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AMENDMENT TO MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

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Title: AMENDMENT TO MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 1/13/2006

AMENDMENT TO MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT, Parties: first nlc financial services  llc , first nlc  inc , mhc i  inc , nlc finance i  llc , nlc funding i  llc , nlc  llc
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Exhibit 99.2

 

AMENDMENT TO MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT TO MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of [•] (this “Amendment”), is made by and among First NLC Financial Services, LLC (“First NLC”), MHC I, Inc. (“MHC I”), NLC Finance I, LLC (“NLC Finance I”), NLC Funding I, LLC (“NLC Funding I”), First NLC, Inc. (“FNI”) and NLC, LLC (“NLC”) (each of First NLC, MHC I, NLC Finance I, NLC Funding I FNI, NLC and any affiliate of First NLC, MHC I, NLC Finance I, NLC Funding I FNI or NLC designated as Initial Purchaser in the related Trade Confirmation and, in the case of any affiliate of First NLC, MHC I, NLC Finance I, NLC Funding I, FNI or NLC, the related Letter Agreement (each, as defined herein), an “Initial Purchaser”, and the Initial Purchaser or the Person, if any, to which the Initial Purchaser has assigned its rights and obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and each of their respective successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”) and [•] (the “Seller”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS , Purchaser and Seller are parties to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of [•], 2005 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Purchase Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS , Purchaser and Seller have agreed to make certain amendments to the Purchase Agreement to accommodate the requirements of Regulation AB as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.

 

2. Amendments .

 

 

(a)

The following defined terms (in proper alphabetical order) are hereby added to (and made part of) the list of defined terms set forth in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement:

 

Commission : The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Exchange Act . The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Public Pass-Through Transfer : A Pass-Through Transfer that is part of a publicly issued mortgage-backed securities transaction.

 

Qualified Correspondent : Any Person from which the Seller purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and such Person that


contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines designated by the Seller or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Underwriting Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Seller within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Underwriting Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Seller’s own account or (y) the Underwriting Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller.

 

Regulation AB : Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

 

Securities Act : The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Servicing Criteria : The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.

 

Seller Information : As defined in Section 21(a).

 

Static Pool Information : Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.

 

Subcontractor : Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a Subservicer.

 

Subservicer : Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

 

Third-Party Originator : Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.

 

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(b)

The Purchase Agreement is amended by replacing the heading “Section 12. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates ” with “Section 12. Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers ”.

 

 

(c)

The Purchase Agreement is amended by adding the heading “Subsection 12.01. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates ” before the first sentence of Section 12.

 

 

(d)

The Purchase Agreement is amended by adding the following provisions to Section 12:

 

Subsection 12.02     Information to be Provided by the Seller in connection with a Public Pass-Through Transfer .

 

In connection with any Public Pass-Through Transfer, the Seller shall (i) within five Business Days following a request by the Purchaser, provide to the Purchaser (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (f) below, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide to the Purchaser (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) the information specified in paragraph (d) below.

 

(a) If so requested by the Purchaser, the Seller shall provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, and (iii) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:

 

(A) the originator’s form of organization;

 

(B) a description of the originator’s origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

 

(C) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer; and

 

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(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Seller, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Public Pass-Through Transfer, as such parties are identified to the Seller by the Purchaser in writing in advance of such Public Pass-Through Transfer:

 

(1) the sponsor;

 

(2) the depositor;

 

(3) the issuing entity;

 

(4) any servicer;

 

(5) any trustee;

 

(6) any originator;

 

(7) any significant obligor;

 

(8) any enhancement or support provider; and

 

(9) any other material transaction party.

 

(b) If so requested by the Purchaser, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser, as applicable.

 

Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an

 

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omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser in the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Seller.

 

If so requested by the Purchaser, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Seller’s or Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser shall reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Public Pass-Through Transfer. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser.

 

(c) If so requested by the Purchaser, the Seller shall provide such information regarding the Seller, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Seller and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a “Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:

 

(A) the Servicer’s form of organization;

 

(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation:

 

(1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Public Pass-Through Transfer;

 

(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;

 

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(3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Public Pass-Through Transfer;

 

(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and

 

(5) such other information as the Purchaser may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

 

(C) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Public Pass-Through Transfer to the Servicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans;

 

(D) information regarding the Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Seller of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;

 

(E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer’s overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Public Pass-Through Transfer, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;

 

(F) a description of the Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;

 

(G) a description of the Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and

 

(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience.

 

(d) If so requested by the Purchaser for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities,

 

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the Seller shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Public Pass-Through Transfer between the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator 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 Public Pass-Through Transfer, and (ii) provide to the Purchaser a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.

 

(e) As a condition to the succession to the Seller or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Seller or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Seller or any Subservicer, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.

 

(f) In addition to such information as the Seller, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the Purchaser, the Seller shall provide such information regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the servicer under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due not less than ten Business Days following such request.

 

Subsection  12.03     Additional Representations and Warranties of the Company in connection with a Public Pass-Through Transfer .

 

(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser under Section 12.02 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser prior to such date: (i) the Seller is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Seller; (ii) the Seller has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Seller as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Seller; (iv) no material changes to the Seller’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Public Pass-Through Transfer; (v) there are no aspects of the

 

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Seller’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Seller of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Public Pass-Through Transfer of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.

 

(b) If so requested by the Purchaser on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser under Section 12.02, the Seller shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.

 

(c) The Purchase Agreement is amended by adding the following provisions as Section 18 (and Sections 18 through 32


 
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