|
DEUTSCHE MORTGAGE SECURITIES,
INC.
Depositor
and
[NAME OF MASTER
SERVICER]
Master Servicer and Securities
Administrator
and
[NAME OF TRUSTEE]
Trustee
________________________
POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT
Dated as of [______] 1,
200[___]
________________________
Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates
Series 200[___]-[__]
|
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE I
|
|
DEFINITIONS
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 1.1
|
|
Definitions.
|
5
|
|
Section 1.2
|
|
Allocation of Certain Interest
Shortfall.
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE II
|
|
CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 2.1
|
|
Conveyance of Trust Fund
|
47
|
|
Section 2.2
|
|
Acceptance by Trustee
|
48
|
|
Section 2.3
|
|
Repurchase or Substitution of Loans.
|
48
|
|
Section 2.4
|
|
Authentication and Delivery of Certificates;
Designation of Certificates as REMIC Regular Interests and Residual
Interests.
|
51
|
|
Section 2.5
|
|
Representations and Warranties of the Master
Servicer
|
52
|
|
Section 2.6
|
|
[Conveyance of Subsequent Loans.]
|
53
|
|
Section 2.7
|
|
Establishment of the Trust.
|
56
|
|
Section 2.8
|
|
Purpose and Powers of the Trust.
|
56
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE III
|
|
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE LOANS;
ACCOUNTS
|
57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 3.1
|
|
Master Servicer
|
57
|
|
Section 3.2
|
|
REMIC-Related Covenants
|
58
|
|
Section 3.3
|
|
Monitoring of Servicers
|
58
|
|
Section 3.4
|
|
Fidelity Bond
|
59
|
|
Section 3.5
|
|
Power to Act; Procedures
|
60
|
|
Section 3.6
|
|
Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements
|
61
|
|
Section 3.7
|
|
Release of Mortgage Files.
|
61
|
|
Section 3.8
|
|
Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of
Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.
|
62
|
|
Section 3.9
|
|
Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance
Policies.
|
62
|
|
Section 3.10
|
|
Presentment of Claims and Collection of
Proceeds
|
63
|
|
Section 3.11
|
|
Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policies.
|
63
|
|
Section 3.12
|
|
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance
Policies and Documents
|
64
|
|
Section 3.13
|
|
Realization Upon Defaulted Loans
|
64
|
|
Section 3.14
|
|
Compensation for the Master Servicer.
|
64
|
|
Section 3.15
|
|
REO Property.
|
65
|
|
Section 3.16
|
|
Annual Statement as to Compliance.
|
66
|
|
Section 3.17
|
|
Assessments of Compliance and Attestation
Reports.
|
66
|
|
Section 3.18
|
|
Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission.
|
68
|
|
Section 3.19
|
|
Intention of the Parties and
Interpretation
|
71
|
|
Section 3.20
|
|
Obligation of the Master Servicer in Respect of
Compensating Interest
|
71
|
|
Section 3.21
|
|
Reserved.
|
71
|
|
Section 3.22
|
|
Protected Accounts.
|
71
|
|
Section 3.23
|
|
Distribution Account.
|
73
|
-i-
|
Section 3.24
|
|
Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the
Distribution Account.
|
74
|
|
Section 3.25
|
|
Class [___] Reserve Fund.
|
76
|
|
Section 3.26
|
|
[Pre-Funding Account.]
|
77
|
|
Section 3.27
|
|
[Capitalized Interest Account.]
|
78
|
|
Section 3.28
|
|
Prepayment Penalty Verification.
|
79
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE IV
|
|
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS; ADVANCES;
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 4.1
|
|
Distributions to Certificateholders.
|
81
|
|
Section 4.2
|
|
Allocation Realized Losses.
|
87
|
|
Section 4.3
|
|
Reduction of Certificate Principal Balances on
the Certificates.
|
89
|
|
Section 4.4
|
|
Compliance with Withholding
Requirements.
|
90
|
|
Section 4.5
|
|
Distributions on the REMIC I Regular
Interests.
|
90
|
|
Section 4.6
|
|
Statements to Certificateholders.
|
91
|
|
Section 4.7
|
|
Advances.
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE V
|
|
THE CERTIFICATES
|
96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 5.1
|
|
The Certificates.
|
96
|
|
Section 5.2
|
|
Registration of Transfer and Exchange of
Certificates.
|
98
|
|
Section 5.3
|
|
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen
Certificates.
|
103
|
|
Section 5.4
|
|
Persons Deemed Owners.
|
103
|
|
Section 5.5
|
|
Certain Available Information.
|
103
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE VI
|
|
THE DEPOSITOR, THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE CREDIT
RISK MANAGER
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 6.1
|
|
Liability of the Depositor and the Master
Servicer.
|
105
|
|
Section 6.2
|
|
Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the
Master Servicer.
|
105
|
|
Section 6.3
|
|
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Servicers, the Securities Administrator and
Others.
|
105
|
|
Section 6.4
|
|
Limitation on Resignation of the Master
Servicer.
|
106
|
|
Section 6.5
|
|
Assignment of Master Servicing.
|
106
|
|
Section 6.6
|
|
Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master
Servicer.
|
107
|
|
Section 6.7
|
|
Duties of the Credit Risk Manager.
|
108
|
|
Section 6.8
|
|
Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk
Manager.
|
108
|
|
Section 6.9
|
|
Removal of the Credit Risk Manager.
|
108
|
|
Section 6.10
|
|
Transfer of Servicing by Sponsor of Certain Loans
Serviced by [GMAC].
|
108
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE VII
|
|
DEFAULT
|
110
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 7.1
|
|
Master Servicer Events of Default.
|
110
|
|
Section 7.2
|
|
Trustee to Act; Appointment of
Successor.
|
112
|
|
Section 7.3
|
|
Notification to Certificateholders.
|
113
|
|
Section 7.4
|
|
Waiver of Master Servicer Events of
Default.
|
113
|
-ii-
|
ARTICLE VIII
|
|
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATOR
|
114
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 8.1
|
|
Duties of Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
|
114
|
|
Section 8.2
|
|
Certain Matters Affecting Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
|
115
|
|
Section 8.3
|
|
Trustee and Securities Administrator not Liable
for Certificates or Loans.
|
117
|
|
Section 8.4
|
|
Trustee, Master Servicer and Securities
Administrator May Own Certificates.
|
117
|
|
Section 8.5
|
|
Fees and Expenses of Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
|
117
|
|
Section 8.6
|
|
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and
Securities Administrator.
|
118
|
|
Section 8.7
|
|
Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities
Administrator.
|
119
|
|
Section 8.8
|
|
Successor Trustee or Securities
Administrator.
|
120
|
|
Section 8.9
|
|
Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities
Administrator.
|
121
|
|
Section 8.10
|
|
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate
Trustee.
|
121
|
|
Section 8.11
|
|
Appointment of Office or Agency.
|
122
|
|
Section 8.12
|
|
Representations and Warranties of the
Trustee.
|
122
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE IX
|
|
TERMINATION
|
124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 9.1
|
|
Termination Upon Purchase or Liquidation of the
Loans.
|
124
|
|
Section 9.2
|
|
Additional Termination Requirements.
|
126
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE X
|
|
REMIC PROVISIONS
|
128
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 10.1
|
|
REMIC Administration.
|
128
|
|
Section 10.2
|
|
Prohibited Transactions and
Activities.
|
130
|
|
Section 10.3
|
|
Indemnification.
|
131
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE XI
|
|
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
|
132
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Section 11.1
|
|
Amendment
|
132
|
|
Section 11.2
|
|
Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts
|
133
|
|
Section 11.3
|
|
Limitation on Rights of
Certificateholders
|
133
|
|
Section 11.4
|
|
Governing Law
|
134
|
|
Section 11.5
|
|
Notices
|
134
|
|
Section 11.6
|
|
Severability of Provisions.
|
135
|
|
Section 11.7
|
|
Notice to Rating Agencies.
|
135
|
|
Section 11.8
|
|
Article and Section References.
|
136
|
|
Section 11.9
|
|
Grant of Security Interest.
|
136
|
-iii-
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit A-1
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class I-A-[1][5] Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-2
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class I-A-2 Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-3
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class I-A-[3][4][7][8]
Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-4
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class I-A-6 Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-5
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class II-A-[1][2][3][4]
Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-6
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class [I][II]-A-IO
Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-7
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class [I][II]-A-PO
Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-8
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class M Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-9
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class B-[1][2] Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-10
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class B-[3][4][5] Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-11
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class R Certificates
|
|
Exhibit A-12
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Class P-[1][2] Certificates
|
|
Exhibit B-1
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Rule 144A Investment Letter
|
|
Exhibit B-2
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Investment Letter (Non-Rule
144A)
|
|
Exhibit B-3
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Regulation S Transfer
Certificate
|
|
Exhibit B-4
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Clearing System Certificate
|
|
Exhibit C
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Transfer Affidavit
|
|
Exhibit D
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Addition Notice
|
|
Exhibit E
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Subsequent Transfer Instrument
|
|
Exhibit F
|
|
-
|
|
Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment
of Compliance
|
|
Exhibit G
|
|
-
|
|
Form of Backup Certification
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule One
|
|
-
|
|
Loan Schedule
|
|
Schedule Two
|
|
-
|
|
Prepayment Charge Schedule
|
|
Schedule Three
|
|
-
|
|
Identified Subsequent Loans
|
-iv-
This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated and
effective as of [______] 1, 2007 (this "Agreement"), is executed by
and among Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc., as depositor (the
"Depositor"), [Name of Master Servicer], as master servicer (the
"Master Servicer") and securities administrator (the "Securities
Administrator"), and [Name of Trustee], as trustee (the "Trustee").
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined
have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Article I hereof.
!
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Depositor at the Closing Date is the owner of
the Loans and the other property being conveyed by it to the
Trustee for inclusion in the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund will
consist of a segregated pool of assets comprised of the Loans, the
Subsequent Loans and certain other assets. On the Closing Date, the
Depositor will acquire the Certificates from the Trust Fund as
consideration for its transfer to the Trust Fund of the Loans and
certain other assets and will be the owner of the Certificates. The
Depositor has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this
Agreement to provide for the conveyance to the Trustee of the Loans
and the issuance to the Depositor of the Certificates representing
in the aggregate the entire beneficial ownership of the Trust Fund.
All covenants and agreements made by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee herein with
respect to the Loans and the other property constituting the Trust
Fund are for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the
Certificates. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee are entering into this Agreement, and
the Trustee is accepting the trust created hereby, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged.
The Certificates issued hereunder, other than the
Junior Subordinate Certificates and Class P Certificates, have been
offered for sale pursuant to a Prospectus, dated [___________],
200[__], and a Prospectus Supplement, dated [___________], 200[__]
of the Depositor (together, the "Prospectus"). The Junior
Subordinate Certificates have been offered for sale pursuant to a
Private Placement Memorandum, dated [___________], 200[__]. The
Trust Fund created hereunder is intended to be the "Trust" as
described in the Prospectus and the Certificates are intended to be
the "Certificates" described therein.
REMIC I
As provided herein, the Trustee will make an
election to treat the segregated pool of assets described in the
definition of REMIC I (as defined herein), and subject to this
Agreement, as a real estate mortgage investment conduit (a "REMIC")
for federal income tax purposes and such segregated pool of assets
will be designated as "REMIC I". The REMIC I Regular Interests will
be the "regular interests" in REMIC I and Component R-1 of the
Class R Certificates will represent the sole Class of "residual
interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as
defined herein) under the federal income tax law. The following
table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Uncertificated
REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, the initial Uncertificated Principal
Balance, and for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section
1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible maturity date" for each
of the REMIC I Regular Interests. None of the REMIC I Regular
Interests will be certificated.
|
REMIC I
Regular Interest Designation
|
|
Uncertificated
REMIC I
Pass-Through Rate
|
|
Initial
Uncertificated
Principal Balance
|
|
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
|
|
|
LT-IA1
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IA3
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IA4
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IA5
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IA7
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IA8
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IAIO
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IAPO
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIA1
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIA2
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIA3
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIA4
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIAIO
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-IIAPO
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-M
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-B1
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-B2
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-B3
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-B4
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-B5
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-P1
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-P2
|
|
|
0.00%
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LT-R
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
_________________
|
(1)
|
For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of
the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately
following the latest possible maturity date for the Loans has been
designated as the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I
Regular Interest.
|
|
(2)
|
Calculated in accordance with the definition of
"Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate" herein.
|
- 2 -
As provided herein, the Trustee will make an
election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the
REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax
purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as
"REMIC II". Component R-2 of the Class R Certificates shall
represent the sole Class of "residual interests" in REMIC II for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal income tax law. The
following table irrevocably sets forth the designations, the
Pass-Through Rate and initial aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance for each Class of Certificates which, together with
Component R-2, constitute the entire beneficial interests in REMIC
II. Determined for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation
Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible maturity date"
for each Class of Certificates shall be the Distribution Date in
the month following the maturity date for the Loan with the latest
maturity date:
|
Class Designation
|
|
Initial aggregate
Certificate
Principal Balance or
Notional Amount
|
|
Pass-Through Rate
|
|
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
|
|
|
I-A-1
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-2
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-3
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-4
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-5
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-6
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-7
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-8
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-IO
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
I-A-PO
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-1
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-2
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-3
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-4
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(2)
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-IO
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(6)
|
|
|
|
|
|
II-A-PO
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
R
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
M
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-1
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-2
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-3
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-4
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
B-5
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
P-1
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
P-2
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
___________________
|
(1)
|
The Distribution Date in the month after the
maturity date for the latest maturing Loan. For purposes of Section
1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution
Date in the month following the maturity date for the loan with the
latest maturity date has been designated as the "latest possible
maturity date" for each Class of Certificates.
|
|
(2)
|
Calculated in accordance with the definition of
"Pass-Through Rate" herein. The Pass-Through Rate for the first
Interest Accrual Period for the Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class
[__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates for the first Interest
Accrual Period is [__]%,[__]%,[__]%, [__]%,[__]%,[__]%,[__]%,
[__]%,[__]%,[__]% and [__]%, respectively.
|
- 3 -
|
(3)
|
The Class [__] Certificates will accrue interest
at the Pass-Through Rate (calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Pass-Through Rate" herein) on the Notional Amount of
the Class [__] Certificates calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Notional Amount" herein. The Class [__] Certificates
will not be entitled to distributions in respect of
principal.
|
|
(4)
|
The Class [__] Certificates will accrue interest
at the Pass-Through Rate (calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Pass-Through Rate" herein) on the Notional Amount of
the Class [__] Certificates calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Notional Amount" herein. The Class [__] Certificates
will not be entitled to distributions in respect of
principal.
|
|
(6)
|
The Class [__] Certificates will accrue interest
at the Pass-Through Rate (calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Pass-Through Rate" herein) on the Notional Amount of
the Class [__] Certificates calculated in accordance with the
definition of "Notional Amount" herein. The Class [__] Certificates
will not be entitled to distributions in respect of
principal.
|
|
(7)
|
The Class R Certificates will accrue interest at
a per annum rate equal to [__]%.
|
|
(8)
|
Calculated in accordance with the definition of
"Pass-Through Rate" herein. The subordinate pass-through rate for
the first Interest Accrual Period is [__]%
|
- 4 -
WITNESSETH
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions .
Whenever used herein, the following words and
phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the
meanings specified in this Article:
Accepted Master Servicing Practices :
With respect to any Loan, those customary mortgage servicing
practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master
service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Loan in
the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located,
to the extent applicable to the Master Servicer (except in its
capacity as successor to a Servicer).
Account : The Distribution Account, [the
Pre-Funding Account], the Capitalized Interest Account and any
Protected Account as the context may require.
[Addition Notice : With respect to the
transfer of Subsequent Loans to the Trust Fund pursuant to
Section 2.6, a notice of the Depositor’s designation of
the Subsequent Loans to be sold to the Trust Fund and the aggregate
principal balance of such Subsequent Loans as of the Subsequent
Cut-off Date. The Addition Notice shall be given not later than
five (5) Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer
Date and shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit D.]
Adjustable Rate Certificates : The Class
[__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__]
Certificates.
Advance : Either (i) a Monthly Advance
made by a Servicer as such term is defined in and pursuant to the
related Servicing Agreement or (ii) an advance made by the Master
Servicer or the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.7.
Adverse REMIC Event : As defined in
Section 10.1(f).
Affiliate : With respect to any
specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled by or
under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and
the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative
to the foregoing. The Trustee may obtain and rely on an
Officer’s Certificate of a Servicer or the Depositor to
determine whether any Person is an Affiliate of such
party.
- 5 -
Aggregate Senior Percentage : With
respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a
fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class
[__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__]
Certificates) immediately prior to that Distribution Date, and the
denominator of which is the sum of the Scheduled Principal Balances
of the Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period
(exclusive of the Group I Discount Fraction of the Scheduled
Principal Balance of each Group I Discount Loan and the Group I
Discount Fraction of the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Group
I Discount Loan).
Aggregate Subordinate Amount : With
respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess
of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Loans
(exclusive of the Group I Discount Fraction of the Scheduled
Principal Balance of each Group I Discount Loan and the Group II
Discount Fraction of the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Group
II Discount Loan) over the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) then
outstanding.
Aggregate Subordinate Percentage : With
respect to any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Aggregate Senior
Percentage for that Distribution Date.
Agreement : This Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and all amendments and supplements hereto.
[AHMC : American Home Mortgage Corp., or
any successor thereto.]
[AHMC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement :
The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of [________], 2007
between the Depositor and AHMC.]
[American Home : American Home Mortgage
Servicing, Inc., or any successor thereto.]
[American Home Servicing Agreement :
Shall mean the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2005, among GMAC, American
Home Mortgage Corp. and American Home, as amended (as modified
pursuant to the related Assignment Agreement).]
Anniversary : Each anniversary of the
Cut-Off Date.
Appraised Value : The amount set forth
in an appraisal made by or for the mortgage originator in
connection with its origination of each Loan.
Assignment : An assignment of the
Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
where the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of
record the sale and assignment of the Loan to the Trustee, which
assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may, if
permitted by law, be in the form of one or more blanket assignments
covering Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the
same county.
- 6 -
Assignment Agreements : Shall mean (i)
the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of
[_______], 2007, among Sponsor, the Depositor and [National City],
pursuant to which the [National City Servicing Agreement] was
assigned to the Depositor, (ii) the Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement, dated as of [_______], 2007, among Sponsor,
the Depositor and [GreenPoint], pursuant to which the [GreenPoint
Servicing Agreement] was assigned to the Depositor, (iii) the
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of
[_______], 2007, among Sponsor, the Depositor and [GMAC], pursuant
to which the [GMAC 2004 Servicing Agreement] was assigned to the
Depositor, (iv) the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement, dated as of [_______], 2007, among Sponsor, the
Depositor and [GMAC], pursuant to which the [GMAC 2005 Servicing
Agreement] was assigned to the Depositor, (v) the Assignment,
Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of [_______], 2007,
among Sponsor, the Depositor and [Wells Fargo], pursuant to which
the [Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement] was assigned to the Depositor
and (vi) the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement [(the
"American Home Assignment Agreement")], dated as of [_______],
2007, between the Depositor and [American Home], pursuant to which
the [AHMC Servicing Agreement] was assigned to the
Depositor.
Authorized Denomination : With respect
to the Certificates (other than the Class P Certificates and
Residual Certificates), a minimum initial Certificate Principal
Balance or Notional Amount of $25,000 each and integral multiples
of $1.00 in excess thereof as set forth on the face thereof. With
respect to the Class P Certificates, a minimum initial Certificate
Principal Balance of $20 and integral multiples in excess thereof
as set forth on the face thereof. With respect to the Class R
Certificates, one Certificate with a Percentage Interest equal to
100% as set forth on the face thereof.
Available Distribution Amount : Any of
the Group I Available Distribution Amount or Group II Available
Distribution Amount.
Bankruptcy Coverage : As of the Cut-Off
Date, $[_______]. Bankruptcy Coverage will be reduced, from time to
time, by the amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated to the
Certificates.
Bankruptcy Loss : Any Debt Service
Reduction or Deficient Valuation.
Basis Risk Carryover Amount : With
respect to the Class [___] Certificates, an amount equal to the sum
of (i) the excess of (x) the amount of interest the Class [___]
Certificates would have been entitled to receive on such
Distribution Date had the Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class
[___] Certificates for such Distribution Date been equal to
One-Month LIBOR plus [___]% per annum over (y) the amount of
interest paid on such Distribution Date at a rate equal to [___]%
per annum and (ii) the Basis Risk Carryover Amount for the previous
Distribution Date not previously distributed, together with
interest thereon at a rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate
applicable to the Class [___] Certificates for the most recently
ended Interest Accrual Period determined without taking into
account the fixed rate set forth in clause (y) above.
- 7 -
Beneficial Holder : A Person holding a
beneficial interest in any Book-Entry Certificate as or through a
Depository Participant or an Indirect Depository Participant or a
Person holding a beneficial interest in any Definitive
Certificate.
Book-Entry Certificates : The Senior
Certificates (other than the Class R Certificates), Class [___],
Class [___] and Class [___] Certificates.
Business Day : Any day other than a
Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in
Maryland, Minnesota or New York or the city in which the Corporate
Trust Office of the Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to be closed.
Cap Contract : Shall mean the Cap
Contract between the Trustee and The Bank of New York, together
with any successor thereto, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Class [___] Certificates.
Capitalized Interest Account : The
account established and maintained pursuant to
Section 3.27.
Capitalized Interest Requirement : On
the Closing Date, $[___], and on any date thereafter, 30-days
interest accrued on the amount in the Pre-Funding Account at the
weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Loans.
Certificate : Any one of the
Certificates issued pursuant to this Agreement, executed and
authenticated by or on behalf of the Securities Administrator
hereunder in substantially one of the forms set forth in Exhibits
A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-10, A-11 and A-12
hereto.
Certificate Owner : With respect to a
Book-Entry Certificate or Global Certificate, the Person who is the
beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of
the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on
the books of an Indirect Depository Participant.
Certificate Principal Balance : The
Certificate Principal Balance with respect to any Senior
Certificate (other than the Class [___], Class [___] and Class
[___] Certificates, which have no Certificate Principal Balance)
and any Subordinate Certificate outstanding at any time, represents
the then maximum amount that the holder of such Certificate is
entitled to receive as distributions allocable to principal from
the cash flow on the Loans in the related Loan Group and the other
assets in the Trust Fund. The Certificate Principal Balance of a
Senior Certificate (other than the Class [___], Class [___] and
Class [___] Certificates, which have no Certificate Principal
Balance) and any Subordinate Certificate, as of any date of
determination is equal to the initial Certificate Principal Balance
of such Certificate reduced by the aggregate of (i) all amounts
allocable to principal previously distributed with respect to that
Certificate and (ii) any reductions in the Certificate Principal
Balance of such Certificate deemed to have occurred in connection
with allocations of Realized Losses, if any. The initial
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Certificates is set
forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. When used in reference
to a Class, the term Certificate Principal Balance means the
aggregate of the Certificate Principal Balances of all Certificates
of such Class, and when used in reference to a group of
Certificates (such as the Group I Senior Certificates and
Subordinate Certificates) shall mean the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balances of all Classes of Certificates included in such
group.
- 8 -
Certificate Register : The register
maintained pursuant to Section 5.2.
Certificateholder or Holder : The person
in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate
Register, except that, solely for the purposes of giving any
consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in
the name of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator, the Trustee or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed
not to be outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby
shall not be taken into account in determining whether the
requisite percentage of Percentage Interests necessary to effect
any such consent has been obtained. The Trustee or the Securities
Administrator may conclusively rely upon a certificate of the
Depositor, Sponsor or the Master Servicer in determining whether a
Certificate is held by an Affiliate thereof. All references herein
to "Holders" or "Certificateholders" shall reflect the rights of
Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights
through the Depository and participating members thereof, except as
otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the Trustee or
the Securities Administrator shall be required to recognize as a
"Holder" or "Certificateholder" only the Person in whose name a
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
Class : All Certificates having the same
priority and rights to payments from the related Available
Distribution Amount, designated as a separate Class, as set forth
in the forms of Certificates attached hereto as Exhibits A-1, A-2,
A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7, A-8, A-9, A-10, A-11 and A-12, as
applicable.
Class B Certificates : The Class [___],
Class [___], Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___]
Certificates.
Class P Certificates : The Class [___]
Certificates and Class [___] Certificates.
Class [___] Reserve Fund
: The separate trust account created and maintained
by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 3.25 of this
Agreement for the benefit of the Class [___]
Certificates.
Class [___] /Class
[___] Priority Amount : For any Distribution Date shall equal the lesser of (a) the
Principal Distribution Amount for the Group I Loans and (b) the
product of (i) the sum of the Principal Distribution Amount and the
Principal Prepayment Amount for the Group I Mortgage Loans
(exclusive of the Group I Discount Fractional Principal Amount),
(ii) the Class [___] /Class [___] Priority Percentage and (iii) the
Shift Percentage.
Class [___] /Class
[___] Priority Percentage
: For any Distribution Date shall be the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the
Certificate Principal Balances of the Class [___] Certificates and
Class [___] Certificates, and the denominator of which is the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group I Loans
(exclusive of the applicable Group I Discount Fraction of the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Group I Discount
Loan).
- 9 -
Class [___] /Class
[___] Priority Amount : For any Distribution Date shall equal the lesser of (a) the
Principal Distribution Amount for the Group II Loans and (b) the
product of (i) the sum of the Principal Distribution Amount and the
Principal Prepayment Amount for the Group II Loans (exclusive of
the Group II Discount Fractional Principal Amount), (ii) the Class
[___] /Class [___] Priority Percentage and (iii) the Shift
Percentage.
Class [___] /Class
[___] Priority Percentage
: For any Distribution Date shall be the percentage
equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the
Certificate Principal Balances of the Class [___] Certificates and
Class [___] Certificates, and the denominator of which is the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group II Loans
(exclusive of the applicable Group II Discount Fraction of the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Group II Discount
Loan).
Clearing Agency : An organization
registered as a "clearing agency" pursuant to Section 17A of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which initially
shall be the Depository.
Clearing Agency Participant : A broker,
dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom
the Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.
Clearstream : Clearstream, Luxembourg,
socíeté anonyme (formerly known as Cedelbank), a
corporation organized under the laws of the Duchy of
Luxembourg.
Closing Date : [_____________],
200[__].
Code : The Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended.
Collateral Deficiency Amount: With
respect to a Loan Group and any Distribution Date prior to the
Credit Support Depletion Date, the amount by which (i) the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the related Senior
Certificates (other than the Class [___], Class [___] and Class
[___] Certificates), after giving effect to payments of principal
(other than the related Collateral Deficiency Amount) on that
Distribution Date exceeds (ii) the Scheduled Principal Balance of
the Loans in the related Loan Group as of the last day of the
related Due Period.
Compensating Interest : For any
Distribution Date (a) with respect to the Loans serviced by
[GreenPoint, National City, American Home and GMAC pursuant to the
GMAC 2004 Servicing Agreement], the lesser of (i) the aggregate
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Curtailment Shortfalls for such
Loans made during the related Prepayment Period and (ii) the
aggregate Servicing Fee payable to such Servicer for the related
Due Period, (b) with respect to the Loans serviced by [Wells
Fargo], the lesser of (i) the aggregate Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such Loans made during the related Prepayment Period
with respect to prepayments in full or in part and (ii) the
aggregate Servicing Fee payable to [Wells Fargo] for the related
Due Period and (c) with respect to the Loans serviced by GMAC]
pursuant to the [GMAC 2005 Servicing Agreement], the lesser of (i)
the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Loans made
during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring
between the 16th day of the month preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last day of the calendar
month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs
and (ii) the aggregate Servicing Fee payable to [GMAC] for the
related Due Period.
- 10 -
Component R-1 : The uncertificated
residual interest in REMIC I.
Component R-2 : The uncertificated
residual interest in REMIC II.
Corporate Trust Office : The principal
corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator, as the case may be, at which at any particular time
its corporate trust business in connection with this Agreement
shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of
this instrument is located at (i) with respect to the Trustee,
[Name of Trustee], [Address of Trustee], or at such other address
as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the
Securities Administrator, or (ii) with respect to the Securities
Administrator, (A) for Certificate transfer and surrender purposes,
[Name of Master Servicer], [Address of Master Servicer], Attention:
DMSI 200[__]-[__] and (B) for all other purposes, [Name of Master
Servicer], [Address of Master Servicer], Attention: DMSI
200[__]-[__], or at such other address as the Securities
Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the
Trustee.
Corresponding Certificate : With respect
to each REMIC I Regular Interest listed below, the corresponding
Class of Regular Certificates listed below:
|
REMIC I Regular
Interest
|
|
Class
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA1
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT- IA3
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT- IA4
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA5
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA7
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA8
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IAPO
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIA1
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIA2
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIA3
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIA4
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIAPO
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-M
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B1
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B2
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B3
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B4
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-B5
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P1
|
|
|
|
|
|
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P2
|
|
|
|
|
- 11 -
Credit Risk Management Agreement or Credit Risk Management
Agreements : Each agreement between the Credit
Risk Manager and a Servicer or the Master Servicer, regarding the
loss mitigation and advisory services to be provided by the Credit
Risk Manager.
Credit Risk Management Fee : The amount
payable to the Credit Risk Manager on each Distribution Date as
compensation for all services rendered by it in the exercise and
performance of any and all powers and duties of the Credit Risk
Manager under any Credit Risk Management Agreement, which amount
shall equal one twelfth of the product of (i) the Credit Risk
Management Fee Rate multiplied by (ii) the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the Loans and any related REO Properties as of the first
day of the related Due Period.
Credit Risk Management Fee Rate :
[_____]% per annum.
Credit Risk Manager : [Name of Credirt
Risk Manager], and its successors and assigns.
Credit Support Depletion Date : The
Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero,
prior to giving effect to principal distributions thereon and the
allocation of Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.
Cross Payment Trigger Date : Any
Distribution Date on which (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Senior Certificates related to a Loan Group (other
than the Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___] Certificates)
have been reduced to zero and (ii) either (a) the Subordinate
Percentage of a Loan Group is less than 200% times the related
Subordinate Percentage as of the Closing Date, or (b) the aggregate
Principal Balance of the Loans (including Loans in bankruptcy,
foreclosure and REO) which are 60 or more days delinquent (averaged
over the preceding six-month period), as a percentage of the
Subordinate Amount of a Loan Group, is equal to or greater than 50%
as of such Distribution Date.
Curtailment : Any voluntary payment of
principal on a Loan, made by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor,
other than a Monthly Payment, a Prepaid Monthly Payment or a
Payoff, which is applied to reduce the outstanding Principal
Balance of the Loan.
Curtailment Shortfall : With respect to
any Distribution Date and any Curtailment received during the
related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to one month’s
interest on such Curtailment at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on
such Loan.
Custodial Agreement : Either of the
[DBNT Custodial Agreement] or the [Wells Fargo Custodial
Agreement], or any other custodial agreement entered into after the
date hereof with respect to any Loan subject to this
Agreement.
Custodian : Either [DBNT or Wells Fargo]
or any other custodian appointed under any custodial agreement
entered into after the date of this Agreement.
Cut-Off Date : [_______], 200[__];
except that with respect to each Substitute Loan, the Cut-Off Date
shall be the date of substitution.
- 12 -
[DBNT : Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, a national banking association.]
[DBNT Custodial Agreement: The Custodial
Agreement dated as of [_______], 2007, among the Trustee, DBNT and
American Home, as may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.]
Debt Service Reduction : Any reduction
of the amount of the monthly payment on a Loan made by a bankruptcy
court in connection with a personal bankruptcy of a
Mortgagor.
Deficient Valuation: In connection with
a personal bankruptcy of a Mortgagor on a Loan, the positive
difference, if any, resulting from the outstanding principal
balance on a Loan less a bankruptcy court’s valuation of the
related Mortgaged Property.
Definitive Certificates : As defined in
Section 5.1.
Deleted Loan : A Loan replaced or to be
replaced by a Substitute Loan.
Depositor : Deutsche Mortgage
Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its
successor-in-interest.
Depository : The Depository Trust
Company, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee
of the initial Depository, for purposes of registering those
Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede &
Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation"
as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of New York and a Clearing Agency.
Depository Participant : A broker,
dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom
the Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination Date : With respect to
each Servicer, the day of the month set forth as the Determination
Date in the related Servicing Agreement. With respect to Article IX
hereto, the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the month or if
such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately
following such fifteenth (15 th ) day.
Disqualified Organization : A
"disqualified organization" as defined in Section 860E(e)(5)
of the Code, and, for purposes of Article V herein, any Person
which is not a Permitted Transferee; provided, that a Disqualified
Organization does not include any Pass-Through Entity which owns or
holds a Residual Certificate and of which a Disqualified
Organization, directly or indirectly, may be a stockholder, partner
or beneficiary.
Distribution Account : The separate
trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities
Administrator pursuant to Section 3.23, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders and designated "Wells [Name of Master Servicer],
as Securities Administrator, in trust for registered holders of
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
200[__]-[__]." Funds in the Distribution Account shall be held in
trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set
forth in this Agreement. Each Distribution Account must be an
Eligible Account.
- 13 -
Distribution Account Deposit Date : With
respect to each Distribution Date, the Business Day prior to such
Distribution Date.
Distribution Date : The 25th day (or, if
such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately
succeeding such 25th day) of each month, with the first such date
being [__________], 200[__].
Due Date : The first day of each
calendar month, which is the day on which the Monthly Payment for
each Loan is due, exclusive of any days of grace. The "related Due
Date" for any Distribution Date is the Due Date immediately
preceding such Distribution Date.
Due Period: With respect to any
Distribution Date and the Loans, the period commencing on the
second day of the month immediately preceding the month in which
such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Eligible Account : Any account or
accounts held and established by the Securities Administrator in
trust for the Certificateholders at any Eligible
Institution.
Eligible Institution : An institution
having (i) the highest short-term debt rating, and one of the two
highest long-term debt ratings of each Rating Agency, (ii) with
respect to the Distribution Account, an unsecured long-term debt
rating of at least one of the two highest unsecured long-term debt
ratings of each Rating Agency, or (iii) the approval of each Rating
Agency.
Eligible Investments : Any one or more
of the following obligations or securities payable on demand or
having a scheduled maturity on or before the Business Day preceding
the following Distribution Date (or, with respect to the
Distribution Account maintained with the Securities Administrator,
having a scheduled maturity on or before the following Distribution
Date; provided that, such Eligible Investments shall be managed by,
or an obligation of, the institution that maintains the
Distribution Account if such Eligible Investments mature on the
Distribution Date), regardless of whether any such obligation is
issued by the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the
Securities Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates and
having at the time of purchase, or at such other time as may be
specified, the required ratings, if any, provided for in this
definition:
(a) direct
obligations of, or guaranteed as to full and timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or
instrumentality thereof, provided, that such obligations are backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States of
America;
(b) direct
obligations of, or guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and
interest by, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae or the Federal Farm Credit
System, provided, that any such obligation, at the time of purchase
or contractual commitment providing for the purchase thereof, is
qualified by each Rating Agency as an investment of funds backing
securities rated "AAA" and "Aaa" in the case of S&P and
Moody’s (the initial rating of the Senior Certificates (other
than the Class I-A-8 Certificates, which are rated "Aa1" by
Moody’s));
- 14 -
(c) demand and time
deposits in or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan
association or savings bank, provided, that the short-term deposit
ratings and/or long-term unsecured debt obligations of such
depository institution or trust company (or in the case of the
principal depository institutions in a holding company system, the
commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt obligations of such
holding company) have, in the case of commercial paper, the highest
rating available for such securities by each Rating Agency and, in
the case of long-term unsecured debt obligations, one of the two
highest ratings available for such securities by each Rating
Agency, or in each case such lower rating as will not result in the
downgrading or withdrawal of the rating or ratings then assigned to
any Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency but in no event less
than the initial rating of the Senior Certificates;
(d) general
obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state of the United
States or the District of Columbia receiving one of the two highest
long-term debt ratings available for such securities by each Rating
Agency, or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading
or withdrawal of the rating or ratings then assigned to any Class
of Certificates by any Rating Agency;
(e) commercial or
finance company paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount
obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or
on a specified date not more than one year after the date of
issuance thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest short-term unsecured rating category at the time of such
investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment,
and is issued by a corporation the outstanding senior long-term
debt obligations of which are then rated by each Rating Agency in
one of its two highest long-term unsecured rating categories, or
such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or
withdrawal of the rating or ratings then assigned to any Class of
Certificates by any Rating Agency but in no event less than the
initial rating of the Senior Certificates;
(f) guaranteed
reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company or
other corporation rated in one of the two highest rating levels
available to such issuers by each Rating Agency at the time of such
investment, provided, that any such agreement must by its terms
provide that it is terminable by the purchaser without penalty in
the event any such rating is at any time lower than such
level;
(g) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (a) or
(b) above entered into with a depository institution or trust
company (acting as principal) meeting the rating standards
described in (c) above;
(h) 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 rated by each Rating Agency in one
of its two highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the
time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for
such investment; provided, however, that securities issued by any
such corporation will not be Eligible Investments to the extent
that investment therein would cause the outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation that are then held
as part of the Distribution Account to exceed 20% of the aggregate
principal amount of all Eligible Investments then held in the
Distribution Account;
- 15 -
(i) units of taxable
money market funds (including those for which the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any affiliate
thereof receives compensation with respect to such investment)
which funds have been rated by each Rating Agency rating such fund
in its highest rating category or which have been designated in
writing by each Rating Agency as Eligible Investments with respect
to this definition;
(j) if previously
confirmed in writing to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or
any other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable
to each Rating Agency as a permitted investment of funds backing
securities having ratings equivalent to the initial rating of the
Senior Certificates; and
(k) such other
obligations as are acceptable as Eligible Investments to each
Rating Agency;
provided, however, that such instrument continues
to qualify as a "cash flow investment" pursuant to Code Section
860G(a)(6) and that no instrument or security shall be an Eligible
Investment if (i) such instrument or security evidences a right to
receive only interest payments or (ii) the right to receive
principal and interest payments derived from the underlying
investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the
yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment.
ERISA : The Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Euroclear : Euroclear Bank SA/NV,
Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear system.
Excess Loss : A Special Hazard Loss
incurred on a Loan in a Loan Group in excess of the Special Hazard
Coverage, a Fraud Loss incurred on a Loan in a Loan Group in excess
of the Fraud Coverage and a Bankruptcy Loss incurred on a Loan in a
Loan Group in excess of the Bankruptcy Coverage.
Exchange Act : The Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended.
Fannie Mae : Fannie Mae, formerly known
as the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor
thereto.
FDIC : Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Fitch : Fitch Ratings or any successor
thereto.
Fraud Coverage: As of the Cut-Off Date,
will be $[_______]. As of any date of determination after the
Cut-Off Date, the Fraud Coverage will generally be equal
to:
(1) on and after the first
Anniversary, an amount equal to:
|
|
(a)
|
2.00% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the
Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, minus
|
- 16 -
|
|
(b)
|
the aggregate amounts allocated to the
Certificates with respect to Fraud Losses on the Loans up to such
date of determination;
|
(2) from the second to and
including the fifth Anniversary, an amount equal to:
|
|
(a)
|
1.00% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the
Loans as of the Cut-Off Date, minus
|
|
|
(b)
|
the aggregate amounts allocated to the
Certificates with respect to Fraud Losses on the Loans up to such
date of determination;
|
(3) after the fifth Anniversary,
the Fraud Coverage will be zero.
Fraud Loss : The occurrence of a loss on
a Loan, as reported by the related Servicer, arising from any
action, event or state of facts with respect to such Loan which,
because it involved or arose out of any dishonest, fraudulent,
criminal, negligent or knowingly wrongful act, error or omission by
the Mortgagor, originator (or assignee thereof) of such Loan, or
the related Servicer, would result in an exclusion from, denial of,
or defense to coverage which otherwise would be provided by an
insurance policy previously issued with respect to such
Loan.
Freddie Mac : The Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Global Certificate: A Regulation S
Temporary Global Certificate or a Regulation S Permanent Global
Certificate.
[GMAC : GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, or any successor thereto.]
[GMAC 2004 Servicing Agreement : The
Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, between Sponsor and
GMAC (as modified pursuant to the related Assignment
Agreement).]
[GMAC 2005 Servicing Agreement : The
Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2005, between Sponsor
and GMAC (as modified pursuant to the related Assignment
Agreement).]
[GreenPoint : GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., or any successor thereto.]
[GreenPoint Servicing Agreement : Shall
mean the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_______], 2007, between Sponsor
and GreenPoint, as amended (as modified pursuant to the related
Assignment Agreement).]
- 17 -
Group I Available Distribution Amount :
With respect to a Distribution Date, the sum of the following
amounts that are related to the Group I Loans:
|
|
(1)
|
the total amount of all cash received by or on
behalf of each Servicer with respect to the Group I Loans by the
Determination Date for such Distribution Date and not previously
distributed (including Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries) and with respect
to any Distribution Date during the Pre-Funding Period, any related
Capitalized Interest Requirement for such Distribution Date, and
with respect to any Distribution Date immediately following the
termination of the Pre-Funding Period, any Remaining Pre-Funded
Amount (exclusive of any investment income therein),
except:
|
|
|
(a)
|
all scheduled payments of principal and interest
collected on the Group I Loans but due on a date after the related
Due Date;
|
|
|
(b)
|
all Curtailments received with respect to the
Group I Loans after the related Prepayment Period, together with
all interest paid by the Mortgagors in connection with such
Curtailments;
|
|
|
(c)
|
all Payoffs received with respect to the Group I
Loans after the related Prepayment Period, together with all
interest paid by the Mortgagors in connection with such
Payoffs;
|
|
|
(d)
|
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received on the
Group I Loans after the related Prepayment Period;
|
|
|
(e)
|
all amounts reimbursable to the related Servicer
pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement or to the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the
Custodians pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Custodial
Agreements;
|
|
|
(f)
|
reinvestment income on the balance of funds, if
any, in the Protected Accounts, the Distribution Account or the
Pre-Funding Account;
|
|
|
(g)
|
any fees payable to the Master Servicer
(including any Master Servicing Fees), the Servicers and the Credit
Risk Manager with respect to the Group I Loans, and any premiums
payable in connection with any lender paid primary mortgage
insurance policies maintained on the Group I Loans; and
|
|
|
(h)
|
all Prepayment Charges received in connection
with the Group I Loans;
|
- 18 -
|
|
(2)
|
all Advances made by a Servicer and/or the Master
Servicer or the Trustee with respect to the Group I Loans for that
Distribution Date;
|
|
|
(3)
|
any amounts paid as Compensating Interest on the
Group I Loans by a Servicer and/or the Master Servicer for that
Distribution Date;
|
|
|
(4)
|
the total amount of any cash related to the Group
I Loans deposited in the Distribution Account in connection with
the repurchase of any Group I Loan by the Depositor, Sponsor [or
AHMC]; and
|
|
|
(5)
|
the total amount of any cash related to the Group
I Loans deposited in the Distribution Account in connection with an
optional termination of the Trust Fund.
|
Group I Discount Fraction : With respect
to any Distribution Date and a Group I Discount Loan, will be a
fraction, the numerator of which is [5.500]% minus the Net Mortgage
Rate as of the Cut-Off Date of such Group I Discount Loan, and the
denominator of which is [5.500]%.
Group I Discount Fractional Principal Amount
: For any Distribution Date and the Group I Loans
will be the aggregate of the following with respect to each Group I
Discount Loan: the Group I Discount Fraction of the amounts
described in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount,
Principal Prepayment Amount and Liquidation Principal.
Group I Discount Fractional Principal Shortfall
: For any Distribution Date (i) prior to the Credit
Support Depletion Date, an amount generally equal to the sum
of:
|
|
(1)
|
the aggregate of the following with respect to
each Group I Discount Loan: the Group I Discount Fraction of any
loss (meaning a Fraud Loss, Special Hazard Loss, Bankruptcy Loss or
the amount by which the outstanding Principal Balance thereof
exceeded the Liquidation Principal and Insurance Proceeds received
in respect thereof) on such Group I Discount Loan, other than a
Special Hazard Loss in excess of the Special Hazard Coverage, a
Fraud Loss in excess of the Fraud Coverage or a Bankruptcy Loss in
excess of the Bankruptcy Coverage; and
|
|
|
(2)
|
the amounts described in clause (1) above for all
prior Distribution Dates to the extent not previously distributed,
and
|
(ii) for any
Distribution Date on or after the Credit Support Depletion Date,
zero.
Group I Discount Loan : Any Group I Loan
with a Net Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-Off Date of less than
[5.500]% per annum.
Group I Loans: Those Loans having
original terms to maturity not greater than thirty (30) years and
identified on the Loan Schedule as Group I Loans.
- 19 -
Group I Non-Discount Loan : Any Group I
Loan with a Net Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-Off Date greater than
or equal to [5.500]% per annum.
Group I Senior Certificates : The Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___] and Class
R Certificates.
Group II Available Distribution Amount :
With respect to a Distribution Date, the sum of the following
amounts that are related to the Group II Loans:
|
|
(1)
|
the total amount of all cash received by or on
behalf of each Servicer with respect to the Group II Loans by the
Determination Date for such Distribution Date and not previously
distributed (including Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries),
except:
|
|
|
(a)
|
all scheduled payments of principal and interest
collected on the Group II Loans but due on a date after the related
Due Date;
|
|
|
(b)
|
all Curtailments received with respect to the
Group II Loans after the related Prepayment Period, together with
all interest paid by the Mortgagors in connection with such
Curtailments;
|
|
|
(c)
|
all Payoffs received with respect to the Group II
Loans after the related Prepayment Period, together with interest
paid by the Mortgagors in connection with such Payoffs;
|
|
|
(d)
|
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
condemnation proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received on the
Group II Loans after the related Prepayment Period;
|
|
|
(e)
|
all amounts reimbursable to the related Servicer
pursuant to the terms of the related Servicing Agreement or to the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the
Custodians pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Custodial
Agreements;
|
|
|
(f)
|
reinvestment income on the balance of funds, if
any, in the Protected Accounts or the Distribution
Account;
|
|
|
(g)
|
any fees payable to the Master Servicer
(including any Master Servicing Fees), the Servicers and the Credit
Risk Manager with respect to the Group II Loans, and any premiums
payable in connection with any lender paid primary mortgage
insurance policies maintained on the Group II Loans; and
|
|
|
(h)
|
all Prepayment Charges received in connection
with the Group II Loans;
|
- 20 -
|
|
(2)
|
All Advances made by a Servicer and/or the Master
Servicer or the Trustee with respect to the Group II Loans for that
Distribution Date;
|
|
|
(3)
|
Any amounts paid as Compensating Interest on the
Group II Loans by a Servicer and/or the Master Servicer for that
Distribution Date;
|
|
|
(4)
|
The total amount of any cash related to the Group
II Loans deposited in the Distribution Account in connection with
the repurchase of any Group II Loan by the Depositor, Sponsor [or
AHMC]; and
|
|
|
(5)
|
the total amount of any cash related to the Group
II Loans deposited in the Distribution Account in connection with
an optional termination of the Trust Fund.
|
Group II Discount Fraction : With
respect to any Distribution Date and a Group II Discount Loan, will
be a fraction, the numerator of which is [5.500]% minus the Net
Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-Off Date of such Group II Discount
Loan, and the denominator of which is [5.500]%.
Group II Discount Fractional Principal Amount
: For any Distribution Date and the Group II Loans
will be the aggregate of the following with respect to each Group
II Discount Loan: the Group II Discount Fraction of the amounts
described in the definition of Principal Distribution Amount,
Principal Prepayment Amount and Liquidation Principal.
Group II Discount Fractional Principal Shortfall
: For any Distribution Date (i) prior to the Credit
Support Depletion Date, an amount generally equal to the sum
of:
|
|
(1)
|
the aggregate of the following with respect to
each Group II Discount Loan: the Group II Discount Fraction of any
loss (meaning a Fraud Loss, Special Hazard Loss, Bankruptcy Loss or
the amount by which the outstanding Principal Balance thereof
exceeded the Liquidation Principal and Insurance Proceeds received
in respect thereof) on such Group II Discount Loan, other than a
Special Hazard Loss in excess of the Special Hazard Coverage, a
Fraud Loss in excess of the Fraud Coverage or a Bankruptcy Loss in
excess of the Bankruptcy Coverage; and
|
|
|
(2)
|
the amounts described in clause (1) above for all
prior Distribution Dates to the extent not previously distributed,
and
|
(ii) for any Distribution Date
on or after the Credit Support Depletion Date, zero.
Group II Discount Loan : Any Group II
Loan with a Net Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-Off Date of less than
[5.500]% per annum.
Group II Loans: Those Loans having
original terms to maturity not greater than thirty (30) years and
identified on the Loan Schedule as Group II Loans. The aggregate
principal balance of the Group II Loans as of the Cut-Off Date is
equal to approximately $[___].
- 21 -
Group II Non-Discount Loan : Any Group
II Loan with a Net Mortgage Rate as of the Cut-Off Date greater
than or equal to [5.500]% per annum.
Group II Senior Certificates : The Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___] and Class
[___] Certificates.
Independent : When used with respect to
any specified Person, any such Person who (i) is in fact
independent of the Depositor, any Servicer, the Master Servicer and
the Securities Administrator, (ii) does not have any direct
financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in
the Depositor, any Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator or any Affiliate of the aforementioned and (iii) is
not connected with the Depositor, any Servicer, the Master Servicer
or the Securities Administrator as an officer, employee, promoter,
underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing
similar functions.
Indirect Depository Participants :
Entities such as banks, brokers, dealers or trust companies that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
Depository Participant, either directly or indirectly.
Initial Group I Loan : Any of the Group
I Loans included in the Trust Fund as of the Closing Date. The
aggregate principal balance of the Initial Group I Loans as of the
Cut-Off Date is equal to $[___].
Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds of any
title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy covering a
Loan, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the
restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
Interest Accrual Period : For the
Certificates other than the Adjustable Rate Certificates will be
the calendar month preceding the month in which that Distribution
Date occurs. The Interest Accrual Period for the Adjustable Rate
Certificates will be (a) as to the Distribution Date in [_______],
200[__], the period commencing on [_______], 200[__], and ending on
the day preceding the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], and
(b) as to any Distribution Date after the Distribution Date in
[_______], 200[__], the period commencing on the Distribution Date
in the month immediately preceding the month in which that
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the day preceding that
Distribution Date. Interest on the Certificates will be calculated
based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months
regardless of the actual number of days in the related Interest
Accrual Period.
Interest Distribution Amount: On any
Distribution Date, for any Class of Certificates (other than the
Class [___], Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___]
Certificates), the sum of (i) interest accrued on the related
Certificate which shall be equal to (a) the product of (1) 1/12
th of the Pass-Through Rate for such Class and (2) the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as
applicable, for such Class before giving effect to allocations of
Realized Losses in connection with such Distribution Date or
distributions to be made on such Distribution Date, reduced by (b)
Net Interest Shortfalls allocated to such Class pursuant to the
definition of "Net Interest Shortfall", including the interest
portion of Realized Losses allocated to such Class pursuant to
Section 4.2 and (ii) the amount of interest accrued but unpaid to
such Class from prior Distribution Dates.
- 22 -
Investment Withdrawal Distribution Date : As defined in Section 3.23(c).
Junior Subordinate Certificates : The
Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___] Certificates,
collectively.
Last Scheduled Distribution Date : The
Distribution Date in December 2035, which is the Distribution Date
immediately following the maturity date for the Loan with the
latest maturity date.
LIBOR : For the initial Interest Accrual
Period, the Securities Administrator will determine One-Month LIBOR
for such Interest Accrual Period based on information available on
the second Business Day preceding the Closing Date with respect to
the Adjustable Rate Certificates, and for any Interest Accrual
Period thereafter, on the second Business Day preceding the related
Interest Accrual Period, the one-month rate which appears on the
Dow Jones Telerate System, page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m., London time
on the LIBOR Determination Date. If such rate is not provided,
LIBOR shall mean the rate determined by the Securities
Administrator (or a calculation agent on its behalf) in accordance
with the following procedure:
(i) The Securities
Administrator on the LIBOR Determination Date will request the
principal London offices of each of four major Reference Banks in
the London interbank market, as selected by the Securities
Administrator, to provide the Securities Administrator with its
offered quotation for deposits in United States dollars for the
upcoming one-month period, commencing on the second LIBOR Business
Day immediately following such LIBOR Determination Date, to prime
banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m.
London time on such LIBOR Determination Date and in a principal
amount that is representative for a single transaction in United
States dollars in such market at such time. If at least two such
quotations are provided, LIBOR determined on such LIBOR
Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of such
quotations.
(ii) If fewer than
two quotations are provided, LIBOR determined on such LIBOR
Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted
at approximately 11:00 a.m. in New York City on such LIBOR
Determination Date by three major banks in New York City selected
by the Securities Administrator for one-month United States dollar
loans to lending European banks, in a principal amount that is
representative for a single transaction in United States dollars in
such market at such time; provided, however, that if the banks so
selected by the Securities Administrator are not quoting as
mentioned in this sentence, LIBOR determined on such LIBOR
Determination Date will continue to be LIBOR as then currently in
effect on such LIBOR Determination Date.
The establishment of LIBOR and each Pass-Through
Rate for the Adjustable Rate Certificates by the Securities
Administrator shall (in the absence of manifest error) be final,
conclusive and binding upon each Holder of an Adjustable Rate
Certificate and the Securities Administrator.
- 23 -
LIBOR Business Day : Any day on which
dealings in United States dollars are transacted in the London
interbank market.
LIBOR Determination Date : The second
LIBOR Business Day before the first day of the related Interest
Accrual Period.
Liquidated Loan : A Loan as to which the
related Servicer has determined in accordance with its customary
servicing practices that all amounts which it expects to recover
from or on account of such Loan, whether from Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, have been recovered. For
purposes of this definition, acquisition of a Mortgaged Property by
the Trust Fund shall not constitute final liquidation of the
related Loan.
Liquidation Principal : With respect to
any Distribution Date and any Loan Group, the principal portion of
net Liquidation Proceeds received with respect to each such Loan
which became a Liquidated Loan (but not in excess of the Principal
Balance thereof) during the related Prepayment Period.
Liquidation Proceeds: The amount (other
than Insurance Proceeds or amounts received in respect of the
rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition) received by
the related Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement in
connection with (i) the taking of all or a part of a Mortgaged
Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation, (ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Loan through a
trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the
repurchase, substitution or sale of a Loan or an REO Property
pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.3 or Section 9.1, in
each case net of any portion thereof that represents a recovery of
principal or interest for which an Advance was made by a Servicer
or the Master Servicer.
Loan Documents : The documents
evidencing or relating to each Loan delivered to the Custodian
under the Custodial Agreement on behalf of the Trustee.
Loan Group : The Group I Loans and Group
II Loans, as applicable.
Loan Schedule : The schedule, as amended
from time to time, of Loans, attached hereto as Schedule One, which
shall set forth as to each Loan the following, among other
things:
|
|
(i)
|
the loan number of the Loan and name of the
related Mortgagor;
|
|
|
(ii)
|
the street address of the Mortgaged Property
including city, state and zip code;
|
|
|
(iii)
|
the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-Off
Date;
|
|
|
(iv)
|
the original term and maturity date of the
related Mortgage Note;
|
|
|
(v)
|
the original Principal Balance;
|
|
|
(vi)
|
the first payment date;
|
- 24 -
|
|
(vii)
|
the Monthly Payment in effect as of the Cut-Off
Date;
|
|
|
(viii)
|
the date of the last paid installment of
interest;
|
|
|
(ix)
|
the unpaid Principal Balance as of the close of
business on the Cut-Off Date;
|
|
|
(x)
|
the Loan-to-Value ratio at
origination;
|
|
|
(xi)
|
the type of property and the Original Value of
the Mortgaged Property;
|
|
|
(xii)
|
whether a primary mortgage insurance policy is in
effect as of the Cut-Off Date;
|
|
|
(xiii)
|
the nature of occupancy at
origination;
|
|
|
(xiv)
|
the related Loan Group;
|
|
|
(xv)
|
the applicable Servicer; and
|
|
|
(xvi)
|
the applicable Custodian.
|
Loans : The Mortgages and the related
Mortgage Notes, each transferred and assigned to the Trustee
pursuant to the provisions hereof as from time to time are held as
part of the Trust Fund, as so identified in the Loan Schedule. Each
of the Loans is referred to individually in this Agreement as a
"Loan". After each Subsequent Transfer Date, Loans shall include
any Subsequent Loans transferred to the Trust on such Subsequent
Transfer Date.
Loan-to-Value Ratio : The original
principal amount of a Loan divided by the Original Value; however,
references to "current Loan-to-Value Ratio" shall mean the then
current Principal Balance of a Loan divided by the Original
Value.
Master Servicer : As of the Closing
Date, [Name of Master Servicer] and thereafter, its respective
successors in interest who meet the qualifications of this
Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator
shall at all times be the same Person or Affiliates.
Master Servicer Event of Default : One
or more of the events described in Section 7.1
hereof.
Master Servicing Compensation : As
defined in Section 3.14(a).
Master Servicing Fee : As to each Loan
and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one twelfth of the
product of the Master Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the
Scheduled Principal Balance of such Loan as of the Due Date in the
month preceding the month of such Distribution Date.
Master Servicing Fee Rate : [_____]% per
annum.
- 25 -
Monthly Advance : As to any Loan or REO
Property, any advance made by a Servicer in respect of any
Determination Date or in respect of any Distribution Date by a
successor Servicer or by the Master Servicer or the Trustee
pursuant to Section 4.7 of this Agreement (which advances shall not
include principal or interest shortfalls due to bankruptcy
proceedings or application of the Relief Act or similar state or
local laws.)
Monthly Payment : The scheduled payment
of principal and interest on a Loan which is due on any Due Date
for such Loan after giving effect to any reduction in the amount of
interest collectible from any Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief
Act.
Moody’s : Moody’s Investors
Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
Mortgage : The mortgage, deed of trust
or other instrument creating a first lien on, or first priority
security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage
Note.
Mortgage File : The Loan Documents
pertaining to a particular Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate : For any Loan,
the per annum rate at which interest accrues on such Loan pursuant
to the terms of the related Mortgage Note without regard to any
reduction thereof as a result of the Relief Act.
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement : The
Sponsor Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement [or the AHMC Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, as applicable].
Mortgage Note : The note or other
evidence of indebtedness evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor
under a Loan.
Mortgage Pool : All of the
Loans.
Mortgaged Property : With respect to any
Loan, the real property, together with improvements thereto,
securing the indebtedness of the Mortgagor under the related
Loan.
Mortgagor : The obligor on a Mortgage
Note.
[National City : National City Mortgage
Co., or any successor thereto.]
[National City Servicing Agreement : The
Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of January 1, 2005, between Sponsor and National City, as
amended (as modified pursuant to the related Assignment
Agreement).]
Net Interest Shortfall : For any
Distribution Date, the sum of (i) any Prepayment Interest Shortfall
for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Relief Act Interest Shortfall
for such Distribution Date and (iii) the portion of Realized Losses
attributable to interest allocated to the Certificates.
Net Mortgage Rate: For each Loan and for
any date of determination, a per annum rate equal to the Mortgage
Interest Rate for such Loan less the related Servicing Fee Rate,
the Master Servicing Fee Rate, the Credit Risk Management Fee Rate
and the rate at which any lender paid mortgage insurance is
calculated.
- 26 -
Nonrecoverable Advance : With respect to
any Loan, any Advance or Servicing Advance which the related
Servicer shall have determined to be a Nonrecoverable Advance as
defined in and pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, or
which the Master Servicer shall have determined to be
nonrecoverable pursuant to Section 4.7, respectively, and which
was, or is proposed to be, made by such Servicer or the Master
Servicer.
Non-U.S. Person : A Person that is not a
U.S. Person.
Notional Amount : With respect to the
Class [___] Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal
to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [___]
Certificates. For federal income tax purposes the Notional Amount
of the Class [___] Certificates will equal the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA1.
With respect to the Class [___] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Principal
Balance of the Group I Loans.
With respect to the Class [___] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Principal
Balance of the Group II Loans.
Officer’s Certificate : With
respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or a Vice-President, however denominated, of
such Person (or, in the case of a Person which is not a
corporation, signed by the person or persons having like
responsibilities), and delivered to the Trustee.
Opinion of Counsel : A written opinion
of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for
the Depositor, a Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the
Master Servicer, acceptable to the Trustee, except that any opinion
of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any REMIC as a
REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an
opinion of Independent counsel.
[Original Capitalized Interest Amount :
The amount deposited by the Depositor in the Capitalized Interest
Account on the Closing Date, which amount is $[___].]
[O riginal Pre-Funded Amount
: The amount deposited by the Depositor in the
Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date, which amount is
$[___].]
Original Value : With respect to any
Loan other than a Loan originated for the purpose of refinancing an
existing mortgage debt, the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value (if
any) of the Mortgaged Property at the time the Loan was originated
or (b) the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property by the
Mortgagor. With respect to a Loan originated for the purpose of
refinancing existing mortgage debt, the Original Value shall be
equal to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property at the time the Loan was originated or (b) the appraised
value at the time the refinanced mortgage debt was
incurred.
OTS : The Office of Thrift Supervision,
or any successor thereto.
- 27 -
Ownership Interest : With respect to any
Residual Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such
Residual Certificate, including any interest in a Residual
Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein
whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as
pledge.
Pass-Through Entity : Any regulated
investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust
fund, partnership, trust or estate, and any organization to which
Section 1381 of the Code applies.
Pass-Through Rate : With respect to the
Class [__] Certificates and the Distribution Date in [_______],
200[__], [___]% per annum, and with respect to any Distribution
Date thereafter, a per annum rate equal to the least of
(a) One-Month LIBOR plus [___]% and (b) [___]%.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], [___]% per annum, and
with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter, a per annum rate
equal to the lesser of (i) the excess, if any, of [___]% over the
Pass-Through Rate applicable to the Class [__] Certificates and
(ii) [___]%, but such rate will not be less than zero for any
Distribution Date. For federal income tax purposes, the
Pass-Through Rate on the Class [__] Certificates will be a per
annum rate equal the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IA1 minus the applicable Pass-Through
Rate for the Class [__] Certificates for such Distribution Date,
but will not be less than zero for any Distribution
Date.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], [___]% per annum, and
with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter, a per annum rate
equal to the lesser of (a) One-Month LIBOR plus [___]% and (b)
[___]%.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], [___]% per annum, and
with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter, a rate per annum
equal to the excess of (a) [___]% over (b) the product of (i)
One-Month LIBOR and (ii) [___], but such rate will not be less than
zero for any Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], [___]% per annum, and
with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter, a per annum rate
equal to the excess of (i) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage
Rates of the Group II Loans over (b) [___]%, but will not be less
than zero on any Distribution Date. For purpose of this
calculation, the Group I Discount Loans are assumed to have a Net
Mortgage Rate of [___]%. For federal income tax purposes the Class
[__] Certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate but will be
entitled to 100% of the amounts distributed on REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-IAIO.
- 28 -
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Class [__] Certificates and
the Distribution Date in [_______], 200[__], [___]% per annum, and
with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter, a per annum rate
equal to the excess of (i) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage
Rates of the Group II Loans over (b) [___]%, but will not be less
than zero on any Distribution Date. For the purpose of this
calculation, the Group II Discount Loans are assumed to have a Net
Mortgage Rate of [___]%. For federal income tax purposes the Class
[__] Certificates will not have a Pass-Through Rate but will be
entitled to 100% of the amounts distributed on REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-IIAIO.
With respect to the Class R Certificates and any
Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
With respect to the Subordinate Certificates and
any Distribution Date, [___]% per annum.
Payoff : Any voluntary payment of
principal on a Loan by a Mortgagor equal to the entire outstanding
Principal Balance of such Loan, if received in advance of the last
scheduled Due Date for such Loan and is not accompanied by
scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of such payment-in-full.
Percentage Interest: With respect to any
Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates) and
any date of determination, the undivided percentage ownership in
such Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the initial Certificate
Principal Balance or Notional Amount represented by such
Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate initial
Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of all of the
Certificates of such Class. Each Certificate is issuable only in
minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to the Authorized
Denomination of the related Class of Certificates; provided,
however, that a single Certificate of each such Class of
Certificates may be issued having a Percentage Interest
corresponding to the remainder of the aggregate initial Certificate
Principal Balance or Notional Amount of such Class or to an
otherwise Authorized Denomination for such Class plus such
remainder. With respect to any Residual Certificate, the undivided
percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by such Certificate,
is as set forth on the face of such Certificate.
- 29 -
Permitted Transferee : With respect to
the holding or ownership of any Residual Certificate, any Person
other than (i) the United States, a State or any political
subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, (ii) a foreign government or International Organization,
or any agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii)
an organization (except certain farmers’ cooperatives
described in Code Section 521) which is exempt from the taxes
imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (unless such organization is
subject to the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated
business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone
cooperatives described in Code Section 1381(a)(2)(C), (v) any
electing large partnership under Section 775 of the Code, (vi) any
Person from whom the Trustee or the Securities Administrator has
not received an affidavit to the effect that it is not a
"disqualified organization" within the meaning of Section
860E(e)(5) of the Code, and (vii) any other Person so designated by
the Depositor based upon an Opinion of Counsel (which shall not be
an expense of the Securities Administrator or the Trustee) that the
transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such
Person may cause any REMIC hereunder 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 Code Section 7701 or successor
provisions. A corporation shall not be treated as an
instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political
subdivision thereof 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 governmental unit.
Person : Any individual, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Plan : As defined in Section
5.2.
Plan Assets : As defined in Section
5.2.
[Pre-Funding Account : The account
established and maintained pursuant to
Section 3.26.]
[Pre-Funding Period : The period from
the Closing Date until the earlier of (i) the date on which the
amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of
investment income) is reduced to zero or (ii) [_______],
200[__].]
Prepaid Monthly Payment : Any Monthly
Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date, which is intended
to be applied to a Loan on its scheduled Due Date and held in the
related Protected Account until the related Servicer Remittance
Date following its scheduled Due Date.
Prepayment Charge: With respect to any
Principal Prepayment, any prepayment premium, penalty or charge
payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment
on a Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note, as
set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule.
- 30 -
Prepayment Charge Schedule: As of any
date, the list of Loans providing for a Prepayment Charge included
in the Trust Fund on such date, attached hereto as Schedule Two
(including the prepayment charge summary attached thereto). The
Depositor shall deliver or cause the delivery of the Prepayment
Charge Schedule to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Credit
Risk Manager on the Closing Date. The Prepayment Charge Schedule
shall set forth the following information with respect to each
Prepayment Charge:
|
|
(i)
|
the Loan identifying number;
|
|
|
(ii)
|
a code indicating the type of Prepayment
Charge;
|
|
|
(iii)
|
the date on which the first Monthly Payment was
due on the related Mortgaged Loan;
|
|
|
(iv)
|
the term of the related Prepayment
Charge;
|
|
|
(v)
|
the original Principal Balance of the related
Loan; and
|
|
|
(vi)
|
the Principal Balance of the related Loan as of
the Cut-Off Date.
|
Prepayment Interest Shortfall : For any
Distribution Date and any Loan on which a Payoff was made by a
Mortgagor during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to
one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on
such Loan less the amount of interest actually paid by the
Mortgagor with respect to such Payoff.
Prepayment Period : For any Distribution
Date is (i) with respect to the Loans serviced by [National City],
the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the
first day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, (ii)
with respect to the Loans serviced by [GreenPoint], the Loans
serviced by [Wells Fargo], the Loans serviced by [American Home]
and the Loans serviced by [GMAC pursuant to the GMAC 2004 Servicing
Agreement], the calendar month immediately preceding the month in
which such Distribution Date occurs and (iii) with respect to the
Loans serviced by [GMAC pursuant to the GMAC 2005 Servicing
Agreement], the period commencing on the 16th day of the month
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and
ending on the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
Principal Balance : For any Loan and at
the time of any determination, the principal balance of such Loan
remaining to be paid at the close of business on the Cut-Off Date
or Subsequent Cut-Off Date, as applicable, after deduction of all
principal payments due on or before the Cut-Off Date or Subsequent
Cut-Off Date, as applicable, whether or not received, reduced by
the principal portion of all amounts received with respect to such
Loan after the Cut-Off Date or Subsequent Cut-Off Date, as
applicable, and distributed or to be distributed to
Certificateholders through the Distribution Date in the month of
such determination. In the case of a Substitute Loan, "Principal
Balance" shall mean, at the time of any determination, the
principal balance of such Substitute Loan on the related Cut-Off
Date or Subsequent Cut-Off Date, as applicable, reduced by the
principal portion of all amounts received with respect to such Loan
after the Cut-Off Date or Subsequent Cut-Off Date, as applicable,
and distributed or to be distributed to Certificateholders through
the Distribution Date in the month of determination. The Principal
Balance of a Liquidated Loan shall be zero.
- 31 -
Principal Distribution Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date and a Loan Group, the sum
of:
|
|
(1)
|
scheduled principal payments on the Loans in the
related Loan Group due during the related Due Period;
|
|
|
(2)
|
the principal portion of repurchase proceeds
received with respect to the Loans in the related Loan Group which
were repurchased as permitted or required by this Agreement during
the related Prepayment Period; and
|
|
|
(3)
|
any other unscheduled payments of principal which
were received on the Loans in the related Loan Group during the
related Prepayment Period, other than Payoffs, Curtailments or
Liquidation Principal.
|
Principal Prepayment : Any payment of
principal on a Loan which constitutes a Payoff or a
Curtailment.
Principal Prepayment Amount : On any
Distribution Date and for any Loan Group, the sum of (i)
Curtailments received during the related Prepayment Period, (ii)
Payoffs received during the related Prepayment Period and (iii)
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries
received during the related Prepayment Period.
Pro Rata Allocation : On any
Distribution Date with respect to (a) the allocation of the
principal portion of certain losses relating to a Loan to the
related Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) and/or to the
Subordinate Certificates, as applicable, pro rata according to
their respective aggregate Certificate Principal Balances on such
date of allocation (except that if the loss is incurred with
respect to a Group I Discount Loan, the Group I Discount Fraction
of such loss will be allocated to the Class [__] Certificates, and
the remainder of such loss will be allocated as described above in
this definition without regard to this parenthetical and if the
loss is incurred with respect to a Group II Discount Loan, the
Group II Discount Fraction of such loss will be allocated to the
Class [__] Certificates, and the remainder of such loss will be
allocated as described above in this definition without regard to
this parenthetical); provided that (i) the Pro Rata Allocation of
any such loss allocable to the Class [__] Certificates and Class
[__] Certificates will be allocated first to the Class [__]
Certificates, up to a maximum amount of $[__] with respect to the
Class [__] Certificates, and up to a maximum amount of $[__] with
respect to the Class [__] Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class [__] Certificates has been reduced
to zero, and then to the Class [__] Certificates and Class [__]
Certificates, respectively, until the Certificate Principal Balance
of each such Class has been reduced to zero, and (ii) the Pro Rata
Allocation of any such loss allocable to the Class [__]
Certificates will be allocated first to the Class [__] Certificates
until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [__]
Certificates has been reduced to zero, and then to the Class [__]
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[__] Certificates has been reduced to zero, and (b) the allocation
of interest portion of certain losses relating to a Loan to the
related Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__] Certificates
and Class [__] Certificates) and/or to the Subordinate
Certificates, as applicable, pro rata, first according to the
Interest Distribution Amounts due to such Classes on such date of
allocation, in reduction thereof until the amount of interest
accrued but unpaid on such Distribution Date has been reduced to
zero and then pro rata, according to their outstanding Certificate
Principal Balances in reduction thereof until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero; provided that
(i) the Pro Rata Allocation of any such loss allocable to the Class
[__] Certificates and Class [__] Certificates will be allocated
first to the Class [__] Certificates up to a maximum amount of
$[__] with respect to the Class [__] Certificates, and up to a
maximum amount of $[__] with respect to the Class [__]
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[__] Certificates has been reduced to zero, and then to the Class
[__] Certificates and Class [__] Certificates until the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero, and
(ii) the Pro Rata Allocation of any such loss allocable to the
Class [__] Certificates will be allocated first to the Class [__]
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[__] Certificates has been reduced to zero, and then to the Class
[__] Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero.
- 32 -
Protected Account : An account or
accounts established and maintained for the benefit of the
Certificateholders by each Servicer with respect to the related
Loans and with respect to REO Property pursuant to the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
Purchase Obligation : An obligation of
the Depositor, Sponsor [or AHMC] to repurchase Loans under the
circumstances and in the manner provided in Section 2.3.
Purchase Price : With respect to any
Loan to be purchased pursuant to a Purchase Obligation, or any Loan
to be purchased or repurchased relating to an REO Property, and as
confirmed by an Officers’ Certificate from the Master
Servicer to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, an amount
equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Principal Balance thereof as of
the date of purchase (or in the case of an REO Property being
purchased as provided in Section 9.1, 100% of the fair market
value of such REO Property), (ii) in the case of (x) a Loan,
accrued interest on such Principal Balance at the applicable Net
Mortgage Rate from the date interest was last paid by the related
Mortgagor or advanced by the applicable Servicer or the Master
Servicer, which payment or Advance had as of the date of purchase
been distributed pursuant to Section 4.1, through the end of the
calendar month in which the purchase is to be effected and (y) an
REO Property, the sum of (1) accrued interest on such Principal
Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate from the date interest
was last paid by the related Mortgagor or advanced by the
applicable Servicer or the Master Servicer through the end of the
calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which
such REO Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for
such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending
with the calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected,
net of the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and Advances that as of the date of purchase
had been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest in
accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, (iii) any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances (including
Nonrecoverable Advances) and any unpaid Servicing Fees or Master
Servicing Fees allocable to such Loan or REO Property and (iv) in
the case of a Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section
2.3, expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master
Servicer, the Servicers, the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to a
Purchase Obligation and any costs and damages incurred by the Trust
Fund in connection with any violation by any such Loan of any
predatory or abusive lending law.
- 33 -
Rating Agency : Initially, each of
Moody’s and S&P; thereafter, each nationally recognized
statistical rating organization that has rated the Certificates at
the request of the Depositor, or their respective successors in
interest.
Ratings : As of any date of
determination, the ratings, if any, of the Certificates as assigned
by each Rating Agency.
Realized Loss : With respect to any
Distribution Date and any Liquidated Loan which became a Liquidated
Loan during the related Prepayment Period, the sum of (i) the
Principal Balance of such Loan remaining outstanding (after all
recoveries of principal, including net Liquidation Proceeds, have
been applied thereto) and the principal portion of Nonrecoverable
Advances with respect to such Loan which have been reimbursed from
amounts received in respect of the Loans in such Loan Group other
than the related Loan, and (ii) the accrued interest on such Loan
remaining unpaid and the interest portion of Nonrecoverable
Advances with respect to such Loan which have been reimbursed from
amounts received in respect of the Loans in such Loan Group other
than the related Loan. The amounts described in clause (i) shall be
the principal portion of Realized Losses and the amounts described
in clause (ii) shall be the interest portion of Realized Losses. In
addition, to the extent a Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries
with respect to any defaulted Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss
with respect to that defaulted Loan will be reduced to the extent
such recoveries are applied to reduce the Certificate Principal
Balance of any Class of Certificates on any Distribution
Date.
Record Date : With respect to the
Adjustable Rate Certificates, the Business Day prior to the related
Distribution Date and with respect to the Certificates other than
the Adjustable Rate Certificates, the last Business Day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which the related
Distribution Date occurs.
Reference Banks : Barclay’s Bank
PLC, The Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank and National Westminster Bank PLC
and their successors in interest; provided, however, that if any of
the foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a Reference Bank,
then any leading banks selected by the Securities Administrator
which are engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the
International Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place of
business in London, (ii) not controlling, under the control of or
under common control with the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof
and (iii) which have been designated as such by the Securities
Administrator.
Regular Interest Certificates : The
Certificates, other than the Class R Certificates.
Regulation S Permanent Global Certificate: As defined in Section 5.1.
Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate: As defined in Section 5.1.
Release Date: The 40 th day
after the later of (i) commencement of the offering of the
Certificates and (ii) the Closing Date.
- 34 -
Relief Act : The Servicemembers Relief
Act of 2003, as amended, or similar state or local laws.
Relief Act Interest Shortfall: With
respect to any Distribution Date and a Loan, any reduction in the
amount of interest collectible on such Loan for the most recently
ended calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date
as a result of the application of the Relief Act.
[Remaining Pre-Funded Amount : With
respect to any Group I Loans, an amount equal to the Original
Pre-Funded Amount minus the amount equal to 100% of the aggregate
outstanding Principal Balance of the Subsequent Loans transferred
to such Loan Group during the Pre-Funding Period.]
REMIC : A "real estate mortgage
investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Code.
REMIC Opinion : An Opinion of Counsel
stating that, under the REMIC Provisions, any contemplated action
will not cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in
the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not
limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code).
REMIC Provisions : Provisions of the
federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment
conduits which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M
of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations
and rulings promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
REMIC Regular Interests : Any of the
REMIC I Regular Interests or Regular Interest
Certificates.
REMIC I : The segregated pool of assets,
with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting
of: (i) the Loans (exclusive of payments of principal and interest
due on or before the Cut-Off Date, if any, received by the Master
Servicer which shall not constitute an asset of the Trust Fund) as
from time to time are subject to this Agreement and all payments
under and proceeds of such Loans (exclusive of any late payment
charges received on the Loans), together with all documents
included in the related Mortgage File, subject to Section 2.1; (ii)
such funds or assets as from time to time are deposited in the
Distribution Account and belonging to the Trust Fund; (iii) any REO
Property in respect of a Loan; (iv) the primary hazard insurance
policies, if any, the primary insurance policies, if any, and all
other insurance policies with respect to the Loans; (v) the
Depositor’s interest in respect of the representations and
warranties made by Sponsor in the Sponsor Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement as assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1
hereof; and (vi) the Depositor’s interest in respect of the
representations and warranties made by [AHMC in the AHMC Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement] as assigned to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.1 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, REMIC I
specifically excludes the Class [___] Reserve Fund, the Cap
Contract, the Pre-Funding Account, the Capitalized Interest Account
and any payments made thereunder.
- 35 -
REMIC I Regular Interests :
Any of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I (as defined in the
Preliminary Statement) issued hereunder and designated as a Regular
Interest in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest (other than
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IAPO, REMIC I Regular Interest
LT-IIAPO, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-P1 and REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-P2) shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated
REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be
entitled to distributions of principal (other than REMIC I Regular
Interest LT-IAIO and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIAIO) subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to
its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the
Preliminary Statement hereto.
REMIC II : The pool of assets consisting
of the REMIC I Regular Interests and all payments of principal or
interest on or with respect to the REMIC I Regular Interests after
the Cut-Off Date.
REMIC II Certificates : The Group I
Senior Certificates, Group II Senior Certificates, Class P
Certificates and Subordinate Certificates.
Remittance Report : A report by the
Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.6.
REO Disposition : The sale or other
disposition of an REO Property on behalf of REMIC I.
REO Imputed Interest : As to any REO
Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was
at any time part of REMIC I, one month’s interest at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Scheduled Principal Balance of
such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar
month, of the related Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of
business on the Distribution Date in such calendar
month.
REO Property : A Mortgaged Property,
title to which has been acquired by a Servicer on behalf of the
Trust Fund through foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or
otherwise.
Residual Certificateholder : The
registered Holder of a Class R Certificate.
Residual Certificates : The Class R
Certificates. Components R-1 and R-2 of the Class R Certificates
are hereby designated as the sole Class of "residual interests" in
each of REMIC I and REMIC II, respectively.
Responsible Officer : When used with
respect to the Trustee, any officer in the corporate trust
department or similar group of the Trustee with direct
responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also,
with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her
knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. When used
with respect to the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of
Directors or Trustees, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the
Executive or Standing Committee of the Board of Directors or
Trustees, the President, the Chairman of the Committee on Trust
Matters, any Vice-President, any Assistant Vice-President, the
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, the Cashier, any Assistant Cashier, any Trust Officer or
Assistant Trust Officer, the Controller, any Assistant Controller
or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to
those performed by any of the above-designated officers and in each
case having direct responsibility for the administration of this
Agreement, and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other
officer to whom such matter is referred because of such
officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject. When used with respect to the Depositor or any other
Person, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors,
the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of any executive committee of the
Board of Directors, the President, any Vice-President, the
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, any Assistant
Treasurer, or any other officer of the Depositor customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the
above-designated officers and also, with respect to a particular
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because
of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the
particular subject.
- 36 -
S&P : Standard & Poor’s, a
division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., provided, that at any
time it is a Rating Agency.
Scheduled Principal Balance : With
respect to any Loan and a Due Date, the unpaid principal balance of
such Loan as specified in the amortization schedule (before any
adjustment to such schedule by reason of bankruptcy or similar
proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period) for
such Due Date, after giving effect to any previously applied
Curtailments, the payment of principal on such Due Date and any
reduction of the Principal Balance of such Loan by a bankruptcy
court, irrespective of any delinquency in payment by the related
Mortgagor.
Securities Act : The Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
Securities Administrator : As of the
Closing Date, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and
thereafter, its respective successors in interest who meet the
qualifications of this Agreement. The Securities Administrator and
the Master Servicer shall at all times be the same Person or
Affiliates.
Senior Certificates : The Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class
[__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class R
Certificates.
Senior Interest Shortfall Amount: For
any Distribution Date and the Senior Certificates of a Loan Group
(other than the Class [__] Certificates and Class [__]
Certificates) will be equal to that amount by which the Interest
Distribution Amount payable to the related Senior Certificates
(other than the Class [__] Certificates and Class [__]
Certificates) on such Distribution Date exceeds the related
Available Distribution Amount.
Senior Liquidation Amount : For any
Distribution Date and a Loan Group, the aggregate with respect to
each related Loan which became a Liquidated Loan during the related
Prepayment Period, of the lesser of: (i) the related Senior
Percentage of the Principal Balance of such Loan (exclusive of the
Group I Discount Fraction thereof, if such Loan is a Group I
Discount Loan or the Group II Discount Fraction thereof, if such
Loan is a Group II Discount Loan), and (ii) the related Senior
Prepayment Percentage of the Liquidation Principal with respect to
such Loan (exclusive of the Group I Discount Fraction thereof, if
such Loan is a Group I Discount Loan or the Group II Discount
Fraction thereof, if such Loan is a Group II Discount
Loan).
- 37 -
Senior Percentage : As of the Closing
Date, [__]%, with respect to the Group I Loans, and [__]% with
respect to the Group II Loans; thereafter, for any Distribution
Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of
which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the related
Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__], Class
[__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates), immediately
preceding such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is
the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Loans in such Loan
Group, in each case as of the first day of the related Due Period
(exclusive of the Group I Discount Fraction of any such Loan, if
such Loan is a Group I Discount Loan or the Group II Discount
Fraction of any such Loan, if such Loan is a Group II Discount
Loan).
Senior Prepayment Percentage : For any
Loan Group and any Distribution Date, the percentage indicated in
the following table:
|
Distribution Date Occurring
In
|
|
Senior Prepayment Percentage
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
100%
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
Senior Percentage + 70% of the Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
Senior Percentage + 60% of the Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
Senior Percentage + 40% of the Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
Senior Percentage + 20% of the Subordinate
Percentage
|
|
[________] and thereafter
|
|
Senior Percentage
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Senior
Prepayment Percentage with respect to each Loan Group, will be
equal to 100% on any Distribution Date on which (i) the Aggregate
Senior Percentage for that Distribution Date exceeds the Aggregate
Senior Percentage as of the Closing Date or (ii) the aggregate
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Loans (including Loans in
bankruptcy, foreclosure and related REO Property) which are 60 or
more days delinquent (averaged over the preceding six-month
period), as a percentage of the Aggregate Subordinate Amount, is
equal to or greater than 50% as of such Distribution Date, or
cumulative Realized Losses on the Loans allocated to the
Subordinate Certificates are greater than the following
amounts:
|
Distribution Date Occurring
In
|
|
Percentage of the Aggregate
Subordinate
Amount as of the Cut-Off Date
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
30%
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
35%
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
40%
|
|
[________] through [________]
|
|
45%
|
|
[________] and thereafter
|
|
50%
|
- 38 -
If on any Distribution Date the allocation to the
Senior Certificates of a Loan Group (other than the Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) of
Principal Prepayments in the percentage required would reduce the
sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the related
Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__], Class
[__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) below zero, the
Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date shall be
limited to the percentage necessary to reduce such sum to
zero.
Senior Principal Distribution Amount :
With respect to any Distribution Date and a Loan Group, the sum of
the following for that Distribution Date:
|
|
(1)
|
the related Senior Percentage of the related
Principal Distribution Amount (exclusive of the portion thereof
attributable to the Group I Discount Fractional Principal Amount or
the portion thereof attributable to the Group II Discount
Fractional Principal Amount, as applicable);
|
|
|
(2)
|
the related Senior Prepayment Percentage of the
related Principal Prepayment Amount (exclusive of the portion
thereof attributable to the Group I Discount Fractional Principal
Amount or the portion thereof attributable to the Group II Discount
Fractional Principal Amount, as applicable); and
|
|
|
(3)
|
the related Senior Liquidation Amount.
|
Servicer : [National City, GreenPoint,
GMAC, Wells Fargo or American Home], as applicable, or any
successor appointed under the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
Servicer Credit Risk Management Agreement : As defined in Section 3.1.
Servicer Remittance Date : With respect
to each Distribution Date shall mean (i) with respect to
[National City, American Home and GMAC], the 18 th day
of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if
such 18 th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day
immediately preceding such 18 th day, (ii) with respect
to [GreenPoint], the 10 th day of the calendar month in
which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 10 th
day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding
such 10 th day and (iii) with respect to [Wells
Fargo], the 22 nd day of the calendar month in which
such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 22 nd day is
not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 22
nd day.
Servicing Advances : The customary
reasonable and necessary "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses
incurred prior to or on or after the Cut-Off Date by the related
Servicer in connection with a default, delinquency or other
unanticipated event by the related Servicer in the performance of
its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost
of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged
Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including
foreclosures, in respect of a particular Loan and (iii) the
management (including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and
liquidation of any REO Property. No Servicer shall be required to
make any Servicing Advance in respect of a Loan or REO Property
that, in the good faith business judgment of such Servicer would
not be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds on such Loan or REO Property as provided
herein.
- 39 -
Servicing Agreement : [The National City
Servicing Agreement, the GreenPoint Servicing Agreement, the GMAC
2004 Servicing Agreement, the GMAC 2005 Servicing Agreement, the
Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement and the American Home Servicing
Agreement], each as modified by the related Assignment
Agreement.
Servicing Criteria : The "servicing
criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may
be amended from time to time.
Servicing Fee : With respect to each
Loan and for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one twelfth
of the product of the related Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the
Scheduled Principal Balance of such Loan as of the Due Date in the
month preceding the month of such Distribution Date. The Servicing
Fee is payable solely from collections of interest on the Loans or
as otherwise provided in the related Servicing
Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate : As set forth in the
related Servicing Agreement.
Servicing Officer : Any individual
involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing
of the Loans whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of
servicing officers furnished to the Trustee, the Depositor and the
Securities Administrator on the Closing Date by each Servicer and
the Master Servicer, as such lists may from time to time be
amended.
Shift Percentage : Shall be 0% for the
first 5 years following the Closing Date, 30% in the sixth year
following the Closing Date, 40% in the seventh year following the
Closing Date, 60% in the eighth year following the Closing Date,
80% in the ninth year following the Closing Date and 100% for any
year thereafter.
Special Hazard Coverage: As of the
Cut-Off Date $[________]. On each Anniversary, the Special Hazard
Coverage will be reduced to an amount equal to the lesser
of:
|
|
(a)
|
the aggregate Principal Balance of the Loans
located in the zip code containing the largest aggregate Principal
Balance of the Loans;
|
|
|
(b)
|
1.0% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the
Loans; and
|
- 40 -
|
|
(c)
|
twice the Principal Balance of the largest Loan,
calculated as of the Due Date in the immediately preceding month
(after giving effect to all scheduled payments whether or not
received); and
|
|
|
(2)
|
the Special Hazard Coverage as of the Cut-Off
Date as reduced by the Special Hazard Losses allocated to the
Certificates since the Cut-Off Date.
|
Special Hazard Loss : The occurrence of
any direct physical loss or damage to a Mortgaged Property relating
to a Liquidated Loan, as reported by the related Servicer, not
covered by a standard hazard maintenance policy with extended
coverage which is caused by or results from any cause except: (i)
fire, lightning, windstorm, hail, explosion, riot, riot attending a
strike, civil commotion, vandalism, aircraft, vehicles, smoke,
sprinkler leakage, except to the extent of that portion of the loss
which was uninsured because of the application of a co-insurance
clause of any insurance policy covering these perils; (ii) normal
wear and tear, gradual deterioration, inherent vice or inadequate
maintenance of all or part thereof; (iii) errors in design, faulty
workmanship or materials, unless the collapse of the property or a
part thereof ensues and then only for the ensuing loss; (iv)
nuclear reaction or nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination,
all whether controlled or uncontrolled and whether such loss be
direct or indirect, proximate or remote or be in whole or in part
caused by, contributed to or aggravated by a peril covered by this
definition of Special Hazard Loss; (v) hostile or warlike action in
time of peace or war, including action in hindering, combating or
defending against an actual, impending or expected attack (a) by
any government or sovereign power (dejure or defacto), or by an
authority maintaining or using military, naval or air forces, (b)
by military, naval or air forces, or (c) by an agent of any such
government, power, authority or forces; (vi) any weapon of war
employing atomic fission or radioactive force whether in time of
peace or war; (vii) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war,
usurped power or action taken by governmental authority in
hindering, combating or defending against such occurrence; or
(viii) seizure or destruction under quarantine or customs
regulations, or confiscation by order of any government or public
authority.
Sponsor : DB Structured Products, Inc.,
or its successor in interest, in its capacity as seller under the
Sponsor Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and in its capacity as
assignor under the Assignment Agreements [(other than the American
Home Assignment Agreement)].
Sponsor Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement : The Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of [_______],
200[__] between the Depositor and Sponsor.
Startup Day : With respect to each
REMIC, the day designated as such pursuant to Section 10.1(b)
hereof.
Subordinate Certificates : The Class M
Certificates and Class B Certificates.
Subordinate Liquidation Amount : For a
Distribution Date and a Loan Group, the excess, if any, of (i) the
aggregate Liquidation Principal for all Loans in such Loan Group
which became Liquidated Loans during the related Prepayment Period,
over (ii) the related Senior Liquidation Amount for such
Distribution Date and the Group I Discount Fraction of Liquidation
Principal with respect to Group I Discount Loans or the Group II
Discount Fraction of Liquidation Principal with respect to Group II
Discount Loans, as applicable, received during the related
Prepayment Period.
- 41 -
Subordinate Percentage : For any
Distribution Date and a Loan Group, 100% minus the related Senior
Percentage for such date. As of the Closing Date, the Subordinate
Percentage will be [__]% with respect to the Group I Loans, and
[__]% with respect to the Group II Loans.
Subordinate Prepayment Percentage : For
any Distribution Date, 100% minus the related Senior Prepayment
Percentage. As of the Closing Date, the Subordinate Prepayment
Percentage will be 0% for each Loan Group.
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount : With respect to any Distribution Date and a Loan Group, an
amount equal to the sum of the following for that Distribution
Date:
|
|
(1)
|
the related Subordinate Percentage of the related
Principal Distribution Amount (exclusive of the portion thereof
attributable to the Group I Discount Fractional Principal Amount or
the portion thereof attributable to the Group II Discount
Fractional Principal Amount, as applicable);
|
|
|
(2)
|
the related Subordinate Principal Prepayment
Amount (exclusive of the portion thereof attributable to the Group
I Discount Fractional Principal Amount or the portion thereof
attributable to the Group II Discount Fractional Principal Amount,
as applicable); and
|
|
|
(3)
|
the related Subordinate Liquidation
Amount.
|
provided, however, that the Subordinate Principal
Distribution Amount for the Group I Loans shall be reduced by the
amounts required to be distributed to the Class [___] Certificates
with respect to the Group I Discount Fractional Principal Shortfall
on such Distribution Date and the amounts required to be
distributed to the Senior Certificates of a Loan Group in
connection with any Collateral Deficiency Amount; provided further
that the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for the Group II
Loans shall be reduced by the amounts required to be distributed to
the Class [___] Certificates with respect to the Group II Discount
Fractional Principal Shortfall on such Distribution Date and the
amounts required to be distributed to the Senior Certificates of a
Loan Group in connection with any Collateral Deficiency Amount. Any
reduction in the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount pursuant
to the foregoing proviso shall offset the amount calculated
pursuant to clause (1), clause (3) and clause (2) above, in that
order.
Subordinate Principal Prepayment Amount : For any Distribution Date and a Loan Group, the related
Subordinate Prepayment Percentage of the Principal Prepayment
Amount for such Distribution Date (exclusive of the portion thereof
attributable to the Group I Discount Fractional Principal Amount
for that Distribution Date or the portion thereof attributable to
the Group II Discount Fractional Principal Amount for that
Distribution Date, as applicable).
Subordination Level : On any specified
date with respect to any Class of Subordinate Certificates, the
percentage obtained by dividing: (1) the sum of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balances of all Classes of Subordinate
Certificates which are subordinate in right of payment to such
Class as of such date, before giving effect to distributions of
principal or allocations of related Realized Losses on such date;
by (2) the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of
all Classes of Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__]
and Class [__] Certificates) as of such date, before giving effect
to distributions of principal or allocations of related Realized
Losses on such date.
- 42 -
[Subsequent Cut-off Date : With respect
to those Subsequent Loans sold to the Trust pursuant to a
Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the later of (i) first day of the
month in which the related Subsequent Transfer Date occurs or (ii)
the date of origination of such Loan.]
[Subsequent Loan : A Loan sold by the
Depositor to the Trust Fund during the Pre-Funding Period pursuant
to Section 2.6, such Loan being identified on the Loan
Schedule attached to a Subsequent Transfer Instrument and assigned
to the Group I Loans.]
[Subsequent Loan Purchase Agreement :
The agreement between the Depositor and Sponsor, regarding the
transfer of the Subsequent Loans by Sponsor to the
Depositor.]
Subsequent Recoveries : With respect to
any Distribution Date, all amounts received during the related
Prepayment Period by the related Servicer specifically related to a
defaulted Loan or disposition of an REO Property prior to the
related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss, after
the liquidation or disposition of such defaulted Loan.
[Subsequent Transfer Date : With respect
to each Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the date on which the
related Subsequent Loans are transferred to the Trust
Fund.]
[Subsequent Transfer Instrument : Each
Subsequent Transfer Instrument, dated as of a Subsequent Transfer
Date, executed by the Trustee and the Depositor substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, by which Subsequent Loans
are transferred to the Trust Fund.]
Substitute Loan : A mortgage loan
substituted for a Deleted Loan pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled
payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month
of substitution, not in excess of the Scheduled Principal Balance
of the Deleted Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during
which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate
not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of)
the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Loan, (iii) have a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one
year less than) that of the Deleted Loan, (iv) have the same Due
Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Loan, (v) have a Loan-to-Value
Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Loan as of such date, (vi) have
a risk grading at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the
Deleted Loan, (vii) is a "qualified mortgage" as defined in the
REMIC Provisions and (viii) conform to each representation and
warranty set forth in Section 6 of the related Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement applicable to the Deleted Loan. In the event
that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more
Deleted Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be
determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the
Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be
determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest
Rates, the terms described in clause (iii) hereof shall be
determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to
maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof
shall be satisfied as to each such Substitute Loan, the risk
gradings described in clause (vi) hereof shall be satisfied as to
each such Substitute Loan and, except to the extent otherwise
provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties
described in clauses (vii) and (viii) hereof must be satisfied as
to each Substitute Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may
be.
- 43 -
Tax Matters Person : The Holder of the
Class R Certificates issued hereunder or any Permitted Transferee
of such Class R Certificateholder shall be the initial "tax matters
person" for REMIC I and REMIC II within the meaning of Section
6231(a)(7) of the Code.
Termination Price : As defined in
Section 9.1.
Transferee : Any Person who is acquiring
by an Ownership Interest in a Junior Subordinate Certificate or
Residual Certificate.
Trust Fund : Collectively, all of the
assets of REMIC I, REMIC II, the Cap Contract, the Class I-A-1
Reserve Fund, the Pre-Funding Account, the Capitalized Interest
Account and any amounts on deposit therein and any proceeds
thereof.
Trust REMIC : Any of REMIC I or REMIC
II.
Trustee : [Name of Trustee,] or its
successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein
provided.
Uncertificated Accrued Interest : With
respect to each REMIC Regular Interest on each Distribution Date,
an amount equal to one month’s interest at the related
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of such REMIC Regular Interest. In each case,
Uncertificated Accrued Interest will be reduced by any Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls and shortfalls resulting from application of
the Relief Act.
Uncertificated Principal Balance : With
respect to each REMIC Regular Interest, the principal amount of
such REMIC Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of
determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal
Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall equal the amount set
forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial
Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest
shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such
REMIC Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to
Sections 4.1 and 4.3, as applicable and, if and to the extent
necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such
Distribution Date by Realized Losses, as provided in Sections 4.2.
The Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest
shall never be less than zero.
Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate : With respect to REMIC I Regular Interests LT-IA1, LT-IA3,
LT-IA4, LT-IA5, LT-IA7, LT-IA8, LT-IIA1, LT-IIA2, LT-IIA3, LT-IIA4,
LT-M, LT-B1, LT-B2, LT-B3, LT-B4, LT-B5 and LT-R [5.50]% per annum.
With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IAIO, the percentage
equivalent of a fraction the numerator of which is equal to the
product of (i) the excess of (a) the weighted average of the Net
Mortgage Rates of the Group I Non-Discount Loans over (b) [5.500]%
and (ii) the aggregate Principal Balance of the Group I
Non-Discount Loans and the denominator of which is equal to the
aggregate Principal Balance of the Group I Loans. With respect to
REMIC I Regular Interest LT-IIAIO, the percentage equivalent of a
fraction the numerator of which is equal to the product of (i) the
excess of (a) the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the
Group II Non-Discount Loans over (b) [5.500]% and (ii) the
aggregate Principal Balance of the Group II Non-Discount Loans and
the denominator of which is equal to the aggregate Principal
Balance of the Group II Loans. With respect to REMIC I Regular
Interests LT-P1, LT-P2, LT-IAPO and LT-IIAPO, [0.00]%.
- 44 -
Underwriter : Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc.
Uninsured Cause : Any cause of damage to
a Mortgaged Property such that the complete restoration of such
property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies
required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.9.
U.S. Person : A citizen or resident of
the United States, a corporation or partnership (including an
entity treated as a corporation or partnership for United States
federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under the
laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of
Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent
provided in regulations) or an estate whose income is subject to
United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or 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 such U.S. Persons have the authority to control all
substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in
regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, which have not yet
been issued, a trust which was in existence on August 20, 1996
(other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E
of part 1 of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was
treated as a U.S. Person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue
to be treated as a U.S. Person notwithstanding the previous
sentence.
Verification Agent : As defined in
Section 3.28.
Verification Report : As defined in
Section 3.28.
Wells Fargo : Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, or any successor thereto.
[Wells Fargo Custodial Agreement : The
Custodial Agreement dated as of [_______], 200[__], among the
Trustee, Wells Fargo as Custodian and as a Servicer, National City
and GreenPoint as such agreement may be amended or supplemented
from time to time.]
[Wells Fargo Servicing Agreement : Shall
mean the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated
as of May 1, 2005, between Sponsor and Wells Fargo, as amended (as
modified pursuant to the related Assignment Agreement).]
Section 1.2 Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfall .
- 45 -
For purposes of calculating the amount of
Uncertificated Accrued Interest for the REMIC I Regular Interests
for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Loans for any
Distribution Date shall be allocated to the REMIC I Regular
Interests, pro rata, to the extent of one month’s interest at
the then applicable respective Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through
Rate on the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such REMIC I
Regular Interest.
- 46 -
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.1 Conveyance of Trust Fund . The Depositor, concurrently
with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer,
assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, on behalf of
the Trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, all the right, title and interest of the
Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit
of the Depositor, in and to the Loans identified on the Loan
Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreements, the Servicing Agreements, the Assignment
Agreements, the Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and
such assets as shall from time to time be credited or a required by
the terms of this Agreement to be credited to the Pre-Funding
Account and Capitalized Interest Account, (including, without
limitation the right to enforce the obligations of the other
parties thereto thereunder), and all other assets included or to be
included in REMIC I. Such assignment includes all interest and
principal received by the Depositor or the applicable Servicer on
or with respect to the Loans (other than payments of principal and
interest due on such Loans on or before the Cut-Off Date). The
Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee executed copies of the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreements and the Assignment Agreements
(with copies of the related Servicing Agreements attached
thereto).
In connection with such transfer and assignment,
the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the
applicable Custodian pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement
the documents with respect to each Loan as described under Section
2 of the applicable Custodial Agreement (the "Loan Documents"). In
connection with such delivery and as further described in the
applicable Custodial Agreement, the applicable Custodian will be
required to review such Loan Documents and deliver to the Trustee,
the Depositor, the Master Servicer and Sponsor [or AHMC, as
applicable], certifications (in the forms attached to the
applicable Custodial Agreement) with respect to such review with
exceptions noted thereon. In addition, the Depositor under the
Custodial Agreements will have to cure certain defects with respect
to the Loan Documents for the related Loans after the delivery
thereof by the Depositor to the Custodians as more particularly set
forth therein.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the parties hereto acknowledge that the functions
of the Trustee with respect to the custody, acceptance, inspection
and release of the Mortgage Files, including, but not limited to
certain insurance policies and documents contemplated by Section
3.12, and preparation and delivery of the certifications shall be
performed by the Custodians pursuant to the terms and conditions of
the Custodial Agreements.
The Depositor shall deliver or cause the related
originator to deliver to the related Servicer copies of all
trailing documents required to be included in the related Mortgage
File at the same time the originals or certified copies thereof are
delivered to the Trustee or applicable Custodian, such documents
including the mortgagee policy of title insurance and any Loan
Documents upon return from the recording office. The Servicers
shall not be responsible for any custodian fees or other costs
incurred in obtaining such documents and the Depositor shall cause
the Servicers to be reimbursed for any such costs the Servicers may
incur in connection with performing its obligations under this
Agreement.
- 47 -
The Loans permitted by the terms of this
Agreement to be included in the Trust are limited to (i) Loans
(which the Depositor acquired pursuant to the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreements, which contains, among other representations
and warranties, a representation and warranty of Sponsor [or AHMC,
as applicable,] that no Loan sold by it to the Depositor is a
"High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership
Act effective November 27, 2003, as defined in the New Mexico Home
Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, as defined in the
Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November
7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C) or as defined in the Indiana
Home Loan Practices Act, effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann.
Sections 24-9-1 through 24-9-9)) and (ii) Substitute Loans (which,
by definition as set forth herein and referred to in the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreements, are required to conform to, among other
representations and warranties, the representation and warranty of
the Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] that no Substitute Loan sold
by it to the Depositor is a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the
New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, as
defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective
January 1, 2004, as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home
Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch.
183C) or as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act,
effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through
24-9-9)). The Depositor and the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
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
in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003,
as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective
January 1, 2004, as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home
Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch.
183C) or as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act,
effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through
24-9-9).
Section 2.2 Acceptance by Trustee . The Trustee acknowledges
receipt, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1 hereof and
Section 2 of the Custodial Agreements, of the Loan Documents and
all other assets included in the definition of "REMIC I" under
clauses (i), (ii), (to the extent of amounts deposited into the
Distribution Account), (iv) and (v) and declares that it holds (or
the applicable Custodian on its behalf holds) and will hold such
documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a
Loan Document, and that it holds (or the applicable Custodian on
its behalf holds) or will hold all such assets and such other
assets included in the definition of "REMIC I" in trust for the
exclusive use and benefit of all present and future
Certificateholders.
Section 2.3 Repurchase or Substitution of Loans .
- 48 -
(a) Upon discovery
or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or
that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of a breach by
Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], of any representation, warranty
or covenant under the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in
respect of any Loan that materially and adversely affects the value
of such Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the
Trustee or the applicable Custodian shall promptly notify Sponsor
[or AHMC, as applicable], of such defect, missing document or
breach and request that Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], deliver
such missing document, cure such defect or breach within sixty (60)
days from the date Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], was notified
of such missing document, defect or breach, and if Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable], does not deliver such missing document or
cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such
period, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable], under the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement to repurchase such Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase
Price within ninety (90) days after the date on which Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable], was notified of such missing document, defect
or breach, if and to the extent that Sponsor [or AHMC, as
applicable], is obligated to do so under the [related] Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the repurchased
Loan shall be deposited in the Distribution Account and the
Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities
Administrator of such deposit and receipt by the applicable
Custodian of a properly completed request for release for such Loan
in the form of Exhibit 3 to the applicable Custodial
Agreement, shall release or cause the applicable Custodian to
release to Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], 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 Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable],
shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in Sponsor
[or AHMC, as applicable], any Loan released pursuant hereto, and
the Trustee shall not have any further responsibility with regard
to such Mortgage File. In lieu of repurchasing any such Loan as
provided above, if so provided in the [related] Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], may cause
such Loan to be removed from REMIC I (in which case it shall become
a Deleted Loan) and substitute one or more Substitute Loans in the
manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.3(b).
It is understood and agreed that the obligation of Sponsor [and
AHMC] to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Loan sold
by it to the Depositor 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 respecting such omission, defect or breach available to
the Trustee and the Certificateholders. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the representation made by Sponsor [or AHMC, as
applicable], in Section 6(xxiv) of the [related] Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement is breached, the Trustee shall enforce the
obligation of Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable], to repurchase such
Loan at the Purchase Price, or to provide a Substitute Loan (plus
any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with
any violation by any such Loan of any predatory or abusive lending
law) within ninety (90) days after the date on which Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable,] was notified of such breach.
In addition, promptly upon the earlier of
discovery by the Master Servicer or receipt of notice from a
Servicer or Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] to a Responsible
Officer of the Master Servicer of the breach of the representation
of Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] set forth in Section 5(x) of
the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement which materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Certificates
in any Prepayment Charge, the Master Servicer shall promptly notify
Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] and the Trustee of such breach.
The Trustee shall enforce the obligations of Sponsor [or AHMC, as
applicable,] under the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
to remedy such breach to the extent and in the manner set forth in
the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
(b) Any substitution
of Substitute Loans for Deleted Loans made pursuant to Section
2.3(a) must be effected prior to the date which is two years after
the Startup Day for REMIC I.
- 49 -
As to any Deleted Loan for which Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable,] substitutes a Substitute Loan or Loans, such
substitution shall be effected by Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,]
delivering to the Trustee or the applicable Custodian on behalf of
the Trustee, for such Substitute 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 of the applicable Custodial Agreement,
as applicable, together with an Officers’ Certificate
providing that each such applicable Substitute Loan satisfies the
definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Shortfall Amount
(as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution.
The applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall acknowledge
receipt of such Substitute Loan or Loans and, within ten (10)
Business Days thereafter, review such documents and deliver to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer, with respect to
such Substitute Loan or Loans, an initial certification pursuant to
the applicable Custodial Agreement, with any applicable exceptions
noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the
applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall deliver to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer a final
certification pursuant to the applicable Custodial Agreement with
respect to such Substitute Loan or Loans, with any applicable
exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to
Substitute Loans in the month of substitution are not part of REMIC
I and shall be retained by Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable]. For
the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders
shall reflect the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Loan on or
before the Due Date in the month of substitution, and Sponsor [or
AHMC, as applicable,] shall thereafter be entitled to retain all
amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Loan. The
Depositor shall give or cause to be given written notice to the
Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place, shall
amend the Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Loan
from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the
Substitute Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such amended
Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the Master Servicer. Upon such
substitution, such Substitute Loan or Loans shall constitute part
of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms
of this Agreement and the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement including all applicable representations and warranties
thereof included herein or in the [related] Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.
For any month in which Sponsor [or AHMC, as
applicable,] substitutes one or more Substitute Loans for one or
more Deleted Loans, the Master Servicer shall determine the amount
(the "Substitution Shortfall Amount"), if any, by which the
aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Loans exceeds the
aggregate of, as to each such Substitute Loan, the Scheduled
Principal Balance thereof as of the Due Date in the month of
substitution, together with one month’s interest on such
Scheduled Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate,
plus all outstanding Advances and Servicing Advances (including
Nonrecoverable Advances) related thereto. On the date of such
substitution, Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Securities Administrator for deposit
in the Distribution Account an amount equal to the Substitution
Shortfall Amount, if any, and the Trustee or the applicable
Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related
Substitute Loan or Loans and certification by the Securities
Administrator of such deposit and receipt by the applicable
Custodian of a properly completed request for release for such Loan
in the form of Exhibit 3 to the applicable Custodial
Agreement, shall release to Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] 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 Sponsor [or AHMC,
as applicable,] shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to
vest therein any Deleted Loan released pursuant hereto.
- 50 -
In addition, Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,]
shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee, the
Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not
cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any REMIC, including
without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited
transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of
the Code, or (b) any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any
time that any Certificate is outstanding.
(c) Upon discovery
by the Depositor, Sponsor, [AHMC,] the Master Servicer or the
Trustee that any 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 (2) Business Days give
written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection
therewith, Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] shall repurchase or
substitute one or more Substitute Loans for the affected Loan
within ninety (90) days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of
such notice with respect to such affected Loan. Such repurchase or
substitution shall be made by (i) Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,]
if the affected Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage is
or results from a breach of any representation, warranty or
covenant made by Sponsor [or AHMC, as applicable,] under the
[related] Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the Depositor,
if the affected Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage
does not result from a breach of representation or warranty. Any
such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as
set forth in Section 2.3(a). The Trustee shall reconvey to Sponsor
[, AHMC] or the Depositor the Loan to be released pursuant hereto
in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it
would a Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or
warranty.
(d) Within ninety
(90) days of the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer or
receipt of notice by the Master Servicer of the breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant of the Master Servicer set
forth in Section 2.5 which materially and adversely affects the
interests of the related Certificateholders in any Loan or
Prepayment Charge, the Master Servicer shall cure such breach in
all material respects.
Section 2.4 Authentication and Delivery of Certificates; Designation of
Certificates as REMIC Regular Interests and Residual
Interests .
(a) The Trustee
acknowledges the transfer to the extent provided herein and
assignment to it of the Trust Fund and, concurrently with such
transfer and assignment, has caused the Securities Administrator to
execute and authenticate and has delivered to or upon the order of
the Depositor, in exchange for the Trust Fund, Certificates
evidencing the entire ownership of the Trust Fund.
(b) This Agreement
shall be construed so as to carry out the intention of the parties
that each of REMIC I and REMIC II be treated as a REMIC at all
times prior to the date on which the Trust Fund is terminated. The
"regular interests" (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of
the Code) in REMIC II shall consist of the Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___]and Class [___]Certificates. The "residual
interest" (within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code) in
REMIC II shall consist of Component R-2. The "regular interests"
(within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code) of REMIC I
shall consist of the REMIC I Regular Interests. The "residual
interest" (within the meaning of Section 860(G)(a)(2) of the Code)
of REMIC I shall consist of Component R-1.
- 51 -
Section 2.5 Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer .
The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to
the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee, the
Certificateholders and the Depositor that as of the Closing Date or
as of such date specifically provided herein:
(a) The Master
Servicer is a national banking association duly formed, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States
of America and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and
all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the
Master Servicer;
(b) The Master
Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business
as presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. The Master Servicer has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Depositor and the
Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Master Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting
the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity;
(c) The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, the
consummation by the Master Servicer of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of
business of the Master Servicer and will not (i) result in a breach
of any term or provision of charter and by-laws of the Master
Servicer or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any
other material agreement or instrument to which the Master Servicer
is a party or by which it may be bound, or any statute, order or
regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is
not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to
the Master Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future
materially and adversely affect, (A) the ability of the Master
Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (B) the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of
the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
- 52 -
(d) The Master
Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it
and contained in this Agreement;
(e) No litigation is
pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this
Agreement or the ability of the Master Servicer to perform any of
its other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms
hereof;
(f) There are no
actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of,
the Master Servicer before any court, administrative or other
tribunal (i) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement,
(ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) that might prohibit or
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Master
Servicer of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability
of, this Agreement; and
(g) No consent,
approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master
Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such
consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have
been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
It is understood and agreed that the
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section
2.5 shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor and
the Certificateholders.
Section 2.6 [Conveyance of Subsequent Loans .]
(a) Subject to the
conditions set forth in paragraph (b) below, in consideration of
the Securities Administrator’s delivery, on behalf of the
Trustee, on the Subsequent Transfer Dates to or upon the order of
the Depositor of all or a portion of the balance of funds in the
Pre-Funding Account, the Depositor shall on any Subsequent Transfer
Date sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey without recourse
to the Trust Fund but subject to the other terms and provisions of
this Agreement all of the right, title and interest of the
Depositor in and to (i) the Subsequent Loans identified on the Loan
Schedule attached to the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument
delivered by the Depositor on such Subsequent Transfer Date, (ii)
all interest accruing thereon on and after the Subsequent Cut-Off
Date and all collections in respect of interest and principal due
after the Subsequent Cut-Off Date and (iii) all items with respect
to such Subsequent Loans to be delivered pursuant to
Section 2.1 and the other items in the related Mortgage Files;
provided, however, that the Depositor reserves and retains all
right, title and interest in and to principal received and interest
accruing on the Subsequent Loans prior to the related Subsequent
Cut-Off Date. The transfer to the Trustee for deposit in the Trust
Fund by the Depositor of the Subsequent Loans identified on the
Loan Schedule shall be absolute and is intended by the Depositor,
the Trustee and the Certificateholders to constitute and to be
treated as a sale of the Subsequent Loans by the Depositor to the
Trust Fund. The related Mortgage File for each Subsequent Loan
shall be delivered to the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian on
its behalf) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the related
Subsequent Transfer Date.
- 53 -
The purchase price paid by the Trustee on behalf
of the Trust Fund from amounts released from the Pre-Funding
Account shall be one-hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate
Principal Balance of the related Subsequent Loans so transferred
(as identified on the Loan Schedule provided by the Depositor).
This Agreement shall constitute a fixed-price purchase contract in
accordance with Section 860G(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Code.
(b) The Depositor
shall transfer to the Trustee for deposit in the Trust Fund the
Subsequent Loans and the other property and rights related thereto
as described in paragraph (a) above, and the Securities
Administrator shall release funds from the Pre-Funding Account only
upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or
prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date:
(i) the Depositor
shall have provided the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and
the Rating Agencies with a timely addition notice substantially in
the form set forth on Exhibit D hereto (an "Addition Notice") and
shall have provided any information reasonably requested by the
Trustee with respect to the Subsequent Loans;
(ii) the Depositor
shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator a duly executed Subsequent Transfer Instrument,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E, which shall include a Loan
Schedule listing the Subsequent Loans, and Sponsor shall have
delivered a computer file acceptable to the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator containing such Loan Schedule to the
Trustee and the Securities Administrator at least three (3)
Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer
Date;
(iii) as of each
Subsequent Transfer Date, as evidenced by delivery of the
Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the Depositor shall not be
insolvent nor shall it have been rendered insolvent by such
transfer nor shall it be aware of any pending
insolvency;
(iv) such sale and
transfer shall not result in a material adverse tax consequence to
the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders;
(v) the Pre-Funding
Period shall not have terminated;
(vi) the Depositor
shall not have selected the Subsequent Loans in a manner that it
believed to be adverse to the interests of the
Certificateholders;
(vii) the Depositor
shall have delivered to the Trustee (with a copy to the Securities
Administrator) a Subsequent Transfer Instrument confirming the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in this
Section 2.6 and, pursuant to the Subsequent Transfer
Instrument, assigned to the Trustee without recourse for the
benefit of the Certificateholders all the right, title and interest
of the Depositor, in, to and under the Subsequent Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, to the extent of the Subsequent
Loans;
- 54 -
(viii) the Depositor
shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed
to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies with respect to the transfer
of the Subsequent Loans substantially in the form of the Opinion of
Counsel delivered to the Trustee on the Closing Date regarding the
true sale of the Subsequent Loans; and
(ix) [GMAC] or a
successor to [GMAC], appointed in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, is the servicer of the Subsequent Loans.
(c) Each Subsequent
Loan that has been identified and is expected to be sold to the
trust on the related Subsequent Transfer Date will have the
characteristics set forth below as of the Cut-Off Date. In
addition, the obligation of the Trust Fund to purchase any
Subsequent Loan that has not been identified on the Cut-Off Date,
but is sold to the Trust during the Pre-Funding Period, is subject
to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the immediately
preceding paragraph and the accuracy of the following
representations and warranties with respect to each such Subsequent
Loan determined as of the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date: (i)
such Subsequent Loan may not be fifty-nine (59) or more days
delinquent as of the last day of the month preceding the Subsequent
Cut-Off Date; (ii) the servicer of each Subsequent Loan will be
[GMAC] (or its successor); (iii) such Subsequent Loan will be
secured by a first lien; (iv) the original term to stated maturity
of such Subsequent Loan will be no less than [___] months; (v) the
latest maturity date of any Subsequent Loan will be no later than
[_______]; (vi) no Subsequent Loan will have a first payment date
occurring after [_______], 2007; (vii) such Subsequent Loan will
have a credit score of not less than [____]; (viii) such Subsequent
Loan will not have a loan-to-value ratio greater than [___]%; and
(ix) such Subsequent Loan will not have a principal balance greater
than $[______].
(d) As of each
Subsequent Cut-Off Date, the aggregate of the Subsequent Loans
identified and expected to be sold to the trust on the related
Subsequent Transfer Date, including any Subsequent Loans that have
not been identified on the Cut-Off Date and are sold to the trust
during the Pre-Funding Period, will satisfy the following criteria:
(i) have a weighted average credit score greater than approximately
[___]; (ii) have no less than approximately [___]% of the Mortgaged
Properties be owner occupied; (iii) have no less than approximately
[___]% of the Mortgaged Properties be single family detached or
planned unit developments; (iv) have no more than approximately
[___]% of the Subsequent Loan be cash out refinance; (v) have a
weighted average remaining term to stated maturity of less than
approximately [___] months; (vi) have a weighted average
loan-to-value ratio of not more than approximately [___]%; (vii) no
more than approximately [___]% of the Subsequent Loan by aggregate
principal balance will be concentrated in one state; and (viii) be
acceptable to the Rating Agencies.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any Subsequent Loan may be rejected by any Rating
Agency if the inclusion of any such Subsequent Loan would adversely
affect the ratings of any Class of Certificates. At least one (1)
Business Day prior to the Subsequent Transfer Date, each Rating
Agency shall notify the Trustee and the Securities Administrator as
to which Subsequent Loans, if any, shall not be included in the
transfer on the Subsequent Transfer Date; provided, however, that
Sponsor shall have delivered to each Rating Agency at least three
(3) Business Days prior to such Subsequent Transfer Date a computer
file acceptable to each Rating Agency describing the
characteristics specified in paragraphs (c) and (d)
above.]
- 55 -
Section 2.7 Establishment of the Trust .
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 to be known, for convenience, as
"Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series
200[__]-[__]" and does hereby appoint [Name of Trustee], as Trustee
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 2.8 Purpose and Powers of the Trust .
The purpose of the common law trust, as created
hereunder, is to engage in the following activities:
(a) acquire and hold
the Mortgage Loans and the other assets of the Trust Fund and the
proceeds therefrom;
(b) to issue the
Certificates sold to the Depositor in exchange for the Mortgage
Loans;
(c) to make payments
on the Certificates;
(d) to engage in
those activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to
accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected
therewith; and
(e) subject to
compliance with this Agreement, to engage in such other activities
as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust
Fund and the making of distributions to the
Certificateholders.
The trust is hereby authorized to engage in the
foregoing activities. The Trustee shall not cause the trust to
engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing
or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this
Agreement while any Certificate is outstanding, and this Section
2.8 may not be amended, without the consent of the
Certificateholders evidencing 51% or more of the aggregate voting
rights of the Certificates.
- 56 -
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE LOANS;
ACCOUNTS
Section 3.1 Master Servicer . The Master Servicer shall supervise,
monitor and oversee the obligation of the Servicers to service and
administer their respective Loans in accordance with the terms of
the applicable Servicing Agreement and shall have full power and
authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or
desirable in connection with such master servicing and
administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master
Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master
Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee
and consult with each Servicer as necessary from time-to-time to
carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall
receive, review and evaluate all reports, information and other
data provided to the Master Servicer by each Servicer and shall
cause each Servicer to perform and observe the covenants,
obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such
Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master
Servicer shall independently and separately monitor each
Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related
Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such
information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis
and coordinate corrective adjustments to the Servicers’ and
Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and
corrected information, prepare the statements specified in Section
4.6 and any other information and statements required to be
provided by the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer
shall reconcile the results of its Loan monitoring with the actual
remittances of the Servicers to the Distribution Account pursuant
to the applicable Servicing Agreements.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any
Servicing Agreement to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not
have any duty or obligation to enforce any Credit Risk Management
Agreement that a Servicer is a party to (a "Servicer Credit Risk
Management Agreement") or to supervise, monitor or oversee the
activities of the Credit Risk Manager under any such Servicer
Credit Risk Management Agreement with respect to any action taken
or not taken by the applicable Servicer pursuant to a
recommendation of the Credit Risk Manager.
The Trustee shall furnish the Servicers and the
Master Servicer with any limited powers of attorney and other
documents, each in a form acceptable to it, necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicers and the Master Servicer to
service or master service and administer the related Loans and REO
Property. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any action
of the Master Servicer or any Servicer pursuant to any such limited
power of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer
or such Servicer for any cost, liability or expense arising from
the misuse thereof by the Master Servicer or such
Servicer.
The Trustee, the Custodians and the Securities
Administrator shall provide access to the records and documentation
in possession of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities
Administrator regarding the related Loans and REO Property and the
servicing thereof to the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the
supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being
afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during
normal business hours at the office of the Trustee, the Custodians
or the Securities Administrator; provided, however, that, unless
otherwise required by law, none of the Trustee, the Custodians or
the Securities Administrator shall be required to provide access to
such records and documentation if the provision thereof would
violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Trustee,
the Custodians and the Securities Administrator shall allow
representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the
records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that
purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee’s, a
Custodian’s or the Securities Administrator’s actual
costs.
- 57 -
The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the
related Servicer or the Master Servicer upon request any court
pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents
necessary or desirable and, in each case, provided to the Trustee
by such Servicer or Master Servicer to (i) the foreclosure or
trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any
legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on
the Mortgage Note or any other Loan Document, (iii) obtain a
deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor or (iv) enforce any other
rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or any other Loan
Document or otherwise available at law or equity. The Trustee shall
have no responsibility for the willful malfeasance or any wrongful
or negligent actions taken by the Master Servicer or any Servicer
in respect of any document delivered by the Trustee under this
paragraph, and the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Master
Servicer or such Servicer for any cost, liability or expense
arising from the misuse thereof by the Master Servicer or such
Servicer.
Section 3.2 REMIC-Related Covenants . For as long as each REMIC
shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall
treat each REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator shall comply with any directions of Sponsor, [AHMC,]
the related Servicer or the Master Servicer to assure such
continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell
or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Loans or of any
investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a
result of a repurchase of the Loans pursuant to this Agreement or
the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel stating that such
sale will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event as defined in
Section 10.1(f) hereof prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund
and (b) other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Assignment Agreements or
Section 2.3 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any
contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of
an Opinion of Counsel stating that such contribution will not
result in an Adverse REMIC Event as defined in Section 10.1(f)
hereof.
Section 3.3 Monitoring of Servicers . a) The Master Servicer shall
be responsible for monitoring the compliance by each Servicer with
its duties under the related Servicing Agreement. In the review of
each Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon
an officer’s certificate of any Servicer with regard to such
Servicer’s compliance with the terms of its Servicing
Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment,
determines that a Servicer should be terminated in accordance with
its Servicing Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant
to such Servicing Agreement with respect to the occurrence of an
event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such
termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Sponsor, [AHMC]
and the Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such
notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate; provided,
however that if defaulting Servicer is Wells Fargo, the Trustee
shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems
appropriate.
- 58 -
(b) The Master
Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of each Servicer
under the related Servicing Agreement, and shall, in the event that
a Servicer (other than Wells Fargo) fails to perform its
obligations in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement,
subject to the preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and
obligations of such Servicer thereunder and act as servicer of the
related Loans or to cause the Trustee to enter in to a new
Servicing Agreement with a successor servicer selected by the
Master Servicer; provided however that if the defaulting servicer
is Wells Fargo, the Trustee shall terminate the rights and
obligations of such Servicer and enter into a new Servicing
Agreement with a successor servicer selected by it provided,
further that, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties
hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed
ninety (90) days) before the actual servicing functions can be
fully transferred to such successor servicer. Such enforcement,
including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims,
termination of Servicing Agreements and the pursuit of other
appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such
an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer or the Trustee,
as applicable, in its good faith business judgment, would require
were it the owner of the related Loans. The Master Servicer or the
Trustee, as applicable shall pay the costs of such enforcement at
its own expense, provided that the Master Servicer or the Trustee,
as applicable shall not be required to prosecute or defend any
legal action except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall
have received indemnity reasonably acceptable to it for its costs
and expenses in pursuing such action.
(c) To the extent
that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer related to any
termination of an a Servicer, appointment of a successor servicer
or the transfer and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer
with respect to any Servicing Agreement (including, without
limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence
costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential
termination of the related Servicer as a result of an event of
default by such Servicer and (ii) all costs and expenses associated
with the complete transfer of servicing, including all servicing
files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or
manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the
successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the
servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor servicer to
service the Loans in accordance with the related Servicing
Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated
Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable shall
be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the
Distribution Account.
(d) The Master
Servicer shall require each Servicer to comply with the remittance
requirements and other obligations set forth in the related
Servicing Agreement.
(e) If the Master
Servicer acts as Servicer, it shall not assume liability for the
representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any, that it
replaces.
Section 3.4 Fidelity Bond . The Master Servicer, at its expense,
shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and
omissions insurance policy that would meet the requirements of
Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, affording coverage with respect to all
directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such
Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions
in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations
hereunder. The errors and omissions insurance policy and the
fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount generally acceptable
for entities serving as master servicers or trustees. Any such
errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond may not be cancelable
without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the
Trustee.
- 59 -
Section 3.5 Power
to Act; Procedures . The Master Servicer shall master
service the Loans and shall have full power and authority, subject
to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of Article X hereof, to
do any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with the master servicing and administration of the
Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the
Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and
documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property
and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii)
to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and
(iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership
of the Mortgaged Property securing any Loan, in each case, in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related
Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that the
Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its
responsibilities under Section 3.3, shall not permit any Servicer
to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or
fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control
and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that,
under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may
be, would cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result
in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not
limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Master Servicer
has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the
Master Servicer) to the effect that the contemplated action will
not cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the
imposition of a tax upon any REMIC. The Trustee shall furnish the
Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer,
with any powers of attorney, in form acceptable to the Trustee,
empowering the Master Servicer or the related Servicer to execute
and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of
partial or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or
otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or
defend in any court action relating to the Loans or the Mortgaged
Property, in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement and
this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such
other documents, as the Master Servicer or the related Servicer may
request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and
administer the Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each
case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and
the Trustee shall have no liability for the misuse of any such
powers of attorney or any other executed documents delivered by the
Trustee pursuant to this paragraph by the Master Servicer or any
Servicer and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or such
Servicer for any costs, liabilities or expenses incurred by the
Trustee in connection with such misuse). If the Master Servicer or
the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the
state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken
in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely
affected under the "doing business" or tax laws of such state if
such action is taken in its name, the Master Servicer shall join
with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to
Section 8.10 hereof. In the performance of its duties hereunder,
the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall
not, except in those instances where it is taking action authorized
pursuant to this Agreement to be taken by it in the name of the
Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.
- 60 -
Section 3.6 Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements . To the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement and to the
extent Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master
Servicer shall cause the Servicers to enforce such clauses in
accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement. If applicable
law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such
clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with the applicable
Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Loan is assumed, the
original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance
with the applicable Servicing Agreement.
Section 3.7 Release of Mortgage Files .
(a) Upon becoming
aware of a Payoff with respect to any Loan, or the receipt by any
Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed
in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to
Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the applicable
Servicer will (or if the applicable Servicer does not, the
Master Servicer may), if required under the applicable Servicing
Agreement, promptly furnish to the applicable Custodian, on behalf
of the Trustee, two copies of a request for release substantially
in the form attached to the applicable Custodial Agreement, and
signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic
format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate
from a Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a
statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection
with such payment that are required to be deposited in the
Protected Account maintained by the applicable Servicer pursuant to
its Servicing Agreement have been or will be so deposited) and
shall request that the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the
Trustee, deliver to the applicable Servicer the related
Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the
applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly
release the related Mortgage File to the applicable Servicer and
the Trustee and applicable Custodian shall have no further
responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such
Payoff, each Servicer is authorized to give, as agent for the
Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured the Loan,
an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without
recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage,
which instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be,
shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto
against receipt therefor of such payment, it being understood and
agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument
of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be
chargeable to the Distribution Account.
(b) From time to
time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any
Loan and in accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, the
Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and
furnished to the Trustee by a Servicer or the Master Servicer (in
form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to
the prosecution of any such proceedings. The applicable Custodian,
on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon the request of a Servicer or
the Master Servicer, and delivery to the applicable Custodian, on
behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a request for release
signed by a Servicing Officer substantially in the form attached to
the applicable Custodial Agreement (or in a mutually agreeable
electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face,
originate from a Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage
File held in its possession or control to the related Servicer or
the Master Servicer, as applicable. Such request for release shall
obligate such Servicer or the Master Servicer to return the
Mortgage File to the applicable Custodian on behalf of the Trustee,
when the need therefor by the related Servicer or the Master
Servicer no longer exists unless the Loan shall be liquidated, in
which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer
similar to that hereinabove specified, the Mortgage File shall be
released by the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to
such Servicer or the Master Servicer.
- 61 -
Section 3.8 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer
To Be Held for Trustee .
(a) The Master
Servicer and each Servicer (to the extent required by the related
Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or the
applicable Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the
possession of the Master Servicer or such Servicer from time to
time as are required by the terms hereof, or in the case of the
Servicers, the applicable Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to
the Trustee or the applicable Custodian. Any funds received by the
Master Servicer or a Servicer in respect of any Loan or which
otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer or a Servicer as
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries
in respect of any Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee
and the related Certificateholders subject to the Master
Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw from the Distribution
Account the Master Servicing Compensation and other amounts
provided in this Agreement, and to the right of each Servicer to
retain its Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in the
applicable Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall, and (to
the extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall
cause each Servicer to, provide access to information and
documentation regarding the Loans to the Trustee, its agents and
accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal
business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan
associations, banks or insurance companies, the OTS, the FDIC and
the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation
or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance
regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of
the OTS or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded
without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and
during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer
designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer
shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such
information.
(b) All Mortgage
Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the
Master Servicer or any Servicer, in respect of any Loans, whether
from the collection of principal and interest payments or from
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the
Master Servicer or such Servicer, as applicable, for and on behalf
of the Trustee and the related Certificateholders and shall be and
remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee; provided,
however, that the Master Servicer and each Servicer shall be
entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such funds any
amounts that are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or
such Servicer under this Agreement or the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
Section 3.9 Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies
.
(a) For each Loan,
the Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Servicers
under the related Servicing Agreements to maintain or cause to be
maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and, where
applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the provisions
of the related Servicing Agreements. It is understood and agreed
that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement and
that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required
of any Mortgagor or to be maintained on property acquired in
respect of a defaulted loan, other than pursuant to such applicable
laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance.
- 62 -
(b) Pursuant to
Section 3.23, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or by
any Servicer, under any insurance policies (other than amounts to
be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to
the related Mortgage or released to the Mortgagor in accordance
with the applicable Servicing Agreement) shall be deposited into
the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
3.24. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer or any Servicer in
maintaining any such insurance if the Mortgagor defaults in its
obligation to do so shall be added to the amount owing under the
Loan where the terms of the Loan so permit; provided, however, that
the addition of any such cost shall not be taken into account for
purposes of calculating the distributions to be made to
Certificateholders and shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer
or such Servicer pursuant to Section 3.24.
Section 3.10 Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds . The
Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in the applicable
Servicing Agreement) cause the related Servicer to, prepare and
present on behalf of the Trustee and the related Certificateholders
all claims under any insurance policies and take such actions
(including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement
of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize
recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master
Servicer (or disbursed to a Servicer and remitted to the Master
Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be
promptly deposited in the Distribution Account upon receipt, except
that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or
restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition
precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Loan to the
insurer under any applicable insurance policy need not be so
deposited (or remitted).
Section 3.11 Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies
.
(a) The Master
Servicer shall not take, or permit any Servicer (to the extent such
action is prohibited under the applicable Servicing Agreement) to
take, any action that would result in noncoverage under any primary
mortgage insurance policy or any loss which, but for the actions of
such Master Servicer or Servicer, would have been covered
thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use its best reasonable
efforts to cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the
related Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and effect (to the
extent that the Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such
insurance) primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Loan in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related
Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall not,
and shall not permit any Servicer (to the extent required under the
related Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse to renew any
primary mortgage insurance policy that is in effect at the date of
the initial issuance of the Mortgage Note and is required to be
kept in force hereunder except in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as
applicable.
(b) The Master
Servicer agrees to cause each Servicer (to the extent required
under the related Servicing Agreement) to present, on behalf of the
Trustee and the related Certificateholders, claims to the insurer
under any primary mortgage insurance policies and, in this regard,
to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit
recovery under any primary mortgage insurance policies respecting
defaulted Loans. Pursuant to Sections 3.22 and 3.23, any amounts
collected by the Master Servicer or any Servicer under any primary
mortgage insurance policies shall be deposited by the related
Servicer in its Protected Account or by the Master Servicer in the
Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
3.22 or 3.24, as applicable.
- 63 -
Section 3.12 Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents . The Trustee or the applicable Custodian, shall
retain possession and custody of the originals (to the extent
available) of any primary mortgage insurance policies, or
certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of
renewal as to the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as
contemplated by this Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in
respect of the Certificates have been distributed in full and the
Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled its obligations under this
Agreement, the Trustee or the applicable Custodian shall also
retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance
with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the applicable Custodial Agreement. The Master Servicer shall
promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the
applicable Custodian, upon the execution or receipt thereof the
originals of any primary mortgage insurance policies, any
certificates of renewal, and such other documents or instruments
that constitute Loan Documents that come into the possession of the
Master Servicer from time to time.
Section 3.13 Realization Upon Defaulted Loans . The Master Servicer
shall cause each Servicer (to the extent required under the related
Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing
such of the Loans as come into and continue in default and as to
which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of
delinquent payments, all in accordance with the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
Section 3.14 Compensation for the Master Servicer .
(a) The Master
Servicer shall have the right to receive all income and gain
realized from any investment of funds in the Distribution Account
as compensation (collectively, the "Master Servicing
Compensation"). Servicing compensation in the form of assumption
fees, if any, late payment charges, as collected, if any, or
otherwise (but not including any Prepayment Charges) shall be
retained by the applicable Servicer and shall not be deposited in
the related Protected Account. The Master Servicer shall be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
therefor except as provided in this Agreement.
(b) The amount of
the Master Servicing Compensation payable to the Master Servicer in
respect of any Distribution Date shall be reduced in accordance
with Section 3.20.
- 64 -
Section 3.15 REO
Property .
(a) In the event the
Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any
related Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to
the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related
Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall, to the extent
provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, cause the
applicable Servicer to sell any REO Property as expeditiously as
possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Further, the
Master Servicer shall, to the extent provided in the related
Servicing Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to sell any REO
Property prior to three years after the end of the calendar year of
its acquisition by REMIC I, unless (i) the Trustee and the
Securities Administrator shall have been supplied with an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such
REO Property subsequent to such three-year period will not result
in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" of any
REMIC hereunder as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause any
REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may
continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions
contained in such Opinion of Counsel) or (ii) the applicable
Servicer shall have applied for, prior to the expiration of such
three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the
manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case
the three-year period shall be extended by the applicable extension
period. The Master Servicer shall cause the applicable Servicer (to
the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement) to protect
and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent
required by the applicable Servicing Agreement, in accordance with
the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a tax
on "net income from foreclosure property" or cause such REO
Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
(b) The Master
Servicer shall, to the extent required by the related Servicing
Agreement, cause the applicable Servicer to deposit all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO
Property in the Protected Account.
(c) The Master
Servicer or the related Servicer, as applicable, upon the final
disposition of any REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement
for any related unreimbursed Advances and other unreimbursed
advances as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees from Liquidation
Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such
REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Advances as well
as any unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case
may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental income or
other net amounts derived from such REO Property.
(d) To the extent
provided in the related Servicing Agreement, the Liquidation
Proceeds from the final disposition of the REO Property, net of any
payment to the Master Servicer or the applicable Servicer as
provided above shall be deposited in the Protected Account on or
prior to the Determination Date in the month following receipt
thereof and be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available
funds to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Distribution
Account on the next succeeding Remittance Date.
- 65 -
Section 3.16 Annual Statement as to Compliance .
(a) The Master
Servicer will deliver to the Trustee, not later than February 28 of
each calendar year beginning in 2008, an Officers’
Certificate (an "Annual Statement of Compliance") stating, as to
each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the
Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of
performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing
agreement has been made under such Servicing Officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge,
based on such review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its
obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing
agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any
material respect, specifying each such failure known to such
Servicing Officer and the nature and status of cure provisions
thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no
restrictions or limitations on its use. In the event that the
Master Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with
respect to the Mortgage Loans to a servicer, the Master Servicer
shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate of the servicer as
described above as to each servicer as and when required with
respect to the Master Servicer.
(b) If the Master
Servicer cannot deliver the related Annual Statement of Compliance
by February 28th of such year, the Trustee, at its sole option, may
permit a cure period for the Master Servicer to deliver such Annual
Statement of Compliance, but in no event later than March 10th of
such year.
(c) Failure of the
Master Servicer to comply timely with this Section 3.16 shall be
deemed a Master Servicer Event of Default, automatically, without
notice and without any cure period, and the Trustee may, in
addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this
Agreement and at law or in equity or to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the
rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement
and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without
compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall
supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other
agreement to the contrary.
Section 3.17 Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports
.
(a) On and after
January 1, 2008, the Master Servicer shall service and administer
the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable requirements
of the Servicing Criteria. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the
Trustee on or before February 28 of each calendar year beginning in
2008, a report (an "Assessment of Compliance") reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee regarding the Master Servicer’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the
preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of
the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the
date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the
Master Servicer that contains the following:
(i) A statement by
such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with
the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Master
Servicer;
- 66 -
(ii) A statement by
such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to
assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the
Master Servicer;
(iii) An assessment
by such officer of the Master Servicer’s compliance with the
applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the
preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material
instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period,
which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with
respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole
involving the Master Servicer, that are backed by the same asset
type as the Mortgage Loans;
(iv) A statement
that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation
report on the Master Servicer’s Assessment of Compliance for
the period consisting of the preceding calendar year;
and
(v) A statement as
to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to
the Master Servicer, which statement shall be based on the
activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities
transactions taken as a whole involving the Master Servicer, that
are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans.
(b) Such report at a
minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto
delivered to the Trustee concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement.
(c) On or before
February 28 of each calendar year beginning in 2008, the Master
Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee a report (an "Attestation
Report") by a registered public accounting firm that attests to,
and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Master
Servicer, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange
Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation Report
must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports
issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.
(d) The Master
Servicer shall cause any servicer, and each subcontractor
determined by the Master Servicer to be "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation
AB, to deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor an assessment of
compliance and accountants’ attestation.
(e) If the Master
Servicer cannot deliver the related Assessment of Compliance or
Attestation Report by February 28th of such year, the Trustee, at
its sole option, may permit a cure period for the Master Servicer
to deliver such Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report, but
in no event later than March 10th of such year.
(f) Failure of the
Master Servicer to comply timely with this Section 3.17 shall be
deemed a Master Servicer Event of Default, automatically, without
notice and without any cure period, and the Trustee may, in
addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this
Agreement and at law or in equity or to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the
rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement
and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without
compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall
supercede any other provision in this Agreement or any other
agreement to the contrary.
- 67 -
Section 3.18 Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission
.
(a) (i) Within 15
days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall, in
accordance with industry standards, file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval
System ("EDGAR"), a Distribution Report on Form 10-D with a copy of
the monthly statement to be furnished by the Trustee to the
Certificateholders for such Distribution Date and detailing all
data elements specified in Item 1121(a) of Regulation AB as an
exhibit thereto; provided that the Trustee shall have received no
later than 10 days prior to the date such Distribution Report on
Form 10-D is required to be filed, the following
information:
(1) Notice of any
material modifications, extensions or waivers to Mortgage Loan
terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period
or that have cumulatively become material over time from the Master
Servicer;
(2) Notice of any
material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or warranties or
transaction covenants from the Master Servicer;
(3) Notice of any
new issuance of asset-backed securities backed by the same asset
pool, any pool asset changes, such as Mortgage Loan substitutions
and repurchases, and cash flows available for future purchases, if
applicable from the Master Servicer.
(4) A brief
description of any legal proceedings pending, including proceedings
known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the
Depositor, the Sponsor and the Master Servicer or of which any
property of the foregoing is the subject, that is material to
Certificateholders from each of the Depositor, Sponsor and the
Master Servicer if applicable;
(5) The information
required by Item 2 of Part II of Form 10-Q regarding any sale of
securities that are either backed by the same asset pool or are
otherwise issued by the issuer, regardless of whether the
transaction was registered under the Securities Act during the
period covered by the report, from the Depositor;
(6) The information
required by Item 3 of Part II of Form 10-Q with respect to defaults
upon the senior securities during the period covered by the report,
from the Master Servicer;
(7) The information
required by Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q with respect to
submission of matters to a vote of Certificateholders during the
period covered by the report, from the Master Servicer;
- 68 -
(8) Any information
required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the period
covered by the report on the Form 10-D, but not reported, whether
or not otherwise required by the Form 10-D from the Master
Servicer; and
(9) Any exhibits to
the Form 10-D from the Depositor.
(ii) The Master
Servicer will prepare and file Current Reports on Form 8-K in
respect of the Trust at the direction and expense of the Depositor,
provided, that, the Depositor, the Sponsor or the Trustee shall
have timely notified the Master Servicer of an item reportable on a
Current Report on Form 8-K and shall have delivered to the Master
Servicer no later than two Business Days prior to the filing
deadline for such Current Report, all information, data, and
exhibits required to be provided or filed with such Current Report
with respect to:
(1) Any entry into a
material definitive agreement, any termination of a material
definitive agreement and any bankruptcy or receivership of the
Depositor, Sponsor or the Master Servicer (including any servicer
that does not sign the pooling and servicing agreement and any
subservicer that signs a subservicing agreement) from the
Depositor, Sponsor or the Master Servicer as applicable;
(2) A description of
any triggering events that accelerate or increase a direct
financial obligation or an obligation under an off-balance sheet
arrangement from the Master Servicer;
(3) Any material
modification to the rights of Certificateholders, amendments of the
articles of incorporation or bylaws or a change of the fiscal year
of any transaction party from each of the Depositor, the Sponsor or
the Master Servicer, as applicable;
(4) Any change in
servicer, trustee, credit enhancement or other external support or
failure to make a required distribution from the Master Servicer or
Trustee as applicable; and
(5) Any Securities
Act update provided by the Depositor.
(iii) Prior to
January 30 in each year commencing in 2007, the Master Servicer
shall, in accordance with industry standards, file a Form 15
Suspension Notice with respect to the Trust Fund, if applicable.
Prior to (x) March 15, 2007 and (y) unless and until a Form 15
Suspension Notice shall have been filed, prior to March 15 of each
year thereafter, the Master Servicer shall provide the Trustee with
an Annual Compliance Statement, together with a copy of the
Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report to be delivered by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 3.16 and 3.17. Prior to
(x) March 31, 2008 and (y) unless and until a Form 15 Suspension
Notice shall have been filed, March 31 of each year thereafter, the
Master Servicer shall, subject to subsection (d) below, file a Form
10-K, in substance conforming to industry standards, with respect
to the Trust Fund. Such Form 10-K shall include the Assessment of
Compliance, Attestation Report, Annual Compliance Statements and
other documentation provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to
Sections 3.16 and 3.17 and the Form 10-K certification signed by
the Depositor. The Depositor, the Sponsor and Master Servicer shall
provide the following information, as applicable, no later than
March 1 of each calendar year prior to the filing deadline for the
Form 10-K:
- 69 -
(1) Any exhibits or
financial statement schedules required by Item 15 of Form 10-K from
each of the Depositor, the Sponsor and Master Servicer;
(2) A description of
any legal proceedings pending, including proceedings known to be
contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Depositor,
the Sponsor and the Master Servicer or of which any property of the
foregoing is the subject, that is material to Certificateholders
from each of the Depositor, the Sponsor and the Master Servicer if
applicable;
(3) A description of
any affiliations between the transaction parties pursuant to Item
1119 of Regulation AB from the Sponsor; and
(4) The Assessment
of Compliance, Attestation Report, Annual Compliance Statements and
other documentation provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to
Sections 3.16 and 3.17.
The Depositor hereby grants to the Master
Servicer a limited power of attorney to execute and file each such
document on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall
continue until either the earlier of (x) receipt by the Master
Servicer from the Depositor of written termination of such power of
attorney and (y) the termination of the Trust Fund. The Depositor
and the Trustee each agree to promptly furnish to the Master
Servicer, from time to time upon request, such further information,
reports and financial statements within its control related to this
Agreement, the Mortgage Loans as the Master Servicer reasonably
deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Master Servicer shall
cooperate with the Depositor in connection with any additional
filings with respect to the Trust Fund as the Depositor deems
necessary under the Exchange Act. Copies of all reports filed by
the Master Servicer under the Exchange Act shall be sent to the
Depositor. Fees and expenses incurred by the Master Servicer in
connection with this Section 3.18 shall not be reimbursable from
the Trust Fund.
(b) In connection
with the filing of any 10-K hereunder, the Master Servicer shall
sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G) for
the Depositor regarding certain aspects of the Form 10-K
certification signed by the Depositor, provided, however, that the
Master Servicer shall not be required to undertake an analysis of
any accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form
10-K.
(c) The Master
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the
Trustee and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates
from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs,
judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon
a breach of the Master Servicer’s obligations under this
Section 3.18 or the Master Servicer’s negligence, bad faith
or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
- 70 -
[[Nothing shall be construed from the foregoing
subsections (a), (b) and (c) to require the Master Servicer or any
officer, director or Affiliate thereof to sign any Form 10-K or any
certification contained therein. Furthermore, the inability of the
Master Servicer to file a Form 10-K as a result of the lack of
required information as set forth in Section 3.18(a) or required
signatures on such Form 10-K or any certification contained therein
shall not be regarded as a breach by the Master Servicer of any
obligation under this Agreement.]]
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.1,
this Section 3.18 may be amended without the consent of the
Certificateholders.
Section 3.19 Intention of the Parties and Interpretation . Each of
the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections
3.16, 3.17 and 3.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance
by the Sponsor and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation
AB promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R.
§§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time
to time and subject to clarification and interpretive advice as may
be issued by the staff of the SEC from time to time. Therefore,
each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish
that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be
supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any
such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or
consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities
markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the
requirements of Regulation AB, (c) the parties shall comply with
requests made by the Sponsor or the Depositor for delivery of
additional or different information as the Sponsor or the Depositor
may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement
shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’
obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving
interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB.
Section 3.20 Obligation of the Master Servicer in Respect of Compensating
Interest . The Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Distribution Account not later than each Distribution Account
Deposit Date an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate
amounts required to be paid by the Servicers under the Servicing
Agreements with respect to Compensating Interest on the related
Loans for the related Distribution Date, and not so paid by the
related Servicers and (ii) the Master Servicing Compensation for
such Distribution Date without reimbursement therefor.
Section 3.21 Reserved .
Section 3.22 Protected Accounts .
(a) The Master
Servicer shall enforce the obligation of each Servicer to establish
and maintain a Protected Account in accordance with the applicable
Servicing Agreement, with records to be kept with respect thereto
on a Loan by Loan basis, into which accounts shall be deposited
within 48 hours (or as of such other time specified in the related
Servicing Agreement) of receipt all collections of principal and
interest on any Loan and with respect to any REO Property received
by a Servicer, including Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and advances made from
the Servicer’s own funds (less servicing compensation as
permitted by the applicable Servicing Agreement in the case of any
Servicer) and all other amounts to be deposited in the Protected
Account. Each Servicer is hereby authorized to make withdrawals
from and deposits to the related Protected Account for purposes
required or permitted by the related Servicing Agreement. To the
extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement, the Protected
Account shall be held in a depository institution and segregated on
the books of such institution in the name of the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders.
- 71 -
(b) To the extent
provided in the related Servicing Agreement, amounts on deposit in
a Protected Account may be invested in Eligible Investments in the
name of the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders and,
except as provided in the preceding paragraph, not commingled with
any other funds, such Eligible Investments to mature, or to be
subject to redemption or withdrawal, no later than the date on
which such funds are required to be withdrawn for deposit in the
Distribution Account, and shall be held until required for such
deposit. The income earned from Eligible Investments made pursuant
to this Section 3.22 shall be paid to the related Servicer under
the applicable Servicing Agreement, and amount required to be
distributed to the Certificateholders resulting from the loss of
monies on such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the
related Servicer. The related Servicer (to the extent provided in
the Servicing Agreement) shall deposit the amount of any such loss
in the Protected Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of
notification of such loss but not later than the second Business
Day prior to the Distribution Date on which the moneys so invested
are required to be remitted to the Master Servicer or the
Securities Administrator.
(c) To the extent
provided in the related Servicing Agreement and subject to this
Article III, on or before each Servicer Remittance Date, the
related Servicer shall withdraw or shall cause to be withdrawn from
the Protected Accounts and shall immediately deposit or cause to be
deposited in the Distribution Account amounts representing the
following collections and payments (other than with respect to
principal of or interest on the Loans due on or before the Cut-Off
Date):
(i) Monthly Payments
on the Loans received or any related portion thereof advanced by
the Servicers pursuant to the Servicing Agreements which were due
on or before the related Due Date, net of the amount thereof
comprising the Servicing Fees;
(ii) Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and
Subsequent Recoveries received by the Servicers with respect to
such Loans in the related Prepayment Period, Compensating Interest
and the amount of any related Prepayment Charges; and
(iii) Any amount to
be used as an Advance.
(d) Withdrawals may
be made from a Protected Account or the Distribution Account only
to make remittances as provided in Sections 3.22(c), 3.23 and 3.24
or as otherwise provided in the Servicing Agreements, to reimburse
the Master Servicer or a Servicer for Advances which have been
recovered by subsequent collection from the related Mortgagor, to
remove amounts deposited in error; to remove fees, charges or other
such amounts deposited on a temporary basis, or to clear and
terminate the account at the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 9.1. As provided in Sections 3.22(c) and
3.23(b) or as otherwise provided in the Servicing Agreements
certain amounts otherwise due to the Servicers may be retained by
them and need not be deposited in the Distribution
Account.
- 72 -
Section 3.23 Distribution Account .
(a) The Securities
Administrator shall establish and maintain, a Distribution Account
with respect to the Loans as a segregated trust account or
accounts. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the Distribution
Account as identified by the Master Servicer and as received by the
Master Servicer, the following amounts with respect to the related
Loans for the benefit of the related Certificateholders:
(i) Any amounts
withdrawn from a Protected Account;
(ii) Any Advance and
any amounts in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or
Curtailment Shortfalls;
(iii) Any Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or Subsequent Recoveries received by
or on behalf of the Master Servicer;
(iv) The Purchase
Price with respect to any Loans purchased by Sponsor [or AHMC]
pursuant to Section 2.3 and all proceeds of any Loans or property
acquired with respect thereto purchased by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 9.1;
(v) Any amounts
required to be deposited by the Master Servicer or any Servicer
with respect to losses on investments of deposits in an Account;
and
(vi) Any other
amounts received by or on behalf of the Master Servicer and
required to be deposited in the Distribution Account pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) All amounts
deposited to the Distribution Account shall be held by the
Securities Administrator in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders in accordance with the terms and provisions of
this Agreement. The requirements for crediting the Distribution
Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the
nature of late payment charges or assumption, tax service,
statement account or payoff, substitution, satisfaction, release
and other like fees and charges, need not be credited by the Master
Servicer or the related Servicer to the Distribution Account. In
the event that the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be
deposited to the Distribution Account any amount not required to be
credited thereto, the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of a
written request therefor signed by a Servicing Officer of the
Master Servicer, shall promptly transfer such amount to the Master
Servicer, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding.
- 73 -
(c) The Distribution
Account shall constitute a trust account of the Trust Fund
segregated on the books of the Securities Administrator and held by
the Securities Administrator in trust in its Corporate Trust
Office, and the Distribution Account and the funds deposited
therein shall not be subject to, and shall be protected from, all
claims, liens, and encumbrances of any creditors or depositors of
the Securities Administrator (whether made directly, or indirectly
through a liquidator or receiver of the Securities Administrator).
The amount at any time credited to the Distribution Account shall
be invested in the name of the Master Servicer, in such Eligible
Investments selected by the Master Servicer or deposited in demand
deposits with such depository institutions as selected by the
Master Servicer, provided that time deposits of such depository
institutions would be an Eligible Investment. All Eligible
Investments shall mature or be subject to redemption or withdrawal
on or before, and shall be held until, the Distribution Date
following the date of the investment of such funds (the "Investment
Withdrawal Distribution Date") if the obligor for such Eligible
Investment is the Securities Administrator or, if such obligor is
any other Person, the Business Day preceding such Investment
Withdrawal Distribution Date. All investment earnings on amounts on
deposit in the Distribution Account from time to time shall be for
the account of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be
permitted to receive distribution of any and all investment
earnings from the Distribution Account on each Distribution Date.
If there is any loss on an Eligible Investment or demand deposit,
the Master Servicer shall deposit such amount in the Distribution
Account. With respect to the Distribution Account and the funds
deposited therein, the Securities Administrator shall take such
action as may be necessary to ensure that the related
Certificateholders shall be entitled to the priorities afforded to
such a trust account (in addition to a claim against the estate of
the Securities Administrator) as provided by 12 U.S.C. §
92a(e), and applicable regulations pursuant thereto, if applicable,
or any applicable comparable state statute applicable to state
chartered banking corporations.
Section 3.24 Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution
Account .
(a) The Securities
Administrator shall, from time to time on demand of the Master
Servicer make or cause to be made such withdrawals or transfers
from the Distribution Account as the Master Servicer has designated
for such transfer or withdrawal pursuant to the Servicing
Agreements for the following purposes, not in any order of
priority:
(i) to reimburse the
Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Advance of its own funds,
the right of the Master Servicer or a Servicer to reimbursement
pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on
a particular Loan (including, for this purpose, the Purchase Price
therefor, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds) which
represent late payments or recoveries of the principal of or
interest on such Loan respecting which such Advance was
made;
(ii) to reimburse
the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds relating to a particular Loan for amounts
expended by the Master Servicer or such Servicer in good faith in
connection with the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property
which was damaged by an Uninsured Cause or in connection with the
liquidation of such Loan;
- 74 -
(iii) to reimburse
the Master Servicer or any Servicer from Insurance Proceeds
relating to a particular Loan for insured expenses incurred with
respect to such Loan and to reimburse the Master Servicer or such
Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds from a particular Loan for
Liquidation Expenses incurred with respect to such Loan;
(iv) to pay the
Master Servicer or any Servicer, as appropriate, from Liquidation
Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds received in connection with the
liquidation of any Loan, the amount which the Master Servicer or
such Servicer would have been entitled to receive under subclause
(vii) of this Subsection (a) as servicing compensation on account
of each defaulted scheduled payment on such Loan if paid in a
timely manner by the related Mortgagor;
(v) to pay the
Master Servicer or any Servicer from the Purchase Price for any
Loan, the amount which the Master Servicer or such Servicer would
have been entitled to receive under subclause (vii) of this
Subsection (a) as servicing compensation;
(vi) to reimburse
the Master Servicer or any Servicer for any Nonrecoverable Advance,
after a Realized Loss has been allocated with respect to the
related Loan if the Advance or Servicing Advance has not been
reimbursed pursuant to clause (i);
(vii) to pay the
Master Servicing Compensation to the Master Servicer, the Servicing
Fee to the Servicers (to the extent such Servicing Fee was not
retained by a Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing
Agreement), the Credit Risk Management Fee to the Credit Risk
Manager for such Distribution Date and to reimburse the Master
Servicer for expenses, costs and liabilities incurred by and
reimbursable to it pursuant to Sections 3.3, 6.3, 8.5 and
10.1.
(viii) to reimburse
or pay any Servicer any such amounts as are due thereto under the
applicable Servicing Agreement and have not been retained by or
paid to such Servicer, to the extent provided in the related
Servicing Agreement;
(ix) to reimburse
the Trustee, the Custodians and the Securities Administrator for
expenses, costs and liabilities, if any, incurred by or
reimbursable to such parties pursuant to this Agreement or the
Custodial Agreements;
(x) to remove
amounts deposited in error; and
(xi) to clear and
terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section
9.1.
- 75 -
(b) The Master
Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Loan by
Loan basis, for the purpose of accounting for any reimbursement
from the Distribution Account pursuant to subclauses (i) through
(vi), inclusive, or with respect to any such amounts which would
have been covered by such subclauses had the amounts not been
retained by the Master Servicer without being deposited in the
Distribution Account under Section 3.23(b).
(c) On each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute
the related Available Distribution Amount to the Holders of the
related Certificates in accordance with Section 4.1.
Section 3.25 Class [___] Reserve Fund .
(a) No later than
the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and
maintain a segregated trust accounts titled, "Class [__] Reserve
Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in trust for the
registered holders of Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage
Loan Trust, Series 200[__]-[__], Class [__] Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates"."
(b) On each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator will deposit into
the Class [__] Reserve Fund an amount equal to the amount by which
the sum of the Basis Risk Carryover Amounts with respect to the
Class [__] Certificates exceeds the sum of any amounts received by
the Securities Administrator with respect to the Cap Contract since
the prior Distribution Date. On each Distribution Date, after
making the distributions required under Section 4.1(a)(i)
through (iv) and Section 4.1(b)(1) through (4), the Securities
Administrator will withdraw from the Class [__] Reserve Fund the
amounts on deposit therein (which shall include any payments
received under the Cap Contract) and distribute such amounts to the
Class [__] Certificates in respect of any Basis Risk Carryover
Amounts due to the Class [__] Certificates as set forth in Section
4.1(a)(v) and (b)(5).
(c) The Reserve Fund
constitutes an "outside reserve fund" within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation § 1.860G-2(h) and is not an asset of any
REMIC. For federal and state income tax purposes, Sponsor will be
deemed to be the owner of each Reserve Fund. Upon the termination
of the Trust Fund, or the payment in full of the Certificates, all
amounts remaining on deposit in the Class [__] Reserve Fund will be
released by the Trust Fund and distributed to Sponsor or its
designees. The Class [__] Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust
Fund but not part of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of
the Class [__] Certificates of Basis Risk Carryover Amounts will
not be payments with respect to a "regular interest" in a REMIC
within the meaning of Code Section 860(G)(a)(1).
(d) Sponsor hereby
agrees that the Securities Administrator will deposit into the
Class [__] Reserve Fund the amounts described above on each
Distribution Date. Sponsor further agrees that its agreement to
such action by the Securities Administrator is given for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
acknowledged by such acceptance.
- 76 -
(e) The Securities
Administrator shall direct any depository institution maintaining
the Class [__] Reserve Fund to invest the funds in such account in
one or more Eligible Investments bearing interest or sold at a
discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than
the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds
are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this
Agreement, if a Person other than the Securities Administrator or
an Affiliate manages or advises such investment, and (ii) no later
than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from
such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Securities
Administrator or an Affiliate manages or advises such investment.
All income and gain earned upon such investment shall be deposited
into the Class [__] Reserve Fund. In no event shall the Securities
Administrator be liable for any investments made pursuant to this
clause (e).
(f) For federal tax
return and information reporting, the right of the Holders of the
Class [__] Certificates to receive payments from the related
Reserve Fund in respect of any Basis Risk Carryover Amount shall be
assigned a value of $[__________].
Section 3.26 [Pre-Funding Account .
(a) No later than
the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and
maintain a trust account which at all times shall be an Eligible
Account and shall be titled "Pre-Funding Account, [Name of Master
Servicer], in trust for the registered holders of Deutsche Mortgage
Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 200[__]-[__], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates" (the "Pre-Funding Account"). The
Securities Administrator shall, promptly upon receipt, deposit in
the Pre-Funding Account and retain therein the Original Pre-Funded
Amount remitted on the Closing Date by the Depositor. Funds
deposited in the Pre-Funding Account shall be held in trust for the
Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth
herein.
(b) The Securities
Administrator will invest funds deposited in the Pre-Funding
Account only as directed in writing by the Depositor (and such
amounts shall not be invested if no direction is received by
Securities Administrator) in Permitted Investments with a maturity
date (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the
date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such
account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the
Securities Administrator or an Affiliate manages or advises such
investment, (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are
required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this
Agreement, if the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate manages
or advises such investment or (iii) within one (1) Business Day of
the Securities Administrator’s receipt thereof. For federal
income tax purposes, the Depositor shall be the owner of the
Pre-Funding Account and shall report all items of income,
deduction, gain or loss arising therefrom. All income and gain
realized from investment of funds deposited in the Pre-Funding
Account shall be transferred to the Depositor. The Depositor shall
deposit in the Pre-Funding Account the amount of any net loss
incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment immediately
upon realization of such loss without any right of reimbursement
therefor. At no time will the Pre-Funding Account be an asset of
any REMIC created hereunder.
- 77 -
(c) Amounts on
deposit in the Pre-Funding Account shall be withdrawn by the
Securities Administrator as follows:
(i) On any
Subsequent Transfer Date, the Securities Administrator shall
withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account an amount equal to 100% of
the Principal Balances of the related Subsequent Loans as of the
Subsequent Cut-Off Date, transferred and assigned to the Trustee
for deposit in the mortgage pool on such Subsequent Transfer Date
and pay such amount to or upon the order of the Depositor upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.6 with
respect to such transfer and assignment;
(ii) If the amount
on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of any investment
income therein) has not been reduced to zero during the Pre-Funding
Period, on the day immediately following the termination of the
Pre-Funding Period, the Securities Administrator shall deposit into
the Distribution Account any amounts remaining in the Pre-Funding
Account (exclusive of any investment income therein) for
distribution in accordance with the terms hereof;
(iii) To withdraw
any amount not required to be deposited in the Pre-Funding Account
or deposited therein in error; and
(iv) To clear and
terminate the Pre-Funding Account upon the earlier to occur of (A)
the Distribution Date immediately following the end of the
Pre-Funding Period and (B) the termination of this Agreement, with
any amounts remaining on deposit therein being paid to the Holders
of the Certificates then entitled to distributions in respect of
principal.
Withdrawals pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) shall be treated as contributions of cash to REMIC I on the
date of withdrawal.]
Section 3.27 [Capitalized Interest Account .
(a) No later than
the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and
maintain a trust account which shall at all times be an Eligible
Account and shall be titled "Capitalized Interest Account, [Name of
Master Servicer], in trust for the registered holders of Deutsche
Mortgage Securities, Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 200[__]-[__],
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates" (the "Capitalized Interest
Account"). The Securities Administrator shall, promptly upon
receipt, deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account and retain
therein the Original Capitalized Interest Amount remitted on the
Closing Date by the Depositor. Funds deposited in the Capitalized
Interest Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders
for the uses and purposes set forth herein.
(b) The Securities
Administrator will invest funds deposited in the Capitalized
Interest Account only as directed in writing by the Depositor (and
such amounts shall not be invested if no direction is received by
the Securities Administrator) in writing in Permitted Investments
with a maturity date (i) no later than the Business Day immediately
preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn
from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other
than the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate manages or
advises such investment, (ii) no later than the date on which such
funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to
this Agreement, if the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate
manages or advises such investment or (iii) within one (1) Business
Day of the Securities Administrator’s receipt thereof. The
amount of any losses in the Capitalized Interest Account incurred
in respect of any such investments shall promptly be deposited by
the Depositor in the Capitalized Interest Account. All income or
gain realized from any such investment of funds on deposit in the
Capitalized Interest Account shall be credited to the Capitalized
Interest Account. At no time will the Capitalized Interest Account
be an asset of any REMIC created hereunder.
- 78 -
(c) On each
Distribution Account Deposit Date during the Pre-Funding Period,
upon satisfaction of the conditions for the conveyance of
Subsequent Loans set forth in Section 2.6, the Securities
Administrator shall transfer from the Capitalized Interest Account
to the Distribution Account an amount equal to the lesser of the
Capitalized Interest Requirement (which, to the extent required,
may include investment earnings on amounts on deposit therein) and
the amount remaining in the Capitalized Interest Account for the
related Distribution Date. If any funds remain in the Capitalized
Interest Account at the end of the Pre-Funding Period, the
Securities Administrator shall make the transfer described in the
preceding sentence if necessary for the Distribution Date following
the expiration of the Pre-Funding Period and the Securities
Administrator shall distribute any remaining funds in the
Capitalized Interest Account to the order of the
Depositor.]
Section 3.28 Prepayment Penalty Verification .
On or prior to each Servicer Remittance Date,
each Servicer shall, to the extent provided in the respective
Servicing Agreement, provide in an electronic format acceptable to
the Master Servicer the data necessary for the Master Servicer to
perform its verification duties agreed to by the Master Servicer
and the Depositor. The Master Servicer or a third party reasonably
acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Depositor (the
"Verification Agent") will perform such verification duties and
will use its best efforts to issue its findings in a report (the
"Verification Report") delivered to the Master Servicer and the
Depositor within ten (10) Business Days following the related
Distribution Date; provided, however, that if the Verification
Agent is unable to issue the Verification Report within ten (10)
Business Days following the Distribution Date, the Verification
Agent may issue and deliver to the Master Servicer and the
Depositor the Verification Report upon the completion of its
verification duties. The Master Servicer shall forward the
Verification Report to the respective Servicer and shall notify
such Servicer if the Master Servicer has determined that such
Servicer did not deliver the appropriate Prepayment Charges to the
Master Servicer in accordance with the respective Servicing
Agreement. Such written notification from the Master Servicer shall
include the loan number, prepayment penalty code and prepayment
penalty amount as calculated by the Master Servicer or the
Verification Agent, as applicable, of each Loan for which there is
a discrepancy. If the respective Servicer agrees with the verified
amounts, such Servicer shall adjust the immediately succeeding
Remittance Report and the amount remitted to the Master Servicer
with respect to prepayments accordingly. If the respective Servicer
disagrees with the determination of the Master Servicer, such
Servicer shall, within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the
Verification Report, notify the Master Servicer of such
disagreement and provide the Master Servicer with detailed
information to support such Servicer’s position. The
respective Servicer and the Master Servicer shall cooperate to
resolve any discrepancy on or prior to the immediately succeeding
Servicer Remittance Date, and such Servicer will indicate the
effect of such resolution on the related Remittance Report and
shall adjust the amount remitted with respect to prepayments on
such Servicer Remittance Date accordingly.
- 79 -
During such time as the respective Servicer and
the Master Servicer are resolving discrepancies with respect to the
Prepayment Charges, no payments in respect of any disputed
Prepayment Charges will be remitted to the Distribution Account and
the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to remit such payments,
unless otherwise required pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof. In
connection with such duties, the Master Servicer shall be able to
rely solely on the information provided to it by the respective
Servicer in accordance with this Section. The Master Servicer shall
not be responsible for verifying the accuracy of any of the
information provided to it by the respective Servicer or for
performing the Master Servicer’s duties under this
Section 3.28 with respect to a Servicer if such Servicer is
unable or unwilling to provide the required data to the Master
Servicer or is not required to provide such information to the
Master Servicer.
- 80 -
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS; ADVANCES;
STATEMENTS AND REPORTS
Section 4.1 Distributions to Certificateholders .
On each Distribution Date, the Securities
Administrator, to the extent on deposit therein and based solely
upon the Remittance Report for such Distribution Date, shall
withdraw from the Distribution Account the Group I Available
Distribution Amount and Group II Available Distribution Amount for
such Distribution Date and distribute to each related
Certificateholder, by wire transfer in immediately available funds
for the account of the Certificateholder or by any other means of
payment acceptable to each Certificateholder of record on the
immediately preceding Record Date (other than as provided in
Section 9.1 respecting the final distribution) as specified by each
such Certificateholder and at the address of such Holder appearing
in the Certificate Register, from the amount so withdrawn and to
the extent of the Group I Available Distribution Amount and Group
II Available Distribution Amount, as applicable, such
Certificateholder’s Percentage Interest of the following
amounts and in following order and priority:
(a) On each
Distribution Date prior to the Credit Support Depletion Date, the
Securities Administrator will distribute the Group I Available
Distribution Amount and Group II Available Distribution Amount in
the following order and priority:
(i) On each
Distribution Date, the Group I Available Distribution Amount shall
be distributed as follows:
(1) first
, concurrently to the Group I Senior Certificates (other than the
Class [__] Certificates), the related Interest Distribution Amount
on a pro rata basis based on the
related Interest Distribution Amount with respect to each such
Class; provided, however, that for each Distribution Date prior to
the Class [__] Accretion Termination Date, the Class [__] Accrual
Amount shall be payable as principal to the Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates in the amount and priority
set forth below in clauses (i)(5), (i)(6) and (i)(7);
(2) second
, to the Class R Certificates, the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class R Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(3) third
, concurrently, to the Class [__] Certificates and the Class [__]
Certificates on a pro rata basis based
on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, an amount
equal to the Class [__] /Class [__] Priority Amount, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero;
- 81 -
(4) fourth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the Group I Discount Fractional
Principal Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(5) fifth
, to the Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates, from
the related Senior Principal Distribution Amount, an amount up to
$[__] for each Distribution Date, in the following order of
priority:
(A) concurrently, to
the Class [__] Certificates and Class [__] Certificates, on
a pro rata basis based on the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero; provided that prior to the Class [__] Accretion
Termination Date, distributions pursuant to this clause shall be
made first from the Class [__] Accrual Amount for such Distribution
Date and second from the related Senior Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to clauses (i)(2) and
(i)(3) above; and
(B) to the Class
[__] Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(6) sixth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, up to an amount equal to $[__]
for each Distribution Date, until the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero; provided
that prior to the Class [__] Accretion Termination Date,
distributions pursuant to this clause shall be made first from the
Class [__] Accrual Amount for such Distribution Date and second
from the related Senior Principal Distribution Amount, in each case
remaining after distributions pursuant to clauses (i)(2), (i)(3)
and (i)(5) above;
(7) seventh , to the Class [__] Certificates, up to an
amount equal to $[__]; provided that prior to the Class [__]
Accretion Termination Date, distributions pursuant to this clause
shall be made first from the Class [__] Accrual Amount for such
Distribution Date and second from the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount, in each case remaining after distributions
pursuant to clauses (i)(2), (i)(3), (i)(5) and (i)(6)
above;
(8) eighth
, concurrently, to the Class [__] Certificates and the Class [__]
Certificates on a pro rata basis based
on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the
related Senior Principal Distribution Amount remaining after
payments pursuant to clauses (i)(2), (i)(3) and (i)(5) through
(i)(7) above, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
Class has been reduced to zero;
(9) ninth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to clauses
(i)(2), (i)(3) and (i)(5) through (i)(8) above, without regard to
amounts distributed pursuant to clause (i)(7) above, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [__] Certificates has
been reduced to zero;
- 82 -
(10) tenth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to clauses
(i)(2), (i)(3) and (i)(5) through (i)(9) above, without regard to
amounts distributed pursuant to clause (i)(6) above, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [__] Certificates has
been reduced to zero;
(11) eleventh , to the Class [__] Certificates, the related
Senior Principal Distribution Amount remaining after payments
pursuant to clauses (i)(2), (i)(3) and (i)(5) through (i)(10) above
until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class [__]
Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(12) twelfth , concurrently, to the Class [__] Certificates
and Class [__] Certificates, on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
Class, the related Senior Principal Distribution Amount remaining
after payments pursuant to clauses (i)(2), (i)(3) and (i)(5)
through (i)(11) above, without regard to the Class [__] /Class [__]
Priority Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each
such Class has been reduced to zero; and
(13) thirteenth , the Group I Discount Fractional Principal
Shortfall to the Class [__] Certificates, but not more than an
amount equal to the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount
related to the Group I Loans for such Distribution Date (without
regard to the proviso of such definition).
(ii) On each
Distribution Date, the Group II Available Distribution Amount shall
be distributed as follows:
(1) first
, concurrently to the Group II Senior Certificates (other than the
Class [__] Certificates), the related Interest Distribution Amount
on a pro rata basis based on the
related Interest Distribution Amount with respect to each such
Class;
(2) second
, concurrently, to the Class [__] Certificates and the Class [__]
Certificates on a pro rata basis based
on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, an amount
equal to the Class [__] /Class [__] Priority Amount, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero;
(3) third
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the Group II Discount Fractional
Principal Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(4) fourth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to clause
(ii)(2) above, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[__] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
- 83 -
(5) fifth
, to the Class [__] Certificates, the related Senior Principal
Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to clauses
(ii)(2) and (ii)(4) above, until the Certificate Principal Balance
of the Class [__] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
(6) sixth
, concurrently, to the Class [__] Certificates and Class [__]
Certificates, on a pro rata basis,
based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the
related Senior Principal Distribution Amount remaining after
payments pursuant to clauses (ii)(2), (ii)(4) and (ii)(5) above,
without regard to the Class [__] /Class [__] Priority Amount, until
the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been
reduced to zero; and
(7) seventh , the Group II Discount Fractional Principal
Shortfall to the Class [__] Certificates, but not more than an
amount equal to the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount
related to the Group II Loans for such Distribution Date (without
regard to the proviso of such definition).
(iii) From the Group
I Available Distribution Amount and Group II Available Distribution
Amount remaining after payments pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii)
above, (a) first , the Senior Interest Shortfall Amount for
each Class of Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__]
Certificates and Class [__] Certificates) for such Distribution
Date, if any, pro rata according to the amount of interest to which
each such Class would otherwise be entitled, (b) second , an
amount equal to the Collateral Deficiency Amount, if any, to the
Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__] and
Class [__] Certificates), pro rata among the Senior Certificates
(other than the Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates)
based on the related Collateral Deficiency Amount and within each
group of Certificates, on a pro rata basis, if applicable, based on
the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, as a payment
of principal and (c) third , if such Distribution Date is a
Cross Payment Trigger Date, the Principal Prepayment Amount
distributable to the Senior Certificates (other than the Class
[__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) that have been paid
in full, will be paid as principal to the related Senior
Certificates (other than the Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__]
Certificates) that have not been paid in full in accordance with
the priorities set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
(iv) From the sum of
the remaining Group I Available Distribution Amount and Group II
Available Distribution Amount, after payments pursuant to clauses
(i) through (iii) above, to the Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates, sequentially,
in that order, an amount equal to their respective Interest
Distribution Amounts for such Distribution Date and their pro rata
share, based on the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of
each such Class, of the Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount;
provided, however, that on any Distribution Date on which the
Subordination Level for any Class of Subordinate Certificates is
less than the Subordination Level as of the Closing Date, the
portion of the Subordinate Principal Prepayment Amount otherwise
payable to the Class or Classes of the Subordinate Certificates
junior to such Class will be distributed to the most senior Class
of Subordinate Certificates for which the Subordination Level is
less than such percentage as of the Closing Date, and to the Class
or Classes of Subordinate Certificates senior thereto, pro rata
based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
Class.
- 84 -
(v) From the
remaining Group I Available Distribution Amount, to the Class [__]
Reserve Fund, and then from the Class [__] Reserve Fund (including
any payments received under the Cap Contract), to the Class [__]
Certificates in respect of any Basis Risk Carryover Amounts due the
Class I[__] Certificates as follows:
(1) first
, to the holders of the Class [__] Certificates, any amounts
received by the Securities Administrator on account of the Cap
Contract for such Distribution Date; and
(2) second
, to the Class [__] Certificates, any Basis Risk Carryover Amount
remaining unpaid after distributions pursuant to clause (1)
above.
(vi) To the Group I
Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__] Certificates and
Class [__] Certificates) and Group II Senior Certificates (other
than the Class [__] Certificates), from the related Available
Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to
clauses (i) through (v) above, by Pro Rata Allocation, the amount
of any unreimbursed losses previously allocated to such Classes of
Certificates, and then to the
Subordinate Certificates, in the order of their seniority, the
amount of any unreimbursed losses previously allocated to such
Classes of Certificates.
(vii) To the Class R
Certificates, the remainder (which is expected to be zero), if any
of the Group I Available Distribution Amount and Group II Available
Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to
clauses (i) through (vi) above.
(b) On each
Distribution Date on or after the Credit Support Depletion Date, to
the extent of the Group I Available Distribution Amount and Group
II Available Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date,
distributions will be made to the Senior Certificates in the
following order of priority:
(1) first
, (a) to the Group I Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__]
Certificates) from the Group I Available Distribution Amount, the
related Interest Distribution Amount pro rata based on the amount
payable to each such Class and (b) to the Group II Senior
Certificates (other than the Class [__] Certificates) from the
Group II Available Distribution Amount, the related Interest
Distribution Amount pro rata based on the amount payable to each
such Class;
(2) second
, (a) from the Group I Available Distribution Amount remaining
after payments in clause (1)(a) above, the Group I Discount
Fractional Principal Amount to the Class [__] Certificates and (b)
from the Group II Available Distribution Amount remaining after
payments in clause (1)(b) above, the Group II Discount Fractional
Principal Amount to the Class [__] Certificates;
- 85 -
(3) third
, (a) to the Group I Senior Certificates (other than the Class
[__], Class [__] and Class [__] Certificates) on a pro rata basis
based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the
Group I Available Distribution Amount remaining after payments
pursuant to clause (1)(a) and (2)(a) above and (b) to the Group II
Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__] Certificates and
Class [__] Certificates) on a pro rata basis based on the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the Group II
Available Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to
clauses (1)(b) and (2)(b) above, in each case until the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to
zero;
(4) fourth
, from the Group I Available Distribution Amount and Group II
Available Distribution Amount remaining after payments pursuant to
clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, to each Class of Certificates for
which a Senior Interest Shortfall Amount exists, the Senior
Interest Shortfall Amount for such Distribution Date, pro rata,
based on such Senior Interest Shortfall Amount;
(5) fifth
, from the Group I Available Distribution Amount remaining after
payments pursuant to clauses (1) through (4) above, to the Class
[__] Reserve Fund and then from the Class [__] Reserve Fund, to the
Class [__] Certificates, the Basis Risk Carryover Amount payable to
such Class for such Distribution Date (after taking into account
all payments received by the Securities Administrator from the Cap
Contract);
(6) sixth
, (a) from the Group I Available Distribution Amount remaining
after payments pursuant to clauses (1) through (5) above, to the
Group I Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__] Certificates
and Class [__] Certificates) on a pro rata basis based on the
outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of such Class, the amount
of any unreimbursed losses previously allocated to each such Class
and (b) from the Group II Available Distribution Amount remaining
after payments pursuant to clauses (1) through (4) above, to the
Group II Senior Certificates (other than the Class [__]
Certificates) on a pro rata basis based on the outstanding
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, the amount of any
unreimbursed losses previously allocated to each such Class;
and
(7) seventh , to the Class R Certificates, the remainder, if
any (which is expected to be zero), of the Group I Available
Distribution Amount and Group II Available Distribution Amount
remaining after distributions pursuant to clauses (1) through (6)
above.
On each Distribution Date, all amounts
representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Loans serviced by
[GMAC pursuant to the GMAC 2005 Servicing Agreement] and received
during the related Prepayment Period will be withdrawn from the
Distribution Account and distributed to the Class [P-1]
Certificates, and all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in
respect of the Loans serviced by [GreenPoint], [National City],
[Wells Fargo] and [GMAC pursuant to the GMAC 2004 Servicing
Agreement] and received during the related Prepayment Period will
be withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed to the
Class [P-2] Certificates, and shall not be available for
distribution to the holders of any other Class of Certificates. The
payment of such Prepayment Charges shall not reduce the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class [P-1] Certificates or Class [P-2]
Certificates.
- 86 -
On the Distribution Date in [__________], prior
to making any distributions to the Class R Certificates, the
Securities Administrator shall make a payment of principal to the
Class [P-1] Certificates and Class [P-2] Certificates,
respectively, in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of
each such Class from amounts on deposit in sub-accounts of the
Distribution Account established and maintained by the Securities
Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, for the exclusive benefit
of the Class [P-1] Certificateholders and Class [P-2]
Certificateholders, as applicable.
Section 4.2 Allocation Realized Losses .
(a) Prior to each
Distribution Date, the Master Servicer, based solely on the
information provided by the related Servicer, shall determine the
amount of Realized Losses, if any, with respect to each
Loan.
(b) Realized Losses,
other than Excess Losses, shall be allocated as follows: (i) for
losses allocable to principal, (a) first, sequentially, to the
Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___]and
Class [___] Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class been reduced to zero and (b)
second, (1) with respect to Realized Losses related to the Group I
Loans, concurrently to each Class of the Group I Senior
Certificates (other than the Class [___] Certificates and Class
[___] Certificates) on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class, in each case until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero; provided, that any such Realized Loss allocable to the
Class [___] Certificates and Class [___] Certificates will be
allocated first to the Class [___] Certificates, up to a maximum
amount of $[___] with respect to the Class [___] Certificates, and
up to a maximum amount of $[___] with respect to the Class [___]
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[___] Certificates has been reduced to zero, and then to the Class
[___] Certificates and Class [___] Certificates, respectively,
until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been
reduced to zero, and (2) with respect to Realized Losses related to
the Group II Loans, concurrently to each Class of Group II Senior
Certificates (other than the Class [___] Certificates) until the
Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero, provided, that any such Realized Loss allocable to the
Class [___] Certificates will be allocated first to the Class [___]
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
[___] Certificates has been reduced to zero, and then to the Class
[___] Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class [___] Certificates has been reduced to zero;
provided, however, that following the
Credit Support Depletion Date, if any loss is incurred with respect
to a Group I Discount Loan, the Group I Discount Fraction of such
loss will first be allocated to the Class [___] Certificates and
the remainder of such loss will be allocated as described above in
clause (i)(b)(2); provided, further, that following the Credit Support Depletion Date, if any loss
is incurred with respect to a
- 87 -
Group II Discount Loan, the Group II Discount
Fraction of such loss will first be allocated to the Class [___]
Certificates and the remainder of such loss will be allocated as
described above in clause (i)(b)(2); and (ii) for losses allocable
to interest, (a) first, sequentially, to the Class [___], Class
[___], Class [___], Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___]
Certificates, in that order, in reduction of accrued but unpaid
interest thereon until the amount of interest accrued on such
Certificate on such Distribution Date has been reduced to zero, and
then in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of such
Certificate until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has
been reduced to zero, and (b) second, to the Senior Certificates
relating to the Loan Group for which such Realized Losses were
incurred, by Pro Rata Allocation, in reduction of accrued but
unpaid interest thereon until the amount of interest accrued on
such Certificate has been reduced to zero and then with respect to
the Senior Certificates (other than the Class [___], Class [___],
Class [___], Class [___] and Class [___] Certificates), in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of each such
Certificate until the agg
|