EXECUTION
COPY
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
SALE AGREEMENT
Among
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,
FA
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK
fsb
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK
(Sellers)
and
GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE
COMPANY
(Purchaser)
Dated as of December 1,
2003
Residential First Lien
Mortgage Loans
Schedule/Schedule Flow
Delivery Program
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE 2. SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE
LOANS; POSSESSION OF FILES; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE; DELIVERY OF
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS; RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF
MORTGAGE
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Sale and
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Files
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Delivery of
Mortgage Loan Documents Regarding Mortgage Loans; Recordation of
Assignments of Mortgage
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Purchaser’s Due Diligence
Review
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ARTICLE 3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE SELLERS CONCERNING MORTGAGE LOANS; REPURCHASE OF
MORTGAGE LOANS
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Individual
Mortgage Loans
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Seller
Representations
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Repurchase and
Substitution
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ARTICLE 4.
COVENANTS
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Cooperation
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Representations, Warranties, Covenants and
Indemnities
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Delivery of
Documents
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Consents and
Approvals
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Confidentiality
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Servicing
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ARTICLE 5.
CONDITIONS TO PURCHASE
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Effective Date
and Closing Date Documents
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Correctness of
Representations and Warranties
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Compliance With
Conditions
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ARTICLE 6.
PASS-THROUGH AND WHOLE LOAN TRANSFERS
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Pass-Through
Transfers or Whole-Loan Transfers
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Designation of
a Master Servicer
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ARTICLE 7.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Amendment
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Recordation of
Agreement
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Governing
Law
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General
Interpretive Principles
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Reproduction of
Documents
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Notices
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Severability of
Provisions
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Exhibits
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Counterparts;
Successors and Assigns
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Effect of
Headings
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Other
Agreements Superseded; Entire Agreement
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Survival
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Intention of
the Parties
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Nonsolicitation
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Costs
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Obligations of
the Sellers
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Attorneys’ Fees
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EXHIBITS &
SCHEDULES
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Exhibit A-1
CONTENTS OF COLLATERAL FILE
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Exhibit A-2
CONTENTS OF CREDIT FILE
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Schedule I to
Term Sheet MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
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Exhibit C FORM
OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
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Exhibit D
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) dated as of December 1, 2003 is
among Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited
partnership, as purchaser (the “ Purchaser ”),
and Washington Mutual Bank, FA, a savings association organized
under the laws of the United States, Washington Mutual Bank fsb, a
savings bank organized under the laws of the United States and
Washington Mutual Bank, a Washington state chartered stock savings
bank, as sellers (each, a “ Seller ” and,
collectively, the “ Sellers ”).
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
WHEREAS , in reliance upon the representations,
warranties and covenants of each Seller contained herein, the
Purchaser desires to purchase from each Seller, from time to time,
and each Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser, from time to
time, certain residential first lien mortgage loans, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, without recourse and
exclusive of the related servicing rights;
WHEREAS , the Purchaser and the Sellers desire to
prescribe in this Agreement the manner of sale by each Seller and
purchase by the Purchaser of such mortgage loans;
WHEREAS , the Purchaser and the Sellers desire that
Washington Mutual Bank, FA service the mortgage loans in the manner
described in the Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS , following its purchase of the mortgage loans
from the Sellers, the Purchaser may desire to sell some or all of
the mortgage loans to one or more purchasers as a whole loan
transfer or a public or private mortgage-backed securities
transaction;
NOW, THEREFORE , the Purchaser and the Sellers agree as
follows:
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall
have the meanings specified in the Servicing Agreement, except
that, whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the following
meanings:
Acceptable Servicing Procedures
: As defined in the Servicing
Agreement.
Account : As defined in the Servicing
Agreement.
Agreement : This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale
Agreement, including all exhibits, attachments and schedules
hereto, and all amendments hereof and supplements
hereto.
ALTA :
The American Land Title Association or any successor
thereto.
Appraised Value : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser
of (i) the value set forth on the appraisal made in connection
with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of
the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) the purchase price
paid for the Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that in the
case of a Mortgage Loan originated in connection with the refinance
of a mortgage loan, such value shall be based solely on the
appraisal made in connection with the origination of such Mortgage
Loan and provided, further, that in the case of a Streamlined
Mortgage Loan, such value shall be based solely on the appraisal
made in connection with the origination of the mortgage loan being
refinanced.
ARM Loan : A Mortgage Loan as to which the related
Mortgage Note provides that the Mortgage Interest Rate may be
adjusted periodically.
Assignment of Mortgage : An assignment of mortgage, notice of transfer
or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under and
complying with the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related
Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the transfer of
the Mortgage Loan to the assignee named therein.
Breaching Seller : As defined in Section 3.3(b).
Business Day : A day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or
(ii) a day on which banking or savings and loan institutions in the
States of Washington, California, Illinois or New York are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be
closed.
Closing Date : With respect to any Loan Pool, the date on
which the Purchaser purchases the Mortgage Loans included in such
Loan Pool.
Code :
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or
any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of
the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Collateral Documents : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
mortgage loan documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan which are
specified in Exhibit A-1 attached hereto and
any additional mortgage documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan
required to be added to the related Collateral File pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
Collateral File : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a file
pertaining to such Mortgage Loan that contains each of the related
Collateral Documents.
Commitment Letter : With respect to each Loan Pool, a commitment
letter entered into between one or more Sellers and the Purchaser
that provides for the purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement and sets forth the purchase price for and
certain other terms and conditions of the sale and purchase of such
Mortgage Loans.
Coop Ownership Interests : With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the
ownership interest in a single Cooperative Apartment, including (i)
the shares issued by the cooperative housing corporation, (ii) the
leasehold interest in the Cooperative Apartment and (iii) all
attendant right, title and interest thereto.
Cooperative Apartment : A dwelling unit in a multi-dwelling building
owned or leased by a cooperative housing corporation, which unit
the Mortgagor has an exclusive right to occupy pursuant to the
terms of a proprietary lease in accordance with the laws of the
state in which the building is located.
Cooperative Loan : A Mortgage Loan evidenced by a Mortgage Note
and secured by a first lien against the Coop Ownership Interests in
a Cooperative Apartment.
Credit File : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a file
pertaining to such Mortgage Loan which contains the mortgage loan
documents described on Exhibit A-2 attached
hereto together with the credit documentation relating to the
origination of such Mortgage Loan and copies of the Collateral
Documents, which file shall be retained by the Servicer and may be
maintained on microfilm or any other comparable medium.
Custodian : With respect to the Mortgage Loans in any Loan
Pool, the custodian designated by the Purchaser in the related
Commitment Letter, or any successor custodian.
Cut-off Date : As to each Mortgage Loan purchased on a
particular Closing Date, the cut-off date specified in the
Commitment Letter relating to the purchase and sale of the related
Loan Pool.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance
: As to each Mortgage Loan, the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close
of business on the applicable Cut-off Date, after deduction and
application of all payments of principal due on or before such
Cut-off Date, whether or not received.
Deleted Mortgage Loan : A Mortgage Loan that is removed from a Loan
Pool and replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan as set
forth in Section 3.3.
Delinquent Monthly Payment
: Any scheduled Monthly Payment that
(i) has not been received by the Due Date of the next Monthly
Payment and (ii) remains unpaid as of the related Closing
Date.
Disclosure Document : As defined in Section 6.1(d).
Due Date : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of
the month on which Monthly Payments on such Mortgage Loan are due,
exclusive of any days of grace, which day shall be the first day of
the month unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
Due Period : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the period
beginning on the first day of any month and ending on the last day
of such month.
Effective Date : December 23, 2003.
Effective Date Documents :
(A) two fully-executed counterparts of this
Agreement;
(B) two fully executed counterparts of the
Servicing Agreement; and
(C) two fully-executed counterparts of the Term
Sheet.
Escrow Account : As defined in the Servicing
Agreement.
Escrow Holdback Mortgage Loan
: A Mortgage Loan subject to an
escrow withhold agreement for the express purpose of completing
designated improvements on the Mortgaged Property.
Fannie Mae : Fannie Mae (formerly known as the Federal
National Mortgage Association) and any successor
thereto.
Freddie Mac : Freddie Mac (formerly known as The Federal
Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) and any successor
thereto.
Gross Margin : With respect to any ARM Loan, the fixed
percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note and
described in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which amount is
added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date
the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
HUD :
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
any successor thereto.
Indemnified Party : As defined in Section 6.1(d).
Index : With respect to any ARM Loan, the index set
forth in each adjustable rate Mortgage Note, which index is added
to the Gross Margin to determine the Mortgage Interest Rate on each
Interest Rate Adjustment Date.
Initial Closing Date : December 23, 2003.
Initial Rate Cap : With respect to any ARM Loan, the maximum
increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate on the initial
Interest Rate Adjustment Date.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date
: With respect to any ARM Loan, the
date specified in the related Mortgage Note as the date on which
the Mortgage Interest Rate for the related Mortgage Loan is subject
to adjustment.
Interest Rate Decrease Maximum
: With respect to any ARM Loan, the
maximum amount, if any, that the Mortgage Interest Rate can adjust
downwards on any Interest Rate Adjustment Date, as determined in
accordance with the related Mortgage Note.
Interest Rate Increase Maximum
: With respect to any ARM Loan, the
maximum amount, if any, that the Mortgage Interest Rate can adjust
upwards on any Interest Rate Adjustment Date, as determined in
accordance with the related Mortgage Note.
Loan-to-Value Ratio : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the
Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Loan Pool : A pool of Mortgage Loans sold by one or more
Sellers to the Purchaser on any Closing Date pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter (which Mortgage
Loans shall be identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
delivered pursuant to this Agreement).
Master Servicer : As defined in Section 6.2.
Maturity Date : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
maturity date of the related Mortgage Note, as specified
therein.
Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate
: With respect to any ARM Loan, the
maximum rate of interest that may be charged pursuant to the
related Mortgage Note.
MERS :
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any successor thereto.
MERS Loan : Any Mortgage Loan registered on the MERS®
System and for which MERS is listed as the record mortgagee or
beneficiary on the related Mortgage or assignment
thereof.
MERS® System : The system of electronically recording
transfers of Mortgages maintained by MERS.
MIN :
The mortgage identification number issued to each MERS
Loan.
Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate
: With respect to any ARM Loan, the
minimum rate of interest, if any, that may be charged pursuant to
the related Mortgage Note.
MOM Loan : A Mortgage Loan that was registered on the
MERS® System at the time of origination thereof and for which
MERS appears as the record mortgagee or beneficiary on the related
Mortgage.
Monthly Payment : The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor from
time to time under the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage : The mortgage, deed of trust, or other
instrument creating a first lien on or first priority ownership
interest in real property or, in the case of a Cooperative Loan,
the security agreement or other instrument creating a first lien on
the related Coop Ownership Interests, in each case, including any
riders, addenda, assumption agreements, or modifications relating
thereto.
Mortgage Interest Rate : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual
rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan : An individual mortgage loan that is sold
pursuant and subject to this Agreement, each such mortgage loan
being identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The term
Mortgage Loan includes a Cooperative Loan.
Mortgage Loan Schedule : With respect to the Mortgage Loans included in
a Loan Pool to be sold pursuant to this Agreement on any Closing
Date, the schedule or schedules of Mortgage Loans agreed to by
the parties that describes such Mortgage Loans, which
schedule shall set forth at least the following information
with respect to each Mortgage Loan to the extent applicable:
(1) the Mortgage Loan identifying number, (2) the street
address, city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property,
(3) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the applicable Cut-off
Date, (4) the Net Rate as of the applicable Cut-off Date, (5)
the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the applicable Cut-off
Date, (6) with respect to each ARM Loan, (A) the Index, (B)
the Gross Margin, (C) the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate, (D) the
Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate, (E) the Initial Rate Cap, (F) the
periodic rate cap, (G) the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date
immediately following the Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan, and
(H) the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date after origination,
(7) the scheduled or stated Maturity Date, (8) the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan, (9) the
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, (10) the Mortgagor’s
first and last name, (11) a code indicating the occupancy
status of the Mortgaged Property (i.e., owner-occupied, non-owner,
second home), (12) the type of residential dwelling
constituting the Mortgaged Property, (13) the original months
to maturity, (14) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and
the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date based on the
original amortization schedule, (15) the date on which the
first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan, (16) the
amount of the Monthly Payment at origination, (17) the last
Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the
Unpaid Principal Balance, (18) the original principal amount
of the Mortgage Loan, (19) a code indicating the purpose of
the loan (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out
refinancing), (20) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination,
(21) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an ARM
Loan or a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, (22) a Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy insurer code, percent and policy number (if
applicable), (23) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property, (24) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if
applicable, (25) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is
subject to a prepayment fee, (26) the Servicing Fee Rate,
(27) a code indicating the negative amortization percentage,
if applicable, (28) if the Due Date is other than the first
day of the month, the Due Date, (29) a code indicating the
document type (e.g., full, alt, etc.), (30) a credit score or
mortgage score, (31) the Mortgagor’s social security number,
(32) the Seller, (33) a code indicating if the Mortgage
Loan is a MERS Loan, (34) with respect to each MERS Loan, the
MIN, (35) the appraisal type, and (36) a code indicating whether
such Mortgage Loan is an Escrow Holdback Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgage Loan Schedule” is the collective reference to
each of the Mortgage Loan Schedules delivered by the Sellers to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Note : The note or other evidence of the indebtedness
of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage, including any riders or
addenda thereto.
Mortgaged Property : The property securing a Mortgage Note pursuant
to the related Mortgage or, in the case of a Cooperative Loan the
related Coop Ownership Interests.
Mortgagor : The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note.
Net Rate : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual
rate at which interest thereon shall be remitted to the Purchaser
(in each case computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months), which annual rate shall be equal to the
Mortgage Interest Rate less the Servicing Fee Rate.
Pass-Through Transfer : The sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a trust to be formed as part of
a publicly issued or privately placed mortgage backed securities
transaction.
Person : Any individual, corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
: With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, the policy of primary mortgage insurance (including all
endorsements thereto) issued with respect to such Mortgage Loan, if
any, or any replacement policy.
Purchase Price : For each Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder, an
amount equal to the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan, multiplied by the Purchase Price Percentage.
Purchase Price Percentage
: For each Mortgage Loan included in
a Loan Pool, the percentage of par set forth in the related
Commitment Letter that is used to calculate the Purchase Price of
each Mortgage Loan in such Loan Pool, subject to any adjustments
specified in the related Commitment Letter.
Purchaser : Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York
limited partnership, and all successors in interest pursuant to
Sections 6.1 and 7.9 hereof.
Qualification Defect : With respect to a Mortgage Loan, (a) a
materially defective document in the Collateral File delivered as
such by the Seller, (b) the absence of a material document in the
Collateral File due to a failure by the Seller to deliver such
document as required by Section 2.2, or (c) the breach of any
material representation, warranty or covenant with respect to the
Mortgage Loan made by the Seller, but, in each case, only if the
affected Mortgage Loan ceases to qualify as a “qualified
mortgage” for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by a Breaching Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan,
which must have the following qualities on the date of
substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after
deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of
substitution, not in excess of the outstanding principal balance of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall shall be
deposited in the Account by such Breaching Seller out of its own
funds without right of reimbursement as provided in Section
3.3(e)), (ii) have a current Mortgage Interest Rate not less
than 1% less than, and not more than 1% greater than, the current
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than and
not more than one year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(iv) have a Net Rate not less than 1% less than, and not more
than 1% greater than, the Net Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(v) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan (i.e., if
the Deleted Mortgage Loan is a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, the
substituted loan shall be a fixed rate Mortgage Loan, and if the
Deleted Mortgage Loan is an ARM Loan, the substituted loan shall be
an ARM Loan which is the same ARM type and with the same Mortgage
Interest Rate caps, Index and Gross Margin as the Deleted Mortgage
Loan), and (vi) comply with each representation and warranty
respecting individual Mortgage Loans set forth in Section 3.1
hereof, provided, that for purposes of applying such
representations and warranties to each such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, references in such Sections to the related Closing
Date shall be deemed to be references to the date of substitution
of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. If one or more Mortgage
Loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Section 3.3, the amounts described in clause (i)
hereof shall be determined on the basis of the aggregate principal
balances; the Mortgage Interest Rate, the term to maturity and the
Net Rate described in clauses (ii)-(iv) hereof shall be determined
on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest Rates, original
terms to maturity and Net Rates respectively.
Repurchase Price : With respect to any Mortgage Loan, unless
otherwise specified in the related Commitment Letter, an amount
equal to the sum of (a) (i) if such repurchase occurs during the
first twelve months following the related Closing Date, (A) the
Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, multiplied by (B)
the Purchase Price Percentage, and (ii) if such repurchase occurs
after the first twelve months following the related Closing Date or
after such Mortgage Loan has been subject to a Pass-Through
Transfer, the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus
(b) the amount of interest on such Unpaid Principal Balance at the
applicable Net Rate, from the date to which interest has last been
paid and distributed to the Purchaser, to and including the last
day of the month in which such repurchase occurs, plus (c) any
costs and damages (including, without limitation, late fees)
actually incurred and paid by or on behalf of the trust in the
applicable Pass-Through Transfer in connection with the fact that
such Mortgage Loan at the time it was made failed to comply in all
material respects with applicable federal, state or local predatory
and abusive lending laws, to the extent such costs and damages
result from a breach by the Seller of the representation and
warranty set forth in Section 3.3(gg).
Seller : As the context requires, any of Washington
Mutual Bank, FA, Washington Mutual Bank fsb and/or Washington
Mutual Bank and their respective assigns and successors in
interest.
Seller’s Information
: As defined in Section
6.1(d).
Servicer : Washington Mutual Bank, FA, in its capacity as
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, and any permitted successor
to or assignee of any servicing rights or obligations under the
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing Agreement : That certain Servicing Agreement of even date
herewith between the Purchaser as owner and the
Servicer.
Servicing Cut-off Date : As to each Mortgage Loan purchased on a
Closing Date, the last day of the Due Period in which such Closing
Date occurs.
Servicing Fee : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount
of the annual fee payable to the Servicer as compensation for
servicing and administering such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall, for
a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product
of (i) the related Servicing Fee Rate, multiplied by (ii) the
outstanding Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan.
Servicing Fee Rate : With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual
rate at which the Servicing Fee shall be calculated, which annual
rate is set forth in the related Commitment Letter and Term Sheet.
In the event that the Index and Gross Margin of an ARM Loan are
adjusted pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Streamlined Mortgage Loan
: A Mortgage Loan originated in
connection with the refinance of a mortgage loan pursuant to the
related Seller’s streamlined loan documentation program then
in effect.
Subsequent Transfer Settlement Date
: As defined in
Section 6.1(a).
Term Sheet : A term sheet with respect to the Mortgage
Loans purchased on a Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B .
Unpaid Principal Balance : With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is not
a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan , as of any date of
determination, (i) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance, minus
(ii) the principal portion of all payments made by or on
behalf of the Mortgagor after such Cut-off Date and received by the
Purchaser. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of any date of determination,
(i) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as
of the close of business on the date of substitution, after
deduction and application of the principal portion of all payments
due on or before such date of substitution whether or not received,
minus (ii) the principal portion of all payments made by or on
behalf of the Mortgagor after such date of substitution and
received by the Purchaser.
Whole Loan Transfer : Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a third party, which sale or
transfer is not a Pass-Through Transfer.
ARTICLE
2.
SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE
LOANS;
POSSESSION OF FILES; PAYMENT OF
PURCHASE
PRICE; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN
DOCUMENTS;
RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF
MORTGAGE
Section
2.1.
Sale and Conveyance of
Mortgage Loans; Possession of Files
(a) On each Closing Date for any Loan Pool, upon the
receipt of the requisite consideration, the applicable Seller or
Sellers shall deliver a Term Sheet with respect to the Loan Pool.
By such delivery, each Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, set
over, and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but subject to
the representations, warranties, terms and provisions of this
Agreement, all the right, title, and interest of the Seller in and
to the Mortgage Loans included in such Loan Pool, exclusive of the
related servicing rights.
(b) Pursuant to Section 2.2, the applicable
Seller or Sellers shall deliver to the Custodian the documents
comprising the Collateral File with respect to each related
Mortgage Loan included in a Loan Pool to be purchased by the
Purchaser. Such documents shall, prior to payment for the related
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.1(c) below, be held
by the Custodian as custodian for the applicable Seller or Sellers.
The documents comprising each Collateral File that are not required
to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.2(a)
and the documents comprising each Credit File shall, subject to
payment for the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 2.1(c) below, be held in trust by the Servicer
for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The
Servicer’s possession of such documents so held is at the
will of the Purchaser, and such holding and possession is in trust
for the Purchaser as the owner thereof and only for the purpose of
servicing the Mortgage Loans. Upon payment for the related Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 2.1(c) below, the beneficial
ownership of each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, and each of the
other documents comprising the Collateral File and the Credit File
with respect to such Mortgage Loan is and shall be vested in the
Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents with
respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the
possession of the applicable Seller or Sellers or any agent or
designee thereof shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be delivered to the Custodian (in the case of the Collateral
Documents) or the Servicer (in the case of the Credit Files or any
other documents) to hold the same in a custodial capacity for
Purchaser.
(c) In full consideration for the sale of each of
the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.1(a) hereof, and
upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on the related
Closing Date the Purchaser shall pay to the applicable Seller or
Sellers by wire transfer of immediately available funds
(i) the applicable Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan
purchased on such Closing Date, plus (ii) the amount of
interest (computed, as to each Mortgage Loan, at the Net Rate) that
has accrued on the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loans from and including the Cut-off Date to but not including the
Closing Date.
(d) As of each Closing Date, the Purchaser shall own
and be entitled to receive with respect to each Mortgage Loan
purchased on such Closing Date all Monthly Payments and all other
recoveries of principal and interest (computed, as to each Mortgage
Loan, at the Net Rate) due after the applicable Cut-off Date,
subject to the rights of the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement
to reimbursement for certain costs, expenses and advances incurred
or made pursuant thereto. All such amounts that are collected after
the applicable Cut-off Date through and including the related
Closing Date shall be held and remitted by the Servicer in
accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement.
(e) On or before the Closing Date specified in the
related Commitment Letter for any Loan Pool, the applicable Seller
or Sellers shall deliver to the Purchaser with the Term Sheet the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be in hard copy or
“read-only” electronic format (as reasonably acceptable
to such Seller and the Purchaser).
Section
2.2.
Delivery of Mortgage Loan
Documents Regarding Mortgage Loans; Recordation of Assignments of
Mortgage
(a) On or before the date specified in the related
Commitment Letter, each Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian, at such Seller’s expense, with
respect to each Mortgage Loan sold by such Seller hereunder, each
of the following items or documents (unless otherwise agreed by the
applicable Seller and the Purchaser):
(i) With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than a
Cooperative Loan):
(A) (1) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed (on the
Mortgage Note or an allonge attached thereto) “Pay to the
order of _______________________, without recourse,” (or as
otherwise specified in the related Commitment Letter), and signed
by facsimile signature in the name of such Seller by an authorized
officer, with all intervening endorsements showing a complete,
valid and proper chain of title from the originator of such
Mortgage Loan to such Seller;
(2) or a lost note affidavit, providing
indemnification to the holder thereof for any losses incurred due
to the fact that the original Mortgage Note is missing, together
with a copy of the Mortgage Note; provided, however, that unless
otherwise specified in the related Commitment Letter or Term Sheet,
the aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans in the
related Loan Pool as to which lost note affidavits shall be
accepted by the Purchaser shall not exceed one percent (1%) of the
aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans in such
Loan Pool.
(B) the original Mortgage, with evidence of
recording thereon, (and, in the case of a MOM Loan, with evidence
of the MIN); provided that (i) if the original Mortgage has been
delivered for recording to the appropriate public recording office
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located but
has not yet been returned to such Seller by such recording office,
such Seller shall, no later than 270 days following the related
Closing Date, deliver to the Custodian the original of such
Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon, and (ii) if such
Mortgage has been lost or if such public recording office retains
the original recorded Mortgage, such Seller may deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Custodian a photocopy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded Mortgage;
(C) unless such Mortgage Loan is a MERS Loan, the
original Assignment of Mortgage, from such Seller signed by
original signature of an authorized officer, in blank (or as
otherwise specified in the related Commitment Letter), which
assignment shall be in form and substance acceptable for recording
(except for the insertion of the name of the assignee and the
recording information);
(D) unless such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan,
originals of all intervening Assignments of Mortgage, with evidence
of recording thereon, showing a complete chain of title from the
originator to such Seller (or in the case of a MERS Loan other than
a MOM Loan, showing a complete chain of title from the originator
to MERS); provided that (i) if any original intervening Assignment
of Mortgage has been delivered for recording to the appropriate
public recording office of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
Property is located but has not yet been returned to such Seller by
such recording office, such Seller shall, no later than 270 days
following the related Closing Date, deliver to the Custodian the
original of such intervening Assignment of Mortgage, with evidence
of recording thereon, and (ii) if such intervening Assignment of
Mortgage has been lost or if such public recording office retains
the original recorded intervening Assignment of Mortgage, such
Seller may deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian a
photocopy of such intervening Assignment of Mortgage certified by
such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded intervening Assignment of Mortgage;
and
(E) originals of all assumption and modification
agreements, if any, unless such originals are unavailable (in which
event such Seller shall deliver to the Custodian a photocopy of
each such original, certified by the Seller to be a true and
complete copy of the original).
(ii) With respect to each Cooperative Loan, as
applicable and as required by the applicable laws of the state in
which the related Cooperative Apartment is located, copies of: (A)
the proprietary lease, (B) the security agreement, (C) the
assignment of the proprietary lease, with all intervening
assignments showing a complete chain of title and an assignment
thereof by such Seller, (D) the original stock certificate
evidencing the ownership of the Cooperative Apartment endorsed or
accompanied by a stock power relating to such stock certificate
executed in blank, (E) a recognition agreement in form approved by
Seller’s underwriting guidelines, in substantially the same
form as the standard “AZTECH” form, (F) copies of the
financing statement filed by the applicable Seller as secured party
and, if applicable, a filed UCC-3 assignment of the subject
security interest showing a complete chain of title, together with
an executed UCC-3 Assignment of such security interest by the
Seller in a form sufficient for filing, and (G) such other
documents as are necessary for the perfection of a lien against the
related Coop Ownership Interests under applicable law.
(b) In connection with the transfer of any MERS Loan
pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Servicer shall cause the
MERS® System to indicate that such MERS Loan has been assigned
to the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, in its discretion, direct the
Servicer to deliver for recording to the appropriate public
recording office of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
Property is located, and cause to be duly recorded, any or all of
the original Assignments of Mortgage referred to in
Section 2.2(a)(i)(C). The Seller shall pay all recording fees
relating to the recordation of the Assignments of Mortgage from its
own funds. If any such Assignment of Mortgage is returned
unrecorded to a Seller because of any defect therein, such Seller
shall cause such defect to be cured and such Assignment of Mortgage
to be recorded in accordance with this Section 2.2 within 30
days after the date on which the rejected document was received by
such Seller from the public recording office.
(c) Whenever a certified copy of a document
certified by a Seller is required to be delivered to the Purchaser
pursuant to this Section 2.2, the following form of
certification is permitted: “Certified true, correct and
complete copy of the original. [Name of Seller], By
_________________, Its _________________.”
(d) Promptly following receipt thereof, but in no
event later than 270 days after the related Closing Date, such
Seller shall deliver to the Custodian the following documents with
respect to each Mortgage Loan included in the Loan Pool purchased
on such Closing Date to the extent not previously delivered to the
Custodian: (i) the original Mortgage, with evidence of
recording thereon, (ii) unless such Mortgage Loan is a MOM
Loan, all original intervening Assignments of Mortgage, with
evidence of recording thereon and (iii) if a lost note affidavit
was previously delivered without a copy of the related Mortgage
Note, a copy of such Mortgage Note. If any original Mortgage or
intervening Assignment of Mortgage has been delivered for recording
to the appropriate public recording office of the jurisdiction in
which the related Mortgaged Property is located and such recording
office retains such original document, or if an original Mortgage
or intervening Assignment of Mortgage has been lost, then Seller
shall deliver to the Custodian in lieu of such original document a
photocopy certified by such recording office to be a true and
correct copy of such original. In the event that a Seller does not
comply with the delivery requirements set forth in this
Section 2.2, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request
of the Purchaser, be repurchased by such Seller at the Repurchase
Price and in the manner specified in Section 3.3(b).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Seller shall not be deemed to be
in breach of this Agreement if such Seller fails to deliver to the
Custodian within the time period specified above any of the
documents described in this Section 2.2(d) and provides
evidence to the Custodian that such failure is due solely to the
failure of the applicable recorder’s office to return a
Collateral Document that was properly submitted for recordation.
Such Seller shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such original
recorded document or copy of the original showing recording
information certified by the appropriate recording office to be a
true and complete copy of the recorded original as soon as
practicable.
(e) If requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer
shall, at Purchaser’s sole expense, create a xeroxed copy or
an imaged copy of the documents contained in the Credit File of any
Mortgage Loan and deliver, or cause to be delivered, each such
xeroxed copy or, through an electronic medium, each such imaged
copy to the Custodian or the Purchaser.
Section 2.3.
Purchaser’s Due
Diligence Review
With respect to each Loan Pool, the Purchaser
shall be entitled to conduct a due diligence review in order to
ensure that the Mortgage Loans included in such Loan Pool meet the
requirements set forth in the related Commitment Letter and this
Agreement. Such due diligence review shall be conducted in
accordance with the timetable and any additional terms and
conditions set forth in the related Commitment Letter. The
Purchaser’s due diligence review shall not result in a waiver
of or impair or diminish the rights of the Purchaser under this
Agreement with respect to a breach of representations or warranties
of the applicable Seller or Sellers.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
OF
THE SELLERS CONCERNING MORTGAGE
LOANS;
REPURCHASE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.1.
Individual Mortgage
Loans
Each of the Sellers hereby, severally and not
jointly, represents and warrants to and covenants to and agrees
with the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan sold by such
Seller hereunder, as of the related Closing Date:
(a) The information with respect to such Mortgage
Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and
correct in all material respects. If the related information on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is left blank, then there is no data
associated with that information related to such Mortgage
Loan.
(b) Immediately prior to the transfer of the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1,
neither the related Mortgage nor the Mortgage Note were assigned or
pledged to any Person and the Seller had good and marketable title
thereto. Immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to
the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1, the Seller was the sole
owner and holder of such Mortgage Loan, free and clear of any and
all liens, claims, encumbrances, participation interests, equities,
pledges, charges, or security interests of any nature, and had full
right and authority to sell and assign such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement. Upon the transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.1, the Seller shall have taken
all actions necessary on its part to be taken so that the Purchaser
will have good indefeasible title to, and will be sole owner of,
the related Mortgage and the Mortgage Note, free and clear of any
and all liens, claims, encumbrances, participation interests,
equities, pledges, charges, or security interests of any
nature.
(c) With respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a
Cooperative Loan, (i) the Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and
enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings, fixtures, installations and improvements to the
Mortgaged Property, and the Mortgaged Property is free and clear of
all encumbrances and liens having parity with or priority over the
first lien of the Mortgage except for (A) the lien of current
real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable,
(B) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements, mineral right reservations and other matters of public
record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions generally being acceptable under prudent mortgage
lending standards and specifically reflected in the appraisal made
in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan or
specifically referred to in the mortgagee’s policy of title
insurance and (C) other matters to which like properties are
commonly subject that do not materially interfere with the value
(as determined by the Appraised Value), use, enjoyment or
marketability of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) there are no
security agreements, pledged accounts, chattel mortgages, or
equivalent documents related to the Mortgage.
(d) The terms of the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note
have not been impaired, waived, altered, or modified in any
respect, except by a written instrument that has been recorded, if
necessary, to protect the interest of the Purchaser and that is a
part of the Collateral File. The substance of any such alteration
or modification is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
(e) No mortgagor has been released, in whole or in
part, except in connection with an assumption agreement or
modification agreement that is part of the Collateral File and that
has been approved by the private mortgage guaranty insurer, if
any.
(f) 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 such a
default, breach, violation, or event of acceleration, and neither
the Seller, nor to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, any
seller or servicer, has waived any such default, breach, violation,
or event of acceleration. All taxes, governmental assessments
(including assessments payable in future installments), insurance
premiums, leasehold payments, or ground rents which previously
became due and owing in respect of or affecting the related
Mortgaged Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been
established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item that
remains unpaid and that has been assessed but is not yet due and
payable. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited,
or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than
the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any
amount required by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. No
foreclosure action has been commenced with respect to such Mortgage
Loan.
(g) The Mortgaged Property is free of material
damage or waste and in good repair. There is no proceeding pending
or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, threatened for the
total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property and no
notice of any such pending or threatened proceeding has been
received so as to adversely impair the value or marketability of
the Mortgaged Property.
(h) 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
liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property that are, or may
be, liens prior or equal to, or coordinate with, the lien of the
related Mortgage and that are not insured against by the related
mortgagee’s policy of title insurance.
(i) All of the improvements which were included for
the purpose of determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property were completed at the time that such Mortgage Loan was
originated and lie wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property; provided, that if
such Mortgage Loan is an Escrow Holdback Mortgage Loan, the
improvements described in the applicable agreement governing escrow
arrangement may not have been made at the time such Mortgage Loan
was originated. No improvements on adjoining properties encroach
upon the Mortgaged Property except those that are insured against
by the title insurance policy referred to in Section 3.1(q).
No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property
is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation,
subdivision law or ordinance.
(j) The Seller is (or, if the Seller did not
originate the Mortgage Loan, the originator, during the period in
which it held and disposed of such Mortgage Loan, was): (i) in
compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of
the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located and
(ii)(A) organized under the laws of such state,
(B) qualified to do business in such state, (C) a federal
savings and loan association or national bank having principal
offices in such state, (D) not doing business in such state,
or (E) not required to qualify to do business in such
state.
(k) No Monthly Payment with respect to such Mortgage
Loan is a Delinquent Monthly Payment. All payments required to be
made under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note through and
including the related Cut-off Date, have been made. Unless
otherwise stated in the related Commitment Letter, not more than
one payment required to be made under the related Mortgage and
Mortgage Note has remained unpaid through its next Due Date
(excluding any applicable grace period) during the twelve months
immediately preceding the related Cut-off Date.
(l) There are no custodial agreements in effect
adversely affecting the right or ability of the Seller to make the
deliveries specified in Section 2.2(a) or
Section 2.2(d).
(m) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are genuine,
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof and each party assuming liability therefor, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and except that the equitable remedy of specific
performance and other equitable remedies are subject to the
discretion of the courts. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage had legal capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and convey the estate therein purported to be conveyed,
and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly
executed by such parties or pursuant to a valid power-of-attorney
that has been recorded with the Mortgage.
(n) The Mortgage has been duly assigned and the
Mortgage Note has been duly endorsed as provided in
Section 2.2(a). Any Assignment of Mortgage delivered to the
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i)(C) is in recordable
form except for the insertion of the name of the assignee and
recording information and is acceptable for recording under the
laws of the applicable jurisdiction.
(o) 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 or disclosure laws applicable to such
Mortgage Loan, including applicable regulations, have been complied
with and the Seller shall maintain (or cause the Servicer to
maintain) in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s
inspection and shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the
Purchase promptly upon demand evidence of compliance with all such
requirements to the extent such evidence constitutes a document
required to be part of the Collateral File. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not cause the
violation of any such laws.
(p) The proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been
fully disbursed; provided that, if such Mortgage Loan is an Escrow
Holdback Mortgage Loan, all of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan
have been or will be disbursed (i) upon the completion of the
improvements described in the applicable agreement governing the
escrow arrangement, and (ii) in a manner acceptable to the Seller.
There is no requirement for, and the Seller shall not make any,
future advances under the terms of the Mortgage Loan. Any future
advances made prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the principal balance secured by the Mortgage,
and such principal balance, as consolidated, bears a single
interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. Unless such Mortgage Loan is subject to
negative amortization, the Unpaid Principal Balance as of the
applicable Cut-off Date does not exceed the original principal
amount of such Mortgage Loan. Any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to
disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with,
and certificates of completion with respect thereto are contained
in the related Credit File; provided that, if such Mortgage Loan is
an Escrow Holdback Mortgage Loan, the improvements described in the
applicable agreement governing the escrow arrangement may not have
been completed and escrow funds related to such improvements may
not have been disbursed pursuant to the terms of such agreement.
All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making, or closing or
recording such Mortgage Loan have been paid or shall be paid in the
ordinary course of business.
(q) Such Mortgage Loan (unless it is a Cooperative
Loan) is covered by an ALTA mortgage title insurance policy in a
form acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, with, in the case of
an ARM Loan, an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement, substantially
in the form of ALTA Form 6.1 or 6.2, or such other generally used
and acceptable form of policy and applicable endorsements
acceptable under the Seller’s underwriting guidelines. Each
such policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress and insures
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property. Each such
policy was issued on the date of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan by a title insurer acceptable under Seller’s
underwriting guidelines and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the
Seller, and its successors and assigns, as to the first priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan. Each such policy has been duly and validly endorsed
to the Purchaser or the assignment to the Purchaser of the
Seller’s interest does not require the consent of or
notification to the insurer, and such mortgage title insurance
policy is in full force and effect. Where required by law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose
the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. No claims
have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy,
and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller,
has taken any action that would impair the enforceability of such
policy.
(r) All buildings and other improvements upon the
Mortgaged Property are insured 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 Section 2.10 of the
Servicing Agreement and issued by an insurer acceptable under
Seller’s underwriting guidelines. If the Mortgaged Property
is a condominium unit, it is included under the coverage afforded
by a blanket policy for the project; the insurance policy contains
a standard clause naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan, its
successor and assigns, as insured mortgagee. If the Mortgaged
Property is in an area that, at the time of origination of the
related Mortgage Loan, was identified on a flood hazard boundary
map or flood insurance rate map issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood
insurance is available, a flood insurance policy is in effect
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration with an insurance carrier acceptable to
Seller. Each individual insurance policy has been validly issued
and is in full force and effect. The Seller has caused to be
performed all acts required to preserve the rights and interests of
the Purchaser in all insurance policies required by this Agreement,
including, without limitation, notification of insurers, and
assignment of policies or interests therein. Each individual
insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause naming the
Seller, and its successors and assigns, as mortgagee and loss
payee. All premiums due thereon have been paid. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance at the
Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and upon the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the servicer or the owner of the
Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at the
Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor. No claims have been made under such
policies since origination of the Mortgage Loan, and the Seller has
taken no action that would impair the coverage of any such
insurance policy, the benefits of any endorsement or the validity,
binding effect and enforceability of the foregoing.
(s) There is no valid offset, defense, counterclaim
or right of rescission as to the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage,
including the obligation of the Mortgagor to pay the unpaid
principal of or interest on such Mortgage Note. The operation of
any of the terms of such Mortgage Note or Mortgage, or the exercise
of any right thereunder, shall not render either the Mortgage Note
or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to
any right of rescission, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or
defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, and
no such right of rescission, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or
defense has been asserted with respect thereto. Such Mortgage Loan
is not subject to any pending bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization or moratorium. If such Mortgage Loan is an ARM Loan,
all the applicable terms of the Mortgage Note pertaining to
adjustments of the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payments
and payment adjustments in connection therewith are enforceable and
shall not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien. If such
Mortgage Loan is an ARM Loan, the related Mortgage Note has been
timely and appropriately adjusted, if such adjustment is required,
and the respective Mortgagor timely and appropriately advised. All
such adjustments have been made in compliance with applicable law
and in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan
documents.
(t) Such Mortgage Loan was originated by
(i) the Seller, (ii) a savings and loan association,
savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or
similar institution that is supervised and examined by a Federal or
state authority, or (iii) a mortgagee approved by the
Secretary of HUD pursuant to Section 203 or 211 of the National
Housing Act.
(u) Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan
commenced or are required to commence no more than two months after
funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan. Unless
such Mortgage Loan is subject to negative amortization as indicated
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Note requires a
Monthly Payment which is sufficient to fully amortize the original
principal balance over the remaining term thereof and to pay
interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate.
(v) Such Mortgage Loan is a residential mortgage
loan having an original term to maturity as set forth on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and if no such term is specified in
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the term to maturity does not
exceed forty years, with interest payable in arrears on the first
day of each month, or such other day of the month as may be noted
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. If such Mortgage Loan is an
ARM Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate is subject to adjustment
periodically on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to a new
Mortgage Interest Rate (rounded as provided in the related Mortgage
Note) equal to the then current Index plus the Gross Margin as
specified on the related Mortgage Note, subject to the Initial Rate
Cap (if applicable), Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate, the Minimum
Mortgage Interest Rate, the Interest Rate Increase Maximum and the
Interest Rate Decrease Maximum, in each case if and to the extent
specified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(w) The Mortgage Note is not and has not been
secured by any collateral, pledged account or other security,
except the lien of the Mortgage.