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Underwriting Agreement

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Title: FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Date: 2/12/2007

FORM OF UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, Parties: residential funding mortgage securities i inc , residential funding company  llc
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 1.2

                 Form of Underwriting Agreement (Non-Iterative)

                 RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.

            Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 20[__]-[____]


Initial Principal Amount             Class              Initial Pass-Through Rate
------------------------             -----              -------------------------
         $[____]             Class A-1 Certificates               [___]%
         $[____]             Class A-2 Certificates               [___]%
         $[____]             Class A-3 Certificates               [___]%
         $[____]              Class R Certificates                [___]%


                             UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

                               [________], 20[__]

[Name of Underwriter,]
[as representative of the Underwriters ("Representative")]
[Address of Underwriter]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Residential   Funding Mortgage   Securities I, Inc., a Delaware   corporation
(the   "Company"),   proposes   to sell to you   (also   referred   to   herein   as the
"Underwriter") Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,   Series 20[__]-[____],   Class
A-1,   Class   A-2,   Class   A-3,   and   Class   R   Certificates   (collectively,   the
"Certificates"),   other than a de minimis   portion of the Class R   Certificates,
having the aggregate   principal amounts and Pass-Through   Rates set forth above.
The Certificates,   together with the Class A-V, Class A-P, Class M-1, Class M-2,
Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3   Certificates   of the same series,
will   evidence the entire   beneficial   interest in the Trust Fund (as defined in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below),   consisting primarily of
a pool (the "Pool") of conventional, fixed-rate, one- to four-family residential
first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage   Loans") as described in the Prospectus
Supplement   (as   hereinafter   defined) to be sold by the   Company.   A de minimis
portion of the Class R Certificates   will not be sold hereunder and will be held
by Residential Funding Company, LLC ("Residential Funding").

      The   Certificates   will be issued   pursuant   to a series   supplement   (the
"Series Supplement"), dated as of [_____] 1, 20[__] (the "Cut-off Date"), to the
standard   terms of a pooling   and   servicing   agreement,   dated as of [_____] 1,
20[__] (the   "Standard   Terms",   and together   with the Series   Supplement,   the
"Pooling and Servicing   Agreement"),   among the Company, as seller,   Residential
Funding, as master servicer, and [__________],   as trustee (the "Trustee").   The
Certificates   are described more fully in the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus
Supplement   (each as   hereinafter   defined),   which the Company has furnished to
you.

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1.     Representations, Warranties and Covenants.

            1.1 The   Company   represents   and   warrants   to, and agrees with you
that:

                  (a) The Company   has filed with the   Securities   and   Exchange
      Commission (the "Commission") a registration   statement (No.   333-[_____])
      on Form S-3 for the   registration   under the   Securities   Act of 1933,   as
      amended (the "Act"), of Mortgage   Pass-Through   Certificates   (issuable in
      series),   including the   Certificates,   which   registration   statement has
      become effective,   and a copy of which, as amended to the date hereof, has
      heretofore   been   delivered to you. The Company   proposes to file with the
      Commission   pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the rules and regulations of the
      Commission   under   the Act   (the   "1933   Act   Regulations")   a   prospectus
      supplement   dated   [ ],   20[   ]   (the   "Prospectus   Supplement"),   to   the
      prospectus dated [_____] [__], 20[__] (the "Base Prospectus"), relating to
      the Certificates and the method of distribution thereof. Such registration
      statement   (No.    333-[______])    including    exhibits    thereto   and   any
      information   incorporated   therein   by   reference,   as amended at the date
       hereof, is hereinafter called the "Registration   Statement";   and the Base
      Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement and any information   incorporated
      therein by reference,   together   with any amendment   thereof or supplement
      thereto   authorized   by the   Company on or prior to the   Closing   Date (as
      defined    herein)   for   use   in   connection    with   the   offering   of   the
      Certificates,   are hereinafter   called the   "Prospectus."   Any preliminary
      form of the   Prospectus   Supplement to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) is
      referred to as a "Preliminary   Prospectus   Supplement" and,   together with
      the Base   Prospectus,   and as amended or supplemented if the Company shall
      have   furnished any   amendments or   supplements   thereto,   a   "Preliminary
      Prospectus."

                  (b) The Registration   Statement has become effective,   and the
      Registration   Statement as of the effective date (the "Effective Date," as
      defined   in this   paragraph),   and the   Prospectus,   as of the date of the
      Prospectus   Supplement,    complied   in   all   material   respects   with   the
      applicable   requirements of the Act and the 1933 Act Regulations;   and the
      Registration   Statement,   as of the   Effective   Date,   did not contain any
      untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state any material
      fact   required to be stated   therein or necessary   to make the   statements
      therein not misleading and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined
      herein) as of its date did not, and the Approved   Offering   Materials   (as
      defined herein) as of the date of the Approved Offering   Materials did not
      and as of the Closing Date will not, and the Prospectus, as of the date of
      the   Prospectus   Supplement   did not and as of the Closing   Date will not,
      contain an untrue   statement   of a material   fact and did not and will not
      omit to state a material   fact   necessary in order to make the   statements
       therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
      misleading;   provided,   however,   that neither the Company nor Residential
      Funding makes any   representations   or   warranties   as to the   information
      contained   in or omitted   from the   Registration   Statement,   the Approved
      Offering    Materials   or   the   Prospectus   or   any   amendment   thereof   or
      supplement   thereto   relating to the information   therein that is Excluded
      Information (as defined herein); and provided,   further,   that neither the
      Company nor Residential Funding makes any representations or warranties as
      to either (i) any information contained in any Underwriter Prepared Issuer
      FWP (as defined herein) or Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus (as defined
      herein)   except,   in each case to the   extent of (x) any   information   set
      forth therein that   constitutes Pool Information (as defined below) or (y)
      any information accurately extracted from the


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      Preliminary   Prospectus   Supplement or any Issuer Free Writing   Prospectus
      and   included   in   any   Underwriter   Prepared   Issuer   FWP,   or   (ii)   any
      information   contained   in or omitted   from the   portions of the   Approved
      Offering   Materials   or   Prospectus   identified   by   underlining   or other
      highlighting as shown in Exhibit F (the   "Underwriter   Information").   The
      Effective   Date shall mean the earlier of the date on which the Prospectus
      Supplement   is first used and the time of the first   Contract   of Sale (as
      defined herein) to which such Prospectus   Supplement relates.   The initial
      effective date of the Registration Statement was within three years of the
      Closing   Date.   If the third   anniversary   of the initial   effective   date
      occurs within six months after the Closing Date, the Company will use best
      efforts to take such action as may be necessary or   appropriate   to permit
       the   public   offering   and   sale   of   the    Certificates   as   contemplated
      hereunder.   The   Company   acknowledges   that the   Underwriter   Information
      constitutes   the only   information   furnished in writing by you or on your
      behalf for use in   connection   with the   preparation   of the   Registration
      Statement,    any   Preliminary   Prospectus   or   the   Prospectus,    and   the
      Underwriter   confirms   that the   Underwriter   Information   is correct with
      respect to the Certificates it underwrites.

                  (c) (i) "ABS Informational and Computational   Materials" shall
      have the meaning given such term in Item 1101 of Regulation AB.

                      (ii) "Approved   Offering Materials"   means the Preliminary
             Prospectus.

                      (iii)   "Contract   of Sale" has the same meaning as in Rule
            159 of the 1933 Act Regulations and all Commission guidance relating
            to Rule 159.

                      (iv) "Excluded   Information"   shall mean,   with respect to
            (x)   each   of the   Registration   Statement,   the   Approved   Offering
            Materials   and   the   Prospectus,    the   information    identified   by
            underlining   or other   highlighting   as shown on   Exhibit E, and (y)
            each   Underwriter   Prepared   Issuer   FWP and each   Underwriter   Free
            Writing   Prospectus,   all   information   contained   therein   which is
            restated   in,   or is   corrected   and   superseded   by,   the   Approved
            Offering Materials.

                      (v) "Free Writing Prospectus" shall have the meaning given
            such term in Rules 405 and 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations.

                      (vi) "Issuer Free Writing   Prospectus" shall mean any Free
            Writing   Prospectus   prepared   by or on   behalf of the   Company   and
            identified by the Company as an Issuer Free Writing   Prospectus   and
            relating to the Certificates or the offering thereof.

                       (vii) "Issuer   Information"   shall mean any information of
            the   type   specified   in   clauses   (1)   - (5)   of   footnote   271   of
            Commission Release No. 33-8591 (Securities   Offering Reform),   other
            than    Underwriter    Derived    Information.    Consistent   with   such
            definition,   "Issuer Information" shall not be deemed to include any
            information   in a Free   Writing   Prospectus   solely by reason of the
            Company's   review of the materials   pursuant to Section 4.4(e) below
            and,   consistent   with   Securities   Offering   Reform   Questions   and
            Answers,    November   30,   2005   promulgated   by   the   staff   of   the
            Commission,   "Issuer Information" shall not be deemed to include any
            information in a Free Writing Prospectus solely by


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            reason that the   Underwriter has agreed not to use such Free Writing
            Prospectus without consent of the Company.

                        (viii)   "Permitted    Additional   Materials"   shall   mean
            information   that   is   not   ABS    Informational    and   Computational
            Materials and (x) that are referred to in Section   4.4(c) so long as
            any Issuer   Information   provided   by the   Underwriter   pursuant   to
            Section   4.4(c)   is   limited   to   information   included   within   the
            definition of ABS   Informational and   Computational   Materials,   (y)
            that constitute   Certificate   price,   yield,   weighted average life,
            subscription or allocation information, or a trade confirmation,   or
            (z) otherwise with respect to which the Company has provided written
             consent to the   applicable   Underwriter to include in a Free Writing
            Prospectus.

                        (ix) "Pool   Information"   means with respect to any Free
            Writing    Prospectus,    the    information    with    respect    to   the
            characteristics    of   the   Mortgage   Loans   and   administrative   and
            servicing   fees,   as   provided   by or on   behalf of the   Company   or
            Residential Funding to each applicable   Underwriter at the time most
             recent to the date of such Free Writing Prospectus.

                        (x)   "Underwriter   Derived   Information"   shall refer to
            information   of the type   described in clause (5) of footnote 271 of
            Commission   Release No. 33-8591   (Securities   Offering   Reform) when
            prepared by any Underwriter, including traditional computational and
            analytical materials prepared by the Underwriter.

                        (xi)   "Underwriter   Free Writing   Prospectus" shall mean
            all   Free   Writing   Prospectuses   prepared   by or on   behalf   of any
            Underwriter    other   than   any   Underwriter    Prepared   Issuer   FWP,
            including any Permitted Additional Materials.

                         (xii)   "Underwriter   Prepared Issuer FWP" shall mean any
            Free Writing Prospectus   prepared by or on behalf of any Underwriter
            that   contains any Issuer   Information,   including   any Free Writing
            Prospectus   or   portion   thereof   prepared   by or on   behalf   of any
            Underwriter   that contains only a description   of the final terms of
            the Certificates or of the offering of the Certificates.

                        (xiii)   "Written   Communication"   shall have the meaning
            given such term in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations.

                  (d) The   Company   has been duly   incorporated   and is   validly
      existing as a corporation   in good standing under the laws of the State of
       Delaware and has the requisite   corporate   power to own its properties and
      to conduct its business as presently conducted by it.

                  (e) The   Company   was not,   as of any date on or after which a
      bona fide offer (as used in Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of
      the Certificate is made an Ineligible   Issuer,   as such term is defined in
      Rule 405 of the 1933 Act   Regulations.   The Company   shall comply with all
      applicable laws and regulations in connection with the use of Free Writing
      Prospectuses,   including   but not limited to Rules 164 and 433 of the 1933
      Act   Regulations   and all   Commission   guidance   relating to Free   Writing
      Prospectuses, including but not limited to Commission Release No. 33-8591.


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                  (f) This   Agreement   has been duly   authorized,   executed   and
      delivered by the Company.

                  (g)   As   of   the   Closing    Date   (as    defined    herein)   the
      Certificates   will   conform in all   material   respects to the   description
      thereof contained in the Prospectus and the representations and warranties
      of the   Company in the Pooling and   Servicing   Agreement   will be true and
       correct in all material respects.

            1.2 Residential   Funding represents and warrants to, and agrees with
the Underwriter that as of the Closing Date the   representations   and warranties
of Residential   Funding in the Pooling and Servicing   Agreement will be true and
correct in all material respects.

            1.3 The   Underwriter   represents and warrants to and agrees with the
Company and Residential Funding that:

                  (a) No purpose of the Underwriter   relating to the purchase of
      the Class R   Certificates   by the   Underwriter is or will be to enable the
      Company to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.

                  (b) The   Underwriter   has no present   knowledge or expectation
      that it will be unable to pay any United   States   taxes owed by it so long
      as any of the Certificates remain outstanding.

                  (c) The   Underwriter   has no present   knowledge or expectation
      that it will become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so
      long as any of the Certificates remain outstanding.

                  (d) No purpose of the Underwriter   relating to any sale of any
      of the Class R   Certificates   by the   Underwriter   will be to enable it to
      impede   the   assessment   or   collection   of   tax.   In   this   regard,    the
      Underwriter   hereby   represents   to and for the benefit of the Company and
      Residential   Funding that the Underwriter   intends to pay taxes associated
      with   holding the Class R   Certificates   (other   than with   respect to the
      portion   of   each of the   Class R   Certificates   retained   by   Residential
      Funding),   as they become due, fully   understanding   that it may incur tax
      liabilities   in   excess   of   any   cash   flows   generated   by the   Class   R
      Certificates.

                  (e) The   Underwriter   will, in connection with any transfer it
      makes   of the   Class   R   Certificates,   obtain   from   its   transferee   the
      affidavit   required   by   Section    5.02(f)(i)(B)(I)   of   the   Pooling   and
      Servicing Agreement,   will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or
      believes that any representation   contained in such affidavit is false and
      will   provide   the   Trustee   with   the   Certificate   required   by   Section
      5.02(f)(i)(B)(II) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

                  (f) The Underwriter   hereby certifies that (i) with respect to
      any   classes   of   Certificates   issued   in   authorized    denominations   or
      Percentage   Interests of less than a notional   amount of   $2,000,000   or a
      Percentage   Interest of 20% the fair market value of each such Certificate
      sold to any person on


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      the date of initial sale thereof by the Underwriter   will not be less than
      $100,000   and   (ii)   with   respect   to each   class of   Certificates   to be
      maintained   on the   book-entry   records of The   Depository   Trust   Company
      ("DTC"),   the   interest   in each such   class of   Certificates   sold to any
      person on the date of initial sale thereof by the Underwriter   will not be
      less   than   the   minimum    denomination    indicated    for   such   class   of
      Certificates in the Prospectus Supplement.

                  (g) The   Underwriter   will have funds available at [ ], in the
      Underwriter's   account at such bank at the time all documents are executed
      and the closing of the sale of the   Certificates is completed,   except for
       the   transfer of funds and the   delivery of the   Certificates.   Such funds
      will be available for immediate   transfer into the account of   Residential
      Funding maintained at such bank.

                  (h) As of the date   hereof   and as of the   Closing   Date,   the
      Underwriter   has complied   with all of its   obligations   hereunder and all
      Underwriter   Prepared Issuer FWP and Underwriter   Information   prepared by
      the Underwriter is accurate in all material   respects (taking into account
      the assumptions   explicitly set forth in such Underwriter   Prepared Issuer
      FWP,   except   for any   Excluded   Information   and to the extent of (x) any
      errors   therein   that   are   caused   by   errors   or   omissions   in the Pool
      Information or (y) information   accurately   extracted from the Preliminary
      Prospectus   Supplement or any Issuer Free Writing   Prospectus and included
      in any Underwriter   Prepared Issuer FWP). The Underwriter   Prepared Issuer
      FWP   delivered   to the Company,   if any,   constitute a complete set of all
      Underwriter    Prepared   Issuer   FWP   furnished   to   any   investor   by   the
      Underwriter in connection with the offering of any Certificates.

                  (i) Prior to the Closing Date,   the   Underwriter   shall notify
      the   Company   and   Residential   Funding of the   earlier of (x) the date on
      which   the   Prospectus   Supplement   is first   used and (y) the time of the
      first Contract of Sale to which such Prospectus Supplement relates.

            1.4   The   Underwriter   covenants   and   agrees   to pay   directly,   or
reimburse   the Company or   Residential   Funding   upon demand for (i) any and all
taxes   (including   penalties   and   interest)   owed or asserted to be owed by the
Company or   Residential   Funding as a result of a claim by the Internal   Revenue
Service   that   the   transfer   of the   Class R   Certificates   to the   Underwriter
hereunder or any transfer   thereof by the   Underwriter   may be   disregarded   for
federal   tax   purposes   and   (ii)   any   and   all   losses,   claims,   damages   and
liabilities,   including attorney's fees and expenses, arising out of any failure
of the Underwriter to make payment or   reimbursement in connection with any such
assertion as required in (i) above. In addition,   the   Underwriter   acknowledges
that on the Closing Date immediately after the transactions   described herein it
will be the owner of the Class R Certificates   (other than a de minimis   portion
of the Class R Certificates   to be held by Residential   Funding) for federal tax
purposes,   and   the   Underwriter   covenants   that   it   will   not   assert   in any
proceeding that the transfer of the Class R Certificates from the Company to the
Underwriter should be disregarded for any purpose.

      2. Purchase and Sale.   Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance
upon the   representations and warranties herein set forth, the Company agrees to
sell to you, and you agree to purchase from the Company, the Certificates (other
than   a de   minimis   portion   of   the   Class   R   Certificates,   which   shall   be
transferred by the Company to Residential   Funding) at a price equal to [_____]%
of the aggregate   certificate   principal   balance of the   Certificates as of the
Closing Date (as defined   herein).   There will be added to the purchase price of
the   Certificates   an amount equal to interest   accrued thereon from the Cut-off
Date up to but not   including   the   Closing   Date.   The   purchase   price for the
Certificates was agreed to by the Company in reliance upon the


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transfer from the Company to the Underwriter of the tax   liabilities   associated
with the ownership of the Class R Certificates.

      3.   Delivery   and   Payment.   Delivery of and payment for the   Certificates
shall be made at the office of [Counsel to the Company] at 10:00 a.m.,   New York
City time,   on   [_________],   20[__] or such later date as you shall   designate,
which date and time may be postponed   by   agreement   between you and the Company
(such date and time of delivery   and payment for the   Certificates   being herein
called the "Closing   Date").   Delivery of the Series   20[__]-[____],   Class A-1,
Class A-2 and Class A-3 Certificates shall be made to you through the Depository
Trust Company ("DTC") (such   Certificates,   the "DTC Registered   Certificates"),
and delivery of the Class R Certificates (the "Definitive   Certificates")   shall
be made in registered, certificated form, in each case against payment by you of
the purchase   price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer
in immediately available funds. The Definitive   Certificates shall be registered
in such names and in such   denominations   as you may   request   not less than two
business   days in advance of the Closing   Date.   The Company   agrees to have the
Definitive Certificates available for inspection,   checking and packaging by you
in New York, New York not later than 9:00 a.m. on the Closing Date.

      4. Offering by Underwriter.

            4.1 It is understood that you propose to offer the   Certificates for
sale to the   public as set forth in the   Prospectus   and you agree that all such
offers and sales by you shall be made in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations.   Prior to the date of the first   Contract of Sale made based on the
Approved   Offering   Materials,   you   have   not   pledged,   sold,   disposed   of or
otherwise   transferred   any   Certificate,   Mortgage Loans or any interest in any
Certificate.

             4.2 It is   understood   that you will solicit   offers to purchase the
Certificates as follows:

                  (a) Prior to the time you have received the Approved   Offering
      Materials you may, in compliance   with the   provisions of this   Agreement,
      solicit   offers to   purchase   Certificates;   provided,   that you shall not
      accept any such offer to   purchase a   Certificate   or any   interest in any
      Certificate or Mortgage Loan or otherwise   enter into any Contract of Sale
      for any Certificate,   any interest in any Certificate or any Mortgage Loan
      prior to your conveyance of Approved Offering Materials to the investor.

                  (b) any Written   Communication   relating   to the   Certificates
      made by an   Underwriter   in   compliance   with the terms of this   Agreement
      prior to the time such Underwriter has entered into a Contract of Sale for
      Certificates   with the recipient shall prominently set forth the following
      statements   (or   a   substantially    similar   statements   approved   by   the
      Company):

            The information in this free writing   prospectus,   if conveyed prior
            to the time of your   contractual   commitment   to purchase any of the
            Certificates,   supersedes   any   information   contained   in any prior
            similar materials   relating to the Certificates.   The information in
            this free   writing   prospectus   is   preliminary,   and is   subject to
            completion   or   change.    This   free   writing   prospectus   is   being
            delivered   to you solely to provide you with   information   about the


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            offering   of the   Certificates   referred   to in   this   free   writing
             prospectus   and to solicit an offer to   purchase   the   Certificates,
            when, as and if issued.   Any such offer to purchase made by you will
            not be accepted and will not constitute a contractual   commitment by
            you to purchase any of the Certificates, until we have accepted your
            offer to purchase Certificates.

            The Certificates referred to in these materials are being sold when,
            as and if issued.   The issuing entity is not obligated to issue such
            Certificates    or   any   similar    security   and   the    underwriter's
            obligation to deliver such   Certificates is subject to the terms and
            conditions of the underwriting agreement with the issuing entity and
             the availability of such Certificates   when, as and if issued by the
            issuing entity.   You are advised that the terms of the Certificates,
            and the   characteristics of the mortgage loan pool backing them, may
            change (due,   among other things,   to the possibility   that mortgage
            loans that   comprise the pool may become   delinquent or defaulted or
            may be removed or replaced and that   similar or   different   mortgage
            loans   may be added to the   pool,   and that one or more   classes   of
            Certificates   may be split,   combined   or   eliminated),   at any time
            prior to issuance or   availability   of a final   prospectus.   You are
            advised   that    Certificates    may   not   be   issued   that   have   the
            characteristics   described   in these   materials.   The   underwriter's
            obligation to sell such   Certificates   to you is   conditioned on the
            mortgage loans and Certificates having the characteristics described
            in these   materials.   If for any reason the issuing   entity does not
            deliver   such   Certificates,   the   underwriter   will notify you, and
            neither   the   issuing   entity   nor any   underwriter   will   have   any
            obligation to you to deliver all or any portion of the   Certificates
            which you have committed to purchase, and none of the issuing entity
            nor   any   underwriter   will   be   liable   for any   costs   or   damages
            whatsoever arising from or related to such non-delivery.

            4.3 It is understood that you will not enter into a Contract of Sale
with any investor   until the Approved   Offering   Materials have been conveyed to
the   investor   with   respect to the   Certificates   which are the subject of such
Contract of Sale.

            4.4 It is understood that you may prepare and provide to prospective
investors    certain   Free   Writing    Prospectuses,    subject   to   the   following
conditions:

                   (a) Unless preceded or accompanied by a prospectus   satisfying
      the   requirements of Section 10(a) of the Act, the   Underwriter   shall not
      convey or deliver any Written   Communication   to any person in   connection
      with   the   initial   offering   of the   Certificates,   unless   such   Written
      Communication   (i) is made in   reliance   on Rule 134 under   the Act,   (ii)
      constitutes a prospectus   satisfying the   requirements   of Rule 430B under
      the Act or (iii)   constitutes   a Free   Writing   Prospectus   (as defined in
      Section   1.1(c)   above)   consisting   solely of (x)   information   of a type
      included   within the   definition of ABS   Informational   and   Computational
      Materials (as defined below),   (y) Permitted   Additional   Materials or (z)
      information accurately extracted from the Preliminary


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      Prospectus   Supplement or any Issuer Free Writing   Prospectus and included
      in any Underwriter   Prepared   Issuer FWP or any   Underwriter   Free Writing
      Prospectus.

                  (b) The Underwriter   shall comply with all applicable laws and
      regulations   in   connection   with   the use of Free   Writing   Prospectuses,
      including but not limited to Rules 164 and 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations
      and   all   Commission   guidance   relating   to   Free   Writing   Prospectuses,
      including but not limited to Commission Release No. 33-8591.

                  (c) It is understood and agreed that all information   provided
      by the   Underwriter to or through   Bloomberg or Intex or similar   entities
      for use by prospective investors,   or imbedded in any CDI file provided to
      prospective   investors,   or in   any   email   or   other   electronic   message
      provided   to   prospective   investors,   to the extent   constituting   a Free
      Writing   Prospectus,   shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to be
      an Underwriter   Free Writing   Prospectus   prepared by the   Underwriter and
      shall not be subject to the   required   consent of the Company set forth in
      the third   sentence   in   Section   4.4(e).   In   connection   therewith,   the
      Underwriter agrees that it shall not provide any information   constituting
       Issuer Information through the foregoing media unless (i) such information
      or substantially similar information is contained either in an Issuer Free
      Writing Prospectus or in an Underwriter   Prepared Issuer FWP in compliance
      with Section 4.4(e) prepared by the Underwriter or (ii) to the extent such
      information   consists of the terms of the Certificates,   the final version
      of the terms of the Certificates or substantially   similar   information is
      contained either in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or in an Underwriter
      Prepared Issuer FWP in compliance with Section 4.4(e).

                  (d) All Free   Writing   Prospectuses   provided   to   prospective
      investors,   whether or not filed with the Commission,   shall bear a legend
      including the following   statement (or a substantially   similar   statement
      approved by the Company):

                  "THE DEPOSITOR HAS FILED A REGISTRATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING A
                  PROSPECTUS)   WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE   COMMISSION (THE
                  SEC) FOR THE   OFFERING   TO WHICH THIS   COMMUNICATION   RELATES.
                  BEFORE YOU   INVEST,   YOU SHOULD   READ THE   PROSPECTUS   IN THAT
                  REGISTRATION   STATEMENT AND OTHER   DOCUMENTS THE DEPOSITOR HAS
                  FILED   WITH THE SEC FOR MORE   COMPLETE   INFORMATION   ABOUT THE
                  DEPOSITOR AND THE OFFERING.   YOU MAY GET THESE DOCUMENTS AT NO
                  CHARGE BY VISITING   EDGAR ON THE SEC WEB SITE AT   WWW.SEC.GOV.
                  ALTERNATIVELY,   THE DEPOSITOR,   ANY   UNDERWRITER OR ANY DEALER
                  PARTICIPATING   IN THE   OFFERING   WILL   ARRANGE TO SEND YOU THE
                  PROSPECTUS AT NO CHARGE IF YOU REQUEST IT BY CALLING TOLL-FREE
                  1-8[XX-XXX-XXXX] OR VIA EMAIL AT


 
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