EX-99.1 CHARTER 3 independent.htm ANNUAL INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT Ernst & Young LLP Phone: (312) 879-2000 Sears Tower www.ey.com 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606-6301 Report on Management's Assertion on Compliance with Minimum Servicing Standards Set Forth in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers Report of Independent Accountants Board of Directors ABN AMRO North America, Inc. We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying report titled Report of Management, that except for noncompliance with the minimum servicing standard for custodial bank and related clearing account reconciliations, ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. (AAMG, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO North America, Inc.) complied with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) during the year ended December 31, 200 1. Management is responsible for AAMG's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertions about AAMG's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about AAMG's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on AAMG's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion, that except for noncompliance with custodial bank and related clearing account reconciliations, AAMG complied with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended December 31, 2001, is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the board of directors, management, and AAMG's private investors and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. January 29, 2002 A Member Practice of Ernst & Young Global