Agency Contract Agreement

This AGENCY AGREEMENT , dated as of November 1, 2006 (this “Agency Agreement”), is entered into by and between HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“HSBC”), a national banking association, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined below) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), a national banking association, as agent.

WHEREAS , HSBC is the successor trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2006, among Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC (the “Depositor”), EMC Mortgage Corporation (the “Master Servicer”) and Wells Fargo (the “Predecessor Trustee”) for the Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust 2006-AC1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC1;

WHEREAS , HSBC is the successor trustee under the Custodial Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2006 (the “Custodial Agreement”; together with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the “Agreements”), by and among the Predecessor Trustee, the Depositor, EMC Mortgage Corporation, as seller, the Master Servicer and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as custodian;

WHEREAS , HSBC desires to appoint Wells Fargo as its agent for the purpose of executing certain trusts and powers and performing certain duties of HSBC under the Agreements; and

WHEREAS , Wells Fargo desires to accept appointment as HSBC’s agent for the purposes of executing certain trusts and powers and performing certain duties of HSBC under the Agreements on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE , HSBC and Wells Fargo hereby agree as follows:

1.   (a)   HSBC hereby appoints Wells Fargo as its agent pursuant to Section 10.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the purpose of executing certain trusts and powers of HSBC under the Agreements. Wells Fargo hereby accepts such appointment as if Wells Fargo had been appointed as trustee of the Trust Fund by the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(b)   Wells Fargo has been provided with and has reviewed the Agreements and hereby agrees to perform, on behalf of HSBC, all of the non-fiduciary duties of HSBC (defined as those duties that would typically not be performed by a nominal trustee in an asset-backed securities transaction) under the Agreements (including, but not limited to the Trustee’s reporting responsibilities under Article III of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Trustee’s responsibility for paying the custodian’s fee pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Custodial Agreement) except as otherwise provided in this Agency Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, HSBC shall not delegate to Wells Fargo its duty to accept all of the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund. Moreover, nothing in this Agency Agreement shall be construed to confer a fiduciary obligation on Wells Fargo or to eliminate HSBC’s own fiduciary obligations. Wells Fargo shall advise HSBC when action by HSBC is necessary to comply with HSBC’s duties under the Agreements. Wells Fargo shall act as paying agent and certificate registrar under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

(c)   HSBC shall forward to Wells Fargo a copy of all written notices received by HSBC that are addressed to HSBC promptly upon receipt.

(d)   Wells Fargo shall carry out in timely fashion, and in accordance with the provisions of the Agreements, all of the non-fiduciary duties HSBC is required to perform under the Agreements on behalf of HSBC pursuant to the terms of this Agency Agreement.

(e)   Wells Fargo hereby agrees that it will not take any action that is not related to the administration of the Trust to (i) impair the validity or effectiveness of the Agreements or release any Person from any covenant or obligation under the Agreements, except as expressly permitted thereby or (ii) creating any lien, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance (other than as permitted under the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) on any portion of the Trust Fund.

(f)   Wells Fargo hereby accepts its appointment as (i) Certificate Registrar with respect to all the Certificates pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii) Paying Agent pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iii) Authenticating Agent pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (iv) calculating agent for the purposes of performing any calculations required of the Trustee pursuant to Article VI of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Wells Fargo shall advise HSBC when action is necessary to comply with HSBC’s remaining duties under the Agreements. Wells Fargo shall prepare for execution by HSBC, or shall cause the preparation by other appropriate persons of, all such documents, reports, filings, tax returns, instruments, certificates and opinions that it shall be the duty of HSBC to prepare, file or deliver pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and shall, subject to this Agency Agreement, take all appropriate non-fiduciary action that is the duty of HSBC to take pursuant to the Agreements, as required.

(g)   HSBC hereby unconditionally appoints and constitutes Wells Fargo its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, irrevocably, with full power, coupled with an interest (in the name of HSBC or otherwise) and Wells Fargo is hereby authorized and empowered to ask, require, demand, receive, endorse, execute and deliver on behalf of HSBC all instruments and to take all other actions in connection with Wells Fargo’s obligations under this Agency Agreement. If reasonably required by Wells Fargo, HSBC shall furnish Wells Fargo with any additional powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable Wells Fargo to carry out its administrative duties under this Agency Agreement.

(h)   Notwithstanding any term or provision in this Agency Agreement to the contrary, the rights and obligations of HSBC as trustee under the Agreements shall not be diminished by the fact that HSBC may employ the services of Wells Fargo to accomplish certain of the duties of HSBC under this Agency Agreement.

(i)   HSBC agrees to cooperate and assist Wells Fargo with respect to matters that in the reasonable judgment of Wells Fargo are non-ministerial; provided that any action taken by Wells Fargo with respect to such non-ministerial matters shall, in the good faith judgment of Wells Fargo, be in the best interests of the holders of the Certificates and HSBC.

(j)   Wells Fargo agrees to provide the Depositor with a backup certification in the form of Exhibit A hereto if HSBC is required to provide its own backup certification to the Depositor for the Depositor to use in issuing the certification required under Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

2.   Wells Fargo shall not be required to execute or perform any power or duty under the Agreements or to exercise any right under the Agreements if Wells Fargo is legally prohibited from doing so. All such powers, duties and rights are hereby deemed not to have been delegated by HSBC or accepted by Wells Fargo.

3.   HSBC hereby agrees that any compensation payable to it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be paid to Wells Fargo. HSBC shall be compensated for its services performed and expenses incurred as Trustee by Wells Fargo pursuant to a fee schedule previously executed by HSBC and Wells Fargo with respect to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and attached hereto as Exhibit B.

4.   Wells Fargo shall be subject to the same standard of care and have the same liabilities, rights and immunities as HSBC under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default. Wells Fa