AMENDMENT
to the
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated as of August 1, 2005
among
DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC.,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
and
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan
Trust, Series 2005-4
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This AMENDMENT (this
“Amendment”) is made and is effective as of this 9
th day of December, 2005, among Deutsche Alt-A
Securities, Inc., as depositor (the “Depositor”), Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the
“Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the
“Securities Administrator”) and HSBC Bank USA, National
Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement relating to the above-captioned Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, dated as of August 1, 2005 (the
“Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and
the Trustee.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee entered into
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Depositor desires to
amend certain provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.1 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement provides that the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement may be amended by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee with the consent of the
holders of each Class of Certificates affected thereby for the
purpose of adding any provisions to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the
provisions thereof or of modifying in any manner the rights of the
Holders of such Class or Classes of affected Certificates, upon the
satisfaction of certain conditions set forth therein.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Defined Terms . Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 2.
Amendment . The parties hereto agree to amend the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement as provided herein:
(a) Section
1.1 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following new definition thereto:
Optional Termination
Date : The Distribution
Date on which the aggregate Principal Balance of the Loans and the
fair market value of each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund
is reduced to less than or equal to 5% of the sum of (i) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Loans as of the Cut-Off Date and
(ii) the Original Pre-Funded Amount.
(b) The
definition of “Pass-Through Rate”
