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Title: MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 2/4/2008

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.1





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                           MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT


                                      Among:



                     DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC., as Buyer


                     DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., as Agent


                                       and

                       CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP., as Seller




                          Dated as of January 31, 2008









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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.    APPLICABILITY...........................................................1
2.    DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION..........................................1
3.    THE TRANSACTIONS.......................................................15
4.    CONFIRMATION...........................................................16
5.    PAYMENT AND TRANSFER...................................................16
6.    MARGIN MAINTENANCE.....................................................17
7.    INCOME PAYMENTS........................................................17
8.    TAXES; TAX TREATMENT...................................................17
9.    SECURITY INTEREST; BUYER'S   APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT............19
10.   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT...................................................20
11.   RELEASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS............................................24
12.   RELIANCE...............................................................24
13.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.........................................24
14.   COVENANTS OF SELLER....................................................27
15.   TERMINATION EVENTS.....................................................34
16.   REPURCHASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS; CHANGE OF LAW..........................34
17.   SUBSTITUTION...........................................................35
18.   RESERVED...............................................................35
19.   EVENTS OF DEFAULT......................................................35
20.   REMEDIES...............................................................38
21.   DELAY NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE..............................40
22.   USE OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS............................................40
23.   INDEMNITY..............................................................40
24.   WAIVER OF REDEMPTION AND DEFICIENCY RIGHTS.............................41
25.   REIMBURSEMENT; SET-OFF.................................................41
26.   FURTHER ASSURANCES.....................................................42
27.   ENTIRE AGREEMENT; PRODUCT OF NEGOTIATION...............................43
28.   TERMINATION............................................................43
29.   REHYPOTHECATION; ASSIGNMENT............................................43
30.   AMENDMENTS, ETC........................................................44
31.   SEVERABILITY...........................................................44
32.   BINDING EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW..........................................44
33.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE;
     SERVICE OF PROCESS.....................................................44
34.   SINGLE AGREEMENT.......................................................45
35.   INTENT.................................................................45
36.   NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.......................................45
37.   CONFIDENTIALITY........................................................46
38.   DUE DILIGENCE..........................................................46
39.   RESERVED...............................................................47
40.   RESERVED...............................................................47
41.   THE AGENT..............................................................47


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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
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SCHEDULE 1             LIST OF APPROVED SERVICERS (SERVICING RELEASED LOANS)
SCHEDULE 2             LIST OF APPROVED SERVICERS (SERVICING RETAINED LOANS)

EXHIBIT A              MONTHLY CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT B-1            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO LOANS
EXHIBIT B-2            REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES
EXHIBIT C              RESERVED
EXHIBIT D-1            FORM OF LOAN TRANSACTION NOTICE
EXHIBIT D-2            FORM OF SECURITY TRANSACTION NOTICE
EXHIBIT E              SERVICER'S SIDE LETTER
EXHIBIT F              FORM OF GOODBYE LETTER
EXHIBIT G              FORM OF WAREHOUSE LENDER'S RELEASE
EXHIBIT H              FORM OF SELLER'S RELEASE
EXHIBIT I              LIST OF INDEBTEDNESS
EXHIBIT J               FORM OF TRUSTEE INSTRUCTION LETTER




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                           MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT


                                                   Dated as of January 31, 2008
AMONG:

DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. ("Buyer"),
                               -----

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. ("Agent")
                                -----

and

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP. ("Seller").
                           ------

1.        APPLICABILITY
          -------------

         Buyer shall from time to time, upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein, agree to enter into transactions in which Seller sells to Buyer Eligible
Assets against the transfer of funds by Buyer, with a simultaneous agreement by
Buyer, to transfer to Seller such Purchased Assets at a date certain, against
the transfer of funds by Seller. Each such transaction shall be referred to
herein as a "Transaction", and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be
             -----------
governed by this Agreement.

2.        DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
         ------------------------------

         (a) Defined Terms.

         "30-Day Delinquent Loan" means a Loan that at any time since
          ----------------------
origination has been thirty (30) days or more Delinquent, but not more than
fifty-nine (59) days Delinquent.

         "Accepted Servicing Practices" means with respect to any Loan, those
          ----------------------------
accepted, customary and prudent mortgage servicing practices (including
collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions which service
mortgage loans of the same type as the Loans in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with Fannie
Mae servicing practices and procedures for MBS pool mortgages, as defined in the
Fannie Mae servicing guides including future updates.

          "Acquisition Guidelines" means, with respect to a Loan, the related
           ----------------------
Approved Originator's residential mortgage loan underwriting guidelines in
effect as of the related Origination Date.

         "Additional Purchased Assets" shall have the meaning assigned thereto
          ---------------------------
in Section 6(a) hereof.

         "Adjustable Rate Loan" means a Loan which provides for the adjustment
          --------------------
of the Mortgage Interest Rate payable in respect thereto.

         "Adjusted Tangible Net Worth" means consolidated Net Worth, less
           ---------------------------
goodwill, intangible assets, intercompany/interaffiliate receivables (each
calculated in accordance with GAAP) and other items agreed to among the parties.

          "Adjustment Date" means with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the
           ---------------
date set forth in the related Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on the
Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Note.

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         "Affiliate" means, 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" means the power to direct
the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the
terms "controlling", "controlled by" and "under common control with" have
meanings correlative to the meaning of "control". Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, the term "Affiliate" with respect to Seller shall
not include Annaly Capital Management, Inc. or Fixed Income Discount Advisory
Company ("FIDAC") or any fund managed or advised by FIDAC or any of their
respective Affiliates, other than Seller.

          "Agreement" means this Master Repurchase Agreement (including all
          ---------
exhibits, schedules and other addenda thereto), as supplemented by the Pricing
Side Letter, as it may be amended, further supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.

         "Alt-A Loan" means a Loan that satisfies the guidelines for such loans
          ----------
set forth in the Acquisition Guidelines, or as otherwise determined by Buyer in
its sole discretion.

         "ALTA" means the American Land Title Association.
          ----

         "Applicable Margin" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
          -----------------
Pricing Side Letter.

         "Appraised Value" means the value set forth in an appraisal made in
          ---------------
connection with the origination of the related Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.

         "Approved Originator" means an mortgage loan originator that has not
          -------------------
been disapproved by Buyer.

         "Asset" shall mean a Loan or Security, as the context may require.
          -----

         "Asset Documents" shall mean (i) with respect to each Loan, the
          ---------------
documents comprising the related Mortgage File, and (ii) with respect to each
Security, the documents comprising the related Security File.

         "Asset File" shall mean, with respect to an Asset, the related Mortgage
          ----------
File or Security File, as applicable.

         "Assignment and Acceptance" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
          -------------------------
Section 29(b).

         "Assignment of Mortgage" means, with respect to any Mortgage, an
          ----------------------
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the assignment of the Mortgage
to Buyer.

         "Balloon Loan" means, a Loan with a final Monthly Payment that is
          ------------
significantly larger than the other scheduled Monthly Payments for such Loan.

         "Bankruptcy Code" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
          ---------------
35.

         "Breakage Costs" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
          --------------  
3(d).

         "Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii)
          ------------
a day upon which the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York is closed or (iii) with respect to any day on which the parties hereto have
obligations to the Custodian or on which the Custodian has obligations to any
party hereto, a day upon which the Custodian's offices are closed.


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         "Cash Equivalents" shall mean any of the following: (a) marketable
          ----------------
direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United
States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within one (1) year from
the date of acquisition; (b) mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by
any agency of the United States Government with an implied rating of AAA or with
an express rating of AAA by either Standard & Poor's Ratings Services ("S&P") or
by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"); (c) mortgage-backed securities
issued by an entity other than an agency of the United States Government rated
AAA by both S&P and Moody's; (d) certificates of deposit, time deposits,
eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits having maturities of six (6)
months or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof having
combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (e) commercial paper
of an issuer rated at least A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody's, or carrying an
equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two
named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers
generally, and maturing within six months from the date of acquisition; (f)
repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of
clause (d) of this definition, having a term of not more than thirty (30) days,
with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United
States government; (g) securities with maturities of one (1) year or less from
the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or
territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority
of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the
securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision,
taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A
by S&P or A by Moody's; (h) securities with maturities of six (6) months or less
from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any
commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (d) of this definition; or
(i) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in
assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (h) of this
definition.

         "Change in Control" shall mean, with respect to Seller, the acquisition
          -----------------
by any other Person, or two or more other Persons acting in concert, of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of outstanding
shares of voting stock of Seller at any time if after giving effect to such
acquisition such Person or Persons owns fifty percent (50%) or more of such
outstanding voting stock.

          "Change in Law" means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
          -------------
after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation
or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority
after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by Buyer (or any Affiliate
thereof) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of
this Agreement.

         "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
          ----
time to time.

          "Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio" or "CLTV" means with respect to any
           ----------------------------       ----
Loan, the sum of the original principal balance of such Loan, at the time of
origination and the outstanding principal balance of any other loan which is
secured by a Lien on the related Mortgaged Property, as of the Origination Date
of such Loan, divided by the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the related
Mortgaged Property as of the Origination Date of such Loan, as applicable, and
(b) if the related Mortgaged Property was purchased within twelve (12) months of
the origination of such Loan, the purchase price of such Mortgaged Property.


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         "Conforming Mortgage Loan" means a Loan which meets all criteria of,
          ------------------------
and is eligible for sale to, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and which is secured by a
first lien on the Mortgaged Property.

         "Custodial Agreement" means the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement,
          -------------------
dated as of January 31, 2008, among Seller, Buyer and Custodian, as the same may
be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

         "Custodian" means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and its successors and
          ---------
permitted assigns.

         "DBSI" means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., or any successor thereto.
          ----

         "Default" means any event that, with the giving of notice or the
          -------
passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

         "Default Rate" means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of
          ------------
(i) the Prime Rate plus two percent (2%) and (ii) the maximum rate permitted by
applicable law. The Default Rate is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
and the actual number of days elapsed between the date of Default and the date
of determination.

         "Delinquent" means, with respect to a Loan, that a Monthly Payment due
          ----------
thereon is not made by the close of business on the Due Date.

          "Dollars" or "$" means, unless otherwise expressly stated, lawful
           -------       -
money of the United States of America.

         "Due Date" means the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is
          --------
due on a Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.

         "Effective Date" shall mean the date set forth on the top of page 1 of
          --------------
this Agreement.

         "Electronic Tracking Agreement" means the electronic tracking agreement
          -----------------------------
in form and substance acceptable to Buyer, dated as of January 31, 2008 among
Buyer, Seller, MERSCORP, Inc. and Mortgage Electronic Registration, Systems,
Inc., as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

         "Electronic Transmission" means the delivery of information in an
          -----------------------
electronic format acceptable to the applicable recipient thereof. An Electronic
Transmission shall be considered written notice for all purposes hereof (except
when a request or notice by its terms requires execution).

         "Eligible Assets" shall mean Eligible Loans and/or Eligible Securities,
          ---------------
as the context may require.

         "Eligible Loan" means any Loan that satisfies the criteria set forth in
          -------------
the definition of "Eligible Loan" in the Pricing Side Letter.

         "Eligible Security" means any Security that satisfies the criteria set
          -----------------
forth in the definition of "Eligible Security" in the Pricing Side Letter.

         "ERISA" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 22.
          -----

         "Escrow Payments" means the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes,
          ---------------
assessments, water charges, sewer rents, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and
hazard insurance premiums and other payments as may be required to be escrowed
by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Note or
Mortgage.

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         "Event of Default" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
           ----------------
19 hereof.

         "Expiration Date" means January 29, 2010.
          ---------------

         "Fannie Mae" means Fannie Mae, and its successors in interest.
          ----------

         "FHA" means the Federal Housing Administration, an agency within HUD,
          ---
or any successor thereto, and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA
regulations.

         "FICO Score" means the credit score of the Mortgagor provided by Fair,
          ----------
Isaac & Company, Inc. or such other organization providing credit scores at the
time of the origination of a Loan.

         "Foreign Buyer" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
           -------------
8(d).

         "Freddie Mac" means Freddie Mac, and its successors in interest.
          -----------

         "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United
          ----
States of America in effect from time to time.

         "Ginnie Mae" means Ginnie Mae and its successors in interest.
          ----------

         "Governmental Authority" shall mean any nation or government, any state
          ----------------------
or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, or any entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having
jurisdiction over Seller.

         "Gross Margin" means with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the
          ------------
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Note and the Seller Loan
Schedule that is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with
the terms of the related Note to determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for
such Loan.

         "Hedge Instrument" means any interest rate cap agreement, interest rate
          ----------------
floor agreement, interest rate swap agreement or other interest rate hedging
agreement entered into by a Buyer pursuant to Section 20, or by Seller with a
counterparty reasonably acceptable to Buyer, in each case with respect to the
Purchased Loans.

         "High Cost Loan" means a Loan that is (a) subject to, covered by or in
          --------------
violation of the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of
1994, as amended, (b) a "high cost", "covered", "abusive", "predatory" or "high
risk" mortgage loan under any federal, state or local law, or any similarly
classified loan using different terminology under any law imposing heightened
regulation, scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage
loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees, or any other state or
other regulation providing assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans,
(c) subject to or in violation of any such or comparable federal, state or local
statutes or regulations, or (d) a "High Cost Loan" or "Covered Loan," as
applicable, as such terms are defined in the current version of the Standard &
Poor's LEVELS(R) Glossary Revised, Appendix E.

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         "HUD" means the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any
          ---
federal agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the
functions thereof with regard to FHA mortgage insurance. The term "HUD", for
purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such
as the FHA and Government National Mortgage Association.

         "Income" means, with respect to any Purchased Asset at any time, any
          ------
principal and/or interest thereon and all dividends, sale proceeds (including,
without limitation, any proceeds from the securitization of any Purchased Loan
or resecuritization of any Purchased Security or other disposition thereof), all
other proceeds as defined in Section 9-102(64) of the Uniform Commercial Code
and other collections and distributions thereon (including, without limitation,
any proceeds received in respect of mortgage insurance), but not including any
commitment fees, origination fees and/or servicing fees accrued in respect of
periods on or after the initial Purchase Date with respect to such Purchased
Asset or distributions thereon or other income or receipts therefrom or in
respect thereof.

         "Indebtedness" shall mean, for Seller: (a) all obligations for borrowed
          ------------
money; (b) obligations to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of
Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed
money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of
business so long as such trade accounts payable are payable and paid within
ninety (90) days of the date the respective goods are delivered or the
respective services are rendered; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a Lien
on the Property of Seller, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured
has been assumed by Seller; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) in respect
of letters of credit or similar instruments issued for account of Seller; (e)
capital lease obligations; (f) obligations under repurchase agreements or like
arrangements; (g) indebtedness of others guaranteed on a recourse basis by
Seller; (h) all obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition or
carrying of fixed assets; (i) indebtedness of general partnerships of which
Seller, is a general partner; and (j) any other known or contingent liabilities,
in each case, including non-recourse indebtedness.

          "Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
          -----------------
23(b).

         "Index" means with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the index
          -----
identified on the related Seller Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Note
for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon.

         "Interest Only Loan" means a mortgage loan that provides for interest
          ------------------
only monthly payments for a specified period of time.

          "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
          ----------------------
amended, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

         "Jumbo Loan" means a Loan other than a Conforming Mortgage Loan with an
           ----------
original principal balance greater than the single-family mortgage loan limit
determined by Fannie Mae, as amended from time to time, or as otherwise
determined by Buyer in its sole discretion, and less than or equal to
$2,000,000.

          "LIBOR" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side
          -----
Letter.

         "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, charge,
          ----
security interest or similar encumbrance.

         "Loan" means a first lien, fixed rate or adjustable rate, residential
          ----
mortgage loan.

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         "Loan-to-Value Ratio" or "LTV" means, with respect to any Loan, the
          -------------------       ---
ratio of the outstanding principal amount of such Loan at the time of
origination to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged
Property at origination of such Loan and (b) if the related Mortgaged Property
was purchased within twelve (12) months of the origination of such Loan, the
purchase price of the related Mortgaged Property.

         "Loan Transaction Notice" means a written request of Seller to enter
          -----------------------
into a Transaction with respect to Loans, in a form attached as Exhibit D-1
                                                                -----------
hereto or such other form as shall be mutually agreed upon among Seller and
Buyer, which is delivered to the Buyer.

         "Manufactured Home" means a prefabricated or manufactured home, a lien
          -----------------
on which secures a Loan and which is considered and treated as "real property"
under applicable state law.

         "Margin Call" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(a)
          -----------
hereof.

         "Margin Deficit" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
          --------------
6(a) hereof.

         "Market Value" means (i) with respect to any Purchased Asset that is an
          ------------
Eligible Asset, as of any date of determination, the value ascribed thereto by
Buyer in its sole discretion as marked to market daily in Buyer's sole
discretion (but in no event greater than the Market Value of such Purchased
Asset on the related initial Purchase Date), and (ii) zero, with respect to a
Purchased Asset that is not an Eligible Asset.

         "Master Netting Agreement" shall mean the Master Netting Agreement,
          ------------------------
dated as of January 31, 2008, among Buyer, Seller and certain Affiliates and
Subsidiaries of Buyer and Seller, as the same may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.

         "Master Servicer" shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
          ---------------

         "Material Adverse Change" means, with respect to a Person, any material
          -----------------------
adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations,
performance, properties or prospects of such Person.

         "Material Adverse Effect" means (a) a Material Adverse Change with
          -----------------------
respect to Seller or any of its Affiliates taken as a whole; (b) a material
impairment of the ability of Seller or any of its Affiliates that is a party to
any Program Document to perform under any Program Document and to avoid any
Default or Event of Default; (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality,
validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Program Document against
Seller or any of its Affiliates that is a party to any Program Document; or (d)
a material adverse effect upon the value or marketability of a material portion
of the Purchased Assets.

         "Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price" means Three Hundred Fifty Million
          --------------------------------
Dollars ($350,000,000) on a committed basis.

         "MERS" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial
          ----
Agreement.

         "MERS Designated Mortgage Loan" shall have the meaning assigned thereto
          -----------------------------
in the Custodial Agreement.

         "MERS Identification Number" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
          --------------------------
the Custodial Agreement.

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          "Monthly Payment" means, with respect to any Loan, the scheduled
          ---------------
combined payment of principal and/or interest payable by a Mortgagor under the
related Note on each Due Date.

         "Mortgage" means a mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument that
          --------
creates a Lien on the related Mortgaged Property and secures a Note.

         "Mortgage File" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
          -------------
Custodial Agreement.

         "Mortgage Interest Rate" means, with respect to each Loan, the annual
          ----------------------
rate at which interest accrues on such Loan from time to time in accordance with
the provisions of the related Note.

         "Mortgage Loan Documents" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in
          -----------------------
the Custodial Agreement.

         "Mortgaged Property" means, with respect to a Loan, the related
          ------------------
Mortgagor's fee interest in real property or leasehold interest in real property
improved by a Residential Dwelling and all other collateral securing repayment
of the debt evidenced by the related Note.

         "Mortgagee" means the record holder of a Note secured by a Mortgage.
          ---------

         "Mortgagor" means the obligor or obligors on a Note, including any
          ---------
person who has assumed or guaranteed the obligations of the obligor thereunder.

         "MV Margin Amount" means, with respect to any Transaction, as of any
          ----------------
date of determination, the product of the MV Margin Percentage and the
Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date.

         "MV Margin Percentage" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
          --------------------
Pricing Side Letter.

         "Negative Amortization" shall mean the portion of interest accrued at
          ---------------------
the Mortgage Interest Rate in any month which exceeds the Monthly Payment on the
related Loan for such month and which, pursuant to the terms of the Note, is
added to the principal balance of the Loan.

         "Net Worth" shall mean, with respect to Seller, as of any date of
          ---------
determination, the excess of Seller's total assets, over Seller's total
liabilities, determined in accordance with GAAP.

         "Note" means, with respect to any Loan, the related promissory note
          ----
together with all riders and amendments thereto and other evidence of
indebtedness of the related Mortgagor.

         "Notice Date" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a)
          -----------
hereof.

         "Obligations" means (a) all of Seller's obligation to pay the
          -----------
Repurchase Price on the Repurchase Date and other obligations and liabilities of
Seller to Buyer, its Affiliates, Custodian or any other Person arising under, or
in connection with, the Program Documents or directly related to the Purchased
Assets, whether now existing or hereafter arising; (b) any and all sums paid by
Buyer or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to the Program Documents in order to
preserve any Purchased Asset or its interest therein; (c) in the event of any
proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any of Seller's indebtedness,
obligations or liabilities referred to in clause (a), the reasonable expenses of
retaking, holding, collecting, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise
disposing of or realizing on any Purchased Asset, or of any exercise by Buyer or
any such Affiliate thereof of their rights under the Program Documents,
including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and
court costs; and (d) all of Seller's indemnity obligations to Buyer pursuant to
the Program Documents.

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          "Origination Date" shall mean the date on which a Loan was originated
          ----------------
by the related originator.

         "Other Taxes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(b).
          -----------

         "Par Margin Amount" means, with respect to any Transaction, as of any
          -----------------
date of determination, the amount obtained by application of the Par Margin
Percentage to the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of such date.

         "Par Margin Percentage" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
          ---------------------
Pricing Side Letter.

         "Person" means any legal person, including any individual, corporation,
          ------
partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, limited liability company,
unincorporated organization, governmental entity or other entity of similar
nature.

         "Pooling Agreement" shall mean a pooling and servicing agreements,
          -----------------
indentures or similar document pursuant to which a Security is issued. Each such
Pooling Agreement shall include all manuals and guides incorporated therein by
reference, and shall be certified by Seller or the related Trustee as a true,
correct and complete copy of the original.

         "Price Differential" means, with respect to each Transaction as of any
          ------------------
date of determination, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the
Pricing Rate (or during the continuation of an Event of Default, by daily
application of the Default Rate) for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for
such Transaction on a 360-day-per-year basis for the actual number of days
elapsed during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date and
ending on (but excluding) the Repurchase Date (reduced by any amount of such
Price Differential in respect of such period previously paid by Seller to Buyer
with respect to such Transaction).

         "Pricing Rate" means the per annum percentage rate for determination of
           ------------
the Price Differential as set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.

         "Pricing Side Letter" means the pricing side letter, dated as of
          -------------------
January 31, 2008, among Seller, Agent and Buyer, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time.

         "Prime Rate" means the daily prime loan rate as reported in The Wall
          ----------
Street Journal or if more than one rate is published, the highest of such rates.

         "Program Documents" means this Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the
          -----------------
Master Netting Agreement, any Servicing Agreement, all Servicer's Side Letters,
any assignment of Hedge Instrument, the Pricing Side Letter, the Electronic
Tracking Agreement, if any, and any other agreement entered into by Seller
and/or any Servicer, on the one hand, and Buyer or one of its Affiliates (or
Custodian on its behalf) on the other, in connection herewith or therewith.

         "Property" means any right or interest in or to property of any kind
          --------
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

         "Purchase Date" means, with respect to each Transaction, the date on
          -------------
which Purchased Assets are sold by Seller to the related Buyer hereunder.

         "Purchase Price" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing
          --------------
Side Letter.

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         "Purchased Assets" means all of the following assets sold by Seller to
          ----------------    
Buyer in a Transaction, whether now existing or hereafter acquired: (i) the
Assets, (ii) the related Records and all rights of Seller to receive from any
third party or to take delivery of any Records or other documents which
constitute a part of the Mortgage File, Security File or Servicing File, (iii)
with respect to all Servicing Released Loans, all related Servicing Rights, (iv)
Seller's rights under any related Hedge Instruments, (v) Seller's rights under
any takeout commitment related to the Assets, (vi) such other property, rights,
titles or interest as are specified on a related Transaction Notice, (vii) all
mortgage guarantees and insurance relating to such Assets (issued by
governmental agencies or otherwise) or the related Mortgaged Property and any
mortgage insurance certificate or other document evidencing such mortgage
guarantees or insurance and all claims and payments thereunder, (viii) all
guarantees or other support for such Assets, (ix) all rights to Income and the
rights to enforce such payments arising from any of the Assets and any other
contract rights, payments, rights to payment (including payments of interest or
finance charges) with respect to the Assets, (x) all "accounts", "deposit
accounts" and "securities accounts", each as defined in the Uniform Commercial
Code, relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing, (xi) all
instruments, chattel paper, securities, investment property and general
intangibles and other assets comprising or relating to the Assets, (xii) any
purchase agreements or other agreements or contracts relating to or constituting
any or all of the foregoing, (xiii) any other collateral pledged or otherwise
relating to such Purchased Loans, together with all files, material documents,
instruments, surveys (if available), certificates, correspondence, appraisals,
computer records, computer storage media, Loan accounting records and other
books and records relating thereto, and (xiv) any and all replacements,
substitutions, distributions on, or proceeds with respect to, any of the
foregoing. The term "Purchased Assets" with respect to any Transaction at any
time also shall include Additional Purchased Assets delivered pursuant to
Section 6(a) hereof and Substitute Assets delivered pursuant to Section 17
hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Servicing Retained Loan,
the term "Purchased Assets" shall not include Servicing Rights.

         "Purchased Loan" shall mean a Purchased Asset that is a Loan.
          --------------

         "Purchased Security" shall mean a Purchased Asset that is a Security.
          ------------------

         "Reacquired Assets" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section
           -----------------  
17.

         "Records" means all instruments, agreements and other books, records,
          -------
and reports and data generated by other media for the storage of information
maintained by Seller or any other person or entity with respect to a Purchased
Asset. Records shall include, without limitation, the Notes, any Mortgages, the
Mortgage Files, the Servicing Files, and any other instruments necessary to
document or service an Asset that is a Purchased Asset, including, without
limitation, the complete payment and modification history of each Asset that is
a Purchased Asset.

         "Recourse Indebtedness" means, for any date of determination, for any
          ---------------------
Person the aggregate of Indebtedness of such Person on a consolidated basis
during such period maintained in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that
for any period, the aggregate Indebtedness of such Person during such period
maintained in accordance with GAAP shall be calculated less the aggregate amount
of any such Indebtedness that is reflected on the balance sheet of such Person
in respect of obligations incurred pursuant to a securitization transaction or
other long term non-recourse lending transaction which utilizes a bankruptcy
remote special purpose entity, solely to the extent such obligations are secured
by the assets subject to such transaction and are non recourse to such Person.

         "REIT" shall mean a real estate investment trust, as defined in Section
          ----
856 of the Code.

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         "Relevant System" shall mean (i) The Depository Trust Company in New
          ---------------
York, New York or (ii) such other clearing organization or book entry system as
is designated in writing by Buyer.

         "Repurchase Date" means the earlier of (i) the 15th day of each month,
          ---------------
or a day of the month as agreed between Buyer and Seller (or if such day is not
a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day), (ii) the Termination Date as
set forth in Section 3(c) hereof, or (iii) the date on which Seller tenders the
Repurchase Price for Purchased Assets, as applicable.

         "Repurchase Price" means the price at which Purchased Assets are to be
          ----------------
transferred from Buyer to Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will
be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as
the sum of: (i) any portion of the Purchase Price not yet repaid to Buyer, (ii)
the Price Differential, and (iii) any accrued and unpaid fees or expenses or
indemnity amounts owing under the Program Documents from Seller to Buyer.

         "Requirement of Law" means as to any Person, the certificate of
          ------------------
incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any of its property is subject.

         "Residential Dwelling" means any one of the following: (i) a detached
          --------------------
single family dwelling, (ii) a two-to-four family dwelling, (iii) a one-family
dwelling unit in a Fannie Mae eligible condominium project, (iv) a townhouse, or
(v) a detached single family dwelling in a planned unit development none of
which is a co-operative or commercial property. Mortgaged Properties that
consist of the following property types are not Residential Dwellings: (a) mixed
use properties, (b) log homes, (c) earthen homes, (d) underground homes, (e)
Manufactured Homes, (f) mobile homes or manufactured housing units not secured
by real property, (g) any dwelling situated on more than ten acres of property
and (h) any dwelling situated on a leasehold estate.

         "SEC" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 37.
          ---

         "Security" shall mean a publicly or privately issued mortgage-backed
          --------
security that is either rated investment grade or non-investment grade and that
the Buyer can value using Buyer's customary valuation models.

         "Security Agreement" means, with respect to any Loan, any contract,
          ------------------
instrument or other document related to security for repayment thereof (other
than the related Mortgage and Note), executed by the Mortgagor and/or others in
connection with such Loan, including without limitation, any security agreement,
guaranty, title insurance policy, hazard insurance policy, chattel mortgage,
letter of credit or certificate of deposit or other pledged accounts, and any
other documents and records relating to any of the foregoing.

         "Security File" shall mean, with respect to any Purchased Asset that is
          -------------
a Security: (A) a copy of the executed Pooling Agreements governing such
Security and/or any supplements thereto, and the offering documents related to
such Security, each certified by the Seller as a true, correct and complete copy
of the original, and all ancillary documents required to be delivered to the
certificateholders under the Pooling Agreements, (B) an officer's certificate as
may be requested by Buyer, (C) opinions of counsel in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, (D) the Security in accordance with
Section 10(b), (E) a Trustee Instruction Letter executed by the Sellers, (F) if
such Security is in uncertificated form, evidence that such Security has been
registered in the name of the Agent or the Buyer on the books of the issuer
itself or its transfer agent, (G) all related Transfer Documents, (H) copies of
distribution statements delivered to the Agent for two months prior to the month
in which the related Purchase Date occurs, if any,

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(I) any other documents or instruments necessary in the reasonable opinion of
the Buyer to effect and perfect a legally valid transfer of the relevant
interest granted therein to the Buyer under the Program Documents, (J) any other
documents required under Section 10(b).

         "Security Transaction Notice" means a written request of Seller to
          ---------------------------
enter into a Transaction with respect to Securities, in a form attached as
Exhibit D-2 hereto or such other form as shall be mutually agreed upon among
-----------
Seller and Buyer, which is delivered to the Agent with a copy to Buyer.

         "Seller Asset Schedule" means the list of Purchased Assets or Assets
          ---------------------
proposed to be purchased delivered by Seller to Buyer and Custodian together
with each Transaction Notice and attached by the Custodian to the related Trust
Receipt. Each Seller Asset Schedule shall set forth the information set forth on
Annex 1 or Annex-1-A to the Custodial Agreement, or such other information as
-------     ---------
may be required by Buyer.

         "Seller's Release" shall mean a letter, in the form of Exhibit H, from
          ----------------
the Seller to Buyer, unconditionally releasing all of such Seller's right, title
and interest in certain Assets identified therein upon receipt of the related
Purchase Price.

         "Servicer" means, with respect to Servicing Released Loans, the
          --------
servicers listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto, and with respect to the
Servicing Retained Loans, the servicers listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto,
and any successor thereto, or any other servicer mutually acceptable to Buyer
and Seller. Seller shall have the right to amend Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 from
time to time to add or remove servicers; provided that Buyer shall be entitled
to disapprove any servicer added to such Schedule, and any such disapproved
servicer shall not be deemed a "Servicer" hereunder.

         "Servicing Agreement" means any agreement (other than the Custodial
          -------------------
Agreement) giving rise or relating to Servicing Rights with respect to a
Purchased Loan, including any assignment or other agreement relating to such
agreement.

         "Servicing Released Loan" means a Purchased Loan with respect to which
          -----------------------
the related Servicing Rights were sold to Seller and subsequently purchased by
Buyer on the related Purchase Date.

         "Servicing Retained Loan" means Purchased Loan with respect to which
          -----------------------
the related Servicing Rights were retained by a third party Servicer upon the
sale of such Loan to Seller and subsequent sale to Buyer on the related Purchase
Date.

         "Servicer's Side Letter" means each side letter agreement to be entered
          ----------------------
into among Buyer, Seller and the related Servicer, in a form attached hereto as
Exhibit E.

         "Servicing File" means with respect to each Loan, the file retained by
          --------------
Seller consisting of all documents that a prudent originator and servicer would
include, including copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents, all documents
necessary to document and service the Loans and any and all documents required
to be delivered pursuant to any of the Program Documents.

         "Servicing Rights" means contractual, possessory or other rights of
          ----------------
Seller or any other Person, whether arising under a Servicing Agreement or
otherwise, to administer or service a Purchased Loan or to possess the Servicing
File.

         "Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation,
          ----------
partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or
other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar
functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of
whether or not, at the time, securities or other ownership interests of any
other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity shall
have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency)

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are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one
or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more
Subsidiaries of such Person.

         "Substitute Assets" has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 17.
          -----------------

         "Taxes" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 8(a).
          -----

         "Termination Date" means the earlier of (i) the Expiration Date, (ii)
          ----------------
at Buyer' option, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, (iii)the
occurrence of a Termination Event that is not otherwise waived by Buyer, or (iv)
at Buyer's option upon the occurrence of the events set forth in Section 16(c)
or 25(b).

         "Termination Event" has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 15.
          -----------------

         "Transaction" has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.
          -----------

         "Transaction Notice" means a Loan Transaction Notice or Securities
          ------------------
Transaction Notice, as the case may be.

         "Transfer Documents" shall mean all documents required to re-register
          ------------------
Securities in the name of the Agent or the Buyer, as applicable, or otherwise to
effect a delivery thereof in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof, including
without limitation, with respect to certificated securities, the original
certificate.

         "Trust" means any trust formed for the purpose of issuing securities
          -----
backed by mortgage loans.

         "Trust Receipt" shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the
          -------------  
Custodial Agreement.

         "Trustee" shall mean any trustee or paying agent or other Person
          -------
responsible for the distribution of funds under a Pooling Agreement.

         "Trustee Instruction Letter" shall mean the applicable letter agreement
          --------------------------
between Seller and each Trustee substantially in the form of Exhibit J, attached
                                                             ---------
hereto, in which such Persons acknowledge the Buyer's ownership interest in the
Purchased Assets that are Securities and agree to remit any Income received by
it with respect to such Purchased Assets as Buyer may so direct from time to
time, which Trustee Instruction Letter shall be delivered to Buyer pursuant to
Section 10(b).

         "Uniform Commercial Code" means the Uniform Commercial Code as in
          -----------------------
effect on the date hereof in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial
Code as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction.

         "Unrestricted Cash" means cash and Cash Equivalents that are not
          -----------------  
subject to a Lien in favor of any Person or that are not required to be
maintained by Seller pursuant to a contractual agreement or requirement of law.

         "Warehouse Lender" shall mean any lender providing financing to Seller
          ----------------
for the purpose of warehousing, originating or purchasing the Asset, which
lender has a security interest in such Asset to be purchased by Buyer.

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         "Warehouse Lender's Release" shall mean a letter, in the form of
          --------------------------
Exhibit G, from a Warehouse Lender to Buyer, unconditionally releasing all of
---------
Warehouse Lender's right, title and interest in certain Assets identified
therein upon payment to the Warehouse Lender.

         (b)    Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall
have the meanings assigned thereto in the Custodial Agreement.

         (c)    Interpretation.
               --------------

                Headings are for convenience only and do not affect
interpretation. The following rules of this subsection (c) apply unless the
context requires otherwise. The singular includes the plural and conversely. A
gender includes all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined, its other
grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning. A reference to a subsection,
Section, Annex or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a
section of, or annex or exhibit to, this Agreement. A reference to a party to
this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the party's successors
and permitted substitutes or assigns. A reference to an agreement or document is
to the agreement or document as amended, modified, novated, supplemented or
replaced, except to the extent prohibited by any Program Document. A reference
to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes any modification or
re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation
or statutory instrument issued under it. A reference to writing includes a
facsimile transmission and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and
permanently visible form. A reference to conduct includes, without limitation,
an omission, statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. An Event of
Default exists until it has been waived in writing by Buyer or has been timely
cured. The words "hereof", "herein", "hereunder" and similar words refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The
term "including" is not limiting and means "including without limitation". In
the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified
date, the word "from" means "from and including", the words "to" and "until"
each mean "to but excluding", and the word "through" means "to and including".
This Agreement may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to
regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and
measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their
terms. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not
expressly defined herein shall be construed, and all financial computations
required under this Agreement shall be made, in accordance with GAAP,
consistently applied. References herein to "fiscal year" and "fiscal quarter"
refer to such fiscal periods of Seller.

               Except where otherwise provided in this Agreement, any
determination, consent, approval, statement or certificate made or confirmed in
writing with notice to Seller by Buyer or an authorized officer of Buyer as
required by this Agreement is conclusive and binds the parties in the absence of
manifest error. A reference to an agreement includes a security interest,
guarantee, agreement or legally enforceable arrangement whether or not in
writing related to such agreement.

               A reference to a document includes an agreement (as so
defined) in writing or a certificate, notice, instrument or document, or any
information recorded in electronic form. Where Seller is required to provide any
document to Buyer under the terms of this Agreement, the relevant document shall
be provided in writing or printed form unless Buyer requests otherwise. At the
request of Buyer, the document shall be provided in electronic form or both
printed and computer disk form.

               This Agreement is the result of negotiations among, and has
been reviewed by counsel to, Buyer and Seller, and is the product of all
parties. In the interpretation of this Agreement, no rule of construction shall
apply to disadvantage one party on the ground that such party proposed or was
involved in the preparation of any particular provision of this Agreement or
this Agreement itself. Except where otherwise expressly stated, Buyer may give
or withhold, or give conditionally, approvals and consents and may form opinions
and make determinations in its absolute sole discretion.

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Except as specifically required herein, any requirement of good faith,
discretion or judgment by Buyer shall not be construed to require Buyer to
request or await receipt of information or documentation not immediately
available from or with respect to Seller, a servicer of the Purchased Loans, any
other Person or the Purchased Assets themselves.

3. THE TRANSACTIONS
   ----------------

   (a)      Subject to the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, Buyer
may enter into Transactions with an aggregate Purchase Price for all Purchased
Assets acquired by Buyer and sold by Seller not to exceed the Maximum Aggregate
Purchase Price. With respect to the purchase of any Assets, Seller shall
deliver, no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days
prior to the proposed Purchase Date (the date on which such notice is so given,
the "Notice Date", provided that if such notice is given after 11:00 a.m. (New
York City time), the Notice Date shall be deemed to be the next succeeding
Business Day and the proposed Purchase Date shall be no earlier than three (3)
Business Days after the date such notice is given), the following: (i) a
Transaction Notice to Buyer, (ii) a Seller Asset Schedule in a format acceptable
to Buyer and Custodian, and (iii) the Asset File to Agent (in the case of
Securities) or Custodian (in the case of Loans) for each Asset subject to such
Transaction.

   (b)      With respect to Securities, the Seller shall deliver the Securities
to the Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) two (2) Business Days
prior to the proposed Purchase Date as follows:

           (i)       with respect to Securities delivered or held in definitive,
   certificated form, the Sellers shall deliver to the Agent, original,
   definitive certificate representing ownership of such Purchased Securities
   in form suitable for transfer, with accompanying, duly executed instruments
   of transfer or appropriate instruments of assignment in the name of the
   Agent as agent for the benefit of the Buyer (or as the Buyer may otherwise
   determine in its sole discretion), transfer tax stamps, and any other
   documents or instruments necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Buyer
   to effect and perfect a legally valid delivery of such security or other
   item of investment property to the Buyer.

           (ii)      With respect to Securities delivered through a Relevant
   System in book-entry form and credited to or otherwise held in an account,
   the Seller shall provide written instructions to the relevant financial
   institution or other entity, and a copy thereof to the Agent, sufficient if
   complied with to effect and perfect a legally valid delivery of the
   relevant interest granted therein to Buyer hereunder. The Seller shall
   cause the registration of such Securities or other items of investment
   property in the name of the Agent. In connection with any account to which
   the Securities are credited or otherwise held, the Seller shall execute and
   deliver such other and further documents or instruments necessary, in the
   reasonable opinion of the Buyer, to effect and perfect a legally valid
   delivery of the relevant interest granted therein to Buyer hereunder. Any
   account to which the Securities are credited or otherwise shall be
   designated "DB Structured Products, Inc. Account" or such variation thereon
   as the Buyer may direct.

   (c)      Upon Seller's request to enter into a Transaction pursuant to
Section 3(a), DBSP shall, assuming all conditions precedent set forth in this
Section 3 and in Sections 10(a) and (b) have been met, and provided no Default
or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, on the requested
Purchase Date purchase the Eligible Assets included in the related Transaction
Notice by transferring, via wire transfer (pursuant to wire transfer
instructions provided by Seller on or prior to such Purchase Date), the Purchase
Price. Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchase Price paid in connection
with any Servicing Released Loan that is purchased in any Transaction includes a
mutually negotiated premium allocable to the portion of such Purchased Loan that
constitutes the related Servicing Rights.

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   (d)      On each Repurchase Date with respect to a Transaction, Seller shall
remit the Repurchase Price to Buyer (together with any other Obligations then
due and payable) and shall repurchase all Purchased Assets subject to such
Transaction. Each obligation to repurchase exists without regard to any prior or
intervening liquidation or foreclosure with respect to any Purchased Asset.
Seller is obligated to obtain such Purchased Assets from Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) at Seller's expense on (or after) the related
Repurchase Date. Provided that the applicable conditions in Sections 10(a) and
(b) have been satisfied, each Purchased Asset that is repurchased by Seller on
the related Repurchase Date shall automatically roll forward into a new
Transaction (each such forward roll, a "Roll"), unless (i) Buyer in its sole
discretion otherwise notify Seller at least one (1) Business Day prior to any
such Repurchase Date (provided that no such notice shall be required if a
Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing) or (ii)
Seller otherwise notifies Buyer at least one (1) Business Day prior to any such
Repurchase Date, and if such Purchased Asset shall not be subject to a Roll,
Seller shall remit to Buyer the entire Repurchase Price for such Purchased
Asset. It is hereby understood that if a Purchased Asset becomes subject to a
Roll on a Repurchase Date (such date, a "Roll Date"), (i) such Roll Date will be
the Purchase Date for the new Transaction, (ii) if the Repurchase Date for such
new Transaction is later than the Termination Date, the Repurchase Date for such
new Transaction shall automatically be the Termination Date, and the provisions
of this Section 3(d) as they might relate to such new Transaction shall expire
on the Termination Date, (iii) Seller will be deemed to have remitted the
Repurchase Price to Buyer on such Roll Date, and (iv) Buyer will be deemed to
have remitted the related Purchase Price to Seller on such Roll Date; provided,
however, in such case, Seller shall be obligated to remit the related Price
Differential (together with any other Obligations then due and payable) to Buyer
in immediately available funds on such Roll Date.

   (e)      If Seller repurchases Purchased Assets on any day which is not a
Repurchase Date for such Purchased Assets or if Seller fails to give one (1)
Business Day written notice prior to repurchasing related Purchased Assets on a
Repurchase Date for such Purchased Assets, Seller shall indemnify the related
Buyer and hold such Buyer harmless from any losses, costs and/or expenses which
such Buyer may sustain or incur arising from the reemployment of funds obtained
by such Buyer hereunder or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from
which such funds were obtained ("Breakage Costs"), in each case for the
remainder of the applicable 30-day period. Such Buyer shall deliver to Seller a
statement setting forth the amount and basis of determination of any Breakage
Costs in such detail as determined in good faith by such Buyer to be adequate,
it being agreed that such statement and the method of its calculation shall be
adequate and shall be conclusive and binding upon Seller, absent manifest error.
The provisions of this Section 3(e) shall survive termination of this Agreement.

4. CONFIRMATION.
   -------------

   In the event that parties hereto desire to enter into a Transaction on
terms other than as set forth in this Agreement (as amended by the Pricing Side
Letter), the parties shall execute a "Confirmation" specifying such terms prior
to entering into such Transaction, including, without limitation, the Purchase
D