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ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND
RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
(this “ Assignment Agreement ”) made
this 26th day of February 2007 (the “ Closing
Date ”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
(the “ Servicer ”), Chase Home Finance
LLC (the “ Seller ”), Bank of America,
National Association (the “ Assignor
”) and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company (the “
Assignee ”).
WHEREAS, the Assignor, the Servicer, the Seller
and J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (“
JPMMAC ”) have entered into certain
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements, dated as of
April 27, 2006 and May 17, 2006 (the “ Chase
AARs ”), pursuant to which JPMMAC sold to the
Assignor certain mortgage loans (the “ Mortgage
Loans ”) listed on the mortgage loan schedule
attached as Exhibit 1 hereto (the “
Mortgage Loan Schedule ”) and assigned the
certain Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1,
dated as of January 1, 2005, Amendment No. 2, dated as of December
1, 2005 and Amendment Reg AB, dated as of January 1, 2006, each by
and among JPMMAC, the Servicer and the Seller (collectively, the
“ 2004 Purchase and Servicing Agreement
”) to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans, and only the
Mortgage Loans;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Chase AARs, the
Servicer additionally agreed to service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the certain Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005, between the
Assignor and the Seller (the “ 2005 Purchase and
Servicing Agreement ” and together with the 2004
Purchase and Servicing Agreement, the “ Purchase and
Servicing Agreements ”) for the benefit of the
Assignor and its successors and assigns;
WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Servicer have
previously entered into the certain Amendment Reg AB, dated as of
January 1, 2006 (the “ Amendment Reg AB
”), the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein
for the purposes provided herein and made part hereof;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Chase AARs, the
Servicer and the Seller made certain representations and warranties
regarding the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the 2004 Purchase and
Servicing Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Assignee desires, and the Servicer
has agreed, that the Servicer shall continue to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Purchase
and Servicing Agreement and that the Amendment Reg AB shall be
applicable to the Mortgage Loans on and after this date;
and
WHEREAS, the Assignee has agreed on certain
terms and conditions to purchase from the Assignor the Mortgage
Loans, which Mortgage Loans are subject to the provisions of the
Purchase and Servicing Agreements;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
promises contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption
.
(a) The Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee all
of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage
Loans and the Purchase and Servicing Agreements, to the extent
relating to the Mortgage Loans, and only the Mortgage Loans (other
than the rights of the Assignor to indemnification thereunder), and
the Assignee hereby assumes all of the Assignor’s obligations
under the Purchase and Servicing Agreements (as amended hereby), to
the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans, and only the Mortgage
Loans, from and after the date hereof, and the Servicer and the
Seller hereby acknowledge such assignment and assumption and hereby
agree to the release of the Assignor from any obligations under the
Purchase and Servicing Agreements from and after the date hereof,
to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans, and only the Mortgage
Loans.
(b) Simultaneously with the execution of this
Assignment Agreement, on February 26, 2007, the Assignee shall pay
to the Assignor the purchase price as calculated pursuant to the
trade confirmation dated as of January 3, 2007 (the “
Trade Confirmation ”), by and between the
Assignee and the Assignor. The Assignee shall pay the purchase
price payable under the Trade Confirmation by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account specified by the
Assignor. The Assignee shall be entitled to all scheduled payments
due on the Mortgage Loans after February 1, 2007 (the “
Assigned Loans Cut-off Date ”) and all
unscheduled payments or other proceeds or other recoveries on the
Mortgage Loans received on and after the Assigned Loans Cut-off
Date except as otherwise specified in the Trade
Confirmation.
(c) The Servicer, the Seller and the Assignor shall
have the right to amend, modify or terminate the Purchase and
Servicing Agreements without the consent of the Assignee with
respect to mortgage loans not conveyed to the Assignee hereunder,
provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination
shall not affect or be binding on the Assignee.
2. Accuracy of the Purchase and Servicing
Agreements .
The Servicer, the Seller and the Assignor each
represent and warrant to the Assignee that (i) attached hereto as
Exhibit 2 are true, accurate and complete copies of the
Purchase and Servicing Agreements, the Amendment Reg AB and the
Chase AARs, (ii) the Purchase and Servicing Agreements and the
Chase AARs are in full force and effect as of the date hereof,
(iii) the Purchase and Servicing Agreements and the Chase AARs have
not been amended or modified in any respect and (iv) no notice of
termination has been given to such party under the Purchase and
Servicing Agreements.
3. Recognition of the Assignee
.
From and after the date hereof, the Servicer
shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in
its books and records, shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of
the Mortgage Loans and shall service the Mortgage Loans for the
benefit of the Assignee pursuant to the 2005 Purchase and Servicing
Agreement (including without limitation Articles IV through XII as
they relate to the servicing and reconstitution of the Mortgage
Loans) and the Amendment Reg AB, the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference. The Assignee shall be entitled to
all of the rights and remedies of the Purchaser (as defined in the
2005 Purchase and Servicing Agreement) under the 2005 Purchase and
Servicing Agreement for any failure of the Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the 2005 Purchase
and Servicing Agreement. An account has been established as a
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.04 of the 2005 Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, designated as “Chase Home Finance LLC,
as subservicer for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, in
trust for Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, owner of various whole
loan series P&I.” Another separate account has been
established as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4.06 of the
2005 Purchase and Servicing Agreement, designated as “Chase
Home Finance LLC, as subservicer for JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association, in trust for Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, owner of
various whole loan series and various mortgagors T&I.”
From and after the date hereof, the Seller shall note the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records and
shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage
Loans.
4. Representations and Warranties of the
Assignee . The Assignee
hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as
follows:
(a) The Assignee is a sophisticated investor able
to evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and that it has not relied in connection therewith upon any
statements or representations of the Assignor, the Seller or the
Servicer other than those contained in the Purchase and Servicing
Agreements or this Assignment Agreement.
(b) The Assignee is duly and legally authorized to
enter into this Assignment Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Purchase and Servicing
Agreements.
(c) This Assignment Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Assignee and (assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by each of the
other parties hereto) constitutes its legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable
principles regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law.
5. Representations and Warranties of the
Servicer .
The Servicer hereby warrants and represents to,
and covenants with, the Assignee that:
(a) The representations and warranties contained in
Section 3.01 of the 2004 Purchase and Servicing Agreement (as
amended hereby), are deemed to be made as of the date of this
Assignment Agreement, and all such representations and warranties
are true and correct as of the date of this Assignment
Agreement.
(b) The Servicer has serviced the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Servicing Agreements,
as applicable, and provided accurate statements pursuant to
Section 5.02 thereof and otherwise complied with all covenants
and obligations thereunder.
(c) The Servicer has taken no action or 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. Representations and Warranties of the
Assignor . The Assignor
hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee as
follows:
(a) The Assignor has been duly organized and is
validly existing as a national banking association under the laws
of the United States with full power and authority (corporate and
other) to enter into and perform its obligations under the Purchase
and Servicing Agreements and this Assignment Agreement.
(b) This Assignment Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Assignor, and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement of the
Assignor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or
other