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Exhibit 99.9(b)
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
Seller
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Dated as of May 1, 2005
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Residential Mortgage Loans
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SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS..................................................................................1
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO
PURCHASE.......................................................................13
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE
SCHEDULES..........................................................................13
SECTION 4. PURCHASE
PRICE..............................................................................14
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE
FILES...............................................................14
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO
PURCHASER.........................................................15
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE
LOANS.............................................................18
SECTION 8.
[RESERVED]..................................................................................18
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH................18
SECTION 10.
CLOSING.....................................................................................35
SECTION 11. CLOSING
DOCUMENTS...........................................................................36
SECTION 12.
COSTS.......................................................................................37
SECTION 13. THE
SELLER..................................................................................37
SECTION 14. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A
RECONSTITUTION.................................................39
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS........................................................................41
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY
INTEREST..............................................41
SECTION 17.
NOTICES.....................................................................................42
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.........................................................................43
SECTION 19.
COUNTERPARTS................................................................................43
SECTION 20. INTENTION OF THE
PARTIES....................................................................43
SECTION 21. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE
AGREEMENT....................................43
SECTION 22.
WAIVERS.....................................................................................44
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SECTION 23.
EXHIBITS....................................................................................44
SECTION 24. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE
PRINCIPLES.............................................................44
SECTION 25. REPRODUCTION OF
DOCUMENTS...................................................................44
SECTION 26. FURTHER
AGREEMENTS..........................................................................45
SECTION 27. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF
MORTGAGE......................................................45
SECTION 28. NO
SOLICITATION.............................................................................45
SECTION 29. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY
JURY.....................................................................46
SECTION 30. GOVERNING LAW JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF
PROCESS...................................46
SECTION 31.
AMENDMENT...................................................................................46
SECTION 32.
CONFIDENTIALITY.............................................................................46
SECTION 33. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT............................................................................47
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EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A-1 MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXHIBIT A-2 CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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This MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
("Agreement"),
dated as of May 1, 2005, by and between Morgan Stanley Mortgage
Capital Inc.,
a New York corporation (the "Purchaser"), and GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding,
Inc., a New York corporation (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to
time, from the
Seller, certain conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential
first-lien
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis
as
described herein, and which shall be delivered in pools of whole
loans (each,
a "Mortgage Loan Package") on various dates as provided herein
(each, a
"Closing Date");
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan 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 Mortgage Loan Schedule
for the
related Mortgage Loan Package;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner
of
the conveyance, servicing by the Interim Servicer and control of
the Mortgage
Loans; and
WHEREAS, following its purchase of the Mortgage Loans from the
Seller, the Purchaser desires to sell some or all of the Mortgage
Loans to one
or more purchasers as a whole loan transfer or a public or private,
rated or
unrated mortgage pass-through transaction.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Purchaser
and the Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms
shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage
Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices which are in accordance with
accepted
mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending
institutions which
service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in
the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant
to
this Agreement, the Mortgage Interest Rate of which is adjusted
from time to
time in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
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Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other
Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such
specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used
with respect
to any specified Person means the power to direct the management
and policies
of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the
ownership of
voting securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms
"controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A Fannie Mae Transfer or a Freddie Mac
Transfer.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement
including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements
hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor
thereto.
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 by a
Qualified Appraiser and (ii) the purchase price paid for the
related Mortgaged
Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan;
provided,
however, that 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 by a Qualified
Appraiser.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection
6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the
Mortgage,
notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form and
in blank,
sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related
Mortgaged
Property is located to give record notice of the sale of the
Mortgage to the
Purchaser.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a
day
on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in the State of
New York
or the State in which the Interim Servicer's servicing operations
are located
or (iii) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located,
are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan in which the
proceeds
received were in excess of the amount of funds required to repay
the principal
balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged
Property, pay
related closing costs and satisfy any outstanding subordinate
mortgages on the
related Mortgaged Property and which provided incidental cash to
the related
Mortgagor of more than 1% of the original principal balance of such
Mortgage
Loan.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time
to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell,
the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to
the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Closing Documents: The documents required to be delivered on
each
Closing Date pursuant to Section 11.
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CLTA: The California Land Title Association.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any
successor
statute thereto.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements
in
respect of a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property, whether
permanent
or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of
condemnation or
the right of eminent domain, to the extent not required to be
released to a
Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan
Documents.
Co-op: A private, cooperative housing corporation, having only
one
class of stock outstanding, which owns or leases land and all or
part of a
building or buildings, including apartments, spaces used for
commercial
purposes and common areas therein and whose board of directors
authorizes the
sale of stock and the issuance of a Co-op Lease.
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.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant
to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and
maintained
pursuant to Subsection 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement
(with respect
to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of
the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage
and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in
effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall
collectively
be referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York
banking
corporation, and its successors in interest, or any successor to
the Custodian
under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the
related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or to
be
repurchased or replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage
Loan by the Seller in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim
period, as
specified therein).
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Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on
a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
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.
Fannie Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
Fannie Mae Guides: The Fannie Mae Sellers' Guide and the Fannie
Mae
Servicers' Guide, as amended or restated from time to time.
Fannie Mae Transfer: As defined in Section 14.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the
United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any
successor thereto
and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of
Housing
and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA
Regulations.
FIRREA: The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement
Act of 1989, as amended and in effect from time to time.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Freddie Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 14.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note
which amount is
added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage
Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and
Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) classified as a "high cost
home,"
"threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar
loan under
any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified
loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory
scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage
loans having
high interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) a Mortgage Loan
categorized as
High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
For avoidance
of doubt, the parties agree that this definition shall apply to any
law
regardless of whether such law is presently, or in the future
becomes, the
subject of judicial review or litigation.
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Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any
federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to
the
functions thereof with regard to Mortgage Insurance issued by the
FHA. The
term "HUD," for purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to
include
subdivisions thereof such as the FHA and Government National
Mortgage
Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for
each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds
of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related
Mortgaged
Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable
Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate
is
adjusted.
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.
Interim Servicer: The servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement,
or its successor in interest, or any successor to the Interim
Servicer under
the Interim Servicing Agreement, as therein provided.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by
the
Purchaser and the Interim Servicer, providing for the Interim
Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing
Agreement.
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.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to
an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute
maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the
terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the
Mortgage
Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan
by more than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: The proceeds 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, other
than amounts
received following the acquisition of REO Property, Insurance
Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds.
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Loan-to-Value Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as of
any
date of determination, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) the
numerator of
which is the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as
of the
related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), and the
denominator of
which is the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property at
origination and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the
acquisition
of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the
Mortgaged
Property.
LPMI Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has an LPMI
Policy, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on
the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall be payable solely from the
interest
portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds), which, during such period prior to the
required
cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium
due on the
related LPMI Policy.
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance
issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and
qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is
located, 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 in an
amount as
is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LTV: Loan-to-Value Ratio.
Manufactured Home: A single family residential unit that is
constructed in a factory in sections in accordance with the
Federal
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards adopted on June
15, 1976,
by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD Code"), as
amended in
2000, which preempts state and local building codes. Each unit is
identified
by the presence of a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The
sections are
then transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a
pre-built
permanent foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer's
requirements and all
state, county, and local building codes and regulations). The
manufactured
home is built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that
supports the
complete unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of
the home may
have running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be
transported
to the permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed prior to
anchoring the
unit to the permanent foundation. The manufactured home must be
classified as
real estate and taxed accordingly. The permanent foundation may be
on land
owned by the mortgager or may be on leased land.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a
Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
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 Purchaser as the
Investor on the
MERS(R) System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
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MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS
Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as
more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
scheduled
payment of principal and interest payable by a Mortgagor under the
related
Mortgage Note on each Due Date.
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 the Mortgaged Property. With respect
to a Co-op
Loan, the Security Agreement.
Mortgage File: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Loan
Documents and the items listed in Exhibit A-2 hereto and any
additional
documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to
this
Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from
time to time
in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment
as set
forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: Each mortgage loan sold, assigned and
transferred
pursuant to this Agreement and identified on the applicable
Mortgage Loan
Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes, without limitation, the
Mortgage File,
the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Servicing Rights 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: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
documents required to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to
Subsection
6.03.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall
be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on
each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans 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, investment property or a
second home;
(5) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged
Property (e.g. single family residence, a two- to four-family
dwelling,
condominium, planned unit development or cooperative); (6) the
original months
to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the related
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
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Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the
related Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the first Monthly
Payment was due
on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the
Due Date
currently in effect, the Due Date; (10) the stated maturity date;
(11) the
amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (12)
the last
payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the
outstanding
principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan;
(14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of
business on
the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of principal
due and
collected on or before the related Cut-off Date; (15) with respect
to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date;
(16) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Gross Margin; (17)
with respect
to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap; (18) with
respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of
Index; (19) the
type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate); (20) a
code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, Rate/Term
Refinance or
Cash-Out Refinance); (21) a code indicating the documentation style
(i.e. no
documents, full, alternative, reduced, no income/no asset, stated
income, no
ration, reduced or NIV); (22) the loan credit classification (as
described in
the Underwriting Guidelines); (23) whether such Mortgage Loan
provides for a
Prepayment Penalty; (24) the Prepayment Penalty period of such
Mortgage Loan,
if applicable; (25) a description of the Prepayment Penalty, if
applicable;
(26) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of origination; (27) the credit
risk score
(FICO score); (28) the date of origination; (29) with respect to
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period;
(30) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest
Rate
adjustment percentage; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans,
the Mortgage Interest Rate floor; (32) the Mortgage Interest Rate
calculation
method (i.e., 30/360, simple interest, other); (33) with respect to
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Periodic Rate Cap as of the first Interest
Rate
Adjustment Date; (34) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan
by its
original terms or any modifications thereof provides for
amortization beyond
its scheduled maturity date; (35) the original Monthly Payment due;
(36) the
Appraised Value; (37) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan
is covered
by a PMI Policy and, if so, identifying the PMI Policy provider;
(38) a code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is covered by an LPMI Policy
and, if so,
identifying the LPMI Policy provider; (39) in connection with a
condominium
unit, a code indicating whether the condominium project where such
unit is
located is low-rise or high-rise; (40) a code indicating whether
the Mortgaged
Property is a leasehold estate; (41) the MERS Identification
Number, if
applicable; and (42) a field indicating whether such Mortgage Loan
is a Home
Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the
related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information,
as of the
related 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; (4)
the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the average
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; (6) the applicable Cut-off Date; and
(7) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of
the
Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor, including any riders or
addenda
thereto.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not
a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a
related
Mortgage Note, consisting of an unsubordinated estate in fee simple
or, with
respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use
of
leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted
practice, a
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leasehold estate, in a single parcel or multiple parcels of real
property
improved by a Residential Dwelling. 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.
Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and
the
successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, who is an owner of
the
Mortgaged Property and the grantor or mortgagor named in the
Mortgage and such
grantor's or mortgagor's successors in title to the Mortgaged
Property.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made or proposed to
be
made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith
judgment of the
Interim Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance,
would not,
be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation
Proceeds or otherwise. The determination by the Interim Servicer
that it has
made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed advance of
principal and
interest, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall
be
evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the
Purchaser.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of
the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a 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
counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an
absolute
maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may
increase or
decrease on an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above or below the
Mortgage
Interest Rate previously in effect.
Periodic Rate Floor: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an
absolute
maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may
decrease on an
Interest Rate Adjustment Date below the Mortgage Interest Rate
previously in
effect.
Person: An individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint-stock company, limited liability company,
trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political
subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by
an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and
qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is
located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
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Premium Percentage: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
percentage
equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage over 100%.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the
related
Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a
Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due
Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon, 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.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by
the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans
purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter: Those certain agreements
setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions
consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to
time hereunder
and thereunder, between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchase Price Percentage: The percentage of par (expressed as
decimal) set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
Purchaser: Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any
successor to
the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
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 was not
affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser
and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied 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 Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to
be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must,
on the date
of such substitution, be approved by the Purchaser and (i) have an
unpaid
principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in
the month
of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one
mortgage
loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance),
not in
excess of the unpaid principal balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(the
amount of any shortfall will be deposited in the Custodial Account
by the
Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage Interest
Rate not
less than and not more than one percent (1%) greater than the
Mortgage
Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining
term to
maturity not greater than and not more than one (1) year less than
that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap and
Index); (v) comply as of the date of substitution with each
representation and
warranty set forth in Section 9 of this Agreement; (vi) be current
in the
payment of principal and interest; (vii) be secured by a Mortgaged
Property of
the same type and
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occupancy status as secured the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (viii)
have payment
terms that do not vary in any material respect from those of the
Deleted
Mortgage Loan.
Rate/Term Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, in which the
proceeds received were not in excess of the amount of funds
required to repay
the principal balance of any existing first mortgage loan on the
related
Mortgaged Property, pay related closing costs and satisfy any
outstanding
subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged Property and did not
provide
incidental cash to the related Mortgagor of more than one percent
(1%) of the
original principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization
Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered
into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on
the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the
Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency
Transfer or a
Securitization Transfer pursuant to Section 14, including, but not
limited to,
a seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a
Whole Loan
Transfer, and a pooling and servicing agreement and/or
seller/servicer
agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and documents with
respect to
a Securitization Transfer.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 14.
Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which
were
not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning
of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law
relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter
M of
Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and
regulations,
rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing
may be in
effect from time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified
therein).
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Interim
Servicer
through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a
breach of a representation or warranty from the Agreement or the
Interim
Servicing Agreement is found, a price equal to the then outstanding
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan to be repurchased, plus accrued
interest thereon
at the Mortgage Interest Rate from the date to which interest had
last been
paid through the date of such repurchase, plus the amount of any
outstanding
advances owed to any servicer, and plus all costs and expenses
incurred by the
Purchaser or any servicer arising out of or based upon such breach,
including
without limitation costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement
of the
Seller's repurchase obligation hereunder, and plus, in the event a
Mortgage
Loan is repurchased during the first twelve months following the
related
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Date, an amount equal to the Premium Percentage multiplied by
the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date
of such
repurchase.
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached
one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling,
(iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a
one-family
dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a
co-operative,
mobile or manufactured home.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to
time.
Securitization Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans to a trust or other entity as part of a
publicly-offered or
privately-placed, rated or unrated mortgage pass-through or
other
mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Security Agreement: The 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.
Seller: As defined in the initial paragraph of this Agreement,
together with its successors in interest.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to
the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to the
Servicing Fee
Rate per outstanding Mortgage Loan. The obligation of the Purchaser
to pay the
Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable
solely from, the
interest portion of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim
Servicer, or
as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the
Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained
by the Interim Servicer consisting of originals of all documents in
the
Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the
Custodian and
copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the
Custodial
Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies
received
by the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees,
penalties
or similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all
agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing
rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the
Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with
respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller
with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to
any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all
documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records,
data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage
Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the
Mortgage
Loans.
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Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a
division of
The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary,
as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date
of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at
the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or
before
such date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts
previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage
Loan.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of
the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 13.01.
Transfer Date: In the event the Interim Servicer is terminated
as
servicer of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Interim Servicing
Agreement, the
date on which the Purchaser, or its designee, shall receive the
transfer of
servicing responsibilities and begin to perform the servicing of
such Mortgage
Loans, and the Interim Servicer shall cease all servicing
responsibilities.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a
copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit G and a then-current
copy of which
shall be attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some
or
all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole loan or participation format
pursuant to
a Reconstitution Agreement.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees
to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal
balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in
the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or in such other amount as agreed
by the
Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate
principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each
Closing Date,
together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and
obligations
arising under the documents contained therein.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain
information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage
Loans to be
purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related
Purchase Price
and Terms Letter and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for
the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the
Purchaser
at least five (5) Business
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Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related Mortgage Loan
Schedule
shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with those
Mortgage Loans
which have not been funded prior to the related Closing Date
deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
Subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser shall
pay
the Purchase Price plus accrued interest on the Stated Principal
Balance of
each Mortgage Loan as of the applicable Cut-off Date at its
Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate from the related Cut-off Date through the day prior
to the
related Closing Date, both inclusive, to the Seller on the related
Closing
Date. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately
available
funds to the account designated by the Seller.
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, 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, to the extent
actually
collected, together with any unscheduled principal prepayments
collected prior
to such Cut-off Date; provided, however, that payments of scheduled
principal
and interest paid prior to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on
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.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing
Date,
the Seller shall either (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its
designee in
escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be
purchased,
the related Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of
Mortgage (for
Mortgage Loans that are not MERS Designated Mortgage Loans),
pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available
to the
Purchaser for examination at such other location as shall otherwise
be
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such examination of the Mortgage Files
may be
made by the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before
or after
the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such examination
prior to the
related Closing Date and determines, in its sole discretion, that
any Mortgage
Loans do not conform to any of the requirements set forth in the
related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or as an Exhibit annexed thereto,
the
Purchaser may delete such Mortgage Loans from the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule, and such Deleted Mortgage Loan (or Loans) may be replaced
by a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the
Purchaser. The
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller,
purchase some
or all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or
complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has
conducted or has
failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the
Mortgage Files
shall not impair in any way the Purchaser's (or any of its
successor's) rights
to demand repurchase, substitution or other remedy as provided in
this
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Agreement. In the event that the Seller fails to deliver the
Mortgage File
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, upon the
request of the
Purchaser, repurchase such Mortgage Loan as the price and in the
manner
specified in Subsection 9.03. Upon the consent of the Purchaser,
the Seller
shall make available to the Purchaser in digital format on compact
disks or
DVDs, selected Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage File which
shall
include, without limitation, imaged documents required by the
Purchaser to
conduct an examination of the Mortgage File.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be
purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and
Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment
and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall ensure that the contents
of each
Servicing File, which required to be retained by or delivered to
the Interim
Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Interim
Servicing
Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser, or its designee,
are and
shall be held in trust by the Interim Servicer for the benefit of
the
Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Seller agrees that the Interim
Servicer's
possession of any portion of each such Mortgage File is at the will
of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the
Mortgage Loans
pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by
the Interim
Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of
each Mortgage
Note, each Mortgage and the contents of each Mortgage File is
vested in the
Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with
respect to the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession
of the
Interim Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be retained
and maintained, in trust, by the Interim Servicer at the will of
the Purchaser
in such custodial capacity only. The Seller shall cause the
Servicing File
retained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement to
be
appropriately identified in the Seller's computer system and/or
books and
records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the related
Mortgage
Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer
to release
from its custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it
only in
accordance with this Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement,
except when
such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any
such Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Subsection 9.03 or if required under applicable
law or court
order.
Subsection 6.02. Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of
the
related Closing Date shall be in the name of the Seller, an
Affiliate of the
Seller, the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser, as
the
Purchaser shall select; provided, however, that if a Mortgage has
been
recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Seller is shown
as the owner
of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of
the system
of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages
maintained by
MERS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, ownership of each Mortgage and
related
Mortgage Note shall be vested solely in the Purchaser or the
appropriate
designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising
out of the
Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received
by
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the Seller or the Interim Servicer after the related Cut-off Date
on or in
connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or
one or
more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all funds
received on
or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by
the Seller
or the Interim Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser
or the
appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the
owner of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The Seller shall be or shall cause the Interim Servicer to be
responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of
books and
records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to
reflect the
ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular,
the Seller
shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to maintain in its
possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, 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 Freddie
Mac,
including but not limited to documentation as to the method used
in
determining the applicability of the provisions of the National
Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property,
documentation
evidencing insurance coverage and periodic inspection reports, as
required by
the Fannie Mae Guides. To the extent that original documents are
not required
for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds,
documents maintained by the Seller or the Interim Servicer may be
in the form
of microfilm or microfiche so long as the Seller or the Interim
Servicer
complies with the requirements of the Fannie Mae Guides.
It is the express intention of the parties that the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of
the related
Mortgage Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of such Mortgage
Loans by the
Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the
Seller.
Consequently, the sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as
a purchase
on the Purchaser's business records, tax returns and financial
statements, and
as a sale of assets on the Seller's business records, tax returns
and
financial statements.
Subsection 6.03. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later
than
two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date (or such
other date as
may be specified on Exhibit A-1), those Mortgage Loan Documents set
forth on
Exhibit A-1 hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement with
respect to each
Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
In connection with the foregoing, the Seller shall indemnify
the
Purchaser and its present and former directors, officers, employees
and agents
and any Successor Servicer and its present and former directors,
officers,
employees and agents, and hold such parties harmless against any
losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses based on or grounded
upon, or
resulting from, the fact that any Mortgage Loan is not covered by
an ALTA or
CLTA lender's title insurance policy. For purposes of the previous
sentence,
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser
under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers"
under this
Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated
as the
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Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all
Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this
Agreement.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage
Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial
Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of
the
Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The
Seller shall
comply with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser
shall pay
all fees and expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to forward
to
the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in
writing, original documents evidencing an assumption,
modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in
accordance
with this Agreement within two (2) weeks after their execution,
provided,
however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to such
other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified true
copy of any
such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution, and
shall promptly 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 two
(2) weeks
following receipt of the original document by the Interim Servicer;
provided,
however, that such original recorded document or certified copy
thereof shall
be delivered to the Purchaser no later than 180 days following the
related
Closing Date, unless there has been a delay at the applicable
recording
office.
If the original or copy of any document submitted for recordation
to
the appropriate public recording office is not delivered to the
Purchaser or
its designee within 180 days following the related Closing Date,
the related
Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the
Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection 9.03.
The
foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply if the Seller
cannot cause the
Interim Servicer to deliver such original or copy of any document
submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within
the
specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in
the
applicable jurisdiction; provided that (i) the Seller shall instead
deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording
receipt is
not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing officer of
the Seller,
confirming that such document has been accepted for recording, and
(ii) such
document is delivered within twelve (12) months of the related
Closing Date.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for
the
Assignments of Mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring
all
original documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the
Purchaser,
to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the
Purchaser's
designee shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of
Mortgage and
shall be reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated
therewith pursuant
to the preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04. Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall, or shall cause the Interim Servicer to, have
an
internal quality control program that verifies, on a regular basis,
the
existence and accuracy of the legal
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documents, credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting
decisions.
The program shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall
quality of the
Seller loan production and the servicing activities of the Interim
Servicer.
The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are originated in
accordance
with the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest,
fraudulent, or
negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers,
employees,
or other authorized persons.
Subsection 6.05. MERS Designated Loans.
With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Seller
shall,
on or prior to the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as
the
Investor and the Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be
listed as
Interim Funder on the MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the
related
Closing Date, Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser
with a MERS
Report listing the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as
custodian and
no Person as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Designated
Mortgage
Loan.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a
servicing released basis. Subject to and upon the terms and
conditions of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage
Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller
hereby sells,
transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the
Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Interim Servicer as contract
servicer
of the Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in
accordance with
the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified
therein).
The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute the Interim
Servicing
Agreement on the initial Closing Date.
The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to transfer the
servicing
of the Mortgage Loans on each Transfer Date in accordance with the
terms of
the Interim Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 8. [RESERVED].
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01. Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that,
as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date or such other
date
specified herein:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
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(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to
the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the
Mortgage
Note have been made and credited. No payment required under the
Mortgage Loan
is 30 days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the
Mortgage Loan been
30 days or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the
Mortgage
Loan;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults 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 an
escrow of
funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every
such item
which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due
and
payable. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited
or knowingly
received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor,
directly or
indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the
Mortgage Loan,
except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or
date of
disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier,
to the day
which precedes by one month the related Due Date of the first
installment of
principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which
has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser,
and which
has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the
Purchaser
shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in
the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver,
alteration
or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI
Policy and
the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy,
and its terms
are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable.
No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in
connection with an
assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI
Policy and the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which
assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the
Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and
the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is 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 either
the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in
part, or
subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense,
including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such
right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect
thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage,
all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are
insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of
extended
coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in the
Underwriting
Guidelines. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as
amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy
meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration
as in effect which policy conforms with the Underwriting
Guidelines. All
individual insurance policies contain a standard
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mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns
as
mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage
obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at
the
Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do
so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such
insurance at
such Mortgagor's cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the
Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor
has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard
insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance
policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the
common
facilities of a planned unit development. 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
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 including, without limitation, no
unlawful fee,
commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any
kind has
been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other
person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or
realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of
any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation,
usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer
credit
protection, predatory and abusive lending, equal credit opportunity
and
disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including,
without
limitation, any provisions relating to a Prepayment Penalty have
been complied
with, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not
involve the violation of any such laws or regulations, and the
Seller shall
maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's
inspection, and
shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance
with all
such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied,
canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, 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;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Mortgage Loan
that
is not a Co-op Loan and is not secured by an interest in a
leasehold estate,
the Mortgaged Property is a fee simple estate that consists of a
single parcel
of real property with a detached single family residence erected
thereon, or a
two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual residential
condominium unit in
a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit
development, or
an individual unit in a residential cooperative housing
corporation; provided,
however, that any condominium unit, planned unit development or
residential
cooperative housing corporation shall conform with the
Underwriting
Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property (or underlying
Mortgaged
Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) is used for commercial
purposes, and
since the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property
has
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been used for commercial purposes; provided, that Mortgaged
Properties which
contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for
commercial
purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for
commercial
purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other
than those
commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household
purposes.
None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured Homes, log homes,
mobile
homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien on the Mortgaged Property,
including all
buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located
in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and
replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The
lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not
yet
due and payable;
(ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date
of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the
lender's title insurance policy delivered to the originator of
the Mortgage Loan and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise
considered 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 set forth in such
appraisal; and
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject
which do not 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 full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
With respect to any Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a
valid,
subsisting and enforceable first priority security interest on the
related
cooperative shares securing the Mortgage Note, subject only to (a)
liens of
the related residential cooperative housing corporation for unpaid
assessments
representing the Mortgagor's pro rata share of the related
residential
cooperative housing corporation'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 interest intended to be provided
by the
related Security Agreement;
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(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a
Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal,
valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance
with its
terms (including, without limitation, any provisions therein
relating to
Prepayment Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage and any
other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the
Mortgage
Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and
any such
agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related
agreement have been duly and properly executed by other such
related parties.
No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar
occurrence
with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the
Seller in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the
application of
any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan. The documents,
instruments
and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified
and contain
no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material
fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and
statements
therein not misleading. No fraud, error, omission,
misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan
has taken
place on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the
Mortgagor,
any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party
involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any
insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the
documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it
deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations
set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been
closed
and 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 improvement and as to
disbursements
of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs,
fees and
expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the
recording of
the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any
refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder
of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage
Note 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 Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust
only for
the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has
good,
indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and has full right to
transfer and
sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any
encumbrance,
equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security
interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest
or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and
assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of
each
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 as may be required of
the Seller
in its Mortgage capacity as Servicer of such Loan. After the
related 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;
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(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in
the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or
otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest,
were) (1)
in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of
the laws
of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2)
either (i)
organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do
business in
such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a
savings bank or
a national bank having a principal office in such state, or (3) not
doing
business in such state;
(o) LTV, PMI Policy. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than
100%.
Any Mortgage Loan that had at the time of origination an LTV in
excess of 80%
is insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy. Any PMI Policy
in effect
covers the related Mortgage Loan for the life of such Mortgage
Loan, subject
to applicable law. All provisions of such PMI 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 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 PMI
Policy
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI 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 PMI Policy insurance premium or LPMI Fee;
(p) Title Insurance. With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not
a
Co-op Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title
insurance
policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable
under the Underwriting Guidelines and each such title insurance
policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable under the Underwriting
Guidelines and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is
located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the
first
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of
the Mortgage
Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative
amortization, the
maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the
Mortgage),
subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of
paragraph
(j) of this Subsection 9.01, and in the case of Adjustable Rate
Mortgage
Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or
unenforceability of the
lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for
adjustment to
the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. 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 successor and assigns, are the sole insureds of such
lender's
title insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is
valid and
remains in full force and effect and will be in 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, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or
other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will
be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or
entity, and no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
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(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or
more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which
would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its
affiliates
nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default,
breach,
violation or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. 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 or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All
improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the
Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction
lines of
the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties
encroach
upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being
part of the
Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or
regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. 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 other similar institution which is supervised and
examined by a
federal or state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan
commenced
no more than seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection
with the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case
of an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the
Periodic Rate Cap
and the Periodic Rate Floor are as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted with respect to
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to equal
the Index
plus the Gross Margin (rounded up or down to the nearest 0.125%),
subject to
the Periodic Rate Cap. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
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