EXECUTION
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
SELLER
and
STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION,
PURCHASER
MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
Dated as of March 1, 2005
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2005-3
(Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series
2005-3)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I. CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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Section 1.01.
Sale of Mortgage Loans.
5
Section 1.02.
Delivery of Documents.
6
Section 1.03.
Review of Documentation.
6
Section 1.04.
Representations and Warranties of the Seller.
6
Section 1.05.
Grant Clause.
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Section 1.06.
Assignment by Depositor.
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ARTICLE II. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 2.01.
Binding Nature of Agreement; Assignment.
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Section 2.02.
Entire Agreement.
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Section 2.03.
Amendment.
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Section 2.04.
Governing Law.
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Section 2.05.
Severability of Provisions.
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Section 2.06.
Indulgences; No Waivers.
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Section 2.07.
Headings Not to Affect Interpretation.
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Section 2.08.
Benefits of Agreement.
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Section 2.09.
Counterparts.
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SCHEDULE A-1
Transferred Mortgage Loan Schedule (including Prepayment Charge
Schedule)
SCHEDULE A-2
Originated Mortgage Loan Schedule (including Prepayment Charge
Schedule)
EXHIBIT A
Certain Defined Terms
EXHIBIT B
Form of Terms Letter
This MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of March
1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), is executed by and between
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBH” or the
“Seller”) and Structured Asset Securities Corporation
(the “Depositor”).
All capitalized terms not defined herein or in Exhibit A attached
hereto shall have the same meanings assigned to such terms in that
certain trust agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) dated
as of March 1, 2005, among the Depositor, Aurora Loan Services LLC,
as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), The
Murrayhill Company, as credit risk manager, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as securities administrator, and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E
S S E T H :
WHEREAS, pursuant to the following specified mortgage loan purchase
and warranties agreements (each, a “LBH Transfer
Agreement”), the Seller has purchased or received from
certain transferors identified below (each, a “LBH
Transferor”) certain mortgage loans, each as identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as part of Schedule A-1
(collectively, the “LBH Transferred Mortgage
Loans”):
1.
Flow Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between Lehman
Capital, A Division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and BNC
Mortgage Inc. dated as of August 15, 2000; and
2.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
Lehman Capital, A Division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and
Finance America, LLC dated as of October 25, 2004;
WHEREAS, Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Bank”),
pursuant to the following specified mortgage loan purchase and
warranties agreements (each, a “Bank Transfer
Agreement,” and together with the LBH Transfer Agreements,
the “Transfer Agreements”), has purchased or received
from certain transferors identified below (each, a “Bank
Transferor,” and together with the LBH Transferors, the
“Transferors”) certain mortgage loans, each identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as part of Schedule
A-1 (collectively, the “Bank Transferred Mortgage
Loans” and, together with the LBH Transferred Mortgage Loans,
the “Transferred Mortgage Loans”):
1.
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between the
Bank and Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. dated as of December 1,
2001, amended as of June 10, 2002, November 19, 2003, January 2,
2004 and September 28, 2004;
2.
Flow Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between the Bank and
BNC Mortgage Inc. dated as of March 1, 2002, amended as of December
16, 2002 and June 2, 2003;
3.
Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Interim Servicing Agreement
by and among the Bank, The CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc., The
CIT Group/Consumer Finance, Inc. (NY) and the CIT Group/Consumer
Finance, Inc. (TN) dated as of January 22, 2004;
4.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by and between the Bank and
Fieldstone Mortgage Company dated as of July 1, 2000, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 20, 2001, and as further amended
by Amendment No. 2 dated as of October 31, 2002;
5.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Finance America, LLC dated as of January 1, 2003;
6.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and First Franklin Financial Corporation dated as of May
23, 2001, amended as of May 15, 2002 and December 2002;
7.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and First Horizon Home Loan Corporation dated as of
September 24, 2004;
8.
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and
between the Bank and First National Bank of Nevada dated as of
November 15, 2000, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of
September 7, 2001, and as further amended by Amendment No. 2 dated
as of January 22, 2003;
9.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and First NLC Financial Services, Inc. dated as of June 6,
2003;
10.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and GMFS, LLC dated as of September 27, 2004;
11.
Loan Sale Agreement by and between the Bank and Household Financial
Services, Inc. dated as of November 30, 2002;
12.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Lenders Direct Capital Corporation dated as of
September 10, 2001;
13.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Liberty American Mortgage Corp. dated as of December
23, 2004;
14.
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by and between the Bank and Lime
Financial Services, Ltd. dated as of August 21, 2003;
15.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and MILA, Inc. dated as of June 4, 2002, amended as of
February 5, 2003 and February 13, 2004;
16.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and American Mortgage Express Financial dba Millenium
Funding Group dated as of June 21, 2004;
17.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Mortgage Network, Inc. dated as of February 16,
2004;
18.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Nation One Mortgage Company Inc. dated as of March 29,
2004;
19.
Flow Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement by and between
the Bank and NC Capital dated as of June 5, 2002;
20.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and NC Capital Corporation dated as of May 18, 2004;
21.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and Oakmont Mortgage dated as of June 20, 2003;
22.
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement by and among the
Bank, Option One Mortgage Corporation, Option One Owner Trust
2001-1A, Option One Owner Trust 2002-3 and Option One Owner Trust
2002-4 dated as of November 20, 2003;
23.
Flow Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between the Bank and
Platinum Capital dated as of February 23, 2004;
24.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and The Provident Bank dated as of June 20, 2002, amended
as of August 28, 2002, November 26, 2002 and January 28, 2004;
25.
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement by and between
the Bank and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. dated as of September
1, 2004;
26.
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement by and between
the Bank and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. dated as of February
1, 2005; and
27.
Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement by and between
the Bank and WMC Mortgage Corp. dated as of March 1, 2002, amended
as of March 31, 2004;
WHEREAS, in addition to the Bank Transferred Mortgage Loans, the
Bank has directly underwritten and funded certain mortgage loans
originated by Aurora Loan Services LLC and other correspondents or
otherwise purchased certain mortgage loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule A-2 (the
“Bank Originated Mortgage Loans,” and together with the
Bank Transferred Mortgage Loans, the “Bank Mortgage
Loans,” and the Bank Mortgage Loans, together with the LBH
Transferred Mortgage Loans, collectively referred to hereinafter as
the “Mortgage Loans”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the
“Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), dated as of
March 1, 2005, between the Bank, as assignor, and LBH, as assignee,
the Bank has assigned all of its right, title and interest in and
to the foregoing Bank Transfer Agreements and related Bank Mortgage
Loans as listed on Schedule A-1, in the case of Bank Transferred
Mortgage Loans, or Schedule A-2, in the case of the Bank Originated
Mortgage Loans, and LBH has accepted the rights and benefits of,
and assumed the obligations of the Bank under, the Bank Transfer
Agreements;
WHEREAS, LBH is a party to the following servicing agreements
(collectively, the “Servicing Agreements”) pursuant to
which the Mortgage Loans are to be initially serviced by certain
servicers as indicated below (each, a “Servicer,” and
collectively, the “Servicers”):
1.
Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among LBH, as
seller, and Aurora Loan Services LLC, in the dual capacities of
servicer and Master Servicer;
2.
Securitization Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among
LBH, as seller, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
servicer, and the Master Servicer;
3.
Securitization Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among
LBH, as seller, Ocwen Federal Bank FSB, as servicer, and the Master
Servicer;
4.
Subservicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among LBH, as
seller, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer, and the
Master Servicer;
5.
Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among LBH, as
seller, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as servicer, and the
Master Servicer;
6.
Subservicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among LBH, as
seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as servicer, and the Master
Servicer; and
7.
Reconstituted Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, among
LBH, as seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as servicer, and the Master
Servicer;
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, without recourse, all of its
rights, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor, assign all of its rights and interest under each
Transfer Agreement and each Servicing Agreement relating to the
Mortgage Loans referred to above, and delegate all of its
obligations thereunder, to the Depositor; and
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Depositor acknowledge and agree that
the Depositor will convey the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date to
a Trust Fund created pursuant to the Trust Agreement, assign all of
its rights and delegate all of its obligations hereunder to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, and that each
reference herein to the Depositor is intended, unless otherwise
specified, to mean the Depositor or the Trustee, as assignee,
whichever is the owner of the Mortgage Loans from time to time.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller
and the Depositor agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 1.01.
Sale of Mortgage Loans .
(a)
Sale of Mortgage Loans . Concurrently with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller does hereby
transfer, assign, set over, deposit with and otherwise convey to
the Depositor, without recourse, subject to Sections 1.03 and 1.04,
all the right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the
Mortgage Loans identified on Schedules A-1 and A-2 hereto, having
an aggregate principal balance of $2,786,697,877.41. Such
conveyance includes, without limitation, the right to all
distributions of principal and interest received on or with respect
to the Mortgage Loans on and after the Cut-off Date, other than
payments of principal and interest due on or before such date, and
all such payments due after such date but received prior to such
date and intended by the related Mortgagors to be applied after
such date, all Prepayment Charges received on or with respect to
the Mortgage Loans on or after the Cut-off Date, together with all
of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to each
related account and all amounts from time to time credited to and
the proceeds of such account, any REO Property and the proceeds
thereof, the Seller’s rights under any Insurance Policies
relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Seller’s security
interest in any collateral pledged to secure the Mortgage Loans,
including the Mortgaged Properties, and any proceeds of the
foregoing.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Seller hereby assigns to the Depositor all of its rights and
interest under each Transfer Agreement (except for any rights
against the related Transferor with respect to (i) first payment
date defaults or early payment date defaults or (ii) reimbursement
of any amount in excess of the Purchase Price for a breach of a
representation or warranty) and each Servicing Agreement, other
than any servicing rights retained thereunder, and delegates to the
Depositor all of its obligations thereunder, to the extent relating
to the Mortgage Loans. The Seller and the Depositor further
agree that this Agreement incorporates the terms and conditions of
any assignment and assumption agreement or other assignment
document required to be entered into under any of the Transfer
Agreements (any such document, an “Assignment
Agreement”) and that this Agreement constitutes an Assignment
Agreement under such Transfer Agreement, and the Depositor hereby
assumes the obligations of the assignee under each such Assignment
Agreement. Concurrently with the execution hereof, the
Depositor tenders the purchase price set forth in that certain
Terms Letter dated as of the date hereof, the form of which is
attached as Exhibit B hereto (the “Purchase Price”).
The Depositor hereby accepts such assignment and delegation,
and shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of the Seller
under each Transfer Agreement and each Servicing Agreement, other
than any servicing rights thereunder, as if the Depositor had been
a party to each such agreement.
(b)
Schedules of Mortgage Loans . The Depositor and the Seller have agreed
upon which of the Mortgage Loans owned by the Seller are to be
purchased by the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement and the
Seller will prepare on or prior to the Closing Date a final
schedule describing such Mortgage Loans (the “Mortgage Loan
Schedule”). The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall conform to
the requirements of the Depositor as set forth in this Agreement
and to the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” under
the Trust Agreement. The Mortgage Loan Schedule attached
hereto as Schedule A-1 specifies those Mortgage Loans that are
Transferred Mortgage Loans and the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached
hereto as Schedule A-2 specifies those Mortgage Loans that are Bank
Originated Loans each of which categories of Bank Mortgage Loans
have been assigned by the Bank to the Seller pursuant to the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Section 1.02.
Delivery of Documents .
(a)
In connection with such transfer and assignment of the Mortgage
Loans hereunder, the Seller shall, at least three (3) Business Days
prior to the Closing Date, deliver, or cause to be delivered, to
the Depositor (or its designee) the documents or instruments with
respect to each Mortgage Loan (each, a “Mortgage File”)
so transferred and assigned, as specified in the related Transfer
Agreements or Servicing Agreements.
(b)
For Mortgage Loans (if any) that have been prepaid in full on or
after the Cut-off Date and prior to the related Closing Date, the
Seller, in lieu of delivering the related Mortgage Files, herewith
delivers to the Depositor an Officer’s Certificate which
shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received
in connection with such prepayment that are required to be
deposited in the Collection Account maintained by the Master
Servicer for such purpose have been so deposited.
Section 1.03.
Review of Documentation .
The Depositor, by execution and delivery hereof, acknowledges
receipt of the Mortgage Files pertaining to the Mortgage Loans
listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject to review thereof by
LaSalle Bank National Association, Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as applicable (each, a “Custodian” and, collectively,
the “Custodians”), for the Depositor. Each
Custodian is required to review, within 45 days following the
Closing Date, each applicable Mortgage File. If in the course
of such review the related Custodian identifies any Material
Defect, the Seller shall be obligated to cure such Material Defect
or to repurchase the related Mortgage Loan from the Depositor (or,
at the direction of and on behalf of the Depositor, from the Trust
Fund), or to substitute a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan
therefor, in each case to the same extent and in the same manner as
the Depositor is obligated to the Trustee and the Trust Fund under
Section 2.02(c) of the Trust Agreement.
Section 1.04.
Representations and Warranties of the Seller .
(a)
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor that as
of the Closing Date:
(i)
the Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws governing its creation and existence
and has full corporate power and authority to own its property,
carry on its business as presently conducted and enter into and
perform its obligations under the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement and this Agreement;
(ii)
the execution and delivery by the Seller of the Assignment and
Assumption Agreement and this Agreement have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Seller;
neither the execution and delivery of the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement or this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions therein or herein contemplated, nor compliance with
the provisions thereof or hereof, will conflict with or result in a
breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of
any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree or order
binding on the Seller or its properties or the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of the Seller;
(iii)
the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby do
not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to,
the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect
of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency,
except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to
the date hereof;
(iv)
each of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and this Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Seller and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Bank, in the case
of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the Depositor, in
the case of this Agreement, constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Seller enforceable against it in accordance with
its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be subject
to (A) applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors generally
and (B) general principles of equity regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
and
(v)
there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the
knowledge of the Seller, threatened or likely to be asserted
against or affecting the Seller, before or by any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with
respect to any of the transactions contemplated by the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement or this Agreement or (B) with respect to
any other matter which in the judgment of the Seller will be
determined adversely to the Seller and will if determined adversely
to the Seller materially and adversely affect it or its business,
assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, or
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under the
Assignment and Assumption Agreement or this Agreement.
(b)
The representations and warranties of each Transferor with respect
to the Mortgage Loans in the applicable Transfer Agreement were
made as of the date of such Transfer Agreement. To the extent
that any fact, condition or event with respect to a Transferred
Mortgage Loan constitutes a breach of both (i) a representation or
warranty of a Transferor under the applicable Transfer Agreement
and (ii) a representation or warranty of the Seller under this
Agreement, the sole right or remedy of the Depositor with respect
to a breach by the Seller of such representation and warranty
(except in the case of a breach by the Seller of the
representations made by it pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(xiii),
(xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii) and (xix)), shall be the right
to enforce the obligations of such Transferor under any applicable
representation or warranty made by it. The representations
made by the Seller pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(xiii), (xiv), (xv),
(xvi), (xvii), (xviii) and (xix) shall be direct obligations of the
Seller. The Depositor acknowledges and agrees that the
representations and warranties of the Seller in this Section
1.04(b) (except in the case of those representations and
warranties made pursuant to Sections 1.04(b)(xiii), (xiv), (xv),
(xvi), (xvii), (xviii) (xix)) are applicable only to facts,
conditions or events that do not constitute a breach of any
representation or warranty made by the related Transferor in the
applicable Transfer Agreement. The Seller shall have no
obligation or liability with respect to any breach of a
representation or warranty made by it with respect to the
Transferred Mortgage Loans (except in the case of those
representations and warranties made by it pursuant to Sections
1.04(b)(xiii), (xiv), (xv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii) and (xix)) if
the fact, condition or event constituting such breach also
constitutes a breach of a representation or warranty made by the
related Transferor in such Transfer Agreement, without regard to
whether the related Transferor fulfills its contractual obligations
in respect of such representation or warranty; provided,
however , that if the related Transferor fulfills its
obligations under the provisions of such Transfer Agreement by
substituting for the affected Mortgage Loan a mortgage loan which
is not a Qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, in
exchange for such substitute mortgage loan, provide the Depositor
(a) with the applicable Purchase Price for the affected Mortgage
Loan or (b) within the two-year period following the Closing Date,
with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for such affected
Mortgage Loan.
Subject to the foregoing, the Seller represents and warrants upon
delivery of the Transferred Mortgage Loans to the Depositor
hereunder, as to each, that:
(i)
The information set forth with respect to the Transferred Mortgage
Loans on the Mortgage Loan Schedule provides an accurate listing of
the Transferred Mortgage Loans, and the information with respect to
each Transferred Mortgage Loan on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is
true and correct in all material respects at the date or dates
respecting which such information is given;
(ii)
There are no defaults (other than delinquency in payment) in
complying with the terms of any Mortgage, and the Seller has no
notice as to any taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or
ground rents which previously became due and owing but which have
not been paid;
(iii)
Except in the case of Cooperative Loans, if any, each Mortgage
requires all buildings or other improvements on the related
Mortgaged Property to be insured by a generally acceptable insurer
against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the related Mortgaged
Property is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to
the requirements of the guidelines of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
If upon origination of the Transferred Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgaged Property was in an area identified in the Federal
Register 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 Flood Insurance
Administration is in effect, which policy conforms to the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Flood
Insurance Administration. Each Mortgage obligates the related
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the
Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and
expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor.
Where required by state law or regulation, each Mortgagor has
been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a “master”
or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering the
common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard
insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the
insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and
effect and inure to the benefit of the Depositor upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
(iv)
Each Mortgage has not 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
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission;
(v)
In the case of approximately 95.10% and 4.90% of the Mortgage Loans
(by Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date), the
related Mortgage evidences a valid, subsisting, enforceable and
perfected first lien or second lien, respectively, on the related
Mortgaged Property (including all improvements on the Mortgaged
Property). The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to: (1)
the first Mortgage, in the case of a Mortgaged Property that is
secured by a perfected second lien, (2) liens of current real
property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable and, if the
related Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, any lien for
common charges permitted by statute, (3) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public
record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage acceptable to
mortgage lending institutions in the area in which the related
Mortgaged Property is located and specifically referred to in the
lender’s Title Insurance Policy or attorney’s opinion
of title and abstract of title delivered to the originator of such
Transferred Mortgage Loan, and (4) such other matters to which like
properties are commonly subject which do not, individually or in
the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage. In the case
of approximately 95.10% of the Mortgage Loans (by Scheduled
Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date), any security agreement,
chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to, and delivered
to the Trustee in connection with, a Transferred Mortgage Loan
establishes a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien on the
property described therein and the Depositor has full right to sell
and assign the same to the Trustee;
(vi)
Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment of the Transferred
Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, the Seller was the sole owner of
record and holder of each Transferred Mortgage Loan, and the Seller
had good and marketable title thereto, and has full right to
transfer and sell each Transferred Mortgage Loan to the Depositor
free and clear, except as described in paragraph (v) above, of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest, and has full right and authority,
subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any
other party, to sell and assign each Transferred Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii)
Each Transferred Mortgage Loan other than any Cooperative Loan is
covered by either (i) an attorney’s opinion of title and
abstract of title the form and substance of which is generally
acceptable to mortgage lending institutions originating mortgage
loans in the locality where the related Mortgaged
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