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FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN
PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
J.P.MORGAN MORTGAGE
ACQUISITION CORP.,
Purchaser
CHASE MANHATTAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION,
Seller and Servicer
Dated as of May 1,
2004
Fixed Rate, First Lien
Residential Mortgage Loans
Whole Loan Series 2004-WLP
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
Section 1.01
Defined Terms
1
ARTICLE II
Section 2.01
Agreement to Purchase
15
Section 2.02 Purchase Price
15
Section 2.03 Servicing of Mortgage
Loans
16
Section 2.04 Record Title and Possession
of Mortgage Files;
Maintenance
of Servicing Files
16
Section 2.05 Books and Records
17
Section 2.06 Transfer of Mortgage
Loans
18
Section 2.07 Delivery of Mortgage Loan
Documents
18
Section 2.08 Quality Control
Procedures
20
ARTICLE III
Section 3.01 Representations and
Warranties of the Seller
20
Section 3.02
Representations and Warranties as to
Individual Mortgage Loans
23
Section 3.03 Repurchase;
Substitution
33
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01
Seller to Act as Servicer
35
Section 4.02 Collection of Mortgage Loan
Payments
37
Section 4.03 Realization Upon Defaulted
Mortgage Loans
38
Section 4.04 Establishment of Custodial
Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts
39
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals from
the Custodial Account
39
Section 4.06 Establishment of Escrow
Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts
41
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From
Escrow Account
42
Section 4.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance
and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policies; Collections Thereunder
43
Section 4.09
Transfer of Accounts
44
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard
Insurance
44
Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage
Impairment Insurance Policy
45
Section 4.12 Fidelity Bond, Errors and
Omissions Insurance
45
Section 4.13 Title, Management and
Disposition of REO Property
46
Section 4.14 Notification of Maturity
Date
47
ARTICLE V
Section 5.01
Distributions
47
Section 5.02 Statements to the
Purchaser
49
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by the
Seller
50
Section 5.04 Liquidation Reports
50
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.01
Assumption Agreements
50
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages
and Release of Mortgage Files
51
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation
52
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to
Compliance
53
Section 6.05 Annual Independent
Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
54
Section 6.06 Purchaser's Right to
Examine Records
54
Section 6.07 Annual Officers
Certificate
54
ARTICLE VII
Section 7.01
Seller Shall Provide Information as
Reasonably Required
55
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.01
Indemnification; Third Party
Claims
56
Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of
the Seller
56
Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of
the Seller and Others
57
Section 8.04 Seller Not to Assign or
Resign
57
Section 8.05 No Transfer of
Servicing
57
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.01
Events of Default
58
Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults
59
ARTICLE X
Section 10.01
Termination
60
Section 10.02 Termination Without
Cause
60
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.01
Reconstitution of Mortgage
Loans
60
ARTICLE XII
Section 12.01
Successor to the Seller
61
Section 12.02 Amendment
62
Section 12.03 Recordation of
Agreement
62
Section 12.04 Governing Law
63
Section 12.05 Notices
63
Section 12.06 Severability of
Provisions
63
Section 12.07 Exhibits
64
Section 12.08 General Interpretive
Principles
64
Section 12.09 Reproduction of
Documents
64
Section 12.10 Confidentiality of
Information
65
Section 12.11 Recordation of Assignments
of Mortgage
65
Section 12.12 Assignment by
Purchaser
65
Section 12.13 No Partnership
66
Section 12.14 Execution;
Successors and Assigns
66
Section 12.15 Entire Agreement
66
Section 12.16 No Solicitation
66
Section 12.17 Closing
67
Section 12.18 Costs
67
Section 12.19
Closing Documents
68
EXHIBITS
A
Contents of Mortgage File
B
Custodial Account Letter Agreement
C
Escrow Account Letter Agreement
D
Form of Assignment and Assumption
E
Form of Trade Confirmation
F
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement
G
Request for Release of Documents and Receipt
H
Lost Note Affidavit
I
Form of Officer’s Certification
J
Form of In-House Counsel Opinion
K
Product Guidelines
L
Form of Annual Certification
SCHEDULES
A
Purchase Price and Terms Letter dated as of May 27, 2004
This Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase,
Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2004, and is
executed between J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation having an office at 270 Park Ave., 6 th
Floor, New York, NY 10017 (the "Purchaser) , and Chase Manhattan
Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, having an office at
300 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 (the "Seller"), as
seller and servicer.
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser agrees to purchase,
from time to time, from the Seller, and the Seller has heretofore
agrees to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, certain fixed
rate, first lien Mortgage Loans, exclusive of the servicing rights
associated with such Mortgage Loans, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement;.
WHEREAS, each of the purchases and sales
of Mortgage Loans contemplated herein will be further evidenced by
a Trade Confirmation (as defined below) and an Acknowledgement and
Conveyance Agreement (as defined below), with the exception of the
first purchase and sale made pursuant to this Agreement, which will
be further evidenced by an a Purchase Price and Terms Letter, dated
as of May 27, 2004,by and between the Seller and the Purchaser (a
"Purchase Price and Terms Letter");
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is
secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument
creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the
jurisdiction indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish
to prescribe the representations and warranties of the Seller with
respect to itself and the Mortgage Loans and the management,
servicing, transfer and control of the Mortgage Loans;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree to
the recitals set forth above, each of which are incorporated into
this Agreement and further agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Defined Terms .
Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires,
shall have the following meanings specified in this
Article:
Accepted Servicing Practices :
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing
practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage
banking institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type
as such Mortgage Loan 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 Guides including future
updates.
Acknowledgment and Conveyance
Agreement : The agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit F hereto to be executed by the Seller and the Purchaser on
each Closing Date.
Agreement : This Flow
Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement
including all exhibits and schedules hereto, amendments hereof and
supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American
Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Applicable Requirements:
Shall mean and include with respect to the Mortgage Loans:
(i) all contractual obligations of Seller, and the Originator and
any Prior Servicers including, without limitation, those
contractual obligations contained in this Agreement, in any
agreement with any insurer or in the Mortgage Loan Documents, (ii)
all applicable federal, state and local legal and regulatory
requirements (including statutes, rules, regulations and
ordinances) binding upon Seller, the Originator and any Prior
Servicer; (iii) all other applicable requirements and guidelines of
each governmental agency, board, commission, instrumentality and
other governmental body or office having jurisdiction, including
without limitation those of any insurer; (iv) all other applicable
judicial and administrative judgments, orders, stipulations,
awards, writs and injunctions; and (v) Accepted Servicing
Practices.
Appraised Value : With
respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of ( i) the
value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the Originator
of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage
Loan and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged
Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan,
provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such
value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value
determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such
Refinanced Mortgage Loan.
Assignment of 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 of record the sale or transfer of the Mortgage
Loan.
Assignment and Assumption:
An assignment and assumption agreement in the form of Exhibit
D hereto.
BIF : The Bank Insurance
Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day : Any day
other than: (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in
the State of New York, or (iii) a day on which banks in the State
of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to be closed.
Closing Date : A date on which
the Seller shall sell and the Purchaser shall purchase Mortgage
Loans under this Agreement as set forth in the related Trade
Confirmation.
Code : The Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute
thereto.
Condemnation Proceeds :
All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property,
whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of
the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms
of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Co-op Lease : With respect
to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a dwelling unit occupied
by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated to the related
dwelling unit.
Co-op Loan : A Mortgage
Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to a dwelling unit in
a residential cooperative housing corporation and a collateral
assignment of the related Co-op Lease.
Custodial Account: Each
separate demand account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section 4.04 which shall be entitled "Chase Manhattan Mortgage
Corporation, in trust for the Purchaser, J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corporation, as Owner of Mortgage Loans" and shall be
established in an Eligible Account, in the name of the Person that
is the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage
Loans.
Custodial Agreement : That
certain Custodial Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2003, by and
between the Purchaser, the Custodian and the Servicer.
Custodian : J.P. Morgan
Chase Bank.
Cut-off Date : With respect to
any Mortgage Loan purchased on a Closing Date, the first day of the
month in which the related Closing Date occurs, or such other date
as may be set forth in the related Trade Confirmation.
Determination Date : The
15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the
related Remittance Date.
Due Date : The day of the month
on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive
of any days of grace.
Due Period : With respect
to any Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of
the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and ending on
the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Eligible Account : An account
that is (i) maintained with a depository institution the long-term
unsecured debt obligations of which are rated by each Rating Agency
in one of its two highest rating categories or (ii) maintained with
the corporate trust department of a national bank or banking
corporation which (a) has a rating of at least Baa3 or P-3 by
Moody’s and (b) is either Chase or is the corporate trust
department of a national bank or banking corporation which has a
rating of at least A-1 by S&P or F1 by Fitch Ratings, or (iii)
an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by
the FDIC, or (iv) an account or accounts in a depository
institution in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the
limit established by the FDIC), the uninsured deposits in which
accounts are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel delivered to and acceptable to the Trustee and
each Rating Agency, the Certificate holders have a claim with
respect to the funds in such account and a perfected first security
interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Eligible
Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any
other depositors or creditors of the depository institution with
which such account is maintained, provided, however, that such
uninsured deposits do not result in the reduction of the ratings
assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies as evidenced by
a letter from each Rating Agency or (v) otherwise acceptable to
each Rating Agency without reduction or withdrawal of the rating of
any Class of Certificates, as evidenced by a letter from each
Rating Agency.
Eligible Investment : One
or more of the following:
(i)
obligations of, or guaranteed as to
principal and interest by, the United States or obligations of any
agency or instrumentality thereof when such obligations are backed
by the full faith and credit of the United States; provided that
any such obligation held as a "cash flow investment" within the
meaning of section 860G(a)(6) of the Code shall mature before the
next Distribution Date;
(ii)
repurchase agreements on obligations
specified in clause (i) maturing not more than two months from the
date of acquisition thereof, provided that the long-term unsecured
obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations
are at the time rated by each Rating Agency with its highest rating
and the short-term debt obligations of the party agreeing to
repurchase are rated with one of the two highest ratings by
Moody’s and A-1+ by S&P;
(iii)
federal funds, certificates of deposit,
time deposits and bankers’ acceptances (other than
bankers’ acceptances issued by Chase or any of its
Affiliates) (which shall each have an original maturity of not more
than 60 days and, in the case of bankers’ acceptances, shall
in no event have an original maturity of more than 365 days) of any
United States depository institution or trust company incorporated
under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that the
long-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution
or trust company at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated
by each Rating Agency with its highest rating and the short-term
obligations of such depository institution or trust company are
rated A-1+ by S&P and P-1 by Moody’s;
(iv)
commercial paper (other than commercial
paper issued by Chase or any of its Affiliates) (having original
maturities of not more than 365 days) of any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof which on the date of acquisition has been rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest short-term unsecured commercial paper
rating category; provided that such commercial paper shall have a
remaining maturity of not more than 45 days;
(v)
units of taxable money market funds
(including those for which the Trustee or the Servicer or any
Affiliate thereof receives compensation with respect to such
investment) which may be 12b-1 funds, as contemplated under the
rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and which funds
have been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category or which have been designated in writing by each Rating
Agency as Eligible Investments with respect to this definition;
or
(vi)
other obligations or securities (other
than investments or obligations of Chase or any of its Affiliates)
acceptable to each Rating Agency rating the Certificates as an
Eligible Investment hereunder and will not result in a reduction or
withdrawal in the then current rating of any Class of Certificates,
as evidenced by a letter to such effect from each Rating
Agency.
Provided that no such instrument shall be
an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences either (a) a
right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (b) both principal and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such
instrument where the interest and principal payments with respect
to such instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120%
of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations; and
provided further that no such instrument shall be purchased above
par; and provided further that each Eligible Investment must be a
"permitted investment" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(5) of
the Code..
Escrow Account : Each
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to Section 4.06 which shall be entitled "Chase Manhattan Mortgage
Corporation, in trust for the Purchaser, J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corporation, as Owner of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors" and shall be established in an Eligible Account, in the
name of the Person that is the Purchaser with respect to the
related Mortgage Loans.
Escrow Payments : With respect
to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage
insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium
charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the
Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other
document.
Event of Default : Any one of
the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 9.01.
Fannie Mae : The Federal
National Mortgage Association, commonly referred to as Fannie Mae,
or any successor thereto.
Fannie Mae Guides : The
Fannie Mae Sellers' Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicers' Guide and
all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC : The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FHLMC : The Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly referred to as Freddie Mac, or
any successor thereto.
FHLMC Guide : The FHLMC Single
Family Seller/Servicer Guide and all amendments or additions
thereto.
Fidelity Bond : A fidelity bond
to be maintained by the Seller pursuant to Section 4.12.
FIRREA : The Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.
First Remittance Date : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the date set forth in the
related Trade Confirmation for the first remittance due from the
Servicer to the Purchaser.
GAAP : Generally accepted
accounting procedures, consistently applied.
HUD : The United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development or any
successor.
Insurance Proceeds : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies
insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.
Interim Funder : With respect to
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the
MERS® System as the interim funder pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Investor : With respect to each MERS Designated
Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS® System as the
investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual.
Liquidation Proceeds :
Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a
defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of
such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise,
or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged
Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV :
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original
outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to (i) the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination with
respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the lesser of the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination or the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to all other
Mortgage Loans.
LPMI Policy :
A policy of primary mortgage guaranty
insurance pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by
the Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest
made by the Mortgagor.
Master Servicer : Any master servicer
appointed by the Purchaser in its sole discretion in accordance
with Section 11.01 hereof.
MERS : Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor in interest
thereto.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan : Mortgage Loans for
which (a) the Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and
has taken or will take such action as is necessary to cause MERS to
be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee for the Seller, in
accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b) the Seller has
designated or will designate the Custodian as the Investor on the
MERS® System.
MERS Procedure Manual : The MERS Procedures Manual,
as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time
to time.
MERS Report : The report from the MERS System
listing MERS Designated Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS® System : MERS
mortgage electronic registry system, as more particularly described
in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Advance : The
aggregate of the advances made by the Seller on any Remittance Date
pursuant to Section 5.03.
Monthly Payment : The
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note.
Mortgage : With respect to a
Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust
or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first
lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property
securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect to real
property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold
estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing the
Mortgage Note may secure and create a first lien upon a leasehold
estate of the Mortgagor. With respect to a Co-op Loan, the
security agreement creating a security interest in the stock
allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential cooperative housing
corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and the
related Co-op Lease.
Mortgage File: The
mortgage documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan which
are specified in Exhibit A hereto and any additional documents
required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this
Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance
Policy : A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard
insurance policy as required by Section 4.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate :
The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage
Note.
Mortgage Loan : An
individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement,
each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all
other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in
connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents :
The documents listed in numbers 1 through 9, 16 and 24 on
Exhibit A.
Mortgage Loan Package :
All of the Mortgage Loans described in a particular Trade
Confirmation and purchased and sold on a particular Closing Date
and set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the
related Acknowledgement and Conveyance Agreement.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate :
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of
interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the
Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Mortgage Loan Schedule :
The schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as Annex 1 to
each Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, such schedule setting
forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan
in the related Mortgage Loan Package:
(1)
the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(2)
the Mortgagor's name;
(3)
the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city,
state and zip code;
(4)
a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied; a second home or an investor property;
(5)
the type of residential property constituting the Mortgaged
Property;
(6)
the original months to maturity and the remaining months to
maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in
the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule;
(7)
the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
(8)
the Mortgage Interest Rate;
(9)
the stated maturity date;
(10)
the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date;
(11)
the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(12)
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the opening of
business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of
principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not
collected;
(13)
a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (i.e.,
purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance);
(14)
a code indicating the documentation style (i.e. full,
alternative or reduced);
(15)
the number of times during the twelve (12) month period
preceding the Cut-off Date that any Monthly Payment has been
received more than thirty (30) days after its Due Date;
(16) the date on which the first
payment is or was due;
(17) a code indicating whether
or not the Mortgage Loan is the subject of Primary Mortgage
Insurance and, if so, the name of the primary mortgage insurer and
the coverage percentage.
(18) the number of units for all
Mortgaged Properties;
(19) the Mortgage Interest Rate as
of the related Cut - off Date;
(20) the amount of Monthly Payment
at the time of origination
(21) MIN #, if
applicable;
(22) the number of times during the
twelve (12) month period preceding the related Cut - off Date that
any Monthly Payment has been received more than thirty days after
its Due Date; and
(23) the date on which the first
payment is or was due.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following
information, as of the Cut-off Date:
(1)
the number of Mortgage Loans;
(2)
the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans;
(3)
the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage
Loans; and
(4)
the weighted average months to maturity of the Mortgage
Loans;
Mortgage Note : The note
or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a
Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property : With
respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the underlying
real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of
a single parcel of real estate considered to be real estate under
the laws of the State in which such real property is located, which
may include condominium units and planned unit developments,
improved by a residential dwelling; except that with respect to
real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of
leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted
practice, a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor, the term of which is
equal to or longer than the term of the Mortgage. With respect to a
Co-op Loan, the stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the
residential cooperative housing corporation that was pledged to
secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op Lease.
Mortgagor : The obligor on
a Mortgage Note.
Negative Amortization: A gradual
increase in the mortgage debt that occurs when the monthly fixed
installment is not sufficient for full application to both
principal and interest. The interest shortage is added to the
unpaid principal balance to create "negative" amortization.
OCC : Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, its successors and assigns.
Officers' Certificate : A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman
of the Board, the President, a Senior Vice President or a Vice
President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the
Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and
delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel : A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on
behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to
the Purchaser, provided that any opinion of counsel relating to (a)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (b) compliance
with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is
in fact independent of the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii)
does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in
the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an affiliate of either and
(iii) is not connected with the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as
an officer, employee, director or person performing similar
functions. The cost of the preparation and delivery of any
such opinion requested by the Trustee shall be an expense of the
Trust Fund unless Purchaser decides, in its own discretion, to bear
such expense for the Trust Fund, in which case any such cost will
be borne by Purchaser.
Originator: Means, with
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity(ies) that (i) took
the Mortgagor’s loan application (ii) processed the
Mortgagor’s loan application, or (iii)
closed and/or funded the Mortgagor’s Mortgage Loan.
OTS : Office of Thrift
Supervision, its successors and assigns.
Person : Any individual,
corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall
Amount : With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was
subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during any
Principal Prepayment Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied
to such Mortgage Loan during such Principal Prepayment Period, the
amount of interest (at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) that
would have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment
during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal
Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on the day
immediately preceding the Due Date, inclusive.
Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy : Each primary policy of mortgage insurance
represented to be in effect pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
or any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Seller pursuant
to Section 4.08 in each case, in a form acceptable to Fannie Mae or
FHLMC and issued by a Qualified Insurer.
Prime Rate : The prime
rate announced to be in effect from time to time as published as
the average rate in The Wall Street Journal (Northeast
Edition).
Principal Prepayment : Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan, full or
partial, which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is
not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled
interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent
to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period :
With respect to any Remittance Date, the calendar month
immediately preceding the month in which the related Remittance
Date occurs.
Prior Servicer: Any Person
that was a servicer of any Mortgage Loan before Seller became the
Servicer of the Mortgage Loan, if applicable.
Product Guidelines :
The product guidelines of the Seller, substantially in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit K.
Purchase Price : As defined in
Section 2.02.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter
: As defined in the Recitals to this Agreement.
Purchaser : J.P. Morgan Mortgage
Acquisition Corp., its successors in interest and assigns.
Qualified Appraiser : An
appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest,
direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser
and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the
requirements of Title XI of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated.
Qualified Insurer : An
insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the
states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable
insurance business and to write the insurance provided, approved as
an insurer by Fannie Mae and FHLMC.
Rating Agencies : Standard &
Poor's Ratings Services, Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or, in the
event that some or all ownership of the Mortgage Loans is evidenced
by mortgage-backed securities, the nationally recognized rating
agencies issuing ratings with respect to such securities, if
any.
Refinanced Mortgage Loan : A Mortgage Loan which
was made to a Mortgagor who owned the Mortgaged Property prior to
the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the proceeds of which
were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing mortgage.
Regulation X:
HUD regulations implementing RESPA.
REMIC : A "real estate
mortgage investment conduit," as such term is defined in the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Remittance Date : The 18th
day of any month, beginning with the First Remittance Date, or if
such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day
immediately preceding such 18th day.
REO Disposition : The
final sale by the Seller of any REO Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds :
Amounts received by the Seller in connection with a related
REO Disposition.
REO Property : A Mortgaged
Property acquired by the Seller on behalf of the Purchaser as
described in Section 4.13.
Repurchase Price : With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (A) the Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of
repurchase plus (B) interest on such Stated Principal Balance
at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from and including the last
Due Date through which interest has been paid on behalf of the
Mortgagor or advanced by the Servicer to and including the day
prior to such date of repurchase, less amounts received in respect
of such repurchased Mortgage Loan for distribution in connection
with such Mortgage Loan, plus amounts advanced, if any, by any
servicer; provided, however, that if at the time of repurchase the
Servicer is not the Seller or an affiliate of the Seller, the
amount described in clause (B) shall be computed at the sum of
(i) the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate and (ii) the
Servicing Fee Rate.
RESPA : Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as
amended.
SAIF : The Savings
Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Sarbanes Certifying Party :
A Person who provides certification required under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in connection with a Securitization or
other securitization transaction.
Securitization : The transfer of
the Mortgage Loans to a trust formed as part of a publicly issued
and/or privately placed, rated securitization, including the
issuance of the related securities.
Seller's Officer's Certificate :
A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, President, any
Vice President or Treasurer of Seller stating the date by which
Seller expects to receive any missing documents sent for recording
from the applicable recording office.
Servicer : Chase Manhattan
Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns.
Servicing Advances : All
customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements)
incurred in the performance by the Seller of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property,
(b) any enforcement, administrative or judicial proceedings, or any
legal work or advice specifically related to servicing the Mortgage
Loans, including but not limited to, foreclosures, bankruptcies,
condemnations, drug seizures, elections, foreclosures by
subordinate or superior lienholders, and other legal actions
incidental to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans (provided that
such expenses are reasonable and that the Seller specifies the
Mortgage Loan(s) to which such expenses relate, and provided
further that any such enforcement, administrative or judicial
proceeding does not arise out of a breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant of the Seller hereunder), (c) the management
and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property
is acquired in full or partial satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d)
taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rates and other charges
which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard
insurance coverage, (e) any expenses reasonably sustained by the
Seller, as servicer, with respect to the liquidation of the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and (f) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08.
Servicing Fee : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the
Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, which shall, for a period of one
full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the
Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on
the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which
any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed.
The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is
limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the
interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest
from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4.05)
of such Monthly Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise
provided under Section 4.05.
Servicing Fee Rate : The
Servicing Fee Rate shall be a rate per annum equal to 25 basis
points (0.25%).
Servicing File : With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller
consisting of originals or images of originals of all documents in
the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or its
designee and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in
Exhibit A, the originals of which are delivered to the Purchaser or
its designee pursuant to Section 2.04.
Servicing Officer : Any
officer of the Seller involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name
appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Seller to
the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be
amended.
Servicing Rights: Means
the obligations to collect the payments for the reduction of
principal and application of interest, pay taxes and insurance,
remit collected payments, provide foreclosure services, provide
full escrow administration and otherwise administer the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with Applicable Requirements, together with the
right to receive the servicing fee income and any ancillary income
arising from or connected to the Mortgage Loans. Servicing
Rights shall include retention of the related custodial escrow or
impound accounts created and maintained by Seller with respect to
the Mortgage Loans for the deposit and retention of interest and
principal, taxes, assessments or grounds rents, hazard and mortgage
insurance and other related escrow or custodial items.
Stated Principal Balance :
As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i)
the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date
after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in
lieu thereof.
Subservicer : Any
subservicer which is subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a
Subservicing Agreement. Any subservicer shall meet the
qualifications set forth in Section 4.01.
Subservicing Agreement :
An agreement between the Seller and a Subservicer for the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Trade Confirmation: With respect
to each purchase of a Mortgage Loan Package hereunder, that certain
confirmation letter in the form of Exhibit E hereto setting forth
the general terms, conditions and portfolio characteristics for
each Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased hereunder as of any
Closing Date.
Trade Date : A date on
which the Seller shall commit to sell and the Purchaser shall
commit to purchase, pursuant to and as evidenced by the related
Trade Confirmation, certain Mortgage Loans with the loan
characteristics set forth in the related Trade
Confirmation.
Trust : Any trust
identified by Purchaser into which Mortgage Loans have been placed
as part of a reconstitution.
Trust Agreement :
The agreement pursuant to which the Trust is created.
Trustee : Any trustee
identified by Purchaser in connection with any Trust.
Trust Fund : Any trust
fund identified by the Trustee with respect to a Trust.
ARTICLE II
SERVICING OF MORTGAGE
LOANS;
RECORD TITLE AND POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE
FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT;
DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01
Agreement to Purchase .
On each Trade Date, the Seller will agree
to sell and the Purchaser will agree to purchase the Mortgage Loans
with the loan characteristics set forth in the initial Purchase
Price and Terms Letter or the subsequent related Trade. On the date
of the initial Purchase Price and Terms Letter or the subsequent
respective Trade Dates, the Seller has agreed to sell and the
Purchaser has agreed to purchase the Mortgage Loans more
particularly described in the Purchase Price and Terms Letters or
the subsequent related Trade Confirmation. On each Closing Date,
the Seller will sell and the Purchaser will purchase the Mortgage
Loans in each Mortgage Loan Package, exclusive of the servicing
rights associated therewith, having an aggregate principal balance
on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Seller shall deliver the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loans to be
purchased on the related Closing Date to the Purchaser at least two
(2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. On each
Closing Date, the parties will execute an Acknowledgement and
Conveyance Agreement applicable to each such purchase and
sale.
Section 2.02
Purchase Price .
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan
shall be the percentage of par as defined in the initial Purchase
Price and Terms Letter or the subsequent related Trade Confirmation
as the Purchase Price Percentage(subject to adjustment as provided
therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance, as of the
related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans in each Mortgage Loan
Package, after application of scheduled payments of principal due
on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
The initial principal amount of the Mortgage Loans shall be
the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed
as of the related Cut-off Date.
In addition to the Purchase Price as
described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, on the
related Closing Date, accrued interest on the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of the Mortgage
Loans from the Cut off Date through the day prior to the Closing
Date, inclusive.
The Purchase Price plus accrued interest
as set forth in the preceding paragraphs shall be paid on the
related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available
funds.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all
scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all
other recoveries of principal collected on or after the related
Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected
by the Seller or any successor servicer after the related Cut-off
Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest
on the Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that
portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior
to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal
balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is
determined after application of payments of principal due on or
before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together
with any unscheduled Principal Prepayments collected prior to the
related Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled
principal and interest prepaid for a Due Date beyond the related
Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of
the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the
property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such
prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is
established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent
remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser.
If a Mortgage Loan prepays in full between
the Cut-off Date and the Closing Date, inclusive, the Seller shall
either remove such Mortgage Loan from the Mortgage Loan Schedule or
if the Mortgage Loan Schedule has been finalized, reimburse the
Purchaser for the premium over par which the Purchaser paid within
5 business days of request by the Purchaser; provided, however,
such request shall not be later than 60 days after the Closing
Date.
If, subsequent to the related Closing
Date, the amount on which the Purchase Price with respect to a
Mortgage Loan was based is found to be in error, or if, for any
other reason, the Purchase Price or such other amounts are found to
be in error, within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt of
information sufficient to provide notice that payment is due the
party benefiting from the error shall pay an amount sufficient to
correct and reconcile the Purchase Price plus interest thereon at
an agreed upon market rate or such other amounts and shall provide
a reconciliation statement and such other documentation sufficient
reasonably to satisfy the other party concerning the accuracy of
such reconciliation.
Section 2.03
Servicing of Mortgage Loans .
The Seller agrees that, as of each Closing
Date,, the Seller will service the Mortgage Loans included in such
the Mortgage Loan Package subject to the terms of this Agreement.
The rights of the Purchaser to receive payments with respect
to the related Mortgage Loans shall be as set forth in this
Agreement.
Section 2.04
Record Title and Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of
Servicing Files .
As of each Closing Date, the Seller sold,
transferred, assigned, set over and conveyed to the Purchaser,
without recourse, and the Seller hereby acknowledges that the
Purchaser has, subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the
right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage
Loans included in such related Mortgage Loan Package. The
delivery of the Mortgage Files was on the related Closing Date at
the expense of the Seller. Seller shall maintain a Servicing
File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and
the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered
to the Purchaser. The Servicing File shall contain all documents
necessary to service the Mortgage Loans. The possession of
each Servicing File by the Seller is at the will of the Purchaser,
for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and
such retention and possession by the Seller is in a custodial
capacity only. From the related Closing Date, the ownership
of each Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage,
the contents of the related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits,
proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection
therewith, has been vested in the Purchaser. All rights
arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to,
all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and
all records or documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans
prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller shall
be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the
Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. Any portion of
the Mortgage Files retained by the Seller shall be appropriately
identified in the Seller's computer system to clearly reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Seller
shall release its custody of the contents of the Mortgage Files
only in accordance with written instructions of the Purchaser,
except when such release is required as incidental to the Seller's
servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a
repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or Loans with respect thereto
pursuant to this Agreement, such written instructions shall not be
required.
Section 2.05
Books and Records .
On the related Closing Date,the sale of
each Mortgage Loan included in such Mortgage Loan Package has been
reflected on the Seller's balance sheet and other financial
statements as a sale of assets by the Seller. The Seller
shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a
complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans which
shall be appropriately identified in the Seller's computer system
to clearly reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Seller shall maintain in its
possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its
designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence
of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and requirements of Fannie Mae or FHLMC, as
applicable, including but not limited to documentation as to the
method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of
the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the
Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and
eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Seller and
periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To
the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of
realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds,
documents maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm
or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original
documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques
so long as the Seller complies with the requirements of the Fannie
Mae Guides.
The Seller shall maintain with respect to
each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by any
Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the
time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and
thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
In addition to the foregoing, Seller shall
provide to any supervisory agents or examiners that regulate
Purchaser, including but not limited to, the OTS, the FDIC and
other similar entities, access, during normal business hours, upon
reasonable advance notice to Seller and without charge to Purchaser
or such supervisory agents or examiners, to any documentation
regarding the Mortgage Loans that may be required by any applicable
regulator. It is anticipated that Purchaser will reimburse
Seller for its out-of-pocket expenses incurred in complying with
this requirement.
Section 2.06
Transfer of Mortgage Loans .
The Seller shall keep at its servicing
office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Seller shall note transfers of
Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made
unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be under
no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this
Agreement or any Mortgage Loan unless a notice of the transfer of
such Mortgage Loan has been delivered to the Seller in accordance
with this Section 2.06 and the books and records of the Seller show
such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser
may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one
or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided , however ,
that (i) the transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser
hereunder binding upon the Seller unless such transferee shall
agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and an
original counterpart of the instrument of transfer and an
Assignment and Assumption of this Agreement in substantially the
form of Exhibit D hereto executed by the transferee shall have been
delivered to the Seller, (ii) in no event shall there be more than
three (3) Persons at any given time for each Mortgage Loan Package
having the status of "Purchaser" under each of the reconstitution
transactions, as more particularly described in Sections 11.01 and
12.12 hereunder, and (iii) if the Seller is to service pursuant to
a reconstitution transactions, the agreement will not contain any
greater obligations on the part of the Seller than are contained in
this Agreement. The Purchaser also shall advise the Seller of
the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the
Seller shall mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of
the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and the previous Purchaser
shall be released from its obligations hereunder with respect to
the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
Section 2.07
Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents .
The Mortgage Loan Documents
shall be held by the Seller’s Custodian, JPM Chase Bank, and
released to the Purchaser or its designee, JPMorgan Chase Bank,
upon completion of all closing provisions, in accordance with
section 12.07. . All other documents in Exhibit A hereto,
together with all other documents executed in connection with the
Mortgage Loan that Seller may have in its possession, shall be
retained by the Servicer in trust for the Purchaser. If the
Seller cannot deliver the original recorded Mortgage Loan Documents
or the original policy of title insurance, including riders and
endorsements thereto, on the related Closing Date, the Seller
shall, promptly upon receipt thereof and in any case not later than
180 days from the related Closing Date, deliver such original
documents, including original recorded documents, to the Purchaser
or its designee (unless the Seller is delayed in making such
delivery by reason of the fact that such documents shall not have
been returned by the appropriate recording office). If
delivery is not completed within 180 days of the related Closing
Date solely due to delays in making such delivery by reason of the
fact that such documents shall not have been returned by the
appropriate recording office, Seller shall deliver such document to
Purchaser, or its designee, within such time period as specified in
a Seller's Officer's Certificate. In the event that documents
have not been received by the date specified in the Seller's
Officer's Certificate, a subsequent Seller's Officer's Certificate
shall be delivered by such date specified in the prior Seller's
Officer's Certificate, stating a revised date for receipt of
documentation. The procedure shall be repeated until the
documents have been received and delivered. The Seller shall
continue to use commercially reasonable best efforts to effect
delivery within 270 days of the related Closing Date.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording
fees, for the Assignments of Mortgage or Form UCC-3’s for
Co-op Loans and any other fees in connection with the transfer of
all original documents to the Purchaser or its designee.
Seller shall prepare, in recordable form, all Assignments of
Mortgage or Form UCC-3’s for Co-op Loans necessary to assign
the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser, or its designee. Seller
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage or
Form UCC-3’s for Co-op Loans.
Seller shall provide a copy of the title
insurance policy to Purchaser or its designee within ninety (90)
days of the receipt of the recorded documents (required for
issuance of such policy) from the applicable recording
office.
Any review by the Purchaser, or its
designee, of the Mortgage Files shall in no way alter or reduce the
Seller's obligations hereunder.
If the Purchaser or its designee discovers
any defect with respect to a Mortgage File, the Purchaser shall, or
shall cause its designee to, give written specification of such
defect to the Seller in the exception report or the certification
delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07, and the Seller shall cure
or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section
3.03.
The Seller shall forward to the Purchaser,
or its designee, original documents evidencing an assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 in accordance
with the Fannie Mae Guides; provided, however, that the Seller
shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with a certified true
copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week
of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document
submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for
recordation.
From time to time, in order to fulfill its
obligations hereunder, the Seller may have a need for Mortgage Loan
Documents to be released from Purchaser, or its designee.
Purchaser shall, or shall cause its designee, upon the
written request of the Seller, within ten (10) Business Days,
deliver to the Seller, any requested documentation previously
delivered to Purchaser as part of the Mortgage File, provided that
such documentation is promptly returned to Purchaser, or its
designee, when the Seller no longer requires possession of the
document, and provided that during the time that any such
documentation is held by the Seller, such possession is in trust
for the benefit of Purchaser. Seller shall indemnify
Purchaser, and its designee, from and against any and all losses,
claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, costs and expenses
(including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees) resulting
from or related to the loss, damage, or misplacement of any
documentation delivered to Seller pursuant to this
paragraph.
Any and all documents required to be
delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07 other than those Mortgage
Loan Documents required to be delivered within five (5) Business
Days prior to the related Closing Date shall be delivered to the
Custodian at the following addressee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, 1040
Oliver Road, Monroe, LA 71201.
Section 2.08
Quality Control Procedures .
The Seller must have an internal quality
control program that verifies, on a regular basis, the existence
and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents, property
appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program must be
capable of evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of its
loan production and servicing activities. The program is to
ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in
accordance with prudent mortgage banking practices and accounting
principles; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts;
and guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or
other authorized persons.
SECTION 2.09
Review of Mortgage Files .
Within the time period provided in the
related Trade Confirmation, the Purchaser shall have the right to
conduct a 100% due diligence review of the legal and credit files
applicable to the Mortgage Loans. As part of the due diligence
review, the Purchaser shall have the right to reject any Mortgage
Loan which is determined not to be in compliance with the
Seller’s underwriting guidelines or the terms of the Trade
Confirmation. The Purchaser shall in good faith use reasonable
efforts to complete its due diligence review of the Mortgage Loans
within the time period provided in the related Trade Conformation;
provided, however, that the Purchaser’s due diligence review
shall, in no event, be completed later than five (5) business days
prior to the Closing Date unless Seller fails to provide Purchaser
with the information reasonably required for Purchaser to complete
its due diligence review within such time period. The fact
that the Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the legal and credit files prior
to the Closing Date shall not affect the Purchaser’s rights
and remedies or Seller’s obligations under the Trade
Confirmation or this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
Purchaser’s rights and remedies to indemnification and to
demand repurchase of any Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER; REPURCHASE; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE
LOANS
Section 3.01
Representations and Warranties of the Seller
The Seller represents, warrants and
covenants to the Purchaser that as of each Closing Date or as of
such date specifically provided herein:
(a)
The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and has
all licenses necessary to carry out its business as now being
conducted, and is licensed and qualified to transact business in
and is in good standing under the laws of each state in which any
Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt under
applicable law from such licensing or qualification or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such licensing or
qualification and no demand for such licensing or qualification has
been made upon such Seller by any such state, and in any event such
Seller is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the
extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan
and the servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement;
(b)
The Seller has the full power and authority and legal right to
hold, transfer and convey each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage
Loan included in the related Mortgage Loan Package and to execute,
deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to conduct its
business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and any agreements
contemplated hereby, has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement, and any agreements contemplated hereby, and this
Agreement and each Assignment of Mortgage to the Purchaser and any
agreements contemplated hereby, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with its terms, and all requisite corporate action has
been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement and all agreements
contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance
with their terms;
(c)
None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will
conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Seller's charter or by-laws or materially conflict with or result
in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions
of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which
the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a
default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or
result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is
subject or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the
Mortgage Loans or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d)
Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment of Mortgage
and any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be
delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its assignee for
each Mortgage Loan, have been, on or before the related Closing
Date, delivered to the Purchaser or its designee, or its
assignee;
(e) There is no litigation, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened, or any order or
decree outstanding, with respect to the Seller which, either in one
instance or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the sale or servicing of the Mortgage
Loans, the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of
this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material
adverse effect on the financial condition of the Seller.
(f) No consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body
is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, or the
sale of the Mortgage Loans and delivery of the Mortgage Files to
the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for consents, approvals, authorizations
and orders which have been obtained;
(g) The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the ordinary
course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller
pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to bulk transfer or any
similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(h) The origination, collection and
servicing practices used by the Seller, any Originator and Prior
Servicers, with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have
been legal and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations,
and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage
origination and servicing business. With respect to escrow
deposits and payments that the Seller is entitled to collect, all
such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of,
the Seller, and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not
been made. All escrow payments have been collected in full
compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. As to any Mortgage Loan
that is the subject of an escrow, escrow of funds is not prohibited
by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient
to pay for every escrowed item that remains unpaid and has been
assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits
or other charges or payments due under the Mortgage Note have been
capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage
Note;
(i) The Seller used no adverse
selection procedures in selecting from among the outstanding first
lien residential mortgage loans owned by it which were available
for inclusion in the sale to Purchaser;
(j)
The Seller will treat the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser as a sale for reporting and accounting purposes and, to
the extent appropriate, for federal income tax purposes;
(k)
Seller is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage
loans for Fannie Mae/FHLMC and HUD, with such facilities,
procedures and personnel necessary for the sound servicing of such
mortgage loans. The Seller is duly qualified, licensed,
registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal,
state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the
minimum capital requirements set forth by the OCC, and is in good
standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for
Fannie Mae/FHLMC and no event has occurred which would make Seller
unable to comply with eligibility requirements or which would
require notification to either Fannie Mae or FHLMC;
(l)
The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any cause or
reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant
contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent.
The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Seller’s
creditors;
(m)
No statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document
prepared by, or on behalf of, Seller pursuant to this Agreement or
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains
or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or
misleading in any material respect;
(n)
The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee
represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and
that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for
accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement; in
the opinion of Seller, the consideration received by Seller upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to Purchaser under this Agreement
constitutes fair consideration for the Mortgage Loans under current
market conditions.
(o)
If requested by the Purchaser, the Seller has delivered to the
Purchaser financial statements as to its last two complete fiscal
years. All such financial statements fairly present the
pertinent results of operations and changes in financial position
for each of such periods and the financial position at the end of
each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout
the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto.
There has been no change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the
date of the Seller’s financial statements that would have a
material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(p)
The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker,
agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
and
(q) The Seller is a member of MERS in good
standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules
and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS
Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
Section 3.02
Representations and Warranties as to
Individual Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants
to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan included in each
Mortgage Loan Package, as of the related Closing Date (unless
another date is specified in the body of the representation and
warranty) as follows:
(a)
The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is
complete, true and correct in all material respects as of the
Cut-off Date;
(b)
With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the
Mortgage creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien or
a first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in
real property securing the related Mortgage Note, except that with
respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use
of leasehold estates for residential properties is a
widely-accepted practice, the Mortgage may secure and create a
first lien upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor.With respect to
a Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op Loan, the Mortgage creates a first
lien or a first priority ownership interest in the stock ownership
and leasehold rights associated with the cooperative unit securing
the related Mortgage Note;
(c) All payments due prior to the
related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan have been made and
credited as of the related Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan is not
delinquent and has not been dishonored; there are no material
defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; the Seller has not
advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds from a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage
Loan; and there has been no more than one delinquency during the
preceding twelve-month period, and such delinquency did not last
more than thirty (30) days;
(d) There are no defaults by Seller
in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes,
governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and
municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which
previously became due and owing have been paid, or escrow funds
have been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such
escrowed item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but
is not yet due and payable;
(e) The terms of the Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments which have
been recorded to the extent any such recordation is required by
law, or, necessary to protect the interest of the Purchaser. No
instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed,
and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, from the
terms thereof except in connection with an assumption agreement and
which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the
terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule; the
substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been
approved by the issuer of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy and title insurance policy, to the extent required by the
related policies;
(f) The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense
of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right
thereunder, render the Mortgage Note or Mortgage unenforceable, in
whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no
such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been
asserted with respect thereto; and the Mortgagor was not a debtor
in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the
time the Mortgage Loan was originated or as of the Closing
Date;
(g)
All buildings or other customarily insured improvements upon the
Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable under the
Fannie Mae Guides, against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the Fannie
Mae Guides or by FHLMC, as well as all additional requirements set
forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement. All such standard hazard
policies are in full force and effect and on the date of
origination contained a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller
and its successors in interest and assigns as mortgagee loss payee
and such clause is still in effect and all premiums due thereon
have been paid. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection
Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood
insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines
of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to
Fannie Mae and FHLMC requirements, as well as all additional
requirements set forth in Section 4.10 of this Agreement.
Such policy was issued by an insurer acceptable under Fannie
Mae or FHLMC guidelines. The Mortgage obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the
Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do
so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. The hazard insurance
policy is the valid and binding obligation of the Insurer, is in
full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and
inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s or
any Originator’s or Prior Servicer’s having engaged in,
any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such
policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the
validity and binding effect of either;
(h)
Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local
law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, RESPA,
consumer credit protection, predatory, equal credit opportunity,
fair lending or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan
have been complied with in all material respects; the Seller has
maintained, and as servicer shall continue to maintain, evidence of
such compliance as required by applicable law or regulation and
shall make such evidence available for inspection at Seller’s
office during normal business hours upon reasonable advance
notice;
(i)
The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in
whole or in part nor has any instrument been executed that would
effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission.
The Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any
action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action
would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Seller
waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(j)
The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and
perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including for
Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, on all buildings on the
Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical,
electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed
to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements
made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the
Mortgage Note's original principal balance. The Mortgage and
the Mortgage Note do not contain any evidence of any security
interest or other interest or right thereto. Such lien is
free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having
priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1)
the lien of non-delinquent current real property taxes and
assessments not yet due and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and
restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the
public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to
mortgage lending institutions generally and either (A) which are
referred to in either the Originator’s title insurance policy
(to the extent short form policies are not utilized) and in the
appraisal made for the Originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B)
which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property as set forth in such appraisal, and (3) other matters to
which like properties are commonly subject which do not
individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or
the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged
Property. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the
Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security
interest on the property described therein, and the Seller has the
full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
(k) The Mortgage Note and the
related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in
all respects in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the
rights of creditors and the Seller has taken all action necessary
to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Purchaser.
All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the
legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and
deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Note
and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such
parties. No fraud, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or
similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of Seller or the Mortgagor, or, to the best of Seller's
knowledge, on the part of any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. The proceeds of the
Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement
for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as to
disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been satisfied.
All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid or
are in the process of being paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled
to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage;
(l) Immediately prior to the transfer and
assignment to the Purchaser on the Closing Date, the Seller is the
sole owner of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by
each Mortgage Note, and the Seller (or the Seller's designee,
Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. ("MERS"), is the
holder of the Mortgage, and Seller or the Seller’s designee
MERS is the holder of record of the Mortgage, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have not yet been sent for recording
or recorded, and upon recordation (but prior to the recordation of
the Assignment of Mortgage to Purchaser) the Seller (or its
designee, MERS) will be the holder of record of each Mortgage and
upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller
will retain the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect
thereto not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s
designee, in trust, only for the purpose of servicing and
supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior
to the transfer and assignment to the Purchaser on the Closing
Date, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage, were not subject to an assignment (other than the
assignments by Seller of record title to, but not of any
beneficial interest in the Mortgage to Seller's designee, MERS, if
applicable), sale or pledge, and the Seller had good and marketable
title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear
of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest and has the full right and authority subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party,
to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and
following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own
such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to
possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the
purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in this
Agreement. After the Closing Date, the Seller will have no
right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan
and the Seller will have no obligation or right to repurchase the
Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as
provided in this Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Seller
and the Purchaser. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller will
cause the MERS System to name the Purchaser as the Investor on the
MERS System and no Person is listed as Interim Funder on the MERS
system;
(m) Each Mortgage Loan that is not a
Co-op is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or
other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable
to Fannie Mae or FHLMC, issued by a title insurer acceptable to
Fannie Mae or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
(subject to the exceptions contained in (j)(1), (2) and (3) above)
the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of
the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such
lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress
and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged
Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successors
and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance
policy, such title insurance policy has been duly and validly
endorsed to the Purchaser and/or the assignment to the Purchaser of
the Seller's interest therein does not require the consent of or
notification to the insurer and such lender's title insurance
policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and
effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related
Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission,
anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title
insurance policy;
(n)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration
existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no
event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the
expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default,
breach, violation or event permitting acceleration; and neither the
Seller nor any prior mortgagee has waived any default, breach,
violation or event permitting acceleration;
(o) There are no mechanics' or similar
liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material
(and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to
such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or
may be liens prior to or equal to the lien of the related
Mortgage;
(p) All improvements subject to the
Mortgage which were considered in determining the Appraised Value
of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and
building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly
within the project with respect to a condominium unit) and no
improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged
Property except those which are insured against by the title
insurance policy referred to in clause (m) above and all
improvements on the Mortgaged Property comply with all applicable
zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances;
(q)
The Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Seller. The
Mortgage Loan complies with all the terms, conditions and
requirements of the Product Guidelines in effect at the time of
origination of such Mortgage Loan. Copies of the Product Guidelines
for the mortgage products, which correspond to the mortgage loans
to be purchased by the Purchaser, have been provided to Purchaser.
The Mortgage Notes and Mortgages are on forms generally
acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC. The Mortgage Loan bears interest
at a fixed rate as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, and
Monthly Payments under the Mortgage Note are due and payable on the
first day of each month. The Mortgage contains the usual and
enforceable provisions for the acceleration of the payment of the
unpaid principal amount of the Mortgage Loan if the related
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior consent
of the mortgagee thereunder. At the time the Mortgage Loan
was originated, the Originator was either a mortgagee approved by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections
203 and 211 of the National Housing Act or a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking
institution or a licensed mortgage company which is supervised and
examined by a Federal or State authority, or is appropriately
licensed in the applicable jurisdiction for the origination
activities performed.
(r)
The Mortgaged Property is not subject to any material
damage by waste, fire, earthquake, windstorm, flood or other
casualty. At origination of the Mortgage Loan there was,
there has not been, and there currently is, no proceeding pending,
or to the actual knowledge of Seller threatened, for the total or
partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. To the best
of Seller's knowledge, there are no such proceedings scheduled to
commence at a future date;
(s) The related Mortgage contains
customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights
and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization
against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security
provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (2) otherwise
by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the
right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the
right to foreclose the Mortgage;
(t)
If the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee,
authorized and duly qualified if required under applicable law to
act as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves
and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as
may be required by local law, are or will become payable by the
Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee's sale or attempted sale after default by
the Mortgagor;
(u) The Mortgage File contains an
appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the
final approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified
Appraiser who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged
Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the
Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the
requirements of Fannie Mae or FHLMC and Title XI of the Federal
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date
the Mortgage Loan was originated. The appraisal is in a form
acceptable to Fannie Mae or FHLMC and was made by a Qualified
Appraiser;
(v) All parties which have had any
interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee
or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and
disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with any and all
applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein
the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the
laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state,
or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks or a
Federal Home Loan Bank or savings bank having principal offices in
such state, or (4) not doing business in such state;
(w) The related Mortgage Note is not and
has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable
security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to above and such
collateral does not serve as security for any other
obligation;
(x) The Mortgagor has received all
disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the
making of such mortgage loans;
(y) The Mortgage Loan does not contain
"graduated payment", "contingent interest", "shared appreciation"
or "buydown" features;
(z) The Mortgagor was not in bankruptcy on
the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan and, to the best of
the Seller's knowledge, as of the Closing Date, the Mortgagor is
not insolvent or in bankruptcy and the Seller has no knowledge of
any circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the
Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit
standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to
regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the
Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or materially adversely affect
the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan;
(aa) The Mortgage Loans are fixed rate
mortgage loans. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to
maturity of not more than 30 years, with interest payable in
arrears on the first day of each month. Each Mortgage Note
requires equal monthly payments which are sufficient to fully
amortize the original principal balance over the original term
thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate.
No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in
Negative Amortization;
(bb) In the event the Mortgage Loan had an
LTV greater than 80.0% at origination, (i) the excess of the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over 65.0% of the Appraised
Value of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a Refinanced
Mortgage Loan, or (ii) the lesser of the Appraised Value or the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property with respect to a purchase
money Mortgage Loan, was insured as to payment defaults by a
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Insurer;
except that where either (i) or (ii) was impermissible at
origination under applicable law, such Mortgage Loan was originated
in compliance with applicable law. Unless the Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy for a Mortgage Loan was either cancelled
upon borrower request or terminated, in either case in accordance
with applicable law or the requirements of FNMA, all provisions of
such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy have been and are being
complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all
premiums due thereunder have been paid. No Mortgage Loan
requires payment of such premiums, in whole or in part by the
Purchaser. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no
state of facts exists that has or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject
to a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy and to
pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage
Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium. As of
the date of origination, no Mortgage Loan had an LTV greater than
103%;
(cc)
The Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(dd)
As to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op loans and are not
secured by an interest in a leasehold estate, the Mortgaged
Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and consists of a single parcel of real property with a
detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two-
four-family or an individual condominium unit in a condominium
project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development,
provided, however, that no residence or dwelling is a single parcel
of real property with a cooperative housing corporation erected
thereon, or a mobile home. As of the date of origination, no
portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes,
and since the date of origination, to the best of the
Seller’s knowledge, no portion of the Mortgaged Property is
used for commercial purposes;
(ee)
Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with
the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of
each month in equal monthly installments of principal and interest,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to
amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over
an original term of not more than thirty (30) years from
commencement of amortization;
(ff)
As of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law, with the
exception of non-owner occupied Mortgage Property, and all
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or
issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged
Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same,
including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire
underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the
appropriate authorities;
(gg)
If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned
unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit
development), or stock in a cooperative housing corporation, such
condominium, cooperative, or planned unit development project meets
Seller's eligibility requirements as set forth in Seller's Product
Guidelines;
(hh)
To the best of Seller's knowledge, there is no pending action or
proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which
compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an
issue; to the best of Seller's knowledge, there is no violation of
any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the
Mortgaged Property, and Seller has not received notice of any such
violation; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in
full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said
property;
(ii)
The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no
knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;
(jj)
No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction or
rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade-in
or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(kk)
No action has been taken or failed to be taken by Seller, on or
prior to the Closing Date which has resulted or will result in an
exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the
availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the loss
otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of
actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud
of the Seller, or for any other reason under such coverage;
(ll)
With respect to each Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a
valid, enforceable and subsisting first security interest on the
related cooperative shares securing the related cooperative note
and lease, subject only to (a) liens of the cooperative for unpaid
assessments representing the Mortgagor’s pro rata share of
the cooperative’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current
and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance
fees and other assessments to which like collateral is commonly
subject and (b) other matters to which like collateral is commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Security Agreement.
There are no liens against or security interests in the
cooperative shares relating to each Co-op Loan (except for unpaid
maintenance, assessments and other amounts owed to the related
cooperative which individually or in the aggregate will not have a
material adverse effect on such Co-op Loan), which have priority
equal to or over the Seller’s security interest in such
cooperative shares;
(mm)
With respect to each Co-op Loan, a search for filings of
financing statements has been made by a company competent to make
the same, which company is acceptable to FNMA and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the cooperative unit is located,
and such search has not found anything which would materially and
adversely affect the Co-op Loan;
(nn) With respect to each
Co-op Loan, the related cooperative corporation that owns title to
the related cooperative apartment building is a "cooperative
housing corporation" within the meaning of Section 216 of the
Internal Revenue Code, and is in material compliance with
applicable federal, state and local laws which, if not complied
with, could have a material adverse effect on the Mortgaged
Property;
(oo) With respect to each Co-op Loan, there is
no prohibition against pledging the shares of the cooperative
corporation or assigning the Co-op Lease;
(pp)
Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in
compliance with Applicable Requirements;
(qq) The Mortgage Loan was originated by a
mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National
Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a
commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar
institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority;
(rr) With respect to any ground lease to
which a Mortgaged Property may be subject: (i) the Mortgagor is the
owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such
ground lease: (ii) such ground lease is in full force and effect,
unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise; (iii)
all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have
been fully paid to the extent payable as of the rela
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