RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
COPY
RECONSTITUTED
SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS
RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 1st
day of May, 2007, by and between XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware
corporation (the “Seller” or “Xxxxxx Holdings”) and GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING,
INC., a New York corporation organized under the laws of the State of New
York
(the “Servicer”), and acknowledged by AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as Master Servicer under the Trust Agreement (as
defined herein), and HSBC BANK USA, National Association, a national banking
association, solely in its capacity as trustee under the Trust Agreement
(as
defined herein) (the “Trustee”), recites and provides as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (“Xxxxxx Brothers Bank”) acquired certain
conventional, residential, fixed rate, first lien mortgage loans from the
Servicer, which mortgage loans were either originated or acquired by the
Servicer.
WHEREAS,
certain of these mortgage loans are currently being serviced by the Servicer
pursuant to an Amended and Restated Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties
and
Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2007, between Xxxxxx Brothers
Bank,
as the Purchaser, and the Servicer, as the Company (for Conventional Residential
Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2006-FLOW), (hereinafter,
the “PWSA”) and annexed hereto as Exhibit B.
WHEREAS,
pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement dated as of May 1, 2007
(the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”) and annexed hereto as Exhibit C, Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank has assigned all of its rights, title and interest in certain
of
these mortgage loans as identified on Exhibit E hereto (the “Mortgage Loans”) as
well as all of its rights and obligations as purchaser under the PWSA to
the
Seller, and the Seller has accepted such assignment.
WHEREAS,
the Seller has conveyed the Mortgage Loans to Structured Asset Securities
Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation (“SASCO” or the “Depositor”)
pursuant to a mortgage loan sale and assignment agreement dated as of May
1,
2007 (the “Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement”), and SASCO in turn has
conveyed the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, pursuant to a trust agreement
dated
as of May 1, 2007 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the Trustee, Aurora Loan
Services LLC, as master servicer (“Aurora,” and together with any successor
Master Servicer appointed pursuant to the provisions of the Trust Agreement,
the
“Master Servicer”), U.S. Bank National Association, as securities administrator
(the “Securities Administrator”) and the Depositor.
WHEREAS,
the Seller desires that the Servicer continue to service the Mortgage Loans,
and
the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to the rights of the Seller and
the
Master Servicer to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer
hereunder as set forth herein and to the other conditions set forth
herein.
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Servicer agree that the provisions of the PWSA shall apply
to
the Mortgage Loans, but only to the extent provided herein and that this
Agreement shall govern the Mortgage Loans for so long as such Mortgage Loans
remain subject to the provisions of the Trust Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be obligated,
among
other things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf
of the
Trust Fund (or the Trustee on its behalf), and shall have the right, under
certain circumstances, to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer
under this Agreement.
WHEREAS,
the Seller and the Servicer intend that each of the Master Servicer and the
Trustee is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which
are
hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Servicer hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement, including Exhibit
A
hereto and any provisions of the PWSA incorporated by reference herein
(regardless if such terms are defined in the PWSA), shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement.
2. Custodianship.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that U.S. Bank National Association will
act
as custodian of the Serviced Mortgage Files for the Trustee pursuant to the
Custodial Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007, between U.S. Bank National
Association and the Trustee.
3. Servicing.
The
Servicer agrees, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe
the
duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed
under the provisions of the PWSA, except as otherwise provided herein and
on
Exhibit A hereto, and that the provisions of the PWSA, as so modified, are
and
shall be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set forth herein
in
full.
4. Trust
Cut-off Date.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that by operation of Section 5.05 and Section
6.01 of
the PWSA, the remittance on June 18, 2007 to the Trust Fund is to include
principal due after May 1, 2007 (the “Trust Cut-off Date”) plus interest, at the
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected during the related Due Period, exclusive
of any portion thereof allocable to a period prior to the Trust Cut-off Date,
with the adjustments specified in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of Section 6.01
of
the PWSA.
5. Master
Servicing; Termination of Servicer.
The
Servicer, including any successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to
the
supervision of the Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated
to
ensure that the Servicer services the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the
Trustee and the SARM 2007-5 Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) created pursuant to
the Trust Agreement, shall have the same rights as Xxxxxx Brothers Bank under
the PWSA to enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the PWSA and the
term
“Purchaser” as used in the PWSA in connection with any rights of the Purchaser
shall refer to the Trust Fund or, as the context requires, the Master Servicer
acting in its capacity as agent for the Trust Fund, except as otherwise
specified in Exhibit A hereto. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement
upon
the failure of the Servicer to perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement, which failure results in an Event of Default as provided in Article
X
of the PWSA. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event
shall
the Master Servicer assume any of obligations of Xxxxxx Brothers Bank under
the
PWSA and in connection with the performance of the Master Servicer’s duties
hereunder the parties and other signatories hereto agree that the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections and limitations
of
liability afforded to the Master Servicer under the Trust
Agreement.
6. No
Representations.
Neither
the Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall be obligated or required to make
any
additional representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of
the
Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Trust
Agreement and issuance of the Certificates issued pursuant thereto.
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7. Notices.
All
notices and communications between or among the parties hereto (including
any
third party beneficiary thereof) or required to be provided to the Trustee
on
behalf of the Trust Fund shall be in writing and shall be deemed received
or
given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other
party at its address specified below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic
mail, when facsimile or electronic confirmation of receipt by the recipient
is
received by the sender of such notice. Each party may designate to the other
parties in writing, from time to time, other addresses to which notices and
communications hereunder shall be sent.
All
notices required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this Agreement
shall be delivered to the Master Servicer at the following address:
Aurora
Loan Services LLC
00000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxx- Master Servicing
SARM
2007-5
Tel: 000-000-0000
All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this Agreement
shall be made on a scheduled/scheduled basis to the following wire
account:
Bank
of
New York
ABA#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: Aurora
Loan Services LLC,
Master
Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account
Number: 8900620730
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
For
further credit to: SARM 2007-5
All
notices required to be delivered to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund
hereunder shall be delivered to the Trustee at the following
address:
HSBC
Bank
USA, National Association
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
CTLA - Structured Finance Services
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Facsimile:
000-000-0000
All
notices required to be delivered to the Seller hereunder shall be delivered
to
the Seller, at the following address:
Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc.
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
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E-mail:
xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx
With
a
copy to:
Dechert,
LLP
Xxxx
Centre
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
All
notices required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall be delivered
to
its office at the address for notices as set forth in the PWSA.
8. Governing
Law.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS
OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS,
RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
9. Capacity
of Trustee.
It is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that insofar as
this Agreement is acknowledged by HSBC Bank USA, National
Association (i) it is acknowledged and delivered by such party, not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee under the Trust
Agreement in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred to and
vested in it thereunder, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and
agreements herein made on behalf of the Trust Fund is made and
intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements of
the
Trustee but is made and intended solely for the purpose of binding only
the Trust Fund, and (iii) under no circumstances shall
the Trustee in its individual capacity be personally liable for the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the breach
or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or
undertaken under this Agreement or any related document.
10. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts
shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
11. Termination.
Upon
the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to Article VII of the Trust
Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate, and thereafter, the Mortgage Loans
shall be serviced in accordance with the terms of the PWSA. In the event
that
the PWSA was terminated prior to the termination of the Trust Fund, the Servicer
and the Master Servicer shall enter into a replacement servicing agreement
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, which agreement shall be similar to the PWSA
in
all material respects. In the event that the Master Servicer and the Servicer
fail to enter into a replacement servicing agreement promptly after the
termination of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer may transfer the servicing
of
the Mortgage Loans to a third party servicer at its sole discretion;
provided
that the Mortgage Loans shall be serviced in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement until such time the servicing of the Mortgage Loans has been
transferred to such third-party servicer.
12. NIMS
Insurer.
In
addition to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, any and
all
rights of the Master Servicer and Trustee to receive notices from the Servicer
pursuant to this Agreement shall hereby be equally granted to the NIMS Insurer.
The Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator shall notify the Servicer
in
writing of the name and address of the NIMS insurer and the name and telephone
number of the appropriate contact employee of the NIMS Insurer. For any and
all
obligations of the Servicer to obtain consent from the Master Servicer and
the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer must also obtain such consent
from the NIMS Insurer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
the Trust Fund shall hold harmless and indemnify the Servicer for any failure
of
the NIMS Insurer to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the parties to this
Agreement agree that it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such
parties as set forth herein, that the NIMS Insurer receive the benefit of
the
provisions of this Agreement as an intended third party beneficiary of this
Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer shall have the same
obligations to the NIMS Insurer as if it was a party to this Agreement, and
the
NIMS Insurer shall have the same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions
of this Agreement as if it was a party to this Agreement. The parties hereto
agree to cooperate in good faith to amend this Agreement in accordance with
the
terms hereof to include such other provisions as may be reasonably requested
by
the NIMS Insurer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights of the NIMS Insurer
set forth in this Agreement shall exist only so long as the NIM Securities
issued pursuant to the NIMS Transaction remain outstanding or the NIMS Insurer
is owed amounts in respect of its guarantee of payment on such NIM
Securities.
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NIM
Security shall mean any net interest margin security issued by an owner trust
or
special purpose entity that is holding all rights, title and interest in
and to
the Class X or Class 1-AP Certificates issued by the Trust Fund.
NIMS
Insurer shall mean collectively, any insurance companies issuing a financial
guaranty insurance policy covering certain payments to be made on NIM Securities
pursuant to a NIMS Transaction.
NIMS
Transaction shall mean any transaction in which NIM Securities are secured,
in
part, by the payments on the Class X or Class 1-AP Certificates issued by
the
Trust Fund.
13. Distressed
Mortgage Loans.
The
NIMS Insurer may, at its option, purchase a Distressed Mortgage Loan;
provided,
however,
prior
to any such purchase, the Servicer shall be required to continue to make
Monthly
Advances with respect to such Distressed Mortgage Loans, to the extent required
by the applicable servicing provisions in the SWSA. Any such purchase shall
be
accomplished by: (A) remittance to the Master Servicer of the Purchase Price
(as
defined in the Trust Agreement) for the Distressed Mortgage Loan for deposit
into the Collection Account established by the Master Servicer pursuant to
the
Trust Agreement, and (B) the NIMS Insurer’s (i) acknowledgment and agreement to
retain Servicer, as the servicer for any such purchased Distressed Mortgage
Loan, to service such Distressed Mortgage Loan pursuant to the provisions
of the
SWSA, and (ii) assumption, for the benefit of the Servicer, the rights and
obligations of the Trust Fund as owner of such purchased Distressed Mortgage
Loans pursuant to the SWSA. The Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf)
and the
Servicer shall immediately effectuate the conveyance of the purchased Distressed
Mortgage Loans to the NIMS Insurer exercising the purchase option, including
prompt delivery of the Servicing File and all related documentation to the
applicable NIMS Insurer. A Distressed Mortgage Loan is as of any Determination
Date a Mortgage Loan that is delinquent in payment for a period of ninety
(90)
days or more, without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the
related
Mortgage Loan, or for which the Servicer has accepted a deed in lieu of
foreclosure.
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Executed
as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as
Seller
By:
Name:
Title:
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
as
Servicer
By:
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged:
AURORA
LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as
Master
Servicer
By:
Name:
Title:
HSBC
BANK
USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not
in
its individual capacity but solely as Trustee
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
A
Modifications
to the PWSA
1.
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Unless
otherwise specified herein, any provisions of the PWSA, including
definitions, relating to (i) representations and warranties relating
to
the Mortgage Loans and not relating to the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans, (ii) Mortgage Loan repurchase obligations, (iii) Agency
Transfer,
Whole Loan Transfers, Securitization Transactions and Reconstitution,
and
(iv) Assignments of Mortgage, shall be disregarded for purposes
relating
to this Agreement. Except as otherwise referred to herein, the
exhibits to
the PWSA and all references to such exhibits shall also be
disregarded.
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2.
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The
definition of “Business Day” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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“Business
Day”:
Any
day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and
savings and loan institutions in the States of New York, Maryland, Minnesota,
Texas, or California, or any state where there is a corporate office of the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator are authorized or obligated by law
or
executive order to be closed.
3.
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The
definition of “Closing Date” is hereby amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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“Closing
Date”:
May
31, 2007.
4.
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The
definition of “Custodial Agreement” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“Custodial
Agreement”
means
the Custodial Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007, between U.S. Bank National
Association, as custodian, and the Trustee.
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The
definition of “Custodian” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety
to read as follows:
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“Custodian”
means
U.S. Bank National Association.
6.
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The
definition of “Determination Date” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“Determination
Date”:
The
fifteenth (15th)
day of
the calendar month of the related Remittance Date (or if such day is not
a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such day).
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The
definition of “Eligible Investments” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“Eligible
Investments”:
Any
one or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment
provides for a date of maturity not later than the Determination Date in
each
month:
(i) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which
are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (“Direct
Obligations”);
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(ii) federal
funds, or demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company (including
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign depositories and the Securities Administrator
or
any agent of the Securities Administrator, acting in its respective commercial
capacity) incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by
federal or state banking authorities, so long as at the time of investment
or
the contractual commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper
or
other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust
company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which
is
the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other
short-term debt or deposit obligations of such holding company or deposit
institution, as the case may be) have been rated by each Rating Agency in
its
highest short-term rating category or one of its two highest long-term rating
categories;
(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed
by
GNMA, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac with any registered broker/dealer subject
to
Securities Investors’ Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank
insured by the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured
and unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
short-term rating category;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which
have a
credit rating from each Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the
contractual commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one
of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided,
however,
that
securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments
to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Fund to exceed 20% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans; provided, further, that such securities will not be Eligible Investments
if they are published as being under review with negative implications from
any
Rating Agency;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not
more
than 180 days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency
in
its highest short-term rating category;
(vi) a
Qualified GIC;
(vii) certificates
or receipts representing direct ownership interests in future interest or
principal payments on obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies or instrumentalities (which obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping
on behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any
other
demand, money market, common trust fund or time deposit or obligation, or
interest-bearing or other security or investment, (A) rated in the highest
rating category by each Rating Agency or (B) that would not adversely affect
the
then current rating by each Rating Agency of any of the Certificates and
has a
short term rating of at least “A-1” or its equivalent by each Rating Agency.
Such investments in this subsection (viii) may include money market mutual
funds
or common trust funds, including any fund for which the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof serves as an
investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or custodian
or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (x) the Securities Administrator, the
Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and expenses
from such funds for services rendered, (y) the Securities Administrator,
the
Master Servicer or an affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and expenses
for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, and (z) services performed
for
such funds and pursuant to this Agreement may converge at any time; provided,
however,
that no
such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences
either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal
and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations.
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8.
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The
definition of “GNMA” is hereby added to Article I to immediately follow
the definition of “Xxxxxxx Mac
Guides”:
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“GNMA”:
The
Government National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.
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The
definition of “Master Servicer” in Article I is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
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10.
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The
definition of “Mortgage Loan” in Article I is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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“Mortgage
Loan”:
An
individual servicing retained Mortgage Loan which has been purchased from
the
Servicer by Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB and is subject to this Agreement, being
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to this Agreement, which Mortgage
Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage Loan documents, the Monthly Reports,
Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds and all other rights, benefits, proceeds
and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
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The
definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in Article I is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
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“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”
The
schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth certain information with respect
to the
Mortgage Loans purchased from the Servicer by Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB pursuant
to the PWSA, which Mortgage Loan Schedule is attached as Exhibit M to this
Agreement.
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The
definition of “Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount” is hereby amended in
its entirety to read as follows:
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“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a voluntary (not including
discounted payoffs) Principal Prepayment in full or in part during any Due
Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior
to
such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such Due Period, the amount of interest (net of
the related Servicing Fee for Principal Prepayments in full only) that would
have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period
commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied
to such
Mortgage Loan and ending on the day immediately preceding such Due Date,
inclusive.
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The
definition of “Qualified Depository” is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as follows:
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“Qualified
Depository”:
Any of
(i) a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company
the
accounts of which are insured by the FDIC and whose commercial paper, short-term
debt obligations or other short-term deposits are rated at least “A-1+” by
Standard & Poor’s, or whose long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated
at least “AA-” by Standard & Poor’s if the amounts on deposit are to be held
in the account for no more than 365 days or whose commercial paper, short-term
debt obligations, demand deposits, or other short-term deposits are rated
at
least “A-2” by Standard & Poor’s if the amounts on deposit are to be held in
the account for no more than 30 days and are not intended to be used as credit
enhancement , or (ii) the corporate trust department of a federal or
state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding
fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, which has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity,
or (iii) Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, F.S.B., a federal savings bank.
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The
definition of “Qualified GIC” is hereby added to Article I to immediately
follow the definition of “Qualified Depository”, to read as
follows:
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“Qualified
GIC”:
A
guaranteed investment contract or surety bond providing for the investment
of
funds in the Custodial Account and insuring a minimum, fixed or floating
rate of
return on investments of such funds, which contract or surety bond
shall:
(a) be
an
obligation of an insurance company or other corporation whose long-term debt
is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories or,
if
such insurance company has no long-term debt, whose claims paying ability
is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories,
and
whose short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category;
(b) provide
that the Servicer may exercise all of the rights under such contract or surety
bond without the necessity of taking any action by any other
Person;
(c) provide
that if at any time the then current credit standing of the obligor under
such
guaranteed investment contract is such that continued investment pursuant
to
such contract of funds would result in a downgrading of any rating of the
Servicer, the Servicer shall terminate such contract without penalty and
be
entitled to the return of all funds previously invested thereunder, together
with accrued interest thereon at the interest rate provided under such contract
to the date of delivery of such funds to the Securities
Administrator;
(d) provide
that the Servicer’s interest therein shall be transferable to any successor
servicer or the Master Servicer hereunder; and
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(e) provide
that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued interest thereon be returnable
to the Custodial Account, as the case may be, not later than the Business
Day
prior to any Determination Date.
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A
new definition of “Sarbanes Certifying Party” is added to Article I to
immediately follow the definition of “SAIF” to read as
follows:
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“Sarbanes
Certifying Party”
means
a
Person who provides a certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act
of
2002 on behalf of the Trust Fund.
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The
parties acknowledge that Section 2.03 (Custodial Agreement; Delivery
of
Documents) shall be superceded by the provisions of the Custodial
Agreement.
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17.
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Section
4.01 (Seller Representations and Warranties) is hereby amended
by deleting
Section 4.01(B)(i)(vii) in its entirety and replacing it with the
following:
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(vii)
there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to a Seller,
the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect
to any
Securitization Transaction and any party thereto listed on Exhibit N of this
Agreement of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
18.
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Section
4.03 (Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties) is
hereby
amended in its entirety to read as
follows:
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It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4.01(A) (a) through (f), (h), (i) (k) and (m) through (r) shall survive
the engagement of the Servicer to perform the servicing responsibilities
hereunder and the delivery of the Servicing Files to the Servicer and shall
inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the Master Servicer.
Upon discovery by either the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of a breach of any
of the
foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects
the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under this
Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of the
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the security interest
on such Mortgaged Property or the interest of the Trustee or the Trust Fund,
the
party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the
other.
Within
60
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Servicer of any
breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.01(A) which
materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform its
duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and
adversely affects the value of the Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority
of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall use
its
best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if
such
breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the Master Servicer’s option,
assign the Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (or respecting
the affected Loans) to a successor servicer in accordance with Section
12.01.
In
addition, the Servicer shall indemnify (from its own funds) the Trustee,
the
Trust Fund and Master Servicer and hold each of them harmless against any
costs
resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded
upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Servicer’s representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that
the
remedies set forth in this Section 4.03 constitute the sole remedies of the
Master Servicer, the Trust Fund and the Trustee respecting a breach of the
foregoing representations and warranties.
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Any
cause
of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of
any
representations and warranties made in Section 4.01(A) shall accrue upon
(i)
discovery of such breach by the Servicer or notice thereof by the Trustee,
the
Securities Administrator or Master Servicer to the Servicer, (ii) failure
by the
Servicer to cure such breach within the applicable cure period, and (iii)
demand
upon the Servicer by the Trustee or the Master Servicer for compliance with
this
Agreement.
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Section
4.05 (Restrictions and Requirements Applicable in the
Event
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that
a
Mortgage Loan is Acquired by a REMIC) is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence at the end of the first paragraph of Subsection (d)
thereof:
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Opinion of Counsel shall be required for any modification
of a
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 5.01.
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Section
5.01 (Seller to Act as Servicer) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) by
deleting the first and second sentences of the second paragraph of such section
and replacing it with the following:
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary
any
term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of any such term
or in
any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and
prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence
is
not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided,
however,
that
unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such
default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably forseeable, the Servicer
shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that
would
change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal
or
interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for
actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage
Loan. In the event of such modification, the Company shall calculate the
Monthly
Payment for such Mortgage Loan based on the modified terms of such Mortgage
Loan
and shall only be required to make Monthly Advances pursuant to Section 6.04
to
the extent of such new Monthly Payment.
(ii) by
adding
the following to the end of the second paragraph of such section:
Promptly
after the execution of any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall forward to the Master Servicer copies
of any documents evidencing such assumption, modification, consolidation
or
extension. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
the Servicer shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would cause any REMIC created under the
Trust
Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of any
tax
under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d) of the Code.
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Section
5.04 (Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account) is hereby
amended as follows:
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(a)
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the
words “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for Xxxxxx Brothers
Bank, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed
Rate
Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2006-FLOW” in the first sentence of the first
paragraph shall be replaced by the following words: “GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc. in trust for the SARM 2007-5 Trust
Fund.”
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(b)
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by
amending clause (xii) to read as
follows:
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(xii)
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the
amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount paid out of
the
Servicer’s own funds without any right to reimbursement
therefor;
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(c) by
adding
the words “ No later than 30 days after the Closing Date,” to the beginning of
the last sentence of the first paragraph of such section.
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Section
5.06 (Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account) shall be
amended as
follows:
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(a)
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the
words “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for Xxxxxx Brothers
Bank, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed
Rate
Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2006-FLOW, and various mortgagors” in the first
sentence of the first paragraph shall be replaced by the following
words:
“GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for the SARM 2007-5
Trust
Fund, and various mortgagors.”
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(b)
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by
adding the words “ No later than 30 days after the Closing Date,” to the
beginning of the last sentence of the first paragraph of such
section.
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23.
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Section
5.17 (Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby
amended
as follows:
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(a)
by deleting the third paragraph of such section in its entirety and replacing
it
with the following paragraph:
The
Seller shall use its Best Efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon
as
possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within three years
after
title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (a) a REMIC election has
not
been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans
and the
REO Property are held, and (b) the Seller determines, and gives an appropriate
notice to the Master Servicer to such effect, that a longer period is necessary
for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than
three
years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell
any REO
Property, (i) the Seller shall report monthly to the Master Servicer as to
the
progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written
consent of the Trustee (upon written direction of the Seller), a purchase
money
mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage
shall name the Seller as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall
not
be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation
agreement among the Seller and Trustee shall be entered into with respect
to
such purchase money mortgage. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the Seller shall not be required to provide financing for the sale of any
REO
Property. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO
Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue
to
be rented) or otherwise used or held by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in
such a
manner, pursuant to any terms or for a period that would: (i) cause such
REO
Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) result in the imposition of any tax
upon
any REMIC included in the Trust Fund.
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(b)
by deleting the fourth paragraph of such section in its entirety and replacing
it with the following paragraph:
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 5.17, in connection with
a
foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event
the
Seller has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated
by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Trustee or the Master
Servicer otherwise requests, an environmental inspection or review of such
Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector shall be arranged
by
the Seller. Upon completion of the inspection, the Seller shall provide the
Trustee and the Master Servicer with a written report of such environmental
inspection. In the event that the environmental inspection report indicates
that
the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, the Seller shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a
deed in
lieu of foreclosure without the prior approval of the Securities Administrator.
In the event that the environmental inspection report is inconclusive as
to
whether or not the Mortgage Property is contaminated, the Seller shall not
proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure without
the prior approval of the Securities Administrator. In such instance, the
Trustee shall be deemed to have approved such foreclosure or acceptance of
a
deed in lieu of foreclosure unless the Securities Administrator notifies
the
Seller in writing, within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of written
notice of the proposed foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure from the
Seller, that it disapproves of the related foreclosure or acceptance of a
deed
in lieu of foreclosure. The Seller shall be reimbursed for all Servicing
Advances made pursuant to this paragraph with respect to the related Mortgaged
Property from the Custodial Account.
(c)
by adding the following paragraph to the end of such section:
Prior
to
acceptance by the Seller of an offer to sell any REO Property, the Seller
shall
notify the Master Servicer of such offer in writing which notification shall
set
forth all material terms of said offer (each a “Notice of Sale”). The Master
Servicer shall be deemed to have approved the sale of any REO Property unless
the Master Servicer notifies the Seller in writing, within five (5) days
after
its receipt of the related Notice of Sale, that it disapproves of the related
sale, in which case the Seller shall not proceed with such sale.
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Section
5.22 (Prepayment Charges) is hereby amended by adding the following
sentence to the end of such
section:
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Otherwise,
if the Seller or its designee fails to collect the Prepayment Charge upon
any
prepayment of any Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Charge, the Seller
shall pay to the Custodial Account an amount equal to the Prepayment Charge
which was not collected.
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Section
6.01 (Remittances) is hereby amended by changing all references
to “second
Business Day” in such section to “first Business
Day.”
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Section
6.01 is hereby further amended by adding the following after the
second
paragraph of such Section:
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All
remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer shall be made to the
following wire account or to such other account as may be specified by the
Master Servicer from time to time:
Bank
of
New York
ABA
#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: Aurora
Loan Services LLC
Master
Servicing Payment Clearing Account
Account
Number: 8900620730
Beneficiary:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
For
further credit to: Aurora Loan Services, SARM 2007-5
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Section
6.02 (Statements to Purchaser) is hereby amended by replacing the
first
paragraph in its entirety to read as
follows:
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Section
6.02 Statements
to Master Servicer.
Not
later
than the fifth calendar day of each month (or if such calendar day is not
a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), the Servicer shall
furnish to the Master Servicer (i) a monthly remittance advice in a format
(mutually agreed to between the Servicer and the Master Servicer) similar
to the
format set forth in Exhibit F-1 hereto and a monthly defaulted loan report
in a
format (mutually agreed to between the Servicer and the Master Servicer)
similar
to the format set forth in Exhibit F-2 hereto relating to the period ending
on
the last day of the preceding calendar month and (ii) all such information
required pursuant to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar
media
reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer. The format of this monthly
reporting may be amended from time to time to the extent necessary to comply
with applicable law or the terms of the Trust Agreement.
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Section
7.05 (Annual Statement as to Compliance) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and any
Depositor”.
(b) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and such
Depositor”.
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Section
7.07 (Assessment of Servicing Compliance) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and any Depositor”
in each instance.
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(b) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and such
Depositor” in each instance.
(c)
by
replacing the words “the Purchaser, any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund, any Depositor” in
each instance.
(d)
by
replacing the words “neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor” with “none of the
Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund
nor
any Depositor” in each instance.
(e) by
replacing clause (i)(C) in its entirety with the following:
(C)
in
connection with each Reconstitution Agreement, cause (x) each Subservicer
and
(y) each Subcontractor determined by the Seller pursuant to Section 7.08
to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB (each, a “Participating Entity”) and for which the Seller does not
elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing
Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06,
to
deliver to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
the
Trust Fund and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’
attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this Section
7.07(i); and
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Section
7.08 (Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors) is hereby amended
as
follows:
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(a) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and any Depositor”
in each instance.
(b) by
replacing the words “(or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master
servicer or administrator)” with “(or any designee of such party)” in each
instance
(c) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator the Trust Fund and such Depositor”
in each instance.
(d) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund or any Depositor”
in each instance.
(e) by
replacing the last sentence of the second paragraph of Subsection (ii) with
the
following:
The
Seller shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor for which
the
Servicer does not elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance with
the
Servicing Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation
17.06 and delivering to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Trust Fund or any Depositor any assessment of compliance
and
attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section
7.07,
in each case as and when required to be delivered.
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(f) by
replacing clause (C) in the first paragraph of Subsection (ii) with the
following:
(C)
which
elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of
compliance provided by each Subcontractor for which the Servicer does not
elect
to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria
in
accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06 identified pursuant
to clause (B) of this paragraph.
(g) by
replacing clause (B) in the third paragraph of Subsection (ii) with the
following:
(B)
cause
(x) each Subservicer and (y) each Subcontractor for which the Servicer does
not
elect to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing
Criteria in accordance with Regulation AB Telephone Interpretation 17.06,
with
respect to which the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Trust Fund or any Depositor requests delivery of an
assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation to deliver such within the
time required under Section 7.07.
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Section
8.01 (Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency
Transfer, or a Securitization Transaction on One or More Reconstitution
Dates) is hereby amended as follows:
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(a) by
replacing the words“the
depositor and the trustee” with “the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Securities
Administrator
and the Trust Fund” in Section 8.01(c).
(b) by
adding the words “and the Trust Fund” after the words “the master servicer” in
the second sentence of Section 8.01(c).
(c) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or any Depositor”
with
“the Purchaser, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust
Fund or any Depositor” in each instance.
(d)
by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and such
Depositor” in each instance.
(e) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund and any Depositor”
in each instance.
(f) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or the Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the Depositor” in each
instance.
(g) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund or such Depositor”
in each instance.
(h) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trust Fund or Depositor” in each
instance.
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(i) by
deleting Section 8.01(e)(i)(D) in its entirety and replacing it with “as
promptly as practicable following notice to the Seller, a description of
any
affiliation or relationship between a Seller or the Servicer, each Third-Party
Originator or each Subservicer, as applicable, and any of the parties listed
on
Exhibit N hereto.
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Section
8.04 (Additional Indemnification by the Seller) is hereby amended
as
follows:
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(a)
by
replacing Section 8.04(a) in its entirety with the following:
The
Servicer shall indemnify Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., the Trust Fund, the
Trustee, the Depositor and the Master Servicer and hold each of them harmless
against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any
other
costs, fees and expenses that any of such parties may sustain in any way
related
to the failure of the Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage
Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including, but
not
limited to its obligation to provide the certification pursuant to Section
8.01(c) hereunder) or for any inaccurate or misleading information provided
in
the certification required pursuant to Section 8.01(c). The Servicer immediately
shall notify Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., the Master Servicer and the Trustee
or any other relevant party if a claim is made by a third party with respect
to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent
of
the indemnified party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy
any
judgment or decree which may be entered against it or any of such parties
in
respect of such claim. The Servicer shall follow any written instructions
received from the Master Servicer or the Trustee in connection with such
claim.
The
Seller agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim
without the consent of the Purchaser unless such settlement includes an
unconditional release of the Purchaser from all liability that is the subject
matter of such claim. In addition to the obligations of the Seller set forth
in
this Section, the Purchaser may pursue any and all remedies otherwise available
at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, the right to seek damages.
The
Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Master Servicer)
with a written report of all expenses and advances incurred by the Servicer
pursuant to this Section 8.04, and the Master Servicer from the assets of
the
Trust Fund promptly shall reimburse the Servicer for all amounts advanced
by it
pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates
to
the failure of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans
in
strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the gross negligence,
bad
faith or willful misconduct of this Servicer.
(b)
by
(1)
replacing the words “the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser” with “the
Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer,” and (2) deleting
the words “or the Depositor” in Section 8.04(b).
(c) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser, any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund, any Depositor” in each
instance.
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Section
10.01 (Events of Default) is hereby amended by (i) changing any
reference
to “Purchaser” to “Master Servicer” and (ii) replacing the last paragraph
thereof with the following:
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Upon
receipt by the Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of
the
Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans
or
otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in a successor servicer appointed
by the
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. and the Master Servicer. Upon written request
from
the Seller, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor
entity designated by the Seller any and all documents and other instruments,
place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be
done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of
such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at
the
Servicer’s sole expense. The Servicer shall cooperate with Xxxxxx Brothers
Holdings Inc. and the Master Servicer and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by
it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans.
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Section
10.02 (Waiver of Defaults) is hereby amended by changing the reference
to
“Purchaser” to “Master Servicer with the prior written consent of the
Trustee.”
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Section
11.01 (Termination) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a) by
restating subclause (ii) thereof to read as below and adding the following
sentence after the first sentence of Section 11.01:
(ii)
the
exercise of the Master Servicer’s right pursuant to Section 10.01 to terminate
this Agreement upon an Event of Default,
provided such termination is also acceptable to the Trustee and the Rating
Agencies.
At
the
time of any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.01, the Servicer
shall be entitled to all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances; provided,
however,
in the
event of a termination for cause under Section 10.01 hereof, such unreimbursed
amounts shall not be reimbursed to the Servicer until such amounts are received
by the Trust Fund from the related Mortgage Loans.
(b) by
replacing the words “Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor” with “None of the
Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
(c) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each instance.
(d) by
replacing the words “Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor” with “None of the
Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each
instance.
(e) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a
master servicer) and any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Master Servicer”
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(f) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor” with
“such party”.
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Section
11.02 (Termination Without Cause) is hereby amended by deleting
the first
two paragraphs of such section in their entirety and replacing
them with
the following two paragraphs:
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This
Agreement shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the distribution of
the
final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan to the Trust
Fund (or advances by the Seller for the same), and (b) the disposition of
all
REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage Loan and the
remittance of all funds due hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of the Seller,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB and the Master Servicer in writing or (iii) at
the
sole option of the Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB, without cause, upon 30 days
written notice. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered
to the Seller by registered mail to the address set forth at the beginning
of
this Agreement. The Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Seller shall comply
with the termination procedures set forth in Sections 10.01 and
12.01.
In
connection with any such termination referred to in clause (ii) or (iii)
above,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB will be responsible for reimbursing the Seller
for all
unreimbursed out-of-pocket Servicing Advances within 15 Business Days following
the date of termination and other reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket
costs
associated with any transfer of servicing.
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Section
12.01 (Successor to Seller) is hereby amended in its entirety to
read as
follows:
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Simultaneously
with the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.05, 10.01, 11.01(ii) or 11.02, the Master
Servicer shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement
(i)
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor meeting the
eligibility requirements of this Agreement, and which shall succeed to all
rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of
the
Servicer under this Agreement with the termination of the Servicer’s
responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. Any successor
to
the Servicer that is not at that time a Servicer of other mortgage loans
for the
Trust Fund shall be subject to the approval of the Master Servicer, Xxxxxx
Brothers Holdings Inc., the Trustee and each Rating Agency (as such term
is
defined in the Trust Agreement). Unless the successor servicer is at that
time a
servicer of other mortgage loans for the Trust Fund, each Rating Agency must
deliver to the Trustee a letter to the effect that such transfer of servicing
will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current
rating of any of the Certificates. In connection with such appointment and
assumption, the Master Servicer or Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., as applicable,
may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of
payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree;
provided,
however,
that no
such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer under
this
Agreement. In the event that the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and
liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the
aforementioned sections, the Servicer shall discharge such duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of
such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence
and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and
shall
take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial
condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant
to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor
shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01 and shall in no event relieve
the Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections
4.01 and 4.02 and the remedies available to the Trust Fund under Section
4.03
shall be applicable to the Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation
or
termination of the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time, but in no event longer than 30 days of the
appointment of a successor entity, the Servicer shall prepare, execute and
deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other instruments,
place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be
done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of
such notice of termination. The Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee
and
the Master Servicer, as applicable, and such successor in effecting the
termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder and the
transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor servicer, including
without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by
it of
all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer to the
Account or any Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the Master Servicer
an instrument (i) accepting such appointment, wherein the successor shall
make
an assumption of the due and punctual performance and observance of each
covenant and condition to be performed and observed by the Servicer under
this
Agreement, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of
the
Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement.
Any termination or resignation of the Servicer or termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Sections 8.05, 10.01, 11.01 or 11.02 shall not affect any claims
that the Master Servicer or the Trustee may have against the Servicer arising
out of the Servicer’s actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or
resignation.
The
Servicer shall deliver within three (3) Business Days of the appointment
of a
successor servicer the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account
and all
Mortgage Loan Documents and related documents and statements held by it
hereunder to the successor servicer and the Servicer shall account for all
funds
and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as
may
reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor
all
such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities
of
the Servicer.
Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify the
Trustee and Master Servicer of such appointment in accordance with the notice
procedures set forth herein.
Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
in connection with any transfer of servicing hereunder (whether as a result
of
termination or removal of the Servicer or resignation of the Servicer or
otherwise), including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of the
Master
Servicer or any other Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the
Master Servicer in assuming the responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder,
or
of transferring the Servicing Files and the other necessary data to the
successor servicer shall be paid by the terminated, removed or resigning
Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement.
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Section
12.02 (Amendment) is hereby amended by replacing the words “by the Seller
and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Seller and
the
Purchaser” with “by written agreement by the Servicer and Xxxxxx Brothers
Holdings Inc., with the written consent of the Master Servicer
and the
Trustee.”
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39.
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Sections
12.03 (Closing), 12.04 (Closing Documents) and 12.05 (Costs) are
hereby
deleted in their entirety.
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40.
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Section
12.07 (Duration of Agreement) is hereby amended by deleting the
last
sentence thereof.
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41.
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Section
12.13 (Assignment by Purchaser) is hereby deleted in its entirety
and
replaced with the following:
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Acknowledgement.
The
Servicer hereby acknowledges that the rights of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings
Inc.
under the PWSA, as amended by this Agreement, will be assigned to SASCO under
the Mortgage Loan Sale and Assignment Agreement, and subsequently to the
Trust
Fund under the Trust Agreement and agrees that the Mortgage Loan Sale and
Assignment Agreement and the Trust Agreement will each be an assignment and
assumption agreement or other assignment document required pursuant to this
Section 12.13 and
will
constitute an assignment and assumption of the rights of Xxxxxx Brothers
Holdings Inc. under the PWSA to SASCO and the Trust Fund, as applicable.
In
addition, the Trust Fund will make a REMIC election. The Servicer hereby
consents to such assignment and assumption and acknowledges the Trust Fund’s
REMIC election.
42.
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Section
12.14 (No Personal Solicitation) is hereby amended by replacing
the words
“the Purchaser” with “Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.” in each
instance.
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43.
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Section
12.18 (Intention of the Parties) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(a) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund and any Depositor” in each
instance.
(b) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or any Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or any Depositor” in each
instance.
(c) by
replacing the words “Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor” with “None of the
Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer” in each instance.
(d) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of
its assignees or designees) and any Depositor” with “the Trust Fund, the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Master Servicer to deliver to such party
(including any of its assignees or designees)”.
(e) by
replacing the words “the Purchaser or such Depositor” with “the Purchaser, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Fund or such Depositor” in each
instance.
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(f)
by
replacing the words “The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or
designees)” with “The Purchaser, the Trust Fund, the Master Servier, the Trustee
and the Depositor (including any of their assignees or designees)”.
(g) by
replacing the words “in the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment” with “such party’s
reasonable judgment”.
44.
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Exhibit
D-1 to the PWSA (Custodial Account Certification) is hereby amended
by
replacing “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser,
Group No. 2006-FLOW” with “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for
the SARM 2007-5 Trust Fund.”
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45.
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Exhibit
D-2 to the PWSA (Custodial Account Letter Agreement) is hereby
amended by
replacing “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser
-
Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans
- Group
No. 2006-FLOW”
with “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for the SARM 2007-5
Trust
Fund.”
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46.
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Exhibit
E-1 to the PWSA (Escrow Account Certification) is hereby amended
by
replacing “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser,
Group No. 2006-FLOW, and various mortgagors” with “GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc. in trust for the SARM 2007-5 Trust Fund, and various
mortgagors.”
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47.
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Exhibit
E-2 to the PWSA (Escrow Account Letter Agreement) is hereby amended
by
replacing “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for the Purchaser
-
Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans
- Group
No. 2006-FLOW”
with “GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. in trust for the SARM 2007-5
Trust
Fund, and various mortgagors.”
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48.
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Exhibit
D hereto is added to the PWSA as Exhibit M
thereto.
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49.
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Exhibit
E hereto is added to the PWSA as Exhibit N
thereto.
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50.
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Exhibit
K to the PWSA is hereby replaced in its entirety with Exhibit F
hereto.
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51.
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Exhibit
L to the PWSA is hereby replaced in its entirety with Exhibit G
hereto.
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52.
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Intended
Third Party Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the parties
to this
Agreement agree that it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent
of
such parties as set forth herein, that the Master Servicer, the
Depositor
and the Trustee receive the benefit of the provisions of this Agreement
as
intended third party beneficiaries of this Agreement to the extent
of such
provisions. The Servicer shall have the same obligations to the
Master
Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee as if they were parties
to this
Agreement, and the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee
shall
have the same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of
this
Agreement as if they were parties to this Agreement. The Servicer
shall
only take direction from the Master Servicer (if direction by the
Master
Servicer is required under this Agreement) unless otherwise directed
by
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee hereunder
(other
than the right to indemnification) shall terminate upon termination
of the
Trust Agreement and of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
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EXHIBIT
B
Flow
Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement
[See
Exhibit 99.6]
B-1
EXHIBIT
C
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement
[Intentionally
Omitted]
C-1
EXHIBIT
D
EXHIBIT
M
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
On
file
at the offices of:
Dechert
LLP
Xxxx
Centre
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attn:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Telecopier:
(000) 000-0000
D-1
EXHIBIT
E
EXHIBIT
N
TRANSACTION
PARTIES
Trustee:
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Securities
Administrator: U.S. Bank National Association
Master
Servicer: Aurora Loan Services LLC
Credit
Risk Manager: N/A
PMI
Insurer: N/A
Interest
Rate Swap Counterparty: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
Interest
Rate Cap Counterparty: N/A
Servicers:
Aurora Loan Services LLC, Bank of America, N.A., Colonial Savings F.A.,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. and
U.S.
Bank National Association.
Originators:
Bank of America, N.A., Central Pacific Mortgage, Countrywide Home Loans,
Inc.,
Freedom Mortgage Corp., GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., Meridias Capital,
Inc., Option One Mortgage Corporation, Platinum Community Bank, FSB, Xxxx
Mortgage Inc., Synovus Mortgage Corporation, Weichert Financial Services,
WMC
Mortgage Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association.
Custodians:
LaSalle Bank National Association, U.S. Bank National Association and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Seller:
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
E-1
EXHIBIT
F
EXHIBIT
K
[Date]
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
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The
Reconstituted Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 2007 (the
“Agreement”), by and between Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. and GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc. (the “Servicer”), and acknowledged by Aurora Loan
Services LLC (the “Master Servicer”) and HSBC
Bank USA, National Association,
as Trustee (the “Trustee”).
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I,
[identify the certifying individual], the [title] of the Servicer, certify
to
the Trustee, the Master Servicer and Structured Asset Securities Corporation
(the “Depositor”), and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they
will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I
have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided
in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the
report on assessment of the Company’s compliance with the servicing criteria set
forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in
accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act
and
Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all servicing
reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during 200[ ] that were delivered by
the
Servicer to any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee pursuant
to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Servicing
Information”);
(2) Based
on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee;
(4) I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer as
servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance
review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed
in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation
Report,
the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to
the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Servicer and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant
to the
Agreement, have been provided to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the
Trustee. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports
have
been disclosed to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee. Any
material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been
disclosed in such reports.
F-1
Date: _________________________
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
G
EXHIBIT
L
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN REPORT ON
ASSESSMENT
OF COMPLIANCE
The
Servicer shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”, as identified by a xxxx in the column titled
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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X
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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X
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their
original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the
transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
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X
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G-2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans
(e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid,
or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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G-3
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set
forth in
the transaction agreements.
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