
those related to the Custodian, to the extent not paid by Xxxxxxxxx), and to
reimburse the Indenture Trustee for any fees, costs and expenses costs incurred
by or reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 2.03(a), 7.01(b), 8.02, 8.05 or
8.07, to the extent not otherwise reimbursed to it;
(xii) to
make
distributions of Retained Interest to the Retained Interest Holder on each
Payment Date;
(xiii) to
pay to
Xxxxxxxxx (in its capacity as a Servicer) all investment earnings on amounts
on
deposit in the Collection Account to which it is entitled under Section
4.02(c);
(xiv) to
remove
amounts deposited in error; and
(xv) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01.
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(b) In
addition, on or before the Business Day immediately preceding each Deposit
Date,
the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account (or remit to the
Securities Administrator for deposit therein) any Advances or Compensating
Interest Payments, to the extent required but not made by the related Servicer
and required to be made by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
(c) The
Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate
accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of
accounting for any payments or reimbursements from the Collection Account
pursuant to subclauses (i) through (vii), inclusive, (ix) and (x) or with
respect to any such amounts which would have been covered by such subclauses
had
the amounts not been retained by the Master Servicer without being deposited
in
the Collection Account under Section 4.02(b).
(d) In
order
to comply with its duties under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Securities
Administrator shall obtain and verify certain information and documentation
from
the other parties hereto, including, but not limited to, each such party's
name,
address and other identifying information.
SECTION
4.04. The
Note Payment Account.
The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders, the Note Payment Account which shall be an Eligible Account. On
each Deposit Date, to the extent that the Collection Account is not a
sub-account of the Note Payment Account, the Securities Administrator shall
withdraw, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, from the Collection Account the
aggregate Available Funds for the related Payment Date for deposit into the
Note
Payment Account. The Securities Administrator shall also deposit into the Note
Payment Account all amounts received on behalf of the Issuer under the Yield
Maintenance Agreements.
In
the
event that the Securities Administrator shall remit into the Note Payment
Account any amount not required to be remitted by it, it may at any time
withdraw such amount from the Note Payment Account, any provision herein to
the
contrary notwithstanding. All funds deposited in the Note Payment Account shall
be held by the Securities Intermediary in trust for the Noteholders, until
disbursed in accordance with this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with
Section 5.01.
If
the
Note Payment Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Securities
Administrator shall establish a new Note Payment Account that is an Eligible
Account within 10 days and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit
in such existing Note Payment Account into such new Note Payment
Account.
All
funds
on deposit in the Note Payment Account may be invested as directed by the
Securities Administrator in Permitted Investments in the name of the Securities
Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders which
shall mature no later than the Payment Date, provided that such Permitted
Investment is an obligation of the Securities Administrator or otherwise managed
or advised by the Securities Administrator or an affiliate thereof. All income
and gain net of realized losses on such investments shall be paid to the Master
Servicer as additional master servicing compensation except to the extent that
the Collection Account is treated as a sub-account of the Note Payment Account,
in which case only investment income earned on the Business Day prior to each
Payment Date shall be paid to the Master Servicer as additional servicing
compensation and any remaining investment income shall be paid to Xxxxxxxxx
in
its capacity as Servicer as specified in Section 4.02(c). The amount of any
realized losses in the Note Payment Account in respect of such investments
shall
promptly be deposited therein by the Master Servicer.
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The
Indenture Trustee in its fiduciary capacity shall not be liable for the amount
of loss incurred in respect of any investment or lack of investment of funds
held in the Collection Account or the Note Payment Account.
SECTION
4.05. The
Certificate Distribution Account
The
Securities Administrator, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall
establish and maintain in the name of the Issuer an account (the “Certificate
Distribution Account”)
entitled “Certificate Distribution Account, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
Securities Administrator, in trust for the holders of the Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Securities Trust 2007-2 Ownership Certificates. The Certificate Distribution
Account shall be an Eligible Account. If an existing Certificate Distribution
Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Securities Administrator shall
establish a new Certificate Distribution Account that is an Eligible Account
within 10 days and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in
such
existing Certificate Distribution Account into such new Certificate Distribution
Account.
On
each
Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Note Payment
Account all amounts required to be deposited in the Certificate Distribution
Account pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iv)(P) and deposit such amounts into the
Certificate Distribution Account. On each Payment Date, the Securities
Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer, shall distribute all amounts on deposit
in the Certificate Distribution Account in accordance with the provisions of
the
Trust Agreement. On the Payment Date on which the aggregate Class Principal
Amount of the Notes is reduced to zero, the Securities Administrator shall
distribute all amounts remaining on deposit in the Certificate Distribution
Account in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement in order to
clear and terminate the Certificate Distribution Account in connection with
the
termination of this Agreement.
SECTION
4.06. The
Reserve Fund
The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the
Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders the Reserve Fund which shall be an Eligible Account. Amounts
deposited into the Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 5.01(f)(i) may be invested
in Permitted Investments for the benefit of the Securityholders at the written
direction of Xxxxxxxxx to the Securities Administrator (or, if no such written
direction is received, in investments of the type specified in clause (vi)
of
the definition of Permitted Investments (which investments shall mature on
or
before, and shall be held until, the next succeeding Payment Date). Any risk
of
loss of moneys resulting from such Permitted Investments shall be borne by,
and
be the risk of Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx shall deposit the amount of any such
loss
in the Reserve Fund within two Business Days of receipt of notification of
such
loss from the Securities Administrator, but not later than the Business Day
prior to the next succeeding Payment Date. The Securities Administrator will
keep records by Mortgage Loan Group of the source of deposits made into the
Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 5.01(f)(i). Amounts on deposit in the Reserve
Fund will be applied in accordance with Section 5.01(f)(i).
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SECTION
4.07. Control
of the Trust Accounts
(a) The
Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (is hereby directed to and
does)
hereby appoint Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Intermediary with respect
to each of the Trust Accounts, and the Issuer has, pursuant to the Indenture,
granted to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Noteholders, a security
interest to secure all amounts due Noteholders hereunder in and to the Trust
Accounts and the Security Entitlements to all Financial Assets credited to
the
Trust Accounts, including without limitation all amounts, securities,
investments, Financial Assets, investment property and other property from
time
to time deposited in or credited to the Trust Accounts and all proceeds thereof.
Amounts held from time to time in the Trust Accounts will continue to be held
by
the Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as
collateral agent, for the benefit of the Noteholders. Upon the termination
of
the Issuer or the discharge of the Indenture, the Securities Administrator
on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee shall inform the Securities Intermediary of
such
termination. By acceptance of their Securities or interests therein, the
Securityholders shall be deemed to have appointed Xxxxx Fargo Bank N.A. as
Securities Intermediary. Xxxxx Fargo Bank N.A. hereby accepts such appointment
as Securities Intermediary;
(b) With
respect to the Trust Account Property credited to the Trust Accounts, the
Securities Intermediary agrees that:
(i) with
respect to any Trust Account Property that is held in deposit accounts, each
such deposit account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control
of
the Securities Intermediary, and the Securities Intermediary shall have sole
signature authority with respect thereto;
(ii) all
assets in the Trust Accounts are agreed by the Securities Intermediary to be
treated as Financial Assets; and
(iii) any
such
Trust Account Property that is, or is treated as, a Financial Asset shall be
physically delivered (accompanied by any required endorsements) to, or credited
to an account in the name of, the Securities Intermediary or other eligible
institution maintaining any Trust Accounts in accordance with the Securities
Intermediary’s customary procedures such that the Securities Intermediary or
such other institution establishes a Security Entitlement in favor of the
Indenture Trustee with respect thereto over which the Securities Intermediary
or
such other institution has Control,
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(c) The
Securities Intermediary hereby confirms that (A) each Trust Account is an
account to which Financial Assets are or may be credited, and the Securities
Intermediary shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, treat the Indenture
Trustee, as collateral agent, and the Securities Administrator on behalf of
the
Indenture Trustee as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any Financial
Asset credited to any Trust Account, (B) all Trust Account Property in respect
of any Trust Account will be promptly credited by the Securities Intermediary
to
the applicable account, and (C) all securities or other property underlying
any
Financial Assets credited to any Trust Account shall be registered in the name
of the Securities Intermediary, endorsed to the Securities Intermediary or
in
blank or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the
Securities Intermediary and in no case will any Financial Asset credited to any
Trust Account be registered in the name of the Issuer, payable to the order
of
the Issuer or specially endorsed to the Issuer, except to the extent the
foregoing have been specially endorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in
blank.
(d) The
Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that each item of property (whether
investment property, Financial Asset, security, instrument or cash) credited
to
any Trust Account shall be treated as a Financial Asset.
(e) If
at any
time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an Entitlement Order from the
Indenture Trustee or from the Securities Administrator on its behalf directing
transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset relating to any Trust Account,
the
Securities Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order without further
consent by the Issuer, the Securities Administrator or any other Person. If
at
any time the Indenture Trustee or Securities Administrator on its behalf
notifies the Securities Intermediary in writing that the Issuer has been
terminated or the Indenture discharged in accordance herewith and with the
Trust
Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable, and the security interest granted
pursuant to the Indenture has been released, then thereafter if the Securities
Intermediary shall receive any order from the Issuer directing transfer or
redemption of any Financial Asset relating to any Trust Account, the Securities
Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order without further consent
by
the Indenture Trustee or any other Person.
(f) In
the
event that the Securities Intermediary has or subsequently obtains by agreement,
operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Trust Account or any
Financial Asset credited thereto, the Securities Intermediary hereby agrees
that
such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the
Indenture Trustee. The Financial Assets credited to the Trust Accounts will
not
be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of
any Person other than the Indenture Trustee (except that the Securities
Intermediary may set-off the face amount of any checks which have been credited
to any Trust Account but are subsequently returned unpaid because of uncollected
or insufficient funds).
(g) There
are
no other agreements entered into between the Securities Intermediary in such
capacity and the Depositor or the Issuer with respect to any Trust Account.
In
the event of any conflict between this Agreement (or any provision of this
Agreement) and any other agreement now existing or hereafter entered into,
the
terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
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(h) The
rights and powers granted under the Indenture and herein to the Indenture
Trustee and the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Indenture Trustee
have
been granted in order to perfect its security interest in the Trust Accounts
and
the Security Entitlements to the Financial Assets credited thereto, and are
powers coupled with an interest and will neither be affected by the bankruptcy
of the Issuer nor by the lapse of time. The obligations of the Securities
Intermediary hereunder shall continue in effect until the security interest
of
the Indenture Trustee in the Trust Accounts, and in such Security Entitlements,
has been terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Securities
Administrator on behalf of the Indenture Trustee has notified the Securities
Intermediary of such termination in writing.
(i) Notwithstanding
anything else contained herein, the Issuer agrees that the Trust Accounts will
be established only with the Securities Intermediary or another institution
meeting the requirements of this Section, which by acceptance of its appointment
as Securities Intermediary agrees substantially as follows: (1) it will comply
with Entitlement Orders related to the Trust Accounts issued by the Indenture
Trustee, as collateral agent, or the Securities Administrator acting on its
behalf, without further consent by the Issuer; (2) until termination of the
Issuer or discharge of the Indenture, it will not enter into any other agreement
related to such accounts pursuant to which it agrees to comply with Entitlement
Orders of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, as collateral agent
with
respect to the Trust Accounts or the Securities Administrator acting on its
behalf; and (3) all assets delivered or credited to it in connection with such
Trust Accounts and all investments thereof will be promptly credited to the
applicable account.
(j) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Issuer shall have the power to instruct the Indenture Trustee
and the Securities Administrator, as applicable, to make withdrawals and
distributions from the Trust Accounts for the purpose of permitting the
Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, as applicable, to carry
out
its duties under the Indenture.
(k) The
Issuer agrees to take or cause to be taken such further actions, to execute,
deliver and file or cause to be executed, delivered and filed such further
documents and instruments (including, without limitation, any financing
statements under the Uniform Commercial Code or this Agreement) as may be
necessary to perfect the interests created by this Section in favor of the
Indenture Trustee and otherwise fully to effectuate the purposes, terms and
conditions of this Section. The Issuer shall promptly execute and deliver to
the
Securities Administrator for filing any financing statements, amendments,
continuation statements, assignments, certificates and other documents with
respect to such interests and perform all such other acts as may be necessary
in
order to perfect or to maintain the perfection of the Indenture Trustee’s
security interest in the Trust Account Property.
In
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements
relating to the Trust Account Property, the Issuer authorizes the Securities
Administrator on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, 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
Section 5.09.
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None
of
the Securities Intermediary or any director, officer, employee or agent of
the
Securities Intermediary shall be under any liability to the Indenture Trustee
or
the Noteholders or any other person or for any action taken, or not taken,
in
good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Securities Intermediary against any
liability to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer or the Noteholders which would
otherwise be imposed by reason of the Securities Intermediary’s willful
misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its obligations or
duties hereunder. The Securities Intermediary and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Securities Intermediary may rely in good faith on
any
document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted
by
any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Securities Intermediary
shall be under no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy
or
content of such document. The Issuer shall indemnify the Securities Intermediary
for and hold it harmless against any loss, liability or expense arising out
of
or in connection with this Agreement and carrying out its duties hereunder,
including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim of
liability, except in those cases where the Securities Intermediary has been
guilty of bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct. The foregoing
indemnification shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the
resignation or removal of the Securities Intermediary.
The
Securities Intermediary shall be entitled to all of the protections, immunities,
benefits and indemnities afforded to the Indenture Trustee under Articles VII
and VIII of the Indenture.
ARTICLE
V
FLOW
OF FUNDS
SECTION
5.01. Payments.
(a) On
each
Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw funds on deposit
in
the Note Payment Account to the extent of Available Funds for each Mortgage
Loan
Group for such Payment Date and, based on the Payment Date Statement, make
the
following disbursements and transfers in the following order of
priority:
(i) from
the
Available Funds for Mortgage Loan Group 1 and amounts received from the Group
1
Yield Maintenance Agreement the following shall be paid on each Payment Date
in
the following order of priority to the Holders of the Class A-1 Notes:
(A)
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Current
Interest for such date; and
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(B)
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principal
in an amount up to the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Mortgage
Loan Group 1 for that Payment Date, until the Class Principal Amount
of
such Class is reduced to zero;
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(ii) from
the
Available Funds for Mortgage Loan Group 2 and amounts received under the Group
2
Yield Maintenance Agreement the following shall be paid on each Payment Date
in
the following order of priority to the Holders of the Class A-2A Notes, Class
A-2B Notes:
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(A)
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Current
Interest on such Classes, pro
rata
(based on the amount of Current Interest to which each such Class
is
entitled); and
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(B)
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principal
in an amount up to the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Mortgage
Loan Group 2 for that Payment Date, to the Holders of such Classes,
pro
rata,
in proportion to their respective Class Principal Amounts, until
the Class
Principal Amount of each such Class is reduced to
zero;
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(iii) from
the
Available Funds for Mortgage Loan Group 3 and amounts received under the Group
3
Yield Maintenance Agreement the following shall be paid on each Payment Date
in
the following order of priority to the Holders of the Class A-3A Notes and
Class
A-3B Notes:
(A)
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Current
Interest on such Classes, pro
rata
(based on the amount of Current Interest to which each such Class
is
entitled); and
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(B)
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principal
in an amount up to the Senior Principal Distribution Amount for Mortgage
Loan Group 3 for that Payment Date, to the Holders of such Classes,
pro
rata,
in proportion to their respective Class Principal Amounts, until
the Class
Principal Amount of each such Class is reduced to zero;
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(iv) from
amounts remaining after giving effect to the payments specified in subsections
(i) through (iii) above, the following amounts shall be paid to the
Securityholders in the following order of priority:
(A)
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to
the Holders of the Class A-X Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(B)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-1 Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(C)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-1 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(D)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-2 Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(E)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-2 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(F)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-3 Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(G)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-3 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(H)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-4 Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(I)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-4 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(J)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-5 Notes Current Interest for that
date;
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(K)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-5 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(L)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-6 Notes, Current Interest for that
date;
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(M)
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to
the Holders of the Class B-6 Notes, an amount allocable to principal
equal
to its Pro
Rata
Share for such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of such
Class
is reduced to zero;
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(N)
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to
the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-3A
and Class
A-3B Notes, on a pro
rata
basis (based on the Class A Available Funds Cap Shortfalls to which
each
such Class is entitled), any Class A Available Funds Shortfalls with
respect to each such Class;
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(O)
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to
the Holders of the Class A-1, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-3A
and Class
A-3B Notes, on a pro
rata
basis (based on the Class A Deferred Amounts to which each such Class
is
entitled), the Class A Deferred Amounts with respect to each such
Class;
and
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(P)
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to
the Securities Administrator for deposit into the Certificate Distribution
Account for distribution to Certificateholders in accordance with
the
Trust Agreement, any Available Funds then
remaining,
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(b) Amounts
to be paid to the Holders of a Class of Notes shall be payable with respect
to
all Notes of that Class, pro
rata,
based
on the Note Principal Amount or Note Notional Amount, as applicable, of each
Note of that Class.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) [Reserved].
(e) Notwithstanding
the priority and allocation set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iv) above, if with
respect to any Class of Subordinate Notes on any Payment Date the sum of the
related Class Subordination Percentages of all Classes of Subordinate Notes
which have a higher numerical Class designation than such Class (the
“Applicable
Credit Support Percentage”)
is
less than the Original Applicable Credit Support Percentage for such Class,
no
payment of Principal Prepayments or Subsequent Recoveries will be made to any
such Classes (the “Restricted
Classes”)
and
the amount of such Principal Prepayment otherwise distributable to the
Restricted Classes shall be distributed to the remaining Classes of Subordinate
Notes, pro
rata,
based
on the Class Principal Amounts of the respective Classes immediately prior
to
such Payment Date and shall be distributed in the sequential order provided
in
Section 5.01(a)(iv) above.
(f) (i)
Notwithstanding the priority and allocation set forth in Section 5.01(a)(i)
through (iv) above, on each Payment Date prior to the Senior Credit Support
Depletion Date but after the date on which the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of the Offered Notes related to a Mortgage Loan Group has been reduced to zero,
if either (i) the Aggregate Subordinate Percentage on that Payment Date is
less
than 200% of the Aggregate Subordinate Percentage as of the Closing Date or
(ii)
the outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days
or
more (including Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and REO Property) averaged over
the prior six months, as a percentage of the aggregate Class Principal Amount
of
the Subordinate Notes, is greater than or equal to 50%, 100% of the amounts
payable to the Subordinate Notes (as provided under clauses (2) and (3) of
the
definition of Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount with respect to the
Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Loan Group related to such retired Class of
Offered Notes) otherwise distributable to each Class of Subordinate Notes
pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iv), in reverse order of priority, shall instead
be
deposited into the Reserve Fund. Amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund
(including all net investment earnings from amounts invested in Permitted
Investments) will be applied on future Payment Dates to make principal payments
on the Offered Notes related to an Undercollateralized Group in the same amounts
and manner described in subsection (f)(ii) of this Section 5.01. If any amounts
remain in the Reserve Fund after the Class Principal Amounts of all of the
Offered Notes have been reduced to zero, such amounts shall be allocated to
the
Subordinate Notes in the same priorities that the Subordinate Principal
Distribution Amount is distributed to such Classes pursuant to Section
5.01(a)(iv) above; provided,
however,
if after
making such payments, the aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Subordinate
Notes exceeds the Pool Balance, the Class Principal Amount of the Subordinate
Notes will be reduced by the amount of such excess in inverse order of priority
(i.e.,
beginning with the Class of Subordinate Notes then outstanding with the highest
numerical Class designation) in accordance with Section 5.03(c).
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(ii) On
any
Payment Date on which any of the Group 1 Notes, Group 2 Notes or Group 3 Notes
constitutes an Undercollateralized Group (or Groups), all amounts otherwise
distributable as principal on the Subordinate Notes, in reverse order of
priority (or, following the Senior Credit Support Depletion Date, such other
amounts described in the immediately following sentence), will be paid as
principal to the Offered Notes of such Undercollateralized Group pursuant to
Section 5.01(a) first,
up to
the Principal Deficiency Amount for the Undercollateralized Group (such
distribution, an “Undercollateralization
Payment”)
and
second,
to pay
to the Subordinate Notes and the Ownership Certificates in the same order and
priority as provided in Section 5.01(a)(iv). In the event that any of the Group
1 Notes, Group 2 Notes or Group 3 Notes constitutes an Undercollateralized
Group
(or Groups) on any Payment Date following the Senior Credit Support Depletion
Date, an Undercollateralization Payment will be made from the excess of the
Available Funds from the Overcollateralized Group (or Groups) remaining after
all required amounts have been paid to the related Class or Classes of Offered
Notes of such Overcollateralized Group. In the event there are two
Undercollateralized Groups, any amounts paid from the Overcollateralized Group
will be allocated in proportion to the amount of undercollateralization for
each
such Undercollateralized Group. All such payments shall be made in accordance
with the priorities set forth in Section 5.01(a) above.
(g)
[Reserved]
(h) [Reserved].
SECTION
5.02. [Reserved].
SECTION
5.03. Allocation
of Realized Losses.
(a) On
or
prior to each Determination Date, the Securities Administrator shall aggregate
the loan-level information provided by the Master Servicer with respect to
the
total amount of Realized Losses, if any, with respect to the Mortgage Loans
in
each Mortgage Loan Group for the related Payment Date and include such
information in the Payment Date Statement.
(b) Realized
Losses with respect to each Mortgage Loan Group shall be allocated on any
Payment Date as follows:
first,
to the
Subordinate Notes in reverse order of their respective numerical Class
designations (beginning with the Class of Subordinate Notes with the highest
numerical Class designation) until the Class Principal Amount of each such
Class
is reduced to zero; and
second,
but only
to the extent that any Realized Losses remaining after the allocations in clause
first
exceeds
amounts then on deposit in the Reserve Fund for such Payment Date;
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(A) with
respect to Mortgage Loan Group 1, to the Class A-1 Notes, until the Class
Principal Amount of such Class is reduced to zero;
(B) with
respect to Mortgage Loan Group 2, to the Class A-2A and Class A-2B Notes,
pro
rata, until
the
Class Principal Amount of each such Class is reduced to zero; provided,
however,
the
amount of any Realized Losses to be so allocated to the Class A-2A Notes shall
instead be allocated to the Class A-2B Notes until the Class Principal Amount
of
the Class A-2B Notes has been reduced to zero; and
(C) with
respect to Mortgage Loan Group 3, to the Class A-3A and Class A-3B Notes,
pro
rata, until
the
Class Principal Amount of each such Class is reduced to zero; provided,
however,
the
amount of any Realized Losses to be so allocated to the Class A-3A Notes, shall
instead be allocated to the Class A-3B Notes until the Class A-3B Notes has
been
reduced to zero.
(c) The
Class
Principal Amount of the Class of Subordinate Notes then outstanding with the
highest numerical Class designation shall be reduced on each Payment Date by
the
amount, if any, by which the aggregate of the Class Principal Amounts of all
outstanding Classes of Notes (after giving effect to the payments of principal
and the allocation of Realized Losses on such Payment Date) exceeds the
aggregate of the sum of (i) the Scheduled Principal Balances of all the Mortgage
Loans for the following Payment Date and (ii) amounts then on deposit in the
Reserve Fund.
(d) Any
Realized Loss allocated to a Class of Notes or any reduction in the Class
Principal Amount of a Class of Notes pursuant to Section 5.03(b) or (c) shall
be
allocated among the Notes of such Class, pro
rata,
in
proportion to their respective Note Principal Amounts.
(e) Any
allocation of Realized Losses to a Note or any reduction in the Note Principal
Amount of a Note pursuant to Section 5.03(b) or (c) shall be accomplished by
reducing the Note Principal Amount thereof immediately following the payments
made on the related Payment Date in accordance with the definition of “Note
Principal Amount.”
SECTION
5.04. Statements.
(a) Two
Business Days prior to the Auction Payment Date, the Securities Administrator
shall make available to the Auction Administrator, and concurrently with each
payment to Noteholders, the Securities Administrator shall make available to
each Noteholder, the Seller, the Initial Seller, the Master Servicer, the
Indenture Trustee, the Yield Maintenance Counterparty and the Rating Agencies,
a
statement based, as applicable, on loan-level information provided to it by
the
Master Servicer and the Servicers (the “Payment
Date Statement”)
as to
the payments to be made or made, as applicable, on such Payment Date.
Information in the Payment Date Statement relating to or based on amounts to
be
received under the Yield Maintenance Agreements shall be based on information
provided by the Yield Maintenance Counterparty regarding any Yield Maintenance
Amounts required to be paid by the Yield Maintenance Counterparty for the
related Payment Date pursuant to the Yield Maintenance Agreements. The Payment
Date Statement shall include the following:
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(i) the
amount of the payment made on such Payment Date to the Holders of each Class
of
Notes allocable to principal;
(ii) the
amount of the payment made on such Payment Date to the Holders of each Class
of
Notes allocable to interest;
(iii) the
Senior Percentage, Senior Prepayment Percentage, Subordinate Percentage and
Subordinate Prepayment Percentage with respect to each Mortgage Loan Group
for
the following Payment Date;
(iv) the
aggregate amount of Advances for the related Due Period and the amount of
unreimbursed Advances;
(v) each
Mortgage Loan Group Balance and related Available Funds Cap for each Mortgage
Loan Group at the Close of Business at the end of the related Due
Period;
(vi) the
aggregate Principal Balance of the 1-Year CMT Indexed Mortgage Loans at the
Close of Business at the end of the related Due Period;
(vii) the
aggregate Principal Balance of the 6-Month LIBOR Indexed, 1-Month LIBOR Indexed
and 1-Year LIBOR Indexed Mortgage Loans at the Close of Business at the end
of
the related Due Period;
(viii) the
amount of the Master Servicer Fees paid to or retained by the Master
Servicer;
(ix) the
aggregate amount of Servicer Fees paid to or retained by the
Servicers;
(x) to
the
extent such amounts are paid out of any Trust Account, the amount of fees,
expenses or indemnification amounts paid by the Issuer with an identification
of
the general purpose of such amounts and the party receiving such
amounts;
(xi) for
each
Mortgage Loan Group, the number, weighted average remaining term to maturity,
weighted average life and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the related Mortgage
Loans as of the related Due Date;
(xii) the
number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of Mortgage Loans, in the
aggregate and for each Mortgage Loan Group, using the “MBA” method (a) 30
to 59 days Delinquent, (b) 60 to 89 days Delinquent, (c) 90 or more days
Delinquent, (d) as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and
(e)
in bankruptcy, in each case as of the close of business on the last day of
the
preceding calendar month;
(xiii) the
rolling six-month delinquency rate for that Payment Date;
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(xiv) the
total
number and cumulative principal balance of all REO Properties in each Mortgage
Loan Group as of the Close of Business of the last day of the preceding Due
Period;
(xv) the
aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments and Prepayment Penalty Amounts with
respect to each Mortgage Loan Group made during the related Prepayment
Period;
(xvi) the
aggregate amount of Realized Losses for each Mortgage Loan Group and Subsequent
Recoveries incurred during the related Due Period and the cumulative amount
of
Realized Losses and Subsequent Recoveries as of such Payment Date;
(xvii) the
cumulative amount of Realized Losses for each Mortgage Loan Group;
(xviii) the
Realized Losses and Subsequent Recoveries, if any, allocated to each Class
of
Notes on the related Payment Date;
(xix) the
Class
Principal Amount of each Class of Notes after giving effect to any distributions
made thereon, on such Payment Date;
(xx) the
Current Interest in respect of each Class of Notes, for such Payment Date and
the respective portions thereof, if any, remaining unpaid following the payments
made in respect of such Notes on such Payment Date;
(xxi) the
Available Funds with respect to each Mortgage Loan Group;
(xxii) the
Note
Interest Rate for each Class of Notes for such Payment Date and the level of
One-Month LIBOR or One-Year LIBOR, as applicable, used to determine the
applicable Interest Rate;
(xxiii) the
aggregate Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans purchased hereunder by the Initial
Seller, the Seller or TMI during the related Due Period, and indicating the
Section of this Agreement requiring or allowing the purchase of each such
Mortgage Loan;
(xxiv) the
amount of any Principal Deficiency Amounts or Accrued Interest Amounts paid
to
an Undercollateralized Group or amounts paid pursuant to Section
5.01(f)(i);
(xxv) (A)
the
amounts paid to each Class of Offered Notes from Yield Maintenance Amounts
received from the Yield Maintenance Counterparty for such period, expressed
as a
dollar amount and (B) the Yield Maintenance Amount and applicable Strike Rate
for each Yield Maintenance Agreement for such Payment Date;
(xxvi) on
the
Auction Payment Date, the Par Price (as defined in the Auction Administration
Agreement) for each Class of Auction Notes as reported to the Master Servicer
by
the Securities Administrator;
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(xxvii) the
total
number of Mortgage Loans in the aggregate and the aggregate Scheduled Principal
Balance in the aggregate and separately for the Group 1 Mortgage Loans (also
separately stating such information for the Three-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loans
and
the Five-Year Hybrid Mortgage Loans), the Group 2 Mortgage Loans and the Group
3
Mortgage Loans, in each case at the close of business at the end of the related
Due Period; and
(xxviii) the
amount, if any, remaining on deposit in the Reserve Fund.
The
Securities Administrator will make the Payment Date Statement (and, at its
option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative
format) available each month to Securityholders and the other parties to this
Agreement via the Securities Administrator’s internet website. The Securities
Administrator’s internet website shall initially be located at “xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.”
Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Securities
Administrator’s customer service desk at (000) 000-0000. Parties that are unable
to use the above distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed
to
them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating
such. The Securities Administrator shall have the right to change the way such
reports are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient
and/or more accessible to the parties, and the Securities Administrator shall
provide timely and adequate notification to all parties regarding any such
change.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the
amounts shall be expressed in a separate section of the report as a dollar
amount for each Class for each $1,000 original dollar amount as of the Cut-Off
Date.
(b) Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Securities
Administrator shall, upon written request, furnish to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was a Noteholder, if requested in writing by
such
Person, such information as is reasonably necessary to provide to such Person
a
statement containing the information set forth in subclauses (i) and (ii) above,
aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which
such Person was a Noteholder and such other customary information which a
Securityholder reasonably requests to prepare its tax returns. Such obligation
of the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the
extent that substantially comparable information shall be prepared and furnished
by the Securities Administrator to Securityholders pursuant to any requirements
of the Code as are in force from time to time.
(c) On
each
Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall supply an electronic tape
to
Bloomberg Financial Markets, Inc. in a format acceptable to Bloomberg Financial
Markets, Inc. on a monthly basis, and shall supply an electronic tape to Loan
Performance and Intex Solutions in a format acceptable to Loan Performance
and
Intex Solutions on a monthly basis.
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SECTION
5.05. Remittance
Reports; Advances.
(a) No
later
than the second Business Day following each Determination Date, the Master
Servicer shall deliver to the Securities Administrator by telecopy or electronic
mail (or by such other means as the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator may agree from time to time) the Remittance Report with respect
to
the related Payment Date. Not later than the Close of Business New York time
three Business Days prior to the related Payment Date, the Master Servicer
shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Securities Administrator in addition
to
the information provided on the Remittance Report, such other loan-level
information reasonably available to it with respect to the Mortgage Loans as
the
Securities Administrator may reasonably require to perform the calculations
necessary to make the payments contemplated by Section 5.01.
(b) If
the
Monthly Payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due on a related Due Date and is
delinquent, other than as a result of application of the Relief Act or similar
state or local law, and for which the related Servicer was required to make
an
advance pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement exceeds the amount deposited
in the Collection Account which will be used for an advance with respect to
such
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will deposit in the Collection Account not
later than the Business Day immediately preceding the related Payment Date
an
amount equal to such deficiency, net of the Servicing Fee and the Master
Servicing Fee, for such Mortgage Loan except to the extent the Master Servicer
determines any such Advance to be Nonrecoverable from Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds or future payments on the Mortgage Loan for which such
Advance was made. Subject to the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall continue
to make such Advances through the date that the related Servicer is required
to
do so under its Servicing Agreement. If applicable, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the related Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall
present an Officer’s Certificate to the Securities Administrator and the
Indenture Trustee (i) stating that the Master Servicer elects not to make a
Advance in a stated amount and (ii) detailing the reason it deems the advance
to
be Nonrecoverable.
SECTION
5.06. Compensating
Interest Payments.
The
amount of the Master Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer in respect
of
any Payment Date shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of any
Compensating Interest Payment for such Payment Date, but only to the extent
that
Interest Shortfalls relating to such Payment Date are required to be paid but
are not actually paid by the related Servicers on the applicable Servicer
Remittance Date. Such amount shall not be treated as an Advance and shall not
be
reimbursable to the Master Servicer.
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SECTION
5.07. [Reserved].
SECTION
5.08. [Reserved].
SECTION
5.09. Yield
Maintenance Accounts.
(a) The
Securities Administrator is hereby directed by the Depositor to execute and
deliver the Yield Maintenance Agreements on behalf of the Issuer, for the
benefit of the Class A-1 Notes (the “Group
1 Yield Maintenance Agreement”),
and
the Class A-2A and Class A-2B Notes (the “Group
2 Yield Maintenance Agreement”)
and
for the benefit of the Class A-3A and Class A-3B Notes (the Group
3 Yield Maintenance Agreement”),
in
the forms presented to it by the Depositor and shall have no responsibility
for
the contents, adequacy or sufficiency of the Yield Maintenance Agreements,
including, without limitation, the representations and warranties contained
therein. Each Holder of an Offered Note is deemed, by acceptance of such Note,
to authorize the Securities Administrator to execute and deliver the Yield
Maintenance Agreements.
(b) Pursuant
to each Yield Maintenance Agreement, the Yield Maintenance Counterparty shall
have provided the Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Master
Servicer with notice of the Yield Maintenance Amount, if any, to be paid by
the
Yield Maintenance Counterparty to the Securities Administrator for the account
of the Issuer pursuant to such Yield Maintenance Agreement for each Payment
Date. Any Yield Maintenance Amount received by the Securities Administrator
pursuant to any Yield Maintenance Agreement in connection with each such Payment
Date shall be deposited into the Note Payment Account and shall be applied
on
each Payment Date, together with Available Funds for such date with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan Group, in accordance with the priorities set forth in Section
5.01(a).
SECTION
5.10. Subsequent
Recoveries.
(a) The
Class
Principal Amount of any Class of Notes to which a Realized Loss has been
allocated (including any such Class for which the related Class Principal Amount
has been reduced to zero) will be increased up to the amount of Subsequent
Recoveries for such Payment Date as follows:
(i) first,
to
increase the Class Principal Amount of each such Class of Offered Notes of
the
related Mortgage Loan Group, pro
rata,
up to
the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to reduce the Class Principal
Amount for each such Class, and
(ii) second,
to
increase the Class Principal Amount of each such Class of Subordinate Notes,
in
order of seniority, up to the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated
to
reduce the Class Principal Amount for each such Class.
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(b) Any
increase to the Class Principal Amount of a Class of Notes shall increase the
Note Principal Amount of each Note of the related Class pro
rata
in
accordance with the applicable Percentage Interest.
ARTICLE
VI
[Reserved]
ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT
SECTION
7.01. Event
of Default.
(a) If
any
one of the following events (each, an “Event
of Default”)
shall
occur and be continuing:
(i) the
failure by the Master Servicer to (A) make any Advance on the Business Day
immediately preceding the related Payment Date or (B) to deposit in the
Collection Account any deposit required to be made under the terms of this
Agreement, and in either case such failure continues unremedied for a period
of
three Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer
(or, if applicable, such shorter time period as is provided in the penultimate
sentence of Section 7.01(c)); or
(ii) the
failure by the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform, in any material
respect, any other covenants, obligations or agreements of the Master Servicer
as set forth in this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied for a period
of 60 days, in each case after the date (A) on which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master
Servicer by the Indenture Trustee or to the Master Servicer and the Indenture
Trustee by Noteholders evidencing at least 25% of the Voting Rights or (B)
on
which a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer has actual knowledge of such
failure (or, in the case of a breach of its obligation beyond any applicable
cure period to provide an assessment of compliance, an attestation report or
a
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification pursuant to Sections 3.16 and 3.18, respectively);
or
(iii) the
entry
against the Master Servicer of a decree or order by a court or agency or
supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment
of
a trustee, conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
conservatorship, receivership, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets
and
liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of
its
affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect
for a period of 60 days; or
(iv) the
Master Servicer shall voluntarily go into liquidation, consent to the
appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator or similar person in
any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings of or relating to the Master Servicer or of or relating
to
all or substantially all of its property; or a decree or order of a court or
agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the
appointment of a conservator, receiver, liquidator or similar person 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, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60
days; or 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;
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(b) then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied within the applicable grace period, the Indenture Trustee shall, at
the
written direction of the Majority Securityholders, or at its option may, with
the consent of Xxxxxxxxx (not to be unreasonably withheld), by notice then
given
in writing to the Master Servicer, terminate all of the rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer as master servicer under this Agreement. Any such notice
to the Master Servicer shall also be given to each Rating Agency, the Depositor,
the Owner Trustee and the Sellers. On or after the receipt by the Master
Servicer (and by the Indenture Trustee if such notice is given by the Holders)
of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer under
this Agreement, whether with respect to the Notes or the Mortgage Loans or
otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Indenture Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver,
on
behalf of the 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 of each Mortgage
Loan and related documents or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees to cooperate
with the Indenture Trustee in effecting the termination of the responsibilities
and rights of the Master Servicer hereunder, including, without limitation,
the
delivery to the Indenture Trustee of all documents and records requested by
it
to enable it to assume the Master Servicer's functions under this Agreement
within ten Business Days subsequent to such notice and the transfer within
one
Business Day subsequent to such notice to the Indenture Trustee for the
administration by it of all cash amounts that shall at the time be held by
the
Master Servicer and to be deposited by it in the Collection Account, any REO
Account or any Servicing Account or that have been deposited by the Master
Servicer in such accounts or thereafter received by the Master Servicer with
respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property received by the Master
Servicer. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred
in connection with transferring the Master Servicer’s duties and the Mortgage
Files to the successor Master Servicer and amending this Agreement to reflect
such succession as Master Servicer pursuant to this Section shall be paid by
the
predecessor Master Servicer (or if the predecessor Master Servicer is the
Indenture Trustee, the initial Master Servicer) upon presentation of reasonable
documentation of such costs and expenses. The termination of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer shall not affect any liability it may have
incurred prior to such termination. To the extent that such costs and expenses
of the Indenture Trustee are not fully and timely reimbursed by the predecessor
Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of
such costs and expenses from the Collection Account.
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(c) The
Securities Administrator shall not later than the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding the related Payment Date notify the Indenture
Trustee in writing of the Master Servicer’s failure to make any Advance required
to be made under this Agreement on such date and the amount of such Advance.
By
no later than 10:00 A.M. (Chicago time) on the relevant Payment Date, the
Securities Administrator shall notify the Indenture Trustee of the continuance
of such failure or that the Master Servicer has made the Advance, as the case
may be. Notwithstanding the terms of the Event of Default described in clause
(i)(A) of Section 7.01(a), the Indenture Trustee, upon receipt of written notice
on the Payment Date from the Securities Administrator of the continuance of
the
failure of the Master Servicer to make an Advance, shall, by notice in writing
to the Master Servicer, which may be delivered by telecopy, immediately suspend
all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer thereafter arising
under this Agreement, but without prejudice to any rights it may have as a
Securityholder or to reimbursement of outstanding Advances or other amounts
for
which the Master Servicer was entitled to reimbursement as of the date of
suspension, and the Indenture Trustee, subject to the cure provided for in
this
paragraph, if available, shall act as provided in Section 7.02 to carry out
the
duties of the Master Servicer, including the obligation to make any Advance
the
nonpayment of which is described in clause (i)(A) of Section 7.01(a). Any such
action taken by the Indenture Trustee must be prior to the payment on the
relevant Payment Date, and shall have all of the rights incidental thereto.
If
the Master Servicer shall within two Business Days following such suspension
remit to the Indenture Trustee the amount of any Advance the nonpayment of
which
by the Master Servicer is described in clause (i)(A) of Section 7.01(a),
together with all other amounts necessary to reimburse the Indenture Trustee
for
actual, necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the Indenture Trustee because
of action taken pursuant to this subsection (including interest on any Advance
or other amounts paid by the Indenture Trustee (from and including the
respective dates thereof) at a per annum rate equal to the prime rate for U.S.
money center commercial banks as published in the Wall Street Journal), then
the
Indenture Trustee, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, shall
permit the Master Servicer to resume its rights and obligations as Master
Servicer hereunder. If the Master Servicer shall fail to remit such amounts
to
the Indenture Trustee within such two Business Days after the Payment Date,
then
an Event of Default shall occur and such notice of suspension shall be deemed
to
be a notice of termination without any further action on the part of the
Indenture Trustee. The Master Servicer agrees that if it fails to make a
required Advance by 10:00 A.M. (Chicago time) on the related Payment Date on
more than two occasions in any 12 month period, the Indenture Trustee shall
be
under no obligation to permit the Master Servicer to resume its rights and
obligations as Master Servicer hereunder, and notwithstanding the cure period
provided in Section 7.01(a)(i)(A), an Event of Default shall be deemed to have
occurred on the relevant Payment Date.
SECTION
7.02. Indenture
Trustee to Act.
(a) From
and
after the date the Master Servicer (and the Indenture Trustee, if notice is
sent
by the Holders) receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01,
the
Indenture Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer
in its capacity as master servicer under this Agreement and the transactions
set
forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the responsibilities,
duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the
terms and provisions hereof arising on and after its succession. As compensation
therefor, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation as the
Master Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if no such notice of
termination had been given. Notwithstanding the above, (i) if the Indenture
Trustee is unwilling to act as successor Master Servicer or (ii) if the
Indenture Trustee is legally unable so to act, subject to the rights of
Xxxxxxxxx under Section 3.33 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall appoint or
petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing
and home finance institution, bank or other mortgage loan or home equity loan
servicer having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 as the successor to
the
Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the
responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder;
provided, that the appointment of any such successor Master Servicer shall
not
result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the ratings assigned
to
the Notes by each Rating Agency as evidenced by a letter to such effect from
each Rating Agency. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer
hereunder, unless the Indenture Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting,
the
Indenture Trustee shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In
connection with such appointment and assumption, the successor shall be entitled
to receive compensation out of payments on Mortgage Loans in an amount equal
to
the compensation which the Master Servicer would otherwise have received
pursuant to Section 3.19. The appointment of a successor Master Servicer shall
not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have
arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Master Servicer to
pay
any deductible under an insurance policy pursuant to Section 3.14 or to
indemnify the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 8.05, nor shall any
successor Master Servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor
Master Servicer or for any breach by such Master Servicer of any of its
representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or
agreement. The Indenture Trustee and such successor shall take such action,
consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such
succession.
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(b) Any
successor, including the Indenture Trustee, to the Master Servicer as Master
Servicer shall during the term of its service as Master Servicer continue to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of Securityholders,
and maintain in force a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and
omissions in the performance of its obligations as Master Servicer hereunder
and
a Fidelity Bond in respect of its officers, employees and agents to the same
extent as the Master Servicer is so required pursuant to Section
3.04.
(c) Notwithstanding
anything else herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Indenture Trustee
be
liable for any servicing fee or for any differential in the amount of the
servicing fee paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor
Master Servicer to act as successor Master Servicer under this Agreement and
the
transactions set forth or provided for herein.
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SECTION
7.03. Waiver
of Event of Default.
The
Majority Securityholders may, on behalf of all Securityholders, by notice in
writing to the Indenture Trustee, direct the Indenture Trustee to waive any
events permitting removal of any Master Servicer under this Agreement,
provided,
however,
that
the Majority Securityholders may not waive an event that results in a failure
to
make any required payment on a Note without the consent of the Holder of such
Note. Upon any waiver of an Event of Default, such event 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 event or impair any right consequent thereto except to
the
extent expressly so waived. Notice of any such waiver shall be given by the
Indenture Trustee to each Rating Agency.
SECTION
7.04. Notification
to Securityholders.
(a) Upon
any
termination or appointment of a successor to any Master Servicer pursuant to
this Article VII or Section 3.34, the Note Registrar or the Indenture Trustee,
if the Master Servicer is also the Note Registrar and Securities Administrator,
shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Noteholders at their respective
addresses appearing in the Note Register and to each Rating Agency.
(b) No
later
than 60 days after the occurrence of any event which constitutes or which,
with
notice or a lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default of
which
a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence
of such an event, the Indenture Trustee shall transmit by mail to all
Noteholders notice of such occurrence unless such Event of Default shall have
been waived or cured.
SECTION
7.05. Action
Upon Master Servicer Event of Default.
If
an
Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) of which
a
Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, the Indenture 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 man would exercise
or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs, unless the
Indenture Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer, in which case it
shall
use the same degree of care and skill as the Master Servicer hereunder with
respect to the exercise of the rights and powers of the Master Servicer
hereunder; provided,
however,
the
Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Event of Default
or
any other event or matter that may require it to take action or omit to take
action hereunder unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee at the
Corporate Trust Office obtains actual knowledge of such failure or the Indenture
Trustee receives written notice of such Event of Default.
SECTION
7.06. Additional
Remedies of Indenture Trustee Upon Event of Default.
In
case
an Event of Default or a default by the Depositor hereunder shall occur and
be
continuing, the Indenture Trustee may proceed to protect and enforce its rights
and the rights of the Noteholders under this Agreement, as the case may be,
by a
suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise, whether for the
specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement
or
in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Agreement or for the
enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy, as the Indenture
Trustee, being advised by counsel, and subject to the foregoing, shall deem
most
effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Indenture Trustee
and
the Noteholders.
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ARTICLE
VIII
THE
INDENTURE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
SECTION
8.01. Duties
of Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator.
The
Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of all
resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders
or
other instruments furnished to the Indenture Trustee and the Securities
Administrator, which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to
any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they
conform to the requirements of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator will be
responsible for the accuracy or content of any such resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents or other instruments. If any such
instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in
a
material manner the Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument
corrected.
On
each
Payment Date, the Securities Administrator shall make monthly payments to the
Noteholders from funds in the Note Payment Account and to the Certificateholders
from funds in the Certificate Distribution Account, in each case as provided
in
Sections 5.01, 5.09 and 10.01 hereof based on the report of the Securities
Administrator.
No
provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Indenture Trustee
or the Securities Administrator from liability for its own negligent action,
its
own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct; provided,
however,
that:
(i) prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after the curing of all such Events
of Default which may have occurred, the duties and obligations of the Indenture
Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be determined solely by the
express provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture, in the case of the
Indenture Trustee, and this Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement and
the Administration Agreement, in the case of the Securities Administrator,
neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable
except for the performance of such of its duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this those agreements, no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into such agreements against the Indenture Trustee
or
the Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of
the
Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, the Indenture
Trustee or the Securities Administrator 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 Indenture Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, respectively, and conforming to the requirements
of
this Agreement or such other agreements, as applicable;
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(ii) neither
the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for
an
error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Indenture
Trustee or an officer of the Securities Administrator, respectively, unless
it
shall be proved that the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator,
respectively, was negligent in ascertaining or investigating the facts related
thereto; and
(iii) neither
the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall 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 at the direction of
Securityholders as provided herein relating to the time, method and place of
conducting any remedy pursuant to this Agreement, or exercising or omitting
to
exercise any trust or power conferred upon the Indenture Trustee or the
Securities Administrator, respectively, under this Agreement;
The
Securities Administrator shall pay any and all tax related expenses (not
including taxes) of the Issuer, including but not limited to any professional
fees or expenses related to audits or any administrative or judicial proceedings
with respect to the Issuer 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 Securities Administrator in fulfilling its duties hereunder
(including the Securities Administrator’s duties as tax return
preparer).
The
Securities Administrator shall prepare and file, and the Owner Trustee shall
sign the tax returns of the Issuer, to the extent that a tax return is required
to be filed by the Issuer. The expenses of preparing and filing such tax returns
shall be borne by the Securities Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Securities Administrator shall have no obligation to prepare, file or
otherwise deal with partnership tax information or returns. In the event that
partnership tax information or returns are required by the Internal Revenue
Service, the Initial Seller, at its own cost and expense, will prepare and
file
all necessary returns.
The
Securities Administrator shall perform on behalf of the Issuer all reporting
and
other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of the Issuer under
the
Code 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
or other such guidance, the Securities Administrator shall provide to the
Securityholders such information or reports as are required by the Code.
Neither
the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial or other liability
in
the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of
its
rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability
is
not assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
in any event require the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator
to
perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance of, any of the
obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, except during such
time, if any, as the Indenture 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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SECTION
8.02. Certain
Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee and the Securities
Administrator.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 8.01 hereof:
(i) the
Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may request and conclusively
rely upon, and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting
upon, any resolution, Officers’ Certificate, certificate of auditors or any
other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or
parties, and the manner of obtaining consents and of evidencing the
authorization of the execution thereof by Securityholders shall be subject
to
such reasonable regulations as the Indenture Trustee and the Securities
Administrator may prescribe;
(ii) the
Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may consult with counsel
and
any advice of its counsel or any 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) neither
the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be under any
obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this
Agreement, or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in
relation hereto, at the request, order or direction of any of the
Securityholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such
Securityholders shall have offered to the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator, respectively, reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory
to it
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or
thereby; the right of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator
to
perform any discretionary act enumerated in this Agreement shall not be
construed as a duty, and the Indenture Trustee shall not be answerable for
other
than its negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any such
act;
(iv) neither
the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be personally
liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and
believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers
conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(v) prior
to
the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all
Events of Default which may have occurred, the Indenture 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 documents, unless
requested in writing to do so Holders of the Notes representing not less than
25% of the Outstanding Balance of the Notes; provided,
however,
that if
the payment within a reasonable time to the Indenture 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 Indenture Trustee, not reasonably
assured to the Indenture Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms
of
this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against
such cost, expense or liability as a condition to such proceeding. If the Master
Servicer fails to reimburse the Indenture Trustee in respect of the reasonable
expense of every such examination relating to the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee shall be reimbursed by the Trust Estate;
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(vi) the
Indenture Trustee shall not be accountable, shall have no liability and makes
no
representation as to any acts or omissions hereunder of the Owner Trustee,
the
Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer until such time as the Indenture
Trustee may be required to act as the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02
hereof and thereupon only for the acts or omissions of the Indenture Trustee
as
a successor Master Servicer; and
(vii) the
Indenture Trustee and the Securities Administrator may execute any of the trusts
or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents, nominees, attorneys or a custodian, and shall not be responsible
for any willful misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, nominee,
attorney or custodian appointed by the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator in good faith.
SECTION
8.03. Indenture
Trustee and the Securities Administrator Not Liable for Securities, Mortgage
Loans or Additional Collateral.
The
recitals contained herein and in the Securities (other than the authentication
of the Securities Administrator on the Securities) shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositor or the Sellers, and the neither the Indenture
Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assumes responsibility for the
correctness of the same. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities
Administrator makes representations or warranties as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or of the Securities (other than the signature
and
authentication of the Securities Administrator on the Securities) or of any
Mortgage Loan or related document or of MERS or the MERS System. The Indenture
Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Master
Servicer, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Master Servicer
in respect of related Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the
Collection Account by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator.
Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall at any
time
have any responsibility or liability for or with respect to the legality,
validity and enforceability of any Mortgage or any Mortgage Loan, or the
perfection and priority of any Mortgage or the maintenance of any such
perfection and priority, or for or with respect to the sufficiency of the Issuer
or its ability to generate the payments to be paid to Securityholders under
this
Agreement, including, without limitation: the existence, condition and ownership
of any Mortgaged Property; the existence and enforceability of any hazard
insurance thereon (other than if the Indenture Trustee shall assume the duties
of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof); the validity of the
assignment of any Mortgage Loan to the Indenture Trustee or of any intervening
assignment; the completeness of any Mortgage Loan; the performance or
enforcement of any Mortgage Loan (other than if the Indenture Trustee shall
assume the duties of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof);
the
compliance by the Depositor or the Sellers with any warranty or representation
made under this Agreement or in any related document or the accuracy of any
such
warranty or representation prior to the Indenture Trustee’s receipt of notice or
other discovery of any non-compliance therewith or any breach thereof; any
investment of monies by or at the direction of the Master Servicer or in the
case of the Indenture Trustee the Securities Administrator or any loss resulting
therefrom, it being understood that the Indenture Trustee shall remain
responsible for any Issuer property that it may hold in its individual capacity
and the Securities Administrator shall remain responsible for any Issuer
property that it may hold in its individual capacity; the acts or omissions
of
the Master Servicer (other than as to the Securities Administrator, if it is
also the Master Servicer, and as to the Indenture Trustee, if the Indenture
Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
7.02
hereof, and then only for the acts or omissions of the Indenture Trustee as
the
successor Master Servicer), or any acts or omissions of any Servicer or any
Mortgagor; any action of the Master Servicer (other than as to the Securities
Administrator, if it is also the Master Servicer, and as to the Indenture
Trustee, if the Indenture Trustee shall assume the duties of the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof), or in the case of the Indenture Trustee the
Securities Administrator or any Servicer taken in the name of the Indenture
Trustee; the failure of the Master Servicer or any Servicer to act or perform
any duties required of it as agent or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee or
the
Issuer hereunder; or any action by the Indenture Trustee taken at the
instruction of the Master Servicer (other than if the Indenture Trustee shall
assume the duties of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof, and
then only for the actions of the Indenture Trustee as the successor Master
Servicer); provided,
however,
that
the foregoing shall not relieve the Indenture Trustee of its obligation to
perform its duties under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
Indenture Trustee’s duty to review the Mortgage Files, if so required pursuant
to Section 2.01 of this Agreement.
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SECTION
8.04. Owner
Trustee, Master Servicer and Securities Administrator May Own
Notes.
The
Owner
Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator in their
respective individual capacities, or in any capacity other than as Owner
Trustee, Master Servicer or Securities Administrator hereunder, may become
the
owner or pledgee of any Notes with the same rights they would have if they
were
not Owner Trustee, Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, as applicable,
and may otherwise deal with the parties hereto.
SECTION
8.05. Indenture
Trustee’s, Custodian’s, Owner Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Fees and
Expenses.
The
Indenture Trustee shall be compensated by the Master Servicer for its services
hereunder on behalf of the Issuer, including payment of the Indenture Trustee
Fee. The Owner Trustee shall be compensated by the Master Servicer for its
services hereunder, including payment o the Owner Trustee Fee. The Securities
Administrator shall be compensated by the Master Servicer for its services
hereunder from a portion of the Master Servicing Fee. The fees and expenses
of
the Custodian will be paid by the Initial Seller. In addition, the Indenture
Trustee (as Indenture Trustee and in its individual corporate capacity), the
Owner Trustee and the Securities Administrator will be entitled to recover
from
the Collection Account pursuant to Section 4.05(a) all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, disbursements and advances and the expenses of the Indenture Trustee
(including for such purpose, any fees and expenses relating to its capacity
as
Custodian hereunder to the extent not paid by the Initial Seller), the Owner
Trustee, and the Securities Administrator, respectively, including without
limitation, in connection with any Event of Default, any breach of this
Agreement or any claim or legal action (including any pending or threatened
claim or legal action) incurred or made by the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, in the performance of
its
duties or the administration of the trusts hereunder or under the Yield
Maintenance Agreements or the Auction Swap Agreement (including the reasonable
compensation, expenses and disbursements of its counsel) except any such
expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence (or in the
case of the Owner Trustee, gross negligence) or intentional misconduct or which
is specifically designated herein as the responsibility of the Depositor, the
Sellers, the Master Servicer, the Securityholders, the Owner Trustee or the
Issuer hereunder or thereunder. If funds in the Collection Account are
insufficient therefor, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Custodian
and the Securities Administrator shall recover such expenses from future
collections on the Mortgage Loans or as otherwise agreed by such parties and
the
Securityholders. Such compensation and reimbursement obligation shall not be
limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee
of an
express trust.
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SECTION
8.06. Eligibility
Requirements for Indenture Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
The
eligibility requirements for the Indenture Trustee are set forth in Section
6.11
of the Indenture. The Securities Administrator hereunder shall at all times
be
an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof, authorized under such laws to exercise
corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least
$50,000,000 and a minimum long-term debt rating in the third highest rating
category by each Rating Agency and in each Rating Agency’s two highest
short-term rating categories, and subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority. If such entity 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 8.06,
the combined capital and surplus of such entity 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 Securities Administrator shall cease
to be
eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.06, the Securities
Administrator shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 8.07 hereof.
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SECTION
8.07. Resignation
or Removal of the Indenture Trustee or the Securities
Administrator.
The
circumstances causing resignation and removal of the Indenture Trustee are
set
forth in Sections 6.08 and 6.09 of the Indenture. The Securities Administrator
may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by
giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Sellers, the Master Servicer
and each Rating Agency. Upon receiving such notice of resignation of the
Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly appoint a
successor Securities Administrator that meets the requirements in Section 8.06
by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be
delivered to each of the resigning Securities Administrator and one copy to
the
successor Securities Administrator. If no successor Securities Administrator
shall have been so appointed and having accepted appointment within 30 days
after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Securities
Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the
appointment of a successor Securities Administrator.
If
at any
time the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with
the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof or if at any time the Securities
Administrator shall be legally unable to act, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt
or
insolvent, or a receiver of the Securities Administrator or of its property
shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the
Securities Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or if the Securities Administrator
fails to provide an assessment of compliance or an attestation report required
under Section 3.16 within 15 calendar days of March 1 of each calendar year
in
which Exchange Act reports are required then the Indenture Trustee may remove
the Securities Administrator. If the Indenture Trustee removes the Securities
Administrator, under the authority of the immediately preceding sentence, the
Initial Seller or the Indenture Trustee shall promptly appoint a successor
Securities Administrator that meets the requirements of Section 8.06 by written
instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered
to
the Securities Administrator so removed, one copy to the successor Securities
Administrator and one copy to the Master Servicer.
The
Majority Securityholders may at any time remove the Securities Administrator
by
written instrument or instruments delivered to the Indenture Trustee; the
Initial Seller shall thereupon use its best efforts to appoint a successor
Securities Administrator in accordance with this Section.
Any
resignation or removal of the Securities Administrator and appointment of a
successor Securities Administrator, pursuant to any of the provisions of this
Section 8.07 shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by
the
successor Securities Administrator as provided in Section 8.08 hereof. If the
Securities Administrator is removed pursuant to this Section 8.07, it shall
be
reimbursed any outstanding and unpaid fees and expenses, and if removed under
the authority of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Securities
Administrator shall also be reimbursed any outstanding and unpaid costs and
expenses.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that the Master Servicer
resigns or is removed as Master Servicer hereunder, the Securities Administrator
shall have the right to resign immediately as Securities Administrator by giving
written notice to the Sellers and the Indenture Trustee, with a copy to each
Rating Agency; provided that such resignation shall not become effective until
acceptance of appointment by a successor Securities Administrator.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the
Securities Administrator resigns or is removed as Securities Administrator
hereunder, the Master Servicer shall have the right to resign immediately as
Master Servicer by giving written notice to the Sellers and the Indenture
Trustee, with a copy to each Rating Agency; provided that such resignation
shall
not become effective until acceptance of appointment by a successor Master
Servicer.
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SECTION
8.08. Successor
Securities Administrator.
Any
successor Securities Administrator appointed as provided in Section 8.07 hereof
shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Sellers and the
Master Servicer and to its predecessor Securities Administrator an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the Securities Administrator shall become effective, and such successor
Securities Administrator, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of
its
predecessor hereunder (including, without limitation, its rights, powers, duties
and obligations as Auction Administrator under the Auction Administration
Agreement), with like effect as if originally named Securities Administrator.
The Depositor, the Sellers, the Master Servicer and the predecessor Securities
Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other
things as may reasonably be required for fully and certainly vesting and
confirming in the successor Securities Administrator, as applicable, all such
rights, powers, duties and obligations.
No
successor Securities Administrator shall accept appointment as provided in
this
Section 8.08 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Securities
Administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof
and
the appointment of such successor Securities Administrator shall not result
in a
downgrading of the Offered Notes by either Rating Agency, as evidenced by a
letter from each Rating Agency.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor Securities Administrator as provided
in
this Section 8.08, the successor Securities Administrator shall mail notice
of
the appointment of a successor Securities Administrator hereunder to all
Securityholders at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register or
the
Note Register, as applicable, and to each Rating Agency.
SECTION
8.09. Merger
or Consolidation of Indenture Trustee or Securities
Administrator.
The
consequences of merger or consolidation of the Indenture Trustee are set forth
in Section 6.09 of the Indenture. Any entity into which the Securities
Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated,
or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Securities Administrator shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to
the
corporate trust business of the Securities Administrator, shall be the successor
of the Securities Administrator, as applicable, hereunder, provided such entity
shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 8.06 and 8.08 hereof, 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.
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SECTION
8.10. [Reserved].
SECTION
8.11. [Reserved].
SECTION
8.12. Trustee
May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Notes.
(a) All
rights of action and claims under this Agreement or the Notes may be prosecuted
and enforced by the Indenture Trustee without the possession of any of the
Notes
or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and such
proceeding instituted by the Indenture Trustee shall be brought in its own
name
or in its capacity as Indenture Trustee for the benefit of all Holders of such
Notes, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture. Any
recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable
compensation, expenses, disbursement and advances of the Indenture Trustee
(for
the avoidance of doubt, in its individual capacity and as Indenture Trustee
on
behalf of the Issuer), its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit or
the
Noteholders in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee shall afford the Sellers, the Depositor and each
Securityholder upon reasonable notice during normal business hours at its
Corporate Trust Office or other office designated by the Indenture Trustee,
access to all records maintained by the Indenture Trustee in respect of its
duties hereunder and access to officers of the Indenture Trustee responsible
for
performing such duties. The Indenture Trustee shall cooperate fully with the
Sellers, the Depositor and such Securityholder and shall, subject to the first
sentence of this Section 8.12(b), make available to the Sellers, the Depositor
and such Securityholder for review and copying such books, documents or records
as may be requested with respect to the Indenture Trustee’s duties hereunder.
The Sellers, the Depositor and the Securityholders shall not have any
responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Indenture
Trustee and are not obligated to supervise the performance of the Indenture
Trustee under this Agreement or otherwise.
(c) The
Securities Administrator shall afford the Sellers, the Depositor, the Indenture
Trustee and each Securityholder upon reasonable notice during normal business
hours at its offices at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or
other office designated by the Securities Administrator, access to all records
maintained by the Securities Administrator in respect of its duties hereunder
and access to officers of the Securities Administrator responsible for
performing such duties. Upon request, the Securities Administrator shall furnish
the Depositor and any requesting Securityholder with its most recent audited
financial statements. The Securities Administrator shall cooperate fully with
the Sellers, the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and such Securityholder and
shall, subject to the first sentence of this Section 8.12(c), make available
to
the Sellers, the Depositor and such Securityholder for review and copying such
books, documents or records as may be requested with respect to the Securities
Administrator’s duties hereunder. The Sellers, the Depositor, the Indenture
Trustee and the Securityholders shall not have any responsibility or liability
for any action or failure to act by the Securities Administrator and are not
obligated to supervise the performance of the Securities Administrator under
this Agreement or otherwise.
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SECTION
8.13. Suits
for Enforcement.
In
case
an Event of Default or a default by the Depositor hereunder shall occur and
be
continuing, the Indenture Trustee may proceed to protect and enforce its rights
and the rights of the Securityholders under this Agreement, as the case may
be,
by a suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law or otherwise, whether for
the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this
Agreement or in aid of the execution of any power granted in this Agreement
or
for the enforcement of any other legal, equitable or other remedy, as the
Indenture Trustee, being advised by counsel, and subject to the foregoing,
shall
deem most effectual to protect and enforce any of the rights of the Indenture
Trustee and the Securityholders.
SECTION
8.14. Waiver
of Bond Requirements.
The
Indenture Trustee shall be relieved of, and each Securityholder hereby waives,
any requirement of any jurisdiction in which the Trust Estate, or any part
thereof, may be located that the Indenture Trustee post a bond or other surety
with any court, agency or body whatsoever.
SECTION
8.15. Waiver
of Inventory, Accounting and Appraisal Requirement.
The
Owner
Trustee shall be relieved of, and each Securityholder hereby waives, any
requirement of any jurisdiction in which the Issuer, or any part thereof, may
be
located that the Owner Trustee file any inventory, accounting or appraisal
of
the Issuer with any court, agency or body at any time or in any manner
whatsoever.
SECTION
8.16. Appointment
of Custodian.
LaSalle
Bank is hereby appointed Custodian of the Mortgage Files. The Indenture Trustee
shall have the right upon prior written notice to the Issuer and the Master
Servicer, to appoint one or more sub-custodians to hold all or a portion of
the
related Mortgage Files as agent for the Indenture Trustee, by entering into
a
custodial agreement. If the Indenture Trustee is removed or becomes ineligible
to serve as Indenture Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture,
it
shall also resign its appointment as Custodian. Any sub-custodian may at any
time be terminated and a substitute sub-custodian appointed therefor by the
Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee agrees to enforce the terms and
provisions of any custodial agreement against the sub-custodian for the benefit
of the Noteholders having an interest in any Mortgage File held by such
sub-custodian. Each Custodian or sub-custodian shall be a depository institution
or trust company subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall
have combined capital and surplus of at least $15,000,000 and shall be qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Mortgage File. The
Initial Seller shall pay from its own funds, without any right to reimbursement,
the fees, costs and expenses of each custodian (including the costs of
Custodian’s counsel). The Custodian shall have the same rights, protections and
immunities which are afforded to the Indenture Trustee under Article VI of
the
Indenture.
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SECTION
8.17. Auction
Administration Agreement; Auction Swap Agreement.
(a) Concurrently
with the execution and delivery hereof, at the direction of the Depositor,
the
Securities Administrator, acting solely as an agent (the “Auction
Administrator”)
for
the Holders of the Auction Notes and not on behalf of the Issuer, shall execute
and deliver the Auction Administration Agreement and the Auction Swap Agreement
in the forms presented by the Auction Swap Counterparty. The Securities
Administrator shall have no duty to review or otherwise determine the adequacy
of the Auction Administration Agreement or the Auction Swap
Agreement.
(b) Each
Holder of an Auction Note is deemed, by acceptance of such Note, (i) to
authorize the Securities Administrator to execute and deliver the Auction
Administration Agreement and the Auction Swap Agreement as their agent and
(ii)
to acknowledge and accept and agree to be bound by the provisions of the Auction
Administration Agreement and the Auction Swap Agreement. The Securities
Administrator, as Auction Administrator, agrees not to consent to any amendments
to the Auction Administration Agreement or Auction Swap Agreement without the
consent of 100% of the Auction Notes, except in the case where such amendment
is
to cure any ambiguity in either agreement, to correct or supplement any
provision therein which may be inconsistent with other provisions in such
agreements or the other Operative Agreements, or to cause the provisions in
such
agreements to conform or be consistent with the statements made with respect
to
such agreements in the Offering Documents.
SECTION
8.18. Yield
Maintenance Counterparty Tax Form.
The
Depositor hereby directs the Security Administrator to enter into the Yield
Maintenance Agreements. The Securities Administrator agrees that so long as
the
Yield Maintenance Agreement remains in effect, it shall request that the Yield
Maintenance Counterparty provide to it an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI
(or any successor form) at the end of each three year period following the
Closing Date as provided for in the Yield Maintenance Agreements.
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ARTICLE
IX
[Reserved]
ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION
SECTION
10.01. Termination;
Clean-Up Call.
(a) The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee created hereby (other than the obligation of the Securities
Administrator to make certain payments to Noteholders after the final Payment
Date and the obligation of the Master Servicer to send certain notices as
hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon notice to the Indenture Trustee
and
the Securities Administrator upon the earliest of (i) the Payment Date on
which the Class Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount in the case of the
Class A-X Notes) of each Class of Notes has been reduced to zero, (ii) the
final payment or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan, (iii) the
optional purchase of the Mortgage Loans as described in the following paragraphs
and (iv) the Stated Maturity Date.
Xxxxxxxxx
(solely in its capacity as a Servicer of the Mortgage Loans) may, at its option
(which option is assignable), terminate this Agreement on any Payment Date
on
which the aggregate amount of the Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans as of the end of the immediately preceding Due Period is equal to or
less
than 10% of the Cut-Off Date Aggregate Principal Balance (such Payment Date,
the
“10%
Clean-Up Call Date”),
by
purchasing, on such Payment Date, all of the outstanding Mortgage Loans and
REO
Properties at a price equal to the sum of (i) the outstanding Scheduled
Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans (other than in respect of REO
Properties), (ii) the lesser of (x) the appraised value of any REO Property
as
determined by the higher of two appraisals completed by two independent
appraisers approved by the Depositor and at the expense of the Person exercising
the Clean-Up Call Option less the good faith estimate of the Master Servicer
or
the related Servicer, as applicable, of Liquidation Expenses to be incurred
in
connection with its disposal and (y) the Principal Balance of each Mortgage
Loan
related to any REO Property and (iii) in all cases, accrued and unpaid interest
thereon at the applicable Loan Rate through the end of the Due Period preceding
the final Payment Date, plus unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances and
any unpaid Master Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties, plus all amounts, if any, then due and owing to the
Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator (the
“Clean-Up
Call Purchase Price”).
In
addition, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (solely in its capacity as the Master Servicer)
may, at its option, terminate this Agreement on any Payment Date on which the
aggregate amount of the Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans
as of
the end of the immediately preceding Due Period is equal to or less than 5%
of
the Cut-Off Date Aggregate Principal Balance (such Payment Date, the
“Master Servicer
Clean-Up Call Date”;
and
each of the Master Servicer Clean-Up Call Date and the 10% Clean-Up Call Date
individually, a “Clean-Up
Call Date”),
by
purchasing, on such Master Servicer Clean-Up Call Date, all of the outstanding
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties at a price equal to the Clean-Up Call Purchase
Price; provided,
that
the Master Servicer Clean-Up Call Right shall be exercisable only if the 10%
Clean-Up Call Right is not exercised on or before such date.
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(b) Notice
of
any termination pursuant to the second or third paragraphs of
Section 10.01(a), specifying the Clean-Up Call Date (which shall be a date
that would otherwise be a Payment Date) upon which the Noteholders may surrender
their Notes to the Securities Administrator for payment of the final
distribution and cancellation, shall be given by the Securities Administrator
to
the Noteholders pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Indenture and to the Owner
Trustee promptly upon the Securities Administrator receiving notice of such
Clean-Up Call Date from Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as
applicable.
(c) Upon
presentation and surrender of the Notes, the Securities Administrator shall
cause to be distributed to the Holders of the Notes on the Payment Date for
such
final distribution, in proportion to the Percentage Interests of their
respective Class and to the extent that funds are available for such purpose,
an
amount equal to the amount required to be distributed to such Holders in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.01 hereof for such Payment
Date.
(d) In
the
event that all Noteholders shall not surrender their Notes for final payment
and
cancellation on or before such final Payment Date, the Securities Administrator
shall promptly following such date cause all funds in the Collection Account
to
which Noteholders are entitled and not distributed in final distribution to
Noteholders to be withdrawn therefrom and credited to the remaining Noteholders
by depositing such funds in a separate account for the benefit of such
Noteholders, and the Securities Administrator shall give a second written notice
to the remaining Noteholders to surrender their Notes for cancellation and
receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within nine months
after
the second notice all the Notes shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds
and other assets which remain subject hereto, and the Securities Administrator
upon transfer of such funds to the Certificate Distribution Account for payment
to the Certificateholders in accordance with the provisions of the Trust
Agreement shall be discharged of any responsibility for such funds.
SECTION
10.02. [Reserved].
SECTION
10.03. Optional
Purchase of Notes.
(a) All
but
not less than all of the Notes are subject to purchase by TMI, at its option,
on
any Payment Date on or after the Optional Notes Purchase Date from the then
Holders thereof. The purchase price for each Note (other than the Class A-X
Notes) shall be equal to the sum of (i) the Note Principal Amount of such
Note and (ii) any accrued but unpaid interest thereon at the applicable
Note Interest Rate with respect thereto for such Payment Date. The purchase
price for the Class A-X Notes shall be an amount equal to the sum of (x) any
Current Interest due (after taking into account payments made on such date
from
Current Interest) on the Class A-X Notes, and (y) the present value, as of
the
date of such termination, of the remaining payments scheduled to be made on
the
Class A-X Notes (such present value to be based on a discount rate that will
approximate the expected yield to maturity of the Class A-X Notes). In order
to
exercise the Optional Notes Purchase Right, TMI must, no later than the eighth
Business Day prior to the applicable Payment Date, deliver to the Securities
Administrator (with copies to the Rating Agencies and the Master Servicer)
written notice, in the form of Exhibit O hereto, of its intent to purchase
the
Notes and of the Payment Date on which it intends to do so and the Securities
Administrator will verify in writing to TMI the cash amount required of TMI
to
effect such purchase no later than the third Business Day prior to the Payment
Date on which such purchase is scheduled to occur. The Securities Administrator
shall furnish notice of the exercise of the Optional Notes Purchase Right to
the
applicable Noteholders in compliance with Section 10.02 of the Indenture.
On the day prior to the Payment Date on which the Optional Notes Purchase Right
will be exercised, TMI shall deposit the appropriate amount in cash with the
Securities Administrator. Such amount shall be deposited by the Securities
Administrator into the Note Payment Account. Such amounts shall be paid by
the
Securities Administrator to Holders of the applicable Notes as provided in
Section 10.03(c).
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(b) In
the
case of an exercise of the Optional Notes Purchase Right, TMI shall be solely
responsible for the costs and expenses of the Indenture Trustee, the Securities
Administrator and the Master Servicer.
(c) The
Notes
shall, following notice to Noteholders as required by Section 10.03(a), be
purchased on the applicable Payment Date by TMI at the price specified in
Section 10.03(a), and (unless TMI shall default in the payment of such amount)
no interest shall accrue on such amount for any period after the date to which
accrued interest is calculated for purposes of calculating such
amount.
(d) Subsequent
to the purchase of the Notes following exercise of the Optional Notes Purchase
Right, TMI shall be the sole Holder of the Notes. TMI may subsequently transfer
some or all of the Notes acquired by it in accordance with the provisions of
the
Indenture. All Notes issued to the Noteholders prior to exercise of the Optional
Securities Purchase Right shall be deemed cancelled (other than those Notes
held
by TMI).
ARTICLE
XI
[Reserved]
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ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SECTION
12.01. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Initial Seller, the Seller,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Owner
Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, and without the consent of any of the
Securityholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or
supplement any provisions herein which may be defective or inconsistent with
any
other provisions herein, (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to
matters or questions arising under this Agreement, which shall not be
inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or (iv) to cause the
provisions herein to conform to or be consistent with or in furtherance of
the
statements made with respect to the Securities, the Issuer 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 in any other Operative
Agreement; provided,
however,
that
any such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interest
of any Noteholder; provided,
further, that
any
such action listed in clauses (i) through (iv) above shall be deemed
not to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Securityholder, if evidenced by (i) written notice to the Indenture Trustee
from each Rating Agency that such action will not result in the reduction or
withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Notes with respect to
which
it is a Rating Agency or (ii) an Opinion of Counsel stating that such
amendment shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of
any Securityholder, is permitted by the Agreement and all the conditions
precedent, if any have been complied with, delivered to the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator and the Indenture Trustee.
In
addition, this Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Initial Seller,
the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and with the consent of a majority
in interest of the Certificateholders and a majority in interest of each Class
of Notes affected by such amendment 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 of Securities;
provided,
however,
that no
such amendment or waiver shall (x) reduce in any manner the amount of, or
delay the timing of, payments on the Notes or Ownership Certificates that are
required to be made on any such Note or Ownership Certificate without the
consent of the Holder of such Security, (y) adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Notes or Ownership
Certificates in a manner other than as described in clause (x) above, without
the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Class or Ownership Certificates
evidencing at least a 66⅔% Percentage Interest in such Class of Notes or the
Ownership Certificates, or (z) reduce the percentage of Voting Rights
required by clause (y) above without the consent of the Holders of all
Notes of such Class then outstanding. Upon approval of an amendment, a copy
of
such amendment shall be sent to each Rating Agency.
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Notwithstanding
any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Indenture Trustee
nor the Securities Administrator shall consent to any amendment to this
Agreement unless it shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel, delivered
by and at the expense of the Person seeking such Amendment (unless such Person
is the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator, in which case the
Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for such expenses by the Issuer pursuant to Section 8.05 hereof),
to
the effect that such amendment will not result in the imposition of federal
income tax on the Issuer and that the amendment is being made in accordance
with
the terms hereof, such amendment is permitted by this Agreement and all
conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment the Securities Administrator shall
furnish, at the expense of the Person that requested the amendment if such
Person is the Initial Seller or the Seller (but in no event at the expense
of
the Indenture Trustee or the Securities Administrator), otherwise at the expense
of the Issuer, a copy of such amendment and the Opinion of Counsel referred
to
in the immediately preceding paragraph to the Master Servicer and each Rating
Agency.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Securityholders under this
Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment;
instead 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 Securityholders shall be subject
to
such reasonable regulations as the Securities Administrator may
prescribe.
The
Indenture Trustee and Securities Administrator may, but shall not be obligated
to, enter into any amendment pursuant to this 12.01 Section that affects
its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or
otherwise.
SECTION
12.02. Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation
in
all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties
or
other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the Mortgaged Properties
are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere,
such recordation to be effected by the Indenture Trustee at the expense of
the
Issuer, but only upon direction of Noteholders accompanied by an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects
the interests of the Noteholders.
For
the
purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided
and
for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number
of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original,
and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same
instrument.
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SECTION
12.03. [Reserved].
SECTION
12.04. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction.
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
12.05. Notices.
All
directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by first
class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service or delivered via
telecopy, to (a) in the case of the Initial Seller, to Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage
Home Loans, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (telecopy number (000) 000-0000), or such other
address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Indenture
Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing by the Initial Seller, (b) in the
case
of the Seller, Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Funding, Inc., 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxx Xx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (telecopy number
(000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter
be furnished to the Initial Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing
by the Seller, (c) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, to the Corporate Trust
Office or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished
to
the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator and the Owner Trustee in writing by the Indenture
Trustee, (d) in the case of the Depositor, to Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Mortgage Backed Finance, or such other address or telecopy number
as
may be furnished to the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the
Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (e) in
the
case of the Owner Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxxxx 2007-2
or
such other address or telecopy number as may hereinafter be furnished to the
Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, and the Indenture Trustee in writing by the Owner Trustee; and
(f) in the case of the Master Servicer or Securities Administrator, for
certificate transfer purposes, at its Corporate Trust Office and for all other
purposes at X.X. Xxx 00, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, or for overnight delivery,
at
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (Attention: Xxxxxxxxx 0000-0),
Xxxxxxxxx no: (000) 000-0000, or such other address or telecopy number as may
be
furnished to the Depositor, the Seller, the Initial Seller, the Owner Trustee
and the Indenture Trustee in writing by the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator. Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Securityholder
shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such
Holder as shown in the Note Register or Certificate Register, as applicable.
Notice of any Event of Default shall be given by telecopy and by certified
mail.
Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be
conclusively presumed to have duly been given when mailed, whether or not the
Securityholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be
telecopied hereunder shall also be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner
set forth above.
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SECTION
12.06. Severability
of Provisions.
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall for any reason whatsoever be 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 Notes or the Ownership Certificate or the rights of the Noteholders
or
the Certificateholders.
SECTION
12.07. Article
and Section References.
All
article and section references used in this Agreement, unless otherwise
provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.
SECTION
12.08. Notice
to the Rating Agencies.
(a) The
Securities Administrator shall be obligated to use its best reasonable efforts
promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies with respect to each of the
following of which a Responsible Officer of the Securities Administrator has
actual knowledge:
(i) any
material change or amendment to this Agreement;
(ii) the
occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured or
waived;
(iii) the
resignation or termination of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator
or the Indenture Trustee;
(iv) the
final
payment to Holders of the Notes of any Class; and
(v) any
change in the location of any Account.
(b) In
addition, the Securities Administrator shall promptly furnish to the Rating
Agencies copies of each Statement to Securityholders described in Section 5.04
hereof; if the Indenture Trustee is acting as a successor Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof, the Indenture Trustee shall notify the Rating
Agencies of any event that would result in the inability of the Indenture
Trustee to make Advances and the Master Servicer shall promptly furnish to
each
Rating Agency copies of the following:
(i) each
annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.17 hereof;
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(ii) each
annual assessment of compliance and attestation report described in Section
3.16
hereof; and
(iii) each
notice delivered pursuant to Section 5.05(b) hereof which relates to the fact
that the Master Servicer has not made an Advance.
(c) All
notices to the Rating Agencies provided for in this Agreement 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:
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages
SECTION
12.09. Further
Assurances.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, neither the Securityholders nor the
Indenture Trustee shall have any obligation to consent to any amendment or
modification of this Agreement unless they have been provided reasonable
security or indemnity against their out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) to be incurred in connection therewith.
SECTION
12.10. Benefits
of Agreement.
Nothing
in this Agreement or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to
any
Person, other than the Securityholders and the parties hereto and their
successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or
claim under this Agreement.
SECTION
12.11. [Reserved].
SECTION
12.12. Successors
and Assigns.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
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SECTION
12.13. [Reserved].
SECTION
12.14. Execution
by the Issuer.
It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or
personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the
powers and authority conferred and vested in it as trustee, (b) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the
Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and
agreements by Wilmington Trust Company but is made and intended for the purpose
of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing herein contained shall be construed
as
creating any liability on Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally,
to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained herein, all such
liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any
person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d) under no
circumstances shall Wilmington Trust Company be personally liable for the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the
breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made
or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other
document.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be signed hereto
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and
year first above written.
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2007-2
By:
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its individual capacity but solely as
Owner
Trustee
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
STRUCTURED
ASSET SECURITIES
CORPORATION,
as
Depositor
By: /s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
LASALLE
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee and Custodian
By:
/s/ Xxxx
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
Master Servicer
By: /s/
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
Securities Administrator
By: /s/
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE HOME LOANS,
INC.,
as
Initial Seller
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE FUNDING,
INC.,
as
Seller
By: /s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
Solely
for the purposes of Section 3.25,
accepted
and agreed to by:
XXXXXXXXX
MORTGAGE, INC.
By:/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
STATE
OF NEW
YORK
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COUNTY
OF NEW YORK
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxx X. Xxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of
Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation, that executed
the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it
on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________
Notary
Public
STATE
OF NEW MEXICO
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF SANTA FE
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx known to me to be a Senior Vice President
of Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Home Loans, Inc., a Delaware corporation, that executed
the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it
on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________
Notary
Public
STATE
OF NEW MEXICO
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF SANTA FE
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxxx Fellers_____________ known to me to be a
______________ of Xxxxxxxxx Mortgage Funding, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________
Notary
Public
STATE
OF ILLINOIS
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COUNTY
OF XXXX
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxx Lopez____________ known to me to be ______________
of
LaSalle Bank National Association that executed the within instrument, and
also
known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation,
and
acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within
instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________
Notary
Public
STATE
OF DELAWARE
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ss.:
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COUNTY
OF WILMINGTON
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxxxxx X. Evans__________, known to me to be ___________
of Wilmington Trust Company, a national banking association that executed the
within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on
behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation
executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________
Notary
Public
STATE
OF MARYLAND
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COUNTY
OF XXXXXX
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On
the
___ day of April 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxx X. Walker_______________, known to me to be a
_________ of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., and also known to me to be the person
who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
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Notary
Public
SCHEDULE
I
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled “Xxxxxxxxx 2007-2 Mortgage Loan
Schedule”
at the New York, New York offices of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP