Exhibit 4.1
BENEFICIAL ALABAMA INC., BENEFICIAL
CALIFORNIA INC., BENEFICIAL CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY, BENEFICIAL
DELAWARE INC., BENEFICIAL FLORIDA INC., BENEFICIAL HAWAII INC.,
BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION, BENEFICIAL ILLINOIS INC.,
BENEFICIAL INDIANA INC., BENEFICIAL IOWA INC., BENEFICIAL KENTUCKY
INC., BENEFICIAL MAINE INC., BENEFICIAL MASSACHUSETTS INC.,
BENEFICIAL MICHIGAN INC., BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF ARIZONA,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF COLORADO, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF
CONNECTICUT, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF GEORGIA, BENEFICIAL
MORTGAGE CO. OF IDAHO, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF KANSAS, INC.,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF LOUISIANA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF
MARYLAND, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF MISSOURI, INC., BENEFICIAL
MORTGAGE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE., BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF NEVADA,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO.
OF RHODE ISLAND, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF UTAH, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF
VIRGINIA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, BENEFICIAL NEBRASKA
INC., BENEFICIAL NEW JERSEY INC., BENEFICIAL NEW MEXICO INC.,
BENEFICIAL OHIO INC., BENEFICIAL OKLAHOMA INC., BENEFICIAL OREGON
INC., BENEFICIAL SOUTH DAKOTA INC., BENEFICIAL TENNESSEE INC.,
BENEFICIAL TEXAS INC., BENEFICIAL WASHINGTON INC., BENEFICIAL WEST
VIRGINIA, INC., BENEFICIAL WISCONSIN INC., BENEFICIAL WYOMING INC.,
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
CORPORATION II, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III, HOUSEHOLD
FINANCE CORPORATION OF ALABAMA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF
CALIFORNIA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANY OF IOWA,
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEVADA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL CENTER INC.,
HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION and MORTGAGE ONE
CORPORATION
as Sellers
and
HSBC HOME EQUITY LOAN CORPORATION
II
as Depositor
HOME EQUITY LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
DATED DECEMBER 14, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.1. Definitions
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Section 1.2. Other Definitional
Provisions
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE
OF LOAN BALANCES
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Section 2.1. Purchase
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ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION AND
PAYMENT
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Section 3.1. Purchase
Price
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Section 3.2. Settlement
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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Section 4.1. Sellers
Representations and Warranties
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Section 4.2. Representations and
Warranties of the Sellers Relating to the Agreement and the Home
Equity Loans.
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Section 4.3. Representations and
Warranties of the Depositor
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ARTICLE V COVENANTS OF THE
SELLERS
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Section 5.1. Sellers
Covenants
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ARTICLE VI REPURCHASE
OBLIGATION
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Section 6.1. Reassignment of
Ineligible Home Equity Loans
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
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Section 7.1. Conditions to the
Depositor’s Obligations
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Section 7.2. [Intentionally
omitted]
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Section 7.3. Conditions Precedent
to the Sellers’ Obligations
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ARTICLE VIII TERM & PURCHASE
TERMINATION
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Section 8.1. Term
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Section 8.2. Purchase
Termination
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Section 9.1. Amendment
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Section 9.2. GOVERNING
LAW
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Section 9.3. Notices
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Section 9.4. Severability of
Provisions
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Section 9.5. Assignment
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Section 9.6. Acknowledgment and
Agreement of each Seller
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Section 9.7. Further
Assurances
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Section 9.8. No Waiver; Cumulative
Remedies
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Section 9.9.
Counterparts
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Section 9.10. Binding Effect;
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Section 9.11. Merger and
Integration
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Section 9.12. Headings
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Section 9.13. Schedules and
Exhibits
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Section 9.14. Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Exhibit A
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Form of Settlement
Statement
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Schedule 1
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Jurisdictions of
Organization
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Schedule 2
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Home Equity Loan Schedule
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HOME EQUITY LOAN
PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
HOME EQUITY LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT,
dated December 14, 2006, by and among BENEFICIAL ALABAMA INC.,
BENEFICIAL CALIFORNIA INC., BENEFICIAL CONSUMER DISCOUNT COMPANY,
BENEFICIAL DELAWARE INC., BENEFICIAL FLORIDA INC., BENEFICIAL
HAWAII INC., BENEFICIAL HOMEOWNER SERVICE CORPORATION, BENEFICIAL
ILLINOIS INC., BENEFICIAL INDIANA INC., BENEFICIAL IOWA INC.,
BENEFICIAL KENTUCKY INC., BENEFICIAL MAINE INC., BENEFICIAL
MASSACHUSETTS INC., BENEFICIAL MICHIGAN INC., BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE
CO. OF ARIZONA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF COLORADO, BENEFICIAL
MORTGAGE CO. OF CONNECTICUT, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF GEORGIA,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF IDAHO, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF
KANSAS, INC., BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF LOUISIANA, BENEFICIAL
MORTGAGE CO. OF MARYLAND, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF MISSOURI,
INC., BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE
CO. OF NEVADA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA,
BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF RHODE ISLAND, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF
SOUTH CAROLINA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CO. OF UTAH, BENEFICIAL
MORTGAGE CO. OF VIRGINIA, BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
BENEFICIAL NEBRASKA INC., BENEFICIAL NEW JERSEY INC., BENEFICIAL
NEW MEXICO INC., BENEFICIAL OHIO INC., BENEFICIAL OKLAHOMA INC.,
BENEFICIAL OREGON INC., BENEFICIAL SOUTH DAKOTA INC., BENEFICIAL
TENNESSEE INC., BENEFICIAL TEXAS INC., BENEFICIAL WASHINGTON INC.,
BENEFICIAL WEST VIRGINIA, INC., BENEFICIAL WISCONSIN INC.,
BENEFICIAL WYOMING INC., HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CONSUMER DISCOUNT
COMPANY, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION II, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
CORPORATION III, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF ALABAMA,
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE
INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMPANY OF IOWA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY
CORPORATION OF NEVADA, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE REALTY CORPORATION OF NEW
YORK, HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL CENTER INC., HOUSEHOLD REALTY CORPORATION
and MORTGAGE ONE CORPORATION and any of their successors (the
“ Sellers ”), and HSBC HOME EQUITY LOAN
CORPORATION II (the “ Depositor ”).
W I T N E S S E T
H;
WHEREAS, the Depositor desires from
time to time to purchase certain Home Equity Loans due to the
Sellers under certain Mortgage Files of the Sellers;
WHEREAS, the Sellers desire from
time to time to sell the existing balances and other related rights
under certain Home Equity Loans to the Depositor upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the
Home Equity Loans purchased hereunder will be transferred by the
Depositor to U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee
(the “ Trustee ”), of HSBC Home
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Equity Loan Trust (USA) 2006-4 (the
“ Trust ”) in connection with the issuance of
certain Certificates;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that
pursuant to the Transfer Agreement, the Sellers will sell
contemporaneously with the sale of the Home Equity Loans hereunder,
all their additional right, title and interest in and to the
Related Documents to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, for the
benefit of the Certificateholders; and
WHEREAS, the Sellers agree that all
covenants and agreements made by the Sellers herein with respect to
the Home Equity Loans shall also be for the benefit of the Trust
and the Certificateholders;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed
by and between the Depositor and the Sellers as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. Definitions .
All capitalized terms used herein or in any certificate, document,
or Conveyance Paper made or delivered pursuant hereto, and not
otherwise defined herein or therein, shall have the meaning
ascribed thereto in (a) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement of even
date herewith among the Depositor, HSBC Finance Corporation, as
Servicer (the “ Servicer ”), HSBC Bank USA,
National Association, as Administrator and the Trustee (the “
Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”, which shall include
all amendments thereto), as applicable, whenever used herein or
therein; in addition, the following words and phrases shall have
the following meanings:
“ Agreement ”
shall mean this Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement and all
amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
“ Appointment Date
” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
“ Closing Date ”
shall mean December 14, 2006.
“ Conveyances ”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1(a).
“ Conveyance Papers
” shall have the meaning specified in Section
4.1(c).
“ Dissolution Event
” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.2.
“ Home Equity Loans
” shall mean those home equity loans listed on Schedule 2
hereto.
“ Purchased Assets
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
“ Purchase Price
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
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“ Related Documents
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a).
“ Repurchase Price
” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.1(b).
“ Settlement Statement
” shall mean a document substantially in the form of Exhibit
A hereto.
“ Transfer Agreement
” shall mean the Transfer Agreement of even date herewith
with respect to the Transferred Assets among the Sellers, as
sellers, and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association, not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee
of HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust (USA) 2006-4, and all amendments
thereto.
“ Transferred Assets
” shall have such meaning specified in the Transfer
Agreement.
Section 1.2. Other Definitional
Provisions . (a) All terms defined in this Agreement shall have
the same meanings defined when used in any certificate, other
document, or Conveyance Paper made or delivered pursuant hereto
unless otherwise defined therein.
(b) The words “hereof”,
“herein” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement or any Conveyance Paper
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement; and Section, Subsection, Schedule and
Exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to
Sections, Subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) All determinations of the
principal or finance charge balance of Home Equity Loans, and of
any collections thereof, shall be made in accordance with the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND CONVEYANCE OF
LOAN BALANCES
Section 2.1. Purchase . (a)
Each Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
otherwise convey to the Depositor, without recourse, on each
Transfer Date all of its right, title and interest in, to and under
(i) the unpaid principal balances of the related Home Equity
Loans as of the related Cut-Off Date, (ii) all monies due
and/or to become due and all amounts received with respect thereto
after such Cut-Off Date (including, without limitation, all
Principal Collections and Interest Collections thereon),
(iii) all property which secured such Home Equity Loans and
which had been acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of
foreclosure, (iv) all insurance proceeds related to such Home
Equity Loans, and (v) all proceeds (including, without
limitation, “proceeds” as defined in Article 9 of the
UCC as in effect in the State of Illinois) of any of the foregoing.
Each Seller also agrees that it shall, upon the request of the
Depositor, to the extent of the availability thereof, sell,
transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Depositor,
without recourse, all of its right, title and interest in, to and
under (1) the unpaid principal balance of each Eligible
Substitute Home Equity Loan as of the applicable Transfer Date,
(2) all monies due and/or to become due and all amounts
received with respect thereto after the applicable Transfer Date
(including, without limitation, all Principal
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Collections and Interest Collections
thereon), (3) all property which secured such Eligible
Substitute Home Equity Loan and which had been acquired by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, (4) all insurance
proceeds related to the Eligible Substitute Home Equity Loans, and
(5) all proceeds (including, without limitation,
“proceeds” as defined in Article 9 of the UCC as in
effect in the State of Illinois) of any of the foregoing. All of
the assets and rights transferred and to be transferred pursuant to
this Section 2.1(a) are hereinafter referred
to collectively as the “ Purchased Assets ” and
the sales, transfers, assignments and conveyances of the Purchased
Assets contemplated by this Section 2.1(a) are
hereinafter referred to collectively as the “
Conveyances ”. The Purchased Assets shall not include
any right to enforce payment of the Mortgage Files and other
instruments, documents and agreements relating to the Home Equity
Loans (the “ Related Documents ”). In the event
the transactions set forth herein are characterized by a court of
competent jurisdiction as a pledge or a secured financing rather
than a sale, each Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the
Depositor, and hereby does grant to the Depositor, a security
interest in all of such Seller’s right, title and interest
in, to and under the Purchased Assets, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, in order to secure all of such Seller’s
obligations hereunder. For purposes of each such transfer, this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable
law. With respect to the Purchased Assets sold by each Seller to
the Depositor, the Seller shall (and the Servicer shall cause the
Seller to) file as promptly as practicable, but in no event later
than 10 days following the Closing Date, in the appropriate public
filing office or offices UCC-1 financing statements and
continuation statements describing such Purchased Assets and naming
such Seller as the debtor and the Depositor as secured party, file
appropriate continuation statements thereto, file amendments
thereto in the case of a name change or change in corporate
structure and file appropriate additional UCC financing statements,
if any, if such Seller changes its jurisdiction of
organization.
(b) In further consideration of the
Purchase Price set forth in Section 3.1 , each Seller hereby
agrees to assign to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Files evidencing
and securing the Home Equity Loans, and all other Related
Documents, pursuant to the terms of the Transfer
Agreement.
(c) In connection with the
Conveyances and in compliance with the Transfer Agreement, each
Seller agrees and confirms that it is entitled to retain possession
of the applicable Mortgage Files and other Related Documents as
long as (i) the long-term senior unsecured debt of HSBC
Finance Corporation is assigned ratings of at least
“BBB” by Fitch, “Baa3” by Moody’s and
“BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s (or such lower
rating acceptable and assigned by Moody’s, Standard &
Poor’s and Fitch) and (ii) such Seller remains an
Affiliate of HSBC Finance. At such time as either of the conditions
specified in the preceding sentence is not satisfied, as promptly
as practicable, but in no event more than 90 days thereafter in the
case of clause (i) below and 60 days in the case of clause (ii)
below, each Seller shall (i) either (x) record an
Assignment of Mortgage in favor of the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust (which may be a blanket assignment if permitted by applicable
law), with respect to each of the Home Equity Loans being serviced
by such Seller in the appropriate real property or other records or
(y) deliver to the Trustee the assignment of such Mortgage in
favor of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, in form for
recordation, together with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the
Trustee to the effect that recording is not required to protect the
Trust’s right, title and interest in and to the related Home
Equity Loans or to perfect a first priority security interest in
favor of the
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Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, in
the related Home Equity Loans, which Opinion of Counsel also shall
be reasonably acceptable to each of the Rating Agencies, the
Trustee as evidenced by each in writing and (ii) unless an
Opinion of Counsel, reasonably acceptable to each of the Rating
Agencies, the Trustee as evidenced by each in writing, is delivered
to the Trustee to the effect that delivery of the Mortgage Files is
not necessary to protect the Trust’s right, title and
interest in and to the related Home Equity Loans or to perfect a
first priority security interest in favor of the Trustee, on behalf
of the Trust, in the related Home Equity Loans that will be prior
to all other present or future claims in the related Home Equity
Loans, deliver the related Mortgage Files to the Trustee to be held
by the Trustee in trust for the use and benefit of all present and
future Certificateholders. Furthermore, each Seller hereby
acknowledges that in the event that any loss is suffered by the
Trustee in respect of a Home Equity Loan purchased by the Depositor
as a result of such Seller’s retention of the Related
Documents, such Seller will repurchase such Home Equity Loan from
the Depositor simultaneously on or immediately after the Depositor
repurchases such Home Equity Loan from the Trustee in accordance
with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(d) In connection with the
Conveyances, each Seller agrees (i) to record and file, at its
own expense, any financing statement (and continuation statements
with respect to such financing statements when applicable) with
respect to the Home Equity Loans now existing and hereafter
created, meeting the requirements of applicable state law in such
manner and in such jurisdictions as are necessary to perfect, and
maintain perfection of, the Conveyances of such Purchased Assets
from such Seller to the Depositor, (ii) such financing
statement shall name the appropriate Seller, as seller, and the
Depositor, as purchaser, of the Purchased Assets and (iii) to
deliver a file-stamped copy of such financing statements or other
evidence of such filings (excluding such continuation statements,
which shall be delivered as filed) to the Depositor (or to the
Trustee, if the Depositor so directs) promptly upon becoming
available after the Closing Date with respect to the Home Equity
Loans.
(e) Computer records are the
customary and principal means by which the Sellers and the
Depositor record the ownership of mortgage loans and other consumer
receivables which HSBC Finance and its affiliates originate, own or
service. Therefore, in connection with such Conveyances and in
connection with each Seller’s transfers under the Transfer
Agreement, each Seller further agrees that it will, at its own
expense, on or prior to the applicable Transfer Date with respect
to the related Home Equity Loans and on or prior to the applicable
Transfer Date with respect to the Eligible Substitute Home Equity
Loans (i) indicate in its or its agent’s computer files
or microfiche lists that the applicable Mortgage Files and Related
Documents have been sold to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust,
pursuant to the Transfer Agreement and the Purchased Assets related
to the Home Equity Loans listed in Schedule 2 to this
Agreement have been conveyed to the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the
benefit of the Certificateholders by including an appropriate code
for such Home Equity Loans in such computer file and microfiche
list and (ii) deliver to the Depositor (or to the Trustee, if
the Depositor so directs) a computer file or electronic or magnetic
tape list containing a true and complete list of all such Home
Equity Loans specifying for each such Home Equity Loan, as of the
related Cut-Off Date with respect to such Home Equity Loan and as
of the applicable Transfer Date with respect to each such Eligible
Substitute Home Equity Loan, (a) the account number,
(b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount thereof,
(c) the Loan Rate, (d) the lien position of the related
Mortgage, and (e) the CLTV. Such
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computer file or microfiche list
shall be marked as Schedule 2 to this Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Depositor (or to the Trustee, if so directed by
the Depositor) as proprietary and confidential, and is hereby
incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement. Each Seller
further agrees to make the same indications in its or its
agent’s computer files and the same deliveries to the Trustee
as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.1(e)
with respect to Eligible Substitute Home Equity Loans purchased by
the Depositor and transferred to the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, and agrees not to alter the code referenced in clause (i) of
this paragraph with respect to any of the Home Equity Loans
purchased by the Depositor during the term of this Agreement unless
and until (x) the related Home Equity Loans have been reconveyed to
the appropriate Seller or (y) the interest of the Trustee in the
related Home Equity Loans has been released in accordance with the
terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Prior to the earlier
of the reconveyance of the related Home Equity Loans to the
appropriate Seller, or the assignment of the Mortgage Documents and
delivery of the Mortgage Loan Files to the Trustee pursuant to the
Transfer Agreement, the aforementioned computer files shall be the
register for ownership of the Purchased Assets. Prior to the
delivery by the registered owner to the Seller of the
Trustee’s assignment of a Home Equity Loan, the Subservicer,
Servicer, the Depositor, and each Seller may treat the Person
registered in such computer records as the owner of the Purchased
Assets for all purposes hereunder. In addition, each Seller shall
maintain in its internal written records documents which indicate
that the Purchased Assets have been sold to the Depositor pursuant
to this Agreement and that the Transferred Assets have been sold to
the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, pursuant to the Transfer
Agreement. Furthermore, the Depositor shall maintain in its
internal written records documents which indicate that the
Purchased Assets have been sold to the Trustee, on behalf of the
trust, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(f) The parties hereto intend that
the conveyance to the Depositor of each Seller’s right, title
and interest in and to the Purchased Assets shall constitute an
absolute sale, conveying good title free and clear of any liens,
claims, encumbrances or right of others from the Sellers to the
Depositor and that the Purchased Assets shall not be part of the
applicable Seller’s estate in the event of the insolvency of
such Seller or a conservatorship, receivership or similar event
with respect thereto.
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION AND
PAYMENT
Section 3.1. Purchase Price .
The Purchase Price for the Purchased Assets relating to the Home
Equity Loans to be conveyed hereunder shall be payable on the
Transfer Date and shall be an amount equal to the principal amount
of such Home Equity Loans as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, as
adjusted for the aggregate impact of applicable servicing fees,
costs of funds, market conditions and expected losses (calculated
on an historical basis), among other items. The Purchase Price for
any Eligible Substitute Home Equity Loans conveyed to the Depositor
under this Agreement shall be payable as of the Transfer Date
thereof by the Depositor for a price, in each case, equal to the
aggregate principal amount of such Eligible Substitute Home Equity
Loans so conveyed, adjusted in the same manner as the purchase
price for the Home Equity Loans conveyed on any Transfer
Date.
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Section 3.2. Settlement . On
each Determination Date, each Seller shall deliver to the Depositor
a Settlement Statement in substantially the form of Exhibit A,
showing the aggregate Repurchase Price of Home Equity Loans
repurchased by such Seller during such Collection Period, if any,
and the amount of Home Equity Loans outstanding during such
Collection Period; provided , however , that on the
Payment Date following the conveyance to the Depositor of any
Eligible Substitute Home Equity Loans to the Depositor, each Seller
shall include in such Settlement Statement the aggregate Purchase
Price for its Eligible Substitute Home Equity Loans.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 4.1. Sellers
Representations and Warranties . Each Seller, severally and not
jointly, hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the
Depositor as of the Closing Date and on each Transfer Date,
that:
(a) Organization and Good
Standing of Sellers . It is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of its incorporation and has, in all material respects, full power
and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as
such properties are presently owned and such business is presently
conducted, and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and the Transfer Agreement and when this
Agreement and the Transfer Agreement have been executed and
delivered, this Agreement and the Transfer Agreement will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the
availability of equitable remedies (whether in a proceeding at law
or in equity).
(b) Due Qualification . It is
duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation (or is exempt from such requirements) and has obtained
all necessary licenses and approvals, in each jurisdiction in which
failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and approvals
would render any Mortgage File relating to any Home Equity Loan
unenforceable by it or the Trustee and would have a material
adverse effect on its business, properties, assets or condition
(financial or other).
(c) Due Authorization . The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Transfer
Agreement, and any other document or instrument delivered pursuant
hereto or thereto (such other documents or instruments,
collectively, the “ Conveyance Papers ”) and the
consummation of the transactions provided for in this Agreement or
any other Conveyance Papers have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on its part.
(d) No Conflict . Its
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement
and the Conveyance Papers, the performance of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement and the
Conveyance Papers, and the fulfillment of the terms of this
Agreement, the Transfer Agreement and the Conveyance Papers
applicable to it will not violate any existing law or regulation or
any order or decree of any court applicable to it or any provision
of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or constitute (with
or without notice or
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lapse of time or both) a material
default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed
of trust, or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it
or any of its properties are bound.
(e) No Violation . The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Transfer
Agreement and the Conveyance Papers and the fulfillment of the
terms contemplated herein and therein applicable to it will
materially comply with currently existing applicable
laws.
(f) No Proceedings . There
are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best of its
knowledge, threatened against it, before any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or other tribunal or governmental
instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, the Transfer Agreement or the Conveyance Papers,
(ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement
or the Conveyance Papers, (iii) seeking any determination or
ruling that, in its judgment, has a reasonable likelihood of
resulting in a material adverse effect on the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement or the
Conveyance Papers, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling
that would materially and adversely affect the validity or
enforcement of this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement or the
Conveyance Papers or (v) seeking to affect adversely the
income tax attributes of the Trust under United States Federal or
Illinois income tax systems.
(g) All Consents . All
authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of any court or other
governmental authority required to be obtained by it in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Transfer
Agreement or the Conveyance Papers and the performance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Transfer Agreement
or the Conveyance Papers have been obtained.
(h) Chief Executive Office .
Its chief executive office (i.e., the place from which the Seller
manages the main part of its business operations) is currently
located within the State of Illinois and