Exhibit 10.4
BISHOP’S GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST,
as
Purchaser,
CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
as
Seller and Servicer,
and
PHH CORPORATION,
as
Guarantor
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated as of October 31, 2000
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
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DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II |
SALE OF ELIGIBLE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT;
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS |
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Section 2.1
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Sale of Eligible Loans; Possession
of Mortgage Loan Files; Maintenance of Mortgage Loan Files |
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Section 2.2
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Determination of Purchase Price;
Deposit by Seller and the Additional Seller |
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Section 2.3
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Purchase Commitment Term |
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Section 2.4
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Books and Records; Transfers of
Eligible Loans |
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Section 2.5
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Custodial Agreement |
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ARTICLE III |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
COVENANTS; REMEDIES AND BREACH |
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Section 3.1
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Representations and Warranties of
the Company and the Additional Seller |
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Section 3.2
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Representations and Warranties
Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans; Eligibility
Representations |
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Section 3.3
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Remedies for Breach of
Representations and Warranties |
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Section 3.4
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Conditions to Closing |
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Section 3.5
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Covenants of the Purchaser, the
Company and the Additional Seller |
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ARTICLE IV |
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF ELIGIBLE LOANS |
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Section 4.1
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The Company to Act as Servicer;
Servicing and Administration of the Eligible Loans |
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Section 4.2
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Sales and Securitizations |
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Section 4.3
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Liquidation of Eligible Loans |
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Section 4.4
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Collection of Eligible Loan
Payments |
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Section 4.5
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Establishment of, and Deposits to,
Collection Account |
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Section 4.6
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Permitted Withdrawals From
Collection Account; Deposit into the Collateral Account |
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Section 4.7
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Establishment of, and Deposits to,
Escrow Account |
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Section 4.8
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Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow
Account |
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Section 4.9
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Payment of Taxes, Insurance and
Other Charges |
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Section 4.10
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Protection of Accounts |
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Section 4.11
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Maintenance of Hazard
Insurance |
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Section 4.12
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Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment
Insurance |
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Section 4.13
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Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and
Errors and Omissions Insurance |
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Section 4.14
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Inspections |
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Section 4.15
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Restoration of Mortgaged
Property |
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Section 4.16
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Maintenance of PMI Policy;
Claims |
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Section 4.17
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Title, Management and Disposition
of REO Property |
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Section 4.18
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Servicer Reports |
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Section 4.19
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Real Estate Owned Reports |
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Section 4.20
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Liquidation Reports |
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Section 4.21
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Reports of Foreclosures and
Abandonments of Mortgaged Property |
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Section 4.22
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Servicer Advance Report |
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Section 4.23
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Secondary Market Trading
Report |
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ARTICLE V |
SERVICER ADVANCES |
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Section 5.1
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Servicer Monthly Advances |
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ARTICLE VI |
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES |
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Section 6.1
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Transfers of Mortgaged
Property |
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Section 6.2
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Satisfaction of Mortgages and
Release of Mortgage Loan Files |
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Section 6.3
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Servicing Compensation |
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Section 6.4
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Annual Statement as to
Compliance |
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Section 6.5
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Annual Independent Public
Accountants’ Servicing Report |
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Section 6.6
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Right to Examine Servicer
Records |
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ARTICLE VII |
REPURCHASE OBLIGATION |
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Section 7.1
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Servicer’s Repurchase
Obligations |
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ARTICLE VIII |
SERVICER TO COOPERATE |
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Section 8.1
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Provision of Information |
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ARTICLE IX |
THE SERVICER |
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Section 9.1
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Indemnification of Third-Party
Claims |
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Section 9.2
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Corporate Existence of the
Servicer |
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Section 9.3
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Limitation on Liability of
Servicer and Others |
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Section 9.4
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Limitation on Resignation and
Assignment by the Servicer |
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Section 9.5
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Limitation on Assignment of
Right |
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ARTICLE X |
DEFAULT |
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Section 10.1
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Servicer Events of Default |
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Section 10.2
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Waiver of Defaults |
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ARTICLE XI |
TERMINATION |
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Section 11.1
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Termination of Agreement |
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Section 11.2
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Termination of Purchase
Obligations |
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Section 11.3
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Termination of Servicing With
Respect to Any Eligible Loan |
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ARTICLE XII |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Section 12.1
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Successor to Servicer |
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Section 12.2
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Amendment |
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Section 12.3
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Governing Law |
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Section 12.4
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Duration of Agreement |
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Section 12.5
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Notices |
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Section 12.6
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Severability of Provisions |
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Section 12.7
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Relationship of Parties |
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Section 12.8
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Execution; Successors and
Assigns |
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Section 12.9
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Recordation of Assignments of
Mortgage |
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Section 12.10
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Assignment by Purchaser |
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Section 12.11
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Non-Petition Agreement |
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Section 12.12
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Waiver of Offset |
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Section 12.13
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Limited Recourse |
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Section 12.14
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Limitation of Liability |
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Section 12.15
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Binding Effect on Voting
Group |
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ARTICLE XIII |
PHH CORPORATION GUARANTEE |
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Section 13.1
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Guarantee of Servicer’s
Performance and Payment Obligations |
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ARTICLE XIV |
ASSIGNMENT |
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Section 14.1
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Assignment |
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ARTICLE XV |
COMMITMENT FEE |
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Section 15.1
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Commitment Fee |
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ARTICLE XVI |
ADDITIONAL SELLER |
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Section 16.1
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Criteria for Additional
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EXHIBITS |
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EXHIBIT A-1
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TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT |
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A-1-1 |
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EXHIBIT A-2
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TRANSFER SUPPLEMENT |
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A-2-1 |
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EXHIBIT B
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RATED BIDDER LETTER |
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B-1 |
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EXHIBIT C
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FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT |
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EXHIBIT D
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FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER ADVANCE
REPORT |
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EXHIBIT E
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FORM OF ADDITIONAL SELLER
OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE |
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EXHIBIT F
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FORM OF SERVICING RIGHTS PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT |
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F-1 |
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EXHIBIT G
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FORM OF ADDITIONAL SELLER
AGREEMENT |
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EXHIBIT H
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FORM OF INSOLVENCY OPINION |
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SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31, 2000 (as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time,
the “ Agreement ” or the “ Purchase
Agreement ”), between Bishop’s Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, a Delaware business trust, as Purchaser (the
“ Purchaser ” or the “Trust”),
Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the “
Company ”), as Seller and Servicer (in its capacity as
Seller hereunder, the “Seller,” and in its capacity as
Servicer hereunder, the “ Servicer ”), any
additional seller of Eligible Loans pursuant to the terms hereof
(collectively, the “ Additional Seller ”), and
PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation, as Guarantor (the “
Guarantor ”) of the Servicer’s
obligations.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller have entered into that certain Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated
as of December 11, 1998 (the “ Amended and Restated
Purchase Agreement ”), and pursuant thereto the Purchaser
has agreed to purchase from the Seller and the Seller has agreed to
sell to the Purchaser from time to time mortgage loans constituting
Eligible Loans;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser and the Company, as Seller and Servicer, have prescribed
the manner of purchase of each Eligible Loan and the management,
control and servicing of the Eligible Loans, including the method
and manner by which the Servicer will arrange for the sale and
Securitization of each Eligible Loan;
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer desire to amend and
restate the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement in its entirety
for the purpose of, among other things, adding the Additional
Seller meeting the criteria described herein as a seller of
Mortgage Loans to the Trust pursuant to this Purchase Agreement;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 12.2 of the Amended and Restated
Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser, the Seller, the Controlling
Majority, the Required Banks, the Swap Counterparties, the holders
of a majority of the principal amount of all Series of Certificates
and the Servicer have provided their written consent to the
amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Purchase
Agreement, and written notice of such amendment has been provided
to each Rating Agency. In connection with the execution of this
Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser has received Rating Agency
Confirmation.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Purchaser, the Seller, the Additional Seller, the Servicer and the
Guarantor agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever
used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context
otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices : The Servicer’s
Customary Servicing Procedures and the servicing practices required
by the Guidelines.
Acquisition Date Accrued Interest : With respect to any
Eligible Loan, the amount of interest, if any, accrued and unpaid
on the date of acquisition of such Eligible Loan by the
Purchaser.
Additional Seller : Collectively, any Affiliate of the
Company meeting the criteria specified in Article XVI
herein.
Administration Agreement : The Amended and Restated
Administration Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998,
between the Trust and the Administrator, as the same may at any
time be amended, modified or supplemented.
Administrator : Cendant Mortgage Corporation, in its
capacity as Administrator under the Administration Agreement, or
any successor Administrator under the Administration
Agreement.
Affiliate : With respect to the origination and sale of
Eligible Loans pursuant to this Purchase Agreement, Affiliate means
any entity controlled by or under common control of Cendant
Mortgage Corporation. With respect to any specified Person,
Affiliate means any other Person controlling or controlled by or
under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes
of this definition, “control” when used with respect to
any specified Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities (including, without limitation,
partnership interests), by contract or otherwise and the terms
“controlling” and “controlled” have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency : Any of GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC, as applicable.
Agency Custodial Agreement : The custodial agreement entered
into with GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC, as applicable, pursuant to which the
Custodian will act as document custodian for a pool or pools of
mortgage loans to be formed to back Agency Securities.
Agency Securities : Securities backed by a pool or pools of
mortgage loans owned by the Trust, which are issued and guaranteed
by the applicable Agency.
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Agent : The Chase Manhattan Bank, in its capacity as Agent
for the Liquidity Banks under the Liquidity Agreement, or any
successor Agent under the Liquidity Agreement.
Agreement or Purchase Agreement : This Second Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and all
amendments hereof and supplements hereto, including as the context
requires, any Transfer Supplement.
Appraised Value : The value set forth in an appraisal made
in connection with the origination of the related Eligible Loan as
the value of the Mortgaged Property.
Approved Seller/Servicer : An approved seller and servicer
under the Guidelines.
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.
Base Indenture : The Base Indenture, dated as of
December 11, 1998, between the Purchaser and the Indenture
Trustee, as the same may be at any time amended, modified or
supplemented, exclusive of Supplements creating a new Series of
Notes.
Base Trust Agreement : The Third Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, between the
Depositor and the Owner Trustee, as the same may at any time be
amended, modified or supplemented.
Best’s : The meaning specified in
Section 4.11 of this Agreement.
BIF : The Bank Insurance Fund or any successor
thereto.
Business Day : Any day other than (i) Saturday and
Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions or foreign
exchange markets in New York City are authorized or required by
law, regulation or executive order to be closed for business.
Calculation Agent : The Servicer.
Certificate Purchase Agreement : The certificate purchase
agreements, dated as of December 4, 1998 and November 4,
1999, respectively, by and among Lehman Brothers Inc., the
Purchaser and the Company, for the Variable Rate Residential
Mortgage Loan Extendible Trust Certificates, Series 1998-1 and
Series 1998-2, and the Variable Rate Extendible Trust
Certificates, Series 1999-1, respectively, and each
certificate purchase agreement, if any, entered into by the
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Purchaser, the Company and the purchasers thereof in connection
with the issuance of any Series of Certificates.
Certificates : The Variable Rate Residential Mortgage Loan
Extendible Trust Certificates, Series 1998-1, Variable Rate
Residential Mortgage Loan Extendible Trust Certificates,
Series 1998-2, Variable Rate Extendible Trust Certificates,
Series 1999-1, and any additional Series of certificates that
may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Base Trust
Agreement and any supplement thereto.
Closing Date : The Closing Date specified in any Transfer
Supplement, which is the date as to which the sale of any Portfolio
is designated to occur.
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be
amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and
applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued
pursuant thereto.
Collateral Account : A single, segregated trust account
established and maintained by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the
terms of the Security Agreement for the purposes described in
Section 4.6 hereof.
Collateral Agent : Bank One, National Association (formerly
The First National Bank of Chicago), as Collateral Agent for the
Secured Parties under the Security Agreement, or any successor
Collateral Agent under the Security Agreement.
Collection Account : As to any Eligible Loan, any separate
account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section 4.5 of this Agreement for the collection of all
payments made on such Eligible Loan.
Commercial Paper or Commercial Paper Notes : The
short-term promissory notes of the Trust issued pursuant to the
Depositary Agreement.
Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement : The commercial paper
dealer agreement, dated as of July 21, 2000, among the Trust
and the CP Dealers.
Commitment Fee : The meaning assigned to such term in
Section 15.1 hereof.
Company : Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey
corporation, as Seller and Servicer of the Eligible Loans purchased
by the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Company Employees : The meaning specified in
Section 4.13 hereof.
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Condemnation Proceeds : As to any Eligible Loan, all awards
or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether
permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power
of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be
released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related
Loan Documents.
Conforming Loan : An Eligible Loan which conforms to the
Guidelines of GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC, as amended for the Seller.
Controlling Majority : The Liquidity Banks and holders of
the Notes holding 51% of the sum of the (i) the aggregate
principal amount of all Series of Notes outstanding, and
(ii) Credits Outstanding (for purposes of this calculation,
(i) the Liquidity Banks percentage of the Controlling Majority
shall equal the Credits Outstanding divided by the sum of the
(x) the aggregate principal amount of all Series of Notes
outstanding, and (y) the Credits Outstanding, and
(ii) the Noteholders’ percentage of the Controlling
Majority shall equal the aggregate principal amount of all Series
of Notes outstanding divided by the sum of (x) the aggregate
principal amount of all Series of Notes outstanding, and
(y) the Credits Outstanding). For the purposes of determining
the Controlling Majority, “Credits Outstanding” shall
be determined without reference to clause (3) of the
definition thereof.
CP
Dealer : Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Banc of America
Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co., each as a Commercial
Paper dealer pursuant to the Program Documents.
Credit-Adjusted Price : The hypothetical sales price
(expressed as a percentage of par), as determined in good faith by
the Calculation Agent, as of each date of a Partial Termination
occurring with respect to a Delinquent or Defaulted Loan equal to
the price that a Reference Mortgage Loan would be sold to a
Qualified Purchaser.
Credits Outstanding : As of the close of business on any
day, (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Commercial Paper, plus (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Loans, minus (iii) funds allocable to Commercial
Paper and Loans outstanding then on deposit in the Collateral
Account, except to the extent that such funds are then subject to
any writ, order, stay, judgment, warrant of attachment or execution
or similar process.
Custodial Agreement : The Amended and Restated Custodial
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, among the Trust, the
Custodian and the Collateral Agent, as the same may at any time be
amended, modified or supplemented.
Custodian : Bank One, National Association (formerly The
First National Bank of Chicago), in its capacity as Custodian under
the Custodial Agreement, or any successor Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement.
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Customary Servicing Procedures : Procedures (including
collection procedures) that the Servicer customarily employs and
exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own
account and arranging for the sale and Securitization of mortgage
loans and which are in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing
practices of prudent lending institutions in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is situated for properties of a
similar type.
Defaulted Loan : Any Eligible Loan where (i) the
obligor thereon has failed to make a required payment for
90 days or more after the Due Date of such required payment,
(ii) such Eligible Loan is a Delinquent Loan for which the
Servicer has not made a Servicer Monthly Advance and the Servicer
has delivered a certificate pursuant to Section 5.1
hereof, or (iii) any other event has occurred which gives the
holder the right to accelerate payment and/or take steps to
foreclose on the mortgage securing the Eligible Loan under the
Eligible Loan documentation.
Delinquent Loan : Any Eligible Loan which has a payment
which is 30 days or more past its Due Date without giving
effect to any Servicer Monthly Advance.
Depositary : First Chicago Trust Company of New York, in its
capacity as Depositary under the Depositary Agreement, or any
successor Depositary under the Depositary Agreement.
Depositary Agreement : The Amended and Restated Depositary
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, entered into by the
Trust and the Depositary, as the same may at any time be amended,
modified or supplemented.
Depositor : Cendant Mortgage Corporation, in its capacity as
Depositor, or any successor Depositor.
Determination Date : With respect to a Due Period, the 16th
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately succeeding such day) of the calendar month following
such Due Period.
Due
Date : The first day of the month in which the related Monthly
Payment is due on an Eligible Loan, exclusive of any days of
grace.
Due
Period : With respect to each Payment Date, the period
commencing on the first day of the month preceding the month of the
Payment Date and ending on the last day of the month preceding the
month in which the Payment Date occurred.
Early Amortization Event : With respect to each Series, if
any of the following shall have occurred prior to the applicable
Final Scheduled Distribution Date: (i) a Termination Event,
(ii) the Trust’s commitment to purchase Mortgage Loans
has terminated prior to the Final Scheduled
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Distribution Date of any Series of Certificates, (iii) an
Indenture Event of Default, (iv) a Liquidity Agreement Event
of Default (v) an Interest Rate Swap Termination Event,
(vi) an Interest Rate Swap Event of Default.
Eligible Investments : Investments which mature no later
than the next following Payment Date in the following:(i)
obligations issued by, or the full and timely payment of principal
of and interest on which is fully guaranteed by, the United States
of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (which agency
or instrumentality is backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States of America), (ii) commercial paper (other than
the Commercial Paper) rated (at the time of purchase) at least
“A-l” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s
and, if rated by Fitch, “F1,” (iii) certificates
of deposit, other deposits or bankers’ acceptances issued by
or established with commercial banks having short-term deposit
ratings (at the time of purchase) of at least “A-l” by
S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and, if rated by Fitch,
“F1,” (iv) repurchase agreements involving any of
the Eligible Investments described in clauses (i) through
(iii) hereof so long as the other party to the repurchase
agreement has short-term unsecured debt obligations or short-term
deposits rated (at the time of purchase) at least “A-l”
by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and, if rated by
Fitch, “F1,” and (v) if approved in writing by
Moody’s, direct obligations of any money market fund or other
similar investment company all of whose investments consist of
obligations described in the foregoing clauses of this definition
and that is rated “AAm” by S&P, “Aam”
by Moody’s and, if rated by Fitch, “AA/V-1+” or
higher. In addition, any such Eligible Investment shall not have an
“r” highlighter affixed to its rating, and its term
shall have a predeter-mined fixed dollar amount of principal due at
maturity that cannot vary or change. Interest on any Eligible
Investment shall be tied to a single interest rate index plus a
single fixed spread, if any, and move proportionately with that
index.
Eligible Loan : Conforming Loans and Jumbo Loans that
satisfy the Eligibility Criteria and the Portfolio Criteria. An
Eligible Loan includes, without limitation, the Mortgage Loan File,
the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, VA Guaranty Proceeds,
REO Disposition Proceeds and all other rights, benefits, proceeds
and obligations arising from or in connection with such Eligible
Loan.
Eligibility Criteria : In connection with the
Purchaser’s purchase of mortgage loans on any day, the
mortgage loans acquired on such day must satisfy the following
criteria: (i) each mortgage loan must be either a Conforming
Loan or a Jumbo Loan, (ii) each mortgage loan must have been
originated or purchased by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as
applicable, in accordance with its then-current origination or
acquisition underwriting practices within 60 days prior to the
acquisition thereof by the Purchaser, (iii) the aggregate
Initial Purchase Price of all mortgage loans secured by properties
located in California and acquired on such day may not exceed 30%
of the aggregate Initial Purchase Price of all mortgage loans
acquired on such day, (iv) the aggregate Initial Purchase
Price of all mortgage loans secured by properties located in any
state other than California and acquired on such day may not exceed
15% of the aggregate Initial Purchase Price of all mortgage loans
acquired
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on
such day, (v) the aggregate Initial Purchase Price of all
mortgage loans guaranteed by either the Federal Housing Authority
or the Veterans Administration and acquired on such day may not
exceed 30% of the aggregate Initial Purchase Price of all mortgage
loans acquired on such day, (vi) the aggregate Initial Purchase
Price of all Jumbo Loans acquired on such day may not exceed 35% of
the aggregate Initial Purchase Price of all mortgage loans acquired
on such day and (vii) each mortgage loan may not be made to a
borrower that is generally referred to as “sub-prime
borrower.” In addition, the representations and warranties
made by the Seller and the Servicer (in its own capacity and on
behalf of the Additional Seller) in this Agreement must be true and
correct in all material respects on such day.
Eligibility Representations : The representations and
warranties made by the Seller and the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller) with respect to each mortgage loan, set forth in
Section 3.2 herein.
Equivalent Security : With respect to a mortgage loan, a
mortgage-backed security issued by FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA having a
term to final maturity equal to the remaining term to maturity of
such mortgage loan and an interest or pass-through rate equal to
the interest rate on such mortgage loan (net of servicing
fees).
Equivalent Security Price : With respect to a mortgage loan,
the price (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) of
the Equivalent Security for such mortgage loan. The price of an
Equivalent Security shall be determined by the Servicer on any date
by reference to an independent market price reference such as
Telerate.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy : An errors and
omissions insurance policy or policies to be maintained by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof.
Escrow Account : As to any Eligible Loan, any separate
account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to
Section 4.7 hereof.
Escrow Payments : With respect to any Eligible Loan, the
amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates,
sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire
and hazard insurance premiums, and any other payments required by
the Mortgagee to be escrowed by the Mortgagee pursuant to the
Mortgage or any other related document.
FDIC : The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
FHA : The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within
the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
any successor thereto and including the Federal
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Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
FHA
Approved Mortgagee : A corporation or institution approved as a
mortgagee by the FHA under the Act and applicable FHA Regulations,
and eligible to own and service mortgage loans such as the FHA
Loans.
FHA
Loan : An Eligible Loan which is the subject of an FHA Mortgage
Insurance Contract.
FHA
Mortgage Insurance : Mortgage insurance authorized under
Sections 203(b), 213, 221(d)(2), 222, and 235 of the Act and
provided by the FHA.
FHA
Mortgage Insurance Contract : The contractual obligation of the
FHA respecting the insurance of an Eligible Loan.
FHA
Regulations : Regulations promulgated by HUD under the Federal
Housing Administration Act, codified in 24 Code of Federal
Regulations, and other HUD issuances relating to FHA Loans,
including the related handbooks, circulars, notices and mortgagee
letters.
FHLMC : The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
FHLMC Guides : The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Sellers’ Guide and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Servicers’ Guide and all amendments or additions
thereto.
FICO Score : A statistical credit score obtained by many
mortgage lenders in connection with a loan application to help
assess a borrower’s creditworthiness. A FICO score is
generated by models developed by a third party and made available
to lenders through three national credit bureaus. The FICO score is
based on a borrower’s historical credit data, including,
among other things, payment history, delinquencies on accounts,
levels of outstanding indebtedness, length of credit history, types
of credit and bankruptcy experience.
Fidelity Bond : A fidelity bond to be maintained by the
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof.
Final Scheduled Distribution Date : With respect to any
Series of Certificates, the final scheduled distribution date set
forth in the applicable Series Trust Agreement Supplement, as
modified in the manner set forth in Section 3.4(b) ,
3.4(c) or 3.4(d) of the Base Trust Agreement.
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Fitch : Fitch IBCA Inc., or any successor thereto.
FNMA : The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
FNMA Guides : The FNMA Selling and Servicing Guides and all
amendments or additions thereto.
GNMA : The Government National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
GNMA Guides : The GNMA Handbooks 5500.1 and 5500.2 and all
amendments or additions thereto.
Guarante e: The full, unconditional and irrevocable
guarantee of the Servicer’s performance and payment
obligations, set forth in Article XIII hereof.
Guarantor : PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation, in its
capacity as Guarantor, or any successor Guarantor.
Guidelines : The GNMA Guides, the FNMA Guides and the FHLMC
Guides, as such Guides have been amended from time to time with
respect to the Seller.
HUD : The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or
any federal agency or official thereof which may from time to time
succeed to the functions thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage
Insurance. The term “HUD,” for purposes of this
Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as
the FHA and GNMA.
Indenture : The Base Indenture, together with all
Supplements thereto, as the same may at any time be amended,
modified or supplemented.
Indenture Event of Default : An event of default under the
Indenture.
Indenture Trustee : The Bank of New York, not in its
individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee under the
Indenture, or any successor Indenture Trustee as provided in the
Indenture.
Initial Purchase Price : The sum of the Original Principal
Purchase Price of an Eligible Loan plus the Acquisition Date
Accrued Interest.
Insurance Proceeds : With respect to any Eligible Loan,
proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Eligible Loan or the
related Mortgaged Property.
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Insured Amount : The meaning specified in
Section 4.10 of this Agreement.
Interest Rate Swaps : The amended and restated interest rate
swap agreements, each dated as of December 11, 1998, and any
other interest rate swap agreement entered into, between the Trust
and each Swap Counterparty separately or any substitute interest
rate swaps entered into pursuant to the provisions of the Interest
Rate Swaps, as any of the same may at any time be amended, modified
or supplemented.
Interest Rate Swap Event of Default : An event of default
under an Interest Rate Swap.
Interest Rate Swap Termination Event : A termination event
under an Interest Rate Swap.
Jumbo Loan : A mortgage loan which substantially conforms to
the Guidelines except (i) the principal amount thereof may exceed
the principal amount of a loan which conforms to the Guidelines,
and (ii) for other specified exceptions to the Guidelines
which are consistent with the Seller’s Jumbo Loan
underwriting standards. Jumbo Loans will not include mortgage loans
made to borrowers that are generally referred to as
“sub-prime” borrowers.
Jumbo Price Spread : With respect to Jumbo Loans, the
reduction in Equivalent Security Price, as agreed to by the Seller,
the Purchaser and the Agent.
Liquidation Proceeds : All amounts received and retained in
connection with the liquidation of Defaulted Loans.
Liquidity Agreement : The Amended and Restated Liquidity
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, among the Purchaser,
the Liquidity Banks and the Agent, as the same may at any time be
amended, modified or supplemented.
Liquidity Agreement Event of Default : An event of default
under the Liquidity Agreement, as set forth in
Section 9.01 of the Liquidity Agreement.
Liquidity Banks : The banks or other financial institutions
which are parties to the Liquidity Agreement.
Loan : A loan made by Liquidity Banks pursuant to the
Liquidity Agreement.
Loan Documents : The documents listed in
Section 2.1 of this Agreement.
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Loan Termination Date : Each day on which a deposit is made
into the Collateral Account in respect of Terminated Loans.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV : With respect to any Eligible
Loan, the ratio expressed as a percentage of the Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Eligible Loan as of the date of
origination (unless otherwise indicated) to the lesser of
(i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, and
(ii) if the Eligible Loan was made to finance the acquisition
of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the
Mortgaged Property.
Mark to Market Price : With respect to a mortgage loan,
(i) the Mark to Market Price of a Conforming Loan shall be the
Equivalent Security Price multiplied by the unpaid principal amount
of such Conforming Loan and (ii) the Mark to Market Price of a
Jumbo Loan shall be the Equivalent Security Price reduced by the
Jumbo Price Spread multiplied by the unpaid principal amount of
such Jumbo Loan.
Material Adverse Effect : A material adverse effect on
(a) the business, assets, operations, prospects or condition,
financial or otherwise, of the Purchaser, (b) the ability of
any of the Purchaser, the Seller, the Additional Seller, the
Servicer or the Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under
this Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement or any of the
other Program Documents.
Monthly Payment : The scheduled monthly payment of principal
and interest on an Eligible Loan.
Monthly Servicer Advance Report : The meaning specified in
Section 4.22 hereof.
Moody’s : Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and
any successors thereto.
Mortgage : The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a lien on an estate in fee
simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy : A mortgage impairment
or blanket hazard insurance policy as described in
Section 4.12 hereof.
Mortgage Interest Rate : The annualized regular rate of
interest borne on a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan File : The items pertaining to each Eligible
Loan referred to in Section 2.1 hereof, and any
additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage Loan File
pursuant to this Agreement.
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Mortgage Loan Schedule : A schedule of Eligible Loans
annexed to the Transfer Supplement and delivered to the Purchaser
on the related Closing Date, such schedule setting forth the
following information with respect to each Eligible Loan:
(1) the identifying number for the Eligible Loan; (2) the
Mortgagor’s name; (3) the street address of the
Mortgaged Property including the state code; (4) a code
indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a one family residence
or a 2-4 family residence; (5) the months to maturity from the
Closing Date based on the amortization schedule for such Eligible
Loan; (6) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at the Closing Date;
(7) the Mortgage Interest Rate; (8) the stated maturity
date; (9) the amount of the Monthly Payment; (10) the
original principal balance; (11) the PMI Policy certificate
number, if any; (12) the Qualified Insurer, if any;
(13) the type of loan (FHA, VA, Conforming, Jumbo);
(14) payment type (fixed rate or adjustable rate); and
(15) purchase price. With respect to any Portfolio in the
aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following
information, as of the related Closing Date: (1) the number of
Eligible Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding
principal balance of the Eligible Loans; (3) the weighted
average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Eligible Loans; and
(4) the weighted average maturity of the Eligible Loans.
Mortgage Note : The note or other evidence of the
indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgagee : The lender on a Mortgage Note.
Mortgaged Property : The real property securing repayment of
the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor : The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
MERS : Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
Note Purchase Agreement : The note purchase agreements,
dated as of December 4, 1998 and November 4, 1999,
respectively, by and among the Purchaser, the Company, the Seller,
the Indenture Trustee and Lehman Brothers Inc., as representative
of the initial purchasers, for the Variable Rate Residential
Mortgage Loan Medium-Term Notes, Series 1998-2 and the
Variable Rate Term Notes, Series 1999-1, respectively, and
each note purchase agreement, if any, entered into by the
Purchaser, the Company, the Indenture Trustee and the purchasers
thereof in connection with the issuance of any Series of
Notes.
Notes : The Variable Rate Residential Mortgage Loan
Medium-Term Notes, Series 1998-2, the Variable Rate Term
Notes, Series 1999-1 and any additional Series of notes issued
pursuant to the Base Indenture and any Supplement.
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Officer’s Certificate : A certificate signed by the
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the President,
any Executive Vice President or any Senior Vice President or of the
Seller, the Additional Seller, the Servicer or the Guarantor, as
applicable, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this
Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel : A written opinion of counsel, who may
be an employee of the Seller, the Additional Seller, the Servicer
or the Guarantor, as applicable, in a form reasonably acceptable to
the Purchaser.
Original Principal Purchase Price : With respect to each
mortgage loan, the Mark to Market Price at the close of business on
the second Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date of
the sale of such mortgage loan by the Seller or the Additional
Seller to the Purchaser.
Outstanding Purchase Price : With respect to any Eligible
Loan and any date of determination, (i) the Initial Purchase
Price of such mortgage loan less (ii) the amount of any
payments received by the Purchaser and deposited in the Collateral
Account in respect of Acquisition Date Accrued Interest, less
(iii) the product of (x) the aggregate of all previous
principal payments made on such mortgage loan and deposited into
the Collateral Account on or prior to such date of determina-tion,
and (y) the related Purchase Price Adjustment Factor;
provided, however , the Outstanding Purchase Price of a
mortgage loan (other than a Terminated Loan) shall only be reduced
on a Payment Date and the Outstanding Purchase Price of a
Terminated Loan shall be reduced on the related Loan Termination
Date; provided, further , that solely for calculating a
Partial Termination Payment with respect to a Terminated Loan which
is sold by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser to a third
party, the Outstanding Purchase Price shall be deemed to exclude
the product of (i) Retained Payment with respect to such
Terminated Loan, and (ii) the Purchase Price Adjustment
Factor; provided, further , that after any Loan Termination
Date the Outstanding Purchase Price of a Terminated Loan shall be
zero except that the Outstanding Purchase Price of a Terminated
Loan which is sold by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser to a
third party shall be the amount of the Retained Payment.
Owner Trustee : First Union Trust Company, National
Association, acting not in its individual capacity, but solely on
behalf of the Purchaser as owner trustee under the Base Trust
Agreement.
Partial Termination Payment : An amount, which may be
positive or negative, calculated with respect to each Terminated
Loan (I) which is sold by the Trust to a third party or
securitized equal to the product of (i) the unpaid principal
balance of the Eligible Loan to which the loan termination relates
and (ii) the difference between (x) the Purchase Price
Adjustment Factor for such Eligible Loan and (y) (A) if the
loan termination occurs with respect to a non-Delinquent or
non-Defaulted Loan, the sales price (expressed as a percentage of
par) of the Eligible Loan to which the loan termination relates
(which sales price in the case of a bundled whole loan sale or a
Securitization shall equal the sales
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price
for the related bundle of loans or Securitization) or (B) if
the loan termination occurs with respect to a Delinquent or
Defaulted Loan, the Credit-Adjusted Price or (II) which
results from a prepayment in full of such Eligible Loan equal to
the product of (x) the related Purchase Price Adjustment
Factor less 100% and (y) the principal payments that were
deposited in the Collateral Account on such date.
Payment Date : The 20 th day (or if such
day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day)
of any month.
Person : Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
PHH
Corporation : A Maryland corporation.
PMI
Policy : A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect
to certain Eligible Loans.
Pooling Date : With respect to any Terminated Loan sold by
the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser to a third party, the date
on which the pool in which such Terminated Loan is included is cut
by the Servicer.
Portfolio : An Eligible Loan or pool of Eligible Loans sold
to the Purchaser on a given day pursuant to the terms hereof and
the applicable Transfer Supplement.
Portfolio Aging Limitations : With respect to the age of the
Eligible Loans owned by the Purchaser on any day, the following
limitations shall apply:
(i) the
aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of Eligible Loans acquired by
the Purchaser more than three (3) months prior to such day may
not exceed 30% of the then-current Program Size; (ii) the aggregate
Outstanding Purchase Price of Eligible Loans acquired by the
Purchaser more than six (6) months prior to such day may not
exceed 5% of the then-current Program Size; and (iii) the
Purchaser must securitize or sell each Eligible Loan acquired by it
within one (1) year of the date of acquisition; provided,
however , that, subject to Rating Agency Confirmation, the
Controlling Majority with the consent of the Required Banks and the
Required Certificateholders may waive any of the requirements of
clauses (i) and (ii) above.
Portfolio Criteria : On any day, after giving effect to the
Purchaser’s purchase and sale of mortgage loans on such day,
the mortgage loans owned by the Purchaser in the aggregate must
satisfy the following criteria: (i) the aggregate Outstanding
Purchase Price of mortgage loans secured by property in California
may not on such date exceed 30% of the then-current Program Size;
(ii) the
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aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of mortgage loans secured by
property in a single state other than California may not on such
date exceed 15% of the then current Program Size; (iii) the
aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of mortgage loans insured or
guaranteed by either the FHA or VA may not on such date exceed 30%
of the then-current Program Size; (iv) the aggregate
Outstanding Purchase Price of Jumbo Loans may not on such date
exceed 35% of the then-current Program Size; (v) the mortgage loans
owned by the Trust must have a weighted average FICO Score of at
least 675 (excluding loans insured or guaranteed by the FHA or VA);
and (vi) the weighted average loan to value ratio of the
mortgage loans owned by the Trust must not on such date exceed 85%
(excluding loans insured or guaranteed by the FHA or VA).
Principal Prepayment : Any payment or other recovery of
principal made on an Eligible Loan which is received in advance of
its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium
thereon, 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.
Program Documents : The Liquidity Agreement, the Indenture,
the Security Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, this Purchase
Agreement, the Guarantee, the Trust Agreement, the Depositary
Agreement, the Interest Rate Swaps, the Commercial Paper Dealer
Agreement, the Administration Agreement and the Note Purchase
Agreement and the Certificate Purchase Agreement.
Program Size : The sum of the Series Program Sizes, as
such limit may be increased or decreased in accordance with the
Program Documents.
Purchase Price Adjustment Factor : With respect to any
Eligible Loan, the Original Principal Purchase Price of such
Eligible Loan expressed as a percentage of par.
Purchaser or Trust : Bishop’s Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, a Delaware business trust.
Qualified Depository : Any depository the accounts of which
are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt
obligations of which are rated “A2” and “A”
or better by Moody’s and S&P, respectively, or such
depository as shall be acceptable to Moody’s and S&P, as
applicable.
Qualified Insurer : A mortgage guaranty insurance company
duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact
mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an insurer by
FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA.
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Qualified Purchaser : A leading purchaser in the market for
mortgage loans having the highest credit standing which satisfy all
the criteria that the Calculation Agent would apply generally at
such time in determining whether to offer or make an extension of
credit thereto.
Rated Bidder : Shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.3 .
Rating Agency : S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.
Rating Agency Confirmation : A written confirmation from
each Rating Agency that the proposed action will not cause the
reduction or withdrawal of their respective then current ratings on
any outstanding Series of Certificates, any outstanding Series of
Notes or any outstanding Commercial Paper.
Reconciliation Date : The first and fifteenth day of each
calendar month (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next
following Business Day).
Reference Mortgage Loan : A hypothetical mortgage loan used
by the Calculation Agent for the purposes of determining the
Credit-Adjusted Price which is otherwise identical to the
Delinquent or Defaulted Loan in all respects, including interest
rate, principal balance, cash flows and all other payment
characteristics except that such mortgage loan is not a Delinquent
or Defaulted Loan.
Remarketing Agent : Lehman Brothers Inc., in its capacity as
Remarketing Agent, or any successor Remarketing Agent for all
Series of Certificates, pursuant to a mutually acceptable
remarketing agent agreement.
REO
Disposition : The final sale by the Servicer of any REO
Property.
REO
Disposition Proceeds : All amounts received with respect to an
REO Disposition (net of costs related thereto) pursuant to
Section 4.17 hereof.
REO
Property : A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on
behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure, as described in Section 4.17 hereof.
Repurchase Price : With respect to any mortgage loan that is
repurchased by the Seller or Servicer in accordance with
Sections 3.3 , 6.2 and 7.1 hereof, the
Outstanding Purchase Price of such loan plus accrued interest
through the date of repurchase.
Required Banks : Liquidity Banks having an aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Liquidity Loans and available
commitments under the Liquidity Agreement equal to 51% of the
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aggregate principal amount of outstanding Liquidity Loans and
available commitments for all Liquidity Banks.
Required Certificateholders : A majority in principal amount
of all Series of Certificates, voting together as a class.
Required Noteholders : A majority in principal amount of all
Series of Notes, voting together as a single class.
Reserve Fund : The segregated trust account established and
maintained by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured
Parties and the holders of all Series of Certificates, as set forth
in Section 5.05 of the Security Agreement.
Reserve Fund Available Amount : On any day, the amount on
deposit in the Reserve Fund as of such day.
Retained Payment : With respect to any Terminated Loan sold
by the Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser to a third party or
securitized, the sum of (A) with respect to any such
Terminated Loan which has a Pooling Date prior to the 15th day of
the month, the amount of principal payments which are scheduled to
be received by the Purchaser in the month in which the Loan
Termination Date for such Terminated Loan occurs and (B) the
amount of Principal Prepayments not deposited into the Collateral
Account and received by the Purchaser prior to the Pooling Date
where the next Reconciliation Date occurs prior to such Pooling
Date.
SAIF : The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any
successor thereto.
Scheduled Principal Balance : With respect to any Eligible
Loan, as of any date of determination, the original principal
balance thereof, reduced by the principal portion of all Monthly
Payments then due on or before such date of determination, whether
or not received.
Secured Parties : The Swap Counterparties, the Liquidity
Banks, the Agent, the holders of all Series of Notes, the Indenture
Trustee and the holders of the Commercial Paper.
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act : The Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
Securities or Securitization Securities : Any note,
bond or pass-through certificate that is, directly or indirectly,
secured by or represents an interest in any Eligible Loan or pool
of Eligible Loans.
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Securitization or Securitized : A transaction in
which any Eligible Loan or pool of Eligible Loans designated by the
Purchaser is financed through or sold to a Securitization Vehicle,
which vehicle issues Securities in the capital markets.
Securitization Vehicle : FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA or any trust,
partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, limited
liability partnership or other state law entity that is created for
the principal purpose of owning or holding an Eligible Loan or
Eligible Loans which are the subject of a Securitization.
Security Agreement : The Amended and Restated Security
Agreement, dated as of December 11, 1998, among the Purchaser, the
Agent, the Indenture Trustee and the Collateral Agent, as the same
may at any time be amended, modified or supplemented.
Seller : Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey
corporation.
Series : Shall mean (x) any Series of Notes,
(y) the Commercial Paper and Liquidity Loans (such Commercial
Paper and Liquidity Loans taken together as one Series), or
(z) any Series of Certificates, as the context may
require.
Series Program Size : Shall mean, with respect to each
Series of Notes, the amount set forth in the Series Supplement
for such Series of Notes (including, without limitation, the amount
of Certificates required to be issued in connection therewith) and,
with respect to the Series of Liquidity Loans and Commercial Paper,
$1,546,400,000 (as such size may be increased or decreased in
accordance with the Program Documents).
Series Trust Agreement Supplement : With respect to
each Series of Certificates, the related supplement to the Base
Trust Agreement.
Servicer : Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey
corporation, or any successor Servicer as provided herein.
Servicer Event of Default : Any one of the conditions or
circumstances enumerated in Section 10.1 hereof.
Servicer Monthly Advance : Amounts advanced by the Servicer
in respect of Delinquent Loans pursuant to Section 5.1
hereof.
Servicer Report : The meaning specified in
Section 4.18 hereof.
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Servicing Advances : All customary, reasonable and necessary
“out of pocket” costs and expenses other than Servicer
Monthly Advances (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer in
connection with a default or other unanticipated occurrence with
respect to an Eligible Loan owned by the Purchaser (and not
including the performance of its ordinary and customary activities
as Servicer), including, but not limited to, the cost of
(a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the
Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and
liquidation of any REO Property and (d) any advances of taxes
and insurance premiums made pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof
as a consequence of the default by the Mortgagor on its obligation
to pay such amounts.
Servicing Fee : With respect to the services provided by the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, an annual servicing fee of 3/8
of 1% on the average monthly balance of Eligible Loans held by the
Purchaser during such month plus the excess fee, if any, pursuant
to Section 5.03(b)(xi) of the Security Agreement.
S&P : Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, or any successor
thereto.
Supplement : A supplement to the Base Indenture with respect
to any Series of Notes.
Swap Counterparty : Each of The Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of
America, N.A. (formerly NationsBank, N.A.), Barclay’s Bank or
any other swap counterparty which is a commercial bank or financial
institutions having short-term credit ratings of “A-1+”
and “P-1” from S&P and Moody’s and
“F1+,” if rated by Fitch, and long-term credit ratings
of at least “AA-” and “Aa3” from S&P
and Moody’s and “AA-,” if rated by Fitch.
Terminated Loan : Each Eligible Loan which is (1) sold
or Securitized or (2) prepaid in full.
Termination Event : The meaning specified in
Section 11.2 hereof.
Termination Event Auction : Shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 11.2 hereof.
Transfer Supplement : The document pursuant to which each
Eligible Loan or Eligible Loans are sold by the Seller or the
Additional Seller to the Purchaser, a form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit A-1 and Exhibit A-2 ,
respectively.
Trust Agreement : The Base Trust Agreement, together with
all Series Trust Agreement Supplements thereto, as the same
may at any time be amended, modified or supplemented.
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VA : The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an agency of
the United States of America, or any successor thereto including
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
VA
Approved Lender : Those lenders which are approved by the VA to
act as a lender in connection with the origination of VA
Loans.
VA
Guaranty Proceeds : The proceeds of any payment of a VA Loan
Guaranty Certificate.
VA
Loan : An Eligible Loan which is the subject of a VA Loan
Guaranty Certificate as evidenced by a VA Loan Guaranty
Certificate, or an Eligible Loan which is a vendee loan sold by the
VA.
VA
Loan Guaranty Certificate : The obligation of the United States
to pay a specific percentage of an Eligible Loan (subject to a
maximum amount) upon default of the Mortgagor pursuant to the
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, as amended.
VA
Regulations : Regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Servicemen’s Readjustment
Act, as amended, codified in 38 Code of Federal Regulations, and
other VA issuances relating to VA Loans, including related
handbooks, circulars and notices.
Voting Group : The meaning specified in
Section 12.4 hereof.
Wet
Funded Loan : A mortgage loan that is originated by the Seller
or the Additional Seller and purchased by the Purchaser, prior to
the delivery of the Mortgage Note to the Custodian.
Wet
Funded Loan Limitation : On any day, if the ratings of PHH
Corporation are below “BBB+” or “Baa1”, the
aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of Wet Funded Loans may not
exceed 30% of the then-current Program Size.
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ARTICLE II
SALE
OF ELIGIBLE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT;
DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.1
Sale of Eligible Loans; Possession of Mortgage Loan Files;
Maintenance of Mortgage Loan Files .
(a)
(i) From time to time, pursuant to any Transfer Supplement,
the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, may sell,
transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without
recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the
right, title and interest (not including servicing rights with
respect to the Eligible Loans, which shall be retained by the
Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, subject to and in accordance
with this Agreement) of the Seller or the Additional Seller, as
applicable, in and to any Eligible Loans, including Wet Funded
Loans, originated by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as
applicable; provided, however , that the Purchaser shall not
at any time be required to purchase Eligible Loans having an
aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price greater than the then-current
Program Size; provided, further , that mortgage loans
transferred on each Closing Date must satisfy the Eligibility
Criteria. The Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional
Seller), as applicable, shall provide a notice to the Purchaser,
the Indenture Trustee, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Swap
Counterparties not later then 4:00 p.m., New York City time, one
Business Day prior to the execution of any Transfer Supplement of
its intention to sell a Portfolio to the Purchaser pursuant to a
Transfer Supplement. In such notice, the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall inform the
Purchaser of the aggregate principal balance of the Eligible Loans
that it intends to sell on such date. The subject Portfolio shall
be sold by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, to
the Purchaser as described in Section 2.2 hereof. Each
Transfer Supplement shall be executed by the Seller or the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, and the
Purchaser at the time of the sale of the subject Portfolio.
Notwithstand-ing the foregoing, the Purchaser, the Seller, the
Additional Seller and the Servicer, each acknowledge and agree
that, subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, the Seller
or the Servicer, as applicable, is the owner of the servicing
rights with respect to the Eligible Loans sold to the Purchaser by
the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, and the Seller
or the Servicer, as applicable, is responsible for all servicing
duties.
(ii) Upon execution of any
Transfer Supplement by the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller), as applicable, and the Trust and receipt of the
purchase price therefor, the Seller or the Additional Seller, as
applicable, hereby sells, assigns, transfers, sets over and conveys
to the Trust all right, title and interest of the Seller or the
Additional Seller, as applicable, in, to and under each mortgage
loan identified on the such Transfer Supplement. It is intended
that the transfer, assignment and conveyance herein contemplated
constitute a sale of the mortgage loans, conveying
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good
title thereto free and clear of any Liens, by the Seller or the
Additional Seller, as applicable, to the Trust and that the
mortgage loans not be part of the Seller’s or the Additional
Seller’s, as applicable, estate in the event of insolvency.
In the event that the mortgage loans are held to be property of the
Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, or if for any other
reason the Transfer Supplement is held or deemed to create a
security interest in the mortgage loans, the parties intend that
the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, shall be deemed
to have granted, and shall have granted, to the Trust a
first-priority perfected security interest in the mortgage loans
and all Collateral related thereto now existing or hereafter
arising for the purpose of securing the rights of the Trust under
this Agreement, and that this Agreement and the Transfer Supplement
shall each constitute a security agreement under applicable
law.
(b) Pursuant
to Section 2.5 , as soon as practicable, but in any
event on or before the date which is 21 days after any sale of
Eligible Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall deliver each
Mortgage Note, including Mortgage Notes on Wet Funded Loans
(subject to the Wet Funded Loan Limitation), to the Custodian as
agent of the Collateral Agent. The Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall deliver the
related Loan Documents to the Servicer and the contents of each
Mortgage Loan File shall be held in trust by the Servicer for the
benefit of the Purchaser. The possession of each Mortgage Loan File
by the Servicer is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole
purpose of servicing the related Eligible Loan and such retention
and possession by the Servicer is in a custodial capacity only.
Upon the sale of the Eligible Loans, the ownership of each Mortgage
Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Loan File shall
vest immediately in the Purchaser, and the ownership of all records
and documents with respect to the related Eligible Loan prepared by
or which come into the possession of the Servicer shall vest
immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained
by the Servicer, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and the
Collateral Agent and only in such custodial capacity. Each Mortgage
Loan File and the Servicer’s books and records shall each be
marked appropriately to reflect clearly the sale of the related
Eligible Loans to the Purchaser. The Custodian shall only release
its custody of the contents of any Mortgage Loan File in its
possession accordance with the Custodial Agreement.
The
Mortgage Loan File shall consist of the following documents
(constituting, collectively, the “ Loan Documents
”) and such other documents as Purchaser may require from
time to time:
(i)
the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note (if any);
(ii)
the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in
connection with any Eligible Loan, the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, cannot deliver or
cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of
recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because
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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 or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional
Seller), as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Servicer, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with
(i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, an officer’s certificate of the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable,
stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that the original
recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the
Servicer upon receipt thereof by the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable; or (ii) in
the case of a Mortgage 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;
(iii)
the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon;
(iv)
unless the original Mortgage was recorded in the name of MERS, an
Assignment of Mortgage for each Eligible Loan, in form and
substance acceptable for recording, and all interim assignments
with evidence of recording thereon, if any; if the Eligible Loan
was acquired by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable,
in a merger, any Assignment of Mortgage (other than an original
Mortgage recorded in the name of MERS) must be made by
“[Seller] [Additional Seller], successor by merger to [name
of predecessor].” If the Eligible Loan was acquired or
originated by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable,
while doing business under another name, any Assignment of Mortgage
(other than an original Mortgage recorded in the name of MERS) must
be by “[Seller] [Additional Seller], formerly known as
[previous name].” If the Eligible Loan was acquired by the
Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, as receiver for
another entity, any Assignment of Mortgage (other than an original
Mortgage recorded in the name of MERS) must be by “[Seller]
[Additional Seller], receiver for [name of entity in
receivership].” Any Assignment of Mortgage must be duly
recorded only if recordation is either necessary under applicable
law to perfect or on direction of the Purchaser as provided in this
Agreement. If any Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the
Mortgage shall be assigned to the Servicer, as Custodian. If any
Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, such Assignment of
Mortgage shall be delivered in blank;
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(v)
the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening
assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording
office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains
the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer, a photocopy of
such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of
a delay caused by the public recording office, an officer’s
certificate of the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller), as applicable, stating that such intervening
assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that such original
recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such
intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be
promptly delivered to the Servicer upon receipt thereof by the
Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment
where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in a case where an intervening assignment
is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of
such intervening assignment certified by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment;
(vi)
if available, the original mortgagee title insurance policy or
attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title, or if the
policy has not yet been issued, (a) the irrevocable written
commitment, interim binder or marked up binder for a title
insurance policy issued by the title insurance company dated and
certified as of the date the Eligible Loan was funded, or
(b) a copy of the applicable escrow instructions indicating
the name of the title company with, in either case, a statement by
the title insurance company or closing attorney on such binder or
commitment or escrow instructions that the priority of the lien on
the related Mortgage during the period between the date of the
funding of the related Eligible Loan and the date of the related
title policy is insured;
(vii)
the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage;
(viii)
the original of any primary mortgage insurance policy (if any);
and
(ix)
if the Eligible Loans are sold to the Agencies, the originals of
other documents, forms, releases, certifications and papers
required by the applicable Agency Custodial Agreement.
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(c) On
the date hereof and on the date of each other increase in the
then-current Program Size, the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of
the Additional Seller) shall deposit an amount into the Reserve
Fund from the proceeds of the sale of the Eligible Loans to the
Purchaser so that the amount on deposit in the Reserve Fund equals
0.60% of the then-current Program Size.
(d) It
is the intention of this Agreement that each conveyance of the
Seller’s or the Additional Seller’s, as applicable,
right, title and interest in and to the Eligible Loans (not
including servicing rights with respect to the Eligible Loans,
which shall be retained by the Seller or the Servicer, as
applicable) pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase
and sale and not a loan.
Section 2.2
Determination of Purchase Price; Deposit by Seller and the
Additional Seller .
(a) Upon
notice from the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional
Seller), as applicable, to the Purchaser of the prospective sale of
a Portfolio by the Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable,
to the Purchaser under Section 2.1 hereof, the Seller
or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, shall submit to the Purchaser (i) a Mortgage Loan
Schedule and (ii) the Closing Date for the sale of the
Portfolio. The Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional
Seller), as applicable, shall not choose a preliminary Closing Date
which is less than one Business Day from the date that the
Purchaser receives the items specified in the preceding sentence.
Not later than 8 a.m. on the Closing Date, the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall
notify the Purchaser of its calculation of the Original Principal
Purchase Price and the Initial Purchase Price for the Portfolio. If
the Purchaser does not agree with such calculation or the sale does
not close for any other reason, the Closing Date for the Portfolio
shall be rescheduled to a later date, at its option, by the Seller
or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable. The Purchaser and the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf
of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall use their best
efforts to close the sale of any Portfolio on any such Closing
Date. The Purchaser shall pay to the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, the Initial
Purchase Price of any Eligible Loans purchased by it hereunder in
immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the Closing Date. Each mortgage loan must satisfy the
Eligibility Criteria and the Eligibility Representations.
(b) With
respect to any Eligible Loan which will not have a scheduled
interest payment due on the first day of the month following the
month in which the Closing Date occurs for the purchase of such
Eligible Loan (the “ Closing Month ”), the
Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, will deposit in the Collateral Account on the Closing
Date an amount equal to interest on the principal amount of such
Eligible Loan for the number of days remaining from and including
the Closing Date to and including the last day of the Closing Month
at the contract rate for such Eligible Loan.
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Section 2.3
Purchase Commitment Term .
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, the
commitment of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall expire on
the termination of this agreement, in accordance with
Section 11.1 or 11.2 herein.
Section 2.4
Books and Records; Transfers of Eligible Loans .
From
and after each related Closing Date, all rights arising with
respect to the Eligible Loans sold (not including servicing rights
with respect to the Eligible Loans, which shall be retained by the
Seller or the Servicer, as applicable, subject to and in accordance
with this Agreement) pursuant to any Transfer Supplement including
but not limited to all funds received on or in connection with the
Eligible Loans, shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust
for the benefit of the Purchaser. Pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement, the Custodian shall hold all of the Mortgage Notes as
described in such Custodial Agreement.
The
sale of each Eligible Loan shall be reflected on the Seller’s
or the Additional Seller’s, as applicable, balance sheet and
other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller or the
Additional Seller, as applicable. The Seller or the Additional
Seller, as applicable, intends to treat the transfer of any
Eligible Loans to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement as a
sale for accounting and tax purposes with respect to the Seller or
the Additional Seller, as applicable. The Servicer shall be
responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of
books and records for each Eligible Loan which shall be marked
clearly to reflect the ownership of each Eligible Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Servicer shall maintain in its
possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, the
Collateral Agent, the Indenture Trustee (acting at the written
direction of the Required Noteholders), the Agent or their
respective designees, evidence of compliance with applicable laws,
rules and regulations. To the extent that original documents are
not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, VA Guaranty Proceeds, FHA Proceeds or
Securitization 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 the Servicer complies
with the requirements of the Guidelines.
The
Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Eligible Loan and
shall make available for inspection, upon reasonable advance
notice, at the offices of the Servicer during normal business hours
by the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Indenture Trustee
(acting at the written direction of the Required Noteholders), the
Agent, the Remarketing Agent, any CP Dealer or their respective
designees the related Mortgage Loan File during the time the
Purchaser retains ownership of an Eligible Loan and thereafter in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
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Section 2.5
Custodial Agreement .
Pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement delivered to the Purchaser in connection
with the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable,
shall, from time to time in connection with each purchase of
Eligible Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, deliver to
the Custodian, on or before the date which is 21 days after
the related Closing Date, the Mortgage Note with respect to each
Eligible Loan transferred. The Custodian shall hold all Mortgage
Notes in trust for the Purchaser as agent for the Collateral
Agent.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
COVENANTS; REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company and the Additional
Seller .
(a) The
Company, as Seller and Servicer, represents and warrants to the
Purchaser (and for the benefit of the Collateral Agent) that as of
each applicable Closing Date and as of the date of the sale or
Securitization of each Eligible Loan:
(i)
Due Organization and Authority . The Company is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
New Jersey and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business
as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if
required to conduct business of the type conducted by it, and in
any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any such
state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of any
Eligible Loan sold hereunder and the servicing of any such Eligible
Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and any
Transfer Supplement; the Company has the full power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and any Transfer Supplement
and to perform its obligations in accordance herewith and
therewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and any Transfer Supplement by the Company and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly and validly authorized by the Company; all requisite
corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this
Agreement and any Transfer Supplement valid and binding upon the
Company in accordance with its terms; this Agreement and any
Transfer Supplement each evidences the valid, binding and
enforceable obligation of the Company, except that (i) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium,
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receivership
and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights
generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(ii)
Ordinary Course of Business . The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary
course of business of the Company, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or
any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction.
(iii)
No Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any Transfer Supplement, the acquisition of Eligible
Loans by the Company, the sale of Eligible Loans to the Purchaser
or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement or any Transfer Supplement, will conflict with or result
in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Company’s charter or by-laws or any material agreement or
instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under
any of the foregoing, or result in the violation in any material
respect of any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair
the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Eligible Loans in
any material respect, or impair the value of the Eligible Loans in
any material respect, or impair in any material respect the ability
of the Purchaser to realize the full mortgage insurance benefits
(i) of the FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract with respect to FHA
Loans; (ii) of the VA Loan Guaranty Certificate with respect
to VA Loans; or (iii) other insurance benefits accruing
pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to any PMI
Policy.
(iv)
Ability to Service . The Company is an Approved
Seller/Servicer of Eligible Loans for at least two of FNMA, FHLMC
and GNMA with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel
necessary for the servicing of Eligible Loans. The Company is in
good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans
for at least two of FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA, and no event has
occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance
coverage, which would make the Company unable to comply with the
eligibility requirements in all material respects of at least of
two of FNMA, FHLMC and GNMA or which would require notification to
FNMA, FHLMC or GNMA. As of the Closing Date the Company is an FHA
Approved Mortgagee and a VA Approved Lender and has the facilities,
procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the servicing
of mortgage loans of the same type
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as the Eligible
Loans. As of the Closing Date, the Company is in good standing to
service mortgage loans for FHA and VA, and no event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which
would make the Company unable to comply with FHA or VA eligibility
requirements in all material respects, or which would require
notification to either the FHA or VA.
(v)
Reasonable Servicing Fee . The Servicer acknowledges and
agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation
for performing such services as compensation for the servicing and
administration and arranging for the sale or Securitization of the
Eligible Loans pursuant to this Agreement and shall be treated by
the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for
the servicing and administration of the Eligible Loans pursuant to
this Agreement.
(vi)
No Litigation Pending . There is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or to its knowledge threatened against the
Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may
result in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry
on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into
question the validity of this Agreement or any Transfer Supplement
or the Eligible Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Company contemplated herein,
or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement or any
Transfer Supplement.
(vii)
No Consent Required . No consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court or governmental agency or body including,
without limitation, HUD, FHA or VA, is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by it with
this Agreement or any Transfer Supplement or the sale of the
Eligible Loans, or if required, such approval has been
obtained.
(viii)
Selection Process . Any Portfolio of mortgage loans sold
pursuant to a Transfer Supplement was selected from mortgage loans
originated by the Seller or purchased by the Seller from third
parties and are Eligible Loans which satisfy the Eligibility
Representations and any selection process employed by it was not
made in a manner so as to materially adversely affect the interest
of the Purchaser.
(ix)
No Untrue Information . Neither this Agreement, any Transfer
Supplement nor any statement, report or other document prepared by
the Seller or to be prepared by the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the
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transactions
contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material
fact relating to the Seller or the Eligible Loans or omits to state
a fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not
materially misleading.
(x)
Financial Statements . The Company has delivered to the
Purchaser consolidated financial statements of PHH Corporation as
to its last three complete fiscal years and any later quarter ended
more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement.
All such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results
of operations and changes in financial position at the end of each
such period of PHH Corporation and its subsidiaries and have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles 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 Company since the date of PHH Corporation’s
most recently provided financial statements that would have a
material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement.
(xi)
No Brokers’ Fees . 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 any Eligible Loans to the Purchaser.
(xii)
Fair Consideration . The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Eligible Loans under this Agreement
constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for
the Eligible Loans.
(xiii)
Ability to Perform . The Company 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 in all material
respects. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Eligible Loans
is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the
Company’s creditors.
(xiv)
Sale Treatment . The Seller has determined that the
disposition of the Eligible Loans pursuant to this Agreement will
be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes.
(b) The
Additional Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser (and for
the benefit of the Collateral Agent) that as of each applicable
Closing Date and as of the date of the sale or Securitization of
each Eligible Loan:
(i)
Due Organization and Authority . The Additional Seller is
duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the jurisdiction where
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it was duly
formed and has as all licenses necessary to carry on its business
as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if
required to conduct business of the type conducted by it, and in
any event the Additional Seller is in compliance with the laws of
any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability
of any Eligible Loan sold hereunder and any Transfer Supplement;
the Additional Seller has the full power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and any Transfer Supplement and to
perform its obligations in accordance herewith and therewith; the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any
Transfer Supplement by the Additional Seller and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
and validly authorized by the Additional Seller; all requisite
corporate action and/or limited liability company action has been
taken by the Additional Seller to make this Agreement and any
Transfer Supplement valid and binding upon the Additional Seller in
accordance with its terms; this Agreement and any Transfer
Supplement each evidences the valid, binding and enforceable
obligation of the Additional Seller, except that (i) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
morato-rium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought.
(ii)
Ordinary Course of Business . The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary
course of business of the Additional Seller, and the transfer,
assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages
by the Additional Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction.
(iii)
No Conflicts . Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or any Transfer Supplement, the acquisition of Eligible
Loans by the Additional Seller, the sale of Eligible Loans to the
Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor
the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement or any Transfer Supplement, will conflict with or
result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the Additional Seller’s charter and/or limited liability
company agreement or any material agreement or instrument to which
the Additional Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the
foregoing, or result in the violation in any material respect of
any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to
which the Additional Seller or its property is subject, or impair
the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Eligible Loans in
any material respect, or
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impair the
value of the Eligible Loans in any material respect, or impair in
any material respect the ability of the Purchaser to realize the
full mortgage insurance benefits (i) of the FHA Mortgage
Insurance Contract with respect to FHA Loans; (ii) of the VA
Loan Guaranty Certificate with respect to VA Loans; or (iii) other
insurance benefits accruing pursuant to this Agreement, including
but not limited to any PMI Policy.
(iv)
No Litigation Pending . There is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or to its knowledge threatened against the
Additional Seller which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of
the Additional Seller, or in any material impairment of the right
or ability of the Additional Seller to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Additional Seller, or which would draw into question
the validity of this Agreement or any Transfer Supplement or the
Eligible Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection
with the obligations of the Additional Seller contemplated herein,
or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Additional Seller to perform under the terms of this Agreement or
any Transfer Supplement.
(v)
No Consent Required . No consent, approval, authorization or
order of any court or governmental agency or body including,
without limitation, HUD, FHA or VA, is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Additional Seller of or compliance
by it with this Agreement or any Transfer Supplement or the sale of
the Eligible Loans, or if required, such approval has been
obtained.
(vi)
Selection Process . Any Portfolio of mortgage loans sold
pursuant to a Transfer Supplement was selected from mortgage loans
originated by the Additional Seller or purchased by the Additional
Seller from third parties and are Eligible Loans which satisfy the
Eligibility Representations and any selection process employed by
it was not made in a manner so as to materially adversely affect
the interest of the Purchaser.
(vii)
No Untrue Information . Neither this Agreement, any Transfer
Supplement nor any statement, report or other document prepared by
the Additional Seller or to be prepared by the Additional Seller
pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material
fact relating to the Additional Seller or the Eligible Loans or
omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements herein or
therein not materially misleading.
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(viii)
No Brokers’ Fees . The Additional 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 any Eligible Loans to the Purchaser.
(ix)
Fair Consideration . The consideration received by the
Additional Seller upon the sale of the Eligible Loans under this
Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent
value for the Eligible Loans.
(x)
Ability to Perform . The Additional 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 in all
material respects. The Additional Seller is solvent and the sale of
the Eligible Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud
any of the Additional Seller’s creditors.
(xi)
Sale Treatment . The Additional Seller has determined that
the disposition of the Eligible Loans pursuant to this Agreement
will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax
purposes.
Section 3.2
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage
Loans; Eligibility Representations .
As to
each Eligible Loan sold in each Portfolio, the Seller and the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller) hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser that as of each applicable Closing Date
and (excluding Section 3.2(d) hereof) as of the date of
the Securitization or sale of each Eligible Loan:
(a)
Eligibility of Mortgage Loans . The mortgage loan is an
Eligible Loan.
(b)
Eligible Loans as Described . The information set forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the applicable Transfer
Supplement is complete, true and correct in all material
respects.
(c)
Valid First Lien . The Mortgage is a valid first lien on the
Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all
prior liens and encumbrances and no rights or condition may exist
that could give rise to such liens, except for liens for real
estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable. The
Mortgage is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the related
borrower, enforceable according to its terms and conditions, except
that (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar
laws
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relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be
brought, and free from any right of set-off, counterclaim or other
claim or defense. No part of the Mortgaged Property has been
released from the Mortgage. The terms of the Mortgage have not in
any material manner been modified, amended or in any way waived or
changed, except as stated in a written modification agreement that
is acceptable to and delivered to the Seller and Servicer (in its
own capacity and on behalf of the Additional Seller).
Any security agreement, chattel
mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in
connection with the Eligible Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security
interest on the property described therein and the Seller or the
Additional Seller, as applicable, has full right to sell and assign
the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of
the date of origination of the Eligible Loan, subject to a
mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, or other security
instrument creating a lien senior to the lien of the
Mortgage.
(d)
Ownership . The Seller or the Additional Seller, as
applicable, is the sole owner of record and holder of the Eligible
Loan. The Eligible Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller
or the Additional Seller, as applicable, has good and marketable
title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Eligible
Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, 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 Eligible Loan pursuant to the related Transfer
Supplement.
(e)
No Additional Collateral . The Mortgage Note is not and has
not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable
security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in
Section 3.2(c) above.
(f)
Conformance with Underwriting Standards . The Eligible Loan
was underwritten in accordance with (i) the Seller’s
underwriting standards in effect on the date of origination of such
Eligible Loan, and (ii) the Guidelines.
(g)
Payments Current . As of the Closing Date, no payments due
with respect to the Eligible Loan are 30 days or more past
their contractual due date.
(h)
No Mortgagor Bankruptcy; Delinquencies . To the best of the
Seller’s and the Servicer’s (on behalf of the
Additional Seller) knowledge and belief, no Mortgagor is the
subject of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding. All payments
required to be made up to the Closing Date for each Eligible Loan
under the terms of the related Mortgage Note have been made. As of
the Closing date,
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no
payment required under any such purchased Eligible Loan has ever
been delinquent more than 30 days.
(i)
No Outstanding Charges . There are no defaults in complying
with the terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes, governmental
assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal
charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became
due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been
established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item
which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due
and payable. Neither the Seller nor the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller) has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the
Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required under the Eligible Loan, except for interest accruing from
the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the
Eligible Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day which
precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of
principal and interest.
(j)
Original Terms Unmodified . The terms of the Mortgage Note
and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in
any material respect (i) from the date of final endorsement of
the Mortgage Note by HUD with respect to FHA Loans, and
(ii) from the date of origination with respect to VA Loans,
except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if
necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser and which has
been delivered to the Custodian. The substance of any such waiver,
alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any
related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by
the policy, and by the FHA for the related FHA Loans, and the VA
for the related VA Loans, and its terms are reflected on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No Mortgagor has been released, in
whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement
approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title
insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and by the FHA for
the related FHA Loans, and the VA for the related VA Loans, and
which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File
delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(k)
No Defenses . The Eligible Loan is not subject to any right
of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without
limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of
the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of
any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the
Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or, with respect to
FHA Loans, impair the Purchaser’s ability to collect full
insurance benefits under the FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract,
without indemnity to HUD, or, with respect to VA Loans, impair the
Purchaser’s ability to collect full value under the VA Loan
Guaranty Certificate upon the Mortgagor’s default, or subject
to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense,
including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been
asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any
state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time
the Eligible Loan was originated.
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(l)
Hazard Insurance . Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage,
all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are
insured by (i) an FHA approved insurer with respect to each
FHA Loan, (ii) a VA approved insurer with respect to each VA
Loan or (iii) a generally acceptable insurer against loss by
fire and extended coverage and coverage for such other hazards as
are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of
Section 4.11 hereof and of FHA and VA, if applicable.
If upon origination of the Eligible Loan, the Mortgaged Property
was 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
Flood Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms
to the requirements of Section 4.11 hereof and of FHA
and VA, if applicable. All individual insurance policies contain a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller or the Additional
Seller, as applicable, and its respective successors and assigns as
mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance
policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such
Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose
the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy
is not a “master” or “blanket” hazard
insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding
obligation of the insurer and is in full force and effect. Neither
the Seller nor the Additional Seller has engaged in, and has no
knowledge of the Mortgagor’s having engaged in, any act or
omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the
benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity
and binding effect of either.
(m)
Compliance with Applicable Laws . Any applicable
requirements of 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 and FHA Regulations and VA Regulations applicable
to the Eligible Loan have been complied with in all material
respects.
(n)
No Satisfaction of Mortgage . The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, cancelled, 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. Neither the Seller nor the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller) has waived the performance by
the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to
perform such action would cause the Eligible Loan to be in default,
nor has the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional
Seller) waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by
the Mortgagor.
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(o)
Location and Type of Mortgaged Property . The Mortgaged
Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached
single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family
dwelling, or an individual condominium unit, or an individual unit
in a planned unit development; provided, however , that any
condominium unit or planned unit development shall conform with the
applicable FHA and VA requirements regarding such dwellings, if
applicable, and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a
manufactured dwelling. To the best of the Seller’s and the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge and
belief, no portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial
purposes.
(p)
Validity of Mortgage Documents . The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general equity principles. All parties to the Mortgage Note and
the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal capacity to
enter into the Eligible Loan and to execute and deliver the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly
executed by such parties. To the best of the Seller’s and the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge and
belief, the documents, instruments and agreements submitted for
loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information
and statements therein not materially misleading. No fraud was
committed in connection with the origination of the Eligible
Loan.
(q)
Full Disbursement of Proceeds . Each Eligible Loan has been
closed and its proceeds 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 Eligible 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.
(r)
Doing Business . All parties which have had any interest in
the Eligible Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or
otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and
disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any
applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein
the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the
laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such
state, or (4) not required to qualify to do business in such
state.
(s)
LTV, PMI Policy . The original LTV of the Eligible Loan
other than an FHA Loan or a VA Loan either was not more than 80% or
the excess over 80% is and will be insured as to
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payment defaults by a PMI Policy until the LTV of such Eligible
Loan is reduced to 80%. All material provisions of such PMI Policy
have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force
and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No
action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts
exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of,
or defense to coverage. Any Eligible Loan subject to a PMI Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI Policy and
to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The
Mortgage Interest Rate for the Eligible Loan as set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium.
(t)
Title Insurance . The Eligible Loan is covered by
(i) an attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of
title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to mortgage
lending institutions making mortgage loans in the area where the
Mortgaged Property is located; or (ii) an ALTA lender’s
title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy
of insurance acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, issued by a title insurer
acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located or if
applicable; (iii) an attorney’s opinion of title and
abstract of title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to
the FHA with respect to FHA Loans and the VA with respect to VA
Loans; or (iv) an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy
or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance
acceptable to (a) the FHA with respect to the FHA Loans; and
(b) the VA with respect to the VA Loans, and each such title
insurance policy is issued by a title insurer acceptable to FHA or
VA, as the case may be, and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the
Seller or the Additional Seller, as applicable, its successors and
assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the
original principal amount of the Eligible Loan, and against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien.
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 or the Additional Seller, as applicable, 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 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 Mortgage, including the Seller or the Additional
Seller, as applicable, has done, by act or omission, anything which
would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance
policy.
(u)
No Defaults . To the best of the Seller’s and the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge and
belief, 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 neither the Seller
nor the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller) nor their
respective predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation
or event of acceleration.
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(v)
No Mechanics’ Liens . 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 the law could
give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with,
the lien of the related Mortgage.
(w)
Location of Improvements; No Encroachments . All
improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries
and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and, to
the best of the Seller’s and the Servicer’s (on behalf
of the Additional Seller) knowledge and belief, no improvements on
adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No
improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is
in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation.
(x)
Customary Provisions . 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, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated
as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and
(ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a
Mortgagor on an Eligible Loan and foreclosure on, or
trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Eligible Loan will be able to
deliver good and marketable title to the Mortgaged Property. There
is no homestead or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which
would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a
trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage.
(y)
Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property . As of the Closing
Date, the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable
law. 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 Eligible
Loan, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and
fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities. All of the Mortgagors represented at the
time of origination of the related Eligible Loan that any such
Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor’s primary residence.
(z)
Deeds of Trust . In the event that 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.
(aa)
Acceptable Investment . The Seller and the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller) have no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the
Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s
credit-standing not reflected in the representations set forth
herein, or in the documents delivered to the Custodian or in the
Mortgage
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Loan
File, that could reasonably be expected to cause private
institutional investors to regard the Eligible Loan as an
unacceptable investment or cause the Eligible Loan to become
delinquent or materially adversely affect the value or the
marketability of the Eligible Loan.
(bb)
Delivery of Mortgage Notes . With the exception of Wet
Funded Loans, the Mortgage Note endorsed in blank or to the
Purchaser required to be delivered for the Eligible Loan by the
Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, under the Custodial Agreement has been delivered to the
Custodian on or prior to Closing Date. With respect to Wet Funded
Loans, the Mortgage Note will be delivered as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than 21 days from the Closing
Date.
(cc)
Transfer of Eligible Loans . The Assignment of Mortgage
(other than an original Mortgage recorded in the name of MERS) is
in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
(dd)
Due on Sale . The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision
for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance
of the Eligible Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is
sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the
Mortgagee thereunder.
(ee)
No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests . The Eligible
Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and does not have a
shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature.
(ff)
Mortgaged Property Undamaged . There is no proceeding
pending or, to the best of the Seller’s and the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge and
belief, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste,
fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or
other casualty so as to affect materially adversely the value of
the Mortgaged Property as security for the Eligible Loan or the use
for which the premises were intended.
(gg)
Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments . The origination and collection practices used
with respect to the Eligible Loan have been in accordance with
Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in compliance in all
material respects with applicable laws and regulations. With
respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments
are in the possession of the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of
the Additional Seller), as applicable, and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary
arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made or for which
repayment is not provided for in the Mortgage. All Escrow Payments
have been collected in compliance with applicable state and federal
law. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has
been established in an amount sufficient
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to
pay for each applicable item which remains unpaid and which has
been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or
Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, have
been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All
interest rate adjustments in respect of Eligible Loans have been
made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms
of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note.
(hh)
Appraisal . The Mortgage Loan File contains an appraisal of
the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the
Eligible Loan application by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed
by or acceptable to the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller), as applicable, 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 Eligible Loan, and the appraisal and
appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Federal
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date
that the Eligible Loan was originated and the appraiser and
appraisal both satisfy requirements of the FHA or VA, if
applicable.
(ii)
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Act . The
Mortgagor has not notified the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of
the Additional Seller), as applicable, and the Seller and the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller) have no knowledge of
any relief requested by the Mortgagor under the Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940.
(jj)
Environmental Matters . To the best of the Seller’s
and the Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller)
knowledge and belief, the Mortgaged Property is free from any and
all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of
any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation.
There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any
Mortgaged Property of which the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf
of the Additional Seller), as applicable, is aware in which
compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an
issue; and, to the best of the Seller’s and the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge,
nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation consisting of a
prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property.
(kk)
No Construction Loans . No Eligible Loan (i) was made
in connection with the construction or rehabilitation of a
Mortgaged Property which has not been completed or (ii) provides
for future advances of funds by the Seller or the Additional
Seller, as applicable, which have not yet been advanced or
(iii) facilitates the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged
Property.
(ll)
No Denial of Insurance . No action, inaction, or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has
resulted or would result in the exclusion from, denial of, or
defense to coverage under any applicable PMI Policy or bankruptcy
bond, irrespective of the cause of
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such
failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such
insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or
will be received by the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller), as applicable, or any designee of the Seller or
the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable,
or any corporation in which the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf
of the Additional Seller), as applicable, or any officer, director,
or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of
such insurance.
(mm)
Regarding the Mortgagor . The Mortgagor is one or more
natural persons.
(nn)
Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments . If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other
than a de minimus planned unit development) such condominium
or planned unit development project meets FHA, VA and GNMA
eligibility requirements for sale to GNMA or is located in a
condominium or planned unit development project which has received
FHA, VA and GNMA project approval and the representations and
warranties required by FHA, VA and GNMA with respect to such
condominium or planned unit development have been made and remain
true and correct in all material respects.
(oo)
FHA Mortgage Insurance; VA Loan Guaranty . With respect to
the FHA Loans, the FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract is in full force
and effect and there exist no material impairments to full recovery
without indemnity to HUD or the FHA under FHA Mortgage Insurance.
With respect to the VA Loans, the VA Loan Guaranty Certificate is
in full force and effect to the maximum extent stated therein. All
necessary steps have been taken to keep such guaranty or insurance
valid, binding and enforceable as of the Closing Date and each of
such is the binding, valid and enforceable obligation of the FHA
and the VA, respectively, to the full extent thereof, without
surcharge, set-off or defense as of the Closing Date.
(pp)
HUD Form 92080 . With respect to each FHA Loan, a HUD
Form 92080 has been duly executed and delivered to HUD.
Section 3.3
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
.
It is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in
Sections 3.1(a) ,
3.1(b) , and
3.2
hereof shall survive the sale of the Eligible Loans to the
Purchaser and the delivery of the Loan Documents to the Servicer
and delivery of the Mortgage Notes to the Custodian and shall inure
to the benefit of the Purchaser notwithstanding any restrictive or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of
Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage Loan
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller, the Servicer (in its own
capacity and on behalf of the Additional Seller) or the Purchaser
of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties
which materially and adversely affects the value of the Eligible
Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and
adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser in the related
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Eligible Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating
to a particular Eligible Loan), the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other, the Agent, the
Indenture Trustee, the Collateral Agent and the Swap
Counterparties.
Within
60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth
in Section 3.2 hereof which materially and adversely
affects the value of any Eligible Loan, the Seller or the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall use its
best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects
and, if such breach cannot be cured, or is not cured, within such
60 day time period, the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of
the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall repurchase such
Eligible Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a breach
shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in
Section 3.1 (a) and (b) hereof, and such breach
cannot be cured, or is not cured, within 60 days of the
earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, of
such breach, all of the Eligible Loans shall, at the Liquidity
Banks’ option, be repurchased by the Seller or the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, at the
Repurchase Price. Upon receipt of the Repurchase Price by the
Collateral Agent, the Purchaser and the Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller) shall arrange for the reassignment
of the Eligible Loan or Eligible Loans to the Seller or the
Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, and
the delivery to the Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the
Additional Seller), as applicable, of any documents held by the
Custodian relating to the reassigned Eligible Loan or Eligible
Loans.
In
addition to such repurchase obligation, the Seller (with respect to
representations and warranties made by the Seller) or the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller with respect to representations
and warranties made by the Additional Seller or the Servicer on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall indemnify
the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees
and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses
resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the representations
and warranties of the Seller, the Additional Seller or the Servicer
(on behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, contained in
this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of
the Seller and the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller)
set forth in this Section 3.3 to cure or repurchase an
Eligible Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser constitute the sole
remedies of the Purchaser in respect of a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties.
Section 3.4
Conditions to Closing .
The
obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the mortgage loans that are
the subject of any Transfer Supplement shall be subject to
satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or before the
related Closing Date:
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(a) To
the best of Seller’s, the Additional Seller’s or the
Servicer’s (on behalf of the Additional Seller) knowledge and
belief, all of the representations and warranties of the Seller,
the Additional Seller (with respect to Section 3.1(b)
hereof) or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller with
respect to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 hereof)
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of such Closing Date and no event shall have
occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would
constitute a Servicer Event of Default under this Agreement;
(b) The
Seller or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, shall have delivered and released to the Custodian all
documents required to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to the
Custodial Agreement;
(c) No
Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(d) All
other material terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have
been satisfied.
Section 3.5
Covenants of the Purchaser, the Company and the Additional
Seller .
(a)
Licenses . The Company or the Additional Seller, as
applicable, shall maintain its qualifications to do business and
all licenses necessary to perform its obligations hereunder.
(b)
Servicing Standards/Sales and Securitizations . The Servicer
will administer and service Eligible Loans, and arrange for the
sale and Securitization of Eligible Loans, in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, the Mortgage Notes and Accepted Servicing
Practices.
(c)
Delivery of Mortgage Note . The Seller or the Servicer (on
behalf of the Additional Seller), as applicable, shall deliver each
Mortgage Note, including Mortgage Notes on Wet Funded Loans, to the
Custodian as soon as practicable, but in any event within
twenty-one (21) days of the purchase and, if any Mortgage Note is
not delivered within twenty-one (21) days of purchase, it
shall be repurchased on such twenty-first (21st) day by the Seller
or the Servicer (on behalf of the Additional Seller), as
applicable, at the Repurchase Price.
(d)
Third Party Beneficiary . The Purchaser agrees that GNMA,
FNMA and FHLMC shall have all rights of a third-party beneficiary
in respect of this Agreement and restates the representations,
warranties and covenants as set forth herein for the benefit of
GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC.
(e)
Portfolio Criteria and Limitations . As of any date of
determination, the Company and the Servicer (in its own capacity
and on behalf of the Additional Seller) covenant that
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the
Eligible Loans, in the aggregate shall satisfy the Portfolio
Criteria, the Portfolio Aging Limitations and the Wet Funded Loan
Limitation.
(f)
Changes in Origination and Underwriting Criteria . The
Seller shall inform each rating agency rating any outstanding
Commercial Paper, any outstanding Notes or any outstanding
Certificates of any material changes (as determined by the Seller)
in its origination and underwriting practices and guidelines with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF ELIGIBLE LOANS
Section 4.1
The Company to Act as Servicer; Servicing and Administration of
the Eligible Loans .
(a) The
Company, as an independent contractor and owner of the servicing
rights to the Eligible Loans, shall diligently service and
administer the Eligible Loans, and shall comply with the Portfolio
Criteria, Portfolio Aging Limitations and Wet Funded Loan
Limitation, and arrange for the sale and Securitization of the
Eligible Loans on behalf of the Purchaser and in the best interest
of and for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with
applicable law, the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the
respective Eligible Loans, with a view to the maximization of
timely recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and
in a manner which will realize for the Purchaser the market value
of any Securitization Securities with respect to any sales and
Securitizations of the Eligible Loans; provided, the Servicer shall
arrange for the sale or Securitization of all Eligible Loans
(y) on or before the termination of the Indenture and the
Liquidity Agreement, and (z) upon the occurrence of a Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement Termination Event. The Servicer shall
arrange for the sale or Securitization of Eligible Loans
(y) in an amount such that the proceeds from such sale or
Securitization are sufficient to pay amounts due and owing on any
outstanding Liquidity Loans, Series of Notes (whether by maturity,
optional redemption, or upon an Indenture Event of Default) and
Series of Certificates (whether by maturity, optional redemption,
or upon the occurrence of an Early Amortization Event) and
(z) in an amount equal to the notional amount of any expiring
Interest Rate Swap to the extent that a replacement Interest Rate
Swap or Interest Rate Swaps have not been obtained and are needed.
In furtherance of and to the extent consistent with the sale
foregoing, except to the extent that this Agreement provides for a
contrary specific course of action, the Servicer will be required
to service and administer the Eligible Loans (y) in the same
manner in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and
diligence with which it services and administers similar mortgage
loans for other third-party portfolios, giving due consideration to
customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional
residential mortgage loan servicers used with respect to loans
comparable to the Eligible Loans, or (z) in the same manner in
which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and
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diligence with which, it services and administers similar mortgage
loans which it owns, whichever standard of care is higher, and
taking into account its other obligations under this Agreement, but
without regard to (i) any other relationship that Servicer,
any sub-servicer or any affiliate of the Servicer or any
sub-servicer may have with the borrowers or any affiliate of such
borrowers; (ii) the ownership of any Certificate by Servicer
or any affiliate of either; (iii) the Servicer’s
obligations to make Advances or to incur servicing expenses with
respect to the Eligible Loans; (iv) the Servicer’s or
any sub-servicer’s right to receive compensation for its
services under this Agreement or with respect to any particular
transaction; or (v) the ownership, servicing or management for
others by the Servicer or any sub-servicer of any other mortgage
loans or property. The Servicer shall maintain its qualification to
do business and all licences necessary to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(b) During
the Purchase Commitment Term, the Servicer shall be obligated to
service and administer the Eligible Loans. The Servicer may enter
into additional servicing or sub-servicing agreements with third
parties with respect to any of its respective obligations
hereunder, provided that any such agreement shall be consistent
with the provisions of this Agreement and no sub-servicer (or its
agent or subcontractors) shall grant any modification, waiver or
amendment to any Eligible Loan without the approval of the
Servicer. Notwithstanding any servicing or sub-servicing agreement,
any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or
arrangements between the Servicer and any Person acting as servicer
or sub-servicer (or its agents or subcontractors) or any reference
to action taken through any Person acting as servicer or
sub-servicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and
primarily liable to the Purchaser for the servicing and
administering of the Eligible Loans and arranging for the sale and
Securitization of the Eligible Loans in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation
or liability by virtue of such servicing or sub-servicing
agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnifica-tion from
any Person acting as servicer or sub-servicer (or its agents or
subcontractors) to the same extent and under the same terms and
conditions as if the Servicer alone were engaging in such
activities. In the event the Servicer is a sub-servicer, the
Purchaser shall be entitled to proceed directly against the
Servicer as sub-servicer to enforce the Servicer’s
obligations to the Purchaser.
(c) Subject
to the above-described servicing standards, the further provisions
of this Agreement, including but not limited to the Wet Funded Loan
Limitation, Portfolio Criteria and Portfolio Aging Limitation, and
the terms of the respective Eligible Loans, the Servicer shall have
full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done
any and all things in connection with such servicing and
administration that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with the servicing and administration of the Eligible
Loans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered to waive, modify or
vary any term of any Eligible Loan or consent to the postponement
of compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence
to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence
is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided,
however , that the Servicer shall not make any future advances
to a Mortgagor with respect to an Eligible Loan and
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(unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Eligible
Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent)
the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any
Eligible Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer
or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase
the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of
principal), release any collateral from the Eligible Loan or change
the final maturity date on such Eligible Loan. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is
hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf
of itself and the Purchaser all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Eligible Loans
and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably
required by the Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Servicer
with any powers of attorney, in recordable form, and other
documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry
out its servicing and administrative duties under this
Agreement.
Section 4.2
Sales and Securitizations .
(a) Subject
to the servicing standards described in Section 4.1 ,
the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to
do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such
servic