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Title: ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Date: 12/14/2006

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                                                                 Exhibit 10.2(D)

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                ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

     Assignment,  Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the "Agreement"),  dated
November 29, 2006, is 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  2006-8T2 Trust
("Assignee"),  Wells Fargo Bank,  N.A., a national banking  association  ("Wells
Fargo Bank"),  as master servicer of the Banc of America Funding  2006-8T2 Trust
and PHH Mortgage Corporation (the "Seller").

     WHEREAS, pursuant to (i) that certain Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and
Servicing Agreement,  dated as of August 1, 2005, by and among the Assignor,  as
purchaser, PHH Mortgage, as a seller and servicer, and Bishop's Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust  ("Bishop's  Gate"),  as a seller (as amended by (A) that certain
Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 30, 2006,  by and among the  Assignor,  the
Seller and Bishop's Gate and (B) that certain Regulation AB Compliance Addendum,
dated as of January 1, 2006, by and among the Assignor,  the Seller and Bishop's
Gate, the "Purchase and Servicing Agreement") and (ii) the related Warranty Bill
of Sale, dated September 28, 2006, between the Assignor and the Seller,  each of
which is attached in Appendix I hereto,  the  Assignor  purchased  the  Mortgage
Loans (as defined  herein) from the Seller and PHH Mortgage  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,  Wells Fargo Bank, 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, 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 the Purchase and Servicing  Agreement,
and the  mortgage  loans  delivered  under such  agreement  by the Seller to the
Assignor and listed on Exhibit A attached  hereto (the  "Mortgage  Loans").

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     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 and Servicing Agreement other than the Mortgage Loans.

     2.   The Assignor  warrants and represents to, and covenants with, BAFC and
the Assignee that:

     a.   The Assignor is the lawful  owner of the Mortgage  Loans with the full
          right to transfer the Mortgage  Loans free 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 the Seller with
          respect to the Purchase and Servicing Agreement 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 Purchase and Servicing
          Agreement or the Mortgage  Loans,  including  without  limitation  the
          transfer of the servicing obligations under the Purchase and Servicing
          Agreement.  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  and
          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 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,  (A) the  Seller shall (i) note the
transfer of the  Mortgage  Loans to the Assignee in their  respective  books and
records,  (ii) recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans and (B)
notwithstanding  anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.05 and 3.05 of
the Purchase and Servicing Agreement, PHH Mortgage shall continue to service the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Purchase and Servicing Agreement,  as modified by
Section 9 hereof,  for the benefit of the Assignee.

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     4.   The Seller acknowledges  that the  Master  Servicer,  pursuant  to the
Pooling  Agreement,  will  administer  on behalf of the  Assignee  the terms and
conditions of the Purchase and Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be
authorized to enforce  directly against the Seller any of the obligations of the
Seller  to the  Assignor  or its  assignees  provided  for in the  Purchase  and
Servicing Agreement,  including,  without limitation,  the right to exercise any
and all rights of the Assignor (but not the obligations)  under the Purchase and
Servicing  Agreement  to  monitor  and  enforce  the  obligations  of the Seller
thereunder,  the right to terminate  the Seller under the Purchase and Servicing
Agreement  upon the occurrence of an event of default  thereunder,  the right to
receive all remittances required to be made by the Seller under the Purchase and
Servicing  Agreement,  the right to receive all  monthly  reports and other data
required  to be  delivered  by the  Seller  under  the  Purchase  and  Servicing
Agreement,   the  right  to  examine  the  books  and  records  of  the  Seller,
indemnification  rights, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and
approval relating to actions taken by the Seller.  All remittances by the Seller
shall be made to the account or accounts  designated  by the Master  Servicer to
the  Seller in writing  from time to time.  Wire  remittances  shall be sent to:
WELLS FARGO BANK,  N.A.,  ABA#  121000248,  FOR CREDIT TO: SAS  CLEARING,  ACCT:
3970771416, FFC TO: BAFC 2006-8T2 # 50964300.

     5.   The Seller hereby represents and warrants to each of the other parties
hereto (i) that the  representations  and  warranties  of the Seller in Sections
3.01 of the  Purchase  and  Servicing  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, (ii) that it 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
and (iii) that any  information  provided  by it on or before the date hereof to
any of the parties hereto is true and correct.  PHH Mortgage  hereby  represents
and warrants to each of the other  parties  hereto (i) that its  representations
and warranties in Section 3.02 of the Purchase and Servicing  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 it has  serviced  the Mortgage  Loans in  accordance  with the terms of the
Purchase and Servicing Agreement.

     6.   The Seller hereby agree to cooperate with BAFC,  the  Master  Servicer
and the Assignee to enable BAFC,   the  Master   Servicer  and  the   Securities
Administrator  to fully  comply  with all  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
("SEC")  disclosure and reporting  requirements in effect from time to time with
respect to the trust  created by the  Pooling  Agreement  (which  shall be named
"Banc of America  Funding  2006-8T2  Trust") (the  "Trust")  and any  securities
representing  ownership interests in or backed by assets of the Trust, including
without limitation,  the SEC's published rules regarding asset-backed securities
(Release Nos. 33-8518; 34-50905; File No. S7-21-0433-8419).

     7.   PHH Mortgage hereby agrees that, in connection with each Mortgage Loan
of which  the  related  Mortgage  has been  recorded  in the name of MERS or its
designee,  it shall take all actions as are necessary to cause the Assignee,  as
trustee of the Trust pursuant to the Pooling Agreement, to be shown as the owner

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of such  Mortgage  Loan on the  records  of MERS for  purposes  of the system of
recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.

     8.   The Seller hereby  agrees  that it shall not  substitute  a  Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan.

     9.   The  Seller  hereby  agrees  to  the  following  modifications  to the
Purchase and Servicing Agreement solely with respect to the Mortgage Loans:

     a.   Section 6.02. The third  paragraph of Section 6.02 is hereby  modified
          to read as  follows:  Not later than the fifth (5th)  Business  Day of
          each month,  the Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser a delinquency
          report,  a monthly  remittance  advice  and a  realized  loss  report,
          including  the  information  set  forth  in  Exhibit  6.02,  in a form
          mutually  agreeable in both physical form and content  (including  via
          website) and an electronic format mutually  agreeable in both form and
          content as to the  remittance  on such  Remittance  Date and as to the
          period ending on the last day of the month  preceding such  Remittance
          Date.

     b.   Exhibit  6.02.  Exhibit  6.02  is  hereby  amended  by  inserting  the
          provisions  attached  to  this  Agreement  as  Exhibit  B at  the  end
          thereof.

     c.   Section 7.07. Section 7.07 is hereby modified by replacing  subsection
          (ii) with the following:

          "result in the  imposition of a tax upon the REMIC  (including but not
          limited to the tax on "prohibited  transactions" as defined in Section
          860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on  "contributions"  to a REMIC set
          forth in Section  860G(d) of the Code) unless the Company has received
          an  Opinion of Counsel  (at the  expense of the party  seeking to take
          such  action)  to the effect  that the  contemplated  action  will not
          endanger  such REMIC  status or result in the  imposition  of any such
          tax."

     10.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, it is
understood  that the Seller is not released  from  liability to the Assignor for
any breaches of any representations,  warranties or covenants made by the Seller
in the Purchase and Servicing  Agreement prior to the date hereof  regardless of
when such breaches are discovered or made known.

     11.  The Assignee's address for purposes of all notices and  correspondence
related to the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase and Servicing Agreement is:

          U.S. Bank National Association
          209 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 300
          Chicago, Illinois 60604
          Attention: Structured Finance Trust Services, BAFC 2006-8T2

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     The  Assignor's  address for  purposes  of all  notices and  correspondence
related to the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase and Servicing Agreement 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


                               [Signatures Follow]



























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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the
date first above written.


                         Bank of America, National Association,
                         Assignor


                         By:   /s/ Bruce W. Good
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                         Name:    Bruce W. Good
                         Title:   Prinipal


                         U.S. Bank National Association,
                         Assignee


                         By:   /s/ Melissa A. Rosal
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                         Name:    Melissa A. Rosal
                         Title:   Vice President


                         Banc of America Funding Corporation


                         By:   /s/ Scott Evans
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                         Name:    Scott Evans
                         Title:   Senior Vice President


                         PHH Mortgage Corporation


                         By:   /s/ Crissy Judge
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                         Name:    Crissy Judge
                         Title:   Assistant Vice President


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Acknowledged and Agreed
as of the date first above written:


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer


By:      /s/ Darron C. Woodus
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Name:    Darron C. Woodus
Title:   Assistant Vice President




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                                    EXHIBIT A

                           Schedule of Mortgage Loans


    (See the Free Writing Prospectus filed and accepted by the Securities and
        Exchange Commission on November 29, 2006, with a filing date of
          November 29, 2006, and accession number 0001379434-06-000010)





































                                   Exhibit A
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                                    EXHIBIT B

Standard File Layout - Scheduled/Scheduled

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<S>     <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>    <C>
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Column Name                  Description                               Decimal Format Comment                 Max
                                                                                                              Size
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SER_INVESTOR_NBR             A value assigned by the Servicer to               Text up to 10 digits               20
                             define a group of loans.
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LOAN_NBR                     A unique identifier assigned to each loan         Text up to 10 digits               10
                             by the investor.
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SERVICER_LOAN_NBR            A unique number assigned to a loan by the         Text up to 10 digits               10
                             Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR.
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BORROWER_NAME                The borrower name as received in the              Maximum length of 30 (Last,        30
                             file.  It is not separated by first and           First)
                             last name.
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SCHED_PAY_AMT                Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled    2    No commas(,) or dollar signs       11
                             interest payment that a borrower is               ($)
                             expected to pay, P&I constant.
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NOTE_INT_RATE                The loan interest rate as reported by the    4    Max length of 6                     6
                             Servicer.
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NET_INT_RATE                 The loan gross interest rate less the        4    Max length of 6                     6
                             service fee rate as reported by the
                             Servicer.
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SERV_FEE_RATE                The servicer's fee rate for a loan as        4    Max length of 6                     6
                             reported by the Servicer.
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SERV_FEE_AMT                 The servicer's fee amount for a loan as      2    No commas(,) or dollar signs       11
                             reported by the Servicer.                         ($)
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NEW_PAY_AMT                  The new loan payment amount as reported      2    No commas(,) or dollar signs       11
                             by the Servicer.                                  ($)
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NEW_LOAN_RATE                The new loan rate as reported by the         4    Max length of 6                     6
                             Servicer.
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ARM_INDEX_RATE               The index the Servicer is using to           4    Max length of 6                     6
                             calculate a forecasted rate.
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ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL            The borrower's actual principal balance      2    No commas(,) or dollar signs       11
                             at the beginning of the processing cycle.         ($)
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ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL            The borrower's actual principal balance      2    No commas(,) or dollar signs       11
                             at the end of the processing cycle.               ($)
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BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE       The date at the end of processing cycle           MM/DD/YYYY                         10
                             that the borrower's next payment is due
                             to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
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