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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Pooling and Servicing Agreement

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

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Title: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 10/13/2006

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

, Parties: washington mutual bank , lasalle bank , wamu asset acceptance corp , christiana bank & trust company
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EXHIBIT 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

WaMu ASSET ACCEPTANCE CORP.,

as Depositor

and

WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK,

as Servicer

and

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

and

CHRISTIANA BANK & TRUST COMPANY,

as Delaware Trustee

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

$1,075,130,493.05

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series 2006-AR8 Trust

WaMu Asset Acceptance Corp.

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

WMALT Series 2006-AR8

Cut-Off Date: September 1, 2006



TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

ARTICLE I

13

Section 1.01.Definitions

13

Adjusted Cap Rate

13

Adjusted Loan Group 1 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

14

Adjusted Loan Group 2 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

14

Adjusted Loan Group 3 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

14

Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance

14

Aggregate Loan Groups 1 & 2 Balance

14

Aggregate Class CX Weighted Average Certificate Interest Rate

14

Aggregate Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

15

Agreement

15

Appraised Value

15

Assigned Prepayment Premiums

15

Assignment of Proprietary Lease

15

Authenticating Agent

15

Authorized Denomination

15

Balloon Loan

16

Bankruptcy Loss

16

Beneficial Holder

16

Benefit Plan Opinion

16

Book-Entry Certificates

16

Business Day

16

Buydown Agreement

16

Buydown Fund

17

Buydown Fund Account

17

Buydown Loan

17

Carry-Forward Group 3 Subsequent Recoveries Amount

17

Carry-Forward Groups 1 & 2 Subsequent Recoveries Amount

17

Carryover Shortfall Amount

17

Carryover Shortfall Payment

18

Certificate

22

Certificate Account

22

Certificateholder or Holder

22

Certificate Interest Rate

23

Certificate of Trust

23

Certificate Principal Balance

23

Certificate Register and Certificate Registrar

23

Class

23

Class 1A Certificates

24

Class 1A-L Regular Interest

24

Class 2A Certificates

24

Class 2A-L Regular Interest

24

Class 3A-1A Certificates

24

Class 3A-1A-L Regular Interest

24

Class 3A-1B Certificates

24

Class 3A-1B-L Regular Interest

24

Class 3A-1C Certificates

24

Class 3A-1C-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-1 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-1-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-2 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-2-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-3 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-3-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-4 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-4-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-5 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-5-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-B-6 Certificates

25

Class 3-B-6-L Regular Interest

25

Class 3-PPP Certificates

25

Class 3-PPP Notional Amount

26

Class 3-PPP Reserve Fund

26

Class 3X-1 Accrued Interest

26

Class 3X-1 Certificates

26

Class 3X-1-L Notional Amount

26

Class 3X-1-L Regular Interest

26

Class 3X-2 Certificates

26

Class 3X-2 Notional Amount

26

Class 3X-2-M Regular Interest

26

Class A Certificates

26

Class A-L Regular Interests

27

Class CA-1B Certificates

27

Class CA-1B Component

27

Class CA-1B Group 1 Component

27

Class CA-1B Group 2 Component

27

Class CA-1B-L Regular Interest

27

Class CA-1C Certificates

27

Class CA-1C Component

27

Class CA-1C Group 1 Component

27

Class CA-1C Group 2 Component

27

Class CA-1C-L Regular Interest

27

Class CX-1 Accrued Interest

27

Class CX-1 Certificates

28

Class CX-1 Component

28

Class CX-1 Subgroup 1-A PO Component

28

Class CX-1 Subgroup 2-A PO Component

28

Class CX-1-L Notional Amount

28

Class CX-1-L Regular Interest

28

Class CX-2-PPP Accrued Interest

29

Class CX-2-PPP Certificates

29

Class CX-2-PPP Component

29

Class CX-2-PPP Subgroup 1-B PO Component

29

Class CX-2-PPP Subgroup 2-B PO Component

29

Class CX-2-PPP-L Notional Amount

30

Class CX-2-PPP-L Regular Interest

30

Class CX-3 Certificates

30

Class CX-3 Notional Amount

30

Class CX-3-M Regular Interest

30

Class II-LT Principal Reduction Amounts

30

Class II-LT Regular Interests

30

Class II-LT1 Principal Distribution Amount

30

Class II-LT1 Regular Interest

30

Class II-LT2 Principal Distribution Amount

30

Class II-LT2 Regular Interest

30

Class II-LT3 Principal Distribution Amount

31

Class II-LT3 Regular Interest

31

Class II-LT4 Principal Distribution Amount

31

Class II-LT4 Regular Interest

31

Class III-CX-3 Regular Interest

31

Class III-LT Principal Reduction Amounts

31

Class III-LT Regular Interests

31

Class III-LT1 Principal Distribution Amount

31

Class III-LT1 Regular Interest

31

Class III-LT2 Principal Distribution Amount

31

Class III-LT2 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LT3 Principal Distribution Amount

32

Class III-LT3 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LT4 Principal Distribution Amount

32

Class III-LT4 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LT6 Principal Distribution Amount

32

Class III-LT6 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LT7 Principal Distribution Amount

32

Class III-LT7 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LT8 Principal Distribution Amount

32

Class III-LT8 Regular Interest

32

Class III-LTY1 Principal Distribution Amount

33

Class III-LTY1 Regular Interest

33

Class III-LTY2 Principal Distribution Amount

33

Class III-LTY2 Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-1 Certificates

33

Class L-B-1-L Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-2 Certificates

33

Class L-B-2-L Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-3 Certificates

33

Class L-B-3-L Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-4 Certificates

33

Class L-B-4-L Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-5 Certificates

33

Class L-B-5-L Regular Interest

33

Class L-B-6 Certificates

34

Class L-B-6-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-7 Certificates

34

Class L-B-7-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-8 Certificates

34

Class L-B-8-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-9 Certificates

34

Class L-B-9-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-10 Certificates

34

Class L-B-10-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-11 Certificates

34

Class L-B-11-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-12 Certificates

34

Class L-B-12-L Regular Interest

34

Class L-B-13 Certificates

35

Class L-B-13-L Regular Interest

35

Class L-B-14 Certificates

35

Class L-B-14-L Regular Interest

35

Class Notional Amount

35

Class Principal Balance

35

Class R Certificates

36

Class R Residual Interests

37

Class R-1 Residual Interest

37

Class R-2 Residual Interest

37

Class R-3 Residual Interest

37

Class R-4 Residual Interest

37

Class X Certificates

37

Class Y Regular Interests

37

Class Y-1 Regular Interest

37

Class Y-1 Principal Distribution Amount

37

Class Y-2 Regular Interest

37

Class Y-2 Principal Distribution Amount

37

Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts

37

Class Z Regular Interests

37

Class Z Principal Reduction Amounts

38

Class Z-1 Regular Interest

38

Class Z-1 Principal Distribution Amount

38

Class Z-2 Regular Interest

38

Class Z-2 Principal Distribution Amount

38

Clearing Agency

38

Closing Date

38

Code

38

Commission

38

Company

38

Complying Insurance Company

38

Component

38

Component Principal Balance

39

Cooperative

39

Cooperative Apartment

39

Cooperative Lease

40

Cooperative Loans

40

Cooperative Stock

40

Cooperative Stock Certificate

40

Corporate Trust Office

40

Corporation

40

Corresponding Class

40

Countrywide

41

Countrywide Agreement

41

Countrywide Compensating Interest

41

Countrywide Custodial Account

41

Countrywide Loans

42

Countrywide Servicing Addendum

42

Countrywide Servicing Fee

42

Cumulative Carry-Forward Groups 1 & 2 Subsequent Recoveries Amount

42

Current Loan-to-Value Ratio

42

Curtailment

42

Curtailment Shortfall

42

Custodial Account for P&I

42

Custodial Agreement

43

Custodian

43

Cut-Off Date

43

Definitive Certificates

43

Delaware Trustee

43

Depositary Agreement

43

Destroyed Mortgage Note

43

Determination Date

43

Disqualified Organization

43

Distribution Date

43

DTC

43

DTC Participant

43

Due Date

43

Eligible Institution

43

Eligible Investments

44

ERISA

45

ERISA Restricted Certificate

45

ERISA Super Restricted Certificate

45

Event of Default

45

Excess Liquidation Proceeds

45

Excess Subsequent Recoveries

45

Fannie Mae

46

FDIC

46

FHA

46

Final Maturity Date

46

Fitch

46

Freddie Mac

46

Group 1 Loans

46

Group 1 Senior Liquidation Amount

46

Group 1 Senior Percentage

46

Group 1 Senior Prepayment Percentage or Group 2 Senior Prepayment Percentage

46

Group 1 Senior Principal Distribution Amount

49

Group 1 Subordinate Balance

49

Group 1 Subordinate Percentage

49

Group 1 Subordinate Prepayment Percentage

49

Group 1 Weighted Average Certificate Interest Rate

49

Group 2 Loans

50

Group 2 Senior Liquidation Amount

50

Group 2 Senior Percentage

50

Group 2 Senior Prepayment Percentage

50

Group 2 Senior Principal Distribution Amount

50

Group 2 Subordinate Balance

50

Group 2 Subordinate Percentage

50

Group 2 Subordinate Prepayment Percentage

50

Group 2 Weighted Average Certificate Interest Rate

51

Group 3 Clean-Up Call Option Date

51

Group 3 Clean-Up Call Percentage

51

Group 3 Credit Support Depletion Date

51

Group 3 Excess Liquidation Proceeds

51

Group 3 Loans

51

Group 3 Senior Liquidation Amount

51

Group 3 Senior Percentage

51

Group 3 Senior Prepayment Percentage

52

Group 3 Senior Principal Distribution Amount

53

Group 3 Subordinate Balance

53

Group 3 Subordinate Liquidation Amount

54

Group 3 Subordinate Percentage

54

Group 3 Subordinate Prepayment Percentage

54

Group 3 Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount

54

Group 3 Subordinate Principal Prepayments Distribution Amount

54

Group 3 Weighted Average Certificate Interest Rate

54

Group 3-B Certificates

55

Group 3-B-L Regular Interests

55

Groups 1 & 2 Clean-Up Call Option Date

55

Groups 1 & 2 Clean-Up Call Percentage

55

Groups 1 & 2 Credit Support Depletion Date

55

Groups 1 & 2 Excess Liquidation Proceeds

55

Group L-B Certificates

55

Group L-B Percentage

55

Group L-B Subordinate Liquidation Amount

55

Group L-B Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount

55

Group L-B Subordinate Principal Prepayments Distribution Amount

56

Group L-B Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

56

Group L-B-L Regular Interests

56

Index

56

Indirect DTC Participants

57

Initial Group 1 Servicing Fee Shortfall Deposit

57

Initial Group 2 Servicing Fee Shortfall Deposit

57

Insurance Proceeds

57

Interest Distribution Amount

57

Interest Rate Adjustment Date

58

Interest Transfer Amount

58

Investment Account

58

Investment Depository

58

Junior Subordinate Certificates

58

Last Scheduled Distribution Date

58

Lender PMI Loan

58

LIBOR

58

LIBOR Determination Date

58

Liquidated Mortgage Loan

58

Liquidation Principal

59

Liquidation Proceeds

59

Loan Group

59

Loan Group 1

59

Loan Group 1 Balance

59

Loan Group 1 Maximum Class CX Interest Amount

59

Loan Group 1 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

59

Loan Group 2

60

Loan Group 2 Balance

60

Loan Group 2 Maximum Class CX Interest Amount

60

Loan Group 2 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

60

Loan Group 3

60

Loan Group 3 Balance

60

Loan Group 3 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

60

Lowest Class B Owner

61

Marker Rate

61

Maximum Group L-B Rate

61

Maximum Class CX Interest Amount

61

Maximum Loan Group 1 Rate, Maximum Loan Group 2 Rate and Maximum Loan Group 3 Rate

62

MERS

62

MERS Loan

62

MERS® System

62

MIN

62

Minimum Monthly Payment

62

MOM Loan

62

Monthly P&I Advance

62

Monthly Payment Adjustment Terms

62

Moody’s

62

Mortgage

62

Mortgage File

63

Mortgage Interest Rate

65

Mortgage Loan Margin

65

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

65

Mortgage Loan Schedule

66

Mortgage Loans

66

Mortgage Note

66

Mortgage Pool

66

Mortgage Pool Assets

66

Mortgaged Property

67

Mortgagor

67

Negative Amortization Amount

67

Net Negative Amortization Amount

67

No-Delay Accrual Period

70

Nonrecoverable WMB Advance

70

Non-U.S. Person

70

Notice Addresses

71

Officer’s Certificate

71

One-Month LIBOR

71

One-Year MTA

71

Opinion of Counsel

71

Original Trust Agreement

71

OTS

71

Overcollateralization Amount

71

Overcollateralized Group

72

Ownership Interest

72

Pass-Through Entity

72

Pass-Through Rate

72

Paying Agent

72

Payoff

72

Payoff Earnings

72

Payoff Interest

72

Payoff Period

73

Percentage Interest

73

Permitted Transferee

73

Person

74

Plan Investor

74

Prepaid Monthly Payment

74

Prepayment Premium

74

Primary Insurance Policy

74

Principal Balance

74

Principal Payment

75

Principal Payment Amount

75

Principal Prepayment

75

Principal Prepayment Amount

75

Principal Transfer Amount

75

Prior Period

76

Prospectus

76

Rate Ceiling

76

Rate Floor

76

Rating Agency

76

Ratings

76

Reacquired Mortgage Loan

76

Realized Loss

76

Recognition Agreement

82

Record Date

82

Recording Documents

82

Reference Banks

82

Regular Interests

82

Regulation AB

82

Relief Act Shortfall

82

REMIC

83

REMIC Provisions

83

REMIC I

83

REMIC I Assets

83

REMIC I Available Distribution Amount

83

REMIC I Distribution Amount

84

REMIC I Regular Interests

85

REMIC II

85

REMIC II Assets

85

REMIC II Available Distribution Amount

85

REMIC II Distribution Amount

86

REMIC II Principal Distribution Amount

87

REMIC II Regular Interests

88

REMIC III

88

REMIC III Assets

88

REMIC III Available Distribution Amount

88

REMIC III Distribution Amount

88

REMIC III Principal Distribution Amount

89

REMIC III Regular Interests

89

REMIC IV

89

REMIC IV Assets

89

REMIC IV Available Distribution Amount

89

REMIC IV Distribution Amount

89

REMIC IV Regular Interests

103

Repurchase Price

103

Repurchase Proceeds

103

Residual Certificates

103

Residual Distribution Amount

103

Responsible Officer

104

ROV Mortgage Loan

104

S&P

104

Secretary of State

104

Securities Act

104

Security Agreement

104

Seller

104

Senior Certificates

104

Senior Subordinate Certificates

105

Servicer

105

Servicer Business Day

105

Servicing Fee Rate

105

Servicing Officer

105

Special Primary Insurance Policy

105

Special Primary Insurance Premium

105

Statutory Trust Statute

105

Streamlined Mortgage Loan

105

Subgroup

105

Subgroup 1-A

105

Subgroup 1-A Balance

105

Subgroup 1-A Mortgage Loans

106

Subgroup 1-A Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

106

Subgroup 1-B

106

Subgroup 1-B Balance

106

Subgroup 1-B Mortgage Loans

106

Subgroup 1-B Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

106

Subgroup 1-B1

106

Subgroup 1-B1 Balance

106

Subgroup 1-B1 Mortgage Loans

106

Subgroup 1-B2

106

Subgroup 1-B2 Mortgage Loans

106

Subgroup 2-A

106

Subgroup 2-A Balance

107

Subgroup 2-A Mortgage Loans

107

Subgroup 2-A Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

107

Subgroup 2-B

107

Subgroup 2-B Balance

107

Subgroup 2-B Mortgage Loans

107

Subgroup 2-B Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate

107

Subgroup 2-B1

107

Subgroup 2-B1 Balance

107

Subgroup 2-B1 Mortgage Loans

107

Subgroup 2-B2

107

Subgroup 2-B2 Mortgage Loans

108

Subgroup 3-A

108

Subgroup 3-A Mortgage Loans

108

Subgroup 3-B

108

Subgroup 3-B Balance

108

Subgroup 3-B Mortgage Loans

108

Subordinate Certificates

108

Subordinate Component Balance

108

Subordinate Percentage

108

Subordination Level

108

Subsequent Recoveries

109

Substitute Mortgage Loan

109

Substitution Price

109

Tax Matters Person

109

Termination Date

110

Termination Payment

110

Total Transfer Amount

110

Transfer

110

Transfer Rate

110

Transferee

110

Transferee Affidavit and Agreement

110

Trust

110

Trustee

110

UC Rate

110

Unadjusted Net Negative Amortization Amount

110

Uncollected Interest

110

Uncompensated Interest Shortfall

111

Undercollateralized Group

112

Underwriter

112

Uninsured Cause

112

U.S. Person

112

VA

112

Withdrawal Date

112

WMB Compensating Interest

112

WMB Loans

112

WMB Servicing Fee

113

ARTICLE II  Creation of the Trust; Conveyance of the Mortgage Pool Assets, REMIC I Regular Interests, REMIC II Regular Interests, REMIC III Regular Interests and REMIC IV Regular Interests; REMIC Election and Designations; Original Issuance of Certificates

113

Section 2.01.Creation of the Trust

113

Section 2.02.Restrictions on Activities of the Trust

114

Section 2.03.Separateness Requirements

115

Section 2.04.Conveyance of Mortgage Pool Assets; Assignment of Countrywide Agreement; Security Interest

116

Section 2.05.Delivery of Mortgage Files

117

Section 2.06.REMIC Elections for REMIC I and REMIC II

118

Section 2.07.Acceptance by Trustee

120

Section 2.08.Representation and Warranty of the Company Concerning the Mortgage Loans

121

Section 2.09.Representations and Warranties of the Seller Concerning the Mortgage Loans

123

Section 2.10.Additional Provisions Relating to Repurchases of and Substitutions for Mortgage Loans by the Company or the Seller

124

Section 2.11.Acknowledgment of Transfer of Mortgage Pool Assets

125

Section 2.12.Conveyance of REMIC III Assets; Security Interest

125

Section 2.13.REMIC Election for REMIC III

126

Section 2.14.Acknowledgement of Transfer of REMIC III Assets

127

Section 2.15.Conveyance of REMIC IV Assets; Security Interest

127

Section 2.16.REMIC Election for REMIC IV

128

Section 2.17.Acknowledgement of Transfer of REMIC IV Assets

129

Section 2.18.Conveyance of REMIC IV Regular Interests (other than the Class CX-3 and Class 3X-2 Certificates); Security Interest

130

Section 2.19.Acknowledgement of Transfer of REMIC IV Regular Interests (other than the Class CX-3 and Class 3X-2 Certificates)

131

Section 2.20.Legal Title

131

Section 2.21.Compliance with ERISA Requirements

131

Section 2.22.Additional Representation Concerning the Mortgage Loans

131

Section 2.23.Distributions to the Certificates (other than the Class CX-2, Class 3X-2, Class 3-PPP and Class R Certificates) Outside of REMIC IV

131

ARTICLE III  Administration and Servicing of Mortgage Loans

132

Section 3.01.The Servicer

132

Section 3.02.The Custodial Accounts for P&I and Buydown Fund Accounts

135

Section 3.03.The Investment Account; Eligible Investments

136

Section 3.04.The Certificate Account

136

Section 3.05.Permitted Withdrawals from the Certificate Account, the Investment Account, the Custodial Accounts for P&I and the Buydown Fund Accounts

138

Section 3.06.Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder

139

Section 3.07.Maintenance of Hazard Insurance

140

Section 3.08.Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements

140

Section 3.09.Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans

141

Section 3.10.Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files

143

Section 3.11.Compensation to the Servicer

144

Section 3.12.[Reserved.]

144

Section 3.13.Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria and Servicing Compliance Statements

144

Section 3.14.Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans

146

Section 3.15.[Reserved.]

146

Section 3.16.[Reserved.]

146

Section 3.17  Maintenance of the Class 3-PPP Reserve Fund  146

 

Section 3.18.[Reserved.]

146

Section 3.19.Determination of LIBOR by Servicer  146

 

Section 3.20.Assigned Prepayment Premiums  148

 

Section 3.21.Additional Servicer Covenants  149

 

ARTICLE IV  Payments to Certificateholders; Payment of Expenses

150

Section 4.01.Distributions to Holders of REMIC I and REMIC II Regular Interests and Class R-1 and Class R-2 Residual Interests

150

Section 4.02.Monthly P&I Advances; Distribution Reports to the Trustee

150

Section 4.03.Nonrecoverable WMB Advances

152

Section 4.04.Distributions to Holders of REMIC III Regular Interests and Class R-3 Residual Interest

153

Section 4.05.Distributions to Certificateholders; Payment of Special Primary Insurance Premiums

153

Section 4.06.Statements to Certificateholders

155

ARTICLE V  The Certificates

155

Section 5.01.The Certificates

155

Section 5.02.Certificates Issuable in Classes; Distributions of Principal and Interest; Authorized Denominations

163

Section 5.03.Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates

163

Section 5.04.Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates

164

Section 5.05.Persons Deemed Owners

164

Section 5.06.[Reserved.]

164

Section 5.07.Book-Entry for Book-Entry Certificates

164

Section 5.08.Notices to Clearing Agency

165

Section 5.09.Definitive Certificates

165

Section 5.10.Office for Transfer of Certificates

166

Section 5.11.Nature of Certificates

166

ARTICLE VI  The Company and the Servicer

167

Section 6.01.Liability of the Company and the Servicer

167

Section 6.02.Merger or Consolidation of the Company or the Servicer

167

Section 6.03.Limitation on Liability of the Company, the Servicer and Others

167

Section 6.04.Neither the Company nor the Servicer May Resign

167

Section 6.05.Trustee Access  168

 

ARTICLE VII  Default

168

Section 7.01.Events of Default

168

Section 7.02.Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor

171

Section 7.03.Notification to Certificateholders

173

ARTICLE VIII  Concerning the Trustees

173

Section 8.01.Duties of Trustees

173

Section 8.02.Certain Matters Affecting the Trustees

175

Section 8.03.Trustees Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans

176

Section 8.04.Trustees May Own Certificates

176

Section 8.05.The Servicer to Pay Trustees’ Fees and Expenses

176

Section 8.06.Eligibility Requirements for Trustees

177

Section 8.07.Resignation and Removal of Trustees

177

Section 8.08.Successor Trustee

178

Section 8.09.Merger or Consolidation of Trustee

178

Section 8.10.Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee

179

Section 8.11.Authenticating Agents

180

Section 8.12.Paying Agents

180

Section 8.13.Duties of Delaware Trustee

181

Section 8.14.Amendment to Certificate of Trust

182

Section 8.15.[Reserved.]

182

Section 8.16.Trustees Act on Behalf of Trust

182

Section 8.17.Limitation of Liability

182

Section 8.18.Trustee Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria

182

ARTICLE IX  Termination

183

Section 9.01.Termination Upon Purchase by the Servicer or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans

183

Section 9.02.Additional Termination Requirements

187

Section 9.03.Trust Irrevocable

188

ARTICLE X  Miscellaneous Provisions

188

Section 10.01.Amendment

188

Section 10.02.Recordation of Agreement

190

Section 10.03.Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders

190

Section 10.04.Access to List of Certificateholders

191

Section 10.05.Governing Law

191

Section 10.06.Notices

191

Section 10.07.Compliance With Regulation AB

192

Section 10.08.Severability of Provisions

192

Section 10.09.Counterpart Signatures

192

Section 10.10.Benefits of Agreement

192

Section 10.11.Notices and Copies to Rating Agencies

192

Section 10.12.Covenant Not to Place Trust Into Bankruptcy

193

Section 10.13.Covenant Not to Place Company Into Bankruptcy

193

 

 

 


 

Appendix 1

Definitions of Class Y Principal Reduction Amounts, Class II-LT Principal Reduction Amounts and Class III-LT Principal Reduction Amounts

Exhibit A

Form of Certificates (other than Class R Certificates)

Exhibit B

Form of Class R Certificates

Exhibit C

[Reserved]

Exhibit D

Mortgage Loan Schedule

Exhibit E

[Reserved]

Exhibit F

[Reserved]

Exhibit G

[Reserved]

Exhibit H

Form of Additional Matter Incorporated Into the Certificates

Exhibit I

Transferor Certificate

Exhibit J

Transferee Affidavit And Agreement

Exhibit K

[Reserved]

Exhibit L

Form of Investment Letter

Exhibit M

Form of Trustee’s Certification Pursuant to Section 2.07

Exhibit N

Officer’s Certificate With Respect to ERISA Matters Pursuant to Section 5.01(d)

Exhibit O

Officer’s Certificate With Respect to ERISA Matters Pursuant to Section 5.01(g)

 

 

 

 



This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2006 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among WaMu Asset Acceptance Corp., as depositor (the “ Company ”), Washington Mutual Bank, as Servicer, LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee, and Christiana Bank & Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee.  Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article I hereof.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The Company at the Closing Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans and the other property being conveyed by it to the Trust. On the Closing Date, the Company will sell the Mortgage Loans and certain other assets to the Trust in return for the REMIC I and REMIC II Regular Interests, the Class 3-PPP Certificates and the Class R-1 and Class R-2 Residual Interests and will be the owner of the REMIC I and REMIC II Regular Interests, the Class 3-PPP Certificates and the Class R-1 and Class R-2 Residual Interests.  Thereafter, on the Closing Date, the Company will acquire the REMIC III Regular Interests and the Class R-3 Residual Interest from the Trust as consideration for its transfer to the Trust of the REMIC I Regular Interests and will be the owner of the REMIC III Regular Interests and the Class R-3 Residual Interest.  Thereafter, on the Closing Date, the Company will acquire the REMIC IV Regular Interests and the Class R-4 Residual Interest from the Trust as consideration for its transfer to the Trust of the REMIC II and REMIC III Regular Interests and will be the owner of the REMIC IV Regular Interests and the Class R-4 Residual Interest.  Thereafter, on the Closing Date, the Company (i) will acquire the Class 1A, Class 2A, Class CA-1B, Class CA-1C, Class CX-1, Class CX-2-PPP and Group L-B Certificates from the Trust as consideration for its transfer to the Trust of the Class 1A-L, Class 2A-L, CA-1B-L, Class CA-1C-L, Class CX-1-L, Class CX-2-PPP-L and Group L-B-L Regular Interests and (ii) will acquire the Class 3A-1A, Class 3A-1B, Class 3A-1C, Class 3X-1 and Group 3-B Certificates from the Trust as consideration for its transfer to the Trust of the Class 3A-1A-L, Class 3A-1B-L, Class 3A-1C-L, Class 3X-1-L and Group 3-B-L Regular Interests, and will be the owner of those Certificates. The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement to provide for (i) the sale to the Trust of the Mortgage Loans and certain other assets, (ii) the issuance to the Company of the REMIC I and REMIC II Regular Interests and the Class R-1 and Class R-2 Residual Interests representing in the aggregate the entire beneficial interest in REMIC I and REMIC II, and the Class 3-PPP Certificates (iii) the conveyance to the Trust of the REMIC I Regular Interests, (iv) the issuance to the Company of the REMIC III Regular Interests and the Class R-3 Residual Interest representing in the aggregate the entire beneficial interest in REMIC III, (v) the conveyance to the Trust of the REMIC II and REMIC III Regular Interests, (vi) the issuance to the Company of the REMIC IV Regular Interests and the Class R-4 Residual Interest representing in the aggregate the entire beneficial interest in REMIC IV, (vii) the conveyance to the Trust of the Class 1A-L, Class 2A-L, CA-1B-L, Class CA-1C-L, Class CX-1-L, Class CX-2-PPP-L and Group L-B-L Regular Interests, (viii) the issuance to the Company of the Class 1A, Class 2A, CA-1B, Class CA-1C, Class CX-1, Class CX-2-PPP and Group L-B Certificates, (ix) the conveyance to the Trust of the Class 3A-1A-L, Class 3A-1B-L, Class 3A-1C-L, Class 3X-1-L and Group 3-B-L Regular Interests and (x) the issuance to the Company of the Class 3A-1A, Class 3A-1B, Class 3A-1C, Class 3X-1 and Group 3-B Certificates. The Company and the Servicer are entering into this Agreement, and the Trustee and the Delaware Trustee are each accepting the trust created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged.

The Certificates issued hereunder, other than the Junior Subordinate Certificates, have been offered for sale pursuant to a Prospectus, dated January 6, 2006, and a Prospectus Supplement, dated September 26, 2006, of the Company (together, the “ Prospectus ”). The Junior Subordinate Certificates have been offered for sale pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum, dated September 28, 2006.  The Trust created hereunder is the “Trust” described in the Prospectus and the Private Placement Memorandum and the Certificates are the “Certificates” described therein. The following tables set forth the designation, type of interest, Certificate Interest Rate, initial Class Principal Balance and Final Maturity Date for the REMIC I Regular Interests, the REMIC II Regular Interests, the REMIC III Regular Interests, the REMIC IV Regular Interests and the Class R Residual Interests:



REMIC I Interests

 

Class Designation for each REMIC I Regular Interest and the Class R-1 Residual Interest

 

Type of Interest

 

Certificate Interest Rate (1)

 

Initial Class
Principal
Balance

 

Final Maturity
Date*

 

Class Y-1

 

Regular

 

Variable (2)

 

$150,392.18

 

October 2046

 

Class Y-2

 

Regular

 

Variable (3)

 

267,572.36

 

October 2046

 

Class Z-1

 

Regular

 

Variable (2)

 

300,633,961.99

 

October 2046

 

Class Z-2

 

Regular

 

Variable (3)

 

534,880,137.05

 

October 2046

 

Class CX-3-M

 

Regular

 

1.000% (4)

 

-----

 

October 2046

 

Class R-1†

 

Residual

 

6.372%

 

100.00

 

October 2046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*              The Distribution Date in the specified month, which is the month following the month in which the latest maturing Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group matures. For federal income tax purposes, for each Class of REMIC I Regular and Residual Interests, the “latest possible maturity date” shall be the Final Maturity Date.

 

†              The Class R-1 Residual Interest is entitled to receive the applicable Residual Distribution Amount and any Groups 1 & 2 Excess Liquidation Proceeds.

 

(1)           Interest distributed to the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-1 Residual Interest on each Distribution Date will have accrued at the applicable per annum Certificate Interest Rate on the applicable Class Principal Balance outstanding immediately before such Distribution Date.

 

(2)           For each Distribution Date, the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class Y-1 and Class Z-1 Regular Interests shall equal the Loan Group 1 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(3)           For each Distribution Date, the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class Y-2 and Class Z-2 Regular Interests shall equal the Loan Group 2 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.

 

(4)           The Class CX-3-M Regular Interest shall accrue interest on the Class CX-3 Notional Amount.  The Class CX-3-M Regular Interest shall not be entitled to receive any distributions of principal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As provided herein, with respect to REMIC I, the Servicer will cause an election to be made on behalf of REMIC I to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. The REMIC I Regular Interests will be designated regular interests in REMIC I and the Class R-1 Residual Interest will be designated the sole class of residual interest in REMIC I, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.



REMIC II Interests

 

Class Designation for each REMIC II Regular Interest and the Class R-2 Residual Interest

 

Type of Interest

 

Certificate Interest Rate (1)

 

Initial Class
Principal
Balance

 

Final Maturity
Date*

 

Class II-LT1

 

Regular

 

Variable (2)

 

$239,122,249.00

 

October 2046

 

Class II-LT2

 

Regular

 

Variable (2)

 

9,475.40

 

October 2046

 

Class II-LT3

 

Regular

 

(3)

 

14,444.43

 

October 2046

 

Class II-LT4

 

Regular

 

Variable (4)

 

14,444.43

 

October 2046

 

Class 3X-2-M

 

Regular

 

0.50% (5)

 

-----     

 

October 2046

 

Class R-2 (6)

 

Residual

 

-----

 

-----     

 

October 2046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*              The Distribution Date in the specified month, which is the month following the month in which the latest maturing Mortgage Loan matures.  For federal income tax purposes, for each Class of REMIC II Regular and Residual Interests, the “latest possible maturity date” shall be the Final Maturity Date.

 

(1)           Interest distributed to the REMIC II Regular Interests (other than the Class II-LT3 Regular Interest, which shall not be entitled to receive any distributions of interest) on each Distribution Date will have accrued at the applicable per annum Certificate Interest Rate on the applicable Class Principal Balance outstanding immediately before such Distribution Date.

 

(2)           For each Distribution Date, the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class II-LT1 and Class II-LT2 Regular Interests shall equal the Loan Group 3 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate.

(3)           The Class II-LT3 Regular Interest shall not be entitled to receive any distributions of interest.

 

(4)           For each Distribution Date, the Certificate Interest Rate on the Class II-LT4 Regular Interest shall equal two (2) times the Loan Group 3 Net Weighted Average Pass-Through Rate.

 

(5)           The Class 3X-2-M Regular Interest shall accrue interest on the Class 3X-2 Notional Amount.  The Class 3X-2-M Regular Interest shall not be entitled to receive any distributions of principal.

 

(6)           The Class R‑2 Residual Interest shall be entitled to receive the applicable Residual Distribution Amount and any Group 3 Excess Liquidation Proceeds.  The Class R‑2 Residual Interest shall not be entitled to receive any distributions of interest or principal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As provided herein, with respect to REMIC II, the Servicer will cause an election to be made on behalf of REMIC II to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a REMIC. The REMIC II Regular Interests will be designated regular interests in REMIC II and the Class R-2 Residual Interest will be designated the sole class of residual interest in REMIC II, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.



REMIC III Interests

 

Class Designation for each REMIC III Regular Interest and the Class R-3 Residual Interest

 

Type of Interest

 

Certificate Interest Rate (1)

 

Initial Class
Principal
Balance

 

Final Maturity
Date*

 

Class III-LTY1

 

Regular

 

Variable (2)

 

$150,392.18

 

October 2046

 

Class III-LTY2

 

Regular

 

Variable (3)

 

267,572.36

 

October 2046

 

Class III-LT1

 

Regular

 

Variable (4)

 

835,259,086.17

 

October 2046

 

Class III-LT2

 

Regular

 

Variable (4)

 

41,796.60

 

October 2046

 

Class III-LT3

 

Regular

 

(5)

 

41,796.60

 

October 2046

 

Class III-LT4

 

Regular