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Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION COPY ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

Assignment and Assumption Agreement

Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION COPY ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT | Document Parties: GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION | LaSalle Bank National Association | Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc | Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc | WELLS FARGO BANK You are currently viewing:
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Title: Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION COPY ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 1/25/2007

Exhibit 99.12a EXECUTION COPY ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, Parties: gmac mortgage corporation , lasalle bank national association , morgan stanley capital i inc , morgan stanley mortgage capital inc , wells fargo bank
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                                                                Exhibit 99.12a

                                                                EXECUTION COPY

               ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT

         THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated September 1, 2006
(this "Assignment"), among Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. ("MSMCI" or
the "Purchaser"), GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation
("Servicer"), and LaSalle Bank National Association ("LaSalle"), as trustee
("Trustee") of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS (the "Trust") and
acknowledged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (in
such capacity, the "Master Servicer") and as securities administrator (in such
capacity, the "Securities Administrator") and Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.
(the "Depositor").

         WHEREAS, the Purchaser is the owner of various mortgage loans,
including the mortgage loans identified on Schedule 1 hereto (the "Specified
Mortgage Loans");

         WHEREAS, the Servicer and the Purchaser are parties to a Servicing
Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2005 (the "Initial Servicing Agreement") and a
First Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006
(the "the Servicing Agreement"), pursuant to which the Servicer has agreed to
service the Specified Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser as "Owner" (as
such term is defined in the Servicing Agreement);

         WHEREAS, in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
hereunder, the Seller agrees that, from and after the date hereof, each
Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder will be subject to the Servicing Agreement;

         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

         The Purchaser, as Owner, is the owner of all of the rights, title and
interest of the rights (the "Servicing Rights"), in, to and under the
Servicing Agreement as it relates to the servicing of the Specified Mortgage
Loans. Pursuant to this Assignment, the Purchaser hereby grants, transfers and
assigns (i) its rights and obligations, as "Owner" under the Servicing
Agreement with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans other than the
Servicing Rights which the Owner explicitly retains and (ii) any rights
granted to the Purchaser as Owner under the Servicing Agreement to the
Depositor (the "First Assignment and Assumption"), and the Depositor hereby
acknowledges the First Assignment and Assumption. Immediately after giving
effect to the First Assignment and Assumption, the Depositor hereby grants,
transfers and assigns its rights and obligations in and under the First
Assignment and Assumption to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, and the
Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, hereby accepts such assignment from the
Depositor (the "Second Assignment and Assumption").

         The Servicer hereby acknowledges each of the First Assignment and
Assumption and the Second Assignment and Assumption.


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         For the purposes of this Assignment and the Servicing Agreement,
Schedule 1 hereto shall constitute a "Mortgage Loan Schedule" as such term is
defined in the Servicing Agreement, and the assignment set forth herein shall
constitute a "Reconstitution" (as such term is defined in the Servicing
Agreement).

         2. Recognition of Trustee

         The parties confirm that this Assignment includes the rights relating
to amendments or waivers under the Servicing Agreement. Accordingly, the right
of MSMCI, as Owner, to consent to any amendment of the Servicing Agreement and
its rights concerning waivers as set forth in Section 16 of the Servicing
Agreement shall be exercisable, to the extent any such amendment or waiver
affects the Specified Mortgage Loans or any of the rights under the Servicing
Agreement with respect thereto (other than the servicing of the Specified
Mortgage Loans, which shall be enforced by the Master Servicer) by the Trustee
on behalf of the Trust as the successor to the Purchaser in its capacity as
Owner under the Servicing Agreement.

         It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (i)
this Assignment is executed and delivered by LaSalle Bank National
Association, not individually or personally but solely on behalf of the Trust,
as assignee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested
in it, as Trustee, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
September 1, 2006 among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as securities administrator and master servicer, and the Trustee (the "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement"), (ii) each of the representations, undertakings and
agreements herein made on the part of the Trust as assignee is made and
intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by
LaSalle Bank National Association but is made and intended for the purpose of
binding only the Trust, (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as
creating any liability for LaSalle Bank National Association, individually or
personally, to perform any covenant (either express or implied) contained
herein and (iv) under no circumstances shall LaSalle Bank National Association
be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the
Trust, or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Trust under
this Assignment and (v) all recourse for any payment liability or other
obligation of the Trust as assignee shall be had solely to the assets of the
Trust.

         3. Representations and Warranties

         (a) The Depositor represents and warrants that it 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 Servicer or MSMCI other than those
contained in the Servicing Agreement or this Assignment.

         (b) Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is
duly and legally authorized to enter into this Assignment.

         (c) Each of the Depositor, the Purchaser and the Servicer represents
and warrants that this Assignment has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except as



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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).

         (d) The Servicer hereby warrants and represents to, and covenants
with, the Purchaser and the Trustee that each of the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 6.01 of the Servicing Agreement are true and
correct with respect to the Servicer as of the date hereof.

         (e) The Servicer hereby agrees that, for so long as the Trust is
reporting under the Exchange Act, its obligations under Sections 5.04 and 5.05
of the Initial Servicing Agreement and under Sections 31.04 and 31.05 of the
Servicing Agreement, as modified by this Assignment, shall survive the
termination and removal of the Servicer as servicer of the Specified Mortgage
Loans in the Trust and continue to apply for each calendar year during which
the Servicer services the Specified Mortgage Loans.

         4. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association has been appointed as the Master Servicer of the Specified
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and, therefore,
has the right to enforce all obligations of the Servicer under the Servicing
Agreement. Such rights will include, without limitation, the right to
terminate the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement as provided thereunder,
the right to receive all remittances required to be made by the Servicer under
the Servicing Agreement, the right to receive all monthly reports and other
data required to be delivered by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement,
the right to examine the books and records of the Servicer and the right to
exercise certain rights of consent and approval granted to the Purchaser under
the Servicing Agreement.

         In accordance with the Second Assignment and Assumption, the Trustee,
as Owner, hereby directs the Servicer to make all distributions under the
Servicing Agreement to the Master Servicer by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to:

                  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
                  ABA Number:        121-000-248
                  Account Name:   Corporate Trust Clearing
                  Account number:   3970771416
                  For further credit to:   50949200, MSM 2006-12XS

          In accordance with the Second Assignment and Assumption, the Trustee,
as Owner, hereby directs the Servicer to deliver all reports required to be
delivered under the Servicing Agreement to the Master Servicer at the
following address:

                   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
                  9062 Old Annapolis Road
                  Columbia, Maryland 21045
                  Attention: Client Manager, MSM 2006-12XS
                  Office Number:   (410) 884-2000
                  Telecopier: (410) 715-2380



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         5. Amendments to Servicing Agreement.


         (a) The following definitions in Section 1 are revised as follows
with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans:

                   a. "Eligible Account" shall have the meaning set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                  b. "Eligible Investments" shall have the meaning set forth
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                  c. "Indemnified Party": each Party described in the first
sentence of Section 31.07(a) of the Servicing Agreement.

                  d. "Remittance Date" shall mean no later than 1:00 p.m., New
York time, on the 18th day of each month, or if such 18th day is not a
Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such 18th day.

         (b) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the words ";
provided, however," to and including the end of the penultimate sentence of
paragraph (a) of Section 3.01 are hereby deleted.

         (c) The following paragraph is hereby incorporated into the Servicing
Agreement as new Section 3.19:

         "3.19     Fair Credit Reporting Act

                  The Servicer, in its capacity as servicer for each Mortgage
          Loan, agrees to fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit
         Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
         information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit
         files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information
         Servicer (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis."

         (d) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the
following deletions are hereby made to the fourth paragraph of Section 4.01:

                  a. the words "following the Business Day" are hereby deleted
                  from the first sentence and

                  b. the word "second" is hereby deleted from the second
                  sentence.

         (e) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the first
sentence of Section 5.04 is amended by adding the words "(with a copy to the
Master Servicer)" after the word "Owner".

         (f) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, Section
8.01(b) is hereby amended and restated as follows:



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         "(b) failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform
in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part
of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement (including but not limited to
breach by Servicer of any one or more of the representations, warranties and
covenants of the Servicer as set forth in Section 6.01 above) which continues
uncured for a period of thirty (30) days (except that (x) such number of days
shall be fifteen (15) days in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any
insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and (y) such
number of days shall be fourteen (14) calendar days with respect to the
reports required under Sections 31.04 and 31.05 and the last paragraph of
Section 25) after the earlier of the date on which (i) written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Servicer by the Owner, or (ii) Servicer first becomes aware of such failure."

         (g) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the rights
of the Servicer pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 9.01(a) are hereby deleted.

         (h) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the rights
of the Servicer pursuant to Section 9.02 are hereby deleted.

         (i) Section 20(a) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended to add
the Master Servicer as an "Indemnified Party" in accordance with such Section.

         (j) Solely with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the
following is added to the end of Section 22(a):

         "or as necessary to provide the reports required by Section 4.05 of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement."

          (k) Section 31.03(d) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended and
         restated in its entirety as follows:

         "For the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the
         Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities,
         the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer to) (i) promptly
         notify the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in
         writing of (A) any litigation or governmental proceedings pending
         against the Company, any Subservicer that would be material to
         securityholders, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop
         following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between
         the Company, any Subservicer and any of the parties specified in
         clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other parties
         identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
         Securitization Transaction, but only to the extent that such
         affiliations or relationships do not include the Purchaser, Depositor
         or any of their respective affiliates as a party, (C) any Event of
         Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution
         Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all
         of the assets of the Company and (E) the Company's entry into an
         agreement with a Subcontractor to perform or assist the Company with
         the performance of any of the Company's obligations under this
         Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, and (ii) provide to the
         Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings,
         affiliations or relationships."



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          (l) Section 31.03 (f) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended
         and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "In addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is
         obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement,
         not later than ten (10) days prior to the deadline for the filing of
         any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization
         Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the
          Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as
         applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer has
         knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report
         (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the
         occurrence of any of the following events along with all information,
         data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included
         in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the
         provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):

                     (i) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of
                  pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the
                  distribution period or that have cumulatively become
                  material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);

                     (ii) material breaches of pool asset representations or
                  warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of
                  Regulation AB); and

                     (iii) information regarding new asset-backed securities
                  issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset
                  changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases),
                  and any material changes in origination, underwriting or
                  other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets
                  (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).

       (m) The following is inserted as 31.03 (g) of the Servicing Agreement:

         "The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and
         any Depositor, evidence of the authorization of the person signing
         any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity
         Bond Insurance and Errors and Omission Insurance policy, financial
         information and reports, and such other information related to the
         Company or any Subservicer or the Company or such Subservicer's
         performance hereunder."

       (n) Section 31.04 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
       follows:

         "On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the
         Servicer shall deliver to the Owner and any Depositor a statement of
         compliance addressed to the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an
         authorized officer of the Servicer, to the effect that (i) a review
         of the Servicer's activities during the immediately preceding
         calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance
         under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
         during such period has been made under such officer's supervision,
         and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge, based on such
         review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
         Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material
         respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion
         thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such
         obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each
         such failure known to such officer and the nature and the status
         thereof.



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         "In the event that the Servicer fails to timely comply with this
         Section 31.04, the Depositor shall use its commercially reasonable
         efforts to obtain written statements or assurances from the
         Commission, that such failure to provide the required statement of
         compliance on a timely basis, and a one time additional failure by
         the Servicer to comply with this Section 31.04, will not result in
         any adverse effect on the Depositor or its affiliates with respect to
         any Shelf Registration on Form S-3 of the Depositor or any of its
         affiliates. Any costs or expenses incurred by the Depositor or the
         Master Servicer in obtaining such statement or assurances from the
         Commission shall be reimbursed to the Depositor by the Servicer. In
         the event that the Depositor is unable to receive any such assurances
         from the Commission after the use of such commercially reasonable
         efforts of the related year, such failure by the Servicer to comply
         with this Section 31.04 shall be deemed an Event of Default,
         automatically at such time, without notice and without any cure
         period, and Depositor may, in addition to whatever rights the
         Depositor may have under Section 20 of the Servicing Agreement and at
         law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
         performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Servicer
         under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the
         proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same, as
         provided in Section 9 of the Servicing Agreement. Such termination
          shall be considered with cause pursuant to Section 9.01 of the
         Servicing Agreement. This paragraph shall supersede any other
         provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary."

       (o) Section 31.05(a)(iv) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended
       and restated in its entirety as follows:

         "deliver, and cause each Subservicer and Subcontractor described in
         clause (iii) above to deliver, to the Purchaser, the Master Servicer,
         any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for
         signing the certification (a "Sarbanes Certification") required by
         Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to
         Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) on behalf of an
         asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a
         certification, signed by an appropriate officer of the Servicer, in
         the form attached hereto as Exhibit I. In addition to providing the
         Sarbanes Certification, the Servicer shall also cooperate with the
         Depositor and provide such additional information as the Depositor
         may reasonably request with respect thereto."

       (p) The third sentence of Section 31.06(a) is amended to require the
       Company to cause any Subservicer or Subcontractor to comply with all of
       the following Sections of the Servicing Agreement: Section 31.02,
       Section 31.03(c), (e), (f) and (g), Section 31.04, Section 31.05,
        Section 31.06(a) and Section 31.07.

       (q) The last sentence of the second paragraph of Section 31.06(b) is
       amended to require the Company to cause any Subservicer or
       Subcontractor to provide any assessment of compliance and attestation
       but also any other certifications required to delivered under Section
       31.05.

       (r) Section 31.07(a)(ii) of the Servicing Agreement is hereby amended
       and restated in its entirety as follows:



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            "(ii) any breach by the Company under this Section 31, including
         particularly any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any
         Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification,
         accountants' letter or other material when and as required, under
         this Article II, including any failure by the Company to identify
         pursuant to Section 31.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating in the
         servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation
         AB;"

       (s) The word "or" is struck at the end of Section 31.07(a)(ii) of the
       Servicing Agreement, the word "or" is added at the end of Section
       31.07(a)(iii) of the Servicing Agreement, and the following is inserted
       to Section 31.07(a) of the Servicing Agreement:

            "(iv) negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Company
         in connection with its performance under this Article II.

         If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or
         insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company
         agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
         Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or
         liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as
         is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified
         Party on the one hand and the Company on the other.

         This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement
         or the termination of any party to this Agreement."

         (t) The following parenthetical is inserted directly before the
         proviso in the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section
          31.07(b)(i) of the Servicing Agreement:

         "(and if the Company is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a
         Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably
         acceptable to the Master Servicer for such Securitization
         Transaction)"

         (u) The following paragraph is hereby incorporated into the Servicing
         Agreement as new Section 32:

         "Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of this Agreement, any master
         servicer appointed in connection with a Reconstitution by the Owner
         shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this Agreement
         (including but not limited to Sections 31.01, 31.03 and 31.04 hereof)
         with respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans entitled to all the
         rights and benefits accruing to any master servicer herein with
         respect to the Specified Mortgage Loans as if it were a direct party
         to this Agreement."

         (v) Schedule I to the Servicing Agreement is hereby replaced in its
         entirety with the Amended and Restated Schedule I attached to this
         Assignment as Exhibit II.

         (w) Exhibit J to the Servicing Agreement is hereby replaced in its
entirety with Exhibit IV attached hereto.



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         (x) All assessments, reports and certifications required to be
delivered by the Servicer this Assignment shall include the Master Servicer as
an addressee, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely upon all such
assessments, reports and certifications.

         (y) Written notice provided in compliance with Sections 31.03(d), (e)
or (f) of the Servicing Agreement shall be substantially in the form of
Exhibit III to this Agreement.


         6. Notices

The Depositor's address for purposes for all notices and correspondence
related to the Mortgage Loans, this Assignment and the Servicing Agreement
is :

                  Morgan Stanley Capital I Inc.
                  1585 Broadway
                   New York, New York 10036
                  Attention:   Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS


The Trustee's address for purposes for all notices and correspondence related
to the Mortgage Loans, this Assignment and the Servicing Agreement is :

                  LaSalle Bank National Association
                  135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511
                  Chicago, Illinois 60603
                  Attention: Global Securities and Trust Services MSM 2006-12XS


The Purchaser's address for purposes for all notices and correspondence
related to the Mortgage Loans, this Assignment and the Servicing Agreement
is :

                  Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc.
                  1221 Avenue of the Americas
                  New York, New York 10020
                  Attention: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS


         With a copy to:

                  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
                  1585 Broadway
                  New York, New York 10036
                   Attention: General Counsel's Office

The Servicer's address for purposes for all notices and correspondence related
to the Mortgage Loans and this Assignment is :



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                  GMAC Mortgage Corporation
                  100 Witmer Road
                  Horsham, Pennsylvania 92127
                  Attention:   Executive Vice President of National
                              Loan Administration


         7. Certain Matters Regarding the Trustee

Each party hereto hereby agrees as follows:

         Notwithstanding any term hereof to the contrary, the execution and
delivery of this Assignment by Trustee is solely in its capacity as trustee
for Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-12XS and not individually, and any
recourse against Trustee in respect of any obligations it may have under or
pursuant to the terms of this Assignment (if any) shall be limited solely to
the assets it may hold as trustee of Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
2006-12XS.

         8. Continuing Effect

         Except as contemplated by this Assignment, the Servicing Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

         9. Governing Law

         This Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of
New York.

         10. Counterparts

         This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         11. Definitions

         Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment has the
same meaning as in the Servicing Agreement.




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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.


Purchaser                                   Trust
                                           MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.        2006-12XS
                                            BY: LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
                                           ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE


/s/ Valerie Kay                             /s/ Rita Lopez
-------------------------------------       -----------------------------------
By: Valerie Kay                              By: Rita Lopez
Its: Vice President                         Its: Vice President
Taxpayer Identification
Number:


Servicer

GMAC MORTGAGE CORPORATION


/s/ Wesley B. Howland
-------------------------------------
By: Wesley B. Howland
Its: Vice President                  
Taxpayer Identification              
Number:                              

Acknowledged and Agreed:

                                           WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I INC.                ASSOCIATION, AS MASTER SERVICER


/s/ Valerie Kay                             /s/ Patricia Russo
-------------------------------------       -----------------------------------
By: Valerie Kay                             By: Patricia Russo
Its: Vice President                         Its: Vice President
Taxpayer Identification
Number:



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                                  Schedule I

                       Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule

            [see Schedule A to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
       on file with the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Depositor]



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                                                                Exhibit 99.12a

                                                                 EXECUTION COPY


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Exhibit IIA: Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting

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Column/Header Name                                   Description                                  Decimal          Format
                                                                                                                 Comment
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<S>                            <C>                                                              <C>              <C>
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR                A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer.
                                This may be different than the LOAN_NBR
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LOAN_NBR                         A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the
                                originator.
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CLIENT_NBR                       Servicer Client Number
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SERV_INVESTOR_NBR                Contains a unique number as assigned by an external
                                servicer to identify a group of loans in their
                                system.
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BORROWER_FIRST_NAME              First Name of the Borrower.
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BORROWER_LAST_NAME                Last name of the borrower.
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PROP_ADDRESS                     Street Name and Number of Property
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PROP_STATE                       The state where the   property located.
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PROP_ZIP                         Zip code where the property is located.
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BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE           The date that the borrower's next payment is
                                due to the servicer at the end of                                                MM/DD/YYYY
                                processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
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LOAN_TYPE                        Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
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BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE            The date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.                                MM/DD/YYYY
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BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE          The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
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BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR              The case number assigned by the court to the
                                bankruptcy filing.
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POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE           The payment due date once the bankruptcy has been                                MM/DD/YYYY
                                approved by the courts
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BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE       The Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy.                                    MM/DD/YYYY
                                Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion
                                For Relief Was Granted.
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LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE                The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The                                 MM/DD/YYYY
                                Servicer
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LOSS_MIT_TYPE                    The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A
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                                Loan Such As;
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LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE           The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled                                  MM/DD/YYYY
                                To End/Close
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LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE           The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed                               MM/DD/YYYY
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FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE             The date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer                                 MM/DD/YYYY
                                with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings.
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ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE           Date File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue                                      MM/DD/YYYY
                                Foreclosure
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