10-K 1 bst02007.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark one) /X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 OR / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 333-68542-04 Bear Stearns ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2002-7 Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New York Pending (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) c/o Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. 9062 Old Annapolis Road Columbia, MD 21045 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 884-2000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: NONE. Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ___ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K ( 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Not applicable. State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant. The aggregate market value shall be computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of a specified date within 60 days prior to the date of filing. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 405, 17 CFR 230.405.) Not applicable. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Not applicable. List hereunder the following documents if incorporated by reference and the Part of the Form 10-K (e.g. Part I, Part II, etc..) into which the document is incorporated: (1)Any annual report to security holders; (2) Any proxy or information statement; and (3)Any prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or (c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The listed documents should be clearly described for identification purposes (e.g. annual report to security holders for fiscal year ended December 24, 1980). Not applicable. PART I Item 1. Business. Omitted. Item 2. Properties. See Item 14(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, and 99.3, for information provided in lieu of information required by Item 102 of Regulation S-K. Item 3. Legal Proceedings. The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving the trusts created under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the Trusts), the Trustee, the Servicer or the registrant with respect to the Trusts other than routine litigation incidental to the duties of the respective parties. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None. PART II Item 5. Market for registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters. No established public trading market for the Certificates exists. Records provided to the Trust by the DTC and the Trustee indicate that as of December 31, 2002, the number of holders of record for each class of Certificate were as follows: Class B-1 1 Class B-2 1 Class B-3 1 Class B-4 1 Class B-5 1 Class B-6 1 Class I-A 2 Class II-A 1 Class III-A 4 Class IV-A 3 Class R-I 1 Class R-II 1 Class V-A-1 1 Class V-A-2 8 Class VI-A 1 Class VII-A 1 Class VII-X 1 Class VI-X 1 Class V-X 1 Total: 32 Item 6. Selected Financial Data. Omitted. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation. Omitted. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. Not applicable. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. See Item 14(a), Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, for information provided in lieu of information required by Item 302 of Regulation S-K. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant. Not applicable. Item 11. Executive Compensation. Not applicable. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. Not applicable. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. Not applicable. Item 14. Controls and Procedures. Not applicable. PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K. (a) Exhibits (99.1) Annual Independent Accountants' Servicing Reports concerning servicing activities for the year ended December 31, 2002. a) Alliance Mtg Co, as Servicer b) Bank of America, N.A. (KY), as Servicer c) Cendant Mortgage Corp, as Servicer d) GMAC Mortgage Corp, as Servicer e) Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., as Servicer f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc, as Servicer
(99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing Standards for the year ended December 31, 2002. a) Alliance Mtg Co, as Servicer b) Bank of America, N.A. (KY), as Servicer c) Cendant Mortgage Corp, as Servicer d) GMAC Mortgage Corp, as Servicer e) Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., as Servicer f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc, as Servicer
(99.3) Annual Statements of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements for the year ended December 31, 2002. a) Alliance Mtg Co, as Servicer b) Bank of America, N.A. (KY), as Servicer c) Cendant Mortgage Corp, as Servicer d) GMAC Mortgage Corp, as Servicer e) Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., as Servicer f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc, as Servicer
(99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificate Holders. (99.5) Reliance Certifications Mandated under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the year ended December 31, 2002. a) Alliance Mtg Co, as Servicer b) Bank of America, N.A. (KY), as Servicer c) Cendant Mortgage Corp, as Servicer d) GMAC Mortgage Corp, as Servicer e) Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., as Servicer f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc, as Servicer (b) On November 06, 2002, December 10, 2002, and January 09, 2003 reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Company in order to provide the statements for the monthly distributions to holders of the Certificates. No other reports on Form 8-K have been filed during the last quarter of the period covered by this report. (c) Not applicable. (d) Omitted. Such document (i) is not filed herewith since such document was not received by the reporting person at least three business days prior to the due date covered by this report, and (ii) will be included in an amendment to this report on Form 10-K/A to be filed within 30 days of the Reporting Person's receipt of such document. Filed herewith. Certification has been received. Certification has not been received. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized: Bear Stearns ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2002-7 Trust (Registrant) Signed: Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. as master servicer By: Brett Handelman as Vice President By: /s/ Brett Handelman Dated: February 21, 2003 Sarbanes-Oxley Certification I, Brett Handelman, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, of Bear Stearns ARM Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2002-7 Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in these reports; 4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the master servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required under that agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the master servicer has fulfilled its obligations under that agreement; and 5. The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement, that is included in these reports. In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Alliance Mtg Co, as Servicer, Bank of America, N.A. (KY), as Servicer and Cendant Mortgage Corp, as Servicer. Date: 3/28/03 /s/ Brett Handelman Signature Vice President Title SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT. (a)(i) No annual report is provided to the Certificateholders other than with respect to aggregate principal and interest distributions. (a)(ii) No proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to any Certificateholder with respect to any annual or other meeting of Certificateholders. Ex-99.1 (b) PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (logo) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 214 N. Tryon Street Suite 3600 Charlotte NC 28202 Telephone (704) 344 7500 Facsimile (704) 344 4100 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of Bank of America, N.A. We have examined management's assertion about compliance by BA Mortgage, LLC and the Mortgage division of Bank of America, N.A. (collectively, the "Company"), which together comprise an operating division of Bank of America N.A., with the minimum servicing standards (the "Standards") identified in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers ("USAP") as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002 included in the accompanying management assertion (see Exhibit 1). Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with the Standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included, examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with the Standards 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 the Company's compliance with the Standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned Standards as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002 is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP March 7, 2003 Ex-99.1 (c) Deloitte & Touche (logo) Deloitte & Touche LLP 750 College Road East 3rd Floor Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Tel: (609) 514-3600 Fax: (609) 514-3603 www.deloitte.com INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT To Cendant Mortgage Corporation: We have examined management's assertion about Cendant Mortgage Corporation's compliance with the minimum servicing standards identified in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002 included in the accompanying management assertion. Management is responsible for Cendant Mortgage Corporation's compliance with those minimum servicing standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the entity's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about Cendant Mortgage Corporation's compliance with the minimum servicing standards 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 Cendant Mortgage Corporation's compliance with the minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that Cendant Mortgage Corporation complied with the aforementioned minimum servicing standards as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002 is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP February 21, 2003 Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (logo) Ex-99.1 (f) KPMG (logo) 2500 Ruan Center 666 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50309 INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS' REPORT The Board of Directors Wells Fargo Home Mortgage: We have examined management's assertion dated February 25, 2003 that Wells Fargo Home Mortgage complied with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002. Management is responsible for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage's compliance with those minimum standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about Wells Fargo Home Mortgage's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about Wells Fargo Home Mortgage's compliance with the minimum servicing standards specified above 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 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage's compliance with the minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that Wells Fargo Home Mortgage complied with the aforementioned minimum servicing standard as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ KPMG LLP February 25, 2003 KPMG LLP. KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership, is a member of KPMG International, a Swiss association. Ex-99.2 (b) Bank of America (logo) Exhibit 1 Bank of America Mortgage 101 E. Main Street, Suite 400 P.O. Box 35140 Louisville, Kentucky 40232 5140 Management's Assertion Concerning Compliance with USAP Minimum Servicing Standards March 7, 2003 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, BA Mortgage LLC, and the Mortgage division of Bank of America, N.A. (collectively, the "Company"), which together comprise an operating division of Bank of America, N.A., has complied in all material respects with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers ("USAP"). As of and for this same period, the Company had in effect a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in the amounts of $400,000,000 and $475,000,00 respectively. /s/ Kevin M. Shannon /s/ H. Randall Chestnut Kevin M. Shannon H. Randall Chestnut President Senior Vice President Consumer Real Estate Bank of America, N.A. Bank of America, N.A. /s/ David H. Rupp /s/ Gary K. Bettin David H. Rupp Gary K. Bettin Senior Vice President Senior Vice President and Bank of America, N.A. National Servicing Executive Bank of America, N.A. /s/ J. Mark Hanson J. Mark Hanson Senior Vice President Bank of America, N.A. Ex-99.2 (c) CENDANT Mortgage (logo) Cendant Mortgage 3000 Leadenhall Road Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, Cendant Mortgage Corporation (the Company) has complied in all material respects with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers. As of and for this same period, the Company had in effect a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in the amount of $120 million and $20 million, respectively. Cendant Mortgage Corporation /s/ Terence W. Edwards Terence W. Edwards President and Chief Executive Officer /s/ Mark Danahy Mark Danahy Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer /s/ Martin L. Foster Martin L. Foster Senior Vice President-Loan Servicing Ex-99.2 (f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (logo) 1 Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328-0001 Management Assertion As of and for the year ended December 31, 2002, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. has complied in all material respects with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers. As of and for this same period, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. had in effect a fidelity bond along with an errors and omissions policy in the amounts of $100 million and $20 million, respectively. /s/ Pete Wissinger February 25, 2003 Pete Wissinger Chief Executive Officer /s/ Michael J. Heid February 25, 2003 Michael J. Heid Executive Vice President /s/ Robert Caruso February 25, 2003 Robert Caruso Senior Vice President Loan Servicing Ex-99.3 (b) ANNUAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION In accordance with the Servicing Agreement, I, the undersigned, hereby certify as to each Mortgage Loan being serviced by Bank of America, N.A. the following: 1. I am a duly authorized officer of Bank of America, N.A. and am empowered and authorized to issue this Annual Certification. 2. All taxes, ground rents and assessments for the Mortgages covered herein have been paid. 3. All insurance premiums for flood or other casualty insurance, and FHA premiums or Private Mortgage premiums on conventional loans have been paid and are in full force. 4. Interest is being paid on escrow in accordance with any laws, regulations, or contracts that require payment of interest on mortgagors' escrow deposit accounts. 5. Analysis had been made to ensure sufficient money was collected in the escrow year. 6. All required interest and/or monthly payment adjustment for ARM loans were made in accordance with the mortgage terms, and timely and proper notice was provided to the mortgagors. 7. With respect to FHA Section 221 mortgages that have reached the 20th anniversary of their endorsement, we will assign those mortgages that are eligible for assignment under HUD's special assignment procedures if requested on a loan basis by the investor. 8. We have complied with Internal Revenue Service's requirements for reporting the receipt of $600 or more of interest payments (IRS 1098) from a mortgagor, for filing statements for recipients of miscellaneous income (IRS 1099-Misc) to report payments of fees to attorneys for handling liquidation proceedings, and for filing notices of acquisition of abandonment of secured property (IRS 1099- A) to report the acquisition of property by foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu or by a mortgagor's abandonment of a property. 9. The Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Coverage has been reviewed. All required coverage is in existence and none of our principal officers have been removed from coverage. 10. A viable contingency plan is in place to minimize financial loss and disruptions of service to the institution and its customers, as required by federal regulations. I FURTHER CERTIFY: A. To the best of my knowledge and upon reasonable investigation, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans during the year of 2002 has been conducted in compliance with the Agreement except for such exceptions as I am setting forth below. Exceptions (if any): None B. A review of activities with respect to performance under the Agreement has been made under my supervision and to the best of my knowledge, based on such review, no default exists as of 12/31/02 in the fulfillment of any obligations under the Agreement other than the events of default, if any, which I am listing below with the nature and status thereof. Events of Default (if any): None Bank of America, N.A. /s/ Robert S. O'Neill Robert S. O'Neill Investor Services - Kentucky Senior Vice President Ex-99.3 (f) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage (logo) One Home Campus Des Moines, IA 50328-0001 March 31, 2003 Re: 2002 Annual Certification We hereby certify to the best of our knowledge and belief that for the calendar year of 2002: 1. All real estate taxes, bonds assessments and other lienable items have been paid. 2. All FHA mortgage insurance, private mortgage insurance premiums, and flood insurance have been paid (if applicable). 3. Hazard insurance policies held by us meet the requirements as specified in the servicing agreement, or those of a normal prudent lender if not specified, and those premiums due have been paid. 4. We have made all property inspections as required. 5. Fidelity bond and Errors and Omissions insurance coverage currently exits. 6. That the Officer signing this certificate has reviewed the activities and performance of the Servicer during the preceding fiscal year under the terms of the Servicing Agreement, Trust Agreement, Pooling and Servicing Agreement and/or Seller/Servicer Guide or similar agreements and to the best of this officer's knowledge, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its duties, responsibilities or obligations of such agreement throughout the year, or if there has been a default or failure of the servicer to perform any such duties, responsibilities or obligations, a description of each default or failure and the nature and status has been reported. Sincerely, /s/ John B. Brown John B. Brown Vice President Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. Ex-99.4 Schedule of Year-To-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificateholders Class Interest Principal Losses Ending Balance B-1 258,608.94 43,224.93 0.00 8,580,475.07 B-2 175,862.59 29,394.38 0.00 5,835,005.63 B-3 103,444.18 17,290.08 0.00 3,432,209.93 B-4 51,723.60 8,645.28 0.00 1,716,154.71 B-5 41,377.66 6,916.03 0.00 1,372,883.97 B-6 41,387.07 6,918.14 0.00 1,373,195.86 I-A 3,229,355.36 39,952,439.23 0.00 89,545,960.77 II-A 1,510,009.17 21,951,511.99 0.00 37,329,388.00 III-A 867,211.15 5,938,146.26 0.00 24,603,053.74 IV-A 1,268,441.45 23,009,084.59 0.00 23,449,415.40 R-I 0.23 50.00 0.00 0.00 R-II 0.23 50.00 0.00 0.00 V-A-1 1,733,023.29 20,642,894.54 0.00 49,357,105.46 V-A-2 3,963,932.11 43,302,924.26 0.00 103,537,175.74 VI-A 1,995,097.97 13,040,099.44 0.00 60,704,700.57 VII-A 2,781,200.43 42,650,393.78 0.00 68,469,106.23 VII-X 319,120.97 0.00 0.00 0.00 VI-X 169,295.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 V-X 156,618.90 0.00 0.00 0.00