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EXHIBIT 99.3
ASSIGNMENT
AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of
June 30, 2006 ("Assignment Agreement"),
among COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. ("Assignor"), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A.
("Assignee"), not in its individual capacity but solely in its
capacity as Cap
Contract Administrator for CWHEQ Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust, Series
2006-F, pursuant to a Cap Contract Administration Agreement (the "Cap
Contract
Administration Agreement") dated as of June 30, 2006, and BEAR STEARNS
FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC. ("Remaining Party").
W I T N E S
S E T H:
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WHEREAS, effective as of June 30,
2006 Assignor desires to assign all of
its rights and delegate all of its duties and obligations to Assignee under a
certain Transaction (the "Assigned Transaction") as evidenced by a
certain
confirmation with a Trade Date of June 28, 2006 whose BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL
PRODUCTS INC. Reference Number is FXNCC8477 (the "Confirmation"), a
copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit I;
WHEREAS, Assignor and Remaining
Party executed and delivered the
Confirmation in connection with an ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency--Cross
Border) form (the "ISDA Form Master Agreement");
WHEREAS, Assignee desires to accept
the assignment of rights and assume
the delegation of duties and obligations of the Assignor under the Assigned
Transaction and the Confirmation, including any modifications that may be
agreed to by Assignee and Remaining Party; and
WHEREAS, Assignor desires to obtain
the written consent of Remaining
Party to the assignment, delegation, and assumption and Remaining Party
desires to grant such consent in accordance with the terms hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and of the mutual
agreements herein contained and for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption.
Effective as of and from June 30, 2006 (the
"Effective Date"), Assignor hereby assigns all of its rights and
delegates all
of its duties and obligations to Assignee and Assignee hereby assumes all
Assignor's rights, duties, and obligations under the Assigned Transaction and
the Confirmation arising on or after the Effective Date.
2. Release. Effective as of and from
the Effective Date, Remaining Party
and Assignor hereby release one another from all duties and obligations owed
under and in respect of the Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation, and
Assignor hereby terminates its rights under and in respect of the Assigned
Transaction; provided, that such release shall not affect Assignor's
obligation to pay the Fixed Amount in accordance with the terms of the
Assigned Transaction and the Confirmation.
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3. Limitation on Liability. Assignor
and Remaining Party agree to the
following: (a) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan") is entering
into this
Assignment Agreement not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity
as Cap Contract Administrator under the Cap Contract Administration Agreement;
and (b) in no case shall JPMorgan (or any person acting as successor Cap
Contract Administrator under the Cap Contract Administration Agreement) be
personally liable for or on account of any of the statements, representations,
warranties, covenants or obligations stated to be those of Assignee under the
terms of the Assigned Transaction, all such liability, if any, being expressly
waived by Assignor and Remaining Party and any person claiming by, through or
under either such party.
4. Consent and Acknowledgment of
Remaining Party. Remaining Party hereby
consents to the assignment and delegation by Assignor to Assignee of all the
rights, duties, and obligations of Assignor under the Assigned Transaction
pursuant to this Assignment Agreement.
5. Governing Agreement. The Assigned
Transaction and the Confirmation
shall form a part of, and be subject to, the ISDA Form Master Agreement, as if
Assignee and Remaining Party had executed such agreement on the Effective Date
of the Transaction (the "Assignee Agreement"). The Confirmation,
together with
all other documents referring to the ISDA Form Master Agreement confirming
transactions entered into between Assignee and Remaining Party, shall form a
part of, and be subject to, the Assignee Agreement. For the purposes of this
paragraph, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings assigned in the ISDA Form Master Agreement.
6. Additional Provision. Each party
hereby agrees that the Confirmation
and thus the Assigned Transaction are each hereby amended as follows:
(a) The following additional
provision shall be added as a new
Section 8:
"Regulation AB
Compliance. Party A and Party B agree that the
terms of the Item 1115
Agreement dated as of January 30, 2006
(the "Regulation AB
Agreement"), between Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc., CWABS, INC.,
CWMBS, Inc., CWALT, Inc., CWHEQ, Inc.
and Bear Stearns Financial
Products Inc. shall be incorporated
by reference into this
Agreement so that Party B shall be an
express third party
beneficiary of the Regulation AB Agreement.
A copy of the Regulation
AB Agreement is attached hereto as
Annex A."
(b) The Item 1115 Agreement
dated as of January 30, 2006, between
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., CWABS,
INC., CWMBS, Inc., CWALT, Inc.,
CWHEQ, Inc. and Bear Stearns
Financial Products Inc., a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit II, shall
be added as Annex A.
7. Representations. Each party
hereby represents and warrants to the
other parties as follows:
(a)
It is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization or incorporation;
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(b)
It has the power to execute and deliver this Assignment Agreement;
and
(c)
Its obligations under this Assignment Agreement constitute its
legal, valid and binding
obligations, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms.
As of the Effective Date, each of
Assignor and Remaining Party represents
that no event or condition has occurred that constitutes an Event of Default,
a Potential Event of Default or, to the party's knowledge, a Termination Event
(as such terms are defined in the Confirmation and Assignee Agreement), with
respect to the party, and no such event would occur as a result of the party's
entering into or performing its obligations under this Assignment Agreement.
8. Indemnity. Each of Assignor and
Remaining Party hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless Assignee with respect to any and all claims
arising under the Assigned Transaction prior to the Effective Date. Each of
Assignee and Remaining Party (subject to the limitations set forth in
paragraph 3 above) hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Assignor with
respect to any and all claims arising under the Assigned Transaction on or
after the Effective Date.
9. Governing Law. This Assignment
Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
10. Notices. For the purposes of
this Assignment Agreement and Section
12(a) of the ISDA Form Master Agreement of the Assigned Transaction, the
addresses for notices or communications are as follows: (i) in the case of
Assignor, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 4500 Park Granada, Mail Stop CH-143,
Calabasas, California 91302, Attention: Jeff Staab, with a copy to the same
address, Attention: Legal Department, or such other address as may be
hereafter furnished in writing to Assignee and Remaining Party; (ii) in the
case of Assignee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 4 New York Plaza, 6th Floor, New
York, New York 10004, Attention: Worldwide Securities Services/Structure
Finance Services, Countrywide HEL CWHEQ 2006-F or such other address as may be
hereafter furnished in writing to Assignor and Remaining Party; and (iii) in
the case of Remaining Party, Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc., 383 Madison
Avenue, New York, New York 10179, such other address as may be hereafter
furnished in writing to Assignor and Assignee.
11. Payments. All payments (if any)
remitted by Remaining Party under the
Assigned Transaction shall be made by wire transfer according to the following
instructions:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. - Houston,
TX.
ABA# 113000609
Acct Number: 00103409232
Acct Name: Houston Structured
Finance
Ref: CWHEQ 2006-F
12. Counterparts. This Assignment
Agreement may be executed and delivered
in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission), each of which when
executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment Agreement
as of the date first above written.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
/s/ Darren Bigby
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Name:
Darren Bigby
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Title: Executive Vice President
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., not in its
individual capacity but solely as Cap
Contract Administrator
for CWHEQ
Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2006-F
By:
/s/ Keith R. Richardson
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Name:
Keith R. Richardson
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Title: Attorney-In-Fact
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BEAR
STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
By:
/s/ Annie Manevitz
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Name:
Annie Manevitz
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Title: Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT
I
BEAR STEARNS
BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
383 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
212-272-4009
DATE: June 29, 2006
TO: Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc.
ATTENTION: Mr. Jeff Staab
TELEPHONE: 1-818-225-3279
FACSIMILE: 1-818-225-4010 FAX: 1-818-225-4038
FROM: Derivatives
Documentation
TELEPHONE: 212-272-2711
FACSIMILE: 212-272-9857
SUBJECT: Fixed Income
Derivatives Confirmation and Agreement
REFERENCE NUMBER: FXNCC8477
The purpose of this letter agreement ("Agreement") is to confirm the
terms and
conditions of the Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below
(the "Transaction") between Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
("BSFP") and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., ("Counterparts"). This Agreement, which
evidences a complete and binding agreement between BSFP and Counterparty to
enter into the Transaction on the terms set forth below, constitutes a
"Confirmation" as referred to in the "ISDA Form Master Agreement"
(as defined
below), as well as a "Schedule" as referred to in the ISDA Form
Master
Agreement.
1. This Agreement is subject to and
incorporates the 2000 ISDA Definitions
(the "Definitions"), as
published by the International Swaps and
Derivatives Association, Inc.
("ISDA"). BSFP and Counterparty have agreed
to enter into this Agreement in lieu
of negotiating a Schedule to the
1992 ISDA Master Agreement
(Multicurrency--Cross Border) form (the "ISDA
Form Master Agreement"). An
ISDA Form Master Agreement shall be deemed to
have been executed by BSFP and
Counterparty on the date we entered into
the Transaction. All provisions
contained in, or incorporated by
reference to, the ISDA Form Master
Agreement shall govern the Transaction
referenced in this Confirmation
except as expressly modified herein. In
the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Agreement
and the Definitions or the ISDA Form
Master Agreement, this Agreement
shall prevail for purposes of the
Transaction.
2. The terms of the particular
Transaction to which this Confirmation
relates are as follows:
Type of Transaction: Rate Cap
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
Page 2 of 12
Notional Amount: With respect to any
Calculation Period,
the amount set forth for such period in
the Schedule of Notional Amounts and
Cap Rates attached hereto.
Trade Date: June 28, 2006
Effective Date: June 30, 2006
Termination Date: January 15, 2012, subject to
adjustment
in
accordance with the Business Day
Convention.
Fixed Amount (Premium):
Fixed Rate Payer: Counterparty
Fixed Rate Payer
Payment Date: June 30, 2006
Fixed Amount: USD 25,000
Floating Amounts:
Floating Rate Payer: BSFP
Cap Rate: With respect to any
Calculation Period,
the rate set
forth for such period in
the Schedule of Notional Amounts and
Cap Rates attached hereto.
Floating Rate Payer
Period End Dates: The 15th calendar day of each month
during the Term of this Transaction,
commencing August 15, 2006 and ending
on
the Termination Date, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the
Business Day Convention.
Floating Rate Payer
Payment Dates: Early Payment shall be
applicable. One
Business Day preceding each Floating
Rate Payer Period End Date.
Floating Rate Option: USD-LIBOR-BBA.
Designated Maturity: One month
Floating Rate Day
Count Fraction: Actual/360
Reset Dates: The first day of each
Calculation
Period.
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
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Compounding: Inapplicable
Business Days for payments: New York
Business Day Convention: Modified Following
3. Additional Provisions: Each party hereto is hereby advised and
acknowledges that the other party has
engaged in (or refrained from engaging
in) substantial financial transactions
and has taken (or refrained from
taking) other material actions in
reliance upon the entry by the parties
into the Transaction
being entered into
on
the terms and conditions set forth
herein and in the Confirmation relating
to such Transaction, as applicable.
This paragraph shall be deemed repeated
on
the trade date of each Transaction.
4. Provisions Deemed Incorporated in a
Schedule to the ISDA Form Master
Agreement:
1) The parties agree that subparagraph
(ii) of Section 2(c) of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement will apply to any
Transaction.
2) Termination Provisions. For purposes
of the ISDA Form Master Agreement:
(a) "Specified Entity" is not
applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for any
purpose.
(b) "Specified Transaction" is
not applicable to BSFP or Counterparty for any
purpose, and, accordingly, Section
5(a)(v) of the ISDA Form Master
Agreement shall not apply to BSFP or
Counterparty.
(c) The "Cross Default"
provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement will not apply to
BSFP or to Counterparty.
(d) The "Credit Event Upon
Merger" provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) of the ISDA
Form Master Agreement will not apply
to BSFP or to Counterparty.
(e) The "Automatic Early
Termination" provision of Section 6(a) of the ISDA
Form Master Agreement will not apply
to BSFP or to Counterparty.
(f) Payments on Early Termination. For
the purpose of Section 6(e) of the
ISDA Form Master Agreement:
(i)
Market Quotation will apply.
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
Page 4 of 12
(ii) The Second Method will apply.
(g) "Termination Currency"
means United States Dollars.
3) Tax Representations. Not applicable
4) Limitation on Events of Default.
Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 5
and 6 of the ISDA Form Master
Agreement, if at any time and so long as
the Counterparty has satisfied in
full all its payment obligations under
Section 2(a)(i) of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement and has at the time no
future payment obligations, whether
absolute or contingent, under such
Section, then unless BSFP is required
pursuant to appropriate proceedings
to return to the Counterparty or
otherwise returns to the Counterparty
upon demand of the Counterparty any
portion of any such payment, (a) the
occurrence of an event described in
Section 5(a) of the ISDA Form Master
Agreement with respect to the
Counterparty shall not constitute an Event
of Default or Potential Event of
Default with respect to the Counterparty
as Defaulting Party and (b) BSFP
shall be entitled to designate an Early
Termination Date pursuant to Section
6 of the 1SDA Form Master Agreement
only as a result of the occurrence
of a Termination Event set forth in
either Section 5(b)(i) or 5(b)(ii)
of the ISDA Form Master Agreement with
respect to BSFP as the Affected
Party or Section 5(b)(iii) with respect
to BSFP as the Burdened Party.
5) Documents to be Delivered. For the
purpose of Section 4(a) of the ISDA
Form Master Agreement:
(1) Tax forms, documents, or
certificates to be delivered are:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Party required to deliver
Form/Document/Certificate Date by which to be
document
delivered
<S>
<C>
<C>
BSFP and the Counterparty Any
document required or reasonably
Promptly after the earlier of (i)
requested to allow the other
party reasonable demand by
either party or
to
make payments under this
(ii) learning that such form or
Agreement without any deduction or document is required
withholding for or on the account of
any
Tax or with such deduction or
withholding at a reduced rate
</TABLE>
(2) Other documents to be delivered are:
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Party required to
Form/Document/ Date
by which to be Covered by
Section
deliver document
Certificate
delivered 3(d)
Representation
<S> <C> <C> <C>
BSFP and the Counterparty Any
documents required by Upon the
execution and Yes
the
receiving party to delivery of this
Agreement
evidence
the authority and such
of the
delivering party confirmation
or its
Credit Support
Provider,
if any, for it
to
execute and deliver
this
Agreement, any
Confirmation , and any
Credit
Support Documents
to which
it is a party,
and to
evidence the
authority
of the
delivering party or its
Credit
Support Provider to
perform its obligations
under
this Agreement, such
Confirmation and/or Credit
Support
Document, as the
case may be
BSFP and the Counterparty A
certificate of an Upon the
execution and Yes
authorized officer of the
delivery of this Agreement
party, as
to the and such Confirmation
incumbency and authority
of the
respective officers
of the
party signing this
Agreement, any relevant
Credit Support Document,
or any
Confirmation, as
the case
may be
</TABLE>
6) Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous
(a) Address for Notices: For the
purposes of Section 12(a) of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement:
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
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Address for notices or
communications to BSFP:
Address: 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10179
Attention: DPC Manager
Facsimile: (212) 272-5823
with a copy to:
Address: One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn,
New York 11201
Attention: Derivative Operations - 7th Floor
Facsimile: 212) 272-1634
(For all purposes)
Address for notices or
communications to the Counterparty:
Address: 4500 Park Granada
Mail Stop CH-143
Calabasas, CA
91302
Attention: Mr. Jeff Staab
Facsimile: 818-225-3898
Phone: 818-225-3279
(b) Process Agent. For the purpose of
Section 13(c) of the ISDA Form Master
Agreement:
BSFP appoints as its
Process Agent; Not Applicable
The Counterparty appoints
as its Process Agent: Not Applicable
(c) Offices The provisions of Section
10(a) of the ISDA Form Master
Agreement will not apply to this
Agreement; neither BSFP nor the
Counterparty have any Offices other
than as set forth in the Notices
Section and BSFP agrees that, for
purposes of Section 6(b) of the ISDA
Form Master Agreement, it shall not
in future have any Office other than
one in the United States.
(d) Multibranch Party. For the purpose
of Section 10(c) of the ISDA Form
Master Agreement:
BSFP is not a Multibranch Party.
The Counterparty is not a
Multibranch Party.
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Reference Number: FXNCC8477
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
June 29, 2006
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(e) Calculation Agent. The Calculation
Agent is BSFP; provided, however, that
if an Event of Default occurs with
respect to BSFP, then the Counterparty
shall be entitled to appoint a
financial institution which would qualify
as a Reference Market-maker to act
as Calculation Agent.
(f) Credit Support Document. Not
applicable for either BSFP or the
Counterparty.
(g) Credit Support Provider.
BSFP: Not Applicable
The Counterparty: Not Applicable
(h) Governing Law. The parties to this
Agreement hereby agree that the law of
the State of New York shall govern
their rights and duties in whole.
(i) Severability. If any term,
provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be
held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) for any






