CHICAGO 875 THIRD AVENUE HONG KONG ---- NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 ---- DALLAS TELEPHONE 212 906 2000 LONDON ---- FACSIMILE 212 906 2021 ---- LOS ANGELES SHANGHAI ---- ---- SEATTLE FOUNDED 1866 SINGAPORE ---- ---- WASHINGTON, D.C. TOKYORegistration Statement • November 14th, 2001 • Structured Asset Securities Corp • Asset-backed securities
November 13, 2001 Structured Asset Securities Corporation 101 Hudson Street Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 Re: Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage-Backed Securities Registration Statement on Form S-3 ----------------------------------...Legal Counsel Engagement • November 14th, 2001 • Structured Asset Securities Corp • Asset-backed securities
We have acted as counsel for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") being filed by the Registrant on or about the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") with respect to the Registrant's mortgage-backed securities (the "Securities") to be issued from time to time. The Registration Statement relates to the registration under the Act of Securities consisting of either (i) collateralized mortgage obligations ("Bonds") that will evidence the indebtedness of owner trusts established by the Registrant (each, an "Owner Trust") or (ii) mortgage pass-through certificates ("Certificates") that will evidence interests in trust funds established by the Registrant, in each case as described in the Registration Statement. The Securities are issuable in one or more series (each, a "Series")
