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Title: ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 10/13/2006

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ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
 
      
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "Agreement"),
dated
September 28, 2006, among Bank of America, National Association, a
national
banking association ("Assignor"), Banc of America Funding
Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("BAFC"), U.S. Bank National Association, a
national
banking association, as trustee of the Banc of America Funding
2006-5 Trust
("Assignee"), CitiMortgage, Inc., a New York corporation
("CitiMortgage"), as
master servicer of the Banc of America Funding 2006-5 Trust, and
Washington
Mutual Bank (formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA), a
federally
chartered savings bank ("WMB");
 
      
WHEREAS, pursuant to (i) that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Sale
Agreement (Amended and Restated), dated as of July 1, 2003, by and
among WMB
fsb, WMB and Assignor (as successor in interest to Banc of America
Mortgage
Capital Corporation), as purchaser (as amended by (a) that certain
Master
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "MAAR") dated
as of July
1, 2004, by and among Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation,
the Assignor
and WMB and (b) that certain Regulation AB Amendment to the
Mortgage Loan
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, by and
among
Washington Mutual Bank fsb, WMB and Assignor) (the "Purchase
Agreement"), (ii)
the Servicing Agreement (Amended and Restated), dated as of July 1,
2003, by and
between the Assignor and WMB, as servicer (the "Servicer") (as
amended by (a)
the MAAR and (b) that certain Regulation AB Amendment to the
Servicing
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, by and between WMB and
Assignor) (the
"Servicing Agreement"), (iii) that certain Term Sheet, dated as of
May 24, 2006,
by and between the Assignor and WMB (the "May Term Sheet"), (iv)
that certain
Term Sheet, dated as of June 21, 2006, by and between the Assignor
and WMB (the
"June Term Sheet"), and (v) that certain Term Sheet, dated as of
August 24,
2006, by and between the Assignor and WMB (the "August Term Sheet"
and together
with the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the May Term
Sheet and the
June Term Sheet, the "Underlying Agreements"), each of which is
attached in
Appendix I hereto, the Assignor purchased the Mortgage Loans (as
defined herein)
from WMB on a servicing-retained basis and WMB currently services
the Mortgage
Loans;
 
      
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignor is transferring all of
its
right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to BAFC;
 
      
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, BAFC is transferring all of its right,
title
and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
 
      
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, CitiMortgage, as master servicer (in
such
capacity, the "Master Servicer"), is entering into a Pooling and
Servicing
Agreement, dated the date hereof (the "Pooling Agreement"), among
BAFC, the
Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as securities
administrator (the
"Securities Administrator"), and the Assignee, pursuant to which
the Master
Servicer will supervise, monitor and oversee the servicing of the
Mortgage
Loans.
 
 
 
 
      
For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
 
      
1.
    
The Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to BAFC, and BAFC
hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee, all of the right,
title and
interest of the Assignor in, to and under (a) the mortgage loans
delivered under
the Underlying Agreements by WMB to the Assignor and listed on
Exhibit A
attached hereto (the "Mortgage Loans") and (b) all rights and
obligations under
the Underlying Agreements to the extent related to the Mortgage
Loans.
 
      
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to BAFC or
the
Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under any mortgage
loan subject
to the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement other than
the Mortgage
Loans.
 
      
The Assignee assumes all of the interests and rights of the
Assignor under
the Underlying Agreements solely with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
 
      
2.
    
The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, BAFC,
WMB and the Assignee that, as of the date hereof:
 
      
a.
    
The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the
full
            
right to transfer the Mortgage Loans and any and all of the
            
interests, rights and obligations under the Underlying Agreements
as
            
they relate to the Mortgage Loans free and clear from any and all
            
claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
 
      
b.
    
The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of,
            
any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to WMB with
            
respect to the Underlying Agreements or the Mortgage Loans;
 
      
c.
    
The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or
agreed
            
to any amendment or other modification of, the Underlying
Agreements
            
or the Mortgage Loans. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has
not
            
received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other
            
modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under,
the
            
Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans;
            
and
 
      
d.
    
Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered,
            
transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage
            
Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar
            
security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer,
            
pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in
           
 
the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise
            
approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any
            
interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with,
            
any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means
            
of general advertising or in any other manner, or
 
 
                                        
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taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the
            
Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
            
"Securities Act"), or which would render the disposition of the
            
Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or
            
require registration pursuant thereto.
 
      
3.
    
From and after the date hereof, WMB shall (i) note the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records and
(ii) recognize
the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. WMB acknowledges
that the
Master Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, will administer
on behalf of
the Assignee the terms and conditions of the Servicing Agreement.
The Master
Servicer shall be authorized to enforce directly against the
Servicer any of the
obligations of the Servicer to the Assignor or its assignees
provided for in the
Servicing Agreement, other than the indemnification obligations of
the Servicer
to the Assignor only.
 
      
4.
    
The Servicer hereby agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, as modified
by Section 8
herein, for the benefit of the Assignee. All remittances by the
Servicer shall
be made to the account or accounts designated by the Master
Servicer to the
Servicer in writing from time to time. Wire remittances shall be
sent to:
 
            
Bank Name:
         
CitiBank (West)
            
Bank City/State:
   
Glendale, CA
            
ABA Number:
        
321171184
            
Account Name:
      
CMI MSD Clearing
            
Account Number:
    
#070-4913896
 
      
5.
  
  
WMB hereby represents and warrants severally and not jointly to
each
of the other parties hereto (i) that the representations and
warranties of WMB
in Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct in
all material
respects as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as
though
expressly made at and/or as of the date hereof and (ii) that WMB
has taken no
action nor omitted to take any required action the omission of
which would have
the effect of impairing any mortgage insurance or guarantee on the
Mortgage
Loans.
 
      
6.
    
In accordance with Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Assignor hereby instructs WMB, and WMB hereby agrees as the
custodian, to
release from its custody and deliver the Collateral File (as
defined in the
Purchase Agreement) for each Mortgage Loan to the Assignee, in its
capacity as
custodian under the Pooling Agreement, at the address set forth in
Section 9
herein on or before the closing date of the related Pass-Through
Transfer (as
defined in the Purchase Agreement).
 
      
7.
    
WMB, BAFC and the Assignee hereby agree to the following
modifications to the Purchase Agreement with respect to the
Mortgage Loans:
 
            
Section 3.1. Section 3.1(aa) is hereby modified by replacing the
            
second sentence therein with the following:
 
 
                                        
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"If such Mortgage Loan had at the time of origination a
            
Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80%, the excess over 80% is and
            
will be insured as to payment defaults by a Primary Mortgage
            
Insurance Policy."
 
      
8.
    
The Servicer hereby agrees to the following modifications to the
Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans:
 
      
a.
    
Article 1. The first sentence in the definition of "Monthly
            
Remittance Date" is hereby replaced in its entirety with the
            
following:
 
            
"The eighteenth (18th) day (or if such day is not a Business Day,
            
the immediately preceding Business Day) of any month."
 
      
b.
    
Section 3.2. Section 3.2(a) is modified by adding the following as
            
the second paragraph of such section:
 
            
"The Servicer shall provide to the Owner or any master servicer
(the
            
"Master Servicer") (i) the information set forth in Exhibit A,
            
Exhibit B and Exhibit C and (ii) any other information the Master
            
Servicer reasonably requires (provided, that, the Servicer shall
            
have no obligation to provide to the Master Servicer any
information
            
pursuant to this clause (ii) which is unduly burdensome or costly
            
for the Servicer to provide to the Master Servicer), in each case
in
            
such form as the Master Servicer shall reasonably request, or in
            
such form as may be mutually agreed upon between the Servicer and
            
the Master Servicer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan serviced by
            
the Servicer no later than the fifth (5th) business day of each
            
month, or if such day is not a business day, the next business day,
            
commencing on October 6, 2006 to enable the Master Servicer to
            
provide such information to the securities administrator."
 
            
The exhibits referenced in this Section 8(b) are attached to this
            
Agreement on Exhibit B hereto.
 
      
c.
    
For purposes of clarification, the Servicing Fee Rate is equal to
            
0.250% per annum.
 
      
d.
    
For purposes of clarification, WAMU shall have no right to
 
           
substitute for a Mortgage Loan in case of a material breach of a
            
representation or warranty and shall be required to repurchase such
            
Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 3.3(b) of the Purchase
            
Agreement.
 
    
  
9.
    
The Assignee's address for purposes of all notices and
correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Underlying
Agreements is:
 
            
U.S. Bank National Association
            
209 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 300
            
Chicago, Illinois 60604
            
Attention: Structured Finance Trust Services, BAFC 2006-5
 
 
                                        
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The Assignor's address for purposes of all notices and
correspondence
related to the Mortgage Loans and the Underlying Agreements is:
 
            
Bank of America, National Association
            
214 North Tryon Street
            
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
            
Attention: Managing Director
 
      
BAFC's address for purposes of all notices and correspondence
related to
the Mortgage Loans is:
 
            
Banc of America Funding Corporation
            
214 North Tryon Street
            
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
            
Attention: General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer
 
      
The Master Servicer's address for purposes of all notices and
correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Underlying
Agreements is:
 
            
CitiMortgage, Inc.
            
4000 Regent Blvd., 3rd Floor
            
Irving, Texas 75063
            
Attention: Master Servicing Division
 
      
WMB's address for purposes of all notices and correspondence
related to
the Mortgage Loans is:
 
            
Washington Mutual Bank
            
1301 Second Avenue
            
WMT1706
            
Seattle, Washington 98101
            
Attention: General Counsel
 
      
The Servicer's address for purposes of all notices and
correspondence
related to its role as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans is:
 
            
Washington Mutual Bank
            
11200 West Parkland Avenue
            
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53224
            
Attention: Investor Reporting
 
      
10.
   
WMB hereby acknowledges that CitiMortgage, Inc. has been appointed
as the Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
Pooling Agreement,
and therefore has the right to enforce all obligations of WMB, as
they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Underlying Agreements. Such right
will include,
without limitation, the right to exercise any and all rights of the
Assignor
(but not the obligations) under the Underlying Agreements to
monitor and enforce
the obligations of WMB thereunder, the right to terminate WMB under
the
Underlying Agreements upon the occurrence of an
 
 
                                        
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event of default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances
required to be
made by WMB under the Underlying Agreements, the right to receive
all monthly
reports and other data required to be delivered by WMB under the
Underlying
Agreements, the right to examine the books and records of WMB, the
right to
enforce the Owner's indemnification rights, and the right to
exercise certain
rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by WMB.
 
            
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary

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