MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                        MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                     between

                      MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC.

                                     as Seller

                                       and

                     MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC.

                                  as Purchaser

                                   Dated as of

                                  January 1, 2007

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1.   DEFINITIONS..................................................      1
SECTION 2.   PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS AND RELATED RIGHTS...      3
SECTION 3.   MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULES......................................      4
SECTION 4.   MORTGAGE LOAN TRANSFER.......................................      4
SECTION 5.   EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................      5
SECTION 6.   RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................      7
SECTION 7.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER CONCERNING THE
            MORTGAGE LOANS...............................................      8
SECTION 8.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE SELLER.........     13
SECTION 9.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE PURCHASER......     15
SECTION 10. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING........................................     16
SECTION 11. FEES AND EXPENSES............................................     18
SECTION 12. ACCOUNTANTS' LETTERS.........................................     18
SECTION 13. INDEMNIFICATION..............................................     18
SECTION 14. NOTICES......................................................     21
SECTION 15. TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE LOANS...................................     21
SECTION 16. TERMINATION..................................................     21
SECTION 17. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS TO SURVIVE
            DELIVERY.....................................................     22
SECTION 18. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST...............     22
SECTION 19. SEVERABILITY.................................................     22
SECTION 20. COUNTERPARTS.................................................     23
SECTION 21. AMENDMENT....................................................     23
SECTION 22. GOVERNING LAW................................................     23
SECTION 23. FURTHER ASSURANCES...........................................     23
SECTION 24. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.......................................     23
SECTION 25. THE SELLER...................................................     24
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SECTION 26. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.............................................     24
SECTION 27. NO PARTNERSHIP...............................................     24
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                             EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULE TO
                        MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Exhibit 1   Contents of Mortgage File
Exhibit 2   Contents of Final Mortgage File
Exhibit 3   Mortgage Loan Schedule Information
Exhibit 4   Seller's Information
Exhibit 5   Purchaser's Information
Exhibit 6   Schedule of Lost Notes
Exhibit 7   S&P Appendix

Schedule A Required Ratings For Each Class of Certificates
Schedule B Schedule of Assigned Agreements


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                        MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT

          MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 1, 2007, as
amended and supplemented by any and all amendments hereto (collectively, the
"Agreement"), by and between MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE LENDING, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Seller"), and MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser").

          Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the
Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, certain first lien,
adjustable-rate mortgage loans secured by one- to four-family residences,
townhouses, individual condominiums, co-op units and units in planned unit
developments (collectively, the "Mortgage Loans") as described herein. The
Purchaser intends to deposit the Mortgage Loans into a trust fund (the "Trust
Fund") and create Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-A1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (the "Certificates"), under a pooling and
servicing agreement, to be dated as of January 1, 2007 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), by and among the Purchaser, as depositor, HSBC Bank USA,
National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as
master servicer and securities administrator (the "Master Servicer" and
"Securities Administrator").

          The Purchaser has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") a registration statement on Form S-3 (Number 333-130545)
relating to its Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates and the offering of certain
series thereof (including certain classes of the Certificates) from time to time
in accordance with Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the
"Securities Act"). Such registration statement, when it became effective under
the Securities Act, and the prospectus relating to the public offering of
certain classes of the Certificates by the Purchaser (the "Public Offering"), as
from time to time each is amended or supplemented pursuant to the Securities Act
or otherwise, are referred to herein as the "Registration Statement" and the
"Prospectus," respectively. The "Prospectus Supplement" shall mean that
supplement, dated February 7, 2007 to the Prospectus, dated September 8, 2006,
relating to certain classes of the Certificates. With respect to the Public
Offering of certain classes of the Certificates, the Purchaser and Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") have entered into a
Terms Agreement dated as of February 6, 2007 to an underwriting agreement
dated February 28, 2003, between the Purchaser and Merrill Lynch (together, the
"Underwriting Agreement").

          Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

          Certain terms are defined herein. Capitalized terms used herein but
not defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. The following other terms are defined as follows:

          Closing Date: February 9, 2007.


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          Custodial Agreement: An agreement, dated as of the Closing Date among
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee
and the Custodian in substantially the form of Exhibit G to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

          Custodian: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., including any successors in
interest, or any successor custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions hereof
and of the Custodial Agreement.

          Cut-off Date: January 1, 2007.

          Cut-off Date Balance: $811,955,192.

          Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a
Substitute Mortgage Loan.

          Due Date: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the first day in each
month.

          Fannie Mae: Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
thereto.

          Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation of any
successor thereto.

          Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

          Merrill Lynch: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

          Moody's: Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or its successors in
interest.

          Mortgage: The mortgage or deed of trust creating a first lien on an
interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note.

          Mortgage File: The items referred to in Exhibit 1 and Exhibit 2
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required
to be added to such documents pursuant to this Agreement.

          Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne by a
Mortgage Note as stated therein.

          Mortgagor: The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note.

          Net Rate: With respect to any Distribution Date and each Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan on such Distribution
Date less the Servicing Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan on such Distribution
Date.

          Offered Certificates: Shall mean the Class A-1, Class A-2A, Class
A-2B, Class A-2C, Class A-3, Class A-2D, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class R
Certificates issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.


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          Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller or the Purchaser, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

           Person: Any legal person, including any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.

          Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be
purchased by the Seller pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement,
an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal remaining unpaid on such
Mortgage Loan as of the date of purchase (including if a foreclosure has already
occurred, the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time the
Mortgaged Property was acquired), (ii) accrued and unpaid interest thereon at
the Mortgage Interest Rate through and including the last day of the month of
purchase and (iii) any costs and damages incurred by the Issuing Entity in
connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or
abusive-lending law.

          Rating Agencies: S&P and Moody's, each a "Rating Agency."

           S&P: Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
or its successors in interest.

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

          Security: As used herein, the term shall refer to the Trust Fund and
the Certificates created thereby.

          Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan which must meet on the date of such substitution the requirements
stated herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; upon such
substitution, such mortgage loan shall be a "Mortgage Loan" hereunder.

          Value: The value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of origination
of the related Mortgage Loan, such value being the lesser of (i) the value of
such property set forth in an appraisal accepted by the Originator or (ii) the
sales price of such property at the time of origination.

Section 2. Purchase and Sale of the Mortgage Loans and Related Rights.

          (a) Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 10
hereof, the Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase Mortgage
Loans having an aggregate Cut-off Date Balance of $811,955,192.

          (b) The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans and
the closing for the issuance of the Certificates will take place on the Closing
Date at the office of the Purchaser's counsel in New York, New York or such
other place as the parties shall agree.

          (c) Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 10
hereof, on the Closing Date, in consideration of the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans, the Purchaser shall


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  (i) pay to the Seller an amount equal to the net sale proceeds of the Offered
Certificates plus accrued interest in immediately available funds by wire
transfer to such account or accounts as shall be designated by the Seller and
(ii) deliver to the Seller the Class P and Class C Certificates.

          (d) In addition to the foregoing, on the Closing Date the Seller
assigns to the Purchaser without recourse all of its right, title and interest
in the agreements listed on Schedule B.

Section 3. Mortgage Loan Schedules.

          The Seller agrees to provide to the Purchaser as of the date hereof a
preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans (the "Preliminary Mortgage Loan
Schedule") setting forth the information listed on Exhibit 3 to this

          Agreement with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans being sold by the
Seller. If there are changes to the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule, the
Seller shall provide to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date a final schedule
(the "Final Mortgage Loan Schedule") setting forth the information listed on
Exhibit 3 to this Agreement with respect to each of the Mortgage Loans being
sold by the Seller to the Purchaser. The Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be
delivered to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, shall be attached to an
amendment to this Agreement to be executed on the Closing Date by the parties
hereto and shall be in form and substance mutually agreed to by the Seller and
the Purchaser (the "Amendment"). If there are no changes to the Preliminary
Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Preliminary Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the
Final Mortgage Loan Schedule for all purposes hereof.

Section 4 Mortgage Loan Transfer.

          (a) The Purchaser will be entitled to all scheduled payments of
principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date
(regardless of when actually collected) and all payments thereof other than
scheduled principal and interest received after the Cut-off Date. The Seller
will be entitled to all scheduled payments of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date (including payments collected
after the Cut-off Date) and all payments thereof other than scheduled principal
and interest on the Mortgage Loans received on or before the Cut-off Date. Such
principal amounts and any interest thereon belonging to the Seller as described
above will not be included in the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date as set forth on the Final Mortgage Loan
Schedule.

          (b) Pursuant to various conveyancing documents to be executed on the
Closing Date and pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser
will assign on the Closing Date all of its right, title and interest in and to
the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. In
connection with the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans, the Seller
has delivered or will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee by the
Closing Date or such later date as is agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller
(each of the Closing Date and such later date is referred to as a "Mortgage File
Delivery Date"), the items of each Mortgage File, provided, however, that in
lieu of the foregoing, the Seller may deliver the following documents, under the
circumstances set forth below: (x) in lieu of the original Mortgage, assignments
to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof which have been delivered, are
being delivered or will upon receipt of recording information relating to the


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Mortgage required to be included thereon, be delivered to recording offices for
recording and have not been returned in time to permit their delivery as
specified above, the Seller may deliver a true copy thereof with a certification
by the Seller or the applicable originator, on the face of such copy,
substantially as follows: "Certified to be a true and correct copy of the
original, which has been transmitted for recording;" (y) in lieu of the
Mortgage, assignments to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof, if the
applicable jurisdiction retains the originals of such documents or if the
originals are lost (in each case, as evidenced by a certification from the
Seller to such effect), the Seller may deliver photocopies of such documents
containing an original certification by the judicial or other governmental
authority of the jurisdiction where such documents were recorded; and (z) in
lieu of the Mortgage Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans, each identified in
the list delivered by the Purchaser to the Trustee on the Closing Date and
attached hereto as Exhibit 6 the Seller may deliver lost note affidavits and
indemnities of the Seller; and provided further, however, that in the case of
Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior
to the Closing Date, the Seller, in lieu of delivering the above documents, may
deliver to the Trustee a certification by the Seller to such effect. The Seller
shall deliver such original documents (including any original documents as to
which certified copies had previously been delivered) or such certified copies
to the Trustee promptly after they are received. The Seller shall cause the
Mortgage and intervening assignments, if any, and the assignment of the Mortgage
to be recorded not later than 180 days after the Closing Date, or, in lieu of
such assignments, shall provide an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 6(a)
hereof to the effect that the recordation of such assignment is not necessary to
protect the Trustee's interest in the related Mortgage Loan. Upon the request of
the Purchaser, the Seller will assist the Purchaser in effecting the assignment
referred to above.

          (c) The Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge hereunder that all of the
Mortgage Loans and the related servicing will ultimately be assigned to HSBC
Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for the Certificateholders, on the
date hereof.

Section 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.

          (a) On or before the Mortgage File Delivery Date, the Seller will have
made the Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or its agent for examination
which may be at the offices of the Trustee or the Seller and/or the Custodian.
The fact that the Purchaser or its agent has conducted or has failed to conduct
any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the
Purchaser's rights to demand cure, repurchase, substitution or other relief as
provided in this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Seller shall
make the Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or its agent from time to
time so as to permit the Purchaser to confirm the Seller's compliance with the
delivery and recordation requirements of this Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. In addition, upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller
agrees to provide to the Purchaser, Merrill Lynch and to any investors or
prospective investors in the Certificates information regarding the Mortgage
Loans and their servicing, to make the Mortgage Files available to the
Purchaser, Merrill Lynch and to such investors or prospective investors (which
may be at the offices of the Seller and/or the Seller's custodian) and to make
available personnel knowledgeable about the Mortgage Loans for discussions with
the Purchaser, Merrill Lynch and such investors or prospective investors, upon
reasonable request during regular business hours, sufficient to permit the
Purchaser, Merrill Lynch and such investors or potential investors to conduct
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believes is appropriate.

          (b) Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the Closing
Date the Trustee (or the Custodian), for the benefit of the Certificateholders,
will review items of the Mortgage Files as set forth on Exhibit 1 and will
deliver to the Seller a certification in the form attached as Exhibit One to the
Custodial Agreement.

          (c) Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee or
the Custodian, as its agent, will review the Mortgage Files within 180 days of
the Closing Date and will deliver to the Purchaser a final certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit Two to the Custodial Agreement. If the
Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, is unable to deliver a final
certification with respect to the items listed in Exhibit 2 due to any document
that is missing, has not been executed, is unrelated, determined on the basis of
the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and loan number, to the Mortgage
Loans identified in the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule (a "Material Defect"), the
Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall notify the Seller of such Material
Defect. The Seller shall correct or cure any such Material Defect within 90 days
from the date of notice from the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, of the
Material Defect and if the Seller does not correct or cure such Material Defect
within such period and such defect materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders in the related Mortgage Loan, the Seller
will, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
within 90 days of the date of notice, provide the Trustee with a Substitute
Mortgage Loan (if within two years of the Closing Date) or purchase the related
Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that if such
defect relates solely to the inability of the Seller to deliver the original
security instrument or intervening assignments thereof, or a certified copy
because the originals of such documents, or a certified copy, have not been
returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Seller shall not be required to
purchase such Mortgage Loan if the Seller delivers such original documents or
certified copy promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after
the Closing Date. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the
event that the Seller cannot deliver such original or copy of any document
submitted for recording to the appropriate recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction because such document has not been returned by such office;
provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such
recording office or, if such receipt is not available, a certificate of the
Seller confirming that such documents have been accepted for recording, and
delivery to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, shall be effected by the
Seller within thirty days of its receipt of the original recorded document.

          (d) At the time of any substitution, the Seller shall deliver or cause
to be delivered the Substitute Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File and any
other documents and payments required to be delivered in connection with a
substitution pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. At the time of any
purchase or substitution, the Trustee shall (i) assign to the Seller and release
or cause the Custodian, as its agent, to release the documents (including, but
not limited to, the Mortgage, Mortgage Note and other contents of the Mortgage
File) in the possession of the Trustee or the Custodian relating to the Deleted
Mortgage Loan and (ii) execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or
assignment, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the
Seller title to such Deleted Mortgage Loan.


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Section 6. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.

          (a) The Seller need not cause to be recorded any assignment which
relates to a Mortgage Loan in any jurisdiction; provided, however, each
assignment of Mortgage shall be submitted for recording by the Seller, at no
expense to the Issuing Entity or Trustee, upon the earliest to occur of (i)
reasonable direction by the Holders of Certificates evidencing, in the
aggregate, not less than 25% of the Voting Rights, (ii) the occurrence of an
Event of Default with respect to the Master Servicer (upon instruction of the
Seller), (iii) the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure
relating to the Seller or (iv) with respect to any one assignment of Mortgage,
the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the
Mortgagor under the related Mortgage.

          While each such Mortgage or assignment is being recorded, if
necessary, the Seller shall leave or cause to be left with the Trustee a
certified copy of such Mortgage or assignment. All customary recording fees and
reasonable expenses relating to the recordation of the assignments of Mortgage
to the Trustee shall be borne by the Seller.

          (b) It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance
of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser, as contemplated by this
Agreement be, and be treated as, a sale. It is, further, not the intention of
the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the
Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller.
However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the
Mortgage Loans are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to continue to be
property of the Seller, then (i) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a
security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the applicable
Uniform Commercial Code; (ii) the transfer of the Mortgage Loans provided for
herein shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a
security interest in all of the Seller's right, title and interest in and to the
Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary
or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other
property, to the extent the Purchaser would otherwise be entitled to own such
Mortgage Loans and proceeds pursuant to Section 4 hereof, including all amounts,
other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in any
accounts created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, whether in the
form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (iii) the possession by
the Purchaser or the Trustee of Mortgage Notes and such other items of property
as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be
deemed to be "possession by the secured party" for purposes of perfecting the
security interest pursuant to Section 9-305 (or comparable provision) of the
applicable Uniform Commercial Code; and (iv) notifications to persons holding
such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons
holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments,
receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as
applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security
interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of the Purchaser
pursuant to any provision hereof or pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest
created hereby. The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent
with this Agreement, take such actions as may be reasonably necessary to ensure
that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
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deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable
law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.

Section 7. Representations and Warranties of Seller Concerning the Mortgage
Loans.

          The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of the
Closing Date or such other date as may be specified below with respect to each
Mortgage Loan being sold by it:

          (a) the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule hereto is
true and correct in all material respects;

          (b) immediately prior to the transfer to the Purchaser, the Seller was
the sole owner of beneficial title and holder of each Mortgage and Mortgage Note
relating to the Mortgage Loans and is conveying the same free and clear of any
and all liens, claims, encumbrances, participation interests, equities, pledges,
charges or security interests of any nature and the Seller has full right and
authority to sell or assign the same pursuant to this Agreement;

          (c) no selection procedure reasonably believed by the Seller to be
adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders was utilized in selecting the
Mortgage Loans;

          (d) each Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified mortgage" under
Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);

          (e) no Mortgage Loan is in foreclosure;

          (f) no Mortgage Loan provides for interest other than at either (i) a
single fixed rate in effect throughout the term of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) a
"variable rate" (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.860G-1(a)(3)) in
effect throughout the term of the Mortgage Loan;

          (g) the Seller would not, based on the delinquency status of the
Mortgage Loans, institute foreclosure proceedings with respect to any of the
Mortgage Loans prior to the next scheduled payment for such Mortgage Loan;

          (h) the information set forth under the captions "Description of the
Mortgage Groups--General," "--Tabular Characteristics of the Mortgage Loans" and
in Annex II of the Prospectus Supplement is true and correct in all material
respects;

          (i) as of the Cut-off Date, no Mortgage Loan is more than 30 days past
due. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly
received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related
Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;

          (j) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, there are no delinquent
taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance
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including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding
charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;

          (k) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, 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 Seller has not waived any default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration;

          (l) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is
free of damage and waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total or
partial condemnation thereof;

          (m) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is
lawfully occupied under applicable law at time of origination; all inspections,
licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all
occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and
occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy,
have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;

          (n) all requirements of any federal, state or local law (including
usury, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit
protection, equal credit opportunity, disclosure or recording, predatory and
abusive lending laws) applicable to the origination and servicing of such
Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects;

          (o) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, as of the date of transfer
of the Mortgage Loans, there is no mechanics' lien or claim for work, labor or
material affecting the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured against
by the title insurance policy;

          (p) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, as of the date of the
transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, there is no valid offset,
defense or counterclaim to any Mortgage Note or Mortgage;

          (q) to the best of the Seller's knowledge, as of the date of closing,
the Mortgaged Property subject to any Mortgage is free of material damage and is
in good repair;

          (r) at the time of origination, no improvement located on or being
part of the Mortgaged Property was in violation of any applicable zoning and
subdivision laws or ordinances;

          (s) each Mortgage Loan is and will be a mortgage loan arising out of
the originator's practice in accordance with the seller/originator's
underwriting guidelines. The seller has no knowledge of any fact that should
have led it to expect at the time of the initial creation of an interest in the
Mortgage Loan that such Mortgage Loan would not be paid in full when due;

          (t) each original Mortgage has been recorded or is in the process of
being recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is
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          (u) the related Mortgage File contains each of the documents and
instruments specified;

          (v) each Mortgage Loan is being serviced according to the related
Servicer's guidelines;

          (w) the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, altered
or modified in any material respect, except by a written instrument which has
been recorded or is in the process of being recorded;

          (x) a lender's title policy or binder, or other assurance of title
insurance customary in a form acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac was issued
at origination and each policy or binder is valid and remains in full force and
effect;

          (y) none of the Mortgage Loans are secured by a leasehold interest;

          (z) There is no Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund that was originated on
or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property
located in the State of Georgia. There is no Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund
that was originated on or after March 7, 2003, which is a "high cost home loan"
as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act;

          (aa) none of the Mortgage Loans is subject to the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 or is a "high cost" or "predatory" loan as defined
by applicable local, state and federal predatory and abusive lending laws;

          (bb) no Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as
applicable (as such terms are defined in Appendix E of the then current Standard
& Poor's Glossary For File Format For LEVELS(R) Version 5.7 Revised (attached
hereto as Exhibit 7);

          (cc) There is no Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund that was originated
on or after January 1, 2005, which is a "high cost home loan" as defined under
the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act (I.C. 24-9);

          (dd) With respect to each Mortgage Loan underlying the Security, no
borrower obtained a prepaid single-premium credit-life, credit disability,
credit unemployment or credit property insurance policy in connection with the
origination of the mortgage loan;

          (ee) With respect to any Mortgage Loan underlying the Security that
contains a provision permitting imposition of a penalty upon a prepayment prior
to maturity: (a) the Mortgage Loan provides some benefit to the borrower (e.g.,
a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for accepting such prepayment penalty; (b)
the Mortgage Loan's originator had a written policy of offering the borrower, or
requiring third-party brokers to offer the borrower, the option of obtaining a
mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a penalty; (c) the prepayment
penalty was adequately disclosed to the borrower pursuant to applicable state
and federal law; (d) no Mortgage Loan that is a subprime loan originated on or
after October 1, 2002 underlying the Security will provide for prepayment
penalties for a term in excess of three years and any Mortgage Loans originated
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prepayment penalties for a term in excess of five years; in each case unless the
Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more than three
years from the date of the note and the borrower was notified in writing of such
reduction in prepayment period; and (e) such prepayment penalty shall not be
imposed in any instance where the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in
connection with the workout of a delinquent mortgage or due to the borrower's
default, notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan or state or federal
law might permit the imposition of such penalty;

           (ff) The Servicer for each Mortgage Loan underlying the Security has
fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and
unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union
Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly
basis;

          (gg) The Servicer for each Mortgage Loan underlying the Security will
fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its
implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and
unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union
Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly
basis;

          (hh) With respect to each Mortgage Loan underlying the Security, the
borrower was not encouraged or required to select a mortgage loan product
offered by the related Originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, taking into account such facts as, without
limitation, the Mortgage Loan's requirements and the borrower's credit history,
income, assets and liabilities. For a borrower who seeks financing through such
Originator's higher-priced subprime lending channel, the borrower should be
directed towards or offered such Originator's standard mortgage line if the
borrower is able to qualify for one of the standard products;

          (ii) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for
each Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund did not rely on the extent of the
borrower's equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in
approving such extension of credit. The methodology employed objective criteria
that related such facts as, without limitation, the borrower's credit history,
income, assets or liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on
such methodology, the Originator made a reasonable determination that at the
time of origination the borrower had the ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan;

          (jj) No borrower under a Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund was charged
"points and fees" in an amount greater than (a) $1,000 or (b) 5% of the
principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, whichever is greater. For purposes of
this representation, "points and fees" (x) include origination, underwriting,
broker and finder's fees and charges that the lender imposed as a condition of
making the Mortgage Loan, whether they are paid to the lender or a third party;
and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees paid for actual services
rendered in connection with the origination of the mortgage (such as attorneys'
fees, notaries fees and fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports,
surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and home
inspections); the cost of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price


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adjustments; the costs of title, hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and
local transfer taxes or fees; escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes
and insurance premiums; and other miscellaneous fees and charges that, in total,
do not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount;

          (kk) With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after August
1, 2004 and underlying the Security, neither the related Mortgage nor the
related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan
transaction;

          (ll) With respect to any Mortgage Loans underlying the Security that
are on manufactured housing, upon the origination of each such Mortgage Loan the
manufactured housing unit either: (i) will be the principal residence of the
borrower or (ii) will be classified as real property under applicable state law;

          (mm) No first lien Mortgage Loan underlying the Security has an
original principal balance that exceeds the applicable Freddie Mac loan limit;
and

          (nn) If any of the Mortgage Loans underlying the Security are
"seasoned" (a seasoned mortgage loan is one where the date of the Mortgage Note
is more than 1 year before the date of issuance of the related Security) the
Seller:

          (i) represents that it currently operates or actively participates in
          an on-going and active program or business (A) to originate mortgages,
          and/or (B) to make periodic purchases of mortgage loans from
          originators or other sellers, and/or (C) to issue and/or purchase
          securities or bonds supported by the mortgages, with a portion of the
          proceeds generated by such program or business being used to purchase
          or originate mortgages made to borrowers who are:

                     (x) low-income families (families with incomes of 80% or
                    less of area median income) living in low-income areas (a
                    census tract or block numbering area in which the median
                    income does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income)
                    and/or

                    (y) very low-income families (families with incomes of 60%
                    or less of area median income); and

          (ii) agrees that Freddie Mac for a period of two (2) years following
          the date of the agreement may contact the Seller to confirm that it
          continues to operate or actively participate in the mo