EXHIBIT 10.1
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This MORTGAGE
LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June 23,
2009 (the “Agreement”), by and between First Place
Bank, a federally chartered savings association, having its
principal office at 185 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio 44481-1102
(“Purchaser”), and AmTrust Bank, a federally chartered
savings bank, having its principal office at 1801 East 9th Street,
Suite 200, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3103 (the
“Seller”).
RECITALS
The Parties
have entered into a Purchase and Assumption Agreement concurrently
with this Agreement. This Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement is subject to and conditioned upon the closing of the
Purchase and Assumption Agreement.
Purchaser has
agreed to purchase from Seller and Seller has agreed to sell to
Purchaser up to $175,000,000 of Mortgage Loans, as further set
forth in the Purchase and Assumption Agreement. This
Agreement is intended to set forth the terms and conditions by
which Seller shall transfer and Purchaser shall acquire such
mortgage loans.
In
consideration of the promises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and
Purchaser agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless the
context requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Article I unless
defined elsewhere herein.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan : Any Mortgage Loan in which the
related Mortgage Note contains a provision whereby the Mortgage
Interest Rate is adjusted from time to time in accordance with the
terms of such Mortgage Note.
Adjustment
Date : As to
each Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is
adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Agency : Either Fannie Mae or Freddie
Mac.
Agreement : This Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Interim Servicing Agreement including all amendments hereof and
supplements and exhibits hereto.
Appraised
Value : The
value of the related Mortgaged Property as set forth in an
appraisal made in connection with the origination of a Mortgage
Loan or the sale price of the related Mortgaged Property if the
proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to purchase such Mortgaged
Property, whichever is less.
Assignment
of Mortgage : An assignment of the Mortgage,
notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form,
sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related
Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage
to Purchaser.
Business
Day : Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking
and savings and loan institutions in the State of Ohio are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be
closed.
Closing : The consummation of the sale and
purchase of each Mortgage Loan Package.
Closing
Date : The
date on which the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans is
consummated, which is scheduled to be August 28, 2009, or such
other date as the parties mutually agree.
Collateral
Documents : The
collateral documents pertaining to each Mortgage Loan as set forth
in Exhibit A hereto.
Collateral
File : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, a file containing each of the
Collateral Documents.
Credit
File : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents described on
Exhibit A together with any other documents held by the
Seller in connection with the Mortgage Loans.
Cut-off
Date : August
23, 2009, or 5 days prior to the Closing Date if the Closing Date
changes from the date currently scheduled.
Cut-off Date
Balance : The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in a
Mortgage Loan Package as of the Cut-off Date, after application of
(i) scheduled payments of principal due on such Mortgage Loans on
or before such Cut-off Date, whether or not collected, and (ii) any
Principal Prepayments received from the Mortgagor prior to the
Cut-off Date.
Due
Date : The day
of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage
Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow
Payments : The
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates,
mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and
other payments required to be escrowed, or in fact escrowed, by the
Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage
Loan.
Fannie
Mae : The
Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
organization.
Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loan : Any
Mortgage Loan the Mortgage Interest Rate of which is fixed for the
term of such Mortgage Loan.
Freddie
Mac : The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor
organization.
Funding
Deadline : With respect to the Closing Date,
one o'clock p.m. (1:00 p.m.) Ohio time, or such other time mutually
agreed to by Purchaser and Seller.
Gross
Margin : With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage
amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which amount is
added to the index in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note to determine on each Interest Adjustment Date, the
Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
HUD : The Department of Housing and Urban
Development or any federal agency or official thereof that may from
time to time succeed to the functions thereof.
Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, either One Year LIBOR, One Year Treasury, or Sixty Day FNMA
Required Net Yield
Interest
Adjustment Date : With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage
Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
Interim
Servicing Period : With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the
Servicing Transfer Date.
Lifetime
Rate Cap : With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate payable
thereon as set forth in the related Mortgage Note.
LTV : With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the Stated Principal
Balance (or the original principal balance, if so indicated) of
such Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination to the Appraised
Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
MERS : Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws
of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan : Any Mortgage Loan registered with
MERS on the MERS® System.
MERS®
System : The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically
maintained by MERS.
MIN : The Mortgage Identification Number
for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
MOM
Loan : Any
Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as
nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors
and assigns.
Monthly
Payment : The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage : The mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a lien on
an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing
the Mortgage Note or a lien upon a leasehold estate of the
Mortgagor, as the case may be.
Mortgage
Interest Rate : The annual rate at which interest
accrues on any Mortgage Loan and with respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the
provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Loan : An
individual mortgage loan that is the subject of this Agreement,
each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Collateral File, the Credit File,
the Monthly Payments, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan,
excluding replaced or repurchased mortgage loans. Unless
the context requires otherwise, any reference to the Mortgage Loans
in this Agreement shall refer to all of the Mortgage Loans
constituting the Mortgage Loan Package.
Mortgage
Loan Package : The Mortgage Loans sold to
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule : The schedule of Mortgage Loans
annexed to this Agreement as Exhibit C , such schedule
setting forth the information described on Exhibit B ,
Transfer Requirements/Instructions, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan, if available.
Mortgage
Note : The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured
by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged
Property : The
real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) securing
repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagee : The mortgagee or beneficiary named
in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or
beneficiary.
Mortgagor : The obligor on a Mortgage
Note.
Periodic
Rate Cap : With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the maximum amount by which the Mortgage
Interest Rate may increase or decrease on an Adjustment Date above
or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect.
Person : Any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
PMI
Policy : A
policy of private mortgage guaranty insurance relating to a
Mortgage Loan and issued by a Qualified Insurer.
Purchase
Price : The
amount paid on the Closing Date by Purchaser to Seller in exchange
for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such Closing Date as set forth
on Exhibit D.
Purchaser : The Person identified as the
“Purchaser” in the preamble to this Agreement or its
successor in interest or any successor or assign to Purchaser under
this Agreement as herein provided. Any reference to
“Purchaser” as used herein shall be deemed to include
any designee of Purchaser and any Person to whom the Purchaser has
assigned any Mortgage Loan.
Qualified
Insurer : An
insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the
states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable
insurance business and to write the insurance provided, which
insurer is approved in such capacity by an Agency.
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan : A mortgage loan that must, on the
date of substitution, (i) have an unpaid principal balance,
after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of
substitution (or if more than one (1) mortgage loan is being
substituted, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the
unpaid principal balance of the repurchased Mortgage Loan;
(ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than, and not more
than 1% greater than, the Mortgage Interest Rate of the repurchased
Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not
greater than, and not more than one year less than, the maturity
date of the repurchased Mortgage Loan; (iv) comply with each
representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage Loans)
set forth in Section 3.02 hereof; (v) shall be the same type
of Mortgage Loan (i.e., an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan).
Repurchase
Price : With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to the sum of
(i) 100% multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loan, (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance
at the Mortgage Interest Rate from the last date through which
interest has been paid and distributed to Purchaser to the date of
repurchase to the last day of the month of repurchase, and
(iii) any amounts paid by or on behalf of the Purchaser for
insurance, taxes, or other expenses related to the Mortgage
Loan.
Seller : AmTrust Bank, or any successor or
assign under this Agreement as provided herein.
Seller
Guidelines : The Seller’s Seller/Servicer
Guidelines and all amendments or additions thereto.
Servicing
File : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Credit File and hard copies of
each document in the Collateral File.
Servicing
Rights :
With respect to each
Mortgage Loan, any and all of the
following: (i) all rights to service the Mortgage
Loans; (ii) any payments or moneys payable or received for
servicing the Mortgage Loans; (iii) any late fees, assumption
fees, penalties or similar payments with respect to the Mortgage
Loans; (iv) all agreements or documents creating, defining or
evidencing any such Servicing Rights and all rights of Seller
thereunder, including, but not limited to, any clean-up calls and
termination options; (v) all accounts and other rights to
payments related to any of the property described in this
paragraph; (vi) possession and use of any and all Mortgage
Loan Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or pertaining to the
past, present, or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans; and
(vii) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the
foregoing.
Servicing
Transfer Date : August 31, 2009.
Stated
Principal Balance : With respect to each Mortgage Loan
as of any date of determination: (i) the unpaid
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after
giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date,
whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts received by
Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing
payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu
thereof.
Transfer
Requirements/Instructions: The transfer requirements and
guidelines attached as Exhibit B , Transfer
Requirements/Instructions.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO
PURCHASER
2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage
Loans; Possession of Collateral Files.
(a) Mortgage Documents
. On the Closing Date, the Seller, simultaneously with
the receipt of the Purchase Price, does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of this Agreement, all rights, title and
interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans, together with
the Servicing Rights with respect to such Mortgage Loans, the
Credit Files, and the Collateral Files and all rights under the
documents contained therein for each Mortgage Loan. The
contents of each Servicing File required to be retained by the
Seller to service the Mortgage Loans prior to the Servicing
Transfer Date and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall
be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of Purchaser as the
owner thereof. From the Closing Date through the
Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller’s possession of any
portion of the Servicing File is for the sole purpose of
facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan, and such
retention and possession by the Seller shall be in a custodial
capacity only. From and after the Closing Date, the
ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the
Collateral File and Credit File is vested in the Purchaser and the
ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the
Seller shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be
retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the
Purchaser in such custodial capacity only. The Servicing
File retained by the Seller shall be segregated from the other
books and records of the Seller and shall be appropriately marked
to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser.
(b) Sale of Mortgage Loans
. Except with respect to MERS Mortgage Loans, record
title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note shall be in
the name of the Purchaser or as Purchaser shall
designate. The Seller shall reflect the sale of each
Mortgage Loan on the Seller’s balance sheet and other
financial statements as a sale of assets. This Agreement
continuously, from the time of its execution, shall be an official
record of the Seller and Seller will maintain a copy of this
Agreement and each agreement related hereto in its official books
and records.
(c) Delivery of Documents
. Three business days prior to the Closing Date, the
Seller shall deliver the Collateral Files to the
Purchaser. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the
Seller shall repurchase within thirty (30) days of demand from the
Purchaser any Mortgage Loan as to which the Seller fails to deliver
any Collateral Documents as required by this
Agreement. In the event that any of the original,
recorded, Collateral Documents set forth in clauses (2) - (5) and
(7) of the definition of Collateral Documents have not been
delivered to the Purchaser in the time specified above (the
"Missing Documents") either because such Missing Documents have not
been returned by the applicable public recording office with
respect to items (2) – (4) and (7), or because the final
original title policy has not yet been issued by the title company
with respect to item (5), then the Seller shall deliver to the
Purchaser certified true and correct copies of the same and shall
further deliver the originals of any such Missing Documents
promptly upon its receipt thereof, but in no event later than
ninety (90) days from the Closing Date. If the Seller
fails to deliver any of the Missing Documents relating to a
Mortgage Loan within the time specified above, the Seller shall,
upon written request from the Purchaser, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan in accordance with Section 3.03.
(e) MERS Compliance
. In connection with the purchase of any MERS Mortgage
Loan, the Seller agrees that it will cause, no later than two
Business Days after the Closing Date, at its own expense, the
MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loan has been
assigned by the Seller to the Purchaser in accordance with this
Agreement by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans
which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such
computer files the information required by the MERS® System to
identify the Purchaser of such Mortgage Loans and that for so long
as Seller is servicing a MERS Mortgage Loan, it shall promptly
update the MERS® System to reflect changes in the status of the
MERS Mortgage Loan. The Seller further agrees that it
will not alter the information referenced in this sub-section with
respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement
unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(f) Delivery of Data Files
. The Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser
month end data files within one (1) Business Day after the Closing
Date, in the format set forth on Exhibit B or as
otherwise agreed by the parties. Said files shall be
sent to Purchaser at 999 East Main Street, Ravenna, Ohio 44266 (the
“Ravenna Office”).
Section
2.02. Due Diligence by Purchaser
. Prior to the Closing
Date, Seller shall make available to Purchaser the Collateral File
and Credit File for each Mortgage Loan. Purchaser shall
have the right to review the Collateral File and Credit File for
each such Mortgage Loan, at Seller's offices or such other location
agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller, for the purpose of determining
whether each Mortgage Loan conforms in all respects to the
applicable terms contained in the bid letter, which determination
shall be made in Purchaser’s sole discretion. The
fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not
affect the Purchaser’s right to demand repurchase or to avail
itself of any other remedy available hereunder if any Mortgage Loan
fails to conform to the requirements of this Agreement.
Section
2.03. Identification of Mortgage Loan
Package . At least three (3) Business Days
prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall identify those Mortgage
Loans that Purchaser intends to be included in the Mortgage Loan
Package.
Section
2.04. Credit Document Deficiencies Identified During
Due Diligence . If the Purchaser identifies any
Mortgage Loan for which the related Credit File is missing material
documentation (the “Missing Credit Documents”), Seller
agrees to procure such Missing Credit Documents within sixty (60)
days following the Closing Date, or if unable to do so, repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event
of a default by a Mortgagor or any material impairment of the
Mortgaged Property, in either case arising from or in connection
with the failure of Seller to deliver the Missing Credit Document
within the time specified above, Seller shall, in addition to its
obligation to repurchase the Mortgage Loan, indemnify Purchaser
from any loss, liability, or expense relating thereto.
Section
2.05. Closing . The Closing shall take place on the
Closing Date and shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of
the following conditions, unless otherwise waived by the prejudiced
party(ies):
(a) All of the representations and
warranties of Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects as of the Closing Date and no event shall
have occurred that, with notice or the passage of time, would
constitute a default under this Agreement;
(b) All of the representations and
warranties of Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date and no
event shall have occurred that, with notice or the passage of time,
would constitute a default under this Agreement;
(c) Delivery of documents as set
forth in Section 2.01(c) above; and
(d) Closing of the branch purchase
transaction as set forth in the Purchase and Assumption Agreement
between AmTrust Bank and First Place Bank. If the branch
purchase transaction is delayed or terminated, then this Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement shall be correspondingly delayed or
terminated.
Section
2.06. Payment of the Purchase Price
. Subject to the
conditions set forth in Section 2.05, Purchaser shall, unless
otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, pay to Seller on the
Closing Date the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of the
Purchase and Assumption Agreement.
Section
2.07. Entitlement to Payments on the Mortgage
Loans. With respect to any Mortgage Loan purchased
hereunder, Purchaser shall be entitled to (a) all scheduled
principal due after the Cut-off Date; (b) all other recoveries of
principal collected on or after the Cut-off Date, except for
scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date;
and (c) all payments of interest on such Mortgage Loan net of the
Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such payment that is
allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date).
Section
2.08. Payment of Costs and Expenses
. Each party shall pay
its own legal fees and expenses and due diligence
expenses. The Seller shall pay any costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the
Mortgage Loans including the costs of obtaining and assigning life
of loan, fully transferable tax service contracts and life of loan,
fully transferable flood service contracts, including fees for
title policy endorsements and continuations, and for recording
assignment of the Mortgages to Purchaser. The Seller
shall pay any costs and expenses required to validly assign
and perfect the Mortgages in favor of Purchaser or its designated
assignee as secured party.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH
Section
3.01. Representations and Warranties Respecting
Seller . Seller represents, warrants, and
covenants to Purchaser that, as of the Closing Date:
(a) The Seller is a federally
chartered savings bank and has all licenses necessary to carry out
its business as now being conducted, and is licensed and qualified
to transact business in and is in good standing under the laws of
each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located or is
otherwise exempt under applicable law from such licensing or
qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to
effect such licensing or qualification and in any event such Seller
is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent
necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement;
(b) The Seller has the full power and
authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey each
Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its business as
presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and any agreements contemplated
hereby, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and any
agreements contemplated hereby, and this Agreement and each
Assignment of Mortgage to the Purchaser and any agreements
contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with
its terms, and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the
Seller to make this Agreement and all agreements contemplated
hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance with their
terms;
(c) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, nor the origination or purchase of the
Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter or by-laws or
materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by
which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its properties are subject, or impair the
ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans.
(d) There is no litigation, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened, or any order or
decree outstanding, with respect to the Seller which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the
execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this
Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse
effect on the financial condition of the Seller.
(e) No consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body
is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, or the
sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Collateral Files to
the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for consents, approvals, authorizations
and orders which have been obtained;
(f) The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary
course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller
pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to bulk transfer or any
similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(g) The Seller will treat the sale of
the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and
accounting purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal
income tax purposes;
(h) Seller is an approved
seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans for the Agencies and
HUD, with such facilities, procedures and personnel necessary for
the sound servicing of such mortgage loans. The Seller
is duly qualified, licensed, registered or otherwise authorized
under all applicable federal, state and local laws, and
regulations, and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and
service mortgage loans for the Agencies and no event has occurred
which would make Seller unable to comply with eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to either Agency,
which has not already been given;
(i) The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform
each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The
Seller is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause
the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage
Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay, or
defraud any of the Seller's creditors. To the best of
the Seller’s knowledge, neither this Agreement nor any oral
or written statement, report or other document furnished or to be
furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make those
statements not misleading;
(j) The Seller shall not directly
solicit, or provide information for or to any other party to
directly solicit, the refinance of any Mortgage Loan;
(k) The Seller has not dealt with any
broker, investment banker, agent or other person that may be
entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the
sale of the Mortgage Loans; and,
(l) All information regarding each
MERS Mortgage Loan as reflected in the MERS® System is accurate
and complete. At the time any Mortgage Loan is
registered by the Seller with MERS, the Seller will be a member of
MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects
with the rules and procedures of MERS, including all requirements
set forth in the MERS Procedures Manual, as amended from time to
time, in connection with the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans
for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with
MERS.
Section
3.02. Representations and Warranties as to
Individual Mortgage Loans . References in this Section to percentages of
Mortgage Loans refer in each case to the percentage of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date. References to percentages of Mortgaged
Properties refer, in each case, to the percentages of expected
aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the related Mortgage Loans
(determined as described in the preceding sentence). The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each
Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) As of the Closing Date, or such
date as specified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the information
set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and
correct in all material respects;
(b) All information regarding each
MERS Mortgage Loan as reflected in the MERS® System
is