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Title: UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Date: 2/12/2007

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT, Parties: residential asset securities corp
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 1.2

                    RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION

       Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series [Deal Name]

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 (NON-ITERATIVE)
                     --------------------------------------

                           [___________] [__], 20[__]

[Underwriter]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      Residential   Asset   Securities   Corporation,   a Delaware   corporation (the
"Company"),    proposes   to   sell   to   you   (also    referred   to   herein   as   the
"Underwriter")   Mortgage Asset-Backed   Pass-Through   Certificates,   Series [Deal
Name], 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 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 pooling   and   servicing
agreement,   dated as of   [________]   [__],   200[__] (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.

      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   Asset-Backed   Pass-Through   Certificates
      (issuable   in series),   including   the

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       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 (the
      "Prospectus Supplement"), to the prospectus dated [________] [__], 200[__]
      (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
      and the Designated Static Pool Information, taken together, 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   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


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      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.

            (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)   "Designated   Static   Pool   Information"   shall   mean the
            static   pool   information   referred to in the   Prospectus   under the
            caption "Static Pool Information" but deemed to be excluded from the
            Registration   Statement and   Prospectus   pursuant to Item 1105(d) of
            Regulation AB.

                  (v)   "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.

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

                  (vii)   "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.

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


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                  (ix) "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 Underwriter to include in a Free Writing Prospectus.

                  (x) "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
            the   Underwriter   at the time   most   recent to the date of such Free
            Writing Prospectus.

                  (xi)   "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 the Underwriter, including traditional computational and
            analytical materials prepared by the Underwriter.

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

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

                  (xiv)   "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.

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


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            (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
you   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 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.


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            (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 are 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 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   [Mayer,   Brown,   Rowe & Maw   LLP]   [Orrick,
Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP]


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at 10:00 a.m.,   New York City time, on [_________]   [__],   200[__] 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 [Deal
Name],   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
            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.


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            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 issuer 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 issuer 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, (y) Permitted
      Additional   Materials or (z)   information   accurately   extracted   from the
      Preliminary   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


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      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   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) 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


 
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