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SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES
LLC,
DEPOSITOR,
LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP,
SERVICER,
CREDIT-BASED ASSET SERVICING AND
SECURITIZATION LLC,
SELLER,
AND
LASALLE BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
TRUSTEE
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POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2007
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C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST
2007-CB2
C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED
CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2007-CB2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 2.01
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
50
Section 2.02
Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage
Loans
52
Section 2.03
Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage
Loans by the Seller.
53
Section 2.04
Representations and Warranties of the
Seller with Respect to the Mortgage Loans
56
Section 2.05
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
of the Servicer
57
Section 2.06
Representations and Warranties of the
Seller
59
Section 2.07
Covenants of the Seller
61
Section 2.08
Execution and Delivery of
Certificates
61
Section 2.09
REMIC Matters
61
Section 2.10
Representations and Warranties of the
Depositor
62
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01
Servicer to Service Mortgage
Loans
63
Section 3.02
Subservicing Agreements between the
Servicer and Subservicers
65
Section 3.03
Successor Subservicers
67
Section 3.04
Liability of the Servicer
68
Section 3.05
No Contractual Relationship between
Subservicers and the Trustee
68
Section 3.06
Assumption or Termination of Subservicing
Agreements by Trustee
68
Section 3.07
Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan
Payments
69
Section 3.08
Subservicing Accounts
71
Section 3.09
Collection of Taxes, Assessments and
Similar Items; Escrow Accounts
72
Section 3.10
Collection Account
73
Section 3.11
Withdrawals from the Collection
Account
74
Section 3.12
Investment of Funds in the Collection
Account, Escrow Accounts and the
Distribution Account
75
Section 3.13
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and
Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage
76
Section 3.14
Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses;
Assumption Agreements
78
Section 3.15
Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage
Loans
79
Section 3.16
Release of Mortgage Files
80
Section 3.17
Title, Conservation and Disposition of
REO Property
81
Section 3.18
Notification of Adjustments
83
Section 3.19
Access to Certain Documentation and
Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans
83
Section 3.20
Documents, Records and Funds in
Possession of the Servicer to Be Held for the
Trustee
84
Section 3.21
Servicing Compensation
84
Section 3.22
Annual Statement as to
Compliance
85
Section 3.23
Assessment of Compliance with Servicing
Criteria; Independent Public
Accountants’ Attestation
85
Section 3.24
Trustee to Act as Servicer
87
Section 3.25
Compensating Interest
87
Section 3.26
Credit Reporting; Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act
87
Section 3.27
Optional Purchases of Mortgage Loans by
Servicer
88
Section 3.28
Advance Facility
88
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES BY THE SERVICER
Section 4.01
Advances
91
Section 4.02
Priorities of Distribution
92
Section 4.03
Monthly Statements to
Certificateholders
99
Section 4.04
Certain Matters Relating to the
Determination of LIBOR
103
Section 4.05
Allocation of Applied Realized Loss
Amounts and Special Hazard Losses
103
Section 4.06
Supplemental Interest Trust
104
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01
The Certificates
105
Section 5.02
Certificate Register; Registration of
Transfer and Exchange of Certificates
106
Section 5.03
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates
112
Section 5.04
Persons Deemed Owners
112
Section 5.05
Access to List of
Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses
112
Section 5.06
Maintenance of Office or
Agency
112
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICER
Section 6.01
Respective Liabilities of the Depositor
and the Servicer
113
Section 6.02
Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor
or the Servicer
113
Section 6.03
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor,
the Servicer and Others
113
Section 6.04
Limitation on Resignation of the
Servicer
114
Section 6.05
Additional Indemnification by the
Servicer; Third Party Claims
115
Section 6.06
Servicing Rights Pledge
116
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01
Events of Default
116
Section 7.02
Trustee to Act; Appointment of
Successor
118
Section 7.03
Notification to
Certificateholders
120
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01
Duties of the Trustee
120
Section 8.02
Certain Matters Affecting the
Trustee
121
Section 8.03
Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or
Mortgage Loans
122
Section 8.04
Trustee May Own Certificates
123
Section 8.05
Trustee’s Fees and
Expenses
123
Section 8.06
Eligibility Requirements for the
Trustee
124
Section 8.07
Resignation and Removal of the
Trustee
124
Section 8.08
Successor Trustee
125
Section 8.09
Merger or Consolidation of the
Trustee
125
Section 8.10
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate
Trustee
125
Section 8.11
Tax Matters
127
Section 8.12
Periodic Filings
131
Section 8.13
Tax Classification of the Excess Reserve
Fund Account and the Supplemental
Interest Trust
137
Section 8.14
Trustee May Enforce Claims Without
Possession of Certificates
137
Section 8.15
Suits for Enforcement
137
Section 8.16
Waiver of Bond Requirement
137
Section 8.17
Waiver of Inventory, Accounting and
Appraisal Requirement
137
Section 8.18
Regarding the Swap Agreement
138
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01
Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase
of the Mortgage Loans
138
Section 9.02
Final Distribution on the
Certificates
139
Section 9.03
Additional Termination
Requirements
140
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01
Amendment
140
Section 10.02
Recordation of Agreement;
Counterparts
142
Section 10.03
Governing Law
142
Section 10.04
Intention of Parties
142
Section 10.05
Notices
143
Section 10.06
Severability of Provisions
144
Section 10.07
Limitation on Rights of
Certificateholders
144
Section 10.08
Inspection and Audit Rights
145
Section 10.09
Certificates Nonassessable and Fully
Paid
145
Section 10.10
Rule of Construction
145
Section 10.11
Waiver of Jury Trial
145
Section 10.12
Rights of the Swap Provider
145
Section 10.13
Regulation AB Compliance; Intent of the
Parties; Reasonableness
145
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule I
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Mortgage Loan Schedule
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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Form of Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates
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Exhibit B
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Form of Class P Certificate
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Exhibit C
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Form of Class R and Class R-X Certificates
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Exhibit D
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Form of Class CE-1 and Class CE-2 Certificates
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Exhibit E
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Form of Initial Certification of Custodian
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Exhibit F-1
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Form of Document Certification and Exception Report of
Custodian
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Exhibit F-2
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Form of Custodian’s Final Certification
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Exhibit G
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Form of Residual Transfer Affidavit
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Exhibit H
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Form of Transferor Certificate
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Exhibit I-1
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Form of Rule 144A Letter
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Exhibit I-2
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Form of Investment Letter (Non-Rule 144A)
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Exhibit J
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Form of Request for Release
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Exhibit K
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Form of Contents for Each Mortgage File
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Exhibit L
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Form of Certification to be provided with Form 10-K
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Exhibit M
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Form of Certification to be provided by the Trustee to the
Servicer
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Exhibit N
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Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
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Exhibit O
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Power of Attorney
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Exhibit P
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Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
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Exhibit Q
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Form of Additional Disclosure Notification
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Exhibit R
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Custodial Agreement
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Exhibit S
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Form 8-K Disclosure
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Exhibit T
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Form 10-D Disclosure
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Exhibit U
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Form 10-K Disclosure
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Exhibit V
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Swap Agreement
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THIS POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT,
dated as of February 1, 2007, among SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED
RECEIVABLES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor
(the “Depositor”), LITTON LOAN SERVICING LP, a Delaware
limited partnership, as servicer (the “Servicer”),
CREDIT-BASED ASSET SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”),
and LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as trustee (the “Trustee”),
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the mutual agreements
herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
As provided herein, the Trustee shall
elect that the Trust Fund (exclusive of the assets held in the
Excess Reserve Fund Account, the Swap Agreement, and the
Supplemental Interest Trust (collectively, the “Excluded
Trust Property”)) be treated for federal income tax purposes
as comprising seven real estate mortgage investment conduits (each,
a “REMIC” or, in the alternative, the Lower Tier REMIC
1, the Lower Tier REMIC 2, the Middle Tier REMIC, the Upper Tier
REMIC, the Class B-4 REMIC, the Class CE REMIC, and the Class P
REMIC”). Each Certificate, other than the Class B-4,
Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P, Class R and Class R-X
Certificates, represents ownership of a regular interest in the
Upper Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. In
addition, each Class of Certificates (other than the Class CE-1,
Class CE-2, Class R, Class R-X, and Class P Certificates)
represents the right to receive payments with respect to Basis Risk
Carry Forward Amounts. The Class CE-1 Certificate represents
ownership of a regular interest in the Class CE REMIC and also
represents ownership of the assets held from time to time in the
Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Supplemental Interest Trust.
Each of the Class B-4 and Class P Certificates represents
ownership of a regular interest in the Class B-4 REMIC and Class P
REMIC, respectively. The Class R Certificate represents
ownership of the sole class of residual interest in each of the
Lower Tier REMIC 1, the Middle Tier REMIC and the Upper Tier REMIC.
The Class R-X Certificate represents ownership of the sole
class of residual interest in each remaining REMIC.
Lower Tier REMIC 2 will consist of all
amounts distributable in respect of the Class CE-2 Certificates and
the LT-R2 interest, which represents the sole class of residual
interest in Lower Tier REMIC 2. The Class P REMIC shall hold
as its assets the uncertificated Class P interest in the Upper Tier
REMIC. The Class CE REMIC shall hold as its assets the
uncertificated Class CE-1 interest in the Upper Tier REMIC.
The Class B-4 REMIC shall hold as its assets the
uncertificated Class B-4 interest in the Upper Tier REMIC.
The Upper Tier REMIC shall hold as its assets the several
classes of uncertificated Middle Tier Interests in the Middle Tier
REMIC, other than the Class MT-R Interest, and each such Middle
Tier Interest is hereby designated as a regular interest in the
Middle Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Middle
Tier REMIC shall hold as its assets the several classes of
uncertificated Lower Tier Interests in the Lower Tier REMIC 1,
other than the Class LT-R1 Interest, and each such Lower Tier
Interest is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Lower
Tier REMIC 1. The Lower Tier REMIC 1 shall hold as assets the
property of the Trust Fund other than the interests in any other
REMIC formed hereby. The startup day for each REMIC created
hereby for purposes of the REMIC Provisions is the Closing Date.
In addition, for purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the latest
possible maturity date for each regular interest in each REMIC
created hereby is the Distribution Date in the thirty-sixth month
following the month in which the Mortgage Loan held in the Trust
Fund as of the Closing Date having the latest maturity date
matures.
The Lower Tier REMIC 1
The following table sets forth (or
describes) the class designation, interest rate, and initial class
principal amount for each class of Lower Tier Interests in Lower
Tier REMIC 1.
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Lower Tier REMIC 1 Class Designation
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Lower Tier REMIC 1
Interest Rate
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Initial Class
Principal Amount
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Class LT-A
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(1)
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(5)
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Class LT-F1
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(2)
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$ 2,556,071.00
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Class LT-V1
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(3)
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$ 2,556,071.00
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Class LT-F2
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(2)
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$ 3,025,016.00
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Class LT-V2
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(3)
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$ 3,025,016.00
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Class LT-F3
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(2)
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$ 3,480,875.50
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Class LT-V3
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(3)
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$ 3,480,875.50
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Class LT-F4
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(2)
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$ 3,914,602.50
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Class LT-V4
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(3)
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$ 3,914,602.50
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Class LT-F5
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(2)
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$ 4,272,740.50
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Class LT-V5
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(3)
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$ 4,272,740.50
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Class LT-F6
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(2)
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$ 4,565,562.50
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Class LT-V6
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(3)
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$ 4,565,562.50
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Class LT-F7
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(2)
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$ 4,768,147.00
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Class LT-V7
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(3)
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$ 4,768,147.00
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Class LT-F8
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(2)
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$ 4,864,830.00
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Class LT-V8
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(3)
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$ 4,864,830.00
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Class LT-F9
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(2)
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$ 4,754,186.00
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Class LT-V9
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(3)
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$ 4,754,186.00
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Class LT-F10
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(2)
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$ 4,585,783.00
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Class LT-V10
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(3)
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$ 4,585,783.00
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Class LT-F11
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(2)
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$ 4,372,347.00
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Class LT-V11
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(3)
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$ 4,372,347.00
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Class LT-F12
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(2)
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$ 4,177,910.00
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Class LT-V12
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(3)
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$ 4,177,910.00
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Class LT-F13
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(2)
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$ 3,989,709.50
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Class LT-V13
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(3)
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$ 3,989,709.50
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Class LT-F14
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(2)
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$ 3,832,615.00
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Class LT-V14
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(3)
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$ 3,832,615.00
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Class LT-F15
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(2)
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$ 3,743,883.00
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Class LT-V15
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(3)
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$ 3,743,883.00
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Class LT-F16
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(2)
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$ 3,729,963.00
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Class LT-V16
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(3)
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$ 3,729,963.00
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Class LT-F17
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(2)
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$ 3,908,014.50
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Class LT-V17
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(3)
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$ 3,908,014.50
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Class LT-F18
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(2)
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$ 4,201,112.50
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Class LT-V18
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(3)
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$ 4,201,112.50
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Class LT-F19
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(2)
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$ 5,003,002.50
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Class LT-V19
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(3)
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$ 5,003,002.50
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Class LT-F20
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(2)
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$ 4,875,276.50
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Class LT-V20
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(3)
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$ 4,875,276.50
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Class LT-F21
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(2)
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$ 4,647,831.50
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Class LT-V21
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(3)
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$ 4,647,831.50
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Class LT-F22
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(2)
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$ 4,012,171.50
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Class LT-V22
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(3)
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$ 4,012,171.50
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Class LT-F23
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(2)
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$ 3,376,178.50
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Class LT-V23
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(3)
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$ 3,376,178.50
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Class LT-F24
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(2)
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$ 2,557,010.00
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Class LT-V24
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(3)
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$ 2,557,010.00
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Class LT-F25
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(2)
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$ 2,195,913.00
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Class LT-V25
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(3)
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$ 2,195,913.00
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Class LT-F26
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(2)
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$ 1,905,367.00
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Class LT-V26
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(3)
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$ 1,905,367.00
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Class LT-F27
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(2)
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$ 1,797,600.50
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Class LT-V27
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(3)
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$ 1,797,600.50
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Class LT-F28
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(2)
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$ 1,698,818.00
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Class LT-V28
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(3)
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$ 1,698,818.00
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Class LT-F29
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(2)
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$ 1,605,650.50
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Class LT-V29
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(3)
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$ 1,605,650.50
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Class LT-F30
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(2)
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$ 1,517,820.50
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Class LT-V30
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(3)
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$ 1,517,820.50
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Class LT-F31
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(2)
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$ 1,292,671.50
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Class LT-V31
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(3)
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$ 1,292,671.50
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Class LT-F32
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(2)
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$
518,090.50
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Class LT-V32
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(3)
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$
518,090.50
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Class LT-F33
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(2)
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$ 2,778,700.00
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Class LT-V33
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(3)
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$ 2,778,700.00
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Class LT-F34
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(2)
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$ 2,676,928.50
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Class LT-V34
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(3)
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$ 2,676,928.50
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Class LT-F35
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(2)
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$ 2,578,935.00
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Class LT-V35
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(3)
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$ 2,578,935.00
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Class LT-F36
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(2)
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$ 2,494,600.00
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Class LT-V36
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(3)
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$ 2,494,600.00
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Class LT-F37
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(2)
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$ 2,393,097.50
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Class LT-V37
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(3)
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$ 2,393,097.50
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Class LT-F38
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(2)
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$ 2,305,635.50
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Class LT-V38
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(3)
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$ 2,305,635.50
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Class LT-F39
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(2)
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$ 2,273,289.50
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Class LT-V39
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(3)
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$ 2,273,289.50
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Class LT-F40
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(2)
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$ 2,157,266.50
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Class LT-V40
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(3)
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$ 2,157,266.50
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Class LT-F41
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(2)
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$ 2,088,819.50
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Class LT-V41
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(3)
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$ 2,088,819.50
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Class LT-F42
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(2)
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$ 1,981,122.00
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Class LT-V42
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(3)
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$ 1,981,122.00
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Class LT-F43
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(2)
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$ 1,912,256.50
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Class LT-V43
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(3)
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$ 1,912,256.50
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Class LT-F44
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(2)
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$ 2,011,209.50
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Class LT-V44
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(3)
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$ 2,011,209.50
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Class LT-F45
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(2)
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$ 1,762,062.50
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Class LT-V45
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(3)
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$ 1,762,062.50
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Class LT-F46
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(2)
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$ 1,698,227.50
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Class LT-V46
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(3)
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$ 1,698,227.50
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Class LT-F47
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(2)
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$ 45,122,974.50
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Class LT-V47
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(3)
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$ 45,122,974.50
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Class LT-R
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(4)
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(4)
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(1)
The interest rate with
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual
Period) for the Class LT-A Interest is a per annum rate equal to
the Lower Tier REMIC WAC Cap.
(2)
The interest rate with
respect to any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual
Period) for each of these Lower Tier Interests is a per annum rate
equal to the lesser of (i) the REMIC Swap Rate for such
Distribution Date, and (ii) the product of (a) the Lower Tier REMIC
WAC Cap and (b) 2.
(3)
For any Distribution
Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) the interest rate
for each of these Lower Tier Interests shall be the excess, if any,
of (i) the product of (a) the Lower Tier REMIC WAC Cap and (b) 2,
over (ii) the REMIC Swap Rate for such Distribution
Date.
(4)
The Class LT-R Interest
is the sole class of residual interest in the Lower Tier REMIC 1.
It does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
(5)
This interest shall have
an initial principal balance equal to the excess of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off
Date over the aggregate initial principal balances of each other
interest in Lower Tier REMIC 1.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee
shall first pay or charge as an expense of the Lower Tier REMIC 1
all expenses of the Trust for such Distribution Date other than any
Net Trust Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment.
On each Distribution Date the Trustee
shall distribute the remaining Interest Remittance Amount (computed by ignoring
any payments to the Supplemental Interest Trust) with respect to
each of the Lower Tier Interests based on the above-described
interest rates.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee
shall distribute the Principal Remittance Amount (computed by
ignoring any payments to the Supplemental Interest Trust) with
respect to the Lower Tier Interests in Lower Tier REMIC 1, first to
the Class LT-A Interest until its principal balance is reduced to
zero, and then sequentially, to the other Lower Tier Interests in
Lower Tier REMIC 1 in ascending order of their numerical class
designation, and, with respect to each pair of classes having the
same numerical designation, in equal amounts to each such class,
until the principal balance of each such class is reduced to zero.
All losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated among the
Lower Tier Interests in Lower Tier REMIC 1 in the same manner that
principal distributions are allocated.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee
shall distribute the Prepayment Charges to the Class LT-V47 Lower
Tier Interest.
The Middle Tier REMIC
The following table sets forth (or
describes) the class designation, interest rate, and initial
principal amount for each class of Middle Tier
Interests.
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Middle Tier
Class Designation
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Middle
Tier
Interest Rate
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Initial
Class
Principal Balance
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Corresponding Class of Certificates
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Class MT-A1
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A1
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Class MT-A2-A
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A2-A
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Class MT-A2-B
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A2-B
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Class MT-A2-C
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A2-C
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Class MT-A2-D
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A2-D
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Class MT-A2-E
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(1)
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(4)
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Class A2-E
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Class MT-M-1
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-1
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Class MT-M-2
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-2
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Class MT-M-3
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-3
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Class MT-M-4
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-4
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Class MT-M-5
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-5
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Class MT-M-6
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(1)
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(4)
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Class M-6
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Class MT-B-1
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(1)
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(4)
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Class B-1
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Class MT-B-2
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(1)
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(4)
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Class B-2
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Class MT-B-3
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(1)
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(4)
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Class B-3
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Class MT-B-4
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(1)
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(4)
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Class B-4
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Class MT-Q
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(1)
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(4)
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N/A
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Class MT-IO
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(2)
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(2)
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N/A
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Class MT-R
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(3)
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(3)
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N/A
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(1)
The interest rate for
each of these Middle Tier Interests (the “REMIC Maximum
Rate”) with respect to any Distribution Date (and the related
Interest Accrual Period) is a per annum rate equal to the weighted
average of the interest rates on the Lower Tier Interests in Lower
Tier REMIC 1, provided, however, that for any Distribution Date on
which the Class MT-IO Interest is entitled to a portion of the
interest accruals on a Lower Tier Interest in Lower Tier REMIC 1
having an “F” in its class designation, as described in
footnote two, below, such weighted average shall be computed by
first subjecting the rate on such Lower Tier Interest to a cap
equal to the product of two and the interest rate used to compute
the payment to the Swap Provider, adjusted to reflect the day count
convention used for such interest rate (“Swap LIBOR”)
for such Distribution Date.
(2)
The Class MT-IO is an
interest only class that does not have a principal balance.
For only those Distribution Dates listed in the first column
in the table below, the Class MT-IO shall be entitled to interest
accrued on the Lower Tier Interest listed in second column in the
table below at a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i)
the interest rate for such Lower Tier Interest for such
Distribution Date over (ii) Swap LIBOR for such Distribution
Date.
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Distribution
Dates
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Lower Tier REMIC 1 Class
Designation
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1
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Class LT–F1 through
LT–F47
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2
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Class LT–F2 through
LT–F47
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3
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Class LT–F3 through
LT–F47
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4
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Class LT–F4 through
LT–F47
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5
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Class LT–F5 through
LT–F47
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6
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Class LT–F6 through
LT–F47
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7
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Class LT–F7 through
LT–F47
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8
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Class LT–F8 through
LT–F47
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9
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Class LT–F9 through
LT–F47
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10
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Class LT–F10 through
LT–F47
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11
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Class LT–F11 through
LT–F47
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12
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Class LT–F12 through
LT–F47
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13
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Class LT–F13 through
LT–F47
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14
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Class LT–F14 through
LT–F47
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15
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Class LT–F15 through
LT–F47
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16
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Class LT–F16 through
LT–F47
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17
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Class LT–F17 through
LT–F47
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18
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Class LT–F18 through
LT–F47
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19
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Class LT–F19 through
LT–F47
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20
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Class LT–F20 through
LT–F47
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21
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Class LT–F21 through
LT–F47
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22
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Class LT–F22 through
LT–F47
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23
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Class LT–F23 through
LT–F47
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24
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Class LT–F24 through
LT–F47
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25
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Class LT–F25 through
LT–F47
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26
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Class LT–F26 through
LT–F47
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27
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Class LT–F27 through
LT–F47
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28
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Class LT–F28 through
LT–F47
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29
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Class LT–F29 through
LT–F47
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30
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Class LT–F30 through
LT–F47
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31
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Class LT–F31 through
LT–F47
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32
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Class LT–F32 through
LT–F47
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33
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Class LT–F32 through
LT–F47
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34
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Class LT–F32 through
LT–F47
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35
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Class LT–F32 through
LT–F47
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36
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Class LT–F32 through
LT–F47
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37
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Class LT–F33 through
LT–F47
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38
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Class LT–F34 through
LT–F47
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39
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Class LT–F35 through
LT–F47
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40
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Class LT–F36 through
LT–F47
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41
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Class LT–F37 through
LT–F47
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42
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Class LT–F38 through
LT–F47
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43
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Class LT–F39 through
LT–F47
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44
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Class LT–F40 through
LT–F47
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45
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Class LT–F41 through
LT–F47
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46
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Class LT–F42 through
LT–F47
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47
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Class LT–F43 through
LT–F47
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48
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Class LT–F44 through
LT–F47
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49
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Class LT–F45 through
LT–F47
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50
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Class LT–F46 through
LT–F47
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51
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Class LT-F47
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(3)
The Class MT-R Interest
is the sole class of residual interest in the Middle Tier REMIC.
It does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
(4) This interest shall
have an initial principal balance equal to one-half of the initial
Certificate Balance of its Corresponding Class of
Certificates.
On each Distribution Date the Trustee
shall distribute interest on the Middle Tier Interests based on the
above-described interest rates, provided, however, that interest
that accrues on the Class MT-Q Interest shall be deferred in an
amount equal to one-half of the increase, if any, in the
overcollateralization amount for such Distribution Date. Any
interest so deferred shall itself bear interest at the interest
rate for the Class MT-Q Interest. An amount equal to the
interest so deferred shall be distributed as additional principal
on the other Middle Tier Interests having a principal balance in
the manner described below.
On each Distribution Date principal shall
be distributed, and Realized Losses shall be allocated, among the
Middle Tier Interests in the following order of
priority:
a.
First, to each Middle Tier Interest
with a Corresponding Class of Certificates in the Upper Tier REMIC
until the principal balance of each such Middle Tier Interest
equals one-half of the Class Principal Balance of the Corresponding
Class of Certificates immediately after such Distribution Date;
and
b.
Second, to the Class MT-Q Interests, any
remaining amounts.
On each Distribution Date, the Trustee
shall be deemed to have distributed the Prepayment Charges passed
through with respect to the Class LT-V47 Lower Tier Interest on
such Distribution Date to the Class MT-Q Interest.
Upper Tier REMIC
The Upper Tier REMIC shall issue the
following classes of Upper Tier Regular Interests, and each such
interest, other than the Class UT-R Interest, is hereby designated
as a regular interest in the Upper Tier REMIC.
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Certificate or
Class
Designation
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Upper Tier
Rate and
Corresponding Class
Pass-Through Rate (9)
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Initial Upper Tier
Principal Amount and
Corresponding Class
Certificate Balance
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Class A1
Certificate
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(1)
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$220,801,000
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Class A2-A
Certificate
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(2)
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$328,732,000
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Class A2-B
Certificate
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(2)
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$38,231,000
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Class A2-C
Certificate
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(2)
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$121,034,000
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Class A2-D
Certificate
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(2)
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$50,405,000
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Class A2-E
Certificate
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(2)
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$59,822,000
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Class M-1
Certificate
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(3)
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$30,504,000
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Class M-2
Certificate
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(3)
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$28,978,000
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Class M-3
Certificate
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(3)
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$18,302,000
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Class M-4
Certificate
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(3)
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$14,743,000
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Class M-5 Certificate
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(3)
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$15,251,000
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Class M-6 Certificate
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(3)
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$14,235,000
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Class B-1 Certificate
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(3)
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$13,218,000
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Class B-2 Certificate
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(3)
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$12,201,000
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Class B-3 Certificate
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(3)
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$10,167,000
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Class B-4 Interest
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(4)
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$10,167,000
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Class CE-1 Interest
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(5)
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(5)
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Class CE-2 Certificate
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(6)
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(6)
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Class P Interest
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(7)
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(7)
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Class UT-R Interest
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(8)
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(8)
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(1)
The Class A1 Certificates will bear
interest during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate
equal to the least of (i) LIBOR plus the applicable Pass-Through
Margin, (ii) the Group I Net WAC Cap and (iii) the Group I Maximum
Rate Cap.
(2)
These Certificates will bear interest
during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to
the least of (i) the applicable Pass-Through Margin, (ii) the Group
II Net WAC Cap and (iii) the Group II Maximum Rate Cap.
(3)
The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3,
Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 and
Class B-3 Interest will bear interest during each Interest
Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the least of (i) LIBOR
plus the applicable Pass-Through Margin (ii) the Subordinate Net
WAC Cap and (iii) the Subordinate Maximum Rate Cap.
(4)
The Class B-4 Interest will bear interest
during each Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal
to the least of (i) the applicable Pass-Through Margin, (ii) the
Subordinate Net WAC Cap and (iii) the Subordinate Maximum
Rate Cap.
(5)
The Class CE-1 Interest shall comprise
three components, each of which is hereby designated as a regular
interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The first component is a
principal-only component and represents the right to receive
distributions from the Upper Tier REMIC in an amount equal to the
Subordinated Amount determined as of the Closing Date less $100.
The second component is an interest-only component and
represents the right to receive on each Distribution Date interest
accrued on the regular interests in the Middle Tier REMIC (other
than any interest-only interest) at a per annum rate equal to the
excess, if any, of (i) the REMIC Maximum Rate over (ii) the product
of: (A) two and (B) the weighted average interest rate of such
Middle Tier Interests (other than any interest-only regular
interest), where the MT-Q Interest is subject to a cap equal to
zero and each remaining Middle Tier REMIC Regular Interest is
subject to a cap equal to the Pass-Through Rate on its
Corresponding Class of Certificates, determined by (i) substituting
the REMIC Maximum Rate for the applicable Net WAC Cap and (ii)
multiplying such rate by an amount equal to the actual number of
days in the related Interest Accrual Period divided by 30, in the
case of any Corresponding Class of Certificates for which interest
is accrued on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of
days in the Interest Accrual Period. The third component is
an interest-only component and represents the right to receive all
amounts distributable on the Class MT-IO Interest.
(6)
The Class CE-2 Certificates represent the
right to receive amounts in respect of the regular interest in
Lower Tier REMIC 2 and do not represent any interest in any other
REMIC formed hereby.
(7)
The Class P Interest is entitled to
Prepayment Charges only and will not accrue interest.
(8)
The Class UT-R Interest does not have an
interest rate or a principal balance.
(9)
Any interest payable on this Class of
Certificates reflecting an interest rate greater than the REMIC
Maximum Rate shall be treated as having been paid pursuant to the
cap contract described in Section 8.11; and on any Distribution
Date on which the Pass-Through Rate on a Class of Certificates is
based on a Net WAC Cap, the amount of interest that would have
accrued on such Class of Certificates if the REMIC Maximum Rate
were substituted for the applicable Net WAC Cap shall be treated as
having been paid by the holders of the applicable Class of
Certificates to the Supplemental Interest Trust, all pursuant to
and as further provided in Section 8.11.
Class B-4 REMIC
The following table sets forth the
characteristics of the Class B-4 REMIC and the characteristics of
its regular and residual interests.
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Class B-4 REMIC
Designation
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Class B-4 Certificate
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(1)
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(1)
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Class B4-R
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(2)
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(2)
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(1)
The Class B-4 REMIC shall issue one
regular interest which shall be represented by the Class B-4
Certificates and shall be entitled to 100% of all amounts
payable on the Class B-4 Interest issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC.
(2)
The Class B4-R Interest is the sole class
of residual interest in the Class B-4 REMIC. The Class
R-X Certificates represent ownership of the Class B4-R Interest.
The Class B4-R Interest does not have an interest rate
or a principal balance.
Class P REMIC
The following table sets forth the
characteristics of the Class P REMIC and the characteristics of its
regular and residual interests.
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Class P-REMIC
Designation
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Class P Certificate
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(1)
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(1)
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Class P-R
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(2)
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(2)
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(1)
The Class P REMIC shall issue one regular
interest which shall be represented by the Class P
Certificates and shall be entitled to 100% of all amounts
payable on the Class P Interest issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC.
(2)
The Class P-R Interest is the sole class
of residual interest in the Class P REMIC. The Class
R-X Certificates shall represent ownership of the Class P-R
Interest. The Class P-R Interest does not have an
interest rate or a principal balance.
Class CE REMIC
The following table sets forth the
characteristics of the Class CE REMIC and the characteristics of
its regular and residual interests.
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Class CE REMIC
Designation
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Class CE-1 Certificate
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(1)
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(1)
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Class CE-R
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(2)
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(2)
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(1)
The Class CE REMIC shall issue one
regular interest which shall be represented by the Class CE-1
Certificates and shall be entitled to 100% of all amounts
payable on the Class CE-1 Interest issued by the Upper-Tier REMIC.
(2)
The Class CE-R Interest is the sole class
of residual interest in the Class CE REMIC. The Class R-X
Certificates shall represent ownership of the Class CE-R Interest.
The Class CE-R Interest does not have an interest rate or a
principal balance.
The minimum denomination for each Class
of Certificates, other than the Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P,
Class R and the Class R-X Certificates, will be $100,000 with
integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof except that one
Certificate in each Class may be issued in a different amount.
The minimum denomination for each of the Class P, Class CE-1
and Class CE-2 Certificates will be a 1% Percentage Interest in
such Class, and the minimum denomination for the Class R and Class
R-X Certificates shall be 100% Percentage Interest in such
Class.
Set forth below are designations of
Classes of Certificates to the categories used herein:
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Book-Entry Certificates
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All Classes of Certificates other than the Physical
Certificates.
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Class A Certificates
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Class A1, Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A2-C, Class A2-D and Class
A2-E Certificates.
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Class B Certificates
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Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates.
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Class M Certificates
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Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6
Certificates.
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Delay Certificates
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Fixed-Rate Certificates.
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ERISA-Restricted
Certificates
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The Class P, Class CE-1, Class CE-2 and Residual Certificates; any
Class B-4 Certificates that have not been underwritten, placed or
sold by an underwriter that has been granted an Underwriter’s
Exemption, and any Certificates of any other Class that has ceased
to satisfy the requirements of an Underwriter’s Exemption.
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ERISA-Restricted Swap
Certificates
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Any of the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates (and any
Class B-4 Certificate that has been underwritten, placed or sold by
an underwriter that has been granted an Underwriter’s
Exemption).
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Group I Senior Certificates
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Class A1 Certificates.
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Group II Senior Certificates
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Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A2-C, Class A2-D and Class A2-E
Certificates.
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Fixed-Rate Certificates
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Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A2-C, Class A2-D, Class A2-E and
Class B-4 Certificates.
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LIBOR Certificates
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Class A1, Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates.
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Non-Delay Certificates
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LIBOR Certificates.
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Offered Certificates
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All Classes of Certificates other than the Private
Certificates.
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Physical Certificates
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The Private Certificates (other than the Class B-4
Certificates).
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Principal Certificates
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The Fixed-Rate and LIBOR Certificates.
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Private Certificates
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Class B-4, Class CE-1, Class CE-2, Class P, Class R-X and Class R
Certificates.
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Rating Agencies
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Moody’s, Fitch, Standard & Poor’s and DBRS.
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Regular Certificates
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All Classes of Certificates other than the Residual
Certificates.
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Residual Certificates
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Class R and Class R-X Certificates.
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Subordinated Certificates
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Class M and Class B Certificates.
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ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in this Agreement or in the
Preliminary Statement, the following words and phrases, unless the
context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in
this Article. Unless otherwise specified, interest on the
LIBOR Certificates will be calculated on the basis of the actual
number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and a 360-day
year. Interest on the Fixed Rate Certificates and the Class
CE-1 Certificates will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices
set forth in Section 3.01(a) of this Agreement.
Account: Any of the Collection
Account, the Distribution Account, any Escrow Account or the Excess
Reserve Fund Account. Each Account shall be an Eligible
Account.
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution
Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date and each Class
of Certificates and the Class CE-1 Interest, an amount equal to the
interest accrued at the applicable Pass-Through Rate during the
related Interest Accrual Period on the Class Certificate Balance of
such Class immediately prior to such Distribution Date, reduced by
such Class’ Interest Percentage of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date allocated to such Certificates as provided in Section 4.02
hereof.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A
Mortgage Loan which has a rate at which interest accrues that
adjusts based on an Index plus a related Gross Margin, as set forth
on and subject to the limitations in the Mortgage Note.
Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate: As to
each Mortgage Loan and at any time, the per annum rate equal to the
Mortgage Rate less the Expense Fee Rate.
Adjustment Date: As to any
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Due Date on which the
related Mortgage Rate adjusts as set forth in the related Mortgage
Note and each Due Date thereafter on which the Mortgage Rate
adjusts as set forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Advance: Any P&I Advance or
Servicing Advance.
Advance Facility: As defined in
Section 3.28 hereof.
Advance Facility Notice: As defined
in Section 3.28 hereof.
Advance Financing Person: As
defined in Section 3.28 hereof.
Advance Reimbursement Amounts: As
defined in Section 3.28 hereof.
Affiliate: With respect to any
Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common
control with such first Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” means the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and
“controlled” have meanings correlative to the
foregoing.
Agreement: This Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and all amendments or supplements
hereto.
Amount Held for Future Distribution:
As to the Certificates on any Distribution Date, the
aggregate amount held in the Collection Account at the close of
business on the related Determination Date on account of (i)
Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries on the Mortgage
Loans received after the end of the related Prepayment Period and
(ii) all Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans due after the end
of the related Due Period.
Applied Realized Loss Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Principal Certificates
after distributions of principal on such Distribution Date exceeds
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date.
Appraised Value: The value set
forth in an appraisal made in connection with the origination of
the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the Mortgaged
Property.
Assignment of Mortgage: An
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form (other than the assignee’s name
and recording information not yet returned from the recording
office), reflecting the sale of the Mortgage to the
Trustee.
Available Funds: With respect to
any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans, to the extent
received by the Trustee (x) the sum of (i) all scheduled
installments of interest (net of the related Expense Fees) and
principal due on the Due Date on such Mortgage Loans in the related
Due Period and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related
Determination Date, together with any P&I Advances in respect
thereof; (ii) all Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received by the
Servicer during the related Prepayment Period (in each case, net of
unreimbursed expenses incurred in connection with a liquidation or
foreclosure and unreimbursed Advances, if any); (iii) all partial
or full prepayments on the Mortgage Loans received by the Servicer
during the related Prepayment Period together with all Compensating
Interest paid by the Servicer in connection therewith (excluding
any Prepayment Charges); (iv) all Substitution Adjustment Amounts
with respect to substitutions of Mortgage Loans that occur on or
prior to the related Determination Date; (v) all amounts received
with respect to such Distribution Date as the Repurchase Price in
respect of repurchase of Mortgage Loans on or prior to the related
Determination Date; and (vi) the proceeds with respect to the
termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section
9.01; reduced by (y) amounts in reimbursement for Advances
previously made with respect to the Mortgage Loans (z) and other
amounts as to which the Servicer, the Depositor, the Supplemental
Interest Trust or the Trustee are entitled to be paid or reimbursed
pursuant to this Agreement.
Balloon Loan: Any Mortgage Loan
that requires only payments of interest until the stated maturity
date of the Mortgage Loan or Scheduled Payments of principal (not
including the payment due on its stated maturity date) that are
based on an amortization schedule that would be insufficient to
fully amortize the principal thereof by the stated maturity date of
the Mortgage Loan.
Barclays Bank PLC: Barclays Bank
PLC, a bank authorized and regulated by the United Kingdom's
Financial Services Authority and a member of the London Stock
Exchange, and its successors in interest.
Basic Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the
Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date over (ii)
the Excess Subordinated Amount, if any, for such Distribution
Date.
Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount:
With respect to each Class of Principal Certificates, as of
any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such Distribution
Date the Pass-Through Rate for any Class of Principal Certificates
is based upon a Group Net WAC Cap or the Subordinate Net WAC Cap,
as applicable, the excess of (i) the amount of interest such
Class of Certificates would otherwise be entitled to receive on
such Distribution Date had such rate not been based upon a Group
Net WAC Cap or the Subordinate Net WAC Cap, as applicable, for such
Distribution Date, over (ii) the amount of interest payable on
such Class of Certificates at, with respect to the Group I
Senior Certificates, the Group I Net WAC Cap, with respect to
the Group II Senior Certificates, the Group II Net WAC
Cap, and with respect to the Subordinate Certificates, the
Subordinate Net WAC Cap, as applicable, for such Distribution Date
and (B) the portion of any such excess described in clause
(A) for such Class of Certificates from all previous
Distribution Dates not previously paid, together with interest
thereon at a rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Class of
Certificates (without limiting that rate by the Group Net WAC Cap
or Subordinate Net WAC Cap, as applicable) for such Distribution
Date.
Basis Risk Payment: For any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the
aggregate of the Basis Risk Carry Forward Amounts for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the Class CE-1 Distributable Amount
(prior to any reduction for (x) amounts paid from the Excess
Reserve Fund Account to pay any Basis Risk Carry Forward Amount or
(y) any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment).
Best’s: Best’s Key
Rating Guide, as the same shall be amended from time to
time.
Book-Entry Certificates: As
specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Business Day: Any day other than
(i) Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings
and loan institutions, in (a) the State of New York, Illinois,
Texas or Delaware, (b) the State in which the Servicer’s
servicing operations are located, or (c) any State in which the
Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office is located, are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Certificate: Any one of the
Certificates executed by the Trustee in substantially the forms
attached hereto as exhibits.
Certificate Balance: With respect
to any Class of Certificates, other than the Class CE-1, Class CE-2
or Residual Certificates, on any date, the maximum dollar amount of
principal to which the Holder thereof is then entitled hereunder,
such amount being equal to the Denomination thereof minus all
distributions of principal previously made with respect thereto and
in the case of any Certificates, reduced by any Applied Realized
Loss Amounts allocated to such Class of Certificates pursuant to
Section 4.05; provided, however, that immediately following the
Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery is distributed,
the Class Certificate Balances of any Class or Classes of
Certificates that have been previously reduced by Applied Realized
Loss Amounts will be increased, in order of seniority, by the
amount of the Subsequent Recovery distributed on such Distribution
Date (up to the amount of Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts allocated to
such Class or Classes). The Class CE-2 and Residual
Certificates have no Certificate Balance.
Certificate Owner: With respect to
a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of
such Book-Entry Certificate.
Certificate Register: The register
maintained pursuant to Section 5.02.
Certificateholder or Holder: The
person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register, except that, solely for the purpose of giving any consent
pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name
of the Depositor or any affiliate of the Depositor shall be deemed
not to be Outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby
shall not be taken into account in determining whether the
requisite amount of Percentage Interests necessary to effect such
consent has been obtained; provided, however, that if any such
Person (including the Depositor) owns 100% of the Percentage
Interests evidenced by a Class of Certificates, such Certificates
shall be deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of any provision
hereof that requires the consent of the Holders of Certificates of
a particular Class as a condition to the taking of any action
hereunder. The Trustee is entitled to rely conclusively on a
certification of the Depositor or any affiliate of the Depositor in
determining which Certificates are registered in the name of an
affiliate of the Depositor.
Class: All Certificates bearing the
same class designation as set forth in the Preliminary
Statement.
Class A Certificate Group: The
Group I Senior Certificates or the Group II Senior
Certificates, as applicable.
Class A Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Class A Principal Allocation Percentage:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, determined as follows: (A) with
respect to the Group I Senior Certificates, a fraction, the
numerator of which is (x) the portion of the Principal Remittance
Amount for such Distribution Date that is attributable to the
principal received or advanced on the Group I Mortgage Loans
and the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount
for such Distribution Date; and (B) with respect to the
Group II Senior Certificates, a fraction, the numerator of
which is (x) the portion of the Principal Remittance Amount for
such Distribution Date that is attributable to the principal
received or advanced on the Group II Mortgage Loans and the
denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for
such Distribution Date.
Class A Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the
aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 61.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if
any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date of over $5,083,958.
Class A1 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A1.”
Class A2-A Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A2-A.”
Class A2-B Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A2-B.”
Class A2-C Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A2-C.”
Class A2-D Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A2-D.”
Class A2-E Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
A2-E.”
Class A2-E Lockout Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the product of (x) the
Class A2-E Lockout Distribution Percentage for that Distribution
Date and (y) the Class A2-E Pro Rata Distribution Amount for that
Distribution Date. In no event will the Class A2-E Lockout
Distribution Amount for a Distribution Date exceed the amount of
principal allocated to the Group II Senior Certificates for
such Distribution Date or the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class A2-E Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date.
Class A2-E Lockout Distribution
Percentage: With respect to a Distribution Date in any period
listed in the table below, the applicable percentage listed
opposite such period:
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Distribution Dates
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Lockout
Percentage
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March 2007 through and including February 2010
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0%
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March 2010 through and including February 2012
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45%
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March 2012 through and including February 2013
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80%
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March 2013 through and including February 2014
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100%
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March 2014 and thereafter
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300%
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Class A2-E Pro Rata Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the
product of (x) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class A2-E Certificates immediately
prior to that Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Group II Senior
Certificates immediately prior to that Distribution Date and (y)
the amount of principal allocated to the Group II Senior
Certificates for that Distribution Date.
Class B Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Class B-1 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
B-1.”
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (B) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-5
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date)
and (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(ii) the lesser of (A) 87.70% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class B-2 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
B-2.”
Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (B) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-5
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date)
and (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(ii) the lesser of (A) 90.10% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class B-3 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
B-3.”
Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (B) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-5
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date)
and (H) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(ii) the lesser of (A) 92.10% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class B-4 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
B-4.”
Class B-4 Interest: The Upper Tier
Regular Interest held by the Class B-4 REMIC and described in the
Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class B-4 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (B) the aggregate Class Certificate
Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates
(after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-5
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (F) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-1
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (H) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-3
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date)
and (I) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-4
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over
(ii) the lesser of 94.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and
(B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class B4-R Interest: The residual
interest on the Class B-4 REMIC, as described in the Preliminary
Statement and the related footnote thereto, evidenced by the Class
R-X Certificates.
Class B-4 REMIC: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Class CE REMIC: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Class CE-1 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
CE-1.”
Class CE-1 Distributable Amount: On
any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) as a distribution in respect
of interest, the amount of interest that has accrued on the Class
CE-1 Interest (as set forth in the Preliminary Statement) and not
applied as an Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date, plus any such accrued interest remaining
undistributed from prior Distribution Dates, plus (without
duplication), (ii) as a distribution in respect of principal, any
portion of the principal balance of the Class CE-1 Interest which
is distributable as a Subordination Reduction Amount, minus (iii)
any Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap Provider and any
amounts paid as a Basis Risk Payment from the Excess Reserve Fund
Account.
Class CE-1 Interest: The Upper Tier
REMIC Regular Interest held by the Class CE REMIC as specified and
described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote
thereto.
Class CE-1 Regular Interest: An
uncertificated regular interest in the Class CE REMIC held by the
Trustee on behalf of the holders of the Class CE-1
Certificates.
Class CE-2 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
CE-2.”
Class CE-R Interest: The residual
interest on the Class CE REMIC, as described in the Preliminary
Statement and the related footnote thereto, evidenced by the Class
R-X Certificates.
Class Certificate Balance: With
respect to any Class and as to any date of determination, the
aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all Certificates of such
Class as of such date.
Class LT-R1 Interest: The sole
class of “residual interest” in Lower Tier REMIC 1
evidenced by the Class R Certificates.
Class LT-R2 Interest: The sole
class of “residual interest” in Lower Tier REMIC 2
evidenced by the Class R-X Certificates.
Class M Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Class M-1 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-1.”
Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution
Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of
(i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the
Class A Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), and (B) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class
M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 76.40% of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date over $5,083,958.
Class M-2 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-2.”
Class M-3 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-3.”
Class M-4 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-4.”
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the
sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date),
(B) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1, Class
M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class Certificate Balance
of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of 79.30% of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date over $5,083,958.
Class M-5 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-5.”
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the
sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date),
(B) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1, Class
M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of
the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date) and (D) the Class Certificate Balance of
the Class M-5 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 82.30% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date
and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class M-6 Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
M-6.”
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the
sum of (A) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the
Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date),
(B) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1, Class
M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount
for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of
the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date), (D) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution
of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date) and (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-6 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date
over (ii) the lesser of 85.10% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B)
the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$5,083,958.
Class MT-R Interest: The residual
interest in the Middle Tier REMIC as described in the Preliminary
Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class P Certificates: All Certificates
bearing the class designation of “Class P.”
Class R Certificates: All
Certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
R.”
Class R-X Certificates: All
certificates bearing the class designation of “Class
R-X.”
Class R-X REMIC: Each of the Lower
Tier REMIC 2, Class B-4 REMIC, Class P REMIC and Class CE
REMIC.
Class UT-R Interest: The sole class
of “residual interest” in the Upper Tier REMIC
evidenced by the Class R Certificate.
Closing Date: February 28,
2007.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of
1986, including any successor or amendatory provisions.
Collection Account: As defined in
Section 3.10(a).
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV:
As of any date and as to any Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the (a) sum of the outstanding
principal balance of the Second-Lien Mortgage Loan and the
outstanding principal balance as of such date of any mortgage loan
or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority to the
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan and which are secured by the same
Mortgaged Property to (b) in the case of a purchase, the lesser of
(A) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property and the lesser of (y)
its appraised value at the time of sale or (z) the appraised value
determined by a review appraisal conducted by the Seller, or in the
case of a refinancing, the lesser of (A) the appraised value of the
Mortgaged Property at the time of the refinancing or (B) the
appraised value determined by a review appraisal conducted by the
Seller.
Commission: The United States
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensating Interest: For any
Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the amount of the Prepayment
Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date, with
respect to any voluntary Principal Prepayments in Full (excluding
any payments made upon liquidation of any Mortgage Loan), and (b)
one-half of the Servicing Fee for such Distribution
Date.
Condemnation Proceeds: 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.
Corporate Trust Office: The
designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time
its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement is
administered, which office at the date of the execution of this
Agreement is located at 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1511,
Chicago, Illinois, 60603, Attention: Global Securities and Trust
Services – C-BASS 2007-CB2, and which is the address to which
notices to and correspondence with the Trustee should be
directed.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan
categorized as Covered pursuant to Appendix E of Standard &
Poor’s Glossary.
Cumulative Loss Event: With respect
to any Distribution Date, a Cumulative Loss Event occurs if the
Cumulative Loss Percentage exceeds the applicable percentage set
forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:
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Distribution Date Occurring In
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March 2010 through February 2011
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4.05% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance
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March 2011 through February 2012
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6.53% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance
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March 2012 through February 2013
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8.33% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance
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March 2013 and thereafter
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9.83% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance
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Cumulative Loss Percentage: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of
Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date to the last day of
the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution
Date occurs and the denominator of which is the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event: If,
with respect to any Distribution Date, the quotient (expressed as a
percentage) of (x) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred
since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due
Period, divided by (y) the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance,
exceeds the applicable Cumulative Loss Percentages set forth below
with respect to such Distribution Date:
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Distribution Date Occurring In
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Loss Percentage
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March 2009 through February 2010
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1.10%
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March 2010 through February 2011
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2.70%
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March 2011 through February 2012
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4.35%
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March 2012 through February 2013
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5.55%
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March 2013 through February 2014
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6.35%
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March 2014 and thereafter
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6.55%
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Custodial Agreement: The Custodial
Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among the Trustee, the
Servicer and the Custodian, as the same may be amended or
supplemented pursuant to the terms thereof.
Custodial File: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Trustee or the
Custodian consisting of items in Section
2.01(a)(i)-(vi).
Custodian: The Bank of New York, a
New York banking corporation, or any successor custodian appointed
pursuant to the terms of the Custodial Agreement.
Cut-off Date: February 1,
2007.
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance:
The aggregate Stated Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As
to any Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of
the close of business on the Cut-off Date.
Data Tape Information: With respect
to each Mortgage Loan, the following information as of the Cut-off
Date provided by the Seller to the Depositor pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement: (1) the Seller’s Mortgage Loan
identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s name; (3) the street
address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip
code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is self-employed;
(5) as to each Mortgage Loan, the Stated Principal Balance as of
the Cut-off Date; (6) the Index; (7) a code indicating whether the
Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (8) the number and type of
residential units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (9) the
original stated months to maturity; (10) the original amortization
months to maturity; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount
of the Scheduled Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (13) the first
date on which the Scheduled Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan
and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in
effect, such Due Date; (14) the “paid through date”
based on payments received from the related Mortgagor; (15) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16) with respect
to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Rate;
(17) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Maximum Mortgage Rate; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the initial Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap; (19) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the subsequent
Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap; (20) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the first payment Adjustment Date immediately
following the Cut-off Date; (21) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date
immediately following the Cut-off Date; (22) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (23) with respect
to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate adjustment
period; (24) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate or
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan); (25) lien position (i.e.,
First-Lien or Second-Lien Mortgage Loan); (26) a code indicating
the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance,
equity take-out refinance); (27) a code indicating the
documentation style (i.e., full, asset verification, income
verification and no documentation); (28) the credit risk score
(FICO score); (29) the loan credit grade classification (as
described in the underwriting guidelines); (30) the Mortgage Rate
at origination; (31) the Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-off Date; (32)
the value of the Mortgaged Property; (33) a code indicating the
term and amount of Prepayment Charges applicable to such Mortgage
Loan (including any prepayment penalty term), if any; (34) with
respect to each First-Lien Mortgage Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio
at origination, and with respect to each Second-Lien Mortgage Loan,
the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (35) a code
indicating the documentation style, as required by Standard &
Poor’s criteria; (36) asset verification (Y/N); (37) the date
of origination; (38) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is
a Balloon Loan; (39) the Due Date for the first Scheduled Payment;
(40) the original Scheduled Payment due; (41) the debt-to-income
ratio with respect to the Mortgage Loan; (42) the Mortgage Rate
calculation method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest, other); (43) a
code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan; (44)
appraisal verification (Y/N); (45) type of appraisal verification,
if any; and with respect to Second-Lien Mortgage Loans, the
outstanding principal balance of the superior lien at origination.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Data
Tape Information shall set forth the following information, as of
the Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the
current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage
Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage
Loans.
DBRS: DBRS, Inc. If DBRS is
designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for
purposes of Section 10.05(c) the address for notices to DBRS shall
be DBRS, Inc., 55 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10006,
Attention: Quincy Tang, or such other address as DBRS may hereafter
furnish to the Depositor and the Servicer.
Debt Service Reduction: With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan which became
final and non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a
Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a permanent
forgiveness of principal.
Defaulted Swap Termination Payment: Any
Swap Termination Payment required to be paid by the Supplemental
Interest Trust to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement
as a result of an Event of Default (as defined in the Swap
Agreement) with respect to which the Swap Provider is the
defaulting party or a Termination Event (as defined in the Swap
Agreement) (other than Illegality or a Tax Event that is not a Tax
Event Upon Merger (each as defined in the Swap Agreement )) with
respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party (as
defined in the Swap Agreement).
Deficient Valuation: With respect
to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related Mortgaged Property
by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the
then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which
valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the United
States Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive Certificates: Any
Certificate evidenced by a Physical Certificate and any Certificate
issued in lieu of a Book-Entry Certificate pursuant to Section
5.02(e).
Delay Certificates: As specified in
the Preliminary Statement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined
in Section 2.03.
Delinquency Trigger Event: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the circumstances in which the
quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the rolling six month
average of the Stated Principal Balances of 60+ Day Delinquent
Mortgage Loans, divided by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of the related
Due Period, equals or exceeds 38.90% of the prior period’s
Senior Enhancement Percentage.
Delinquent: With respect to any
Mortgage Loan, means any monthly payment that is due on a Due Date
that is not made by the close of business on the next scheduled Due
Date for that Mortgage Loan.
Denomination: With respect to each
Certificate, the amount set forth on the face thereof as the
“Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate” or
the Percentage Interest appearing on the face thereof.
Depositor: Securitized Asset Backed
Receivables LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its
successors in interest.
Depository: The initial Depository
shall be The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which is CEDE
& Co., as the registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates.
The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing
corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform
Commercial Code of the State of New York.
Depository Institution: Any
depository institution or trust company, including the Trustee,
that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has
outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other short-term
unsecured debt obligations that are rated “P-1” by
Moody’s, “F1+” by Fitch, “A-1” by
Standard & Poor’s and “R-1” by DBRS (to the
extent rated by DBRS).
Depository Participant: A broker,
dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for
whom from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers
and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination Date: With respect to
each Remittance Date, the 18th day (or if such day is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) in the
calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Disqualified Non-U.S. Person: With
respect to a Residual Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent
thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds the Residual
Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business
within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the
Trustee with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person
that has delivered to both the transferor and the Trustee an
opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that
the transfer of the Residual Certificate to it is in accordance
with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder and that such transfer of the Residual Certificate will
not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.
Distribution Account: The separate
Eligible Account created and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to
Section 3.07(d) in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and designated “LaSalle Bank National
Association in trust for registered holders of C-BASS Mortgage Loan
Trust 2007-CB2 C-BASS Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-CB2.” Funds in the Distribution Account shall be
held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes
set forth in this Agreement.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of
each calendar month after the initial issuance of the Certificates,
or if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business
Day, commencing in March 2007.
Distribution Information: The items
calculated and reported by the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03 (a)
(i)-(iv), (vi) (with respect to the trustee’s fee), (vii),
(xiii) (only with respect to the Excess Reserve Fund), (xii),
(xiv)-(xvi), (xviii)-(xxv), (xxvii) with respect to the pool
factor) and any other information included in the Monthly Statement
aggregated or calculated by the Trustee from (a) information
contained in the Servicer Remittance Report or (b) other
information furnished to the Trustee by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 4.03.
Document Certification and Exception
Report: The report attached to Exhibit F-1 hereto.
Due Date: The day of the month on
which the Scheduled Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of
any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs and ending on the first day of the calendar month in which
such Distribution Date occurs.
Eligible Account: Either (i) an
account maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository
institution or trust company that complies with the definition of
Eligible Institution, (ii) an account maintained with the corporate
trust department of a federal depository institution or
state-chartered depository institution subject to regulations
regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the
U.S. Code of Federal Regulation Section 9.10(b), which, in either
case, has corporate trust powers and is acting in its fiduciary
capacity or (iii) any other account acceptable to each Rating
Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include,
if otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained
with the Trustee. Each Eligible Account shall be a separate
account.
Eligible Institution: A federal or
state-chartered depository institution or trust company the
commercial paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term
deposits of which are rated “A-1+” by Standard &
Poor’s if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the
account for no more than 365 days (or at least “A-2” by
Standard & Poor’s if the amounts on deposit are to be
held in the account for no more than 30 days), or the long-term
unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least
“AA-” by Standard & Poor’s if the amounts on
deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 365 days,
and the commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other
short-term deposits of which are rated at least “P-1”
by Moody’s and “F1+” by Fitch (or a comparable
rating if another Rating Agency is specified by the Depositor by
written notice to the Servicer and the Trustee) (in each case, to
the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the
Preliminary Statement).
ERISA: The Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting: A
best efforts or firm commitment underwriting or private placement
that meets the requirements of Prohibited Transaction Exemption
(“PTE”) 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002) (or any
successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative
exemption granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
ERISA-Restricted Certificate: As
specified in the Preliminary Statement.
ERISA-Restricted Swap Certificate:
As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Escrow Account: The Eligible
Account or Accounts established and maintained pursuant to Section
3.09(b).
Escrow Payments: As defined in
Section 3.09(b).
Event of Default: As defined in
Section 7.01.
Excess Reserve Fund Account: The
separate Eligible Account created and maintained by the Trustee
pursuant to Sections 3.07(b) and 3.07(c) in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Regular Certificateholders and designated
“LaSalle Bank National Association in trust for registered
holders of C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-CB2, C-BASS Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB2.” Funds
in the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall be held in trust for the
Regular Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in
this Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account shall not be invested.
Excess Subordinated Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the
Subordinated Amount on such Distribution Date over (b) the
Specified Subordinated Amount for such Distribution
Date.
Exchange Act: Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and its rules and regulations, as
interpreted by the staff of the Commission.
Expense Fee Rate: As to each
Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate equal to the Servicing Fee
Rate.
Expense Fees: As to each Mortgage
Loan, the Servicing Fee.
Extra Principal Distribution Amount:
As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the related
Total Monthly Excess Spread for such Distribution Date and (y) the
related Subordination Deficiency for such Distribution
Date.
Fannie Mae: The Federal National
Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.
Fannie Mae Guides: The Fannie Mae
Sellers’ Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicers’ Guide and
all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Final Recovery Determination: With
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other
than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Seller as
contemplated by this Agreement), a determination made by the
Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the
Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be
finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered.
The Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing
Officer, of each Final Recovery Determination made
thereby.
Final Scheduled Distribution Date:
The Final Scheduled Distribution Date for each Class of
Certificates is the Distribution Date occurring in February
2037.
First-Lien Mortgage Loan: A
Mortgage Loan secured by a first-lien Mortgage on the related
Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or any
successor thereto. If Fitch is designated as a Rating Agency
in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(c) the
address for notices to Fitch shall be Fitch, Inc., One State Street
Plaza, New York, New York 10004, Attention: MBS Monitoring
– C-BASS Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-CB2, or such other address
as Fitch may hereafter furnish to the Depositor and the
Servicer.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed
rate Mortgage Loan.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a corporate instrumentality of the United
States created and existing under Title III of the Emergency Home
Finance Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor
thereto.
Gross Margin: With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set
forth in the related Mortgage Note to be added to the applicable
Index to determine the Mortgage Rate.
Group I Maximum Rate Cap: With
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to the product of (1) the sum of
(i) the Group I Net Maximum WAC plus (ii) the product of
(A) 12 times the quotient of (x) the pro rata share
(based on Interest Remittance Amount) of the Net Swap Payment and
Swap Termination Payment (other than a Defaulted Swap Termination
Payment), if any, made to the Supplemental Interest Trust allocable
to the Group I Senior Certificates and (y) the Stated
Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the
first day of the related Due Period and (2) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual
number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period.
Group I Mortgage Loans: The
Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as
Group I Mortgage Loans.
Group I Net Maximum WAC: With
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans, the average of the Net
Maximum Mortgage Interest Rates for the Group I Mortgage Loans,
weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group
I Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period,
adjusted to account for prepayments during the related Due Period
that were distributed on the prior Distribution Date.
Group I Net WAC Cap: With
respect to the Group I Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12 times the
quotient of (A) the total scheduled interest on the Group I
Mortgage Loans for the related Interest Accrual Period, net of
Expense Fees, and the pro rata share (based on Interest Remittance
Amount) of the Net Swap Payment and Swap Termination Payment (other
than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment), if any, made to the
Swap Provider allocable to the Group I Senior Certificates and (B)
the Stated Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as
of the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual
number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period, adjusted to
account for prepayments during the related Due Period that were
distributed on the prior Distribution Date.
Group I Senior Certificates: The
Class A1 Certificates.
Group II Maximum Rate Cap:
With respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans as of any
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to (i) the Group II Net
Maximum WAC plus (ii) 12 times the quotient of (A) the pro rata
share (based on Interest Remittance Amount) of the Net Swap Payment
and Swap Termination Payment (other than a Defaulted Swap
Termination Payment), if any, made to the Supplemental Interest
Trust allocable to the Group II Senior Certificates and (B) the
Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of
the first day of the related Due Period.
Group II Mortgage Loans: The
Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as
Group II Mortgage Loans.
Group II Net Maximum WAC: With
respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans, the average of the Net
Maximum Mortgage Interest Rates for the Group II Mortgage Loans,
weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balance of the Group
II Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period,
adjusted to account for prepayments during the related Due Period
that were distributed on the prior Distribution Date.
Group II Net WAC Cap: With
respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to the product of (i) 12 times the
quotient of (A) the total scheduled interest on the Group II
Mortgage Loans for the related Interest Accrual Period, net of
Expense Fees, and the pro rata share (based on Interest Remittance
Amount) of the Net Swap Payment and Swap Termination Payment (other
than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment), if any, made to the
Swap Provider allocable to the Group II Senior Certificates and (B)
the Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as
of the first day of the related Due Period and (ii) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is 360,
adjusted to account for prepayments during the related Due Period
that were distributed on the prior Distribution Date.
Group II Senior Certificates: The
Class A2-A, Class A2-B, Class A2-C, Class A2-D and Class A2-E
Certificates.
Group Net WAC Cap: The Group I
Net WAC Cap or the Group II Net WAC Cap, as applicable.
Group Subordinate Amount: For any
Distribution Date and (i) for the Group I Mortgage Loans, the
excess of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Group I Mortgage Loans as of the beginning of the related Due
Period over the Class Certificate Balance of the Group I
Senior Certificates immediately prior to the current Distribution
Date, adjusted to account for prepayments during the related Due
Period that were distributed on the prior Distribution Date, and
(ii) for the Group II Mortgage Loans, the excess of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage
Loans as of the beginning of the related Due Period over the
aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Group II Senior
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, adjusted
to account for prepayments during the related Due Period that were
distributed on the prior Distribution Date.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a)
covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994,
(b) classified as a “high cost home,”
“threshold,” “covered,” “high risk
home,” or “predatory” loan under any other
applicable federal, state or local law (or a similarly classified
loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential
mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or
(c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E
of Standard & Poor’s Glossary.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan
categorized as Home Loan pursuant to Appendix E of Standard &
Poor’s Glossary.
Index: As to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the index from time to time in effect for the
adjustment of the Mortgage Rate set forth as such on the related
Mortgage Note.
Insurance Policy: With respect to
any Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund, any insurance policy,
including all riders and endorsements thereto in effect, including
any replacement policy or policies for any Insurance
Policies.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Accrual Period: With
respect to any Distribution Date and (i) with respect to the LIBOR
Certificates, the period from the preceding Distribution Date (or,
in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Closing Date) to
the day prior to the current Distribution Date and calculations of
interest will be made on the basis of the actual number of days in
the Interest Accrual Period and on a 360-day year, and (ii) with
respect to the Fixed Rate Certificates, the Class CE-1 Certificates
and any uncertificated REMIC regular interest, the calendar
month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution
Date occurs, and calculations of interest will be made on the basis
of a 360-day year assumed to consist of twelve 30-day
months.
Interest Percentage: With respect
to any Class of Certificates and the Class CE-1 Regular Interest
and any Distribution Date, the ratio (expressed as a decimal
carried to six places) of the Accrued Certificate Interest for such
Class to the sum of the Accrued Certificate Interest for all
Classes, in each case with respect to such Distribution
Date.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date, specified
in the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage Loan Schedule, on
which the Mortgage Rate is adjusted.
Interest Remittance Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date and the Mortgage Loans in a Loan
Group, that portion of Available Funds attributable to interest
relating to Mortgage Loans in that Loan Group.
Investment Account: As defined in
Section 3.12(a).
IRS: The Internal Revenue
Service.
Late Collections: With respect to
any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period, all amounts received after
the Determination Date immediately following such Due Period,
whether as late payments of Scheduled Payments or as Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent
Recoveries or otherwise, which represent late payments or
collections of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any
acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously
recovered.
LIBOR: With respect to any Interest
Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates, the rate determined by
the Trustee on the related LIBOR Determination Date on the basis of
the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar deposits as such rate
appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such date; provided, that if such rate does not appear on Telerate
Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis
of the rates at which one-month U.S. dollar deposits are offered by
the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such date to prime banks in the London interbank market. In
such event, the Trustee shall request the principal London office
of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate.
If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate for
that date will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations (rounded
upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%).
If fewer than two quotations are provided as requested, the
rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted
by major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee (after
consultation with the Depositor), at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New
York City time) on such date for one-month U.S. dollar loans to
leading European banks.
LIBOR Certificates: As specified in
the Preliminary Statement.
LIBOR Determination Date: With
respect to any Interest Accrual Period for the LIBOR Certificates,
the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such
Interest Accrual Period.
Liquidated Mortgage Loan: With
respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan
(including any REO Property) which was liquidated in the calendar
month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and as to which
the Servicer has certified to the Trustee that it has received all
amounts it expects to receive in connection with the liquidation of
such Mortgage Loan including the final disposition of an REO
Property.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received
in connection with the liquidation of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan,
whether through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or
otherwise.
Loan Group: The Group I
Mortgage Loans or the Group II Mortgage Loans, as applicable.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: As of
any date and as to any First-Lien Mortgage Loan, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal balance of
the First-Lien Mortgage Loan to (a) in the case of a purchase, the
lesser of (i) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) the
lesser of (y) its appraised value at the time of sale or (z) the
appraised value determined by a review appraisal conducted by the
Seller, or (b) in the case of a refinancing, the lesser of (i) the
appraised value of the Mortgaged Property at the time of the
refinancing or (ii) the appraised value determined by a review
appraisal conducted by the Seller.
London Business Day: Any day on
which dealings in deposits of United States dollars are transacted
in the London interbank market.
Lower Tier Interest: An interest in
a Lower Tier REMIC as described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Lower Tier Interest Rate: As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
Lower Tier Principal Amount: The
principal balance of each Lower Tier REMIC Regular Interest,
determined as set forth in the Preliminary Statement. The
Lower Tier REMIC Principal Amount shall be computed to at least
eight (8) decimal places.
Lower Tier REMIC: Lower Tier REMIC
1 or Lower Tier REMIC 2, as applicable.
Lower Tier REMIC 1: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Lower Tier REMIC 2: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Lower Tier REMIC WAC Cap: With
respect to the Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution Date, a per
annum rate equal to 12 times the quotient of (A) the total
scheduled interest on the Mortgage Loans for the related Interest
Accrual Period, net of Expense Fees and (B) the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related
Due Period.
Maximum Mortgage Rate: With respect
to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth
on the Data Tape Information and in the related Mortgage Note and
(ii) is the maximum interest rate to which the Mortgage Rate on
such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be increased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Middle Tier Interest: An interest
in the Middle Tier REMIC as described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Middle Tier REMIC: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Minimum Mortgage Rate: With respect
to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth
on the Data Tape Information and in the related Mortgage Note and
(ii) is the minimum interest rate to which the Mortgage Rate on
such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be decreased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Statement: The statement
delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section
4.03.
Moody’s: Moody’s
Investors Service, Inc. If Moody’s is designated as a
Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of Section
10.05(c) the address for notices to Moody’s shall be
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York,
New York 10007, Attention: Residential Mortgage Pass-Through
Group, or such other address as Moody’s may hereafter furnish
to the Depositor and the Servicer.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
as securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining
to a particular Mortgage Loan contained in either the Servicing
File or Custodial File.
Mortgage Loan: An individual
Mortgage Loan that is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage
Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes,
without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Scheduled Payments,
Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition
proceeds, Prepayment Charges, and all other rights, benefits,
proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such
Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or repurchased Mortgage
Loans.
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement:
The mortgage loan purchase agreement, dated as of February 1,
2007, between the Seller and the Depositor.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule
of Mortgage Loans delivered to the Trustee and referred to as
Schedule I, such schedule setting forth, for each Loan Group, the
Data Tape Information with respect to each Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Note: The note or other
evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of
interest borne on a Mortgage Note, which shall be adjusted from
time to time in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Rate Caps: With respect to
an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap,
the Maximum Mortgage Rate, and the Minimum Mortgage Rate for such
Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan, the real property (or leasehold estate, if
applicable) identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing
repayment of the debt evidenced by the related Mortgage
Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor(s) on a
Mortgage Note.
Net Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate:
For each Mortgage Loan, (a) (i) in the case of the Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the applicable maximum Mortgage Rate and (ii)
in the case of the Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, the applicable
Mortgage Rate less (b) the sum of the applicable Expense
Fees.
Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow: For
any Distribution Date, the amount remaining for distribution
pursuant to subsection 4.02(a)(iii) (before giving effect to
distributions pursuant to such subsection).
Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall:
For any Distribution Date, the amount by which the sum of the
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date exceeds
Compensating Interest payments made with respect to such
Distribution Date.
Net Swap Payment: With respect to any
Distribution Date, any net payment payable by the Supplemental
Interest Trust to the Swap Provider on the related Fixed Rate Payer
Payment Date or by the Swap Provider to the Supplemental Interest
Trust on a related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, as the
contract required.
Net Swap Receipt: With respect to any
Distribution Date, any net payment (other than a Swap Termination
Payment) made by the Swap Provider to the Supplemental Interest
Trust on the related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined
in the Swap Agreement), or any amount withdrawn from the reserve
account referred to in the last full paragraph of Section 4.06 that
is required under that paragraph be treated as a Net Swap Receipt
for purposes of determining the distributions from the Supplemental
Interest Account.
Non-Delay Certificates: As
specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Non-Permitted Transferee: A Person
other than a Permitted Transferee.
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance: Any
P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect
of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business
judgment of the Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed
P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related
Late Collections on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided
herein.
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance:
Any Servicing Advances previously made or proposed to be made
in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property, which, in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, will not or, in the case of a
proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable
from related Late Collections.
Non U.S. Person: A person that is
not a U.S. Person.
Notice of Final Distribution: The
notice to be provided pursuant to Section 9.02 to the effect that
final distribution on any of the Certificates shall be made only
upon presentation and surrender thereof.
Offered Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Officer’s Certificate: A
certificate signed by an officer of the Servicer or Subservicer
with responsibility for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name is listed on a list delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written
opinion of counsel, who may be in-house counsel for the Servicer or
any Subservicer, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee; provided,
that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of any
Trust REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be
(unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an opinion of
counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Servicer of the
Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
affiliate of the Servicer and (iii) is not connected with the
Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or
person performing similar functions.
Optional Termination Date: The
Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of the related Due
Period, is equal to 10% or less of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision,
and any successor thereto.
Outstanding: With respect to the
Certificates as of any date of determination, all Certificates
theretofore executed and authenticated under this Agreement
except:
(i)
Certificates theretofore canceled by the
Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
and
(ii)
Certificates in exchange for which or in
lieu of which other Certificates have been executed and delivered
by the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of
any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance
greater than zero which was not the subject of a Principal
Prepayment in Full prior to such Due Date and which did not become
a Liquidated Mortgage Loan prior to such Due Date.
Ownership Interest: As to any
Residual Certificate, any ownership interest in such Certificate
including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof
and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial.
P&I Advance: As to any Mortgage
Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Servicer in respect
of any Remittance Date representing the aggregate of all payments
of principal and interest, net of the Servicing Fee, that were due
during the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans and that were
delinquent on the related Determination Date, plus certain amounts
representing assumed payments not covered by any current net income
on the Mortgaged Properties acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu
of foreclosure as determined pursuant to Section 4.01.
Pass-Through Margin: With respect
to each Class of Regular Certificates prior to and including the
Optional Termination Date, the following percentages: Class
A1 Certificates, 0.135%; Class A2-A Certificates, 5.891%; Class
A2-B Certificates, 5.505%; Class A2-C Certificates, 5.623%; Class
A2-D Certificates, 5.882%; Class A2-E Certificates, 5.683%; Class
M-1 Certificates, 0.250%; Class M-2 Certificates, 0.280%; Class M-3
Certificates, 0.340%; Class M-4 Certificates, 0.400%; Class M-5
Certificates, 0.470%; Class M-6 Certificates, 0.520%; Class B-1
Certificates, 1.150%; Class B-2 Certificates, 1.400%; Class B-3
Certificates, 2.000%; and Class B-4 Certificates, 6.750%. On
the first Distribution Date after the Optional Termination Date,
the Pass-Through Margins shall increase to: Class A1 Certificates,
0.270%; Class A2-A Certificates, 6.391%; Class A2-B Certificates,
6.005%; Class A2-C Certificates, 6.123%; Class A2-D Certificates,
6.382%; Class A2-E Certificates, 6.183%; Class M-1 Certificates,
0.375%; Class M-2 Certificates, 0.420%; Class M-3 Certificates,
0.510%; Class M-4 Certificates, 0.600%; Class M-5 Certificates,
0.705%; Class M-6 Certificates, 0.780%; Class B-1 Certificates,
1.725%; Class B-2 Certificates, 2.100%; Class B-3 Certificates,
3.000%; and Class B-4 Certificates, 7.250%.
Pass-Through Rate: For each Class
of Certificates and each Class of Upper Tier REMIC Regular
Interest, the per annum rate set forth or calculated in the manner
described in the Preliminary Statement.
PCAOB: The Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.
Percentage Interest: As to any
Certificate, the percentage interest evidenced thereby in
distributions required to be made on the related Class, such
percentage interest being set forth on the face thereof or equal to
the percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of such
Certificate by the aggregate of the Denominations of all
Certificates of the same Class.
Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap: With
respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the periodic limit on
each Mortgage Rate adjustment as set forth in the related Mortgage
Note.
Permitted Investments: Any one or
more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a
purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of whether
issued by the Servicer, the Trustee or any of their respective
Affiliates:
(i)
direct obligations of, or obligations
fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by,
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof,
provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States;
(ii)
demand and time deposits in, certificates
of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances (which shall each have
an original maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case of
bankers’ acceptances, shall in no event have an original
maturity of more than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than
30 days) denominated in United States dollars and issued by, any
Depository Institution and rated “F1+” by Fitch,
“A-1+” by Standard & Poor’s and
“P-1” by Moody’s;
(iii)
repurchase obligations with respect to
any security described in clause (i) above entered into with a
Depository Institution (acting as principal);
(iv)
securities bearing interest or sold at a
discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the
laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and that
are rated by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s (in each
case, to the extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the
Preliminary Statement), and by each other Rating Agency that rates
such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating
categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment
providing for such investment;
(v)
commercial paper (including both
non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing
obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than
30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by
Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s (in each case, to the
extent they are designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary
Statement), and by each other Agency that rates such securities in
its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time
of such investment;
(vi)
units of money market funds, including
money market funds managed or advised by the Depositor or the
Trustee or an Affiliate thereof, that have been rated
“Aaa” by Moody’s, “AAAm” or
“AAAm-G” by Standard & Poor’s and, if rated
by Fitch, at least “AAA” by Fitch; and
(vii)
if previously confirmed in writing to the
Trustee, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any
other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to
each of the Rating Agencies as a permitted investment of funds
backing “Aaa” or “AAA” rated
securities;
provided, however, that no instrument
described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a)
only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such
instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from
obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and
principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield
to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at
par of the underlying obligations.
Permitted Transferee: Any Person
other than (i) the United States, any State or political
subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, international organization or
any agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an
organization (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described
in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from tax imposed by
Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of
the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess
inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with
respect to any Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and
telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the
Code, (v) a Person that is a Disqualified Non-U.S. Person or a U.S.
Person with respect to whom income from a Residual Certificate is
attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base,
within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such
Person or any other U.S. Person, (vi) an “electing large
partnership” within the meaning of Section 775 of the Code
and (vii) any other Person so designated by the Depositor based
upon an Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may cause any
Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the
Certificates are outstanding. The terms “United
States,” “State” and “international
organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section
7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will
not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any
State or political subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of
its activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of
Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected
by such government unit.
Person: Any individual,
corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited
liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Physical Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Pool Stated Principal Balance: As
to any Distribution Date, the aggregate of the Stated Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date that were
Outstanding Mortgage Loans on the Due Date in the related Due
Period.
Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment
premium, penalty or charge collected by the Servicer with respect
to a Mortgage Loan from a Mortgagor in connection with any
Principal Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Prepayment Interest Excess: With
respect to any Remittance Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the
subject of a Principal Prepayment in Full during the portion of the
related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the
calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs and the last
day of the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to interest
at the applicable Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate) on
the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days
commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such
Remittance Date occurs and ending on the date on which such
Principal Prepayment is so applied.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With
respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was,
during the related Prepayment Period, the subject of a Principal
Prepayment in Full that was applied by the Servicer to reduce the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on a date
preceding the related Due Date, an amount equal to interest at the
applicable Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate) on the
amount of such Principal Prepayment in Full for the number of days
commencing on the date on which the prepayment is applied and
ending on the last day of the prior calendar month.
Prepayment Period: With respect to
any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the 16th day of the
calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution
Date, from February 1, 2007) and ending on the 15th day of the
calendar month in which the related Distribution Date
occurs.
Prime Rate: The most recently
available prime rate published in the Money Rates section of The
Wall Street Journal as of any date of determination.
Principal Certificates: As
specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Principal Distribution Amount: For
any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Basic Principal
Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the Extra
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date.
Principal Prepayment: Any full or
partial payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan
(including upon liquidation of a Mortgage Loan) which is received
in advance of its scheduled Due Date, excluding any Prepayment
Charge thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of
interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates
in any month or months subsequent to the month of
prepayment.
Principal Prepayment in Full: Any
Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire principal
balance of a Mortgage Loan.
Principal Remittance Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the amount equal to the sum of
the following amounts (without duplication) with respect to the
related Due Period: (i) each scheduled payment of principal
on a Mortgage Loan due during such Due Period and received by the
Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date or advanced
by the Servicer for the related Remittance Date, (ii) all Principal
Prepayments received during the related Prepayment Period; (iii)
all net Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds on the Mortgage Loans allocable to principal, and all
Subsequent Recoveries, actually collected by the Servicer during
the related Prepayment Period; (iv) the portion of the Repurchase
Price allocable to principal with respect to each repurchased
Mortgage Loan that was repurchased on or prior to the related
Determination Date; (v) all Substitution Adjustment Amounts
allocable to principal with respect to the substitutions of
Mortgage Loans that occur on or prior to the related Determination
Date; and (vi) the allocable portion of the proceeds received with
respect to the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a)
of Section 9.01 (to the extent such proceeds relate to
principal).
Private Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Prospectus Supplement: The
Prospectus Supplement, dated February 26, 2007, relating to the
Offered Certificates.
PTCE 95-60: As defined in Section
5.02(b).
Rating Agency: Each of the Rating
Agencies specified in the Preliminary Statement. If such
organization or a successor is no longer in existence,
“Rating Agency” shall be such nationally recognized
statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person, as is
designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be
given to the Trustee. References herein to a given rating or
rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean such rating category
without giving effect to any modifiers. For purposes of
Section 10.05(c), the addresses for notices to each Rating Agency
shall be the address specified therefor in the definition
corresponding to the name of such Rating Agency, or such other
address as either such Rating Agency may hereafter furnish to the
Depositor and the Servicer.
Realized Losses: With respect to
any date of determination and any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the
amount, if any, by which (a) the unpaid principal balance of such
Liquidated Mortgage Loan together with accrued and unpaid interest
thereon exceeds (b) the Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto
net of the expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with the
liquidation of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan and net of the amount
of unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to such Liquidated
Mortgage Loan.
Record Date: With respect to any
Distribution Date for (i) the LIBOR Certificates, the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such
Distribution Date; provided, however, that, for any Certificate
issued in definitive form, the Record Date shall be the close of
business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month
in which such applicable Distribution Date occurs and (ii) the
Fixed-Rate Certificates, the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month in which such applicable Distribution Date
occurs.
Reference Bank: As defined in
Section 4.04.
Regular Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 -
Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time,
and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg.
1,506-1,631 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or
as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to
time.
Relief Act Interest Shortfall: With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any
reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such Mortgage
Loan for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the
application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar
state statutes.
REMIC: A “real estate
mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section
860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the
federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment
conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of Subchapter
M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time
to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.
REMIC Swap Rate: For each Distribution
Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) a per annum rate
equal to 10.244%.
Remittance Date: With respect to
any Distribution Date, one Business Day prior to such Distribution
Date.
REO Disposition: The final sale by
the Servicer of any REO Property.
REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO
Property, for any period, an amount equivalent to interest (at the
Mortgage Rate net of the Servicing Fee Rate that would have been
applicable to the related Mortgage Loan had it been outstanding) on
the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acquisition thereof (as such balance is reduced pursuant to Section
3.17 by any income from the REO Property treated as a recovery of
principal).
REO Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan
where title to the related Mortgaged Property has been obtained by
the Servicer in the name of the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property
acquired by the Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage
Loan.
Reportable Event: As defined in
Section 8.12(g).
Repurchase Price: With respect to
any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
date of repurchase, or, with respect to any REO Property, its fair
market value determined in good faith by the Servicer, (ii)
interest on such unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at
the Mortgage Rate from the last date through which interest has
been paid to the date of repurchase, (iii) all unreimbursed
Servicing Advances and (iv) all expenses incurred by the Trustee
arising out of the Trustee’s enforcement of the
Seller’s repurchase obligation hereunder including any costs
and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation
by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending
law.
Request for Release: The Request
for Release submitted by the Servicer to the Trustee or the
Custodian, substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
Residual Certificates: As specified
in the Preliminary Statement.
Responsible Officer: When used with
respect to the Trustee, any vice president, any assistant vice
president, any assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, any
associate, or any other officer of the Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and also to whom, with respect to a particular
matter, such matter is referred because of such officer’s
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject, and in
each case who shall have direct responsibility for the
administration of this Agreement.
Rule 144A Letter: As defined in
Section 5.02(b).
Sarbanes Certification: As defined
in Section 8.12(b).
Scheduled Payment: The scheduled
monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due on any Due Date allocable to
principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan which, unless
otherwise specified herein, shall give effect to any related Debt
Service Reduction and any Deficient Valuation that affects the
amount of the monthly payment due on such Mortgage Loan.
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan: A
Mortgage Loan secured by a second-lien Mortgage on the related
Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
Seller: Credit-Based Asset
Servicing and Securitization LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and its successors in interest.
Senior Enhancement Percentage: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage obtained by
dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class Certificate Balance
of the Subordinated Certificates and (ii) the Subordinated Amount
(in each case after taking into account the distributions of the
Principal Distribution Amount and any principal payments on such
Classes from the Supplemental Interest Trust for such Distribution
Date) by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date.
Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage:
As of any date of determination, 38.90%.
Servicer: Litton Loan Servicing LP,
a Delaware limited partnership, and its successors in interest, and
if a successor servicer is appointed hereunder, such
successor.
Servicer Remittance Report: As
defined in Section 4.03(d).
Servicing Advances: The customary,
reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses
(including legal fees) incurred by the Servicer in the performance
of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and
protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or
judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and litigation, in
respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management
(including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation
of any REO Property and (iv) the performance of its obligations
under Sections 3.01, 3.09, 3.13 and 3.15. The Servicing
Advances shall also include any reasonable
“out-of-pocket” costs and expenses (including legal
fees) incurred by the Servicer in connection with executing and
recording instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance or
Assignments of Mortgage in connection with any satisfaction or
foreclosure in respect of any Mortgage Loan to the extent not
recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise payable under this
Agreement. The Servicer shall not be required to make any
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.
Servicing Criteria: The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time a form of
which as of the Closing Date is listed on Exhibit N.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each
Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount equal to one
month’s interest (or in the event of any payment of interest
which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in Full made by the
Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number of
days covered by such payment of interest) at the Servicing Fee Rate
on the applicable Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as
of the first day of such calendar month. Such fee shall be
payable monthly, and shall be prorated for any portion of a month
during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the Servicer under
this Agreement. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from the
interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest
from Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries, Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and proceeds received with respect
to REO Properties) of such Scheduled Payment collected by the
Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 3.11.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan, for so long as Litton is the servicer of such
Mortgage Loan, 0.15% per annum, otherwise 0.50% per
annum.
Servicing File: With respect to
each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Servicer consisting of
originals or copies of all documents in the Mortgage File which are
not delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian in the Custodial File
and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Exhibit K
hereto.
Servicing Officer: Any employee or
officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name
appears on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee by
the Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, as
such list may from time to time be amended.
Servicing Rights Pledgee: One or
more lenders, selected by the Servicer, to which the Servicer may
pledge and assign all of its right, title and interest in, to and
under this Agreement pursuant to and as provided in Section
6.06.
Similar Law: As defined in Section
5.02(b).
60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan:
With respect to any date of determination, each Mortgage Loan
with respect to which any portion of a Scheduled Payment is, as of
the last day of the prior Due Period, two months or more past due,
each Mortgage Loan in foreclosure, all REO Properties and each
Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgagor has filed for bankruptcy
after the Closing Date.
Special Hazard Losses: Realized
Losses that result from direct physical damage to Mortgaged
Properties caused by natural disasters and other hazards (i) that
are not covered by hazard insurance policies (such as earthquakes)
and (ii) for which claims have been submitted and rejected by the
related hazard insurer and any shortfall in Insurance Proceeds for
partial damage due to the application of the co-insurance clauses
contained in hazard insurance policies.
Specified Subordinated Amount:
Prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 2.95% of the
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance. On and after the
Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 5.90% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date,
subject, until the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of
Principal Certificates has been reduced to zero, to a minimum
amount equal to 0.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date; provided, however, that
if, on any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event exists, the Specified
Subordinated Amount shall not be reduced to the applicable
percentage of the then current aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans but instead remain the same as the prior
period’s Specified Subordinated Amount until the Distribution
Date on which a Trigger Event no longer exists. When the
Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Principal Certificates
has been reduced to zero, the Specified Subordinated Amount will
thereafter equal zero.
Standard & Poor’s:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. If Standard &
Poor’s is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary
Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(c) the address for notices
to Standard & Poor’s shall be Standard &
Poor’s, 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041, Attention:
Residential Mortgage Surveillance Group – C-BASS
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-CB2, or such other address as Standard
& Poor’s may hereafter furnish to the Depositor and the
Servicer.
Standard & Poor’s Glossary:
The Standard & Poor’s LEVELS(R) Glossary, in effect
as of the Closing Date.
Startup Day: The Closing
Date.
Stated Principal Balance: As to
each Mortgage Loan and as of any date of determination, (i) the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after
giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date
(whether or not received), minus (ii) all amounts previously
remitted to the Trustee with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal including advances
in respect of scheduled payments of principal. For purposes
of any Distribution Date, the Stated Principal Balance of any
Mortgage Loan will give effect to any scheduled payments of
principal received by the Servicer on or prior to the related
Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer for the related
Remittance Date and any unscheduled principal payments and other
unscheduled principal collections received during the related
Prepayment Period, and the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage
Loan that has prepaid in full or has been liquidated during the
related Prepayment Period shall be zero.
Stepdown Date: The later to occur
of (i) the earlier to occur of (a) the Distribution Date in March
2010 and (b) the Distribution Date following the Distribution Date
on which the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class A
Certificates have been reduced to zero and (ii) the first
Distribution Date on which the Senior Enhancement Percentage
(calculated for this purpose only after taking into account
payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans applied to reduce the
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for the applicable
Distribution Date but prior to any applications of Principal
Distribution Amount to the Certificates on such Distribution Date)
is greater than or equal to the Senior Specified Enhancement
Percentage.
Subcontractor: Any third-party or
Affiliated vendor, subcontractor or other Person utilized by a
Servicer, a Subservicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as
applicable, that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as
“servicing” is commonly understood by participants in
the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but
performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans.
Subordinate Maximum Rate Cap: With
respect to (i) the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to
the product of (A) the weighted average of the Group I Maximum
Rate Cap and the Group II Maximum Rate Cap, weighted on the
basis of the Group Subordinate Amount for Group I and the
Group Subordinate Amount for Group II, respectively and (B) in
the case of the Group I Maximum Rate Cap, 1, and in the case of the
Group II Maximum Rate Cap, a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the
related Interest Accrual Period and (ii) the Class B-4 Certificates
as of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted
average of the Group I Maximum Rate Cap (multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in
the related Interest Accrual Period, and the denominator of which
is 30) and the Group II Maximum Rate Cap, weighted on the
basis of the Group Subordinate Amount for Group I and the
Group Subordinate Amount for Group II, respectively.
Subordinate Net WAC Cap: With
respect to (i) the Class M, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to
the product of (A) the weighted average of the Group I Net WAC
Cap and the Group II Net WAC Cap, weighted on the basis of the
Group Subordinate Amount for Group I and the Group Subordinate
Amount for Group II, respectively and (B) in the case of the
Group I Net WAC Cap, 1, and in the case of the Group II Net WAC
Cap, a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator
of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest
Accrual Period and (ii) the Class B-4 Certificates as of any
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average
of the Group I Net WAC Cap (multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related
Interest Accrual Period, and the denominator of which is 30) and
the Group II Net WAC Cap, weighted on the basis of the Group
Subordinate Amount for Group I and the Group Subordinate
Amount for Group II, respectively.
Subordinated Amount: As of any
Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date
over (b) the aggregate of the Class Certificate Balances of the
Principal Certificates as of such Distribution Date (after giving
effect to the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such
Certificates on such Distribution Date).
Subordinated Certificates: As
specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Subordination Deficiency: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the
Specified Subordinated Amount applicable to such Distribution Date
over (b) the Subordinated Amount applicable to such Distribution
Date.
Subordination Reduction Amount:
With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the
lesser of (a) the Excess Subordinated Amount and (b) the Net
Monthly Excess Cash Flow.
Subsequent Recovery: With respect
to any Mortgage Loan or related Mortgaged Property that became a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan or was otherwise disposed of, all amounts
received in respect of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan after an
Applied Realized Loss Amount related to such Mortgage Loan or
Mortgaged Property is allocated to reduce the Class Certificate
Balance of any Class of Subordinated Certificates. Any
Subsequent Recovery that is received during a Prepayment Period
will be included as part of the Principal Remittance Amount for the
related Distribution Date.
Subservicer: Any Person that
services Mortgage Loans on behalf of a Servicer or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through
Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the
material servicing functions required to be performed by a Servicer
under this Agreement, with respect to some or all of the Mortgage
Loans, that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB.
Subservicing Account: As defined in
Section 3.08.
Subservicing Agreements: As defined
in Section 3.02(a).
Substitute Mortgage Loan: A
Mortgage Loan substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan
which must, on the date of such substitution, as confirmed in a
Request for Release, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, (i)
have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of all Scheduled
Payments due in the month of substitution, not in excess of the
Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) be
accruing interest at a rate not lower than and not more than 1%
higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one
year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the
same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (v) comply with each
representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.03.
Substitution Adjustment Amount: As
defined in Section 2.03.
Supplemental Interest Trust: The
corpus of a trust created pursuant to Section 4.06 of this
Agreement and designated as the “Supplemental Interest
Trust,” consisting of the Swap Agreement, the Supplemental
Interest Trust Account and the right to receive amounts as provided
in Section 4.02, subject to the obligation to pay the amounts
specified in Section 4.06.
Supplemental Interest Trust Account:
As defined in Section 4.06 hereof.
Swap Agreement: The interest rate
swap agreement, dated February 28, 2007, between the Swap Provider
and the Seller, subject to that certain Novation Agreement dated
February 28, 2007 among the Seller, as transferor, the Swap
Provider, as remaining party, and the Trustee of the Supplemental
Interest Trust, as transferee, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit V.
Swap Early Termination: The occurrence of
an “Early Termination Date,” as such term is defined in
the Swap Agreement.
Swap Provider: The swap provider
under the Swap Agreement. Initially, the Swap Provider shall
be Barclays Bank PLC.
Swap Termination Payment: Any payment
payable by the Supplemental Interest Trust or the Swap Provider
upon termination of the Swap Agreement as a result of an Event of
Default (as defined in the Swap Agreement) or a Termination Event
(as defined in the Swap Agreement).
Tax Matters Person: The Holder of
the Residual Certificates designated as “tax matters
person” of each related REMIC, in the manner provided under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations
Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1.
Tax Service Contract: As defined in
Section 3.09(a).
Telerate Page 3750: The display
page currently so designated on the Bridge Telerate Service (or
such other page as may replace that page on that service for
displaying comparable rates or prices).
Termination Price: As defined in
Section 9.01.
Total Monthly Excess Spread: As to
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(i) the interest on the Mortgage Loans (other than Prepayment
Interest Excesses) received by the Servicer on or prior to the
related Determination Date or advanced by the Servicer for the
related Remittance Date (net of Expense Fees) over (ii) the sum of
(A) the amounts payable to the Certificates pursuant to Section
4.02(a)(i) on such Distribution Date and (B) any Net Swap Payments
to the Swap Provider.
Transfer: Any direct or indirect
transfer or sale of any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate.
Transfer Affidavit: As defined in
Section 5.02(c).
Transferor Certificate: As defined
in Section 5.02(b).
Trigger Event: Either a Cumulative
Loss Trigger Event or a Delinquency Trigger Event.
Trust: The express trust created
hereunder in Section 2.01(b).
Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust
created hereunder consisting of the Mortgage Loans and all interest
and principal with respect thereto received on or after the related
Cut-off Date, other than such amounts which were due on the
Mortgage Loans on or prior to the related Cut-off Date; (ii) the
Collection Account, Excess Reserve Fund Account, the Distribution
Account, and all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the
applicable provisions of this Agreement; (iii) property that
secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure,
deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or otherwise; and (iv) all proceeds of
the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the
foregoing.
Trust REMIC: Any of the Lower Tier
REMIC 1, Lower Tier REMIC 2, the Middle Tier REMIC, the Upper Tier
REMIC, the Class B-4 REMIC, the Class P REMIC or the Class CE
REMIC, as applicable.
Trustee: LaSalle Bank National
Association, and its successors in interest and, if a successor
trustee is appointed hereunder, such successor.
Underwriters’ Exemption: Any
exemption listed under footnote 1 of, and amended by, Prohibited
Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002), or any
successor exemption.
Unpaid Interest Amount: As of any
Distribution Date and any Class of Certificates, the sum of (a) the
portion of the Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount
from Distribution Dates prior to the current Distribution Date
remaining unpaid immediately prior to the current Distribution Date
and (b) interest on the amount in clause (a) above at the
applicable Pass-Through Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable
law).
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: With
respect to any Class of Subordinated Certificates and as to any
Distribution Date, is the excess of (i) Applied Realized Loss
Amounts with respect to such Class over (ii) the sum of (a) all
distributions in reduction of such Applied Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates, and (b) the amount by which the
Class Certificate Balance of such Class has been increased due to
the distribution of any Subsequent Recovery on all previous
Distribution Dates. Any amounts distributed to a Class of
Subordinated Certificates in respect of any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount will not be applied to reduce the Class Certificate Balance
of such Class.
Upper Tier REMIC: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Upper Tier Regular Interest: As
described in the Preliminary Statement.
U.S. Person: (i) A citizen or
resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or entity
treated as a corporation for tax purposes) created or organized in
the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any
State thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of
Columbia; (iii) a partnership (or entity treated as a
partnership for tax purposes) organized in the United States or
under the laws of the United States or of any State thereof,
including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia (unless
provided otherwise by future Treasury regulations); (iv) an
estate whose income is includible in gross income for United States
income tax purposes regardless of its source; or (v) a trust,
if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more
U.S. Persons have authority to control substantial decisions of the
trust. Notwithstanding the last clause of the preceding
sentence, to the extent provided in Treasury regulations, certain
trusts in existence on August 20, 1996, and treated as U.S. Persons
prior to such date, may elect to continue to be U.S.
Persons.
Voting Rights: The portion of the
voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any
Certificate. As of any date of determination, (a) 1% of all
Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class CE-1 Certificates, if
any (such Voting Rights to be allocated among the holders of
Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective
Percentage Interests), (b) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be
allocated to the Class P Certificates, if any, and (c) the
remaining Voting Rights shall be allocated among Holders of the
remaining Classes of Certificates in proportion to the Certificate
Balances of their respective Certificates on such date.
ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
2.01
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and
otherwise conveys to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, without recourse, all the right, title and
interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund (including all
of the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement), and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, hereby accepts
the Trust Fund.
In connection with such transfer and
assignment, the Seller, on behalf of the Depositor, does hereby
deliver or cause to be delivered to, and deposit with the
Custodian, the following documents or instruments with respect to
each Mortgage Loan (a “Mortgage File”) so transferred
and assigned:
(i)
the original Mortgage Note, endorsed
either (A) in blank or (B) in the following form: “Pay
to the order of LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for
the C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2007-CB2, without recourse,” or with respect to any lost
Mortgage Note, an original Lost Note Affidavit, together with a
copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii)
the original Mortgage with evidence of
recording thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if
the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with
evidence of recording thereon or, if such Mortgage or power of
attorney has been submitted for recording but has not been returned
from the applicable public recording office, has been lost or is
not otherwise available, a copy of such Mortgage or power of
attorney, as the case may be, certified to be a true and complete
copy of the original submitted for recording;
(iii)
an original Assignment of Mortgage, in
form and substance acceptable for recording. The Mortgage
shall be assigned either (A) in blank or (B) to “LaSalle Bank
National Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB2, without
recourse”;
(iv)
an original or a certified copy of any
intervening assignment of Mortgage showing a complete chain of
assignments;
(v)
the original or a certified copy of
lender’s title insurance policy; and
(vi)
the original or copies of each
assumption, modification, written assurance or substitution
agreement, if any.
If any of the documents referred to in
Section 2.01(b)(ii), (iii) or (iv) above has as of the Closing Date
been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned
from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or
such public recording office has retained the original of such
document, the obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents
shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Custodian
no later than the Closing Date, of a copy of each such document
certified by the Seller in the case of (x) above or the applicable
public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and
complete copy of the original that was submitted for recording and
(2) if such copy is certified by the Seller, delivery to the
Custodian, promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or
a copy of such document certified by the applicable public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original.
The Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian promptly upon receipt thereof any other documents
constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any
Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any original
documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any Mortgage
Loan.
Upon discovery or receipt of notice of
any materially defective document in, or that a document is missing
from, a Mortgage File, the Seller shall have 120 days to cure such
defect or 150 days following the Closing Date, in the case of
missing Mortgages or Assignments or deliver such missing document
to the Custodian. If the Seller does not cure such defect or
deliver such missing document within such time period, and the
failure to cure or deliver a missing document has a material
adverse effect on the certificateholders, the Seller shall either
repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with
Section 2.03.
The Servicer shall cause the Assignments
of Mortgage which were delivered in blank to be completed and shall
cause all Assignments referred to in Section 2.01(a)(iii) hereof
and, to the extent necessary, in Section 2.01(a)(iv) hereof to be
recorded. The Servicer shall be required to deliver such
assignments for recording within 30 days of the Closing Date.
The Servicer shall furnish the Custodian with a copy of each
Assignment of Mortgage submitted for recording. In the event
that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of
a defect therein, the Servicer shall promptly have a substitute
Assignment prepared or have such defect cured, as the case may be,
and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly
recorded.
In the event that any Assignments of
Mortgage are not recorded or are improperly recorded, neither the
Trustee nor the Servicer shall have any liability for its failure
to receive or act on notices not received related to such
Assignment of Mortgage.
In the event that any Mortgage Note is
endorsed in blank as of the Closing Date, promptly following the
Closing Date the Servicer shall cause to be completed such
endorsements in the following form: “Pay to the order
of LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS
Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB2, without
recourse.”
The Depositor herewith delivers to the
Trustee executed copies of the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.
The parties hereto understand and agree
that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan be included in the
Trust that is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined by the
Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or any other
applicable predatory or abusive lending laws.
(b)
The Depositor does hereby establish,
pursuant to the further provisions of this Agreement and the laws
of the State of New York, an express trust (the
“Trust”) to be known, for convenience, as “C-BASS
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-CB2” and LaSalle Bank National
Association is hereby appointed as Trustee in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. The Trust’s fiscal year
is the calendar year.
(c)
The Trust shall have the capacity, power
and authority, and the Trustee on behalf of the Trust is hereby
authorized, to accept the sale, transfer, assignment, set over and
conveyance by the Depositor to the Trust of all the right, title
and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund (including,
without limitation, the Mortgage Loans) pursuant to Section
2.01(a).
The Trustee is hereby directed to execute
and deliver the Swap Agreement on behalf of Party B (as defined in
the Swap Agreement) and to exercise the rights, perform the
obligations, and make the representations of Party B thereunder,
solely in its capacity as Trustee on behalf of Party B (as defined
in the Swap Agreement) and not in its individual capacity.
The Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor and the Holders of
the applicable Certificates by acceptance of their Certificates
acknowledge and agree that (i) the Trustee shall execute and
deliver the Swap Agreement on behalf of Party B (as defined in the
Swap Agreement) and (ii) the Trustee shall exercise the rights,
perform the obligations and make the representations of Party B
thereunder, solely in its capacity as Trustee on behalf of Party B
(as defined in the Swap Agreement) and not in its individual
capacity. Every provision of this Agreement relating to the
conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to
the Trustee shall apply to the Trustee’s execution of the
Swap Agreement, and to the performance of its duties and
satisfaction of its obligations thereunder.
Section
2.02
Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage
Loans. The Trustee acknowledges the receipt by the Custodian
on its behalf, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and
subject to the review described below and any exceptions noted on
the exception report described in the next paragraph below, the
documents referred to in Section 2.01 above and all other assets
included in the definition of “Trust Fund” and declares
that the Custodian on behalf of the Trust Fund holds and will hold
such documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting
a Mortgage File pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, and that the
Custodian on behalf of the Trust Fund holds or will hold all such
assets and such other assets included in the definition of
“Trust Fund” in trust for the exclusive use and benefit
of all present and future Certificateholders.
The Trustee agrees to cause the Custodian
to execute and deliver to the Depositor on or prior to the Closing
Date an acknowledgment of receipt of the original Mortgage Note
(with any exceptions noted), substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit E hereto.
The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of
the Certificateholders, to cause the Custodian to review each
Mortgage File within 60 days after the Closing Date (or, with
respect to any document delivered after the Startup Day, within 60
days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified Substitute
Mortgage, within 60 days after the assignment thereof) and to cause
the Custodian to certify in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit F-1 that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full
or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception
report annexed thereto as not being covered by such certification),
(i) all documents required to be delivered to it pursuant to
Section 2.01 of this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such
documents have been reviewed by it and have not been mutilated,
damaged or torn and relate to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on
its examination and only as to the foregoing, the information set
forth in the Data Tape Information that corresponds to items (1),
(2), (3), (9), (31) and (33) (but only as to whether the Mortgage
Loan has a Prepayment Charge) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule
accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File,
(iv) all Assignments of Mortgage or intervening assignments of
mortgage, as applicable, have been submitted for recording and (v)
each Mortgage Note has been endorsed as provided in Section
2.01(a)(i) of this Agreement and each Mortgage has been assigned in
accordance with Section 2.01(a)(iii) of this Agreement. It is
herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review the Custodian
is under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any
such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to
determine that they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for
the represented purpose or that they have actually been recorded or
that they are other than what they purport to be on their
face.
Prior to the first anniversary date of
this Agreement the Trustee shall deliver (or cause the Custodian to
deliver) to the Depositor and the Servicer a final certification in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit F-2 evidencing the completeness
of the Mortgage Files, with any applicable exceptions noted
thereon.
If in the process of reviewing the
Mortgage Files and making or preparing, as the case may be, the
certifications referred to above, the Trustee (or the Custodian, as
applicable) finds any document or documents constituting a part of
a Mortgage File to be missing or defective in any material respect,
at the conclusion of its review the Trustee, upon its notification
by the Custodian, if applicable, shall so notify the Seller, the
Depositor and the Servicer. In addition, upon the discovery
by the Seller, Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicer (or upon
receipt by the Trustee of written notification of such breach) of a
breach of any of the representations and warranties made by the
Seller in the related Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect
of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects such
Mortgage Loan or the interests of the related Certificateholders in
such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give
prompt written notice to the other parties.
The Depositor and the Trustee intend that
the assignment and transfer herein contemplated constitute a sale
of the Mortgage Loans and the Related Documents, conveying good
title thereto free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, from
the Depositor to the Trustee and that such property not be part of
the Depositor’s estate or property of the Depositor in the
event of any insolvency by the Depositor. In the event that
such conveyance is deemed to be, or to be made as security for, a
loan, the parties intend that the Depositor shall be deemed to have
granted and does hereby grant to the Trustee, on behalf of the
Trust, a first priority perfected security interest in all of the
Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage
Loans and the Related Documents, and that this Agreement shall
constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
Section
2.03
Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage
Loans by the Seller.
(a)
Upon discovery or receipt from the
Custodian of written notice of any materially defective document
in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or receipt
from the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, or the Custodian of
the breach by the Seller of any representation, warranty or
covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or in Section
2.04 in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely
affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of
the Certificateholders, the Trustee (or the Custodian, as
applicable) shall promptly notify the Seller and the Servicer of
such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Seller
deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach within
120 days or 150 days following the Closing Date, in the case of
missing Mortgages or Assignments from the date the Seller was
notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the
Seller does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect
or breach in all material respects during such period, and such
breach or defect materially and adversely affects the interests of
the certificateholders, the Trustee shall enforce the
Seller’s obligation under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement and inform the Seller of its obligation to repurchase
such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or
prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such
120 day period (subject to Section 2.03(e)); provided that, in
connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been
cured within such 120 day or 150 day period, if the Seller shall
have commenced to cure such breach within such 120 day or 150 day
period, the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter
diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within the additional
period provided under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be
deposited in the Collection Account, and, upon receipt of written
certification from the Servicer of such deposit, the Trustee shall
cause the Custodian to release to the Seller the related Mortgage
File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse,
representation or warranty, as the Seller shall furnish to it and
as shall be necessary to vest in the Seller any Mortgage Loan
released pursuant hereto and neither the Trustee nor the Custodian
shall have any further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage
File. In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as
provided above, the Seller may cause such Mortgage Loan to be
removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a
Defective Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Eligible
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d). It is understood
and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to cure or to
repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a
document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document
exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing
shall constitute the sole remedy against the Seller respecting such
omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of
the Certificateholders.
(b)
[Reserved].
(c)
Within 90 days of the earlier of
discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of
the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the
Servicer set forth in Section 2.05 which materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage
Loan, the Servicer shall cure such breach in all material
respects.
(d)
Any substitution of Eligible Substitute
Mortgage Loans for Defective Mortgage Loans made pursuant to
Section 2.03(a) must be effected prior to the last Business Day
that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any
Defective Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes an
Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall
be effected by the Seller delivering to the Custodian on behalf of
the Trustee, for such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans,
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and
such other documents and agreements, with all necessary
endorsements thereon, as are required by Section 2.01(b), together
with an Officers’ Certificate providing that each such
Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof
and specifying the Substitution Adjustment Amount (as described
below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The
Trustee shall acknowledge (or cause the Custodian to acknowledge)
receipt for such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and,
within ten Business Days thereafter, shall review (or cause the
Custodian to review) such documents as specified in Section 2.02
and deliver (or cause the Custodian to deliver) to the Servicer,
with respect to such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, a
certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F-1, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one
year of the date of substitution, the Trustee shall deliver (or
cause the Custodian to deliver) to the Servicer a certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 hereto with respect to
such Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan(s), with any applicable
exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect
to Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
are not part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Seller.
For the month of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will reflect the collections and recoveries in
respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan in the Due Period preceding
the month of substitution and the Depositor or the Seller, as the
case may be, shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts
subsequently received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall give or cause to be given written notice to
the Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place,
shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of
such Defective Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and
the substitution of the Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
and shall deliver a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to
the Trustee and the Custodian. Upon such substitution, such
Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of
the Mortgage Pool and shall be subject in all respects to the terms
of this Agreement and, in the case of a substitution effected by
the Seller, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including, in the
case of a substitution effected by the Seller all applicable
representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement and all applicable representations and
warranties thereof set forth in Section 2.04, in each case as of
the date of substitution.
For any month in which the Seller
substitutes one or more Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans for one
or more Defective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the
amount (the “Substitution Adjustment Amount”), if any,
by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Defective
Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate, as to each such Eligible
Substitute Mortgage Loan, of the principal balance thereof as of
the date of substitution, together with one month’s interest
on such principal balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Interest
Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Seller will
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the
Collection Account an amount equal to the Substitution Adjustment
Amount, if any, and upon receipt by the Trustee or the Custodian of
the related Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and
certification by the Servicer of such deposit, the Trustee shall
cause the Custodian to release to the Seller the related Mortgage
File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such
instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, representation or warranty, as the Seller shall deliver
to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Defective
Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
In addition, the Seller shall obtain at
its own expense and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that such substitution will not cause (a) any federal
tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation,
any federal tax imposed on “prohibited transactions”
under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on “contributions
after the startup date” under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code,
or (b) any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can
not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at
such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be
given.
(e)
Upon discovery by the Seller, the
Servicer or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute
a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall
within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other
parties. In connection therewith, the Seller shall repurchase
or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d),
substitute one or more Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans for the
affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery
or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage
Loan. In addition, upon discovery that a Mortgage Loan is
defective in a manner that would cause it to be a “defective
obligation” within the meaning of Treasury regulations
relating to REMICs, the Seller shall cure the defect or make the
required purchase or substitution no later than 90 days after the
discovery of the defect. Any such repurchase or substitution
shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a),
if made by the Seller. The Trustee shall cause the Custodian
to reconvey to the Seller the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant
hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as
it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation
or warranty.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the parties hereto acknowledge that any functions
with respect to the custody, acceptance, inspection and release of
the Mortgage Files pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 2.03 and
preparation and delivery of the certifications in the form of
Exhibit E and Exhibits F-1 and F-2 shall be performed by the
Custodian pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custodial
Agreement. The fees and expenses of the Custodian shall be
paid by the Servicer.
Section
2.04
Representations and Warranties of the
Seller with Respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Seller hereby
represents and warrants to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and the Depositor that as of the Closing Date or
as of such other date specifically provided herein:
(a)
The representations and warranties made
by the Seller pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement are hereby being made to the Trustee and are
true and correct as of the Closing Date.
(b)
Any written agreement between the
Mortgagor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and the Servicer modifying
such Mortgagor’s obligation to make payments under the
Mortgage Loan (such modified Mortgage Loan, a “Modified
Mortgage Loan”) involved some assessment of the
Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Modified Mortgage
Loan.
With respect to the representations and
warranties set forth in this Section 2.04 that are made to the best
of the Seller’s knowledge or as to which the Seller has no
knowledge, if it is discovered by the Depositor, the Seller, the
Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian that the substance of such
representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy
materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage
Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders then,
notwithstanding the Seller’s lack of knowledge with respect
to the substance of such representation and warranty being
inaccurate at the time the representation or warranty was made,
such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable
representation or warranty.
Upon discovery by the Depositor, the
Seller, the Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian of a breach of
any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section
that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the party
discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice to the
others and in no event later than two Business Days from the date
of such discovery. Within ninety days of its discovery or its
receipt of notice of any such missing or materially defective
documentation or any such breach of a representation or warranty,
the Seller shall promptly deliver such missing document or cure
such defect or breach in all material respects, or in the event
such defect or breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall repurchase
the affected Mortgage Loan or cause the removal of such Mortgage
Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute for it one or more Eligible
Substitute Mortgage Loans, in either case, in accordance with
Section 2.03.
It is understood and agreed that the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.04 shall
survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee and shall
inure to the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Depositor
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or
assignment. It is understood and agreed that the obligations
of the Seller set forth in Section 2.03(a) to cure, substitute for
or repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement constitute the sole remedies available to the
Depositor and to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their
behalf respecting a breach of the representations and warranties
contained in this Section 2.04.
Section
2.05
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
of the Servicer. The Servicer hereby represents, warrants and
covenants to the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee
and the Certificateholders and to the Depositor that as of the
Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(i)
The Servicer is duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction
of its formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted, except for such licenses,
certificates and permits the absence of which, individually or in
the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the
ability of the Servicer to conduct its business as it is presently
conducted, and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in the
states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such
state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct
business of the type conducted by the Servicer or to ensure the
enforceability or validity of each Mortgage Loan; the Servicer has
the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and
to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Servicer and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement
evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Servicer, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and all requisite
corporate action has been taken by the Servicer to make this
Agreement valid and binding upon the Servicer in accordance with
its terms;
(ii)
The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Servicer and will not result in the breach of any
term or provision of the certificate of formation or the limited
partnership agreement of the Servicer or result in the breach of
any term or provision of, or conflict with or constitute a default
under or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, any
agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement or other
instrument to which the Servicer or its property is subject, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Servicer or its property is
subject;
(iii)
The Servicer is an approved
seller/servicer of conventional mortgage loans for Fannie Mae, and
is an FHA Approved Mortgagee in good standing to service mortgages
and has not been suspended as a mortgagee or servicer by the FHA
and has the facilities, procedures and experienced personnel
necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same
type as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is, and shall remain
for as long as it is servicing the Mortgage Loans hereunder, in
good standing as an FHA Approved Mortgagee and servicer of mortgage
loans for HUD, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and no event has
occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance
coverage, which would make the Servicer unable to comply with HUD,
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or FHA eligibility requirements or which
would require notification to any of HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
or FHA;
(iv)
This Agreement, and all documents and
instruments contemplated hereby which are executed and delivered by
the Servicer, constitute and will constitute valid, legal and
binding obligations of the Servicer, enforceable in accordance with
their respective terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy laws and general principles of
equity;
(v)
The Servicer does not believe, nor does
it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each
and every covenant contained in this Agreement;
(vi)
There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the
Servicer that, either individually or in the aggregate, may result
in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer, or in
any material impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any
material liability on the part of the Servicer, or that would draw
into question the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or
of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or that would be
likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform
under the terms of this Agreement;
(vii)
No consent, approval or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Servicer of or compliance by the
Servicer with this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such
consents, approvals, authorizations and orders, if any, that have
been obtained;
(viii)
Neither this Agreement nor any
information, certificate of an officer, statement furnished in
writing or report delivered to the Trustee by the Servicer in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains or
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or
will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; and
(ix)
The Servicer has accurately and fully
reported, and will continue to accurately and fully report, its
borrower credit files to each of the credit repositories in a
timely manner.
It is understood and agreed that the
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section
2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee
and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor and
the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller or the Trustee of a breach of
any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants
which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no
event later than two Business Days following such discovery) to the
other parties hereto.
Section
2.06
Representations and Warranties of the
Seller. The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the
Trust and the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders that as
of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(i)
The Seller is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing as a limited liability company under
the laws of the State of Delaware and has the power and authority
to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is
currently engaged. The Seller is duly qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
character of the business transacted by it or properties owned or
leased by it requires such qualification and in which the failure
to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on (a) its
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or other), (b)
the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, (c) the
value or marketability of the Mortgage Loans, or (d) its ability to
foreclose on the related Mortgaged Properties.
(ii)
The Seller has the power and authority to
make, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate
all of the transactions contemplated hereunder and has taken all
necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. When executed and delivered,
this Agreement will constitute the Seller’s legal, valid and
binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as enforcement of such terms may be limited by (1)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by the availability of equitable remedies, (2)
general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement
is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or (3) public
policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent
that such policy considerations limit the enforceability of the
provisions of this Agreement which purport to provide
indemnification from securities laws liabilities.
(iii)
The Seller holds all necessary licenses,
certificates and permits from all governmental authorities
necessary for conducting its business as it is presently conducted,
except for such licenses, certificates and permits the absence of
which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to conduct its business
as it is presently conducted. It is not required to obtain
the consent of any other party or any consent, license, approval or
authorization from, or registration or declaration with, any
governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of
this Agreement, except for such consents, licenses, approvals or
authorizations, or registrations or declarations as shall have been
obtained or filed, as the case may be, prior to the Closing
Date.
(iv)
The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by the Seller will not conflict with or result in
a breach of, or constitute a default under, any provision of any
existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court
applicable to the Seller or any of its properties or any provision
of its Limited Liability Company Agreement, or constitute a
material breach of, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or