Exhibit 10.2
EXECUTION COPY
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
dated as of November 13,
2006
among
OPTION ONE MORTGAGE
CORPORATION,
as Responsible Party
SG MORTGAGE FINANCE
CORP.,
as Seller
and
SG MORTGAGE SECURITIES,
LLC,
as Purchaser
and
acknowledged and agreed
by
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Interim Trustee and as Master
Servicer
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION
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Agreement to
Purchase
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2
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SECTION
2.
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Mortgage Loan
Schedule
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SECTION
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Consideration
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SECTION
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Transfer of the
Mortgage Loans
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SECTION
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Responsible Party and the Seller
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SECTION
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Representations
and Warranties of the Responsible Party Relating to the Mortgage
Loans
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SECTION
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Repurchase
Obligation for Defective Documentation and for Breach of
Representation and Warranty
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SECTION
8.
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Closing;
Payment for the Mortgage Loans
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SECTION
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Closing
Documents
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SECTION
10.
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Costs
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SECTION
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Indemnification
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SECTION
12.
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Notices
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SECTION
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Severability of
Provisions
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SECTION
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Agreement of
Parties
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SECTION
15.
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Survival
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SECTION
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GOVERNING
LAW
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SECTION
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Miscellaneous
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SECTION 18.
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Intent of the
Parties
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SCHEDULES &
EXHIBITS:
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Schedule I
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Seller’s
Representations and Warranties
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Exhibit
1
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Contents of
Each Mortgage File
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Exhibit
2
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Mortgage Loan
Documents
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Exhibit
3
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Mortgage Loan
Schedule
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT, dated as of November 13, 2006 (this “
Agreement ”), is among OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(in its individual capacity, “ Option One ”), a
California corporation, as responsible party (in such capacity, the
“ Responsible Party ”), SG MORTGAGE FINANCE
CORP., a Delaware corporation, as seller (the “ Seller
”), and SG MORTGAGE SECURITIES, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as purchaser (the “ Purchaser
”).
Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2006 (the “
Pooling and Servicing Agreement ”), among the
Purchaser, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (in its individual
capacity, “ Wells Fargo ”), as securities
administrator, custodian and master servicer (in such capacities,
the “ Master Servicer ”), Option One, as
servicer (in such capacity, the “ Servicer ”),
and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “
Trustee ”).
W I T N E S S E T
H
WHEREAS, the Seller purchased the
Mortgage Loans from the Responsible Party (or from certain trusts
established by the Responsible Party (the “ Option One
Trusts ”)), and, in connection with any securitization of
the Mortgage Loans, the Responsible Party agreed to cooperate with
the Seller and to take certain actions (including, without
limitation, to make the representations and warranties contained
herein regarding the Responsible Party and the Mortgage
Loans);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Trust
Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time), dated as of May 18, 2005, between the Seller, as
beneficiary, and Wells Fargo, as trustee (in such capacity, the
“ Interim Trustee ”), the Interim Trustee holds
the Mortgage Loans in trust for the benefit of the Seller, and,
pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, dated as of August 16,
2005, between the Seller, as owner, and Wells Fargo, as custodian
(the “ Custodian ”), the Custodian holds the
Mortgage Loan Files in trust for the benefit of the
Seller;
WHEREAS, the Seller intends to sell
and the Purchaser intends to purchase the Mortgage Loans (as
hereinafter identified) on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser intends to
deposit the Mortgage Loans into a mortgage pool comprising the
Trust Fund, which will be evidenced by a single series of
asset-backed certificates designated as SG Mortgage Securities
Trust 2006-OPT2 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-OPT2 (the
“ Certificates ”), and the Certificates will
consist of twenty-one classes of certificates and will be issued
pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Agreement to
Purchase . The Seller agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees
to purchase, on December 14, 2006 (the “ Closing
Date ”), all the Seller’s right title and interest
in certain first lien and second lien, adjustable-rate and
fixed-rate, interest-only and fully-amortizing, one- to four-family
residential mortgage loans purchased by the Seller from the
Responsible Party (as more fully defined in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the “ Mortgage Loans ”),
having an aggregate principal balance as of the close of business
on December 1, 2006, (the “ Cut-off Date ”)
of $813,345,795.44 (the “ Closing Balance ”),
after giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or
before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received including the
right to any Prepayment Charges payable by the related Mortgagors
in connection with any Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans,
on a servicing-retained basis.
SECTION 2. Mortgage Loan
Schedule . The Purchaser and the Seller have agreed upon which
of the Mortgage Loans are to be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant
to this Agreement and the Seller will prepare or cause to be
prepared on or prior to the Closing Date a Mortgage Loan Schedule,
attached hereto as Exhibit 3 (the “ Mortgage Loan
Schedule ”), that shall describe such Mortgage Loans and
set forth all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this
Agreement, including the Prepayment Charges. The Mortgage Loan
Schedule will conform to the requirements set forth in this
Agreement and to the definition of “Mortgage Loan
Schedule” under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
SECTION 3. Consideration
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(a) In consideration for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased hereunder the Purchaser shall, as
described in Section 8 , pay to or upon the order of
the Seller in immediately available funds an amount (the “
Total Purchase Price ”) equal to (i) the net sale
proceeds of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3A,
Class A-3B, Class A-3C, Class A-3D, Class M-1, Class
M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class
M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, and
(ii) the Class CE, Class P and Class R
Certificates.
(b) The Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser shall be entitled to all
scheduled payments of principal due after the Cut-off Date, all
other payments of principal due and collected after the Cut-off
Date, and all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans allocable
to the period after the Cut-off Date. All scheduled payments of
principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and
collected after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the
Seller.
(c) Pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and the Assignment and Recognition Agreement,
dated as of December 1, 2006, between the Purchaser, as
assignor, the Trustee, as assignee, Option One, as servicer and
responsible party, and the Seller, the Purchaser will assign all of
its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans,
together with its rights under this Agreement, to the Trustee for
the benefit of the Certificateholders.
SECTION 4. Transfer of the
Mortgage Loans .
(a) Possession of Mortgage
Files . Each of the Seller and the Interim Trustee does hereby
sell, and in connection therewith hereby assigns, to the Purchaser,
effective as of the
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Closing Date, without recourse but
subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its right, title and
interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, including the related
Prepayment Charges. The contents of each Mortgage File not
delivered to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or
designee of the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date are and
shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the
Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser.
Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the ownership of each Mortgage
Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents of the related
Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all
records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
prepared by or that come into the possession of the Seller on or
after the Closing Date shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and
shall be delivered immediately to the Purchaser or as otherwise
directed by the Purchaser.
(b) Delivery of Mortgage Loan
Documents . The Seller will, on or prior to the Closing Date,
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser the complete Mortgage File
(as defined in Exhibit 1 ) for each Mortgage Loan included
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage File shall contain
the Mortgage Loan Documents (as defined in Exhibit 2
).
The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser original documents evidencing an assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
within two (2) weeks of their execution, provided ,
however , that the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with a
certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation
within two (2) weeks of its execution, and shall provide the
original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of
such document certified by the appropriate public recording office
to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
(90) days of its submission for recordation, subject to
extension for reasonable cause.
In the event any document required
to be delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Section 4(b) , including an original or copy of any
document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public
recording office, is not so delivered to the Purchaser, or to such
other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, within
ninety (90) days following the Closing Date (other than with
respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to
the Purchaser in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser
or its designee), and in the event that the Seller does not cure
such failure within thirty (30) days of discovery or receipt
of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the
related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified
in Section 7 . The foregoing repurchase obligation
shall not apply in the event that the Seller cannot deliver an
original document submitted for recordation to the appropriate
public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction;
provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording
receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is
not available, an officer’s certificate of a servicing
officer of the Responsible Party, confirming that such documents
have been accepted for recording; provided that, upon
request of the Purchaser and delivery by the Purchaser to the
Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said
officer’s certificate. In addition to its repurchase
obligations set forth above in this paragraph, the Seller shall
exert customary and diligent efforts to cause the delivery to the
Purchaser of the documents required to be delivered under the
preceding paragraphs. Each document required to be delivered under
this Section 4(b) shall be delivered by the Seller
within three hundred and sixty (360) days of the Closing
Date.
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The Responsible Party shall pay all
initial recording fees, if any, for the Assignments of Mortgage and
any other fees or costs in transferring all original documents to
the Purchaser or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee. The Seller (at the
expense of the Responsible Party) shall be responsible for
recording the Assignments of Mortgage.
(c) Acceptance of Mortgage
Loans . The documents delivered pursuant to
Section 4(b) hereof shall be reviewed by the Purchaser
or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser at any
time before or after the Closing Date (and with respect to each
document permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date, within
seven days of its delivery) to ascertain that all required
documents have been executed and received and that such documents
relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
(d) Transfer of Interest in
Agreements . The Purchaser has the right to assign its interest
under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee, as may
be required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, without the consent of the Seller or the Responsible
Party, and the assignee shall succeed to the rights hereunder of
the Purchaser. Any expense reasonably incurred by or on behalf of
the Purchaser or the Trustee in connection with enforcing any
obligations of the Seller or the Responsible Party under this
Agreement will be promptly reimbursed by the Seller or the
Responsible Party, as applicable.
(e) Examination of Mortgage
Files . Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall either
(i) deliver in escrow to the Purchaser, or to any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination, the
Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan or (ii) make
such Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or to any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser or the Trustee, and their
respective designees, upon reasonable notice to the Seller during
normal business hours before the Closing Date and within sixty
(60) days after the Closing Date. If any such person makes
such examination prior to the Closing Date and identifies any
Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements of the
Purchaser as described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall
be deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Purchaser may, at
its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or part
of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or any person has
conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete
examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of
the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser to demand repurchase or other relief as provided herein
or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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SECTION 5. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Responsible Party and the
Seller .
(a) The Responsible Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Seller and the Purchaser, as of the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants,
that:
(i) The Responsible Party is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the state of California and is and will remain in compliance with
the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located
to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each
Mortgage Loan;
(ii) The Responsible Party has the
full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to
enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Responsible Party 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 Seller and the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Responsible Party, 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 Responsible Party and the performance of and
compliance with the terms of this Agreement which are applicable to
the Responsible Party will not violate the Responsible
Party’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or constitute
a default under or result in a breach or acceleration of, any
material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the
Responsible Party is a party or which may be applicable to the
Responsible Party or its assets;
(iv) The Responsible Party is not in
violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Responsible Party 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 Responsible Party or its assets, which
violation might have consequences that would materially and
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the
operation of the Responsible Party or its assets or might have
consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
enforceability of the Mortgage Loans or this Agreement or the
performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
(v) The Responsible Party does not
believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it
cannot perform each and every covenant of the Responsible Party
contained in this Agreement;
(vi) There are no actions or
proceedings against, or investigations of, the Responsible Party
before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that
might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking
to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and
adversely affect the performance by the Responsible Party of its
obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement;
(vii) No consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body
is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Responsible Party of, or compliance by the Responsible Party 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 Closing Date;
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(viii) The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary
course of business of the Responsible Party; and
(ix) Neither this Agreement nor any
written statement, report or other document prepared and furnished
by the Responsible Party 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.
(b) The Seller hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date, and covenants, that:
(i) The Seller is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing as a corporation under the
laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate power and
authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it to
the extent material to the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein. The Seller has the full corporate power and
authority to own the Mortgage Loans and to transfer and convey the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and has the full corporate power
and authority to execute and deliver, engage in the transactions
contemplated by, and perform and observe the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
(ii) 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 Responsible Party,
the Interim Trustee and 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, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Seller (x) does not
conflict and will not conflict with, does not breach and will not
result in a breach of and does not constitute and will not
constitute a default (or an event, which with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default) under (A) any terms
or provisions of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the
Seller, (B) any term or provision of any material agreement,
contract, instrument or indenture, to which the Seller is a party
or by which the Seller or any of its property is bound or
(C) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority having
jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its property and
(y) does not create or impose and will not result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance which
would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any
documents or instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage
Loans.
(iv) No consent, approval,
authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice
on behalf of the Seller to any governmental authority or court is
required, under federal laws or the laws of the State of Delaware,
for the execution, delivery and
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performance by the Seller of, or
compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation
by the Seller of any other transaction contemplated hereby;
provided , however , that the Seller makes no
representation or warranty regarding federal or state securities
laws in connection with the sale or distribution of the
Certificates.
(v) 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.
(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) Immediately prior to the sale
of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as herein contemplated, the
Seller will be the beneficial owner, and the Interim Trustee will
be the legal owner, of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by the related Mortgage Note, and, upon the payment to
the Seller of the Total Purchase Price, in the event that the
Seller retains or has retained record title, the Seller shall
retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage
Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust
for the Purchaser as the owner thereof from and after the date
hereof.
(viii) There are no actions or
proceedings against, or investigations known to it 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 Mortgage Loans by the Seller 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 validity or
enforceability of, this Agreement.
(ix) 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 Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller
are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions.
(x) The Seller has not dealt with
any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, except for
the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, that may be entitled to any
commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the
Mortgage Loans.
(xi) There is no litigation
currently pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge
without independent investigation, threatened against the Seller
that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans, the issuance of the Certificates or the
execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this
Agreement, or that would result in a material adverse change in the
financial condition of the Seller.
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(xii) The Seller is solvent and will
not be rendered insolvent by the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any Mortgage
Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its
creditors.
(xiii) The Seller makes each of the
additional representations and warranties set forth on Schedule
I hereto.
(c) The Seller hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6(b) ,
(q) , (r) , (w) , (pp) , (vv)
and (kkkk) with the exception that the words
“Whole Loan Sale Date” in such sections are replaced
with the words “Cut-off Date”, provided ,
however , that (i) the phrase “except with
respect to payments not yet 30 days past due” shall be
replaced with the phrase “except with respect to payments not
more than 30 days delinquent based on OTS methodology” in
both places where it appears in Section 6(b) ,
(ii) the phrase “up to the close of business on”
shall be replaced with “prior to” where it appears in
Section 6(b) , and (iii) if any corresponding
representation or warranty of the Responsible Party set forth in
any such section with respect to any Mortgage Loan was not true and
correct as of the Whole Loan Sale Date (as defined below) and was
not subsequently cured prior to the Cut-off Date, the Seller shall
be deemed not to have made such representation or warranty under
such section with respect to such Mortgage Loan and shall have no
corresponding obligation to repurchase or substitute any such
Mortgage Loan under Section 7 . In addition, the Seller
makes the representations and warranties set forth in Sections
6(zz) , (ttt) and (vvvv) to the Purchaser
and its assigns.
(d) As of the Closing Date and
immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loans hereunder, the
Seller is the sole beneficial and equitable owner of the related
Mortgage Notes and the related Mortgages and has full right to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser free and
clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest.
SECTION 6. Representations and
Warranties of the Responsible Party Relating to the Mortgage
Loans .
The Responsible Party hereby
represents and warrants to the Seller and the Purchaser that, as to
each Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date or, if specified below,
as of the date that such Mortgage Loan was purchased by the Seller
from the Responsible Party (the “ Whole Loan Sale Date
”):
(a) The information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct as of the
Cut-off Date;
(b) Except with respect to payments
not yet 30 days past due, all payments required to be made up to
the close of business on the Whole Loan Sale Date under the terms
of the related Mortgage Note have been made; neither the
Responsible Party nor any applicable Option One Trust has 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
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the Mortgage Note or Mortgage; and
as of the Whole Loan Sale Date, except with respect to payments
less than 30 days past due, there has been no delinquency,
exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder since origination;
(c) There are no delinquent taxes,
insurance premiums or other outstanding charges that would
jeopardize the lien priority of the Mortgage Loan;
(d) The terms of the Mortgage 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
Purchaser; and the substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent
required by the related policy. No instrument of waiver, alteration
or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been
released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an
assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been
delivered to the Purchaser;
(e) The Mortgage 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 Mortgage 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;
(f) All buildings upon the Mortgaged
Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae and
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 Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All such
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the
Responsible Party, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all
premiums thereon have been paid. If upon origination of the
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was 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 and conforming to the
requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac is in effect. The
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such
insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and
expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. 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 Responsible Party upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Neither the Responsible Party nor any applicable Option One Trust
has engaged in, or has any knowledge of the Mortgagor’s
having engaged in, any act or omission which would
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impair the coverage of any such
policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the
validity and binding effect of either, including, without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or
entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or
realized by the Responsible Party or any applicable Option One
Trust;
(g) 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,
predatory and abusive lending laws, or disclosure laws applicable
to the origination and servicing of loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of
any such laws or regulations, and the Responsible Party shall
maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s
inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, 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. Neither the
Responsible Party nor any applicable Option One Trust has waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the
Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action would cause the
Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Responsible Party or
any applicable Option One Trust waived any default resulting from
any action or inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) With respect to any First Lien
Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, existing and
enforceable first lien on the related Mortgaged Property and, with
respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage is a
valid, existing and enforceable second lien on the related
Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the related
Mortgaged Property subject only to (1) with respect to any
Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the related First Lien, (2) the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments which are not
delinquent, (3) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights
of way, easements, mineral right reservations and other matters of
the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage
which are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and
specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance
policy delivered to the originator of the related Mortgage Loan and
which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the related
Mortgaged Property, and (4) 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
related Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value (as determined by
Appraised Value) or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage
Loan establishes and creates (y) with respect to any First
Lien Mortgage Loan, a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien
and first priority security interest and (z) with respect to
any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, a valid, subsisting and enforceable
second lien and second priority security
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interest, in each case, on the
property described therein, and the Seller has the full right to
sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. Except as set forth on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgaged Property was not, as of
the date of origination of the Mortgage 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;
(j) The Mortgage 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;
(k) All parties to the Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan
and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly
executed by such parties;
(l) The Mortgagor is a natural
person who executed the related Mortgage either in an individual
capacity or, provided that the related Mortgage is guaranteed by a
natural person, as trustee for a family trust;
(m) The proceeds of the Mortgage
Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the
Mortgagor 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
Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and
the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or
due to the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage;
(n) As of the Whole Loan Sale Date
and immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the
Seller, the Responsible Party or the Option One Trusts were the
sole beneficial and equitable owner of the related Mortgage Note
and the related Mortgage and had full right to transfer and sell
the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest;
(o) All parties which have had any
interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee,
pledgee 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;
(p) The Mortgage Loan is covered by
an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy and, in the case of
an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, with an adjustable rate mortgage
endorsement, such endorsement substantially in the form of ALTA
Form 6.0 or 6.1, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the
related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA
lender’s title insurance policy, or other generally
acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or
Freddie Mac and qualified to do business in the
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jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained
in clauses (i)(1) , (2) and (3)
above) the Responsible Party, its successors and assigns as
to the first or second, as applicable, priority lien of the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and,
with respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage 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 Mortgage 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 Responsible Party 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. Such lender’s title insurance
policy has been duly and validly endorsed to the Purchaser or the
assignment to the Purchaser of the Responsible Party’s
interest therein does not require the consent of or notification to
the related insurer. No claims have been made under such
lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the
related Mortgage, including the Responsible Party, has done, by act
or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such
lender’s title insurance policy;
(q) As of the Whole Loan Sale Date,
there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note 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 Responsible Party has
not waived (either for itself, for any applicable Option One Trust
or for the Seller) any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration. For purposes of the foregoing, a delinquent payment
of less than thirty (30) days on a Mortgage Loan in and of
itself does not constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration (or an event which, with the passage of time or with
notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, has occurred
that would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration) with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(r) As of the Whole Loan Sale Date,
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;
(s) 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;
(t) The Mortgage Loan was originated
or acquired by the Responsible Party (and if acquired by the
Responsible Party the Mortgage Loan was underwritten in all
material respects with the Underwriting Guidelines) or originated
by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial
bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and
examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee
approved as such by the Secretary of HUD.
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(u) Payments on the Mortgage Loan
shall commence (with respect to any newly originated Mortgage
Loans) or commenced no more than two months after the proceeds of
the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest
at the Mortgage Rate. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day
of each month (except with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having Monthly Payments due on a
day other than the first day of each month) in Monthly Payments,
which, in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, are sufficient
to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original
term thereof, of not more than forty (40) years, and to pay
interest at the related Mortgage Rate, and, in the case of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage 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 and to pay
interest at the related Mortgage Rate. The Index for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. Interest on the Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis
of a 360 day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Mortgage
Note does not permit negative amortization;
(v) The origination and collection
practices used by the Responsible Party, with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper,
prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing
industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Responsible
Party and any predecessor servicer in accordance with the terms of
the Mortgage Note and applicable law. With respect to escrow
deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the
possession of, or under the control with, the Responsible Party,
and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which
customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. An
escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law with respect to
any Mortgage Loan for which such escrow of funds has been
established. All Mortgage Rate adjustments have been made in strict
compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note,
another index was selected for determining the Mortgage Rate, the
same index was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which
required a new index to be selected, and such selection did not
conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The
Responsible Party or an Affiliate thereof executed and delivered
any and all notices required under applicable law and the terms of
the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Rate
and the monthly payment adjustments. Any interest required to be
paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly
paid and credited. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other
charges or payments due the Responsible Party have been capitalized
under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Responsible Party
for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been
completed;
(w) As of the Whole Loan Sale Date,
the Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and waste that
affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property and there is
no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation thereof;
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(x) The Mortgage and related
Mortgage 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 (i) in the case of
a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale,
and (ii) otherwise, by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a
Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee’s
sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures,
the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good and
merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. Since the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property has not
been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding
and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under applicable
bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available
to the Mortgagor, which would interfere with the right to sell the
Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to
foreclose the Mortgage. The Mortgagor has not notified the
Responsible Party and the Responsible Party has no knowledge of any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 1940;
(y) The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines of the
Responsible Party in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(z) The related Mortgaged Property
is not a leasehold estate or, if such Mortgaged Property is a
leasehold estate, (i) the lessor under the lease holds a fee
simple interest in the land; (ii) 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; (iii) 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,
(b) allow the termination of the lease in the event of damage
or destruction as long as the Mortgage is in existence,
(c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage from being insured (or
receiving proceeds of insurance) under the hazard insurance policy
or policies relating to the Mortgaged Property or (d) permit
any increase in rent other than pre-established increases set forth
in the lease; (iv) the original term of such lease is not less
than 15 years; (v) the term of such lease does not terminate
earlier than five years after the maturity date of the Mortgage
Note; and (vi) the Mort