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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Pooling and Servicing Agreement

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Title: POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 4/23/2004
Law Firm: York City office of Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP    

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, Parties: citigroup mortgage loan trust inc. , wells fargo bank  national association , u.s. bank national association
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                       CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC.

                                    Depositor

 

 

                     WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                 Master Servicer

 

 

                     WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                               Trust Administrator

 

 

                                       and

 

 

                         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                     Trustee

 

 

 

                    _________________________________________

 

                         POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

                            Dated as of March 1, 2004

                    _________________________________________

 

 

 

                       Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

 

                                Series 2004-HYB2

 

 

 

 

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                    ARTICLE I

 

                                    DEFINITIONS

1.01.   Defined Terms...........................................................3

1.02.   Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls .............................49

1.03.   Rule of Construction...................................................50

 

                                   ARTICLE II

 

         CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

2.01.   Conveyance of Mortgage Loans...........................................51

2.02.   Acceptance of Trust Fund by the Trustee................................54

2.03.   Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Mortgage

       Loan Seller, the Underlying Seller or the Depositor....................56

2.04.   Reserved...............................................................59

2.05.   Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer.......59

2.06.   Issuance of the Certificates...........................................61

2.07.   Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II

       by the Trustee.........................................................61

 

                                   ARTICLE III

 

                          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING

                              OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

3.01.   Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer..............................62

3.02.   [Reserved].............................................................63

3.03.   Monitoring of Servicers................................................63

3.04.   Fidelity Bond..........................................................64

3.05.   Power to Act; Procedures...............................................64

3.06.   Due on Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.............................65

3.07.   Release of Mortgage Files..............................................65

3.08.   Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer to be

       Held for Trustee.......................................................66

3.09.   Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.................67

3.10.   Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.......................67

3.11.   Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.....................68

3.12.   Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies

       and Documents..........................................................68

3.13.   Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans..............................68

3.14.   Compensation for the Master Servicer...................................69

3.15.   REO Property...........................................................69

3.16.   Annual Officer's Certificate as to Compliance..........................70

3.17.   Annual Independent Accountant's Servicing Report.......................70

3.18.   Obligations of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment

       Interest Shortfalls....................................................71

 

 

 

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3.19.   Custodial Account......................................................71

3.20.   Master Servicer Collection Account.....................................71

3.21.   Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Master Servicer

       Collection Account.....................................................73

3.22.   Distribution Account...................................................75

3.23.   Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account......76

3.24.   Prohibited Activities With Respect to REO Properties...................76

 

                                   ARTICLE IV

 

                          PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS

4.01.   Distributions..........................................................78

4.02.   Statements to Certificateholders ......................................82

4.03.   P&I Advances...........................................................85

4.04.   Allocation of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses and Realized Losses....86

4.05.   Compliance with Withholding Requirements...............................87

4.06.   Distributions on and Allocations of Realized Losses to the REMIC I

       Regular Interests......................................................87

4.07.   Commission Reporting...................................................88

4.08.   Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account...............................89

 

                                     ARTICLE V

 

                                THE CERTIFICATES

5.01.   The Certificates.......................................................91

5.02.   Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates..................93

5.03.   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates......................98

5.04.   Persons Deemed Owners..................................................98

5.05.   Certain Available Information..........................................98

 

                                    ARTICLE VI

 

                      THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER

6.01.   Liability of the Depositor and the Master Servicer....................100

6.02.   Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master Servicer.......100

6.03.   Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master

       Servicer and Others...................................................100

6.04.   Indemnification from the Master Servicer..............................102

6.05.   Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer; Assignment of

       Master Servicing......................................................103

6.06.   Successor Master Servicer.............................................104

6.06.   Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer.............104

 

                                   ARTICLE VII

 

                                     DEFAULT

7.01.   Master Servicer Events of Termination.................................105

 

 

 

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7.02.    Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.............................107

7.03.    Notification to Certificateholders...................................107

7.04.    Waiver of Master Servicer Events of Termination......................108

 

                                   ARTICLE VIII

 

               CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR

8.01.    Duties of Trustee and Trust Administrator............................108

8.02.    Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Trust Administrator....110

8.03.    Neither Trustee nor Trust Administrator Liable for Certificates or

        Mortgage Loans.......................................................111

8.04.    Trustee and Trust Administrator May Own Certificates.................112

8.05.    Trustee's and Trust Administrator's Fees and Expenses................112

8.06.    Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Trust Administrator.........112

8.07.    Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator...113

8.08.    Successor Trustee or Trust Administrator.............................114

8.09.    Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Trust Administrator............114

8.10.    Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee........................115

8.11.    [intentionally omitted] .............................................116

8.12.    Appointment of Office or Agency......................................116

8.13.    Representations and Warranties.......................................116

8.14.    No Trustee Liability for Actions or Inactions of Custodians..........117

 

                                   ARTICLE IX

 

                                   TERMINATION

9.01     Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of the Trust Fund.........117

9.02     Additional Termination Requirements..................................119

 

                                    ARTICLE X

 

                                REMIC PROVISIONS

10.01.   REMIC Administration.................................................121

10.02.   Prohibited Transactions and Activities...............................123

10.03.   Indemnification With Respect to Certain Taxes and Loss of

        REMIC Status.........................................................123

 

                                   ARTICLE XI

 

                             MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

11.01.   Amendment............................................................125

11.02.   Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts...............................126

11.03.   Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders...........................126

11.04.   Governing Law........................................................127

11.05.   Notices..............................................................127

11.06.   Severability of Provisions...........................................128

 

 

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11.07.   Notice to Rating Agencies............................................128

11.08.   Article and Section References.......................................129

11.09.   Grant of Security Interest...........................................129

11.10.   Duties of Trust Fund as Owner of Mortgage Loans under

        Servicing Agreements.................................................130

11.11.   Duties of Custodian..................................................130

 

 

 

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1     Form of Class I-A Certificate

Exhibit A-2     Form of Class II-A Certificate

Exhibit A-3     Form of Class III-A Certificate

Exhibit A-4     Form of Class IV-A Certificate

Exhibit A-5     Form of Class B-1 Certificate

Exhibit A-6     Form of Class B-2 Certificate

Exhibit A-7     Form of Class B-3 Certificate

Exhibit A-8     Form of Class B-4 Certificate

Exhibit A-9     Form of Class B-5 Certificate

Exhibit A-10    Form of Class B-6 Certificate

Exhibit A-11    Form of Class R Certificate

Exhibit B       Form of each Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement

Exhibit C-1     Form of Trustee's Initial Certification

Exhibit C-2     Form of Trustee's Final Certification

Exhibit C-3     Form of Receipt of Mortgage Note

Exhibit D        Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement

Exhibit E       Request for Release

Exhibit F       Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee

               Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of Private

               Certificates Pursuant to Rule 144A Under the 1933 Act

Exhibit G       Form of Certification with respect to ERISA and the Code

Exhibit H       Form of Residual Certificate Transfer Affidavit

Exhibit I       Form of Master Servicer Certification

 

Schedule 1      Mortgage Loan Schedule

Schedule 2      Schedule of Servicers and Servicing Agreements

 

 

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                  This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective

as of March 1, 2004, among CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., as Depositor,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Master Servicer, WELLS FARGO BANK,

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trust Administrator, and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

, as Trustee.

 

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:

 

                  The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates

(collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes,

which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in

the Trust Fund created hereunder.

 

                                     REMIC I

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                  As provided herein, the Trust Administrator will elect to

treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain

other related assets subject to this Agreement as a REMIC (as defined herein)

for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be

designated as "REMIC I". The Class R-I Interest will be the sole class of

"residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined

herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I

Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, solely 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 (as defined herein).

None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.

 

 

                                               Initial

REMIC I Regular     REMIC I Remittance        Uncertificated        Latest Possible

    Interest               Rate                  Balance           Maturity Date(1)

---------------     ------------------        ---------------      ----------------

    LT-1SUB            Variable(2)            $         348.37       December 2033

    LT-1GRP            Variable(2)            $       9,290.17       December 2033

    LT-2SUB            Variable(2)            $         453.98       December 2033

    LT-2GRP            Variable(2)             $      12,105.38       December 2033

    LT-3SUB            Variable(2)            $         539.22       December 2033

    LT-3GRP            Variable(2)            $      14,380.13       December 2033

    LT-4SUB            Variable(2)            $          60.94        December 2033

    LT-4GRP            Variable(2)            $       1,623.14       December 2033

     LT-ZZ             Variable(2)            $373,949,258.44       December 2033

      LT-R             Variable(2)            $         100.00       December 2033

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(1)   Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury

     regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date

     for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as

     the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I Regular Interest.

(2)   Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC I Remittance Rate"

     herein.

 

 

 

 

 

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                                    REMIC II

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                  As provided herein, the Trust Administrator will elect to

treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests

as a REMIC (as defined herein) for federal income tax purposes, and such

segregated pool of assets will be designated as "REMIC II". The Class R-II

Interest will be the sole class of "residual interests" in REMIC II for purposes

of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table irrevocably

sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the initial Certificate

Principal Balance and, solely for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation

Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible maturity date" for each of the

Classes of Certificates that evidence "regular interests" or "residual

interests" in REMIC II.

 

                                             Initial

                                       Aggregate Certificate     Latest Possible

  Designation      Pass-Through Rate        Principal Balance       Maturity Date(1)

------------      -----------------      ---------------------     ----------------

  Class I-A          Variable(2)            $ 89,418,000.00          December 2033

  Class II-A         Variable(2)            $116,514,000.00          December 2033

  Class III-A         Variable(2)            $138,409,000.00          December 2033

  Class IV-A         Variable(2)            $ 15,622,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-1          Variable(2)            $   5,610,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-2          Variable(2)             $   3,366,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-3          Variable(2)            $   2,057,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-4          Variable(2)            $   1,309,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-5          Variable(2)            $     935,000.00          December 2033

  Class B-6          Variable(2)            $     748,059.76          December 2033

   Class R           Variable(2)            $         100.00          December 2033

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(1)   Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury

     regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date

     for the Mortgage 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.

 

                  As of the Cut-off Date, the Original Group I Mortgage Loans

had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $92,901,652.60. As of the

Cut-off Date, the Original Group II Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled

Principal Balance equal to $121,053,817.12. As of the Cut-off Date, the Original

Group III Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to

$143,801,287.68. As of the Cut-off Date, the Original Group IV Mortgage Loans

had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $16,231,402.36.

 

                  In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained,

the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee

agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

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                                    ARTICLE I

 

                                   DEFINITIONS

 

                  SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.

 

                  Whenever used in this Agreement, including, without

limitation, in the Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and

phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings

specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations

described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of

twelve 30-day months.

 

                  "AAR Agreement": Any one of the Assignment, Assumption and

Recognition Agreements attached hereto as Exhibit B, whereby the servicing of

those Mortgage Loans specified in such Assignment, Assumption & Recognition

Agreement was assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

 

                  "Accepted Master Servicing Practices": With respect to any

Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage loan master

servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master

service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage 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 the

Servicer), or (y) as provided in Section 3.01 hereof, but in no event below the

standard set forth in clause (x).

 

                  "Administration Fee": The amount payable to the Trust

Administrator on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation

for all services rendered by the Trust Administrator in the execution of the

trust hereby created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers

and duties of the Trust Administrator hereunder, which amount, with respect to

the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties and for any calendar month, shall be equal

to the Administration Fee Rate accrued for one month on the same principal

amount on which interest on each Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month

(or, in the case of an REO Property, on the Scheduled Principal Balance of such

REO Property as of the Due Date for the related Mortgage Loan occurring in the

month prior to the month of such Distribution Date). The fees payable to the

Trustee for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any

of its respective powers and duties hereunder will be paid by the Trust

Administrator on an annual basis from its own funds in accordance with a

separate agreement between the Trust Administrator and the Trustee.

 

                  "Administration Fee Rate": 0.0025% per annum.

 

                  "Adjustment Date": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the

first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of a Mortgage Loan changes

pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the

Cut-off Date as to each Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan

Schedule.

 

                  "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

 

 

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management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through

the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms

"controlling" and "controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

                  "Agreement": This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all

amendments hereof and supplements hereto.

 

                  "Aggregate Senior Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a

fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and Residual

Certificates for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the sum

of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, plus

(ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties, in each

case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                   "Assignment": An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or

equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of

the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of

record the sale of the Mortgage.

 

                  "Available Distribution Amount": The sum of the Group I

Available Distribution Amount, the Group II Available Distribution Amount, the

Group III Available Distribution Amount and the Group IV Available Distribution

Amount.

 

                   "Bankruptcy Amount": As of any date of determination, an

amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) $100,000 over (B) the aggregate

amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated solely to the Subordinate Certificates in

accordance with Section 4.04.

 

                   "Bankruptcy Code": The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11

of the United States Code), as amended.

 

                  "Bankruptcy Loss": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a

Realized Loss resulting from a Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.

 

                  "Book-Entry Certificate": Any Certificate registered in the

name of the Depository or its nominee. Initially, the Book-Entry Certificates

will be the Class A Certificates, the Class B-1 Certificates, the Class B-2

Certificates and the Class B-3 Certificates.

 

                  "Book-Entry Custodian": The custodian appointed pursuant to

Section 5.01.

 

                  "Business Day": Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a

day on which banking or savings and loan institutions in any state of the United

States in which a Servicer conducts its business of servicing the related

Mortgage Loans, the State of Maryland or the State of New York, or in any city

in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the Corporate Trust Office

of the Trust Administrator is located are authorized or obligated by law or

executive order to be closed.

 

 

 

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                  "Certificate": Any one of the Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

Inc., Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2004-HYB2, issued under this

Agreement.

 

                  "Certificate Factor": With respect to any Class of

Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal

carried to six places, the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal

Balance of such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving

effect to any distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses and

Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses in reduction of the Certificate Principal

Balance of such Class of Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date), and

the denominator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such

Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Certificateholder" or "Holder": The Person in whose name a

Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that a

Disqualified Organization or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of

a Residual Certificate for any purposes hereof and, solely for the purposes of

giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the

name of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be

deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall

not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of

Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as

otherwise provided in Section 11.01. The Trustee and the Trust Administrator may

conclusively rely upon a certificate of the Depositor 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 and the Trust 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.

 

                  "Certificate Owner": With respect to a Book-Entry 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 participating brokerage firm for which a Depository

Participant acts as agent.

 

                  "Certificate Principal Balance": With respect to any

Certificate as of any date of determination, the Certificate Principal Balance

of such Certificate on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of

determination plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal

Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.01, reduced by the aggregate

of (a) all distributions of principal made thereon on such immediately prior

Distribution Date and (b) without duplication of amounts described in clause (a)

above, reductions in the Certificate Principal Balance thereof in connection

with allocations thereto of Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans and

Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses on such immediately prior Distribution Date

(or, in the case of any date of determination up to and including the initial

Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such

Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). The Certificate Principal Balance

of any Class of Certificates as of any date of determination is equal to the

aggregate of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Certificates of such

Class. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Certificate Principal Balance a

Subordinate Certificate of the Class of Subordinate Certificates outstanding

with the highest numerical designation at any given time shall

 

 

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not be greater than the Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate

multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Stated Principal

Balance of the Mortgage Loans over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal

Balances of all other Classes of Certificates then outstanding.

 

                  "Certificate Register": The register maintained pursuant to

Section 5.02.

 

                  "Class": Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the

same class designation.

 

                  "Class A Certificates": Any Class I-A Certificate, Class II-A

Certificate, Class III-A Certificate or Class IV-A Certificate.

 

                  "Class I-A Certificate": Any one of the Class I-A Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class II-A Certificate": Any one of the Class II-A

Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator,

substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing a Regular

Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class III-A Certificate": Any one of the Class III-A

Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator,

substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing a Regular

Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class IV-A Certificate": Any one of the Class IV-A

Certificates executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator,

substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing a Regular

Interest in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class A Principal Adjustment Amount": As to any Distribution

Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Class A

Certificates has been reduced to zero, any remaining prepayments and recoveries

of principal collected in respect of the Mortgage Loans (and, with respect to

any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of

the Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero, any remaining scheduled

payments of principal in respect of the Mortgage Loans) in such Loan Group.

 

                  "Class B Percentage": Any one of the Class B-1 Percentage, the

Class B-2 Percentage, the Class B-3 Percentage, the Class B-4 Percentage, the

Class B-5 Percentage or the Class B-6 Percentage.

 

                  "Class B-1 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-1 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class B-1 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the

 

 

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denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the

Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such date.

 

                  "Class B-2 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-2 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-6 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class B-2 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such

date.

 

                   "Class B-3 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-3 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-7 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class B-3 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such

date.

 

                  "Class B-4 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-4 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-8 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class B-4 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-4 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-4 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such

date.

 

                  "Class B-5 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-5 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-9 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class B-5 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-5 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-5 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such

date.

 

 

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                  "Class B-6 Certificate": Any one of the Class B-6 Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-10 and evidencing a Regular Interest in

REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                   "Class B-6 Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,

a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if

any, of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-6 Certificates

immediately prior to such date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the

Holders of the Class B-6 Certificates on such date pursuant to Section

4.01(b)(i)(Z), and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such

date.

 

                  "Class R Certificate": Any one of the Class R Certificates

executed, authenticated and delivered by the Trust Administrator, substantially

in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-11 and evidencing the ownership of the

Class R-I Interest and the Class R-II Interest for purposes of the REMIC

Provisions.

 

                  "Class R-I Interest": The Residual Interest in REMIC I for the

purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Class R-II Interest": The Residual Interest in REMIC II for

the purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

 

                  "Closing Date": March 30, 2004.

 

                  "Code":   The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

                  "Commission":   The Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

                  "Compensating Interest": With respect to the Servicer, the

amount in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls required to be paid by the

Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement from its own funds without right of

reimbursement. With respect to the Master Servicer, the amount in respect of

Prepayment Interest Shortfalls required to be paid by the Master Servicer

pursuant to Section 3.18 from its own funds without right of reimbursement

except as provided in Section 3.18.

 

                  "Corporate Trust Office": The principal corporate trust office

of the Trustee or the Trust 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, U.S. Bank National

Association, 60 Livingston Avenue, EP-MN-WS3D, St Paul, Minnesota 55107,

Attention: Structured Finance CMLTI 2004-HYB2, 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 Trust Administrator, or (ii) with respect

to the Trust Administrator, (A) for Certificate transfer and surrender purposes,

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Corporate Trust Services -- CMLTI

2004-HYB2, and (B) for all other purposes, Wells Fargo Bank, National

Association, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045,

 

 

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Attention: Corporate Trust Services -- CMLTI 2004-HYB2, or at such other address

as the Trust Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the

Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee.

 

                  "Countrywide Mortgage Loan": Each Mortgage Loan with respect

to which Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP is the related Servicer.

 

                  "Cross-Collateralization Date": Any Distribution Date on which

there exists one or more Undercollateralizated Loan Groups and one or more

Overcollateralized Loan Groups.

 

                  "Custodial Account": The account established and maintained

for the benefit of the Trustee by the Servicer with respect to the related

Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

                  "Custodial Agreement": An agreement between the Mortgage Loan

Seller and the Custodian, dated September 1, 2003, pursuant to which the

Custodian holds certain of the Mortgage Files, which agreement (as it relates to

the Mortgage Loans) shall be assigned to the Trustee on the Closing Date.

 

                  "Custodian": A custodian of the Mortgage Files, which shall

initially be Citibank (West) FSB.

 

                  "Custodian Fee": The amount payable to the Custodian on each

Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation for all services

rendered by it under the Custodial Agreement.

 

                   "Cut-off Date": With respect to each Original Mortgage Loan,

March 1, 2004. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their

respective dates of substitution. References herein to the "Cut-off Date," when

used with respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective

Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Debt Service Reduction": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a

reduction in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of

competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a

reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation.

 

                  "Deficient Valuation": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a

valuation of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction

in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage

Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy

Code.

 

                  "Definitive Certificates":   As defined in Section 5.01(b).

 

                  "Deleted Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be

replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.

 

 

 

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                  "Depositor": Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 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" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section

17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

                  "Depository Institution": Any depository institution or trust

company, including the Trust Administrator and the Trustee, that (a) is

incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State

thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and examination by federal or state

banking authorities and (c) has outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other

short-term unsecured debt obligations that are rated P-1 by Moody's and A-1+ or

better by S&P (or a comparable rating if Moody's and S&P are not the Rating

Agencies).

 

                  "Depository Participant": A broker, dealer, bank or other

financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository

effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the

Depository.

 

                  "Determination Date": With respect to each Distribution Date,

the day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, after

which any Monthly Payments received are not reported by the related Servicer as

having been received for inclusion in the amounts remitted by such Servicer on

the related Servicer Remittance Date in respect of Monthly Payments on the

related Mortgage Loans.

 

                   "Directly Operate": With respect to any REO Property, the

furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or

operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for

sale to customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use

of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I, other than

through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the

Servicer or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) shall not be

considered to Directly Operate an REO Property solely because the Trustee (or

the Servicer or the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) establishes rental

terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and

insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect

to such REO Property.

 

                  "Disqualified Organization": Any of the following: (i) the

United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the

United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other

than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are

subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors

is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any

international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the

foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers' cooperatives

described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by

Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on

unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone

cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C)

 

 

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of the Code, (v) an "electing large partnership" within the meaning of Section

775 of the Code and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the

Trust Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an

Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause REMIC I or

any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than

such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code

that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership

Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person. The terms "United States,"

"State" and "international organization" shall have the meanings set forth in

Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.

 

                  "Distribution Account": The trust account or accounts created

and maintained by the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 3.22 which shall

be entitled "Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trust Administrator, in

trust for the registered holders of Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-HYB2 -- Distribution Account," and which

shall be an Eligible Account.

 

                  "Distribution Date": The 25th day of any month, or if such

25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th

day, commencing in April 2004.

 

                  "Diverted Interest Amount": With respect to any Distribution

Date, one month's interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period on

the Overcollateralized Amount at the Pass-Through Rate for the Class A

Certificates related to the Undercollateralized Loan Group or Loan Groups and

any other unpaid interest shortfalls on the Class A Certificates related to the

Undercollateralized Loan Group or Loan Groups, to the extent available.

 

                  "DOL": The United States Department of Labor or any successor

in interest.

 

                  "DOL Regulations": The regulations promulgated by the DOL at

29 C.F.R.ss.2510.3- 101.

 

                  "Due Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the first

day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, which is the

day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan,

exclusive of any days of grace (or, in the case of any Mortgage Loan which has

its Monthly Payment due on a day each calendar month other than the first day of

each calendar month, the date that such Monthly Payment is due and which falls

within the Due Period relating to such Distribution Date).

 

                  "Due Period": With respect to any Distribution Date, the

period commencing on the second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar

month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the

calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

                  "Eligible Account": Any of (i) an account or accounts

maintained with a Depository Institution, (ii) an account or accounts the

deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii) a trust account or

accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state

chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary

capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.

 

 

 

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                  "ERISA": The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,

as amended.

 

                  "Estate in Real Property": A fee simple estate in a parcel of

land.

 

                  "Excess Bankruptcy Loss": Any Bankruptcy Loss, or portion

thereof, which exceeds the then applicable Bankruptcy Amount.

 

                  "Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account": The account

established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.08.

 

                  "Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Amount": With respect to the

Class A Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess,

if any, of (i) one month's interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual

Period on the Overcollateralized Amount at the Pass-Through Rate for the Class A

Certificates relating to the Overcollateralized Loan Group or Loan Groups over

(ii) the Diverted Interest Amount.

 

                  "Excess Fraud Loss": Any Fraud Loss, or portion thereof, which

exceeds the then applicable Fraud Loss Amount.

 

                  "Excess Loss": Any Excess Bankruptcy Loss, Excess Special

Hazard Loss, Excess Fraud Loss or Extraordinary Loss.

 

                  "Excess Special Hazard Loss": Any Special Hazard Loss, or

portion thereof, that exceeds the then applicable Special Hazard Amount.

 

                  "Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage

Loan (or the related REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum

rate of interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage

Loan minus the sum of (i) the applicable Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the

Administration Fee Rate.

 

                  "Extraordinary Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof

caused by or resulting from:

 

                  (i) nuclear or chemical reaction or nuclear radiation or

         radioactive or chemical 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 the definition of the term "Special

         Hazard Loss";

 

                  (ii) hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war,

         including action in hindering, combating or defending against an

         actual, impending or expected attack by any government or sovereign

         power, DE JURE or DE FACTO, or by any authority maintaining or using

         military, naval or air forces, or by military, naval or air forces, or

          by an agent of any such government, power, authority or forces;

 

                  (iii) any weapon of war employing atomic fission or

         radioactive forces whether in time of peace or war, and

 

 

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                  (iv) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped

         power or action taken by governmental authority in hindering, combating

         or defending against such an occurrence, seizure or destruction under

         quarantine or customs regulations, confiscation by order of any

         government or public authority, or risks of contraband or illegal

         transactions or trade.

 

                  "Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses": Any amounts reimbursable

to the Master Servicer or the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.03, to the Master

Servicer pursuant to Section 3.03(c), any amounts payable from the Distribution

Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii), any amounts

reimbursable to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator from the Trust Fund

pursuant to Section 2.01, Section 7.02 or Section 8.05, any indemnification to

the Servicer payable by the Trust Fund to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing

Agreement and any other costs, expenses, liabilities and losses borne by the

Trust Fund (exclusive of any cost, expense, liability or loss that is specific

to a particular Mortgage Loan or REO Property and is taken into account in

calculating a Realized Loss in respect thereof) for which the Trust Fund has not

and, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Trust Administrator, shall

not, obtain reimbursement or indemnification from any other Person.

 

                  "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.

 

                  "Final Recovery Determination": With respect to any defaulted

Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property

purchased or repurchased by the Mortgage Loan Seller, an Underlying Seller or

the majority Holder of the Residual Certificates pursuant to or as contemplated

by Section 2.03 or Section 9.01), a determination made by the Servicer that all

Liquidation Proceeds have been recovered. Based on information provided to it by

the Servicer, the Master Servicer shall maintain records of each Final Recovery

Determination made.

 

                  "Fraud Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof sustained

by reason of a default arising from intentional fraud, dishonesty or

misrepresentation in connection with the related Mortgage Loan, including by

reason of the denial of coverage under any related Primary Mortgage Insurance

Policy.

 

                   "Fraud Loss Amount": As of any date of determination after the

Cut-off Date, an amount equal to: (x) prior to the first anniversary of the

Cut-off Date an amount equal to 3.00% of the aggregate principal balance of the

Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the aggregate amount of Fraud Losses

on the Mortgage Loans allocated solely to the Subordinate Certificates in

accordance with Section 4.04 since the Cut-off Date up to such date of

determination, (y) from the first to the second anniversary of the Cut-off Date,

an amount equal to (1) the lesser of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as of the most

recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date and (b) 2.00% of the aggregate

outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the most recent

anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the Fraud Losses on the Mortgage Loans

allocated solely to the Subordinate Certificates in accordance with Section 4.04

since the Cut-off Date up to such date of determination and (z) from the second

to the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to (1) the lesser

of (a) the Fraud Loss Amount as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off

Date and (b) 1.00%

 

 

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of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as

of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the Fraud Losses on

the Mortgage Loans allocated solely to the Subordinate Certificates in

accordance with Section 4.04 since the Cut-off Date up to such date of

determination. In addition, after the Certificate Principal Balances of the

Subordinate Certificates are reduced to zero, the Fraud Loss Amount will be

zero.

 

                  "Freddie Mac": Freddie Mac, formally known as the Federal Home

Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.

 

                  "Gross Margin": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed

percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on

each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note

used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.

 

                  "Group Available Distribution Amount": The Group I Available

Distribution Amount, the Group II Available Distribution Amount, the Group III

Available Distribution Amount or the Group IV Available Distribution Amount, as

the context requires.

 

                  "Group I Allocation Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of

which is (x) the Group I Overcollateralized Amount and the denominator of which

is (y) the sum of the Group I Overcollateralized Amount, the Group II

Overcollateralized Amount, the Group III Overcollateralized Amount and the Group

IV Overcollateralized Amount.

 

                   "Group I Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Group I Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess

of (i) the sum attributable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) the aggregate of the

Monthly Payments due on or before the Due Date relating to such Distribution

Date and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date,

(b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal Prepayments, proceeds

from repurchases of and substitutions for Mortgage Loans, Subsequent Recoveries

and other unscheduled of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans

or REO Properties received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period

(exclusive of any prepayment charges, penalties or premiums), (c) the aggregate

of any amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account representing Compensating

Interest amounts paid by the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of

related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls relating to Principal Prepayments that

occurred during the related Prepayment Period, (d) the aggregate of any P&I

Advances made by the Servicer for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate

of any P&I Advances made in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution

Date pursuant to Section 4.03 by the Master Servicer (or other successor

Servicer), over (ii) the sum attributable to or allocable to such Mortgage Loans

of (a) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing

Agreement or to the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator

pursuant to Section 3.03(c), Section 6.03 or Section 8.05 or otherwise payable

in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (b) amounts in respect of the

items set forth in clauses (i)(a) through (i)(e) above remitted by the Servicer

to the Master Servicer in error or deposited in the Master Servicer Collection

Account or the Distribution Account in respect of the items set forth in clauses

(i)(a) through (i)(e) above in error, (c) the Administration Fee payable from

the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 8.05, (d) without duplication, any

amounts in respect of the items set

 

 

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forth in clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b) permitted hereunder to be retained by the

Master Servicer or to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer from the Master

Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.21 and (e) Servicing Fees

retained by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding

the foregoing, the Group I Available Distribution Amount for any Distribution

Date shall be increased (in the case of an Undercollateralized Loan Group with

respect to Loan Group I) or decreased (in the case of an Overcollateralized Loan

Group with respect to Loan Group I) by any applicable Diverted Interest Amount

or Class A Principal Adjustment Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group I Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Deposit": An amount

withdrawn from the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account equal to the lesser

of (i) the amount on deposit in the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account and

(ii) the sum of (a) any interest shortfalls on the Class I-A Certificates and

(b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Group I Mortgage Loans on

such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group I Mortgage Loan": A first lien adjustable-rate Mortgage

Loan with an initial fixed-rate period of 3 years following origination. The

Group I Mortgage Loans are identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

                  "Group I Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date on which an Overcollateralized Amount exists, the excess, if

any, of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

Group I Mortgage Loans plus (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

REO Properties in Loan Group I over (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of

the Class I-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in each

case, before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group I Senior Percentage": With respect to any Distribution

Date and the Class I-A Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction,

expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates for such

Distribution Date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of

the Class I-A Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the definition

of "Senior Principal Distribution Amount," and the denominator of which is the

sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage

Loans, plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties

in Loan Group I, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such

Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Cross-Collateralization

Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage

Loans exceeds the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates,

the Group I Senior Percentage will equal the sum of the Certificate Principal

Balance of the Class I-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution

Date plus the Group I Allocation Percentage of the Overcollateralized Amount

divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage

Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date. On any Distribution Date

after the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class

II-A Certificates, the Class III-A Certificates and the Class IV-A Certificates

to zero, the Group I Senior Percentage will be a percentage equal to the

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates immediately prior to

such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate

 

 

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Scheduled Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans immediately prior to

such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class I-A Certificates within the range indicated

below, the percentage as indicated below:

 

 

      Distribution Date               Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage

-----------------------------         -------------------------------------------

April 2004 through March 2009         100%

 

April 2009 through March 2010         Group I Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the

                                     Group I Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2010 through March 2011         Group I Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the

                                     Group I Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2011 through March 2012         Group I Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the

                                     Group I Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2012 through March 2013         Group I Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the

                                     Group I Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2013 and thereafter             Group I Senior Percentage;

 

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, no reduction to the Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage

described above shall be made as of any Distribution Date unless (i) the

outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more

(including REO Properties and Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) averaged over the

last six months does not exceed 50% of the sum of the then current Certificate

Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates and (ii) Realized Losses on

the Mortgage Loans to date are less than the then applicable Trigger Amount.

 

                   On any Distribution Date on which Realized Losses on the

Mortgage Loans to date are greater than the then applicable Trigger Amount, the

Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage will be the greater of (x) the Group I

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date or (y) the Group I

Senior Prepayment Percentage for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the above, if on any Distribution Date (a) the

Subordinate Percentage, prior to giving effect to any distributions on such

Distribution Date, equals or exceeds two times the initial Subordinate

Percentage and (b) the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately

preceding paragraph are met, then the Group I Senior Prepayment Percentage for

such Distribution Date will equal 100%, if such Distribution Date is prior to

April 2007, and will equal the Group I Senior Percentage for such Distribution

Date, if such Distribution Date occurs on or after April 2007.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which the Aggregate Senior

Percentage exceeds the initial Aggregate Senior Percentage, the Group I Senior

Prepayment Percentage shall be 100%.

 

                  "Group I Subordinate Percentage": With respect to the

Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, a percentage equal to 100%

minus the Group I Senior Percentage.

 

 

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                  "Group I Subordinate Prepayment Percentage": With respect to

the Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Group I

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group II Allocation Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of

which is (x) the Group II Overcollateralized Amount and the denominator of which

is (y) the sum of the Group I Overcollateralized Amount, the Group II

Overcollateralized Amount, the Group III Overcollateralized Amount and the Group

IV Overcollateralized Amount.

 

                   "Group II Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Group II Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess

of (i) the sum attributable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) the aggregate of the

Monthly Payments due on or before the Due Date relating to such Distribution

Date and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date,

(b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal Prepayments, proceeds

from repurchases of and substitutions for Mortgage Loans, Subsequent Recoveries

and other unscheduled of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans

or REO Properties received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period

(exclusive of any prepayment charges, penalties or premiums), (c) the aggregate

of any amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account representing Compensating

Interest amounts paid by the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of

related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls relating to Principal Prepayments that

occurred during the related Prepayment Period, (d) the aggregate of any P&I

Advances made by the Servicer for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate

of any P&I Advances made in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution

Date pursuant to Section 4.03 by the Master Servicer (or other successor

Servicer), over (ii) the sum attributable to or allocable to such Mortgage Loans

of (a) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing

Agreement or to the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator

pursuant to Section 3.03(c), Section 6.03 or Section 8.05 or otherwise payable

in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (b) amounts in respect of the

items set forth in clauses (i)(a) through (i)(e) above remitted by the Servicer

to the Master Servicer in error or deposited in the Master Servicer Collection

Account or the Distribution Account in respect of the items set forth in clauses

(i)(a) through (i)(e) above in error, (c) the Administration Fee payable from

the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 8.05, (d) without duplication, any

amounts in respect of the items set forth in clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b) permitted

hereunder to be retained by the Master Servicer or to be withdrawn by the Master

Servicer from the Master Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.21

and (e) Servicing Fees retained by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing

Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Group II Available Distribution

Amount for any Distribution Date shall be increased (in the case of an

Undercollateralized Loan Group with respect to Loan Group II) or decreased (in

the case of an Overcollateralized Loan Group with respect to Loan Group II) by

any applicable Diverted Interest Amount or Class A Principal Adjustment Amount,

in each case for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group II Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Deposit": An amount

withdrawn from the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account equal to the lesser

of (i) the amount on deposit in the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account and

(ii) the sum of (a) any interest shortfalls on the Class II-A Certificates and

(b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans on

such Distribution Date.

 

 

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                  "Group II Mortgage Loan": A first lien adjustable-rate

Mortgage Loan with an initial fixed-rate period of 5 years following

origination. The Group II Mortgage Loans are identified as such on the Mortgage

Loan Schedule.

 

                   "Group II Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date on which an Overcollateralized Amount exists, the excess, if

any, of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

Group II Mortgage Loans plus (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of

the REO Properties in Loan Group II over (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance

of the Class II-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in

each case, before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group II Senior Percentage": With respect to any Distribution

Date and the Class II-A Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction,

expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A Certificates for such

Distribution Date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of

the Class II-A Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the

definition of "Senior Principal Distribution Amount," and the denominator of

which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group

II Mortgage Loans, plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

REO Properties in Loan Group II, in each case before reduction for any Realized

Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Cross-Collateralization

Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage

Loans exceeds the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A Certificates,

the Group II Senior Percentage will equal the sum of the Certificate Principal

Balance of the Class II-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution

Date plus the Group II Allocation Percentage of the Overcollateralized Amount

divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage

Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date. On any Distribution Date

after the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class

I-A Certificates, the Class III-A Certificates and the Class IV-A Certificates

to zero, the Group II Senior Percentage will be a percentage equal to the

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A Certificates immediately prior

to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance

of all of the Mortgage Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class II-A Certificates within the range indicated

below, the percentage as indicated below:

 

 

       Distribution Date                   Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage

-----------------------------         -------------------------------------------

April 2004 through March 2009         100%

 

April 2009 through March 2010         Group II Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the

                                     Group II Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2010 through March 2011         Group II Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the

                                     Group II Subordinate Percentage

 

 

 

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April 2011 through March 2012         Group II Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the

                                     Group II Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2012 through March 2013         Group II Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the

                                     Group II Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2013 and thereafter             Group II Senior Percentage;

 

 

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, no reduction to the Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage

described above shall be made as of any Distribution Date unless (i) the

outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more

(including REO Properties and Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) averaged over the

last six months does not exceed 50% of the sum of the then current Certificate

Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates and (ii) Realized Losses on

the Mortgage Loans to date are less than the then applicable Trigger Amount.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which Realized Losses on the

Mortgage Loans to date are greater than the then applicable Trigger Amount, the

Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage will be the greater of (x) the Group II

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date or (y) the Group II

Senior Prepayment Percentage for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the above, if on any Distribution Date (a) the

Subordinate Percentage, prior to giving effect to any distributions on such

Distribution Date, equals or exceeds two times the initial Subordinate

Percentage and (b) the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately

preceding paragraph are met, then the Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage for

such Distribution Date will equal 100%, if such Distribution Date is prior to

April 2007, and will equal the Group II Senior Percentage for such Distribution

Date, if such Distribution Date occurs on or after April 2007.

 

                   On any Distribution Date on which the Aggregate Senior

Percentage exceeds the initial Aggregate Senior Percentage, the Group II Senior

Prepayment Percentage shall be 100%.

 

                  "Group II Subordinate Percentage": With respect to the

Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, a percentage equal to 100%

minus the Group II Senior Percentage.

 

                  "Group II Subordinate Prepayment Percentage": With respect to

the Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Group II

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group III Allocation Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of

which is (x) the Group III Overcollateralized Amount and the denominator of

which is (y) the sum of the Group I Overcollateralized Amount, the Group II

Overcollateralized Amount, the Group III Overcollateralized Amount and the Group

IV Overcollateralized Amount.

 

                   "Group III Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Group III Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the

excess of (i) the sum attributable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) the aggregate

of the Monthly Payments due on or before the Due Date relating

 

 

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to such Distribution Date and received by the Servicer on or prior to the

related Determination Date, (b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,

Principal Prepayments, proceeds from repurchases of and substitutions for

Mortgage Loans, Subsequent Recoveries and other unscheduled of principal and

interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties received by the

Servicer during the related Prepayment Period (exclusive of any prepayment

charges, penalties or premiums), (c) the aggregate of any amounts on deposit in

the Distribution Account representing Compensating Interest amounts paid by the

Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of related Prepayment Interest

Shortfalls relating to Principal Prepayments that occurred during the related

Prepayment Period, (d) the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by the Servicer

for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate of any P&I Advances made in

respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section

4.03 by the Master Servicer (or other successor Servicer), over (ii) the sum

attributable to or allocable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) amounts reimbursable

or payable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or to the Master

Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 3.03(c),

Section 6.03 or Section 8.05 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary

Trust Fund Expenses, (b) amounts in respect of the items set forth in clauses

(i)(a) through (i)(e) above remitted by the Servicer to the Master Servicer in

error or deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution

Account in respect of the items set forth in clauses (i)(a) through (i)(e) above

in error, (c) the Administration Fee payable from the Distribution Account

pursuant to Section 8.05, (d) without duplication, any amounts in respect of the

items set forth in clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b) permitted hereunder to be retained

by the Master Servicer or to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer from the Master

Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.21 and (e) Servicing Fees

retained by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding

the foregoing, the Group III Available Distribution Amount for any Distribution

Date shall be increased (in the case of an Undercollateralized Loan Group with

respect to Loan Group III) or decreased (in the case of an Overcollateralized

Loan Group with respect to Loan Group III) by any applicable Diverted Interest

Amount or Class A Principal Adjustment Amount, in each case for such

Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group III Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Deposit": An

amount withdrawn from the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account equal to the

lesser of (i) the amount on deposit in the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve

Account and (ii) the sum of (a) any interest shortfalls on the Class III-A

Certificates and (b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Group III

Mortgage Loans on such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group III Mortgage Loan": A first lien adjustable-rate

Mortgage Loan with an initial fixed-rate period of 7 years following

origination. The Group III Mortgage Loans are identified as such on the Mortgage

Loan Schedule.

 

                  "Group III Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date on which an Overcollateralized Amount exists, the excess, if

any, of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

Group III Mortgage Loans plus (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of

the REO Properties in Loan Group III over (ii) the aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Class III-A Certificates and the Residual Certificates

immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in each case, before reduction for

any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

 

 

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                  "Group III Senior Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class III-A Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and

(b) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess,

if any, of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class III-A

Certificates and the Residual Certificates for such Distribution Date over the

aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of the Class III-A Certificates

and Residual Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the definition

of "Senior Principal Distribution Amount," and the denominator of which is the

sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group III Mortgage

Loans, plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties

in Loan Group III, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such

Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Cross-Collateralization

Date on which the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group III

Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class

III-A Certificates and Residual Certificates, the Group III Senior Percentage

will equal the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class

III-A Certificates and Residual Certificates immediately prior to such

Distribution Date plus the Group III Allocation Percentage of the

Overcollateralized Amount divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance

of the Group III Mortgage Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date. On

any Distribution Date after the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal

Balance of the Class I-A Certificates, the Class II-A Certificates and the Class

IV-A Certificates to zero, the Group III Senior Percentage will be a percentage

equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class III-A

Certificates and Residual Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution

Date divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage

Loans immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group III Senior Prepayment Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class III-A Certificates within the range indicated

below, the percentage as indicated below:

 

 

      Distribution Date                Group III Senior Prepayment Percentage

-----------------------------        --------------------------------------------

April 2004 through March 2009        100%

 

April 2009 through March 2010        Group III Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the

                                    Group III Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2010 through March 2011        Group III Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the

                                    Group III Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2011 through March 2012        Group III Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the

                                    Group III Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2012 through March 2013        Group III Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the

                                    Group III Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2013 and thereafter            Group III Senior Percentage;

 

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, no reduction to the Group III Senior Prepayment Percentage

described above shall be made as of any Distribution Date unless (i) the

outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more

(including REO Properties and Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) averaged over the

last six months does not exceed 50% of the sum of the then current

 

 

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Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates and (ii) Realized

Losses on the Mortgage Loans to date are less than the then applicable Trigger

Amount.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which Realized Losses on the

Mortgage Loans to date are greater than the then applicable Trigger Amount, the

Group III Senior Prepayment Percentage will be the greater of (x) the Group III

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date or (y) the Group III

Senior Prepayment Percentage for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the above, if on any Distribution Date (a) the

Subordinate Percentage, prior to giving effect to any distributions on such

Distribution Date, equals or exceeds two times the initial Subordinate

Percentage and (b) the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately

preceding paragraph are met, then the Group III Senior Prepayment Percentage for

such Distribution Date will equal 100%, if such Distribution Date is prior to

April 2007, and will equal the Group III Senior Percentage for such Distribution

Date, if such Distribution Date occurs on or after April 2007.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which the Aggregate Senior

Percentage exceeds the initial Aggregate Senior Percentage, the Group III Senior

Prepayment Percentage shall be 100%.

 

                  "Group III Subordinate Percentage": With respect to the

Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, a percentage equal to 100%

minus the Group III Senior Percentage.

 

                  "Group III Subordinate Prepayment Percentage": With respect to

the Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Group III

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group IV Allocation Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of

which is (x) the Group IV Overcollateralized Amount and the denominator of which

is (y) the sum of the Group I Overcollateralized Amount, the Group II

Overcollateralized Amount, the Group III Overcollateralized Amount and the Group

IV Overcollateralized Amount.

 

                  "Group IV Available Distribution Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Group IV Mortgage Loans, an amount equal to the excess

of (i) the sum attributable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) the aggregate of the

Monthly Payments due on or before the Due Date relating to such Distribution

Date and received by the Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date,

(b) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Principal Prepayments, proceeds

from repurchases of and substitutions for Mortgage Loans, Subsequent Recoveries

and other unscheduled of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans

or REO Properties received by the Servicer during the related Prepayment Period

(exclusive of any prepayment charges, penalties or premiums), (c) the aggregate

of any amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account representing Compensating

Interest amounts paid by the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of

related Prepayment Interest Shortfalls relating to Principal Prepayments that

occurred during the related Prepayment Period, (d) the aggregate of any P&I

Advances made by the Servicer for such Distribution Date and (e) the aggregate

of any P&I Advances made in respect of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution

Date pursuant to Section 4.03 by the Master Servicer (or other successor

Servicer), over (ii) the sum

 

 

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attributable to or allocable to such Mortgage Loans of (a) amounts reimbursable

or payable to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or to the Master

Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 3.03(c),

Section 6.03 or Section 8.05 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary

Trust Fund Expenses, (b) amounts in respect of the items set forth in clauses

(i)(a) through (i)(e) above remitted by the Servicer to the Master Servicer in

error or deposited in the Master Servicer Collection Account or the Distribution

Account in respect of the items set forth in clauses (i)(a) through (i)(e) above

in error, (c) the Administration Fee payable from the Distribution Account

pursuant to Section 8.05, (d) without duplication, any amounts in respect of the

items set forth in clauses (i)(a) and (i)(b) permitted hereunder to be retained

by the Master Servicer or to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer from the Master

Servicer Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.21 and (e) Servicing Fees

retained by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding

the foregoing, the Group IV Available Distribution Amount for any Distribution

Date shall be increased (in the case of an Undercollateralized Loan Group with

respect to Loan Group IV) or decreased (in the case of an Overcollateralized

Loan Group with respect to Loan Group IV) by any applicable Diverted Interest

Amount or Class A Principal Adjustment Amount, in each case for such

Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group IV Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Deposit": An amount

withdrawn from the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account equal to the lesser

of (i) the amount on deposit in the Excess Diverted Interest Reserve Account and

(ii) the sum of (a) any interest shortfalls on the Class IV-A Certificates and

(b) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses on the Group IV Mortgage Loans on

such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group IV Mortgage Loan": A first lien adjustable-rate

Mortgage Loan with an initial fixed-rate period of 10 years following

origination. The Group IV Mortgage Loans are identified as such on the Mortgage

Loan Schedule.

 

                  "Group IV Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date on which an Overcollateralized Amount exists, the excess, if

any, of (i) the sum of (a) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

Group IV Mortgage Loans plus (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of

the REO Properties in Loan Group IV over (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance

of the Class IV-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date, in

each case, before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group IV Senior Percentage": With respect to any Distribution

Date and the Class IV-A Certificates, the lesser of (a) 100% and (b) a fraction,

expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the excess, if any, of the

Certificate Principal Balance of the Class IV-A Certificates for such

Distribution Date over the aggregate amount, if any, payable to the Holders of

the Class IV-A Certificates on such date pursuant to clause (d) of the

definition of "Senior Principal Distribution Amount," and the denominator of

which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group

IV Mortgage Loans, plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the

REO Properties in Loan Group IV, in each case before reduction for any Realized

Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Cross-Collateralization

Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class IV-A Certificates,

the Group IV Senior Percentage will

 

 

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equal the sum of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class IV-A

Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date plus the Group IV

Allocation Percentage of the Overcollateralized Amount divided by the aggregate

Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group IV Mortgage Loans immediately prior to

such Distribution Date. On any Distribution Date after the reduction of the

aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A Certificates, the Class

II-A Certificates and the Class III-A Certificates to zero, the Group IV Senior

Percentage will be a percentage equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of

the Class IV-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date divided

by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans

immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage": With respect to any

Distribution Date and the Class IV-A Certificates within the range indicated

below, the percentage as indicated below:

 

 

     Distribution Date                  Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage

-----------------------------        --------------------------------------------

April 2004 through March 2009        100%

 

April 2009 through March 2010        Group IV Senior Percentage, plus 70% of the

                                    Group IV Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2010 through March 2011        Group IV Senior Percentage, plus 60% of the

                                    Group IV Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2011 through March 2012        Group IV Senior Percentage, plus 40% of the

                                    Group IV Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2012 through March 2013        Group IV Senior Percentage, plus 20% of the

                                    Group IV Subordinate Percentage

 

April 2013 and thereafter            Group IV Senior Percentage;

 

PROVIDED, HOWEVER, no reduction to the Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage

described above shall be made as of any Distribution Date unless (i) the

outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more

(including REO Properties and Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) averaged over the

last six months does not exceed 50% of the sum of the then current Certificate

Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates and (ii) Realized Losses on

the Mortgage Loans to date are less than the then applicable Trigger Amount.

 

                   On any Distribution Date on which Realized Losses on the

Mortgage Loans to date are greater than the then applicable Trigger Amount, the

Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage will be the greater of (x) the Group IV

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date or (y) the Group IV

Senior Prepayment Percentage for the immediately preceding Distribution Date.

 

                  Notwithstanding the above, if on any Distribution Date (a) the

Subordinate Percentage, prior to giving effect to any distributions on such

Distribution Date, equals or exceeds two times the initial Subordinate

Percentage and (b) the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately

preceding paragraph are met, then the Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage for

such Distribution Date will equal 100%, if such Distribution Date is prior to

April 2007, and will equal

 

 

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the Group IV Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date, if such Distribution

Date occurs on or after April 2007.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which the Aggregate Senior

Percentage exceeds the initial Aggregate Senior Percentage, the Group IV Senior

Prepayment Percentage shall be 100%.

 

                  "Group IV Subordinate Percentage": With respect to the

Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, a percentage equal to 100%

minus the Group IV Senior Percentage.

 

                  "Group IV Subordinate Prepayment Percentage": With respect to

the Subordinate Certificates and any Distribution Date, 100% minus the Group IV

Senior Prepayment Percentage for such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Highest Priority": As of any date of determination, the Class

of Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with a Certificate Principal

Balance greater than zero, with the earliest priority for payments pursuant to

Section 4.01, in the following order: Class B-1 Certificates, Class B-2

Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates, Class B-4 Certificates, Class B-5

Certificates and Class B-6 Certificates.

 

                  "Independent": When used with respect to any specified Person,

any such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Servicer, the Depositor,

the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and their respective

Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material

indirect financial interest in the Servicer, the Depositor, the Master Servicer,

the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not

connected with the Servicer, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee,

the Trust Administrator or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee,

promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar

functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of

the Servicer, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust

Administrator or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the

beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued by the

Servicer, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust

Administrator or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be.

 

                  "Independent Contractor": Either (i) any Person (other than a

Servicer or the Master Servicer) that would be an "independent contractor" with

respect to REMIC I within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC

I were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth

in that section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly

or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as REMIC I

does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the

relationship between such Person and REMIC I is at arm's length, all within the

meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person

(including the Servicers and the Master Servicer) if the Trust Administrator has

received an Opinion of Counsel for the benefit of the Trustee and the Trust

Administrator to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO

Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is

otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not

cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the

meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the

exception applicable

 

 

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for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in

respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.

 

                  "Index": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the index for the

adjustment of the Mortgage Rate set forth as such on the related Mortgage Note.

 

                   "Insurance Proceeds": Proceeds of any Primary Mortgage

Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy covering

a Mortgage 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 procedures followed by the Servicer under the Servicing

Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and

Mortgage.

 

                  "Interest Accrual Period": With respect to any Distribution

Date and any Class of Certificates, the one-month period ending on the last day

of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date

occurs.

 

                  "Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any Class of

Certificates for any Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month's interest

accrued during the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period at the applicable

Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance thereof immediately prior

to such Distribution Date. The Interest Distribution Amount for any Class of

Certificates (a) will also include, in the case of any Distribution Date

subsequent to the initial Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of the Interest

Distribution Amount in respect of such Certificates for the immediately

preceding Distribution Date, over the aggregate distributions of interest made

in respect of such Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(1) on such

immediately preceding Distribution Date and (b) will be reduced, in the case of

any Distribution Date, by the amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to

the extent not covered by payments in respect of Compensating Interest by the

Servicer or by the Master Servicer) and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls that were

allocated to such Class on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 1.02. The

Interest Distribution Amount for any Class of Certificates will be based on a

360 day year consisting of twelve 30 day Interest Accrual Periods.

 

                  "Late Collections": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all

amounts received by the Servicer subsequent to the Determination Date

immediately following any Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly

Payments or as Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which

represent late payments or collections of principal and/or interest due (without

regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage

Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously recovered.

 

                   "Liquidation Event": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of

the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final

Recovery Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage

Loan is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced

pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03 or Section 9.01. With respect to

any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final Recovery

Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO Property is

removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to Section 9.01.

 

 

 

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                  "Liquidation Proceeds": The amount (including any Insurance

Proceeds or amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior

to REO Disposition) received by the Master Servicer 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 Mortgage

Loan through a trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the

purchase, repurchase, substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property

pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or pursuant to or as contemplated by Section

2.03 or Section 9.01.

 

                  "Loan Group": Any of Loan Group I, Loan Group II, Loan Group

III or Loan Group IV.

 

                  "Loan Group I": The Loan Group consisting of the Group I

Mortgage Loans. With respect to the Class I-A Certificates, Loan Group I is

sometimes referred to herein as the related Loan Group and the Mortgage Loans in

such Loan Group are sometimes referred to herein as the related Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Loan Group II": The Loan Group consisting of the Group II

Mortgage Loans. With respect to the Class II-A Certificates, Loan Group II is

sometimes referred to herein as the related Loan Group and the Mortgage Loans in

such Loan Group are sometimes referred to herein as the related Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Loan Group III": The Loan Group consisting of the Group III

Mortgage Loans. With respect to the Class III-A Certificates, Loan Group III is

sometimes referred to herein as the related Loan Group and the Mortgage Loans in

such Loan Group are sometimes referred to herein as the related Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Loan Group IV": The Loan Group consisting of the Group IV

Mortgage Loans. With respect to the Class IV-A Certificates, Loan Group IV is

sometimes referred to herein as the related Loan Group and the Mortgage Loans in

such Loan Group are sometimes referred to herein as the related Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Loan-to-Value Ratio": As of any date of determination, the

fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal

balance of the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which

is the Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

 

                  "Master Servicer": As of the Closing Date, Wells Fargo Bank,

National Association and thereafter, its respective successors in interest who

meet the qualifications of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and any

required qualifications of the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. The

Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator shall at all times be the same

Person.

 

                  "Master Servicer Certification": A written certification,

substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N, covering servicing of

the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer and signed by an officer of the Master

Servicer that complies with (i) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended from

time to time, and (ii) the February 21, 2003 Statement by the Staff of the

Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Regarding Compliance by Asset- Backed Issuers with Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and

15d-14, as in effect from time to time; provided

 

 

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that if, after the Closing Date (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended,

(b) the Statement referred to in clause (ii) is modified or superceded by any

subsequent statement, rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange

Commission or any statement of a division thereof, or (c) any future releases,

rules and regulations are published by the Securities and Exchange Commission

from time to time pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which in any such

case affects the form or substance of the required certification and results in

the required certification being, in the reasonable judgment of the Master

Servicer, materially more onerous than the form of the required certification as

of the Closing Date, the Master Servicer Certification shall be as agreed to by

the Master Servicer and the Depositor following a negotiation in good faith to

determine how to comply with any such new requirements.

 

                  "Master Servicer Collection Account": The trust account or

accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 3.20, which shall be

entitled "Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Master Servicer, for U.S.

Bank National Association as trustee, in trust for the registered holders of

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series

2004-HYB2 -- Master Servicer Collection Account," and which shall be an Eligible

Account.

 

                  "Master Servicer Event of Termination ": One or more of the

events described in Section 7.01.

 

                  "Master Servicing Compensation ": The meaning specified in

Section 3.14.

 

                  "Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan,

the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage

Rate thereunder.

 

                  "MERS": Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a

corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or

any successor thereto.

 

                  "MERS(R) System": The system of recording transfers of

Mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.

 

                  "MIN": The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans

registered with MERS on the MERS(R) System.

 

                  "MOM Loan": With respect to any Mortgage Loans registered with

MERS on the MERS(R) System, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan,

solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors

and assigns, at the origination thereof.

 

                  "Minimum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan,

the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage

Rate thereunder.

 

                  "Monthly Payment": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the

scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which

is payable by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage

Note, determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or

Debt Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction

in the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the

Relief Act

 

 

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or any state law providing for similar relief, (b) except as provided in the

Servicing Agreement, without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to

by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and (c) except as provided

in the Servicing Agreement, on the assumption that all other amounts, if any,

due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.

 

                  "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 mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01

pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required

to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

 

                  "Mortgage Loan": Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned

to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(d) of this Agreement, as

from time to time held as a part of REMIC I, the Mortgage Loans so held being

identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 

                  "Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement": The agreement between the

Depositor and the Mortgage Loan Seller regarding the transfer of the Mortgage

Loans by the Mortgage Loan Seller to or at the direction of the Depositor,

substantially in the form of Exhibit D annexed hereto.

 

                  "Mortgage Loan Schedule": As of any date, the list of Mortgage

Loans included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The

Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to

each Mortgage Loan:

 

                  (i) the Servicer's Mortgage Loan identifying number;

 

                  (ii) the state and zip code of the related Mortgaged Property;

 

                  (iii) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is

         owner-occupied;

 

                  (iv) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the

         Mortgaged Property;

 

                  (v) the original months to maturity;

 

                  (vi) the original date of the mortgage;

 

                  (vii) the Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the Cut-off Date;

 

                  (viii) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the

         Cut-off Date;

 

                  (ix) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on

         the Mortgage Loan;

 

                  (x) the stated maturity date;

 

 

 

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                  (xi) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;

 

                  (xii) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off

         Date;

 

                  (xiii) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was

         actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;

 

                  (xiv) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;

 

                  (xv) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as

         of the close of business on the Cut-off Date;

 

                  (xvi) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan

         (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out

         refinancing);

 

                  (xvii) if available, a code indicating the documentation style

         (i.e., full, alternative or reduced);

 

                  (xviii) the Value of the Mortgaged Property;

 

                  (xix) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;

 

                  (xx) the actual unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan

         as of the Cut-off Date;

 

                  (xxi) the rounding code, the Minimum Mortgage Rate, the

         Maximum Mortgage Rate, the Gross Margin, the next Adjustment Date and

         the initial Periodic Rate Cap and the subsequent Periodic Rate Cap;

 

                  (xxii) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a

         Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy;

 

                  (xxiii) whether such Mortgage Loan is a Group I Mortgage Loan,

         a Group II Mortgage Loan, a Group III Mortgage Loan or a Group IV

         Mortgage Loan; and

 

                  (xxiv) the related Servicer.

 

                  The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following

information with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the

Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) [reserved]; (3) the weighted

average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity

of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans

as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date (not taking into account any

Principal Prepayments received on the Cut-off Date); and (6) the amount of the

Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be

amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the provisions of

this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,

 

 

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Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan,

determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date herein.

 

                  "Mortgage Loan Seller": Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp.,

or its successor in interest, in its capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan

Purchase Agreement.

 

                  "Mortgage Note": The original executed note or other evidence

of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.

 

                  "Mortgage Pool": The pool of Mortgage Loans consisting of Loan

Group I, Loan Group II, Loan Group III and Loan Group IV, identified on Schedule

1 from time to time, and any REO Properties acquired in respect thereof.

 

                  "Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the

annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in

accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, without regard to

any reduction thereof as a result of a Debt Service Reduction or operation of

the Relief Act. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property,

as of any date of determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with

the immediately preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an

REO Property.

 

                  "Mortgaged Property": The underlying property securing a

Mortgage Loan, including any REO Property, consisting of an Estate in Real

Property improved by a Residential Dwelling.

 

                  "Mortgagor":   The obligor on a Mortgage Note.

 

                  "National City Mortgage Loan": Each Mortgage Loan with respect

to which National City Mortgage Co. is the related Servicer.

 

                  "Net WAC Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class I-A

Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the weighted

average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group I Mortgage Loans,

weighted based on their Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the

related Due Period. For federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of the

foregoing shall be expressed as the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance

Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP, weighted on the basis of the

Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  With respect to the Class II-A Certificates and any

Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the Expense

Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their

Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the related Due Period. For

federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed

as the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rate on REMIC I Regular

Interest LT-2GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance

of such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  With respect to the Class III-A Certificates and any

Distribution Date and the Residual Certificates and the first Distribution Date,

a rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage

Rates of the Group III Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their

 

 

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Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the related Due Period. For

federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed

as the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rate on REMIC I Regular

Interest LT-3GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance

of such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  With respect to the Class IV-A Certificates and any

Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the Expense

Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group IV Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their

Stated Principal Balances as of the first day of the related Due Period. For

federal income tax purposes, the equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed

as the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rate on REMIC I Regular

Interest LT-4GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance

of such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  With respect to the Subordinate Certificates and any

Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the weighted average, weighted in

proportion to the results of subtracting from the aggregate Stated Principal

Balance of each Loan Group the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the

related Class A Certificates, of the weighted average Expense Adjusted Mortgage

Rates of the Group I Mortgage Loans, the Group II Mortgage Loans, the Group III

Mortgage Loans and the Group IV Mortgage Loans. For federal income tax purposes,

the equivalent of the foregoing shall be expressed as the weighted average of

the REMIC I Remittance Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular

Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-3SUB and REMIC I Regular Interest

LT-4SUB (in each case, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the weighted

average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in the

related Loan Group, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal

Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  "New Lease": Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf

of REMIC I, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if

REMIC I has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.

 

                   "Nonrecoverable P&I Advance": Any P&I Advance previously made

or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in

the good faith business judgment of the Servicer or Master Servicer, as

applicable, will not or, in the case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be

ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds or

Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.

 

                  "Non-United States Person": Any Person other than a United

States Person.

 

                  "Officers' Certificate": A certificate signed by the Chairman

of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president

(however denominated), and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the

assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Mortgage Loan Seller or the

Depositor, as applicable; with respect to the Master Servicer, any officer who

is authorized to act for the Master Servicer in matters relating to this

Agreement, and whose action is binding upon the Master Servicer.

 

                  "Opinion of Counsel": A written opinion of counsel, who may,

without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Mortgage Loan Seller, an

Underlying Seller, a Servicer, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, reasonably

acceptable to the Trustee, if such opinion is delivered to the Trustee,

 

 

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or reasonably acceptable to the Trust Administrator, if such opinion is

delivered to the Trust Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel

relating to (a) the qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b)

compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of Independent counsel.

 

                  "Original Group I Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loans included

in Loan Group I as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Original Group II Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loans included

in Loan Group II as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Original Group III Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loans

included in Loan Group III as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Original Group IV Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loans included

in Loan Group IV as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Original Mortgage Loan": Any Mortgage Loans included in the

Trust Fund as of the Closing Date.

 

                  "Overcollateralized Amount": As to any Distribution Date, an

amount equal to the sum of the Undercollateralized Amounts for the unrelated

Class or Classes of Class A Certificates.

 

                   "Overcollateralized Loan Group": As to any Distribution Date

on which there is one or more Undercollateralized Loan Groups, any Loan Group

for which there is no Undercollateralized Amount.

 

                  "Ownership Interest": As to any Certificate, any ownership or

security interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such

Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct

or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.

 

                  "Pass-Through Rate": With respect to any Class of Certificates

and any Distribution Date, the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate.

 

                  "Percentage Interest": With respect to any Class of

Certificates and any Certificate of such Class, the portion of the respective

Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of

which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance represented by such

Certificate, and the denominator of which is the initial Certificate Principal

Balance of such Class. The Book-Entry Certificates are issuable only in

Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate Principal Balances of

$100,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The Private

Certificates are issuable only in Percentage Interests corresponding to the

initial Certificate Principal Balances of $100,000 and integral multiples of $1

in excess thereof; 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 of such

Class or to an otherwise authorized denomination for such Class plus such

remainder. The Residual Certificates are issuable only in Percentage Interests

of 20% and multiples thereof.

 

 

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                  "Periodic Rate Cap": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and

any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related

Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such

Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage

Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage

Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.

 

                  "Permitted Investments": Any one or more of the following

obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par,

regardless of whether issued or managed by the Depositor, a Servicer, the Master

Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or any of their respective

Affiliates or for which an Affiliate of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator

serves as an advisor: (i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed

as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any

agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the

full faith and credit of the United States; (ii) demand and time deposits in,

certificates of deposit of, or bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an

original maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case of bankers'

acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity of more than 365 days

or a remaining maturity of more than 30 days) denominated in United States

dollars and issued by, any Depository Institution; (iii) repurchase obligations

with respect to any security described in clause (i) above entered into with a

Depository Institution (acting as principal); (iv) securities bearing interest

or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the

laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and that are rated by

each Rating Agency in its highest long-term unsecured rating category at the

time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment;

(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations

and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not

more than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each

Rating Agency in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the

time of such investment; (vi) units of money market funds, including money

market funds managed or advised by the Trust Administrator or an Affiliate

thereof, that have been rated "AAAm" or "AAAM-G" by S&P and "Aaa" by Moody's (if

rated by Moody's); and (viii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Master

Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee, as applicable, 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 its highest initial

rating of the Class A Certificates; provided, however, that no instrument

described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest

with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal

and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and

the interest and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a

yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of

the underlying obligations.

 

                  "Permitted Transferee": Any Transferee of a Residual

Certificate other than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.

 

                  "Person": Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited

liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,

unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision

thereof.

 

 

 

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                  "P&I Advance": With respect to any Distribution Date, as to

any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by the Servicer in respect

of Monthly Payments due during the related Due Period pursuant to the Servicing

Agreement or by the Master Servicer (or other successor Servicer) pursuant to

Section 4.03.

 

                  "Plan": Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement

plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities,

Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general

or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested,

that are subject to ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code.

 

                  "Prepayment Assumption": A prepayment rate for the Mortgage

Loans of 25% CPR. The Prepayment Assumption is used solely for determining the

accrual of original issue discount on the Certificates for federal income tax

purposes.

 

                  "Prepayment Interest Shortfall": With respect to any

Distribution Date, for each Countrywide Mortgage Loan that was during the

related Prepayment Period the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full or in

part that was applied by the Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal

balance of such loan on a date preceding the Due Date in the succeeding

Prepayment Period, an amount equal to one month's interest on the Mortgage Loan

less any payments in respect of interest for such month made by the Mortgagor.

With respect to any Distribution Date, for each National City Mortgage Loan and

each WFHM Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full

or in part during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to one month's

interest on the Mortgage Loan less any payments in respect of interest for such

month made by the Mortgagor.

 

                  "Prepayment Period": With respect to any Distribution Date and

any Countrywide Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the second day of the

calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date

occurs and ending on the first day of the calendar month in which such

Distribution Date occurs. With respect to any Distribution Date and any National

City Mortgage Loan or WFHM Mortgage Loan, the calendar month preceding the month

in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

                  "Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy": Each primary policy of

mortgage guaranty insurance in effect as represented by the related Underlying

Seller and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or any replacement

policy therefor obtained by the Servicer or any Sub- Servicer pursuant to the

Servicing Agreement.

 

                   "Principal Prepayment": Any payment of principal made by the

Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due

Date and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full

amount of scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months

subsequent to the month of prepayment; provided, however, the amount of the

Principal Prepayment shall not include the amount of any related prepayment

penalty or premium.

 

                  "Private Certificates": As defined in Section 5.02(b).

 

 

 

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                  "Purchase Price": With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO

Property to be purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03 or

Section 9.01, an amount equal to the sum of (i)(a) 100% of the Stated Principal

Balance of such Mortgage Loan (b) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at

the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date on which interest has last been

paid and remitted to the Master Servicer to the last day of the month in which

such repurchase occurs, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such

repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for

distribution in the month of repurchase and (ii) any costs and damages (if any)

incurred by the Trust Fund in connection with any violation of such Mortgage

Loan of any predatory or abusive lending laws.

 

                  "Qualified Insurer": Any insurer which meets the requirements

of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

 

                  "Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan": A mortgage loan

substituted for a Deleted Mortgage 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 Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the

calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate

not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage

Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not

greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage

Loan, (iv) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage 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 Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi)

have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the

Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the

Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) have a Gross Margin

equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have a next

Adjustment Date not more than two months later than the next Adjustment Date on

the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) be covered under a Primary Mortgage Insurance

Policy if such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan- to-Value Ratio in

excess of 80% and the Deleted Mortgage Loan was covered by a Primary Mortgage

Insurance Policy and (xi) conform to each representation and warranty made by

the related Underlying Seller and by the Mortgage Loan Seller applicable to the

Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are

substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in

clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal

balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined

on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the terms described in clause

(iii) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to

maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be

satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise

provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in

clause (xi) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage

Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.

 

                  "Rating Agency": Moody's and S&P or their successors. If such

agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, the "Rating Agency"

shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agency, or other

comparable Person, designated by the Depositor, written notice of which

designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the

Master Servicer.

 

 

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References herein to "the Rating Agency" shall be deemed to refer to both Rating

Agencies, as the context may require.

 

                  "Realized Loss": With respect to each Mortgage Loan or REO

Property as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, (a) a

Bankruptcy Loss, Fraud Loss or Special Hazard Loss or (b) with respect to any

defaulted Mortgage Loan that is finally liquidated through foreclosure sale,

disposition of the related Mortgaged Property (if acquired on behalf of the

Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure) or otherwise,

is the amount of loss realized, if any, equal to the portion of the Stated

Principal Balance remaining unpaid, plus interest thereon through the last day

of the month in which such Mortgage Loan was finally liquidated, after

application of all Liquidation Proceeds (net of amounts reimbursable therefrom

to the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement for P&I Advances, servicing

advances and other related expenses, including attorney's fees or to the Master

Servicer hereunder) in respect of such Mortgage Loan.

 

                  With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the

subject of a Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance

of the Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation

and the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient

Valuation.

 

                  With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the

subject of a Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in

each affected Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate

imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be

deemed to have been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.

 

                  To the extent the Trust Fund receives Subsequent Recoveries

with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect

to that Mortgage 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 each Distribution Date and each

Class of Certificates, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding

the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

 

                  "Regular Certificate": Any Class A Certificate or Subordinate

Certificate.

 

                  "Regular Interest": A "regular interest" in a REMIC within the

meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

 

                  "Relief Act": The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended.

 

                  "Relief Act Interest Shortfall": With respect to any

Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest

collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended calendar month as

a result of the application of the Relief Act or any state law providing for

similar relief.

 

 

 

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                  "REMIC": A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within

the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

 

                  "REMIC I": The segregated pool of assets subject hereto,

constituting the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder,

with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such

Mortgage Loans as from time to time are subject to this Agreement, together with

the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with all collections thereon

and proceeds thereof; (ii) any REO Property, together with all collections

thereon and proceeds thereof; (iii) the Trustee's rights under all insurance

policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing

Agreement and any proceeds thereof; (iv) the Depositor's rights under the

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any security interests created

thereby but excluding any indemnification rights pursuant to Section 18

thereof); (v) the rights of the Trustee under the Servicing Agreement and the

AAR Agreement relating thereto and (v) the Custodial Account, the Master

Servicer Collection Account and the Distribution Account and such assets that

are deposited therein from time to time and any investments thereof, together

with any and all income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, REMIC I specifically excludes all

payments and other collections of principal and interest due on the Mortgage

Loans on or before the Cut-off Date.

 

                  "REMIC I Regular Interests": The REMIC I Regular Interests, as

defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

                  "REMIC I Remittance Rate": With respect to REMIC I Regular

Interest LT-1SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest

LT-3SUB, REMIC I Regular Interest LT-4SUB and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-ZZ,

the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage

Loans. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-1GRP, the weighted average of

the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group I Mortgage Loans. With respect

to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-2GRP, the weighted average of the Expense

Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans. With respect to REMIC I

Regular Interest LT- 3GRP and REMIC I Regular Interest LT-R, the weighted

average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group III Mortgage Loans.

With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest LT-4GRP, the weighted average of the

Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the Group IV Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio": The ratio among the

Uncertificated Balances of each of the REMIC I Regular Interests ending with the

designation "SUB," equal to the ratio among, with respect to each such REMIC I

Regular Interest, the excess of (x) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of

the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group over (y) the current Certificate

Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates in the related Loan Group.

 

                  "REMIC II": As defined in the Preliminary Statement.

 

                   "REMIC Provisions": Provisions of the federal income tax law

relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section

860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary

and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements

promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.

 

 

 

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                  "Rents from Real Property": With respect to any REO Property,

gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being

included in the term "rents from real property."

 

                  "REO Disposition": The sale or other disposition of an REO

Property on behalf of any Trust REMIC.

 

                   "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 Stated Principal

Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month,

of the related Mortgage Loan if appropriate) as of the close of business on the

Distribution Date in such calendar month.

 

                  "REO Principal Amortization": With respect to any REO

Property, for any calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of

all amounts received in respect of such REO Property during such calendar month,

whether in the form of rental income, sale proceeds (including, without

limitation, that portion of the Termination Price paid in connection with a

purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section

9.01 that is allocable to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of

such amounts (i) payable pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in respect of the

proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii)

payable or reimbursable to the Servicer for unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of

the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances

in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO

Imputed Interest in respect of such REO Property for such calendar month.

 

                  "REO Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer

on behalf of the Trust Fund through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.

 

                  "Request for Release": A request for release in such

electronic or other format as shall be mutually agreeable by the Trust

Administrator and the Servicer, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached

hereto.

 

                  "Residential Dwelling": Any one of the following: (i) an

attached or detached one- family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family

dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a Fannie Mae eligible condominium

project, or (iv) a detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development,

none of which is a co-operative, mobile or manufactured home (as defined in 42

United States Code, Section 5402(6)).

 

                  "Residual Certificate":   Any one of the Class R Certificates.

 

                  "Residual Interest": The sole class of "residual interests" in

a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

 

                  "Responsible Officer": When used with respect to the Trustee

or the Trust Administrator, the President, any vice president, any assistant

vice president, the Secretary, any assistant secretary, the Treasurer, any

assistant treasurer, any trust officer or assistant trust officer,

 

 

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the Controller and any assistant controller or any other officer of the Trustee

or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, customarily performing functions

similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and, with

respect to a particular matter relating to this Agreement, to whom such matter

is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the

particular subject.

 

                  "S&P": Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill

Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.

 

                  "Scheduled Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage

Loan: (a) as of the Cut- off Date, the outstanding principal balance of such

Mortgage Loan as of such date, net of the principal portion of all unpaid

Monthly Payments, if any, due on or before such date; (b) as of any Due Date

subsequent to the Cut-off Date up to and including the Due Date in the calendar

month in which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such Mortgage Loan,

the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date,

minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on or

before such Due Date but subsequent to the Cut-off Date, whether or not

received, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received before such Due Date but after

the Cut-off Date, (iii) the principal portion of all Liquidation Proceeds and

Insurance Proceeds received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, net

of any portion thereof that represents principal due (without regard to any

acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) on a Due

Date occurring on or before the date on which such proceeds were received and

(iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient

Valuation occurring before such Due Date, but only to the extent such Realized

Loss represents a reduction in the portion of principal of such Mortgage Loan

not yet due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related

Mortgage and Mortgage Note) as of the date of such Deficient Valuation; and (c)

as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with

respect to such Mortgage Loan, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of

any Due Date subsequent to the date of its acquisition on behalf of the Trust

Fund up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a

Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such REO Property, an amount (not less

than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan

as of the Due Date in the calendar month in which such REO Property was

acquired, minus the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization, if any, in

respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months; and (b)

as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with

respect to such REO Property, zero.

 

                  "Senior Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any

Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate of the Interest Distribution

Amounts for such Distribution Date for each Class of Class A Certificates and,

in the case of the first Distribution Date, the Residual Certificates.

 

                  "Senior Percentage": The Group I Senior Percentage, the Group

II Senior Percentage, the Group III Senior Percentage or the Group IV Senior

Percentage, as the context requires.

 

                  "Senior Prepayment Percentage": The Group I Senior Prepayment

Percentage, the Group II Senior Prepayment Percentage, the Group III Senior

Prepayment Percentage or the Group IV Senior Prepayment Percentage, as the

context requires.

 

 

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                  "Senior Principal Distribution Amount": For any Distribution

Date and any Class of Class A Certificates, an amount equal to the sum of:

 

                  (a) the product of (x) the then-applicable related Senior

         Percentage and (y) the sum of the following:

 

                  (i) the aggregate of the principal portions of all Monthly

          Payments due during the related Due Period in respect of the related

         Mortgage Loans whether or not received;

 

                  (ii) the principal portion of all Insurance Proceeds,

         Liquidation Proceeds (other than amounts described in clause (c) below)

         and Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of the related Mortgage

         Loans during the related Prepayment Period (other than any such related

         Mortgage Loan that was purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as

         contemplated by Section 2.03 or Section 9.01 during the related

         Prepayment Period), net of any portion thereof that represents a

         recovery of principal for which a P&I Advance was made in respect of a

         preceding Distribution Date;

 

                  (iii) the Stated Principal Balance (calculated immediately

         prior to such Distribution Date) of each related Mortgage Loan that was

         purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section

          2.03 or Section 9.01 during the related Prepayment Period;

 

                  (iv) all REO Principal Amortization collected in respect of

         any REO Property in respect of a related Mortgage Loan during the

         related Prepayment Period; and

 

                  (v) in connection with the substitution of one or more

         Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage

         Loans in the related Loan Group pursuant to Section 2.03 during the

         related Prepayment Period, the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate

         Stated Principal Balance (calculated as of the respective dates of

         substitution) of such Deleted Mortgage Loans, net of the aggregate of

         the principal portions of the Monthly Payments due during the related

         Prepayment Period (to the extent received from the related Mortgagor or

         advanced and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on the Distribution

         Date in the related Prepayment Period) in respect of each such Deleted

         Mortgage Loan that was replaced prior to the Distribution Date in the

         related Prepayment Period, over (B) the aggregate Stated Principal

         Balance (calculated as of the respective dates of substitution) of such

          Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans;

 

                  (b) the product of (x) the then-applicable related Senior

Prepayment Percentage and (y) the aggregate of all Principal Prepayments

received in respect of the related Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment

Period;

 

                  (c) with respect to any related Mortgage Loan which was the

subject of a Final Recovery Determination in the related Prepayment Period, the

least of (a) the then-applicable related Senior Prepayment Percentage multiplied

by the net Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds allocable to principal in

respect of the related Mortgage Loans, (b) the then-applicable related Senior

Percentage multiplied by the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage

Loan at the time

 

 

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of such Final Recovery Determination and (c) the principal portion of all

amounts collected in connection with such a Final Recovery Determination;

 

                  (d) in the case of any Distribution Date subsequent to the

initial Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the related

Senior Principal Distribution Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution

Date, over the aggregate distributions of principal made in respect of the

related Class of Class A Certificates on such immediately preceding Distribution

Date pursuant to Section 4.01 to the extent that any such amounts are not

attributable to Realized Losses which were allocated to the Subordinate

Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04; and

 

                  (e) any Class A Principal Adjustment Amount (allocated among

         the Class A Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on the aggregate

Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class), so long as (a) the

Subordination Test has not been met with respect to such Distribution Date and

(b) there is more than one Class of Class A Certificates still outstanding.

 

                  On any Distribution Date on which only one Class of Class A

Certificates remains outstanding, such Class of Class A Certificates will be

entitled to receive distributions in respect of all principal collected on any

of the remaining Mortgage Loans.

 

                  "Servicer": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the servicer

thereof pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, or the successor to such

party as the servicer of such Mortgage Loan. The Servicers of the Mortgage Loans

as of the Cut-off Date and the Servicing Agreement pursuant to which each

Servicer is Servicing the Mortgage Loans serviced by it as of the Cut-off Date

are identified on Schedule 2 hereto.

 

                  "Servicer Remittance Date": The day each month that the

Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Agreement is required to remit scheduled and

unscheduled collections on the Mortgage Loans to the Master Servicer.

 

                  "Servicing Advances": All customary, reasonable and necessary

"out of pocket" costs and expenses other than P&I Advances (including reasonable

attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer

of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the

preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any

enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and (c) the

management and liquidation of any REO Property. If the Master Servicer (or

another successor Servicer) succeeds as Servicer, it shall not be required to

make any Servicing Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that,

in the good faith business judgment of the Master Servicer (or other successor

Servicer), would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections,

Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO

Property.

 

                  "Servicing Agreement": With respect to each Servicer and the

Mortgage Loans serviced by such Servicer, the servicing agreement, servicing

guide or other document governing the servicing of such Mortgage Loans by such

Servicer, as such servicing agreement has been assigned and, if applicable,

modified pursuant to the related AAR Agreement. The Servicers of the Mortgage

Loans as of the Cut-off Date and the Servicing Agreement pursuant to which each

Servicer is

 

 

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servicing the Mortgage Loans serviced by it as of the Cut-off Date are

identified on Schedule 2 hereto.

 

                  "Servicing Fee": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for

any calendar month, an amount equal to one month's interest (or in the event of

any payment of interest which accompanies a Principal Prepayment in full made by

the Mortgagor during such calendar month, interest for the number of days

covered by such payment of interest) at the applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the

same principal amount on which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such

calendar month. A portion of such Servicing Fee may be retained by any

Sub-Servicer as its servicing compensation.

 

                  "Servicing Fee Rate": With respect to the any Mortgage Loan,

0.250% per annum; provided, however, the Servicing Fee Rate for certain mortgage

loans that are Countrywide Mortgage Loans will increase by 0.125% per annum on

the first adjustment date for such Mortgage Loan and will remain 0.375% per

annum thereafter.

 

                   "Servicing Officer": With respect to the Servicer, any officer

of the Servicer involved in or responsible for, the administration and servicing

of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers

furnished by the Servicer to the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and

the Trustee upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended. With

respect to the Master Servicer, any officer of the Master Servicer involved in

or responsible for, the administration and master servicing of the Mortgage

Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Master

Servicer to the Trust Administrator and the Trustee upon request, as such list

may from time to time be amended.

 

                  "Single Certificate": With respect to any Class of

Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical Certificate

of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class corresponding to

an initial Certificate Principal Balance of $1,000. With respect to the Residual

Certificates, a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a 20%

Percentage Interest in such Class.

 

                  "Special Hazard Amount": Initially, an amount equal to

$3,739,882. As of each anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Special Hazard

Amount shall equal the lesser of (i) the Special Hazard Amount on the

immediately preceding anniversary of the Cut-off Date less the sum of all

amounts allocated to the Subordinate Certificates in respect of Special Hazard

Losses on the Mortgage Loans during such year and (ii) the Adjustment Amount for

such anniversary. The "Adjustment Amount" with respect to each anniversary of

the Cut-off Date will be equal to the greatest of (i) 1.00% multiplied by the

aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans on the

Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary, (ii) the aggregate

outstanding Stated Principal Balance (as of the immediately preceding

Distribution Date) of the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located

in the California postal zip code area in which the highest percentage of

related Mortgage Loans based on outstanding principal balance are located and

(iii) two times the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan having

the largest outstanding Stated Principal Balance, in each case as of such

anniversary of the Cut-off Date. After

 

 

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the Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates are reduced

to zero, the Special Hazard Amount will be zero.

 

                  "Special Hazard Loss": Any Realized Loss or portion thereof

not in excess of the lesser of the cost of repair or replacement of a Mortgaged

Property suffered by such Mortgaged Property by reason of damage caused by

certain hazards (including earthquakes, mudflows, and, to a limited extent,

floods) not insured against under the hazard insurance policies or fire or flood

insurance policies required to be maintained in respect of such Mortgaged

Property pursuant to Section 3.14, or by reason of the application of any

co-insurance provision. Special Hazard Losses shall not include any

Extraordinary Loss or any of the following:

 

                  (i) wear and tear, deterioration, rust or corrosion, mold, wet

         or dry rot; inherent vice or latent defect; animals, birds, vermin,

         insects;

 

                  (ii) smog, smoke, vapor, liquid or dust discharge from

         agricultural or industrial operations; pollution; contamination;

 

                  (iii) settling, subsidence, cracking, shrinkage, bulging or

         expansion of pavements, foundations, walls, floors, roofs or ceilings;

         and

 

                  (iv) errors in design, faulty workmanship or faulty materials,

         unless the collapse of the property or a part thereof ensues and then

         only for the ensuing loss.

 

                  "Startup Day": With respect to any Trust REMIC, the day

designated as such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.

 

                  "Stated Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan:

(a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution

Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such

Mortgage Loan would be distributed, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such

Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule,

minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due

Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor

or advanced by the Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or

before such date of determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after

the Cut-off Date, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or

before such date of determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance

Proceeds applied by the Servicer as recoveries of principal, to the extent

distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination,

and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a

Deficient Valuation made during or prior to the Prepayment Period for the most

recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of

determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or

subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a

Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, zero.

With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of determination up to but

not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a

Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, an

amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related

Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property was acquired on behalf

of the Trust Fund, minus the sum of (I) if such REO Property was acquired before

the Distribution Date in any

 

 

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calendar month, the principal portion of the Monthly Payment due on the Due Date

in the calendar month of acquisition, to the extent advanced by the Servicer and

distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination, to

the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of

determination, and (II) the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization in

respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months, to the

extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of

determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or

subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a

Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.

 

                  "Stayed Funds": If the Servicer is the subject of a proceeding

under the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of a Remittance (as defined in

Section 7.02(b)) is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal Bankruptcy Code,

funds which are in the custody of the Servicer, a trustee in bankruptcy or a

federal bankruptcy court and should have been the subject of such Remittance

absent such prohibition.

 

                  "Subordinate Certificate": Any Class B-1 Certificate, Class

B-2 Certificate, Class B-3 Certificate, Class B-4 Certificate, Class B-5

Certificate or Class B-6 Certificate.

 

                  "Subordinate Percentage": The Subordinate Percentage with

respect to any distribution date will be the percentage equal to the aggregate

Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates immediately prior

to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance

of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on the first day of the

calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

 

                  "Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount": For any

Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of:

 

                  (a) the product of (x) the then-applicable Group I Subordinate

         Percentage, Group II Subordinate Percentage, Group III Subordinate

         Percentage or Group IV Subordinate Percentage, as applicable, and (y)

         the sum of the following:

 

                  (i) the aggregate of the principal portions of all Monthly

         Payments due during the related Due Period in respect of the Mortgage

         Loans whether or not received;

 

                  (ii) the principal portion of all Insurance Proceeds,

         Liquidation Proceeds (other than amounts described in clause (c) below)

         and Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of the related Mortgage

         Loans during the related Prepayment Period (other than any such

         Mortgage Loan that was purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as

         contemplated by Section 2.03 or Section 9.01 during the related

         Prepayment Period), net of any portion thereof that represents a

         recovery of principal for which an advance was made by the Servicer

         pursuant to the Servicing Agreement in respect of a preceding

         Distribution Date;

 

                   (iii) the Stated Principal Balance (calculated immediately

         prior to such Distribution Date) of each related Mortgage Loan that was

         purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section

         2.03 or Section 9.01 during the related Prepayment Period;

 

 

 

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                  (iv) all REO Principal Amortization collected in respect of

         any REO Property during the related Prepayment Period; and

 

                   (v) in connection with the substitution of one or more

         Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage

         Loans in the related Loan Group pursuant to Section 2.03 during the

         related Prepayment Period, the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate

         Stated Principal Balance (calculated as of the respective dates of

         substitution) of such Deleted Mortgage Loans, net of the aggregate of

         the principal portions of the Monthly Payments due during the related

         Prepayment Period (to the extent received from the related Mortgagor or

         advanced and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on the Distribution

         Date in the related Prepayment Period) in respect of each such Deleted

         Mortgage Loan that was replaced prior to the Distribution Date in the

         related Prepayment Period, over (B) the aggregate Stated Principal

         Balance (calculated as of the respective dates of substitution) of such

         Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans;

 

                  (b) the product of (x) the then-applicable Group I Subordinate

Prepayment Percentage, Group II Subordinate Prepayment Percentage, Group III

Subordinate Prepayment Percentage or Group IV Subordinate Prepayment Percentage,

as applicable, and (y) all Principal Prepayments received in respect of the

related Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period;

 

                  (c) with respect to any related Mortgage Loans which were the

subject of a Final Recovery Determination in the related Prepayment Period, the

amount, if any, by which the net Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds

allocable to principal in respect of such Mortgage Loans exceed the amount

distributable to the related Class A Certificates pursuant to clause (c) of the

definition of "Senior Principal Distribution Amount";

 

                  (d) in the case of any Distribution Date subsequent to the

initial Distribution Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the

Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for the immediately preceding

Distribution Date, over the aggregate distributions of principal made in respect

of the Subordinate Certificates on such immediately preceding Distribution Date

pursuant to Section 4.01 to the extent that any such amounts are not

attributable to Realized Losses that were allocated to the Subordinate

Certificates pursuant to Section 4.04; and

 

                  (e) any Class A Principal Adjustment Amount, so long as (a)

the Subordination Test has been met with respect to such Distribution Date and

(b) there is more than one Class of Class A Certificates still outstanding.

 

                  "Subordination Test": With respect to any Distribution Date,

the Subordination Test will be met if the Subordinate Percentage is equal to or

greater than two times the Subordinate Percentage on the Closing Date.

 

                  "Sub-Servicer": Any Person with which the Servicer has entered

into a Sub-Servicing Agreement meeting the requirements set forth in the

Servicing Agreement.

 

 

 

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                  "Sub-Servicing Agreement": The written contract between the

Servicer and a Sub- Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain

Mortgage Loans meeting the requirements set forth in the Servicing Agreement.

 

                  "Subsequent Recoveries": As of any Distribution Date, amounts

received by the Trust Fund (net of any related expenses permitted to be

reimbursed to the related Servicer or the Master Servicer from such amounts

under the related Servicing Agreement or hereunder) specifically related to a

Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a liquidation or an REO Disposition prior

to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss.

 

                   "Tax Returns": The federal income tax return on Internal

Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income

Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest

Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms,

to be filed on behalf of any Trust REMIC due to its classification as a REMIC

under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information reports

or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or

filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing

authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.

 

                  "Termination Price":   As defined in Section 9.01.

 

                   "Terminator":   As defined in Section 9.01.

 

                  "Transfer": Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge,

hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a

Certificate.

 

                  "Transferee": Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any

Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

                  "Transferor": Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any

Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

 

                  "Trigger Amount": With respect to any Class of Class A

Certificates and any Distribution Date, the Trigger Amount occurring after the

first five years will be as follows: for any Distribution Date during the sixth

year after the Closing Date, 30% of the initial aggregate Certificate Principal

Balance of the Subordinate Certificates; for any Distribution Date during the

seventh year after the Closing Date, 35% of the initial aggregate Certificate

Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates; for any Distribution Date

during the eighth year after the Closing Date, 40% of the initial aggregate

Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates; for any

Distribution Date during the ninth year after the Closing Date, 45% of the

initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates;

and for any Distribution Date during the tenth year (or any year thereafter)

after the Closing Date, 50% of the initial aggregate Certificate Principal

Balance of the Subordinate Certificates.

 

                  "Trust Administrator": Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,

or its successor in interest, or any successor trust administrator appointed as

herein provided.

 

 

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                  "Trust Fund": Collectively, all of the assets of REMIC I and

REMIC II.

 

                  "Trust REMIC":   Each of REMIC I and REMIC II.

 

                  "Trustee": U.S. Bank National Association, or its successor in

interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.

 

                  "Uncertificated Balance": The amount of any REMIC I Regular

Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date,

the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest shall equal the

amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial

Uncertificated Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of

each REMIC I Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal

made on such REMIC I Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to

Section 4.08 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be

further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in

Section 4.04.

 

                  "Undercollateralized Amount": As to any Distribution Date and

Loan Group I, the excess, if any, of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance

of the Class I-A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over

the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group I Mortgage

Loans plus (ii) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties

in Loan Group I, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such

Distribution Date. As to any Distribution Date and Loan Group II, the excess, if

any, of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A

Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over the sum of (i) the

aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans plus (ii)

the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties in Loan Group

II, in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution

Date. As to any Distribution Date and Loan Group III, the excess, if any, of the

aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class III-A Certificates

immediately prior to such Distribution Date over the sum of (i) the aggregate

Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group III Mortgage Loans plus (ii) the

aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties in Loan Group III,

in each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

As to any Distribution Date and Loan Group IV, the excess, if any, of the

aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class IV-A Certificates

immediately prior to such Distribution Date over the sum of (i) the aggregate

Scheduled Principal Balance of the Group IV Mortgage Loans plus (ii) the

aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the REO Properties in Loan Group IV, in

each case before reduction for any Realized Losses on such Distribution Date.

 

                   "Undercollateralized Loan Group": As to any Distribution Date,

any Loan Group for which an Undercollateralized Amount greater than zero is

calculated.

 

                  "Underlying Seller": With respect to any Countrywide Mortgage

Loan, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. With respect to any National City Mortgage

Loan, National City Mortgage Co. With respect to any WFHM Mortgage Loan, Wells

Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.

 

 

 

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                  "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 the

Servicing Agreement.

 

                  "United States Person": A citizen or resident of the United

States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or

under the laws of, the United States, any State thereof or the District of

Columbia (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in

regulations); provided that, for purposes solely of the restrictions on the

transfer of the Class R Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as

a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as

a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such

partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for

United States federal income tax purposes are required by the applicable

operative agreement to be United States Persons, 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 United States 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 I of subchapter J

of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was treated as a United States person on

August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be treated as a United States person

notwithstanding the previous sentence. The term "United States" shall have the

meaning set forth in Section 7701 of the Code.

 

                  "Value": With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the value

thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage

Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan or such other value

assigned to such Mortgaged Property by the originator at the time of origination

of the Mortgage Loan.

 

                  "Voting Rights": The portion of the voting rights of all of

the Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. At all times during the

term of this Agreement, (i) 99% of all of the Voting Rights shall be allocated

to the Regular Certificates in proportion to their then outstanding Certificate

Principal Balances and (ii) 1% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the

holders of the Residual Certificates, in proportion to their Percentage

Interests in each such Class. All Voting Rights allocated to any Class of

Certificates shall be allocated among such Certificates PRO RATA in accordance

with the respective Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.

 

                  "WFHM Mortgage Loan": Each Mortgage Loan with respect to which

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. is the related Servicer.

 

                   SECTION 1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls .

 

                  The aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to

the extent not covered by Compensating Interest payments by the Servicer or the

Master Servicer) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of

the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among the

Certificates on a PRO RATA basis in accordance with, and to the extent of, one

month's interest at the Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate

Principal Balance of such Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution

Date.

 

 

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                  The aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to

the extent not covered by Compensating Interest payments by the Servicer or the

Master Servicer) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of

the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated to the REMIC I

Regular Interests, PRO RATA based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest

at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rate on the respective

Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.

 

                  SECTION 1.03. Rule of Construction.

 

                   References to the Servicer or to the Servicing Agreement shall

be deemed to be references to the related Servicer or Servicing Agreement, to

each Servicer or Servicing Agreement or to any Servicer or Servicing Agreement,

as the context requires.

 

 

 

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                                   ARTICLE II

 

         CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES

 

                  SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.

 

                  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery

hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the

Trustee 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 Mortgage Loans

identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any security interests created

thereby) except Section 18 thereof, 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 Master Servicer on or with respect to the

Mortgage Loans (other than payments of principal and interest due on such

Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date or Principal Prepayments and

unscheduled collections received prior to the first Prepayment Period). The

Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee an executed copy of the Mortgage Loan

Purchase Agreement. The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trustee a copy of

each Servicing Agreement.

 

                  In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor

does hereby deliver to, and deposit with, the Trustee or a Custodian on behalf

of the Trustee, the following documents or instruments (a "Mortgage File") with

respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred and assigned:

 

                  (i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in one of the

         following forms: (i) in the name of the Trustee or (ii) in blank, in

         each case, with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a

         complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so

         endorsing to the Trustee;

 

                  (ii) (A) the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN

         of the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is

         a MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, with evidence of

         recording thereon, and (B) the original recorded power of attorney, if

         the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with

         evidence of recording thereon;

 

                  (iii) unless the Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS(R)

         System, of the Mortgage in recordable form in blank or to the Trustee;

 

                  (iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments showing a

         complete chain of assignment from the originator to the Person

         assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee (or to MERS, if the Mortgage Loan

         is registered on the MERS(R) System and noting the presence of the MIN)

         as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (iii);

 

                  (v) the original of or a copy of each related assumption,

         modification, consolidation or extension agreement, with evidence of

         recording thereon, if any;

 

 

 

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                  (vi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage

          Loan Schedule as subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the

         original Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy or certificate;

 

                  (vii) the original mortgagee title insurance policy (which may

         be a certificate relating to a master policy of title insurance) or an

         attorney's opinion of title where customary; and

 

                  (viii) any of the following that are in the possession of the

         Mortgage Loan Seller or a document custodian on its behalf: (A) the

         original of or a copy of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or

         equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage or (B) the

         original of or a copy of any power of attorney, if applicable.

 

                   With respect to a maximum of approximately 5.00% of the

Original Mortgage Loans, by outstanding principal balance of the Original

Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to

in clause (i) above cannot be located, the obligations of the Depositor to

deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the

Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) of a photocopy of such

Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit. If any of the original

Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was delivered to the Trustee (or

the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) is subsequently located, such original

Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of

the Trustee) within three Business Days.

 

                  If any of the documents referred to in Sections 2.01(ii),

(iii) or (iv) above has as of the Closing Date been submitted for recording but

either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or

(y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of

such document, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall

be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Trustee (or the Custodian) of

a copy of each such document certified by the related Underlying Seller in the

case of (x) above or the applicable public recording office in the case of (y)

above to be a true and complete copy of the original that was submitted for

recording and (2) if such copy is certified by the related Underlying Seller,

delivery to the Trustee (or the Custodian) promptly upon receipt thereof of

either the original or a copy of such document certified by the applicable

public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original.

 

                  In instances where the original title insurance policy

referred to in clause (vii) above (which may be a certificate relating to a

master policy of title insurance) pertaining to the Mortgaged Property relating

to a Mortgage Loan cannot be delivered by the Depositor to the Trustee (or the

Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) prior to or concurrently with the execution

and delivery of this Agreement because such policy is not yet available, the

Depositor may, in lieu of delivering the original or a copy of such title

insurance, deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) a

binder with respect to such policy (which may be a certificate relating to a

master policy of title insurance) and deliver the original or a copy of such

policy (which may be a certificate relating to a master policy of title

insurance) to the Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) within 270

days of the Closing Date. In instances where an original assumption,

modification, consolidation or extension agreement cannot be delivered by the

Depositor to the

 

 

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Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) prior to or concurrently

with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor may, in lieu of

delivering the original of such agreement, deliver a certified copy thereof.

 

                  Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which MERS is

identified on the Mortgage or on a properly recorded assignment of the Mortgage

as the mortgagee of record, the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the

related Servicer or Underlying Seller under the related Servicing Agreement to

promptly (within sixty days following the later of the Closing Date and the date

of receipt by the Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) of the

recording information for a Mortgage, but in no event later than ninety days

following the Closing Date) submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at

the expense of such Servicer or Underlying Seller (except, in the case of any

Mortgage Loan, to the extent such Servicer or Underlying Seller shall have paid

for one such recordation as required under the related Servicing Agreement, in

which case, such obligation to record shall be an obligation of the Mortgage

Loan Seller and such cost shall be at the expense of the Mortgage Loan Seller)

and at no expense to the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the

Master Servicer or the Depositor, in the appropriate public office for real

property records, each Assignment referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) above

and the Depositor shall execute or cause to be executed each original Assignment

or cause each original Assignment to be executed in the following form: "U.S.

Bank National Association, as Trustee under the applicable agreement." In the

event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a

defect therein, the Trust Administrator, at the expense of the Underlying Seller

or the Mortgage Loan Seller, shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a

substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the case may

be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. If the

related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, fails to

pay the cost of recording the Assignments or of correcting any such defect, such

expense will be paid by the Trust Administrator and shall be reimbursable to the

Trust Administrator as an Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be responsible

for determining whether any Assignment delivered by the Depositor hereunder is

in recordable form. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, but without limiting

the requirement that such Assignments be in recordable form, neither the Trust

Administrator nor the Trustee shall be required to submit or cause to be

submitted for recording each Assignment delivered to it (or to the Custodian)

pursuant to Sections 2.01(iii) and (iv), if such recordation shall not, as of

the Closing Date, be required by the Rating Agencies, as a condition to their

assignment on the Closing Date of their initial ratings to the Certificates, as

evidenced by the delivery by the Rating Agencies of their ratings letters on the

Closing Date. Nothing herein shall limit any obligation any Servicer may have to

record any Assignment when required by the applicable servicing standard or

other provisions of the related Servicing Agreement.

 

                   In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan

registered on the MERS(R) System, the Depositor further agrees that it will

cause, within 30 Business Days after the Closing Date, the MERS(R) System to

indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Depositor to the

Trustee in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the

Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans

which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files

(a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee and (b) the code

in the field "Pool Field" which identifies the series of the Certificates issued

in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Depositor further agrees that it

will not alter the codes

 

 

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referenced in this paragraph with respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term

of this Agreement unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in

accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

                  The Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the

Trustee (or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) promptly upon receipt

thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File

received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any

original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or

extension of any Mortgage Loan.

 

                  All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are

not delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian) are and shall be held by or on

behalf of the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Servicer, the Depositor or the Master

Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit of the Trustee on behalf

of the Certificateholders. In the event that any such original document is

required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File,

such document shall be delivered promptly to the Trustee (or the Custodian). Any

such original document delivered to or held by the Depositor that is not

required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File,

shall be delivered promptly to the Servicer.

 

                  Wherever it is provided in this Section 2.01 that any

document, evidence or information relating to a Mortgage Loan be delivered or

supplied to the Trustee, the Depositor shall do so by delivery thereof to the

Trustee or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee.

 

                  The parties hereto understand and agree that it is not

intended that any mortgage loan be included in the Trust that is a "High-Cost

Home Loan" as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November

27, 2003.

 

                  SECTION 2.02. Acceptance of Trust Fund by the Trustee.

 

                  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.01, subject to the

review described below and any exceptions noted on the exception report

described in the next paragraph below and based solely on a certification

received by it from each Custodian, the Trustee acknowledges receipt of the

documents referred to in Section 2.01 above and all other assets included in the

definition of "Trust Fund" and declares that it holds and will hold such

documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a Mortgage File,

and that it holds or will hold all such assets and such other assets included in

the definition of "Trust Fund" in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all

present and future Certificateholders.

 

                  The Trustee agrees to execute and deliver (or cause the

Custodian to execute and deliver) to the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller,

the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator on or prior to the

Closing Date an acknowledgment of receipt of the related original Mortgage Note

for each Mortgage Loan (with any exceptions noted), substantially in the form

attached as Exhibit C-3 hereto.

 

                  The Trustee agrees, for the benefit of the Certificateholders,

to review, or that it has reviewed pursuant to Section 2.01 (or to cause the

Custodian to review or that it has caused the Custodian to have reviewed) each

Mortgage File on or prior to the Closing Date, with respect to each

 

 

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Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to any document delivered after the Startup Day,

within 90 days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage,

within 90 days after the assignment thereof). The Trustee further agrees, for

the benefit of the Certificateholders, to deliver (or cause the Custodian to

deliver) to the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the

Trust Administrator and the Trustee, a certification substantially in the form

attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (or substantially in such similar form as such

certification may be obtained from the Custodian under the applicable custodial

agreement), within 90 days following the Closing Date, with respect to each

Mortgage Loan (or, with respect to any document delivered after the Startup Day,

within 90 days of receipt and with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage,

within 90 days after the assignment thereof) that, as to each Mortgage Loan

listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full

or any Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed

thereto as not being covered by such certification), (i) all documents required

to be delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement (other than,

with respect to any Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as

subject to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, the original Primary Mortgage

Insurance Policy, the receipt of which it shall not be a duty of the Trustee or

the Custodian to ascertain) are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been

reviewed by it and have not been mutilated, damaged or torn and relate to such

Mortgage Loan and (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing,

the Mortgage Loan identifying number, the state and zip code, the original

principal amount, the Monthly Payment amount at origination, the original stated

maturity, the first Due Date and the Gross Margin set forth in the Mortgage Loan

Schedule accurately reflects information set forth in the Mortgage File. It is

herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the Trustee (or the

Custodian, as applicable) is under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or

examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to

determine that they are genuine, legally enforceable, valid or binding or

appropriate for the represented purpose or that they have actually been recorded

or that they are other than what they purport to be on their face.

 

                  Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the

Trustee shall deliver (or cause the Custodian to deliver) to the Depositor, the

Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the

Trustee a final certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C-2, with

any applicable exceptions noted thereon.

 

                   If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making

or preparing, as the case may be, the certifications referred to above, the

Trustee (or the Custodian, as applicable) finds any document or documents

constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be missing or defective in any

material respect, at the conclusion of its review the Trustee (or the Custodian,

as applicable) shall so notify (cause the Custodian to notify) the Depositor,

the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the

Trustee. In addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor or the Master Servicer

(or upon receipt by the Trustee of written notification of such breach) of a

breach of any of the representations and warranties made by the related

Underlying Seller under the related Servicing Agreement or by the Mortgage Loan

Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage

Loan which materially adversely affects such Mortgage Loan or the interests of

the related Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such

breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties to this Agreement.

 

 

 

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                  The Depositor and the Trustee intend that the assignment and

transfer herein contemplated constitute a sale of the Mortgage Loans, the

related Mortgage Notes and the related documents, conveying good title thereto

free and clear of any liens and encumbrances, from the Depositor to the Trustee

in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders and that such property not be

part of the Depositor's estate or property of the Depositor in the event of any

insolvency by the Depositor. In the event that such conveyance is deemed to be,

or to be made as security for, a loan, the parties intend that the Depositor

shall be deemed to have granted and does hereby grant to the Trustee a first

priority perfected security interest in all of the Depositor's right, title and

interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Notes and the

related documents, and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement

under applicable law.

 

                  SECTION 2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by

                                the Mortgage Loan Seller, the Underlying

                                Seller or the Depositor.

 

                  (a) Upon discovery or receipt of notice by the Depositor, the

Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee of any materially

defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of

the breach by the related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller of any

representation, warranty or covenant under the applicable Servicing Agreement or

under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, in respect of any

Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan

or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the party so discovering or

receiving notice shall promptly notify the other parties to this Agreement, and

the Trustee thereupon shall promptly notify the related Underlying Seller and

the Mortgage Loan Seller of such defect, missing document or breach and request

that the related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable,

deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach within 90 days from

the date such Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, was

notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if such Underlying

Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, 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 such Underlying Seller or

the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, under the related Servicing Agreement

or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, (i) to repurchase such

Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price within 90 days after the date

on which such Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, was

notified (subject to Section 2.03(e)) of such missing document, defect or

breach, and (ii) to indemnify the Trust Fund in respect of such missing

document, defect or breach, in the case of each of (i) and (ii), if and to the

extent that such Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable,

is obligated to do so under the related Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan

Purchase Agreement, as applicable. The Purchase Price for the repurchased

Mortgage Loan and any indemnification shall be remitted by the related

Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, to the Master

Servicer for deposit into the Master Servicer Collection Account, and the Trust

Administrator, upon receipt of written notice from the Master Servicer of such

deposit, shall give written notice to the Trustee that such deposit has taken

place and the Trustee shall release (or cause the Custodian to release) to the

related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, the

related Mortgage File, and the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall execute

and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without

recourse, as such Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable,

shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such Underlying Seller

or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, any Mortgage Loan released pursuant

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and the Trust Administrator shall have no further responsibility with regard to

such Mortgage File. In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided

above, if so provided in the related Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan

Purchase Agreement, as applicable, the related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage

Loan Seller, as applicable, may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from

REMIC I (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute

one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the

limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d). It is understood and agreed that the

obligation of the related Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as

applicable, to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as

to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document

exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing, and if and

to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loan

Purchase Agreement, as applicable, to perform any applicable indemnification

obligations with respect to any such omission, defect or breach, as provided in

the related Underlying Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, shall

constitute the only remedies respecting such omission, defect or breach

available to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator on behalf of the

Certificateholders.

 

                  (b) Reserved.

 

                  (c) Within 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

2.05 which materially and adversely affects the interests of the

Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall cure such

breach in all material respects.

 

                  (d) Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans

for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) must be effected

prior to the date which is two years after the Startup Day for REMIC I.

 

                  As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which an Underlying Seller

or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, substitutes a Qualified Substitute

Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by such Underlying

Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, delivering to the Trustee (or

to the Custodian, as applicable), for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or

Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment in blank or to the

Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary

endorsements thereon, as are required by Section 2.01, together with an

Officers' Certificate providing that each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage

Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Shortfall

Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The

Trustee (or the Custodian, as applicable) shall acknowledge receipt for such

Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall thereafter, review such

documents within the time periods and in the manner specified in Section 2.02

and deliver the applicable certifications, with any applicable exceptions noted

thereon, within the time periods and in the manner specified in Section 2.02.

Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the

month of substitution are not part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the

Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable. For the month of

substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly

Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the Due Date in the month

of substitution, and the Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as

applicable, shall thereafter be entitled to retain all

 

 

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amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The

Trust Administrator shall give or cause to be given written notice to the

Trustee and the Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place, and

the Trust Administrator shall amend or cause the Custodian to amend the Mortgage

Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the

terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute

Mortgage Loan or Loans and, upon receipt thereof, shall deliver a copy of such

amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Master Servicer. Upon such substitution,

such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the

Mortgage Pool and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this

Agreement, the related Servicing Agreement (including all applicable

representations and warranties thereof included in such Servicing Agreement) and

the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including all applicable representations

and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement), in

each case as of the date of substitution.

 

                  For any month in which an Underlying Seller or the Mortgage

Loan Seller, as applicable, substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute

Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will

monitor the obligation of the Servicer, to the extent provided in the Servicing

Agreement, to determine the amount (the "Substitution Shortfall Amount"), if

any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans

exceeds the aggregate of, as to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,

the Scheduled Principal Balance thereof as of the date of substitution, together

with one month's interest on such Scheduled Principal Balance at the applicable

Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate. If the Servicing Agreement does not require the

Servicer to determine the Substitution Shortfall Amount, the Master Servicer,

based on information provided to it by the Servicer, shall determine the

Substitution Shortfall Amount. Upon receipt of the Servicer's determination of

the Substitution Shortfall Amount or upon determination by the Master Servicer

of the Substitution Shortfall Amount, the Master Servicer shall give prompt

written notice thereof to the Trustee. On the date of such substitution, the

Trustee will monitor the obligation of the Underlying Seller or the Mortgage

Loan Seller, as applicable, to deliver or cause to be delivered, and shall

request that such delivery be to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Master

Servicer Collection Account, an amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall

Amount, if any, and the Trustee (or the Custodian, as applicable), upon receipt

of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and written notice

given by the Master Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Underlying

Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, the related Mortgage File or

Files and the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall execute and deliver such

instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the

Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan Seller, as applicable, shall deliver to

it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released

pursuant hereto.

 

                  In addition, the Underlying Seller or the Mortgage Loan

Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the

Trustee and the Trust Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that

such substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any Trust

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 Trust REMIC

to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.

 

 

 

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                  (e) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the

Trust Administrator or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a

"qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the

party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice

thereof to the other parties to this Agreement, and the Trustee shall give

written notice thereof to the related Underlying Seller and the Mortgage Loan

Seller. In connection therewith, the related Underlying Seller pursuant to the

related Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loan Seller pursuant to the Mortgage

Loan Purchase Agreement or the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement shall

repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(d),

substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected

Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such

notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or

substitution shall be made by (i) the related Underlying Seller, if the affected

Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is or results from a breach

of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Underlying Seller under

the related Servicing Agreement, (ii) by the Mortgage Loan Seller if the

affected Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is or results from a

breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Mortgage Loan

Seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and does not result from a

breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Underlying Seller

under the related Servicing Agreement or (iii) the Depositor, if the affected

Mortgage Loan's status as a non-qualified mortgage is a breach of no

representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in

the same manner as set forth in Sections 2.03(a). The Trustee shall reconvey to

the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan Seller or the related Underlying Seller, as the

case may be, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same

manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan

repurchased by the Mortgage Loan Seller or such Underlying Seller for breach of

a representation or warranty.

 

                  SECTION 2.04. Reserved.

 

                  SECTION 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the

                                Master Servicer.

 

                  The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants

to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, and

to the Depositor, that as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically

provided herein:

 

         (i) The 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;

 

         (ii) 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

 

 

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         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;

 

         (iii) 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 (A) result in a breach of any term or

         provision of charter and by-laws of the Master Servicer or (B) 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, the

         ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this

         Agreement;

 

         (iv) The Master Servicer or an Affiliate thereof is an approved

         seller/servicer for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac in good standing and is a

         HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing

         Act;

 

         (v) 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;

 

         (vi) 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,

 

         (vii) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations

         known to it of, the Master Servicer before any court, administrative or

         other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this

         Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions

         contemplated by this Agreement or (C) 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

 

         (viii) 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 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.

 

 

 

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                  It is understood and agreed that the representations,

warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery

of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee (or to the Custodian on its behalf) and

shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor and the

Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer

or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties

and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage

Loan or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party discovering

such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than two

Business Days following such discovery) to other parties to this Agreement.

 

                  SECTION 2.06. Issuance of the Certificates.

 

                  The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage

Loans and the delivery to it (or the Custodian on its behalf) of the Mortgage

Files, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, together with

the assignment to it of all other assets included in REMIC I delivered on the

date hereof, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. Concurrently with such

assignment and delivery of such assets delivered on the date hereof and in

exchange therefor, the Trust Administrator, pursuant to the written request of

the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, has executed,

authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the

Certificates in authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the

Certificates constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC III.

 

                  SECTION 2.07. Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests;

                                Acceptance of REMIC II by the Trustee.

 

                  The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery

hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the

Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in

and to the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R

Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-I Interest) and REMIC II (as holder

of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC

I Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust

for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Class R

Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-I Interest) and REMIC II (as holder

of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The rights of the Class R Certificateholders

(as holder of the Class R-I Interest) and of REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I

Regular Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC I, and

all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-I Interest and

the REMIC I Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.

 

 

 

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                                   ARTICLE III

 

                          ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING

                              OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS

 

 

                   SECTION 3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer.

 

                  The Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the

obligation of the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in

accordance with the terms of the 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 the 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 the Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the

covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by the

Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently

monitor the Servicer's servicing activities with respect to each Mortgage 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 Servicer's and Master Servicer's records, and based on such reconciled and

corrected information, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the

Trust Administrator as shall be necessary in order for it to prepare the

statements specified in Section 4.02, and prepare any other information and

statements required to be forwarded by the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master

Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage Loan monitoring with the

actual remittances of the Servicers to the Custodial Account pursuant to the

Servicing Agreement.

 

         The Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and the Master Servicer with any

powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it necessary or

appropriate to enable the Servicer and the Master Servicer to service and

administer the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.

 

         The Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall provide access to the

records and documentation in possession of the Trustee or the Trust

Administrator, as applicable, regarding the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties

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 or the Trust Administrator, as applicable; provided,

however, that, unless otherwise required by law, neither the Trustee nor the

Trust 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 and the Trust 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 or Trust Administrator's, as applicable, actual costs.

 

 

 

 

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         The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer and the Master

Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee's sale or other documents

necessary or desirable 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 Security Instrument; (iii) obtain a

deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or

remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law

or equity.

 

                   SECTION 3.02. [Reserved].

 

                  SECTION 3.03. Monitoring of Servicers.

 

                  (a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to

the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Depositor the compliance by the

Servicer with its duties under the Servicing Agreement. In the review of the

Servicer's activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an officer's

certificate of the Servicer (or similar document signed by an officer of the

Servicer) with regard to such Servicer's compliance with the terms of the

Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment,

determines that the Servicer should be terminated in accordance with the

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

Depositor, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee thereof and the Master

Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems

appropriate.

 

                  (b) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and

the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Servicer under the

Servicing Agreement, and shall, in the event that the Servicer fails to perform

its obligations in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, subject to the

preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and obligations of such Servicer

thereunder and act as Servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or cause the

Trustee to enter in to a new Servicing Agreement with a successor Servicer

selected by the Master Servicer; provided, however, it is understood and

acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition

(not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully

transferred to such successor Servicer; and provided, further, that any such new

Servicing Agreement shall be in a form acceptable to the Trustee which is not

inconsistent with the duties of the Trustee under this Agreement and the

Servicing Agreement with the terminated Servicer. Such enforcement, including,

without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of the

Servicing Agreement 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, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner

of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such

enforcement at its own expense, provided that the Master Servicer shall not be

required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the extent that the

Master Servicer shall have received reasonable indemnity 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 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

 

 

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an evaluation of the potential termination of the 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 Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Servicing

Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the

Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses

from the Master Servicer Collection Account.

 

                  (d) The Master Servicer shall require the Servicer to comply

with the remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in the

Servicing Agreement.

 

                  (e) If the Master Servicer acts as Servicer, it will not

assume liability for the representations and warranties of the Servicer, if any,

that it replaces.

 

                  SECTION 3.04. Fidelity Bond.

 

                  The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect

a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, 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.

 

                  SECTION 3.05. Power to Act; Procedures.

 

                  The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage 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 Mortgage 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 Mortgage 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 Article X, 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 Trust

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 would not cause any REMIC to fail to

qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon any REMIC. The

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furnish the Master Servicer or any Servicer, upon written request from a

Servicing Officer, with any powers of attorney empowering the Master Servicer or

any 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 Mortgage 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 may

request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the

Mortgage 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 misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer or

any Servicer). 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 in

the name of the Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.

 

                  SECTION 3.06. Due on Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

 

                  To the extent provided in the Servicing Agreement, to the

extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master

Servicer shall cause the Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with the

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 Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the

original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with the

applicable Servicing Agreement.

 

                  SECTION 3.07. Release of Mortgage Files.

 

                  (a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage

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 Servicer will, if required

under the applicable Servicing Agreement (or if the Servicer does not, the

Master Servicer may), promptly furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the

Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit E

hereto 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 Custodial Account maintained by the applicable Servicer

pursuant to the Servicing Agreement have been or will be so deposited) and shall

request that the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, deliver to the applicable

Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and

request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly release the

related Mortgage File to the applicable Servicer and the Trustee, the Trust

Administrator and the Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard

to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, the Servicer is

authorized, to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the

Mortgage that secured the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or

assignment of mortgage without recourse) regarding the Mortgaged

 

 

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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

Custodial Account.

 

                  (b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or

foreclosure of any Mortgage 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 the Servicer or the Master Servicer (in form

reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of

any such proceedings. The Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon the

request of the Servicer or the Master Servicer, and delivery to the Custodian,

on behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a request for release signed by a

Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit E (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 Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable.

Such trust receipt shall obligate the Servicer or the Master Servicer to return

the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, when the need

therefor by the Servicer or the Master Servicer no longer exists unless the

Mortgage 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 Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to the Servicer or

the Master Servicer.

 

                  SECTION 3.08. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of

                                Master Servicer to be Held for Trustee.

 

                  (a) The Master Servicer shall transmit and the Servicer (to

the extent required by the Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or

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 Servicer, the Servicing Agreement, to be delivered

to the Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer or by a

Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the

Master Servicer or by a Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds

in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and

the Certificateholders subject to the Master Servicer's right to retain or

withdraw from the Master Servicer Collection 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 Mortgage 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 Office of Thrift

Supervision, 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 Office of

Thrift Supervision 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

 

 

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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, in respect of any Mortgage Loans,

whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from

Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the Master Servicer

for and on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and shall be and

remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee; provided, however, that

the Master Servicer and the 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 Servicing

Agreement, as applicable.

 

                  SECTION 3.09. Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance

                                Policies.

 

                  (a) For each Mortgage 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.

 

                  (b) Pursuant to Section 3.19 and Section 3.20, any amounts

collected by the Master 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 Master Servicer

Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.20 and Section

3.21. Any cost incurred by the Master 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 Mortgage Loan where the terms of the Mortgage 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 pursuant to

Section 3.20 and Section 3.21.

 

                  SECTION 3.10. Presentment of Claims and Collection of

                                Proceeds.

 

                   The Master Servicer shall cause the related Servicer (to the

extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement) to, prepare and present

on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under the

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

Master Servicer Collection 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 Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable insurance policy need

not be so deposited (or remitted).

 

 

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                   SECTION 3.11. Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance

                                Policies.

 

                  (a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or permit the Servicer

(to the extent such action is prohibited under the Servicing Agreement) to take,

any action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary

Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master

Servicer or such Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master

Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts to cause the Servicer (to the

extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and

effect (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain

such insurance), primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan in

accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as

applicable. The Master Servicer shall not, and shall not permit the Servicer (to

the extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse

to renew any such 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 Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

 

                  (b) The Master Servicer agrees to present, or to cause the

Servicer (to the extent required under the Servicing Agreement) to present, on

behalf of the Trustee and the 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 Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to

Section 3.19 and Section 3.20, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer or

the Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited in

the Master Servicer Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to

Section 3.20 and Section 3.21.

 

                  SECTION 3.12. Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain

                                Insurance Policies and Documents.

 

                  The Trustee shall retain (or cause a Custodian on its behalf

to 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 shall also retain (or cause a Custodian on its behalf to

retain) possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and

subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall

promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (or to the Custodian on

the Trustee's behalf), 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 portions of the Mortgage File

that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.

 

                  SECTION 3.13. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.

 

                  The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer (to the extent

required under the Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or

otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such

of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default

 

 

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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.