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EXECUTION COPY
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP.
Seller and Servicer
UBS REAL ESTATE SECURITIES INC.
Purchaser
Dated as of December 1, 2006
First and Second Lien
Fixed and Adjustable Rate Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1.
Definitions.
1
SECTION 2.
Agreement to Purchase..
13
SECTION 3.
Loan Schedules..
13
SECTION 4.
Purchase Price.
13
SECTION 5.
Examination of Loan Files.
14
SECTION 6.
Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
15
Subsection 6.01.
Conveyance of Loans; Possession of Servicing Files.
15
Subsection 6.02.
Books and Records.
15
Subsection 6.03.
Delivery of Loan Documents.
15
SECTION 7.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for
Breach.
16
Subsection 7.01.
Representations and Warranties Respecting the Seller.
16
Subsection 7.02.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Loans.
19
Subsection 7.03.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
31
Subsection 7.04.
Reserved.
33
Subsection 7.05.
Repurchase of Certain Loans.
33
Subsection 7.06.
Purchase Price Protection.
33
SECTION 8.
Closing..
33
SECTION 9.
Closing Documents.
34
SECTION 10.
Costs..
35
SECTION 11.
Seller’s Servicing Obligations.
35
SECTION 12.
The Securitization Transaction.
35
SECTION 13.
The Seller.
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Subsection 13.01.
Additional Indemnification by the Seller.
37
Subsection 13.02.
Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
37
Subsection 13.03.
Limitation on Liability of the Seller and Others.
38
Subsection 13.04.
Seller Not to Resign.
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Subsection 13.05.
No Transfer of Servicing.
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SECTION 14.
DEFAULT.
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Subsection 14.01.
Events of Default.
39
Subsection 14.02.
Waiver of Defaults.
40
SECTION 15.
Termination.
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SECTION 16.
Successor to the Seller.
40
SECTION 17.
Reserved.
42
SECTION 18.
Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
42
SECTION 19.
Notices.
43
SECTION 20.
Severability Clause.
44
SECTION 21.
Counterparts.
44
SECTION 22.
GOVERNING LAW.
44
SECTION 23.
Intention of the Parties.
44
SECTION 24.
Successors and Assigns.
44
SECTION 25.
Waivers.
45
SECTION 26.
Exhibits.
45
SECTION 27.
Nonsolicitation.
45
SECTION 28.
Relationship of the Parties..
45
SECTION 29.
General Interpretive Principles.
46
SECTION 30.
Reproduction of Documents.
46
SECTION 31.
Further Agreements.
46
SECTION 32.
Third Party Beneficiary.
46
SECTION 33.
Compliance With Regulation AB.
47
Subsection 33.01.
Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
47
Subsection 33.02.
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Seller.
47
Subsection 33.03.
Information to Be Provided by the Seller.
48
Subsection 33.04.
Servicer Compliance Statement.
54
Subsection 33.05.
Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
54
Subsection 33.06.
Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.
55
Subsection 33.07.
Indemnification; Remedies.
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 1
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF THE SELLER
EXHIBIT 2
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT 3
SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 4
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
EXHIBIT 5
CONTENTS OF EACH LOAN FILE
EXHIBIT 6
LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXHIBIT 7
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 8
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 9
SERVICING ADDENDUM
EXHIBIT 10
SELLER UNDERWRITING STANDARDS
EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF SERVICER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT 12
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 13
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
EXHIBIT 14-1
STANDARD FILE LAYOUT – MASTER SERVICING
EXHIBIT 14-2
STANDARD FILE LAYOUT – DELINQUENCY REPORTING
EXHIBIT 14-3
FORM 332
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
This is a MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the
"Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 2006, by and between UBS Real
Estate Securities Inc., having an office at 1285 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019 (the "Purchaser", and the
Depositor or the Person, if any, to which the Purchaser has
assigned its rights and obligations hereunder as Purchaser with
respect to one or more Loans, and each of their respective
successors and assigns, the "Purchaser") and Taylor, Bean &
Whitaker Mortgage Corp., having an office at 101 NE 2 nd
Street, Ocala Florida 34470 (the "Seller").
W I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase from the Seller, certain conventional
fixed rate and adjustable rate residential first and second lien
mortgage loans (the "Loans") as described herein on a
servicing-retained basis;
WHEREAS, each Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or
other security instrument creating a first or second lien on a
residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the
Loan Schedule for the Loans, which is to be annexed to the related
Assignment and Conveyance;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the
manner of the conveyance, servicing and control of the Loans;
and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Loans from the Seller,
the Purchaser desires to sell all of the Loans to TBW
Mortgage-Trust, Series 2006-6 a pursuant to a public or private
mortgage-backed securities transaction;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement the
following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set
forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices : With respect to any
Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection
procedures) of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service
loans of the same type as such Loan in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located and in accordance with
applicable law, the terms of the Mortgage and Note and the
servicing guidelines established by Freddie Mac (including future
updates).
Adjustable Rate Loan : A Loan which provides for
the adjustment of the Loan Interest Rate payable in respect
thereto.
Adjustment Date : With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Loan, the date set forth in the related Note on which the Loan
Interest Rate on such Adjustable Rate Loan is adjusted in
accordance with the terms of the related Note.
Agreement : This Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement including all exhibits, schedules, amendments
and supplements hereto, as the same may be amended or modified at
any time or from time to time in accordance with its terms.
Appraised Value : With respect to any Mortgaged
Property, the lesser of (i) the value thereof as determined by an
appraisal made for the originator of the Loan at the time of
origination of the Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and (ii) the purchase
price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Borrower with
the proceeds of the Loan; notwithstanding the foregoing, if the
related Loan is a Refinanced Loan, the Appraised Value shall be
clause (i) above. !
Assignment and Conveyance : An assignment and
conveyance of the Loans purchased on a Closing Date in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit 4 .
Assignment of Mortgage : An individual assignment
of 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 give record
notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Borrower : The obligor on a Note, the owner of the
Mortgaged Property and the grantor or borrower named in the related
Mortgage and such grantor’s or borrower’s successors in
title to the Mortgaged Property.
Business Day : Any day other than a Saturday or
Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions
in the State of New York or Florida are authorized or obligated by
law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out Refinancing : A Refinanced Loan the
proceeds of which were in excess of the greater of $2,000 or 2% of
the principal balance of any existing first mortgage (and any
existing junior mortgages, if applicable) on the related Mortgaged
Property and related closing costs, and were used to pay any such
existing first mortgage (and any existing junior mortgages,
if applicable), related closing costs, subordinate mortgages
on the related Mortgaged Property and to provide additional
proceeds for the use of the Borrower.
Closing Date : December 21, 2006.
Closing Documents : With respect to any Closing
Date, the documents required pursuant to Section 9.
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any
successor statute thereto.
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV : With respect
to any Loan, the ratio of the original outstanding principal amount
of the Loan and any other mortgage loan which is secured by a lien
on the related Mortgaged Property to (i) the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property at origination with respect to a
Refinanced Loan, or (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property at origination or the purchase price of
the related Mortgaged Property with respect to all other Loans.
Commission : The United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds : All awards, compensation
and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part of a
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the
right of eminent domain.
Confirmation : With respect to Loans purchased and
sold on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, the letter
agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller (including any
exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto), setting forth the
terms and conditions of such transaction and describing the Loans
to be purchased by the Purchaser on the Closing Date.
Convertible Loan : A Loan that by its terms and
subject to certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage or
Note allows the Borrower to convert the adjustable Loan Interest
Rate on such Loan to a fixed Loan Interest Rate.
Custodial Account : The separate account or
accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, created and
maintained pursuant to this Agreement, which shall be entitled
"Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., as servicer, in trust
for the Purchaser, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Loans", established at
Colonial Savings, F.A. or at any other financial institution
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such accounts shall be held as a
special deposit by the depository institution maintaining the
related accounts in a fiduciary capacity, separate and apart from
its funds or general assets and shall not be held in any capacity
that would create a debtor-creditor relationship between the
depository institution maintaining the accounts and the Seller or
the Purchaser.
Custodial Agreement : The agreement governing the
retention of the originals of each Note, Mortgage, Assignment of
Mortgage and other Loan Documents.
Custodian : The custodian under the Custodial
Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any
successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, as
therein provided.
Cut-off Date : The first day of the month in which
the Closing Date occurs.
Deleted Loan : A Loan replaced or to be replaced by
a Qualified Substitute Loan.
Depositor : The depositor, as such term is defined
in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization
Transaction.
Determination Date : With respect to each
Distribution Date, the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month
in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such fifteenth (15th)
day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding
such fifteenth (15th) day.
Distribution Date : The eighteenth (18th) day of
each month, commencing on the eighteenth (18th) day of the month
next following the month in which the related Cut-off Date occurs,
or if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately preceding such eighteenth (18th) day.
Due Date : With respect to each Distribution Date,
the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs, which is the day on which the Monthly Payment is due on a
Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period : With respect to each Distribution
Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month
preceding the month of the Distribution Date and ending on the
first day of the month of the Distribution Date.
Eligible Account : Any of (i) an account or
accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution
or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the debt obligations of such holding company) have either
(a) a rating of at least "A-2" by S&P at the time any amounts
are held on deposit therein, if the amounts on deposit are to be
held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not intended
to be used as credit enhancement (provided, that if such rating
falls below "A-2" by S&P, funds in such account shall
immediately be transferred to an otherwise Eligible Account) or (b)
the highest short-term ratings of each Rating Agency at the time
any amounts are held on deposit therein, if the amounts on deposit
are to be held in the account for more than 30 days or are intended
to be used as credit enhancement, or (ii) an account or
accounts in a depository institution or trust company in which such
accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the
FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are otherwise
secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered
to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and to each Rating Agency,
the Certificateholders have a claim with respect to the funds in
such account or a perfected first priority security interest
against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted
Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any
other depositors or creditors of the depository institution or
trust company in which such account is maintained, or (iii) a
non-interest bearing segregated trust account or accounts
maintained with (a) the trust department of a federal or state
chartered depository institution or (b) a trust company,
acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account
acceptable to each Rating Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear
interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this
definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee.
Escrow Account : The separate trust account or
accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement, each of
which shall be an Eligible Account, and each of which shall be
entitled "Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., as servicer,
in trust for the Purchaser and various Borrowers, Fixed and
Adjustable Rate Loans," established at a financial institution
acceptable to the Purchaser.
Escrow Payments : The amounts constituting ground
rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, Primary
Insurance Policy premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and
other payments required to be escrowed by the Borrower with the
Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Note or Mortgage.
Event of Default : Any one of the events enumerated
in Section 14.01.
Exchange Act : The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
FDIC : The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
or any successor thereto.
Final Recovery Determination : With respect to any
defaulted Loan or any REO Property (other than a Loan or REO
Property purchased by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement), a
determination made by the Seller that all Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the
Seller, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be
finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The
Seller shall maintain records, prepared by a servicing officer of
the Seller, of each Final Recovery Determination.
First Lien : With respect to each Mortgaged
Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument securing a Note which creates a first lien on the
Mortgaged Property.
Fixed Rate Loan : A Loan with respect to which the
Loan Interest Rate set forth in the Note is fixed for the term of
such Loan.
Freddie Mac : Freddie Mac, f/k/a/The Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.
GAAP : Generally accepted accounting principals in
the United States of America in effect from time to time.
Gross Margin : With respect to any Adjustable Rate
Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Note and
the related Loan Schedule that is added to the Index on each
Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Note to
determine the new Loan Interest Rate for such Loan.
HUD : The United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development or any successor thereto.
Index : With respect to any Adjustable Rate Loan,
the index identified on the Loan Schedule and set forth in the
related Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate
thereon.
Initial Rate Cap : With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Loan and the initial Adjustment Date therefor, a number of
percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related Loan
Schedule and in the related Note, which is the maximum amount by
which the Loan Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Loan may
increase or decrease on such Adjustment Date from the Loan Interest
Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
Insurance Proceeds : With respect to each Loan,
proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Loan or the related
Mortgaged Property.
Liquidation Proceeds : Amounts, other than
Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received in
connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Loan through
trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than
amounts received following the acquisition of REO Property.
Loan : Each first or second lien, residential
mortgage loan, sold, assigned and transferred to the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement and the Confirmation and identified on
the Loan Schedule, which Loan includes without limitation the Loan
File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO
Disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Loan.
Loan Documents : The documents listed in
Exhibit 6 annexed hereto pertaining to any Loan.
Loan File : The items pertaining to a particular
Loan referred to in Exhibit 5 annexed hereto, and any
additional documents required to be added to the Loan File pursuant
to this Agreement.
Loan Interest Rate : With respect to each Fixed
Rate Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest provided for in the
related Note and, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the
annual rate at which interest accrues on such Adjustable Rate Loan
from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related
Note.
Loan Schedule : The schedule of Loans to be annexed
to the Assignment and Conveyance on the Closing Date for the Loans
delivered on such Closing Date, such schedule setting forth, but
not limited to, the following information with respect to each
Loan: (1) the Seller’s Loan identification number; (2) a code
indicating whether the Loan is an Adjustable Rate Loan or a fixed
rate Loan; (3) the Borrower’s first and last name; (4) the
street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state
and zip code; (5) the original principal balance of the Loan; (6)
the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Loan as of the close of
business on the Cut-off Date; (7) the actual unpaid principal
balance of the Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off
Date; (8) the last scheduled Due Date on which a Monthly Payment
was applied to the Scheduled Principal Balance; (9) the last Due
Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the actual
unpaid principal balance; (10) the Loan Interest Rate in effect
immediately following origination; (11) the Loan Interest Rate in
effect immediately following the Cut-off Date (if different from
(10)); (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13)
the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date (if
different from (12)); (14) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged
Property is owner-occupied, a second home or an investor property;
(15) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single
family residence, a two-family residence, a three-family residence,
a four-family residence, a planned-unit development, or a
condominium; (16) a code indicating the loan purpose (i.e.,
purchase, rate/term refinance, cash-out refinance); (17) the stated
maturity date; (18) the original months to maturity; (19) the
remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date based on the
original amortization schedule and, if different, the remaining
months to maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the
actual amortization schedule; (20) the origination date of the Loan
and the original date of the Note; (21) the Appraised Value
(including the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, if
applicable), LTV and Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(22) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the
Loan after the origination date; (23) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Loan, the Index; (24) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Loan, the type of Adjustable Rate Loan (i.e., 1/1,
3/1, 5/1, etc.); (25) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan,
the Gross Margin; (26) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan,
the Periodic Rate Cap; (27) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Loan, the Initial Rate Cap (if different from the Periodic Rate
Cap) (28) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the Maximum
Loan Interest Rate; (29) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan,
the Minimum Loan Interest Rate; (30) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately
following origination; (31) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following the Cut-off
Date (if different from (30)); (32) a code indicating the
documentation style of the Loan; (33) a code indicating if the Loan
is subject to a Primary Insurance Policy and, if so, the name of
the Qualified Insurer, the certificate number and the coverage
amount of the Primary Insurance Policy; (34) the Servicing Fee
Rate; (35) the Seller’s program pursuant to which the Loan
was underwritten; (36) a code indicating whether the Loan is
subject to a prepayment penalty and, if so, the term of such
prepayment penalty and such other information necessary to
calculate such prepayment penalty; (37) the credit score (or
mortgage score) of the Borrower; (38) the debt-to-income ratio of the Loan; (39) a
code indicating whether the Loan is a MERS Loan and, if so, the
corresponding MIN; (40) a code indicating whether the Loan is a
"Home Loan" as defined in the current Standard & Poor’s
LEVELS® Glossary Revised, Appendix E; (41) a code indicating if
the Loan is an interest-only Loan (including any Loans with any
interest-only features) and, if so, the term of the interest-only
period of such Loan; and (42) a code indicating whether the
Mortgaged Property is subject to a First Lien or a Second Lien. The
Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, in
aggregate, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Loans;
(2) the original principal balance of the Loans; (3) the Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Loans; (4) the weighted average Loan
Interest Rate of the Loans; (5) the weighted average Net Loan Rate
of the Loans; (4) the weighted average remaining months to maturity
of the Loans; and (5) with respect to Adjustable Rate Loans, the
weighted average Gross Margin and the weighted average number of
months until the next Adjustment Date. The Loan Schedule will be
prepared for each Closing Date and will be attached to the
Assignment and Conveyance. The Loan Schedule shall be delivered to
the Purchaser, the Depositor and the Custodian in both hard
copy and electronic format.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV : With respect to any
Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on such date of the
outstanding principal amount of the Loan, to the Appraised Value of
the Mortgaged Property.
Master Servicer : With respect to the Securitization
Transaction, the "master servicer," if any, identified in the
related transaction documents.
MERS : Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
MERS Loan : Any Loan registered with MERS on the
MERS System.
MERS System : The system of recording transfers of
mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.
Maximum Loan Interest Rate : With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Loan, a rate that is set forth on the Loan Schedule
and in the related Note which is the maximum interest rate to which
the Loan Interest Rate on such Loan may be increased on any
Adjustment Date.
MIN : The Mortgage Identification Number for any
MERS Loan.
Minimum Loan Interest Rate : With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Loan, a rate that is set forth on the Loan Schedule
and in the related Note which is the minimum interest rate to which
the Loan Interest Rate on such Loan may be decreased on any
Adjustment Date.
MOM Loan : Any Loan as to which MERS is acting as
mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of such Loan and
its successors and assigns.
Monthly Advance : The aggregate of the advances
made by the Seller on any Distribution Date pursuant to Section
11.21 of the Servicing Addendum..
Monthly Payment : With respect to any Loan, the
scheduled combined payment of principal and interest payable by a
Borrower under the related Note on each Due Date.
Mortgaged Property : With respect to each Loan, the
Borrower’s real property securing repayment of the related
Note, consisting of real property improved by a Residential
Dwelling.
Moody’s : Moody’s Investors Service,
Inc. or its successor in interest.
Mortgage : With respect to each Loan, the mortgage,
deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien
on the Mortgaged Property securing the related Note.
Mortgagee : The mortgagee or beneficiary named in
the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or
beneficiary.
Note : The original executed note or other evidence
of the Loan indebtedness of a Borrower.
Net Loan Rate : With respect to any Loan (or the
related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum
rate of interest equal to the then applicable Loan Interest Rate
for such Loan minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Nonrecoverable Monthly Advance : Any Monthly
Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Loan
or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the
Seller, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Monthly Advance,
would not be, ultimately recoverable from related late payments,
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Loan or REO
Property as provided herein.
Officer’s Certificate : A certificate signed
by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or
the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer or a
President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary
or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the
Person on behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered.
Opinion of Counsel : A written opinion of counsel,
who may be an employee of the Person on behalf of whom the opinion
is being given, reasonably acceptable to each Person to whom such
opinion is addressed.
Periodic Rate Cap : With respect to each Adjustable
Rate Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor, a number of percentage
points per annum that is set forth in the Loan Schedule and in the
related Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Loan
Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Loan may increase (without
regard to the Maximum Loan Interest Rate) or decrease (without
regard to the Minimum Loan Interest Rate) on such Adjustment Date
from the Loan Interest Rate in effect immediately prior to such
Adjustment Date.
Person : An individual, corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prepayment Interest Excess : With respect to any
Distribution Date, for each Loan that was the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in full during the portion of the related
Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the calendar
month in which such Distribution Date occurs and the last day of
the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to interest (to the
extent received) at the applicable Net Loan Rate on the amount of
such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the
first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs and ending on the date on which such prepayment is so
applied.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall : With respect to any
Distribution Date and any Loan that was subject to a Principal
Prepayment or other unscheduled receipt of principal (including as
a result of a liquidation) during the portion of the related
Prepayment Period occurring between and including the first day of
such related Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar
month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs,
an amount equal to interest at the applicable Net Loan Rate on the
amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days
commencing on the date on which the such prepayment is applied and
ending on the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in
which such Distribution Date occurs.
Prepayment Period : With respect to any
Distribution Date, the previous calendar month.
Primary Insurance Policy : A policy of primary
mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer.
Principal Prepayment : Any payment or other
recovery of principal on a Loan which is received in advance of its
scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium
thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any
month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price : The price paid on the related
Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the
Confirmation in exchange for the Loans purchased on the Closing
Date as calculated as provided in Section 4.
Purchaser :
UBS Real Estate Securities Inc., or any successor.
Qualified Correspondent : Any Person from which the
Seller purchased Loans, provided that the following conditions are
satisfied: (i) such 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 underwriting guidelines
designated by the Seller (" Designated Guidelines ") or
guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated
Guidelines; (ii) such 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 Designated Guidelines were,
at the time such Loans were originated, used by the Seller in
origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Loans for the
Seller’s own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were,
at the time such 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 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.
Qualified Insurer : Any insurer duly authorized and
licensed where required by law to transact its business and which
meets the requirements of Freddie Mac.
Qualified Substitute Loan : A loan substituted for
a Deleted Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must,
on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding
principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of
principal and interest due during or prior to the month of
substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the
Deleted Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which
the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Loan Interest Rate not
less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the
Loan Interest Rate of the Deleted Loan, (iii) have a Net Loan Rate
equal to the Net Loan Rate of the Deleted Loan, (iv) have a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one
year less than) that of the Deleted Loan, (v) have the same Due
Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Loan, (vi) have a Loan-to-Value
Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Loan as of such date, (vii) be
covered under a Primary Insurance Policy if such Qualified
Substitute Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80%, (viii)
conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Section
7.02 of this Agreement and (ix) be the same type of loan (i.e.
fixed or adjustable rate with the same Gross Margin and Index as
the Deleted Loan). In the event that one or more loans are
substituted for one or more Deleted Loans, the amounts described in
clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate
principal balances, the Loan Interest Rates described in clause
(ii) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such loan, the Net Loan
Rates described in clause (iii) hereof shall be satisfied as to
each such loan, the terms described in clause (iv) shall be
determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to
maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (vi) hereof
shall be satisfied as to each such loan and, except to the extent
otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and
warranties described in clause (ix) hereof must be satisfied as to
each Qualified Substitute Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may
be.
Rate/Term Refinancing : A Refinanced Loan, the
proceeds of which are not in excess of the greater of $2,000 or 2%
of the existing first lien loan (and any existing junior lien
loans, if applicable) of the related Mortgaged Property and related
closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then
existing first lien loan (and any existing junior lien loans, if
applicable) of the Borrower on the related Mortgaged Property and
to pay related closing costs.
Record Date : With respect to each Distribution
Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Refinanced Loan : A Loan the proceeds of which were
not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
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.
REMIC : A "real estate mortgage investment conduit"
within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions : Provisions of the federal income
tax law relating to REMICs, which appear in Sections 860A through
860G of the Code; and related provisions, and proposed, temporary
and final regulations and published rulings, notices and
announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
REO Disposition : The final sale by the Seller of
any REO Property.
REO Property : A Mortgaged Property acquired as a
result of the liquidation of a Loan.
Repurchase Price : With respect to any Loan, a
price equal to (i) the product of the Stated Principal Balance of
such Loan times the greater of (x) the percentage of par used to
calculate the Purchase Price pursuant to the Confirmation and (y)
100% plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the
Loan Interest Rate from and including the last Due Date through
which interest has been paid by or on behalf of the Borrower to the
first day of the month following the date of repurchase, plus (iii)
any costs and damages incurred in connection with any violation of
such Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law; less amounts
received in respect of such repurchased Loan which are being held
in the Custodial Account for distribution in connection with such
Loan.
Residential Dwelling : Any one of the following:
(i) a detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two to
four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a Fannie
Mae eligible condominium project, or (iv) a detached one-family
dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a unit in
a cooperative property or a mobile or manufactured home.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act : Means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the
Commission’s staff).
Second Lien : With respect to each Mortgaged
Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument securing a Note which creates a second lien on the
Mortgaged Property.
Second Lien Loan : A Loan secured by the lien on
the Mortgaged Property, subject to one prior lien on such Mortgaged
Property securing financing obtained by the related Mortgagor.
Securities Act : The Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Securitization Transaction : The transaction pursuant to
which TBW Mortgage-Backed Trust Series 2006-6 Mortgage-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-6 are issued.
Seller Information : As defined in Subsection
33.07(a).
Servicer : As defined in Subsection 33.03(c).
Servicing Addendum : The terms and conditions
attached hereto as Exhibit 9 which will govern the servicing of the
Loans by Seller.
Servicing Advances : All customary, reasonable and
necessary "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses incurred by the Seller
in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not
limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration and repair of
a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings
with respect to a Loan, including foreclosure actions and (iii) the
management and liquidation of REO Property.
Servicing Criteria : The "servicing criteria" set forth
in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time
to time.
Servicing Fee : With respect to each Loan, the
amount of the annual servicing fee the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller, which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the unpaid principal
balance of the Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on
the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which
any related interest payment on a Loan is computed. The obligation
of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the
Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion
(including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation
Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section
11.05 of the Servicing Addendum) of related Monthly Payments
collected by the Seller.
Servicing Fee Rate : The per annum rate at which
the Servicing Fee accrues, which rate with respect to each Loan
shall be equal to the percentage specified as such on the Loan
Schedule.
Servicing File : With respect to each Loan, the
file retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all
documents in the Loan File which are not delivered to the Purchaser
or the Custodian and copies of the Loan Documents.
Standard
& Poor’s : Standard & Poor’s Rating
Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., and its
successors in interest.
Stated Principal Balance : As to each Loan as of
any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Loan as
of the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal
due on or before such date, whether or not collected from the
Borrower on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal (or advances in
lieu thereof).
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 Loans but performs one or more discrete
functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a
Subservicer.
Subservicer : Any Person that services 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 that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
Subservicing Agreement : The written contract
between the Seller and a Subservicer relating to servicing and
administration of certain Loans as provided in
Subsection 11.29 of the Servicing Addendum.
Third-Party Originator : Each Person, other than a
Qualified Correspondent, that originated Loans acquired by the
Seller and sold to the Purchaser hereunder.
SECTION 2.
Agreement to Purchase . The Seller agrees to sell,
and the Purchaser agrees to purchase Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in
the Confirmation on the Closing Date.
SECTION 3.
Loan Schedules . The Seller shall deliver the Loan
Schedule to the Purchaser at least five (5) Business Days prior to
the Closing Date in both hard copy and electronic format.
SECTION 4.
Purchase Price . The Purchase Price for each Loan
listed on the Loan Schedule shall be the percentage of par as
stated in the Confirmation (subject to adjustment as provided
therein), multiplied by its Stated Principal Balance as of the
Cut-off Date. If so provided in the Confirmation, portions of the
Loans shall be priced separately. The aggregate Purchaser
Price paid to the Seller shall be reduced by the price of the TBW
Mortgage-Backed Trust 2006-6 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-6, Class CE, Class P and Class R Certificates (the
"Transferred Certificates"). The aggregate consideration for
the sale of the Loans by the Seller and the purchase of the Loans
by the Purchaser shall be the total amount of cash paid by the
Purchaser and the Transferred Certificates.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, (i) the
Purchaser shall pay the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the
Stated Principal Balance of each Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date at its Net Loan Rate from the related Cut-off Date through the
day prior to the related Closing Date, both inclusive and (ii) the
Seller shall pay to the Purchaser the costs and fees expected to be
associated with the recording of an Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Loan (such amount may be set forth in the
Confirmation).
The Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive with respect
to each Loan purchased, (1) all scheduled principal due after the
related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal
collected after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that
all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related
Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off
Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest
on the Loans net of the Servicing Fee minus that portion of any
such interest payment that is allocable to the period prior to the
related Cut-off Date. The Stated Principal Balance of each Loan as
of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application to the
reduction of principal of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. Therefore, for
the purposes of this Agreement, payments of scheduled principal and
interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date
shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related
Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts (minus the applicable Servicing
Fee) shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall
deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which
account is established for the benefit of the Purchaser, for
remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser on the first related
Distribution Date. All payments of principal and interest, less the
applicable Servicing Fee, due on a Due Date following the related
Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5.
Examination of Loan Files . In addition to the
rights granted to the Purchaser under the Confirmation to
underwrite the Loans and review the Loan Files prior to the Closing
Date, prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a)
deliver to the Custodian in escrow, for examination with respect to
each Loan to be purchased on the Closing Date, the related Loan
File, or (b) make the related Loan File available to the Purchaser
for examination at the Seller’s offices or such other
location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the
Seller. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or its
designee at any reasonable time before the related Closing Date. If
the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the Closing Date and
identifies any Loans that do not conform to the terms of the
Confirmation or the Purchaser’s underwriting standards, such
Loans may, at the Purchaser’s option, be rejected for
purchase by the Purchaser. If not purchased by the Purchaser, such
Loans shall be deleted from the Loan Schedule. The Purchaser may,
at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or a
portion of the Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or has
determined not to conduct any partial or complete examination of
the Loan Files shall not affect the Purchaser’s (or any of
its successors’) rights to demand repurchase or other relief
or remedy provided for in this Agreement.
SECTION 6.
Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser .
Subsection 6.01.
Conveyance of Loans; Possession of Servicing Files .
The Seller, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase
Price, shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an Assignment and
Conveyance with respect to the related Loan Package in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 4 . The Servicing File
retained by the Seller with respect to each Loan pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Seller’s
computer system to reflect clearly the sale of such related Loan to
the Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its custody the
contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance
with this Agreement, except when such release is required in
connection with a repurchase of any such Loan pursuant to
Subsection 7.03 or 7.04.
In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Loan,
the Seller agrees that on or prior to each Closing Date it will
cause, at its own expense, the MERS System to indicate that the
related Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the Purchaser in
accordance with this Agreement by including in such computer files
the information required by the MERS System to identify the
Purchaser as owner of such Loans.
Subsection 6.02.
Books and Records .
Record title to each Note and the related Mortgage as of the
related Closing Date shall be in the name of the Seller, the
Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser, as the
Purchaser shall designate. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
beneficial ownership of each Note and the related Mortgage shall be
vested solely in the Purchaser. All rights arising out of the Loans
including, but not limited to, all funds received by the Seller
after the Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Loan as provided
in Section 4 shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more
designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds
received on or in connection with a Loan as provided in Section 4
shall be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit
of the Purchaser as the owner of the Loans pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.
It is the express intention of the parties that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of
the Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of the Loans by the Seller
to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the
Seller. Consequently, the sale of each Loan shall be reflected as a
sale on the Seller’s business records, tax returns and
financial statements.
Subsection 6.03.
Delivery of Loan Documents .
The Seller shall in connection with the Closing Date, at least
five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, deliver and
release to the Custodian the Loan Documents with respect to each
Loan to be purchased and sold on the Closing Date and set forth on
the related Loan Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Loan
Documents for the related Closing Date, as evidenced by a trust
receipt and initial certification of the Custodian delivered to the
Purchaser. The fees and expenses of the Custodian shall be paid by
the Seller.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian original documents
evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
of any Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within
two weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the Seller
shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such
document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution.
The Seller shall provide the original of any document submitted
for recordation promptly upon return of such document from the
applicable recording office and in no event later than 180 days
following the Closing Date, or in the case of an assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension pursuant to the preceding
paragraph, 180 days following the date of submission of such
document to the applicable recording office for recordation.
The Seller shall provide an original mortgagee title
insurance policy meeting the requirements of this Agreement
promptly upon the issuance thereof and in no event later than 180
days following the related Closing Date. To the extent that
the Seller fails to provide any such original document within the
time period set forth herein, such failure shall be deemed a
material breach of a representation and warranty in Subsection 7.02
hereof and the Purchaser may demand, and shall have the right to, a
remedy for such breach pursuant to Subsection 7.03 hereof (it being
understood that any cure period set forth in Subsection 7.03 shall
be deemed to have expired). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event the Seller is unable to deliver by such date each
original document and by reason of the fact that any such documents
have not been returned by the appropriate recording office, the
Seller shall deliver such documents to the Custodian as promptly as
possible upon receipt thereof and, in any event, within 720 days
following the Closing Date. The Seller shall forward or cause
to be forwarded to the Custodian (a) from time to time additional
original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of a
Loan and (b) any other documents required to be delivered by the
Seller to the Custodian. In the event that the original
document is not delivered and in connection with the payment in
full of the related Loan and the public recording office requires
the presentation of a "lost instruments affidavit and indemnity" or
any equivalent document, because only a copy of the document can be
delivered with the instrument of satisfaction or reconveyance, the
Custodian shall execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered such a document to the public recording office. In
the case where a public recording office retains the original
recorded document or in the case where a document is lost after
recordation in a public recording office, the Seller shall deliver
to the Custodian a copy of such document certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original
recorded document.
SECTION 7.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for
Breach .
Subsection 7.01.
Representations and Warranties Respecting the Seller
.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser
as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein or in the applicable Assignment and Conveyance:
(i)
The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted. It is licensed in, qualified to transact business in and
is in good standing under the laws of the state in which any
Mortgaged Property is located except where the failure to be so
licensed and qualified would not have a material adverse effect on
the Seller’s business or operations or the enforceability of
any Loan or the Seller’s ability to service such Loan in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No licenses or
approvals obtained by Seller have been suspended or revoked by any
court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and
no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or
revocation;
(ii)
The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Loan,
to sell each Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to
enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered
this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
(iii)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and
the performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement
do not and will not violate the Seller’s articles of
incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result in
a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or
other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be
applicable to the Seller or its assets;
(iv)
The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and its performance and
compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a
violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any
order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its
assets, which violation might have consequences that would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or
otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets or might
have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(v)
The Seller is an approved seller/servicer for Freddie Mac in
good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section
203 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including
but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make
the Seller unable to comply with Freddie Mac or HUD eligibility
requirements or which would require notification to Freddie Mac or
HUD;
(vi)
The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or
cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant
contained in this Agreement;
(vii)
The Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other
documents required to be delivered with respect to each Loan
pursuant to this Agreement, have been delivered to the Custodian
all in compliance with the specific requirements of this Agreement.
With respect to each Loan, the Seller is in possession of a
complete Loan File in compliance with Exhibit 5 , except for
such documents as have been delivered to the Custodian;
(viii)
Immediately prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each
Loan, the Seller was the owner of record of the related Mortgage
and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Note and upon the
payment of the Purchase Price by the Purchaser, in the event that
the Seller retains record title, the Seller shall retain such
record title in trust for the Purchaser as the owner thereof and
only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of
each Loan;
(ix)
There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations
of, the Seller before any court, administrative or other tribunal
(A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B)
seeking to prevent the sale of the Loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might
prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the
Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, this Agreement;
(x)
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 consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals,
authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to
the related Closing Date;
(xi)
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and
the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions;
(xii)
Neither this Agreement nor any written statement, report or
other document prepared and furnished or to be prepared and
furnished by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue
statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(xiii)
The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller (and by any prior originator or servicer) with respect to
each Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper,
prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing
industry and have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices. The Loan has been serviced by the Seller and any
predecessor servicer in accordance with the terms of the Note. With
respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such
payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the
Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for
which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been
made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or
payments due the Seller have been capitalized under any Mortgage or
the related Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are
being held by the Seller for any work on a Mortgaged Property which
has not been completed;
(xiv)
The transfer of the Loans shall be treated as a sale on the
books and records of the Seller, and the Seller has determined
that, and will treat, the disposition of the Loans pursuant to this
Agreement for tax and accounting purposes as a sale. The Seller
shall maintain a complete set of books and records for each Loan
which shall be clearly marked to reflect the ownership of such Loan
by the Purchaser;
(xv)
The consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the
Loans constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent
value for such Loan;
(xvi)
The Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is
not transferring any Loan with any intent to hinder; delay or
defraud any of its creditors;
(xvii)
The information delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser with
respect to the Seller’s loan loss, foreclosure and
delinquency experience for the twelve (12) months immediately
preceding the Initial Closing Date on loans underwritten to the
same standards as the Loans and covering properties similar to the
Mortgaged Properties, is true and correct in all material respects;
and
(xviii)
If the Seller is or becomes a member of MERS, the Seller is in
good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the
rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of
the MERS Loans for as long as such Loans are registered with
MERS.
Subsection 7.02.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Loans
.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that,
as to each Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Loan:
(i)
The information set forth in the related Loan Schedule is
complete, true and correct;
(ii)
The Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the
Confirmation, and the characteristics of the related Loan Package
as set forth in the Confirmation are true and correct;
(iii)
The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the
owner of the related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required by the Note or Mortgage; and
no Loan has been more than 30 days delinquent during the last
twelve months;
(iv)
There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges,
sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments,
including assessments payable in future installments or other
outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
(v)
The terms of the Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired,
waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if
necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which
have been delivered to the Custodian; the substance of any such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer
under the Primary Insurance Policy, if any, and the title insurer,
to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on
the related Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or
modification has been executed, and no Borrower has been released,
in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption
agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance
Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent required by
the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to
the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Loan Schedule. With respect to each Second Lien Loan (a) the
related first lien is in full force and effect, (b) there is no
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under
the related first lien mortgage or the mortgage note related to
such first lien mortgage, (c) either no consent for the Loan is
required by the holder of the first lien or such consent has been
obtained and is contained in the Loan File, (d) no event which,
with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any
grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation
or event of acceleration under the related first lien mortgage
loan, and either (1) the related first lien mortgage contains a
provision which allows or (2) applicable law requires, the
mortgagee under the Second Lien Loan to receive notice of, and
affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by
payment in full or otherwise under the related first lien mortgage,
and (e) such Second Lien Loan is secured by a one- to four-family
residence that is the principal residence of the Borrower;
(vi)
The Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Note
and the Mortgage or the exercise of any right thereunder, render
the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including
the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(vii)
All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an
insurer acceptable to Freddie Mac against loss by fire, hazards of
extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance
policies conforming to the requirements of the Servicing Addendum,
in an amount which is not less than the lesser of 100% of the
insurable value of the Mortgaged Property and the outstanding
principal balance of the Loans, but in no event less than the
minimum amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss
on a replacement cost basis. All such insurance policies contain a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its successors and
assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If
the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard
Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood
insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting
the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance
carrier] which policy conforms to the requirements of Freddie Mac,
in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of
(A) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan,
(B) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged Property and
(C) the maximum amount of insurance which was available under
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended. The Mortgage
obligates the Borrower thereunder to maintain all such insurance at
the Borrower’s cost and expense, and on the Borrower’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain
such insurance at Borrower’s cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Borrower. No prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or
omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such
insurance policies;
(viii)
Each Loan and, if any, the related prepayment penalty complies
in all material respects with any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing,
disclosure, or predatory, fair and abusive lending laws applicable
to the origination and servicing of loans of a type similar to the
Loans and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not involve the violation of any such laws;
(ix)
Neither the Mortgage nor the related Note has been satisfied,
cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the
Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed
that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation,
subordination, rescission or release;
(x)
The Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first or
second lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements
on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current
real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements
and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording
being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and
specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance
policy delivered to the originator of the Loan and which do not
adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c)
with respect to Second Lien Loans, the first priority lien on the
Mortgaged Property and (d) other matters to which like properties
are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or
the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to and delivered in connection with the Loan
establishes and creates a valid, existing and enforceable first
lien and first priority, or with respect to Second Lien Loans,
second lien and second priority, security interest on the property
described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of
the date of origination of the Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of
trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a
lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage;
(xi)
The Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms;
(xii)
All parties to the Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to
enter into the Loan and to execute and deliver the Note and the
Mortgage, and the Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly
executed by such parties;
(xiii)
The proceeds of the Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the
account of the Borrower and there is no obligation for the
Mortgagee to advance additional funds thereunder and any and all
requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site
improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor
have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in
making or closing the Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have
been paid, and the Borrower is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Note or
Mortgage;
(xiv)
The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of
the Note and the Mortgage and has full right to transfer and sell
the Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance,
equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest;
(xv)
All parties which have had any interest in the Loan, whether as
mortgagee, assignee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in
which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance
with any and all applicable "doing business" and licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged
Property is located;
(xvi)
The Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance
policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Loan has an
adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or
6.1) acceptable to Freddie Mac, issued by a title insurer
acceptable to Freddie Mac and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
(subject to the exceptions contained in (x)(a), (b), (c) and (d)
above) the Seller, its successors and assigns as (i) to the first
priority lien of the Mortgage or (ii) with respect to a Second Lien
Loan, the second priority lien of the Mortgage, in either case, in
the original principal amount of the Loan and, with respect to any
Adjustable Rate Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity
or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of
the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Loan Interest Rate and
Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the
Mortgaged Property, and against encroachments by or upon the
Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller is the sole
insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such
lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect
and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been
made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior
holder of the related Mortgage including the Seller, has done, by
act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such
lender’s title insurance policy;
(xvii)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under the Note or the Mortgage and no event which, with
the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration, and the Seller has not waived any default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(xviii)
There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which
have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such lien) affecting
the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to,
or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(xix)
All improvements which were considered in determining the
Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within
the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged
Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property unless otherwise disclosed and are
affirmatively insured by the title insurance policy referred to in
(xvi) above; and to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, the
Mortgaged Property and all improvements thereon comply with all
requirements of any applicable zoning and subdivision laws and
ordinances;
(xx)
The Loan was originated by the Seller or by a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, a credit union, an
insurance company, or similar institution which is supervised and
examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved by the Secretary of HUD pursuant to Sections 203 and 211
of the National Housing Act;
(xxi)
Principal payments on the Loan commenced no more than sixty days
after the proceeds of the Loan were disbursed. The Loan bears
interest at the Loan Interest Rate. The Note is payable on the
first day of each month in Monthly Payments, which, in the case of
a Fixed Rate Loan, are sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the original term thereof (other than during
the interest-only period with respect to a Loan identified on the
related Loan Schedule as an interest-only Loan) and to pay interest
at the related Loan Interest Rate, and, in the case of an
Adjustable Rate Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in
any case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal
balance over the original term thereof (other than during the
interest-only period with respect to a Loan identified on the
related Loan Schedule as an interest-only Loan) and to pay interest
at the related Loan Interest Rate. With respect to each Loan
identified on the Loan Schedule as an interest-only Loan, the
interest-only period does not exceed ten (10) years (or such lesser
period specified on the Loan Schedule) and following the expiration
of such interest-only period, the remaining Monthly Payments shall
be sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over
the remaining term of the Loan. The Index for each Adjustable
Rate Loan is as defined in the Confirmation and set forth in the
related Loan Schedule. The Note does not permit negative
amortization. No Loan provides for the capitalization or
forbearance of interest. No Loan is a Convertible Loan;
(xxii)
The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by water, fire, earthquake
or other earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or similar
casualty (excluding casualty from the presence of hazardous wastes
or hazardous substances, as to which the Seller makes no
representations), so as to affect adversely the value of the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Loan or the use for which
the premises were intended and to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, there is no proceeding pending or threatened for the
total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property;
(xxiii)
The Mortgage and related Note contain customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property
of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (a) in
the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure.
The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy
proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Borrower has not filed
for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no
homestead or other exemption available to the Borrower which would
interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a
trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage. The
Borrower has not notified the Seller requesting relief under the
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 or the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, and the Seller has no knowledge of
any relief requested or allowed to the Borrower under the
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 or the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state laws;
(xxiv)
The Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting
standards of the Seller in effect at the time the Loan was
originated, a copy of which underwriting standards are attached as
Exhibit 10 hereto. The Note and Mortgage are on forms
acceptable to Freddie Mac;
(xxv)
The Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral
except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in (x) or (xi) above;
(xxvi)
The Loan File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged
Property which is on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with an
interior inspection or, with respect to any Second Lien Loan, is on
appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior inspection only,
and, in each case, which satisfied the standards of Freddie Mac and
was made and signed, prior to the approval of the Loan application,
by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any
loan made on the security thereof; whose compensation is not
affected by the approval or disapproval of the Loan and who met the
minimum qualifications of Freddie Mac. Each appraisal of the Loan
was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989;
(xxvii)
In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a
trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has
been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in
the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by
the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the
Borrower;
(xxviii)
No Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments
are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Borrower, or anyone on
behalf of the Borrower or (b) paid by any source other than the
Borrower. The Loan is not a graduated payment loan and the Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest
feature. No Loan contains any provisions which may constitute
buydown provisions;
(xxix)
The Borrower has executed a statement to the effect that the
Borrower has received all disclosure materials required by
applicable law with respect to the making of fixed rate loans in
the case of Fixed Rate Loans, and adjustable rate loans in the case
of Adjustable Rate Loans and rescission materials with respect to
Refinanced Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Loan
File;
(xxx)
No Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or
rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the
trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(xxxi)
The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition
with respect to the Mortgaged Property, the Borrower, the
Borrower’s credit standing or the Mortgage that can
reasonably be expected to cause the Loan to be an unacceptable
investment, cause the Loan to become delinquent, or adversely
affect the value of the Loan;
(xxxii)
Each Loan with an LTV at origination in excess of 80% is and
will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a
Qualified Insurer, which insures that portion of the Loan in excess
of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property
required by Fannie Mae. All provisions of such Primary Insurance
Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in
full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been
paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy
obligates the Borrower thereunder to maintain such insurance and to
pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. No Loan
requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part, by the
Purchaser. The Loan Interest Rate for the Loan does not include any
such insurance premium. No Loan had a CLTV at the time of
origination in excess of 100%;
(xxxiii)
The Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable
law; all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made
or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged
Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same,
including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have been
made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(xxxiv)
No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or
similar occurrence with respect to a Loan has taken place on the
part of any person, including without limitation the Borrower, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in
the origination of the Loan or in the application of any insurance
in relation to such Loan;
(xxxv)
The Assignment of Mortgage, if required, is in recordable form
and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction
in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(xxxvi)
Any principal advances made to the Borrower prior to the Cut-off
Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount
secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as
consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment
term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority (or with
respect to a Second Lien Loan, second lien priority) by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the
mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence
acceptable to Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does
not exceed the original principal amount of the Loan;
(xxxvii)
No Loan has a balloon payment feature;
(xxxviii)
If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a
condominium unit or unit in a planned unit development (other than
a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned
unit development project meets the eligibility requirements of
Freddie Mac;
(xxxix)
Each Loan constitutes a qualified mortgage under Section
860(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xl)
No Loan is (a) subject to, covered by or in violation of the
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 ("HOEPA"), (b)
classified as "high cost," "covered," "high risk home",
"threshold", or "predatory" loans under HOEPA or any other
applicable state, federal or local law, including any predatory or
abusive lending laws (or a similarly classified loan using
different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory
scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage
loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees), (c) a High
Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined
in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary,
Appendix E) or (d) in violation of any state law or ordinance
comparable to HOEPA. No Loan (including purchase money loans
or refinance transactions) has an "annual percentage rate" or
"total points and fees" payable by the Borrower (as each such term
is defined under HOEPA) that equal or exceed the applicable
thresholds defined under HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12
C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i) and (ii));
(xli)
No Borrower was required to purchase any credit life,
disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance
product or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining
the extension of credit. No Borrower obtained a prepaid
single premium credit life, disability, unemployment, property,
mortgage, accident or health insurance policy in connection with
the origination of the Loan. No proceeds from any Loan were
used to finance or purchase single-premium credit insurance
policies or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination
of or as a condition to closing, such Loan;
(xlii)
Interest on each Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(xliii)
The Mortgaged Property is in compliance with all applicable
environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including,
without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the
Seller’s knowledge, the related Borrower, has received any
notice of any violation or potential violation of such law;
(xliv)
With respect to each Loan, the Seller has fully and accurately
furnished complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on the related
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit
Information Company (three of the credit repositories), in
accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, on a monthly basis and the Seller will furnish for
each Loan, 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 Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
(xlv)
Except as set forth on the related Loan Schedule, none of the
Loans are subject to a prepayment penalty. With respect to
any Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a
penalty upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the Loan provides
some benefit to the Borrower (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in
exchange for accepting such prepayment penalty; (ii) the
Loan’s originator had a written policy of offering the
Borrower, or requiring third-party brokers to offer the Borrower,
the option of obtaining a Loan that did not require payment of such
a prepayment penalty and the Borrower was offered such a product by
the Loan’s originator; (iii) the prepayment penalty was
adequately disclosed to the Borrower in the loan documents pursuant
to applicable state and federal law; (v) the Loan, will not provide
for prepayment penalties for a term in excess of five years; unless
the Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more
five years; and (v) such prepayment penalty shall not be imposed in
any instance where the Loan is accelerated or paid off in
connection with the workout of a delinquent mortgage or due to the
Borrower’s default, notwithstanding that the terms of the
Loan or state or federal law might permit the imposition of such
prepayment penalty. Any such prepayment penalty is
permissible and enforceable in accordance with its terms upon the
mortgagor’s full and voluntary principal prepayment under
applicable law, except to the extent that: the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights;
the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in
connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary prepayment; or
subsequent changes in applicable law may limit or prohibit
enforceability thereof under applicable law;
(xlvi)
The Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money
laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the
USA Patriot Act of 200l (collectively, the " Anti-Money
Laundering Laws "), the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in
connection with the origination of each Loan for purposes of the
Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the
legitimacy of the applicable Borrower and the origin of the assets
used by the said Borrower to purchase the property in question, and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify
the applicable Borrower for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws. No Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 (the "Executive Order") or the regulations
promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United
States Department of the Treasury (the "OFAC Regulations") or in
violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no
Borrower is subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or
the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a "blocked person" for purposes
of the OFAC Regulations;
(xlvii)
With respect to each Loan secured in whole or in part by the
interest of the Borrower as a lessee under a ground lease of a
Mortgaged Property (a "Ground Lease") the real property securing
such Loan is located in a jurisdiction in which the use of
leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted
practice and:
(a)
The Borrower is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as
tenant under the Ground Lease;
(b)
The Ground Lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not
supplemented by any writing or otherwise;
(c)
The mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms thereof
and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or
the giving of notice or both, would constitute an event of default
thereunder;
(d)
The lessor under the Ground Lease is not in default under any of
the terms or provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be
observed or performed;
(e)
The term of the Ground Lease exceeds the maturity date of the
related Loan by at least ten years;
(f)
The Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and
by its terms permits the leasehold estate to be mortgaged.
The Ground Lease grants any leasehold mortgagee standard
protection necessary to protect the security of a leasehold
mortgagee;
(g)
The Ground Lease does not contain any default provisions that
could give rise to forfeiture or termination of the Ground Lease
except for the non-payment of the Ground Lease rents;
(h)
The execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not
require the consent (other than those consents which have been
obtained and are in full force and effect) under, and will not
contravene any provision of or cause a default under, the Ground
Lease; and
(i)
The Ground Lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred,
mortgaged and sublet an unlimited number of times either without
restriction or on payment of a reasonable fee and delivery of
reasonable documentation to the lessor.
(xlviii)
No predatory or deceptive lending practices, including but not
limited to, the extension of credit to the applicable Borrower
without regard for said Borrower’s ability to repay the Loan
and the extension of credit to said Borrower which has no apparent
benefit to said Borrower, were employed by the originator of the
Loan in connection with the origination of the Loan. Each Loan is
in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for
purchase requirements of Freddie Mac
(xlix)
No Loan is a "High Cost Home Loan" as defined in the Georgia
Fair Lending Act, as amended (the "Georgia Act") or the New York
Banking Law 6-1. There is no Loan that was
originated (or modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and
including March 6, 2003, which is secured by property located in
the State of Georgia;
(l)
No Borrower was encouraged or required to select a Loan product
offered by the Loan’s originator which is a higher cost
product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, taking into
account such facts as, without limitation, the mortgage
loan’s requirements and the Borrower’s credit history,
income, assets and liabilities. Any Borrower who sought
financing through Loan originator’s higher-priced subprime
lending channel was directed towards or offered the Loan
originator’s standard mortgage line if the Borrower was able
to qualify for one of the standard products. If, at the time
of loan application, the Borrower may have qualified for a lower
cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate
of the Loan’s originator, the Loan’s originator
referred the Borrower’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration;
(li)
The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for
each Loan did not rely solely on the extent of the Borrower’s
equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in
approving such extension of credit. The methodology employed
objective criteria such as the Borrower’s income, assets and
liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such
methodology, the Loan’s originator made a reasonable
determination that at the time of origination the Borrower had the
ability to make timely payments on the Loan;
(lii)
All points, fees and charges (including finance charges) and
whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected in
connection with the origination and servicing of each Loan has been
disclosed in writing to the Borrower in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation;
(liii)
No Loan is a "high cost home," "covered" (excluding home loans
defined as "covered home loans" in the New Jersey Home Ownership
Security Act of 2002 (the "NJ Act") that were originated between
November 26, 2004 and July 7, 2004), "high risk home" or
"predatory" loan under any applicable state, federal or local law
(or similarly classified loan using different terminology under a
law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal
liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest
rates, points and/or fees); and each Loan subject to the NJ Act is
considered under the NJ Act as, either, a (1) purchase money Home
Loan, (2) purchase money Covered Loan (with respect to Loans which
were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), or (3)
a rate/term refinance Home Loan;
(liv)
The Borrower has not made or caused to be made any payment in
the nature of an ‘average’ or ‘yield spread
premium’ to a mortgage broker or a like Person which has not
been fully disclosed to the Borrower;
(lv)
No Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts was made to pay off or refinance an
existing loan or other debt of the related borrower (as the term
"borrower" is defined in the regulations promulgated by the
Massachusetts Secretary of State in connection with the
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183, Section 28C) unless (a) the
related Loan Interest Rate (that would be effective once the
introductory rate expires, with respect to Adjustable Rate Loans)
did or would not exceed by more than 2.50% the yield on United
States Treasury securities having comparable periods of maturity to
the maturity of the related Loan as of the fifteenth day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which the application for
the extension of credit was received by the related lender or (b)
the Loan is an "open-end home loan" (as such term is used in the
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 183, Section 28C or the
regulations promulgated in connection therewith) and the related
Note provides that the related Loan Interest Rate may not exceed at
any time the Prime rate index as published in the Wall Street
Journal plus a margin of one percent;
(lvi)
With respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related first lien
does not provide for negative amortization;
(lvii)
No Borrower was charged "points and fees" in an amount greater
than (a) $1,000 or (b) 5% of the principal amount of the related
Loan, whichever is greater. For purposes of this representation,
"points and fees" (x) include origination, underwriting, broker and
finder’s fees and charges that the lender imposed as a
condition of making the Loan, whether they are paid to the lender
or a third party; and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees
paid for actual services rendered in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage (such as attorneys’ fees,
notaries fees and fees paid for property appraisals, credit
reports, surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood and tax
certifications, and home inspections); the cost of mortgage
insurance or credit-risk price adjustments; the costs of title,
hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local transfer
taxes or fees; escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and
insurance premiums; and other miscellaneous fees and charges, which
miscellaneous fees and charges, in total, do not exceed 0.25
percent of the loan amount;
(lviii)
With respect to each Loan, the related Residential Dwelling is
not a manufactured housing unit;
(lix)
With respect to any Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004,
neither the related Mortgage nor the related Note requires the
borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising
out of or relating in any way to the Loan transaction;
(lx)
The original principal balance of each Loan is within
Freddie Mac’s dollar amount limits for conforming one-to-four
family Loans;
(lxi)
No Loan is "seasoned" (a seasoned Loan is one where the date of
the Note is more than one year before December 1, 2006);
(lxii)
Each Mortgaged Property consists of a one to four unit
residential property, which may include a detached home, townhouse,
condominium unit or a unit in a planned-unit development;
(lxiii)
With respect to each Mortgage where a lost note affidavit has
been delivered to the Trustee in place of the related Note, the
related Note is no longer in existence;
(lxiv)
In the event that the Mortgagor is an inter vivos
"living" trust, (i) such trust is in compliance with Fannie
Mae or Freddie Mac standards for inter vivos trusts and
(ii) holding title to the Mortgaged Property in such trust
will not diminish any rights as a creditor including the right to
full title to the Mortgaged Property in the event foreclosure
proceedings are initiated;
(lxv)
If the Loan is secured by a long term residential lease,
(1) the lessor under the lease holds a fee simple interest in
the land; (2) the terms of such lease expressly permit the
mortgaging of the leasehold estate, the assignment of the lease
without the lessor’s consent and the acquisition by the
holder of the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure
or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or provide the holder of the
Mortgage with substantially similar protections; (3) the terms
of such lease do not (a) allow the termination thereof upon
the lessee’s default without the holder of the Mortgage being
entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure,
such default or (b) allow the termination of the lease in the
event of damage or destruction as long as the Mortgage is in
existence; (4) the term of such lease does not terminate
earlier than five years after the maturity date of the Note; and
(5) the Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction in
which the use of leasehold estates in transferring ownership in
residential properties is a widely accepted practice;
(lxvi)
The Seller used no adverse selection procedures in selecting the
Loan from among the outstanding first-lien, residential mortgage
loans owned by it which were available for sale to the Seller;
(lxvii)
With respect to each Loan, the Seller is in possession of a
complete Loan File except for the documents which have been
delivered to the Custodian or which have been submitted for
recording and not yet returned; and
(lxviii)
With respect to each Loan, the related Servicing Agreement
requires the related Servicer to deposit into the related Protected
Account an amount equal to all payments of principal and interest
on such Loan that are delinquent at the close of business on the
related Determination Date and not previously advanced by such
Servicer. The obligation of such Servicer to advance such
payments as to such Loan will continue through the final
disposition or liquidation of the Mortgaged Property, unless such
Servicer deems such advance to be nonrecoverable from liquidation
proceeds, REO disposition proceeds, condemnation proceeds or
insurance proceeds with respect to such Loan.
Subsection 7.03.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and
warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the
sale of the Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit
of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified
endorsement on any Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the
examination or lack of examination of any Loan File. Upon discovery
by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the
foregoing representations and warranties which materially and
adversely affects the value of the Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the value of a
Loan or the interests of the Purchaser in the related Loan in the
case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular
Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty which
materially and adversely affects the value of a Loan or the Loans,
the Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts promptly to
cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach
cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser’s option,
repurchase such Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a
breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in
Subsection 7.01 and such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of
the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of such
breach, all of the Loans shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be
repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. The Seller
shall, at the request of the Purchaser and assuming that Seller has
a Qualified Substitute Loan, rather than repurchase the Loan as
provided above, remove such Loan and substitute in its place a
Qualified Substitute Loan or Loans; provided that such substitution
shall be effected not later than 120 days after the related Closing
Date. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Loan, it shall
repurchase the deficient Loan. Any repurchase of a Loan(s) pursuant
to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall occur on
a date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished by
deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase
Price for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled
Distribution Date.
At the time of repurchase of any deficient Loan, the Purchaser
and the Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the
repurchased Loan to the Seller and the delivery to the Seller of
any documents held by the Custodian relating to the repurchased
Loan. In the event the Repurchase Price is deposited in the
Custodial Account, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such
deposit, give written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has
taken place. Upon such repurchase the related Loan Schedule shall
be amended to reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Loan from
this Agreement.
As to any Deleted Loan for which the Seller substitutes a
Qualified Substitute Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Purchaser for such Qualified
Substitute Loan or Loans the Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of
Mortgage and such other documents and agreements as are required by
this Agreement, with the Note endorsed as required therein. The
Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly Payment
less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Loan or
Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly
Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Loans in the
month of substitution will be retained by the Seller. For the month
of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the
Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Loan in the month of
substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain
all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such
Deleted Loan. The Seller shall give written notice to the Purchaser
that such substitution has taken place and shall amend the Loan
Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Loan from the terms
of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute
Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Loan or
Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all
respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect
to such Qualified Substitute Loan or Loans, as of the date of
substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more
Qualified Substitute Loans for one or more Deleted Loans, the
Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate
principal balance of all such Qualified Substitute Loans as of the
date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of all such Deleted Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). An amount
equal to the product of the amount of such shortfall multiplied by
the percentage of par set forth in the definition of "Repurchase
Price" shall be distributed by the Seller in the month of
substitution pursuant to the Servicing Addendum. Accordingly, on
the date of such substitution, the Seller will deposit from its own
funds into the Custodial Account an amount equal to such
amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, within 90 days of the earlier of
discovery by the Seller or receipt of notice by the Seller of a
breach of any representation or warranty by the Seller which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in
any prepayment charge or penalty, the Seller shall pay the amount
of such prepayment charge or penalty to the Purchaser.
In addition to such cure, repurchase, payment and substitution
obligations, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it
harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs
actually incurred, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller’s
representations and warranties contained in this Section 7. It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth
in this Subsection 7.03 to cure or repurchase a defective Loan, to
pay the amount of certain prepayment penalties and to indemnify the
Purchaser as provided in this Subsection 7.03 constitute the sole
remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising
out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in
Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 shall accrue as to any Loan upon (i)
discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the
Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller to cure such
breach or repurchase such Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand
upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with the relevant
provisions of this Agreement.
Subsection 7.04.
Reserved .
Subsection 7.05.
Repurchase of Certain Loans .
If a Monthly Payment becomes one (1) or more scheduled Monthly
Payments delinquent at any time on or prior to the first day of the
fourth calendar month following the related Closing Date (or such
other date set forth in the Confirmation), then the Seller, at the
Purchaser’s option, shall (a) promptly repurchase the related
Loan from the Purchaser in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Subsection 7.03 hereof and any such repurchase shall be made at
the Repurchase Price, (b) indemnify the Purchaser in accordance
with Subsection 13.01 hereof, or (c) substitute a mortgage loan
acceptable to the Purchaser in accordance with Subsection 7.03
hereof.
Subsection 7.06.
Purchase Price Protection .
With respect to any Loan that prepays in full on or prior to the
last day of the third full month following the related Closing Date
(or such other date set forth in the Confirmation), the Seller
shall reimburse the Purchaser an amount equal to the product of (a)
the excess of the Purchase Price percentage paid by the Purchaser
to the Seller for such Loan over 100%, times (b) the outstanding
principal balance of the Loan as of the date of such prepayment in
full. Such payment shall be made within thirty (30) days of such
payoff. Upon any assignment of a Loan and/or this Agreement,
the Purchaser may at its option retain its rights under this
Section 7.06 notwithstanding such assignment.
SECTION 8.
Closing . The closing for the sale and purchase of
Loans shall take place on the Closing Date. At the
Purchaser’s option, the closing shall be either: by
telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree,
or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date
shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(a)
all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related Closing
Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the
passage of time, would constitute a default under this
Agreement;
(b)
the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser’s
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as
specified in Section 9, in such forms as are agreed upon and
acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other
than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof,
(c)
the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to this Agreement; and
(d)
all other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been
complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to
the Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus
accrued interest pursuant to Section 4, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Seller.
SECTION 9.
Closing Documents .
(a)
On or before the Closing Date, the Seller shall submit to the
Purchaser fully executed originals of the following documents:
1.
this Agreement, in four counterparts;
2.
a Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit 7 hereto;
3.
an Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as
Exhibit 8 hereto;
4.
an Officer’s Certificate, in the form of
Exhibit 1 hereto, including all attachments
thereto;
5.
an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller, in the form of Exhibit
2 hereto; and
6.
the Seller’s underwriting guidelines, to be attached as
Exhibit 10 hereto.
(b)
The Closing Documents for the Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the
following documents:
1.
the Confirmation;
2.
the related Loan Schedule, one copy to be attached hereto and
one copy to be attached to the Custodian’s counterpart of the
Custodial Agreement, as the Loan Schedule thereto;
3.
a Custodian’s Trust Receipt and Initial Certification, as
required under the Custodial Agreement, in a form acceptable to the
Purchaser;
4.
if requested by the Purchaser, an Officer’s Certificate,
in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, including all attachments
thereto;
5.
if requested by the Purchaser, an Opinion of Counsel to the
Seller, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
6.
if any of the Loans has at any time been subject to any security
interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of any Person, a
Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 3
hereto, executed by such Person;
7.
a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of
the Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or
originated by the Seller while conducting business under a name
other than its present name, if applicable; and
8.
an Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 4
hereto.
SECTION 10.
Costs . The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due
its salesmen and the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. All
other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer
and delivery of the Loans, including without limitation recording
fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations, fees
for recording Assignments of Mortgage and the Seller’s
attorney’s fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 11.
Seller’s Servicing Obligations . The Seller,
as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Loans directly, or through one or more Subservicers, in accordance
with the terms and provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum
attached as Exhibit 9 ; which Servicing Addendum is
incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 12.
The Securitization Transaction .
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to all of
the Loans, the Depositor will effect a Securitization
Transaction.
With respect to the Securitization Transaction entered into by
the Depositor, the Seller agrees:
(1)
to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective
purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence
procedures and with respect to the preparation (including, but not
limited to, the endorsement, delivery, assignment, and execution)
of the Loan Documents and other related documents, and with respect
to servicing requirements reasonably requested by the rating
agencies and credit enhancers;
(2)
to deliver (x) to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by
the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering
material such publicly available information regarding the Seller,
its financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency,
foreclosure and loss experience and any additional information
reasonably requested by the Purchaser, and which the Seller is
capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and
(y) to the Purchaser any similar nonpublic, unaudited financial
information (which the Purchaser may, at its option and at its
cost, have audited by certified public accountants); and to
indemnify the Purchaser and any related underwriter and their
affiliates for any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
any material fact contained in such information or an omission or
alleged omission to state in such information a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading;
(3)
to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the
Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, such statements and
audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining
to information provided by the Seller pursuant to clause (4) above
as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser;
(4)
to deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the
Purchaser, at the Seller’s expense, such legal documents and
in-house Opinions of Counsel and opinion of outside counsel as are
customarily delivered by originators or servicers, as the case may
be, and reasonably determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in
connection with the Securitization Transactions, as the case may
be, Opinions of Counsel for a Securitization Transaction to be in
the form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser;
(5)
to negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements
between the Seller and any master servicer which is generally
considered to be a prudent master servicer in the secondary
mortgage market, designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion
after consultation with the Seller and/or one or more custodial and
servicing agreements among the Purchaser, the Seller and a third
party custodian/trustee which is generally considered to be a
prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage market
designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after
consultation with the Seller, in either case for the purpose of
pooling the Loans with other Loans for resale or
securitization;
(6)
in connection with the securitization of Loans, to execute a
pooling and servicing agreement, which pooling and servicing
agreement may, at the Purchaser’s direction, contain
contractual provisions including, but not limited to, a 24-day
certificate payment delay (54-day total payment delay), servicer
advances of delinquent scheduled payments of principal and interest
through liquidation (unless deemed non-recoverable) and prepayment
interest shortfalls (to the extent of the monthly servicing fee
payable thereto), servicing and loan representations and warranties
which in form and substance conform to the representations and
warranties in this Agreement and to secondary market standards for
securities backed by loans similar to the Loans and such provisions
with regard to servicing responsibilities, investor reporting,
segregation and deposit of principal and interest payments, custody
of the Loans, a requirement that the master servicer and any
servicer provide backup certifications as to all matters required
to be certified to the Commission pursuant to the provisions of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulations issued thereunder, in a form
reasonably required by the depositor, and to indemnify the
depositor, the trustee, their officers, directors and affiliates
and any other entity making such certifications to the Commission
for any errors or omission in such certification, and such
provisions with regard to servicing responsibilities, investor
reporting, segregation and deposit of principal and interest
payments, custody of the Loans, and other covenants as are required
by the Purchaser and one or more nationally recognized rating
agencies for "AAA" rated mortgage pass-through transactions which
are "mortgage related securities" for the purposes of the Secondary
Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984, unless otherwise mutually
agreed. If the Purchaser deems it advisable at any time to pool the
Loans with other loans for the purpose of resale or securitization,
the Seller agrees to execute one or more subservicing agreements
between itself (as servicer) and a master servicer designated by
the Purchaser at its sole discretion, and/or one or more servicing
agreements among the Seller (as servicer), the Purchaser and a
trustee designated by the Purchaser at its sole discretion, such
agreements in each case incorporating terms and provisions
substantially identical to those described in the immediately
preceding paragraph; and
(7)
to transfer the servicing rights to the Purchaser or its
designee as described in Section 15 upon the direction of the
Purchaser.
SECTION 13.
The Seller .
Subsection 13.01.
Additional Indemnification by the Seller .
In addition to the indemnification provided in Subsection 7.03,
the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser
harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the
Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the
Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement including
but not limited to its obligation to service and administer the
Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement..
Subsection 13.02.
Merger or Consolidation of the Seller .
The Seller shall keep in full force and effect its existence,
rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state
of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and shall obtain
and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or
shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of
this Agreement or any of the Loans, and to enable the Seller to
perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated,
or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be the successor of
the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however,
that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution
having a GAAP net worth of not less than $25,000,000 and whose
deposits are insured by FDIC or a company whose primary business is
the origination and servicing of loans, shall be a Fannie Mae or
Freddie Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing and shall
satisfy any requirements of Section 16 with respect to the
qualifications of a successor to the Seller.
Subsection 13.03.
Limitation on Liability of the Seller and Others .
Neither the Seller nor any of the officers, employees or agents
of the Seller shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any
action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in
good faith in connection with the servicing of the Loans pursuant
to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however,
that this provision shall not protect the Seller or any such person
against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or
failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any
standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability
which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Seller and any officer,
employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on any
document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by
any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Seller
shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any legal action which is not incidental to its obligation to sell
or duty to service the Loans in accordance with this Agreement and
which in its opinion may result in its incurring any expenses or
liability; provided, however, that the Seller may, with the consent
of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights
and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses
and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom
shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser
shall be liable, the Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement
therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such
expenses, costs and liabilities are subject to the Seller’s
indemnification under Subsections 7.03 or 13.01.
Subsection 13.04.
Seller Not to Resign .
The Seller shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the
obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual
consent of the Seller and the Purchaser or upon the determination
that its servicing duties hereunder are no longer permissible under
applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Seller,
in which event the Seller may resign as servicer. Any such
determination permitti
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