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EXECUTION COPY
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
DLJ MORTGAGE CAPITAL, INC.
Purchaser,
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
Seller
and
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
Servicer
Dated as of March 1, 2004
Conventional Residential Fixed and Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage Loans
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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SECTION 1.
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Definitions
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1
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SECTION 2.
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Agreement to Purchase; Servicing of the Mortgage Loans
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14
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SECTION 3.
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Mortgage Schedules
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15
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SECTION 4.
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Purchase Price
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15
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SECTION 5.
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Examination of Mortgage Files
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16
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SECTION 6.
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Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser
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16
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Subsection 6.01
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Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files
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16
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Subsection 6.02
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Books
and Records
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17
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Subsection 6.03
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Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
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Subsection 6.04
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Quality Control Procedures
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SECTION 7.
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Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach
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20
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Subsection 7.01
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Representations and Warranties Respecting the Seller
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20
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Subsection 7.02
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Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage
Loans
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Subsection 7.03
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Representations and Warranties Respecting the Servicer
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32
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Subsection 7.04
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Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
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34
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Subsection 7.05
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Repurchase of Converted Mortgage Loans
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Subsection 7.06
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Covenant of the Seller
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SECTION 8.
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Closing
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SECTION 9.
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Closing Documents
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SECTION 10.
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Costs
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SECTION 11.
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Servicer’s Servicing Obligations
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38
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SECTION 12.
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Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement
Upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or
More Reconstitution Dates
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39
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SECTION 13.
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The
Seller and the Servicer
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41
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Subsection 13.01
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Additional Indemnification by the Seller and the Servicer; Third
Party Claims
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41
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Subsection 13.02
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Merger or Consolidation of the Servicer
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42
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Subsection 13.03
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Limitation on Liability of the Seller, the Servicer and Others
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Subsection 13.04
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Seller Not to Resign
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Subsection 13.05
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No Transfer of Servicing
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SECTION 14.
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Default
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Subsection 14.01
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Events of Default
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Subsection 14.02
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Waiver of Defaults
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SECTION 15.
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Termination
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Subsection 15.01
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Termination
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46
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Subsection 15.02
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Termination Without Cause
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SECTION 16.
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Successor to the Servicer
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SECTION 17.
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Financial Statements
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SECTION 18.
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Reserved
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SECTION 19.
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Notices
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SECTION 20.
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Severability Clause
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SECTION 21.
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Counterparts
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SECTION 22.
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Governing Law
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SECTION 23.
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Intention of the Parties
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SECTION 24.
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Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement
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50
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SECTION 25.
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Waivers
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SECTION 26.
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Exhibits
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SECTION 27.
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General Interpretive Principles
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SECTION 28.
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Reproduction of Documents
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SECTION 29.
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Further Agreements
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SECTION 30.
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Confidentiality
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SECTION 31.
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Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage
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SECTION 32.
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Recordation of Agreement
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SECTION 33.
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Conflict with Purchase Price and Terms Letter
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SECTION 34.
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No Solicitation
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT
1
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SELLER’S OFFICER CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
2
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FORM OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
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EXHIBIT
3
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SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT
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ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
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EXHIBIT
5
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CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
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EXHIBIT
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CONTENTS OF EACH SERVICING FILE
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EXHIBIT 7
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FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 8
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FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 9
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SERVICING ADDENDUM
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EXHIBIT
10
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SELLER’S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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EXHIBIT
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FORM OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT 12
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 13-1
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FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE (WELLS FORM 300)
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EXHIBIT 13-2
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FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE (WELLS FORM 301)
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EXHIBIT 14
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FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
This is a MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of
March 1, 2004, by and among DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc., having
an office at 11 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010 (the
“Purchaser”), Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.,
having an office at 4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, California
91302 (the “Seller”), and Countrywide Home
Loans Servicing LP, having an office at 400 Countrywide Way,
Simi Valley, California 93065 (the
“Servicer”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell on a
servicing retained basis, from time to time, to the Purchaser,
and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from
the Seller, certain conventional fixed and adjustable rate
residential first mortgage loans (the “Mortgage
Loans”) as described herein, and which shall be
delivered in pools of whole loans (each a “Mortgage
Loan Package”) on various dates as provided herein
(each a “Closing Date”);
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a
mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a
first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Mortgage
Loan Package;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Seller and the
Servicer wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance,
servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage
Loans from the Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all
of the Mortgage Loans to one or more purchasers as a whole loan
transfer or a public or private pass through transaction;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer
agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
Definitions .
For purposes of this Agreement the following
capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices
(including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking
institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as
such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related
Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with
FNMA servicing practices and procedures, for MBS pool mortgages,
as defined in the FNMA Guidelines including future updates.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: Any
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement as to which
the related Mortgage Note contains a provision whereby the
Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted from time to time in
accordance with the terms of such Mortgage Note.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and
supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title
Association, its successors and assigns.
Appraised Value: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, the value of the related Mortgaged Property based
upon the lesser of (i) the appraisal made for the originator at
the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that in the
case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value is based solely
upon the appraisal made at the time of origination of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan and further provided, however, in the
case of a Mortgage Loan originated under the Seller’s
streamlined documentation program, such value may be based upon
a prior appraisal that satisfies the requirements of the
Seller’s streamlined documentation program.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of
the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the
sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement wherein the
Mortgage Note matures after seven years requiring a final and
accelerated payment of the outstanding principal prior to full
amortization.
Balloon Payment: A payment of the
unamortized principal balance of a Balloon Mortgage Loan in a
single payment at the maturity of such Mortgage Loan that is
substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payment.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any
successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a
Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings
and loan institutions, in the States of California, Texas or New
York or the state in which the Servicer’s servicing
operations are located, are authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed.
Cash Liquidation: Recovery of all cash
proceeds by the Servicer with respect to the termination of any
defaulted Mortgage Loan other than a Mortgage Loan which became
an REO Property, including all Primary Mortgage Insurance
Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries whether
made at one time or over a period of time which the Servicer
deems to be finally recoverable, in connection with the sale or
assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise.
CD Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a
provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is
adjusted semi-annually based upon the weekly average yield on
certificates of deposit.
Closing Date: The date this Agreement is
executed and delivered and the date or dates on which the
Purchaser from time to time shall purchase, and the Seller from
time to time shall sell, the Mortgage Loans listed on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect
of a taking of an entire Mortgaged Property by exercise of the
power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Consumer Personal Information: Any
information, including, but not limited to, all personal
information about a Mortgagor that is disclosed to any of the
Seller, the Servicer or the Purchaser by or on behalf of a
Mortgagor.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this
Agreement which contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor is
permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a Fixed Rate Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Custodial Account: The separate account
or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement,
which shall be entitled “Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP, in trust for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors,
Conventional Mortgage Loans.”
Custodial Agreement: The agreement between the Purchaser and
the Custodian governing the retention of the Mortgage Files.
Custodian: The custodian under the
Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or
any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, as
therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The first day of the month in which the
related Closing Date occurs.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan.
Determination Date: The 15th day of the month of the related
Remittance Date or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following such 15th day.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment
is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each
Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the
month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on
the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible Account: An account or accounts
(i) maintained with a depository institution the short term debt
obligations of which are rated by Standard & Poor’s at
least A-1+, by Fitch at least F-1, and by Moody’s at least
P-1 at the time of any deposit therein, (ii) the deposits of
which are fully insured by the FDIC, (iii) maintained in a
parent, affiliate or subsidiary of the Seller provided that such
account satisfies the requirements of (i) or (ii) above or (iv)
maintained with a trust account or accounts maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust
company acting in its fiduciary capacity.
Equity Take-Out Refinanced Mortgage Loan:
A Mortgage Loan used to refinance an existing mortgage loan, the
proceeds of which were in excess of the sum of (i) the unpaid
principal balance of the existing mortgage loan; and (ii) the
lesser of (A) two percent (2%) of the unpaid principal balance
of the existing mortgage loan or (B) $2000.
Escrow Account: The separate trust
account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this
Agreement which shall be entitled “Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, in trust for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors,
Conventional Mortgage Loans.”
Escrow Payments: The amounts constituting
ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage
insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other
payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the
mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage Loan.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Subsection 14.01.
Fair Market Value: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, the market value of the related Mortgaged
Property as mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the
Purchaser. In the event the Servicer and the Purchaser disagree
as to such Fair Market Value, the Servicer shall have the option
to select an appraiser from a list of three independent
appraisers selected by the Purchaser, each of whom meets the
minimum FNMA or FHLMC requisite qualifications for appraisers.
Such appraiser shall determine the Fair Market Value of the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with the then current
guidelines for the Seller’s “full documentation
program”. Such appraisal shall be in a form acceptable to
FNMA or FHLMC and shall be conclusive for the purposes of
determining the Fair Market Value of the Mortgaged Property. The
fee for such appraisal shall be paid by the Servicer, except in
the event such fee is incurred in connection with calculating
the Termination Fee in which case the Purchaser shall pay the
fee for such appraisal.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
FHLMC: Freddie Mac, formerly known as The Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, or any successor organization.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the
Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.12.
FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989.
Fitch: Fitch Investors Services, Inc.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement wherein the
Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Note is fixed
for the term of such Mortgage Loan, including any Balloon
Mortgage Loan.
FNMA: Fannie Mae, formerly known as The Federal National
Mortgage Association, or any successor organization.
FNMA Guidelines: The Fannie Mae
Sellers’ Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicers’ Guide
and all amendments or additions thereto, including, but not
limited to, future updates thereof.
Funding Deadline: With respect to each Closing Date, one
o’clock p.m. (1:00 p.m.) New York time, or such other time
mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller.
Gross Margin: With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set
forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount is added to the
Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Adjustment Date, the Mortgage
Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development or any
federal agency or office thereof which may from time to time
succeed to the functions thereof.
Index: With respect to any Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the
purpose of calculating the Mortgage Interest Rate thereon.
Information Diskette: A diskette or
electronic file delivered by the Seller to the Purchaser, or an
electronic data transfer from the Seller to the Purchaser, in
respect of each Mortgage Loan Package which shall contain: (i)
the information necessary for the Mortgage Loan Schedule and
(ii) the date the last Monthly Payment was actually applied to
the unpaid principal balance.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the
related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Adjustment Date: With respect to
an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which an
adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note
becomes effective.
Interest Only Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which requires
only payments of interest (and not principal) for a period of time
specified in the related Mortgage Note.
Late Collections: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, all amounts received during any Due Period,
whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Liquidation
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Primary Mortgage Insurance
Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, proceeds of any REO
Disposition or otherwise, which represent late payments or
collections of Monthly Payments due but delinquent for a
previous Due Period and not previously recovered.
Lender PMI Mortgage Loan: Any individual Mortgage Loan
subject to an LPMI Policy.
LIBOR Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which
contains a provision whereby the interest rate on such Mortgage
Loan is adjusted semi-annually or annually based upon the rate
per annum equal to the average of interbank offered rates for
six-month or one year, as applicable, U.S. Dollar denominated
deposits in the London Market as published in The Wall Street
Journal .
Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the absolute
maximum Mortgage Interest Rate payable, above which the Mortgage
Interest Rate cannot be adjusted.
Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than
Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and
Other Insurance Proceeds, received by the Servicer in connection
with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through
trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than
amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property
pursuant to Subsection 11.13.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the outstanding
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of
determination to the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged
Property.
LPMI Fee. With respect to each Lender PMI
Mortgage Loan, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set
forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be
payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments,
Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation
Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the required
cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the
premium due on the related LPMI Policy.
LPMI Policy. With respect to a Lender PMI
Mortgage Loan, a policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance
issued by a Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the related
premium is to be paid by the Servicer from payments of interest
made by the Mortgagor in an amount as is set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, or any successor thereto.
MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS
on the MERS System.
MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS
Mortgage Loan.
MOM Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as
mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage
Loan and its successors and assigns.
Monthly Advance: The aggregate of the advances made by the
Servicer on any Remittance Date pursuant to Subsection 11.19.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal
and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first
lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property
securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect to real
property located in the state of Hawaii, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure
and create a first lien upon a leasehold estate of the
Mortgagor.
Mortgage File: With respect to each
Mortgage Loan, the documents pertaining thereto specified in
Exhibit 5 and any additional documents required to be
added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment
or blanket hazard insurance policy as required by Subsection
11.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate
at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any
primary mortgage insurance premium and, with respect to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, as adjusted from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and
in compliance with the related Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate
Cap, Periodic Rate Cap and negative amortization features, if
any, of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage
Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan
originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition
proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and
obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents contained in the
Mortgage File.
Mortgage Loan Package: The pool of Mortgage Loans sold to
the Purchaser on the related Closing Date.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the interest rate payable to the
Purchaser on each Remittance Date which shall equal the Mortgage
Interest Rate less the Servicing Fee and any pool insurance
policy premiums (including, without limitation, LPMI Fees), if
applicable.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of
Mortgage Loans to be prepared by the Seller or Purchaser (at
Seller’s option) from information contained on an
Information Diskette and other information delivered by the
Seller to the Purchaser in respect of each Mortgage Loan
Package, setting forth the following information with respect to
each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Seller’s Mortgage Loan
identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s name; (3) the
street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city,
state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged
Property is the Mortgagor’s primary residence, secondary
residence or an investor property; (5) the type of residential
units constituting the Mortgaged Property (i.e., detached single
family, two-to-four-family, condominium units, etc.); (6) the
original months to maturity or the remaining months to maturity
from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed
in the same manner but based on the actual amortization
schedule; (7) the Appraised Value (including the purchase price
of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable) of the Mortgaged
Property and the Loan- to-Value Ratio at origination; (8) the
Mortgage Interest Rate at origination; (9) the date on which the
initial Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan; (10) the
stated maturity date; (11) the amount of the Monthly Payment as
of the Cut-off Date; (12) the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan; (13) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction
of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date
whether or not collected; (14) with respect to an Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Interest Adjustment Date after
each of the related origination date and related Cut-Off Date;
(15) with respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross
Margin; (16) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e.,
purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance);
(17) with respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap under the terms of the
Mortgage Note; (18) with respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan other than a NegAm Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap;
(19) the Servicing Fee Rate; (20) a code indicating the
documentation style (i.e., full, alternative, reduced or
streamlined); (21) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan
is Convertible or Non-Convertible, (22) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon, Interest Only, LIBOR,
NegAm, CD, Fixed, 3/1 ARM, 5/1 ARM, 7/1 ARM, 10/1 ARM or
Treasury Mortgage Loan; (23) with respect to a Fixed Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan
contains a temporary “buydown” provision and, if so,
the term and type of buydown; (24) the Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy number, if any, which number (or an additional
code) shall identify the applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy provider and the coverage amount; (25) with respect to a
NegAm Mortgage Loan, the first Payment Adjustment Date; (26) a
code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a MERS Mortgage
Loan and, if so, the corresponding MIN; (27) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Lender PMI Mortgage Loan and, in
the case of any Lender PMI Mortgage Loan, the LPMI Fee; (28) the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (29) with respect
to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the related initial
Periodic Rate Cap; (30) the date on which the Mortgage Loan was
originated; (31) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is
subject to a prepayment penalty and if so, the terms of such
prepayment penalty; (32) the Mortgagor’s credit score at
the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan; (33) the paid
through date; (34) with respect to each Mortgage Loan originated
more than six months prior to the related Closing Date, the
number of times in the previous twelve month period preceding
the related Closing Date that any Monthly Payment has been
received thirty or more days after its Due Date; and (35) any
other information to be listed as agreed to between the Seller
and the Purchaser. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the
following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the
number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans; and (3) the weighted average Mortgage
Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans. Such schedule may be
delivered in magnetic tape or hard copy form.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence
of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or
leasehold estate, if applicable, in the case of a Mortgage Loan
in the state of Hawaii) securing repayment of the debt evidenced
by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage
Note.
NegAm Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which permits
negative amortization and which contains a provision whereby the
interest rate on such Mortgage Loan is adjusted monthly.
Negative Amortization Cap: With respect
to each NegAm Mortgage Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note
which provides for an absolute maximum percentage of the
original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan that the
outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan may reach as a
result of negative amortization which shall percentage shall not
be greater than permitted under applicable state law.
Non-Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any
individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to
this Agreement which does not contain a provision whereby the
Mortgagor may convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed-rate mortgage
loan.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any Monthly
Advance or Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be
made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith
judgment of the Servicer using Accepted Servicing Practices,
will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be
ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections, Insurance
Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or
otherwise from such Mortgage Loan.
Officer’s Certificate: A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice
Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and by
the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant
Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller or the
Servicer, as applicable, and delivered to the Purchaser.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of
counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of whom
the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser.
Other Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any
title policy, hazard policy, pool policy or other insurance
policy covering a Mortgage Loan, other than the Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy, if any, to the extent such proceeds are not to
be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property
or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures
that the Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held
for its own account.
OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision, its successors and
assigns.
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or
transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust to be
formed as part of a publicly or privately traded pass-through
transaction retaining the Seller as “servicer”
thereunder.
Payment Adjustment Date: With respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which an
adjustment to the Monthly Payment pursuant to the related
Mortgage Note becomes effective.
Periodic Payment Cap: With respect to
each NegAm Mortgage Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note
which permits limiting any change in the amount of the adjusted
Monthly Payment due on any Payment Adjustment Date to an amount
not greater than a certain percentage (set forth in the Mortgage
Note) of the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the preceding
Due Date. The Periodic Payment Cap for a NegAm Mortgage Loan
shall not exceed the limits imposed by applicable state law.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan other than a NegAm Mortgage Loan,
the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an
absolute maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate
therein may increase or decrease on an Interest Adjustment Date
above the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect, equal to
the rate set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule per
adjustment.
Person: Any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company,
limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount:
With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a
Principal Prepayment in full or in part during any Due Period,
which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan
prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such Due Period,
the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) that
would have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment
during the period commencing on the date as of which such
Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and
ending on the day immediately preceding such Due Date,
inclusive.
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a
Qualified Insurer which conforms in all respects to the
description set forth in Subsection 7.02(xxxi) herein.
Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds:
Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or
other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received
in advance of its scheduled Due Date which is not accompanied by
an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of
prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: As to any
Remittance Date, period commencing on the 2nd day of the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date
occurs and ending on the 1st day of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs, both inclusive.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the
related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller in exchange
for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such Closing Date as
calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Letters: Those
certain letter agreements executed on or after the date hereof
setting forth the general terms and conditions of each
transaction contemplated herein and identifying the loan
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time
to time hereunder, by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
All of the individual Purchase Price and Terms Letters shall
collectively be referred to as the “Purchase
Price and Terms Letter”.
Purchaser: DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc. or
its successor in interest or any successor to or assignee of the
Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Qualified Insurer: An insurance company
duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which the
Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed
in such states to transact the applicable insurance business and
to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by FNMA
and FHLMC and whose claims paying ability is rated in one of the
two highest rating categories by the Standard & Poor’s
or Moody’s with respect to primary mortgage insurance and
in one of the two highest rating categories by A.M. Best
Company, Inc. with respect to hazard and flood insurance.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A
mortgage loan eligible to be substituted by the Seller for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such
substitution, (i) have an unpaid principal balance, after
deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of
substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one
(1) mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate
principal balance), not in excess of the unpaid principal
balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any
shortfall will be deposited in the Custodial Account by the
Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage
Interest Rate not less than, and not more than 1% greater than,
the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii)
have a remaining term to maturity not later than, and not more
than one year earlier than, the maturity date of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan; (iv) comply with each representation and warranty
(respecting individual Mortgage Loans) set forth in Subsection
7.02 hereof; and (v) be the same type of Mortgage Loan as the
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement
or agreements entered into by the Servicer and the Purchaser
and/or certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates
with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced
hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer or a
Pass-Through Transfer as set forth in Section 12. Such agreement
or agreements shall prescribe the rights and obligations of the
Seller in servicing the related Mortgage Loans.
Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on
which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this
Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted
as part of a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer
pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day
of the month preceding the month of the related Remittance
Date.
Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan
which was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property
prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds
of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing
mortgage.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or any
similar state or local law.
Relief Act Interest Shortfall: With
respect to any Remittance Date, for any Mortgage Loan with
respect to which there has been a reduction in the amount of
interest collectable thereon for the most recently ended Due
Period as a result of the application of the Relief Act, the
amount by which (i) interest collectable on such Mortgage Loan
during such Due Period is less than (ii) one month’s
interest on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan
at the related Mortgage Interest Rate before giving effect to
the application of the Relief Act.
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment
conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Remittance Date: The eighteenth (18th)
day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or
if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the first
Business Day immediately following.
REO Account: The account created and maintained pursuant to
Subsection 11.13, which account shall be an Eligible Account.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Seller of any REO
Property.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer
on behalf of the Purchaser as described in Subsection 11.13.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal
Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date
through which interest has been paid and distributed to the
Purchaser to the date of repurchase, less amounts received or
advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are
being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the
month of repurchase plus (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan
included in a Pass-Through Transfer, any costs incurred by the
related trust in connection with the breach of any predatory and
abusive lending law by such Mortgage Loan.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any
successor thereto.
Seller: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., or any successor to
the Seller under this Agreement as provided herein.
Servicer: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, or any
successor to or assignee of the Servicer under this Agreement as
provided herein.
Servicing Advances: All customary,
reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and
expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its
servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost
of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of the
Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the management and
liquidation of the REO Property and (iv) compliance with the
obligations under Subsection 11.08.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each
Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall
pay to the Servicer, which shall, for a period of one full
month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the
Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on
the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting
which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is
computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing
Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from,
the interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the
Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Subsection 11.24
hereof. With respect to REO Property, the Servicing Fee shall be
payable to the Servicer through REO Disposition in accordance
with Subsection 11.13, which Servicing Fee payable in respect of
any REO Property shall be based upon the Stated Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time of foreclosure,
as reduced by any income or proceeds received by Purchaser in
respect of such REO Property and applied to reduce the
outstanding principal balance of the foreclosed Mortgage
Loan.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each transaction
contemplated herein, the per annum rate set forth as such in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Servicing File: With respect to each
Mortgage Loan, the documents pertaining to such Mortgage Loan
retained by the Servicer, consisting of copies or microfilmed
copies, as the case may be, of each of the documents in the
Mortgage File and originals of each of the other documents set
forth in Exhibit 6 hereto. Such documents may be
maintained on microfilm (provided that the Servicer shall
deliver to the Purchaser an electronic copy of the Servicing
File upon the Purchaser’s request).
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the
Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and
servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of
servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser
upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Standard & Poor’s: Standard & Poor’s
Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
Stated Principal Balance: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan as of the date of such determination: (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off
Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or
before such date, whether or not received, and without giving
effect to payments received on or before such date in respect of
payments due after such date for application on the scheduled
Due Date, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the
Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing
payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu
thereof.
Termination Fee: The amount paid to the
Servicer by the Purchaser in the event of the Servicer’s
termination without cause, as servicer. Such fee shall equal 2%
of (a) the then current unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans, and (b) in the case of REO Property, the lesser of (i)
100% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan
encumbering the Mortgaged Property at the time such Mortgaged
Property was acquired and became REO Property or (ii) the Fair
Market Value of the REO Property at the time of termination.
Treasury Mortgage Loan: Any individual
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this
Agreement which contains a provision whereby the interest rate
on such Mortgage Loan is adjusted annually based upon the weekly
average yield on U.S. Treasury securities.
Updated Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect
to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the date of determination divided by the
Value of the related Mortgaged Property as determined by the
appraisal made for the originator at the time of origination of
the Mortgage Loan or in the event that an appraisal was made
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan then the latest
appraisal of the Mortgaged Property. Such appraisal shall (i) be
in a form acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC and (ii) meet the then
current guidelines for the Seller’s so called “full
documentation” program.
Whole Loan Agreement: Any Reconstitution
Agreement in respect of a Whole Loan Transfer.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer
by Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole
loan or participation certificate format pursuant to a
Reconstitution Agreement retaining the Servicer as
“servicer” thereunder.
SECTION 2.
Agreement to Purchase; Servicing of the
Mortgage Loans .
The Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase, on a servicing retained basis, Mortgage
Loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance on the
related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or in such other amount as
agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the
actual aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date.
Simultaneously with the execution and delivery
of the related Assignment and Conveyance, for each Mortgage Loan
Package, the Servicer does hereby agree to service the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this
Agreement. The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with
respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in
this Agreement.
SECTION 3.
Mortgage Schedules .
At least four (4) Business Days prior to the
related Funding Deadline, the Seller shall deliver to the
Purchaser the Information Diskette and all other information
agreed to be provided by the Seller in the definition of
Information Diskette or in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, which Information Diskette,
with all other applicable information given by the Seller to the
Purchaser, shall be used to prepare the Mortgage Loan Schedule
listing the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on such Closing Date.
Such Mortgage Loans shall conform to the terms set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter and, to the extent not
consistent with the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter and
this Agreement, any Mortgage Loans which do not so conform
shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be deleted from the
Mortgage Loan Schedule prior to the related Closing Date, and,
pursuant to Subsection 7.04 of this Agreement, may be replaced
by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Mortgage Loans).
SECTION 4.
Purchase Price .
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall
be the percentage of par as stated in the related Purchase Price
and Terms Letter (subject to adjustment as provided therein),
multiplied by the aggregate Stated Principal Balance, as of the
related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. If so provided in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, portions of the Mortgage Loans
shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described
above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, at closing,
accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance as of the
Cut-off Date of the related Mortgage Loans at the weighted
average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans, net of
the related Servicing Fee Rate, from the related Cut-off Date to
the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive and, with
respect to Lender PMI Mortgage Loans, net of the related LPMI
Fee, from the related Cut-off Date to the day prior to the
related Closing Date, inclusive.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (l) all
scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all
other recoveries of principal collected after the related
Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and
collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date shall
belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of the related Servicing Fee (minus that
portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period
prior to the related Cut-off Date) and, with respect to Lender
PMI Mortgage Loans, net of the related LPMI Fee. The unpaid
principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related
Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, whether or
not collected. Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and
interest prepaid for a due date beyond the related Cut-off Date
shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related
Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts (minus interest at the
Servicing Fee Rate and the related LPMI Fee, if any) shall be
the property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall remit any such
prepaid amounts to the Servicer for deposit into the Custodial
Account, which account is established for the benefit of the
Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Servicer to the
Purchaser. All payments of principal and interest, less interest
at the Servicing Fee Rate and the related LPMI Fee, if any, due
on the first Due Date after the related Cut-off Date shall
belong to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5.
Examination of Mortgage Files .
Not later than five (5) Business Days prior to
the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a) deliver to the
Custodian in escrow, for examination with respect to each
Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related Mortgage Loan
Documents, including the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File
available to the Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s
offices or such other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon
by the Purchaser and the Seller. Such examination may be made by
the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before or
after the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such
examination prior to the related Closing Date and identifies any
Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements of the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, such Mortgage Loans, at
the Purchaser’s option, shall be deleted from the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, and, pursuant to Subsection 7.04 of this
Agreement, may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan (or Mortgage Loans). The Purchaser may, at its option and
without notice to the Seller as to whether it has examined the
Mortgage Files, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans
without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact
that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has failed
to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage
Files shall not affect the Purchaser’s (or any of its
successor’s) rights to demand repurchase, substitution or
other relief as provided herein.
From the related Closing Date until thirty (30)
days after the related Closing Date, the Purchaser, upon notice
to the Seller, shall have the right to commence or continue its
examination of the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans
to be purchased and sold on such Closing Date. If, based on the
results of the examination conducted during such ten Business
Day period, the Purchaser identifies any Mortgage Loans that do
not conform to the requirements of the related Purchase Price
and Terms Letter, such Mortgage Loans, at the Purchaser’s
option and upon giving notice (which may be by electronic mail)
to the Seller no later than one Business Day after the
expiration of such thirty day period, shall be deleted from the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule and, pursuant to Subsection 7.04,
either (i) repurchased by the Seller at the related Purchase
Price (as calculated pursuant to Section 4 and the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter) plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
or (ii) replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or
Mortgage Loans). Such repurchase or substitution shall be
effected by the Seller within thirty (30) days from the date of
its receipt of notice from the Purchaser requesting the same.
The rights and remedies set forth in this Section 5 are in
addition to those set forth in Subsection 7.04.
SECTION 6.
Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser .
Subsection 6.01
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files
On each Closing Date, the Seller shall execute
and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 4. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall
be reflected on the Seller’s balance sheet and other
financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller. The
Servicing File retained by the Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the
Servicer’s computer system to clearly reflect the sale of
the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. T he Servicer
shall release from its custody the contents of any Servicing
File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement.
Subsection 6.02
Books and Records .
Record title to each Mortgage and the related
Mortgage Note as of the related Closing Date shall be in the
name of the relevant Mortgage Loan originator or the Seller.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, ownership of each Mortgage and
related Mortgage Note shall be possessed solely by the Purchaser
or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may
be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Servicer after the
related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan,
other than as provided in this Agreement, shall be vested in the
Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser; provided,
however, that all funds received on or in connection with a
Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the Servicer in
trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate
designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of
the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The Servicer shall be responsible for
maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and
records for the Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately
identified in the Servicer’s computer system to clearly
reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In
particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and
shall deliver to the Purchaser upon written request, evidence of
compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and requirements of FNMA or FHLMC, including but
not limited to documentation as to the method used in
determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged
Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and
eligibility of any condominium project for approval by FNMA and
periodic inspection reports as required by Subsection 11.13. To
the extent that original documents are not required to be
maintained under applicable law or not otherwise required for
purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Other
Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Servicer may be
in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable
means of recreating original documents, including but not
limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as such means
comply with the requirements of the FNMA Guidelines, as amended
from time to time.
The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each
Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any
Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the
time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and
thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office
books and records in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may
be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms
hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall
be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and
records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The
Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and
transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however,
that the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser
hereunder binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee shall
agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and
an original counterpart of the instrument of transfer and an
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement substantially
in the form of Exhibit 12 hereto executed by the
transferee shall have been delivered to the Servicer by the
transferee. The Purchaser also shall advise the Servicer of the
transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer
shall mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the
Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous
Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect to the
Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
Subsection 6.03
Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents .
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, five (5)
Business Days prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller
shall deliver and release to the Custodian the following
documents (with the exceptions noted below):
(i)
The original Mortgage Note endorsed by manual
[or facsimile]
signature in blank in the following form:
“Pay to the order of ___________, without recourse”
with all intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
endorsements from the originator to the Seller;
(ii)
in the case of each Mortgage Loan that is not a
MERS Mortgage Loan, a duly executed Assignment of Mortgage, from
the Seller in blank, which assignment shall be in form and
substance acceptable for recording;
(iii)
For each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS
Mortgage Loan, the original recorded Mortgage and in the case of
each MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the
presence of the MIN for that Mortgage Loan and either language
indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan if the Mortgage
Loan is a MOM Loan, or if such Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan
at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment to
MERS, with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection with
any Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not delivered or caused to be
delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay
caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has
been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been
lost or because such public recording office retains the
original recorded Mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee,
(a) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by the Seller to be a
true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage and (b)
in the case where a public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after
recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage;
(iv)
Recorded originals of any intervening
assignments, showing a complete chain of title from the
originator to the Seller (or to MERS, if the Mortgage Loan is
registered on the MERS System), with evidence of recording
thereon;
(v)
Originals of each assumption, modification, written assurance or
substitution of liability agreement, if any;
(vi)
The original of each guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note, if any;
(vii)
If the Loan-to-Value Ratio indicated on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule exceeds 80%, the Seller shall provide the
name of the insurer of the related Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy, the amount of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and
the certificate number of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy,
if any; and
(viii)
If the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any
Assignment of Mortgage or any other related document has been
signed by a Person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original
power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and
empowered such Person to sign.
In addition, in connection with the assignment
of any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller agrees that it will cause,
at the Seller’s expense, the MERS System to indicate that
such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the
Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement (or deleting, in the
case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with
this Agreement) by including in such computer files the
information required by the MERS System to identify the
Purchaser and the series in which such Mortgage Loans were sold.
The Seller further agrees that it will not alter the information
required by the MERS System as referenced in this paragraph with
respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement
unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement or as otherwise directed by the
Purchaser.
If, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
Seller repurchases a Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan,
the Seller shall either (i) cause MERS to execute and deliver an
Assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the
Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and shall cause such Mortgage
to be removed from registration on the MERS System in accordance
with MERS’ rules and regulations or (ii) cause MERS to
designate on the MERS System the Seller or its designee as the
beneficial holder of such Mortgage Loan.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all
such Mortgage Loan Documents required to be delivered pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement for the related Closing Date, as
evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian in the
form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Purchaser shall pay
all fees and expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall forward by personal delivery,
recognized overnight delivery service or registered or certified
first class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested to
the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two (2)
weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the Seller
shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any
such document submitted for recordation within two (2) weeks of
its execution, and shall provide the original of any document
submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified
by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original promptly upon receipt of same, but
in no event later than one hundred and eighty (180) days after
such document was submitted for recording.
If the Seller cannot deliver any original
Mortgage Loan Document on the related Closing Date, the Seller,
promptly on receipt thereof, shall deliver (a) any such original
recorded Mortgage Loan Document within one hundred eighty (180)
days of the related Closing Date and (b) any unrecorded Mortgage
Loan Document within one hundred twenty (120) days of the
related Closing Date. In the event the Seller cannot deliver any
original recorded Mortgage Loan Document within one hundred
eighty (180) days of the related Closing Date, solely because
such documents have not been returned to the Seller by the
appropriate public recording office, the Seller shall notify the
Purchaser or its designee (which notice may be by electronic
mail), which notice shall (i) identify the recorded document,
(ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to
the Purchaser or its designee due solely to a delay caused by
the public recording office, and (iii) state the amount of time
generally required by the applicable recording office to record
and return a document submitted for recordation. In the event
that documents have not been received by the date specified in
such notice, the Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the same
and upon written request from the Purchaser, repurchase (subject
to the proviso below) the related Mortgage Loan at the price and
in the manner specified in Subsection 7.04; provided,
however, that the Seller shall be obligated to repurchase
the related Mortgage Loan only if the failure to deliver any
such recorded Mortgage Loan Document materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Purchaser in such Mortgage Loan or
materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to
service such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Any review by the Purchaser or its designee of
the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the
Seller’s obligations hereunder. If the Purchaser or its
designee discovers any defect with respect to any document
constituting part of a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or
shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such
defect to the Seller and the Seller shall cure or repurchase
such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Subsection 7.04.
Subsection 6.04
Quality Control Procedures .
The Seller must have an internal quality control
program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and
accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property
appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be
capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its
loan production and servicing activities. The program is to
ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in
accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and
accounting principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or
negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by
officers, employees, or other authorized persons.
SECTION 7.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of
the Seller; Remedies for Breach .
Subsection 7.01
Representations and Warranties Respecting the
Seller .
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to
the Purchaser that as of each Closing Date or as of such date
specifically provided herein:
(i)
The Seller is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of New York and is licensed
and qualified to transact business in and is in good standing
under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is
located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such licensed and qualification and no
demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon
the Seller by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the
Seller is or will be in compliance with the laws of any such
state to the extent necessary to insure the enforceability of
each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii)
The Seller has the full power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate,
all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization. As
of the related Closing Date, the Seller has the full power and
authority to hold each Mortgage Loan and to sell each Mortgage
Loan;
(iii)
Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans
by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor
the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller’s
certificate of incorporation or by-laws or result in a material
breach of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument
to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a material default or result in an acceleration under
any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller
or its property is subject or impair the ability of the
Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value
of the Mortgage Loans;
(iv)
The Seller is an approved seller/servicer for
either FNMA or FHLMC in good standing and is a mortgagee
approved by the Secretary of HUD. No event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage,
which would make the Seller unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or
HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification
to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD;
(v)
The Seller does not believe nor does it have any
reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement.
(vi)
There is no action, suit, proceeding,
investigation or litigation pending or, to the Seller’s
knowledge, threatened, which either in any one instance or in
the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would
adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
Agreement, the ability of the Seller to service the Mortgage
Loans hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof, or the
Seller’s ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(vii)
No consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement or the terms of the
Mortgage Loans, the delivery of a portion of the Mortgage Files
to the Custodian for the benefit of the Purchaser, the sale of
the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required,
such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained
prior to the related Closing Date;
(viii)
The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller
pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer
or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(ix)
No written statement, report or other document
prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the
Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement
of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(x)
The Seller is a member of MERS in good standing,
and will comply in all material respects with the rules and
procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS
Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS;
(xi)
The Seller has not used selection procedures
that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or
valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the
Seller’s portfolio at the Cut-Off Date;
(xii)
The Seller will treat the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting
purposes and, to the extent appropriate, for federal income tax
purposes;
(xiii)
The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the
Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing
such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated
by the Seller, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation
for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this Agreement;
(xiv)
With respect to the initial Closing Date and
such other times as the Purchaser may request, the Seller has
delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last
two complete fiscal years. All such financial statements fairly
present the pertinent results of operations and changes in
financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and it
subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as
set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of the Seller since the date of the Seller’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter; and
(xv)
The Seller has not dealt with any broker,
investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to
any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of
the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection 7.02
Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans .
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the
Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related
Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(i)
The information contained in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and the related Information Diskette is complete, true
and correct;
(ii)
All payments required to be made up to, and
excluding, the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan under
the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made; 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
Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the
Mortgage Loan; and there has been no more than one delinquency
of more than thirty days in any payment by the Mortgagor
thereunder during the last twelve months and such delinquency
did not exceed one payment;
(iii)
There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents,
water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums,
leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future
installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related
Mortgaged Property;
(iv)
The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
respect, except by written instruments which have been recorded,
if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and
which have been delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian. The
substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has
been approved by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, if any,
and by the title insurer, to the extent required by the related
policy and its terms are reflected on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by
the primary mortgage insurer, if any, and title insurer, to the
extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is
part of the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(v)
The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not
subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation
of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or
the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage
unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the
defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
and the Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or federal
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage
Loan was originated;
(vi)
All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are
insured by a Qualified Insurer against loss by fire, hazards of
extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to
insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit 9. All such insurance policies
(collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”)
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller, its
successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon
have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area
identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such
flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the
Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy
conforms to the requirements of either FNMA or FHLMC. The
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such
insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost
and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor;
(vii)
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 or disclosure laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with;
(viii)
The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled,
subordinated, or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the
Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been
executed that would effect any such release, cancellation,
subordination or rescission;
(ix)
The Mortgage is a valid, existing and
enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
improvements on the Mortgaged Property, subject only to (a) the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due
and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights
of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of
the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in
lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the
originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely
affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, and (c)
other matters to which like properties are commonly subject
which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to and delivered in connection with the
Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, existing and
enforceable first lien and first priority security interest on
the property described therein and the Seller has full right to
sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(x)
The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are
genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of
the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization;
(xi)
All other parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and
to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly
executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a human person or is
otherwise an eligible borrower under FNMA’s Selling Guide
or FHLMC’s Selling Guide;
(xii)
The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been
fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances
thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any
on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees
and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and
the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is
not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(xiii)
The Seller is the sole owner and holder of the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and
the Seller has good and marketable title thereto and has full
right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser
free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest and has full right and authority
subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with,
any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement;
(xiv)
All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise,
are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of
such interest, were) (a) in compliance with any and all
applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state
wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (b) organized
under the laws of such state, or (c) qualified to do business in
such state, or (d) a federal savings and loan association or
national bank having principal offices in such state, or (e) not
doing business in such state;
(xv)
The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to either FNMA
or FHLMC, issued by a title insurer acceptable to either FNMA or
FHLMC and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the
exceptions contained in (ix)(a) and (b) above) the Seller, its
successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan
or, in the case of a NegAm Mortgage Loan, the outstanding
principal amount of such Mortgage Loan at any time such amount
is greater than the original principal amount thereof, and, in
the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss
by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien
resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage Note and/or
Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate
and Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title
insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such
lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s
title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be
in full force and effect upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been
made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no
prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has
done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
(xvi)
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;
(xvii)
There are no mechanics’ or similar liens
or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and
no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such
lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may
be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the
related Mortgage;
(xviii)
All improvements which were considered in
determining the Appraised Value (as defined in clause (i) of
said definition) of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly
within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties
encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;
(xix)
The Mortgage Loan was originated by the Seller
or by a FNMA approved or FHLMC approved mortgage banker (which
mortgage banker is a mortgagee approved by HUD), or savings and
loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar
banking institution which is supervised and examined by a
federal or state authority, or by another mortgagee approved by
the Secretary of HUD pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the
National Housing Act. Scheduled payments on the Mortgage Loan
commenced no more than sixty (60) days after funds were
disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage
Note is payable on the first day of each month in monthly
installments of principal and interest, with interest in
arrears, and requires Monthly Payments sufficient to amortize
the original principal balance (a) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, over a term of thirty (30) years,
and (b) with respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, over a
term of either fifteen (15) or thirty (30) years; provided,
however, in the case of a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Loan matures after seven years requiring a final payment of the
outstanding principal prior to full amortization. With respect
to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan other than a NegAm
Mortgage Loan, there is no negative amortization. Each
Convertible Mortgage Loan contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed
rate mortgage loan in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note;
(xx)
The origination, servicing and collection
practices used by the Seller with respect to each Mortgage Note
and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent
and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing
business. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments,
if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in
connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or
Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have
been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage
Note. With respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, all
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict
compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the
related Mortgage Note. Any interest required to be paid pursuant
to state and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(xxi)
The Mortgaged Property is free of damage and
waste and there is no proceeding pending for the total or
partial condemnation thereof;
(xxii)
The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the
holder thereof adequate for the realization against the
Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided
thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as
a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. There is no other exemption available to
the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the
Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to
foreclose the Mortgage. The Mortgagor has not notified the
Seller and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested
or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act or any similar federal, state or local laws or
ordinances;
(xxiii)
The Mortgage Loan was underwritten generally in
accordance with the Seller’s underwriting standards in
effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated or acquired
and the underwriting guidelines described in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter. The Seller’s underwriting
standards in effect as of the date of the initial Closing Date
have been delivered to Purchaser and are attached hereto as
Exhibit 10;
(xxiv)
The Mortgage Note is not and has not been
secured by any lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the
security interest of any greement or chattel mortgage referred
to in (ix) above;
(xxv)
The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the
Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser which meets the
minimum FNMA or FHLMC requisite qualifications for appraisers,
duly appointed by the originator, who had no interest, direct or
indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the
security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan; the appraisal is
in a form acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, with such riders as are
acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, as the case may be, and Title XI of
FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder;
(xxvi)
In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve
as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves
and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or
will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the
deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(xxvii)
No Mortgage Loan contains a permanent
“buydown” provision. No Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan contains a temporary “buydown” provision. With
respect to any Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan which contains a
temporary “buydown” provision, the value of such
buydown funds does not exceed 6% of the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged Property securing such Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage
Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage
Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent
interest feature;
(xxviii)
With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
or a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor has executed one or
more statements to the effect that the Mortgagor has received
all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect
to the making of an adjustable rate mortgage loan or a fixed
rate balloon payment mortgage loan, as the case may be. The
Seller shall maintain all such statements in the Mortgage
File;
(xxix)
No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a)
the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
(b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property;
(xxx)
The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances
or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing
that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be
an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become
delinquent, or adversely affect the value of the Mortgage
Loan;
(xxxi)
No Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio at
origination in excess of 95%. Each such Mortgage Loan with an
LTV at origination in excess of 80% is and will be subject to a
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified
Insurer, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan over
75% of the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property or,
in the case of NegAm Mortgage Loans provides at least 25%
coverage. All provisions of such Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in
full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been
paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Mortgage
Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in connection
therewith, except with respect to any Lender PMI Mortgage Loan.
Except in connection with a Lender PMI Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan is exclusive of any
such insurance premium;
(xxxii)
At the origination date of the Mortgage Loan,
the related Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied under
applicable law. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge,
after reasonable inquiry and investigation, the Mortgaged
Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law and 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;
(xxxiii)
No action has been taken or failed to be taken,
no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed on or prior to the Closing Date (whether or not known to
the Seller on or prior to such date) which has resulted or will
result in an exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage
under any private mortgage insurance (including, without
limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would
limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the
full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured)
whether arising out of actions, representations, errors,
omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Seller, the related
Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such
coverage, including the appraisal, plans and specifications and
other exhibits or documents submitted therewith to the insurer
under such insurance policy, or for any other reason under such
coverage, but not including the failure of such insurer to pay
by reason of such insurer’s breach of such insurance
policy or such insurer’s financial inability to pay;
(xxxiv)
The Assignment of Mortgage, is in recordable
form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(xxxv)
Any future advances made to the Mortgagor prior
to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding
principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the
consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having
first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement
to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated
interest or by other title evidence acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC.
The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvi)
If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit
or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned
unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project meets the eligibility requirements for FNMA or
FHLMC;
(xxxvii)
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms
acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC;
(xxxviii)
The Mortgaged Property is located in the state
indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, and consists of a
single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or an individual condominium unit, or
a 2-4 family dwelling or an individual unit in a planned unit
development as defined by FNMA, none of which is a mobile home
or manufactured dwelling;
(xxxix)
The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment
of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered
with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement, have been delivered to the Custodian all in
compliance with the specific requirements of the Custodial
Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller is in
possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with
Exhibit 5 hereto, except for such documents as have been
delivered to the Custodian;
(xl)
Except for a Mortgage Loan secured by Mortgaged
Property located in the state of Hawaii, no Mortgage Loan is
secured by a Mortgage on a leasehold estate. With respect to
Mortgage Loans in the state of Hawaii that are secured by a
leasehold estate, (i) the lease is valid, in full force and
effect, and conforms to all of FNMA’s requirements for
leasehold estates; (ii) all rents and other payments due under
the lease have been paid; (iii) the lessee is not in default
under any provision of the lease; (iv) the term of the lease
exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage Loan by at
least ten years; and (v) the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan
is given notice and an opportunity to cure any defaults under
the lease;
(xli)
The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision
for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged
Property is sold or transferred without the prior written
consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(xlii)
Except as set forth on the related Purchase
Price and Terms Letter, interest on each mortgage Loan is
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months;
(xliii)
No fraud error, omission, misrepresentation or
similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan was committed
by the Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge after
reasonable inquiry, no fraud error, omission, misrepresentation
or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan was
committed by any other person involved in the origination or
servicing of the Mortgage Loan;
(xliv)
Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a
“qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xlv)
No Mortgage Loan is classified as a “high
cost” mortgage loan under the Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994, as amended, nor is any Mortgage Loan a
“high cost home,” “covered” (excluding
home loans defined as “covered home loans” pursuant
to the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002),
“high risk home” or “predatory” loan
under any applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing
heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for
residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points
and/or fees);
(xlvi)
No Mortgage Loan with a conforming principal
balance, determined as of the date of origination of such
Mortgage Loan, that secures real property located in the State
of Georgia was originated or modified on or after October 1,
2002 and prior to March 7, 2003;
(xlvii)
No Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit
life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a
condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor
obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability,
accident or health insurance policy in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(xlviii)
As of the origination date of each Mortgage Loan
subject to a prepayment penalty, such prepayment penalty
complied with all applicable laws and no Mortgage Loan provides
for the payment of a prepayment penalty beyond the five-year
term following the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(xlix)
The Servicer has fully furnished, in accordance
with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable
and unfavorable) on its Mortgagor credit files to Equifax,
Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company, on a
monthly basis;
(l)
As of the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and to the
best of the Seller’s knowledge after reasonable inquiry
and investigation, since the date of origination no portion of
the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes;
(li)
The Mortgagor was not a debtor in any state or
federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the
Mortgage Loan was originated or as of the related Closing
Date;
(lii)
No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the
construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in of a Mortgaged Property;
(liii)
To the best of the Seller’s knowledge
after reasonable inquiry and investigation, there is no pending
action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property
in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or
regulation is an issue;
(liv)
With respect to any Mortgage Loan which is a
Texas Home Equity Loan, any and all requirements of Section 50,
Article XVI of the Texas Constitution applicable to Texas Home
Equity Loans which were in effect at the time of the origination
of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with;
(lv)
With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which an
affidavit has been delivered to the Purchaser certifying that
the original Mortgage Note has been lost or destroyed and not
been replaced, if such Mortgage Loan is subsequently in default,
the enforcement of such Mortgage Loan will not be materially
adversely affected by the absence of the original Mortgage
Note;
(lvi)
Except as disclosed on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, the Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of
origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of
trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating
a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage. No Mortgage Loan
had a combined loan-tovalue ratio at origination greater
than 100%; and
(lvii)
No Mortgage Loan was made to finance a
cooperative.
Subsection 7.03
Representations and Warranties Respecting the
Servicer .
The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants
to the Purchaser that as of the Closing Date or as of such date
specifically provided herein:
(i)
The Servicer is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and is
licensed and qualified to transact business in and is in good
standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property
is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
licensing or qualification or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such licensing or qualification and no
demand for such licensing or qualification has been made upon
the Servicer by any state having jurisdiction and in any event
the Servicer is or will be in compliance with the laws of any
such state to the extent necessary to insure the enforceability
of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(ii)
The Servicer has the full power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate,
all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Servicer
has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Purchaser constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization;
(iii)
Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Servicer’s organizational documents or result in a
material breach of any legal restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Servicer is now a party or by which it
is bound, or constitute a material default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree to which the Servicer or its property is subject or
impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(iv)
The Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for
either FNMA or FHLMC in good standing and is a mortgagee
approved by the Secretary of HUD. No event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage,
which would make the Servicer unable to comply with FNMA,
FHLMC or HUD eligibility requirements or which would require
notification to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD;
(v)
The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have
any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement;
(vi)
There is no action, suit, proceeding,
investigation or litigation pending or, to the Servicer’s
knowledge, threatened, which either in any one instance or in
the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of
this Agreement, or the ability of the Servicer to service the
Mortgage Loans hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof, or
the Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement;
(vii)
No consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of or
compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement or the Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, or if required, such consent, approval,
authorization or order has been obtained prior to the Closing
Date;
(viii)
The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this e ordinary course of business of the
Servicer;
(ix)
No written statement, report or other document
prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement
of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(x)
The Servicer is a member of MERS in good
standing, and will comply in all material respects with the
rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of
the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are
registered with MERS;
(xi)
The Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the
Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing
such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated
by the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes, as
compensation for the servicing and administration of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement; and
(xii)
With respect to the initial Closing Date and
such other times as the Purchaser may request, the Servicer has
delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last
two complete fiscal years. All such financial statements fairly
present the pertinent results of operations and changes in
financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Servicer and it
subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as
set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of the Servicer since the date of the Servicer’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
Subsection 7.04
Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties .
It is understood and agreed that the
representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01,
7.02 and 7.03 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to
the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
and any successor servicer to the Servicer, notwithstanding any
restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine
any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by the Seller, the Servicer or
the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties which materially and adversely
affects the value of one or more of the Mortgage Loans, which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser
in one or more of the Mortgage Loans or materially and adversely
affects the ability of the Servicer to service such Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the
other.
The Seller shall have a period of ninety (90)
days from the earlier of its discovery of a breach or the
receipt by Seller of notice of such a breach within which to
correct or cure such breach. The Seller hereby covenants and
agrees that if any such breach cannot be corrected or cured
within such ninety (90) day period, the Seller shall, at
Purchaser’s option and not later than ninety (90) days
after its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach,
repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the
event that a breach shall involve any representation or warranty
set forth in Subsection 7.01 and such breach cannot be cured
within ninety (90) days of the earlier of either discovery by or
notice to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans
shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be repurchased by the
Seller at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach shall
involve a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection
7.02 and the Seller discovers or receives notice of any such
breach within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the related
Closing Date, the Seller may, with the consent of the Purchaser
and provided that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan (or Loans), rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as
provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its
place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided
that (i) any such substitution shall be effected not later than
one hundred and twenty (120) days after the related Closing Date
and (ii) prior to any substitution into a REMIC pass-through
entity, upon reasonable request by the Purchaser, the Seller
shall provide the Purchaser with an Opinion of Counsel that the
substitution of the applicable Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan will not affect the status of the pass-through entity as a
REMIC. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
(or Purchaser does not consent to such substitution), it shall
repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a
Mortgage Loan(s) pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Subsection 7.04 shall be accomplished by remitting to the
Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account the amount of the
Repurchase Price for distribution to Purchaser on the next
scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount
received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans
and being held in the Custodial Account for future
distribution.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the
Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer shall arrange for the
reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Seller and the
delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Purchaser or
the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. The
Servicing File shall also be released by the Servicer to the
Seller for any Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a
repurchase or substitut
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