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

                                 February 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 February 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, negative amortization 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-OAR1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (the "Certificates"),
under a pooling and servicing agreement, to be dated as of February 1, 2007 (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), by and among the Purchaser, as depositor,
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator (the "Master
Servicer" and "Securities Administrator"), Wilshire Credit Corporation as
servicer, and Central Mortgage Company, as servicer (collectively, the
"Servicers").

            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 March 8, 2007 to the Prospectus, dated February 20, 2007,
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 March 7, 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:

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            Closing Date: March 9, 2007.

            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: February 1, 2007.

            Cut-off Date Balance: $428,979,193.

            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-2, Class
A-3, 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 $428,979,193.

            (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 (i)

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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

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delivered, are being delivered or will upon receipt of recording information
relating to the 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
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investors or potential investors to conduct such due diligence as any such party
reasonably 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
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were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, such security
interest would be 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 Pool -- 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
premiums, leasehold payments,

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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
required to perfect the lien thereof for the benefit of the Trust Fund;

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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);

             It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in this Section 7 will inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, its
successors and assigns, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement
on any Mortgage Note or assignment of Mortgage or the examination of any
Mortgage File. Upon any substitution for a Mortgage Loan, the representations
and warranties set forth above shall be deemed to be made by the Seller as to
any Substitute Mortgage Loan as of the date of substitution.

            Upon discovery or receipt of notice by the Seller, the Purchaser or
the Trustee of a breach of any representation or warranty of the Seller set
forth in this Section 7 which materially and adversely affects the value of the
interests of the Purchaser, the Certificateholders or the Trustee in any of the
Mortgage Loans delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the party
discovering or receiving notice of such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the others. In the case of any such breach of a representation or warranty
set forth in this Section 7, within 90 days from the date of discovery by the
Seller, or the date the Seller is notified by the

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party discovering or receiving notice of such breach (whichever occurs earlier),
the Seller will (i) cure such breach in all material respects, (ii) purchase the
affected Mortgage Loan at the applicable Purchase Price or (iii) if within two
years of the Closing Date, substitute a qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan in
exchange for such Mortgage Loan. The obligations of the Seller to cure, purchase
or substitute a qualifying Substitute Mortgage Loan shall constitute the
Purchaser's, the Trustee's and the Certificateholder's sole and exclusive remedy
under this Agreement or otherwise respecting a breach of representations or
warranties hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans, except for the
obligation of the Seller to indemnify the Purchaser for such breach as set forth
in and limited by Section 14 hereof. With respect to the representations and
warranties described in the Agreement which are made to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, if it is discovered by any of t