10-K 1 srm05020_10k-2005.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, 2005 OR / / TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 333-127589-04 Structured Asset Securities Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 74-2440850 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 745 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10019 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 526-7000 STRUCTURED ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-20 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter) 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 if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ___ No X Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ___ No X 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. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See Definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One): Large Accelerated Filer ___ Accelerated Filer ___ Non-Accelerated Filer X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ___ No X State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter. Not applicable. Documents Incorporated by Reference 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. Not applicable. Item 1A. Risk Factors. Not applicable. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. Not applicable. Item 2. Properties. Not applicable. Item 3. Legal Proceedings. The registrant knows of no material pending legal proceedings involving the trust created under the Trust Agreement (the Trust), the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the registrant with respect to the Trust 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, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. 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, 2005, the total number of holders of record for the Series of Certificates is 17. Item 6. Selected Financial Data. Not applicable. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation. Not applicable. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk. Not applicable. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Not applicable. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. Not applicable. Item 9B. Other Information. 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 and Related Stockholder Matters. Not applicable. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. Not applicable. Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services. Not applicable. PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. (a) Exhibits (31.1) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (99.1) Annual Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm concerning servicing activities. a) Colonial Savings, F.A., as Servicer b) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer c) Washington Mutual Bank, as Servicer d) Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Servicer
(99.2) Report of Management as to Compliance with Minimum Servicing Standards. a) Colonial Savings, F.A., as Servicer b) Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer c) Washington Mutual Bank, as Sub-Servicer d) Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Servicer
(99.3) Annual Statements of Compliance under the Pooling and Servicing Agreements. a) Aurora Loan Services LLC, as Master Servicer
(99.4) Aggregate Statement of Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificate Holders. (b) Not applicable. (c) Omitted. Filed herewith. 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: Structured Asset Securities Corporation (Registrant) Signed: Aurora Loan Services LLC as Master Servicer By: E. Todd Whittemore, Executive Vice President By: /s/ E. Todd Whittemore, Executive Vice President Dated: March 30, 2006 Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Ex-31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification I, E. Todd Whittemore, 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 Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-20 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 on 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: Colonial Savings, F.A. as Servicer, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as Servicer, Washington Mutual Bank, as Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee. Date: March 30, 2006 /s/ E. Todd Whittemore Signature Executive Vice President Title EX-99.1 (a) (logo)PFSJ PAYNE FALKNER SMITH & JONES, P.C. Certified Public Accountants Report of Independent Auditors on Compliance with Requirements of the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers Board of Directors and Stockholder of Colonial Savings, F.A. We have examined management's assertion about Colonial Savings, F.A. ("Colonial") 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 September 30, 2005, included in the accompanying management's assertion about Colonial'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 Colonial'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 Colonial's compliance with the minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that Colonial complied with the aforementioned minimum servicing standards as of and for the year ended September 30, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ Payne Falkner Smith & Jones, P.C. November 28, 2005 10711 Preston Road * Suite 110 * Dallas, TX 75230 * 972 / 404-1226 * Fax 214 / 363-9980 EX-99.1 (b) (logo)KPMG KPMG LLP Suite 2000 355 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90071-1568 Telephone 213 972 4000 Fax 213 622 1217 Internet www.us.kpmg.com Independent Accountants' Report The Board of Directors Countrywide Financial Corporation: We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Assertion, that Countrywide Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL, (collectively, the "Company") 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, 2005. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those minimum servicing standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company'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 the Company'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 the Company's compliance with the minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that Countrywide Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL, complied with the aforementioned minimum servicing standards as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ KPMG LLP March 3, 2006 KPMG LLP, a U.S. limited liability partnership, is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. EX-99.1 (c) REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM To the Board of Directors of Washington Mutual Bank and Subsidiaries We have examined management's assertion that Washington Mutual Bank and Subsidiaries (the "Company") has complied as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, with its established minimum servicing standards described in the accompanying Management's Assertion, dated March 10, 2006. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those minimum servicing standards. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with its 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 the Company's compliance with its minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that the Company complied, with the aforementioned minimum servicing standards as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects based on the criteria set forth in Appendix I. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP March 10, 2006 (page) Washington Mutual MANAGEMENT'S ASSERTION As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, Washington Mutual Bank and Subsidiaries (the "Company") has complied, in all material respects, with the Company's established minimum servicing standards for single family residential mortgages as set forth in Appendix I (the "Standards"). The Standards are based on 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 in the amount of $110 million, and errors and omissions policy in the amount of $20 million. By: /s/ Steve Rotella Steve Rotella President and Chief Operating Officer By: /s/ David Schneider David Schneider Executive Vice President Home Loans By: /s/ John Berens John Berens Senior Vice President Home Loans - Loan Servicing March 10, 2006 1201 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 (page) WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES APPENDIX I: MINIMUM SERVICING STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES AS SET FORTH IN THE MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S UNIFORM SINGLE ATTESTATION PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGE BANKERS I. CUSTODIAL BANK ACCOUNTS 1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall: * be mathematically accurate * be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date * be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation * document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original identification. 2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account. 3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured depository institution in trust for the applicable investor. 4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan. II. MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts within two business days of receipt. 2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two business days of receipt. 3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance, taxes, or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 4. Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. III. DISBURSEMENTS 1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be made only by authorized personnel. -3- (page) 2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted within two business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained by the servicing entity. 3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these dates. 4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to the mortgagor's error or omission. 5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. 6. Unused checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. IV. INVESTOR ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING 1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to, investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity. V. MORTGAGOR LOAN ACCOUNTING 1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance on a monthly basis. 2. Adjustments on ARM loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage note and any ARM rider. 3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents, on at least an annual basis. 4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in accordance with the applicable state laws. VI. DELINQUENCIES 1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans, including, for example, phone calls, letters, and mortgage payment rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). VII. INSURANCE POLICIES 1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage represented to investors in management's assertion. -4- EX-99.1 (d) (logo) ERNST & YOUNG * Ernst & Young LLP Suite 3300 370 17th Street Denver, Colorado 80202-5663 * Phone: (720) 931-4000 Fax: (720) 931-4444 www.ey.com Report on Management's Assertion on Compliance With the Specified Minimum Servicing Standards Set Forth in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Member Aurora Loan Services LLC We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying report titled Report of Management, that Aurora Loan Services LLC (the Company) complied with the servicing standards identified in Exhibit A (the specified minimum servicing standards) to the Report of Management as set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers (USAP) during the year ended November 30, 2005. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with these specified minimum servicing 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 specified 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 the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards. In our opinion, management's assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned specified minimum servicing standards during the year ended November 30, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP February 17, 2006 A Member Practice of Ernst & Young Global (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards I. Custodial Bank Accounts 1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall: a. be mathematically accurate; b. be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date. The cutoff date is the date as of which a bank account is reconciled every month. It may, or may not, coincide with a prescribed investor reporting date but shall be consistent from period to period; c. be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and d. document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original identification. 2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account. 3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured depository institution in trust for the applicable investor. 4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan. II. Mortgage Payments 1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts within two (2) business days of receipt. 2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two (2) business days of receipt. 3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance, taxes or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 4. Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued) III. Disbursements 1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be made only by authorized personnel. 2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted within two (2) business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained by the servicing entity. 3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these dates. 4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to the mortgagor's error or omission. 5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. 6. Unissued checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. IV. Investor Accounting and Reporting 1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to, investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity. V. Mortgagor Loan Accounting 1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance on a monthly basis. 2. Adjustments on adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage note and any ARM rider. 3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents, on at least an annual basis. 4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in accordance with the applicable state laws. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued) VI. Delinquencies 1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and mortgage payment rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (i.e., illness or unemployment). VII. Insurance Policies 1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage represented to investors in management's assertion. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 EX-99.2 (a) (logo) COLONIAL SAVINGS Management's Assertion Concerning Compliance with USAP Minimum Servicing Standards November 28, 2005 As of and for the year ended September 30, 2005, Colonial Savings, F.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. As of and for this same period, Colonial Savings, F.A. had in effect a fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy in the amount of $11,000,000. /s/ Jim E. DuBose Jim E. Dubose President, Chief Executive Officer /s/ Ben Dempsey Ben Dempsey Executive Vice President 2626A WEST FREEWAY, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102 OFFICE: 817-390-3000 www.colonialsavings.com EX-99.2 (b) (logo) Countrywide HOME LOANS 2900 MADERA ROAD SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 93065-6298 (805) 955-1000 Management Assertion March 3, 2005 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, Countrywide Financial Corporation and subsidiaries, including its wholly-owned subsidiary, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("CHL"), and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CHL, (collectively, the "Company") have complied in all material respects with the minimum servicing standards set forth in the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation for Mortgage Bankers. As of and for this same period, the Company had in effect a mortgage bankers' (fidelity) bond in the amount of $200 million and an errors and omissions policy in the amount of $100 million and $130 million for the period January 1, 2005 to August 1, 2005 and for the period from August 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, respectively. /s/ Steve Bailey Steve Bailey Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Loan Administration /s/ Kevin Meyers Kevin Meyers Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Loan Administration EX-99.2 (c) Washington Mutual MANAGEMENT'S ASSERTION As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, Washington Mutual Bank and Subsidiaries (the "Company") has complied, in all material respects, with the Company's established minimum servicing standards for single family residential mortgages as set forth in Appendix I (the "Standards"). The Standards are based on 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 in the amount of $110 million, and errors and omissions policy in the amount of $20 million. By: /s/ Steve Rotella Steve Rotella President and Chief Operating Officer By: /s/ David Schneider David Schneider Executive Vice President Home Loans By: /s/ John Berens John Berens Senior Vice President Home Loans - Loan Servicing March 10, 2006 1201 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 (page) WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK AND SUBSIDIARIES APPENDIX I: MINIMUM SERVICING STANDARDS FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES AS SET FORTH IN THE MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA'S UNIFORM SINGLE ATTESTATION PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGE BANKERS I. CUSTODIAL BANK ACCOUNTS 1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall: * be mathematically accurate * be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date * be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation * document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original identification. 2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account. 3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured depository institution in trust for the applicable investor. 4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan. II. MORTGAGE PAYMENTS 1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts within two business days of receipt. 2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two business days of receipt. 3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance, taxes, or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 4. Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. III. DISBURSEMENTS 1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be made only by authorized personnel. -3- (page) 2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted within two business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained by the servicing entity. 3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these dates. 4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to the mortgagor's error or omission. 5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. 6. Unused checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. IV. INVESTOR ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING 1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to, investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity. V. MORTGAGOR LOAN ACCOUNTING 1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance on a monthly basis. 2. Adjustments on ARM loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage note and any ARM rider. 3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents, on at least an annual basis. 4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in accordance with the applicable state laws. VI. DELINQUENCIES 1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans, including, for example, phone calls, letters, and mortgage payment rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). VII. INSURANCE POLICIES 1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage represented to investors in management's assertion. -4- EX-99.2 (d) (logo) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company February 17, 2006 Ernst & Young LLP Suite 3300 370 17th Street Denver, CO 80202 In connection with your compliance attestation engagement relating to our assertion about Aurora Loan Services LLC's (the "Company") compliance with the servicing standards (the "specified minimum servicing standards") set forth in Exhibit A to the Report of Management (as attached) and based on the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers ("USAP") during the year ended November 30, 2005, we recognize that obtaining representations from us concerning the information contained in this letter is a significant procedure in enabling you to form an opinion on whether our assertion about the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards is fairly stated in all material respects. Accordingly, we make the following representations with respect to our compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards during the year ended November 30, 2005, which are true to the best of our knowledge and belief. We recognize that, as members of management of the Company, we are responsible for determining (identifying) the specified minimum servicing standards and ensuring their sufficiency and adequacy based on our servicing requirements specified in the underlying servicing agreements. We concluded and confirmed the specified minimum servicing standards are sufficient and adequate to satisfy the applicable requirements under our servicing agreements. We acknowledge that, as members of management of the Company, we are responsible for complying with the specified minimum servicing standards. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with these standards. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards referred to above as of November 30, 2005 and for the year then ended. Based on this evaluation, the Company has complied with the specified minimum servicing standards as set forth in the USAP during the year ended November 30, 2005. We accept responsibility for our assertion (management's report) regarding the Company's compliance with the specified minimimum servicing standards. We did not 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 (page) base our assertion solely or primarily on your procedures in connection with this examination or any other engagement. There has been no known noncompliance with specified minimum servicing standards for the year ended November 30, 2005 and through the date of this letter. As of and for the same year ended November 30, 2005, the Company had in effect a fidelity bond policy and an errors and omissions policy in the amounts of $110 million and $150 million, respectively. We have made available to you all documentation related to compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards. There has been no fraud involving management or employees who have significant roles in internal control over compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards. There has been no fraud involving other employees that could have a material effect on compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards. There have been no written or oral notices or communications from regulatory agencies, Securities and Exchange Commission, investors, securitization trustees, sub-servicers, rating agencies, internal auditors, or other internal or external parties concerning possible noncompliance with the specified minimum servicing standards during the year ended November 30, 2005 and through the date of this letter. There were no legal contingencies or pending or threatened litigation related to our servicing activities concerning possible noncompliance with the specified minimum servicing standards during the year ended November 30, 2005 and through the date of this letter. There were no events of servicer default, noncompliance with servicer covenants under our servicing agreements, or other adverse events with respect to our servicing duties and responsibilities during the year ended December 31, 2005 and through the date of this letter. Management is responsible for ensuring our periodic servicer reports, including those filed in public filings (e.g., Form 8-K) of the securitization trusts, satisfy the applicable requirements in our servicing agreements and regulatory acts, and such requirements were met during the year ended November 30, 2005 and through the date of this letter. We also acknowledge that we are responsible for the fair presentation of information in the annual reports on Form 10-K, if required, for the year ended December 31, 2005 for which we are responsible as a servicer. We recognize you have not been engaged to audit, review or perform any procedures on any information in these annual reports on Form 10-K. Whenever your attestation report and the accompanying management's assertion regarding compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards are planned to be (page) included in a public document (such as a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission), we will provide to you each such document, prior to its finalization and filing, for your review and obtain your authorization to include your report in the public document. No events or transactions have occurred since November 30, 2005 or are pending that would have an effect on our compliance with the specified minimum servicing standards at that date or for the year then ended. We understand that your examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was, therefore, designed primarily for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether our assertion is fairly stated in all material respects, based on the specified minimum servicing standards, and that your procedures were limited to those that you considered necessary for that purpose. Very truly yours, /s/ Rick Skogg Rick Skogg Co-Chief Operating Officer /s/ Roy Browning Roy Browning Chief Financial Officer /s/ William Napier William Napier Controller (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards I. Custodial Bank Accounts 1. Reconciliations shall be prepared on a monthly basis for all custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations shall: a. be mathematically accurate; b. be prepared within forty-five (45) calendar days after the cutoff date. The cutoff date is the date as of which a bank account is reconciled every month. It may, or may not, coincide with a prescribed investor reporting date but shall be consistent from period to period; c. be reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and d. document explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items shall be resolved within ninety (90) calendar days of their original identification. 2. Funds of the servicing entity shall be advanced in cases where there is an overdraft in an investor's or a mortgagor's account. 3. Each custodial account shall be maintained at a federally insured depository institution in trust for the applicable investor. 4. Escrow funds held in trust for a mortgagor shall be returned to the mortgagor within thirty (30) calendar days of payoff of the mortgage loan. II. Mortgage Payments 1. Mortgage payments shall be deposited into the custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts within two (2) business days of receipt. 2. Mortgage payments made in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents shall be posted to the applicable mortgagor records within two (2) business days of receipt. 3. Mortgage payments shall be allocated to principal, interest, insurance, taxes or other escrow items in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 4. Mortgage payments identified as loan payoffs shall be allocated in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued) III. Disbursements 1. Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be made only by authorized personnel. 2. Disbursements made on behalf of a mortgagor or investor shall be posted within two (2) business days to the mortgagor's or investor's records maintained by the servicing entity. 3. Tax and insurance payments shall be made on or before the penalty or insurance policy expiration dates, as indicated on tax bills and insurance premium notices, respectively, provided that such support has been received by the servicing entity at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to these dates. 4. Any late payment penalties paid in conjunction with the payment of any tax bill or insurance premium notice shall be paid from the servicing entity's funds and not charged to the mortgagor, unless the late payment was due to the mortgagor's error or omission. 5. Amounts remitted to investors per the servicer's investor reports shall agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. 6. Unissued checks shall be safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. IV. Investor Accounting and Reporting 1. The servicing entity's investor reports shall agree with, or reconcile to, investors' records on a monthly basis as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of loans serviced by the servicing entity. V. Mortgagor Loan Accounting 1. The servicing entity's mortgage loan records shall agree with, or reconcile to, the records of mortgagors with respect to the unpaid principal balance on a monthly basis. 2. Adjustments on adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans shall be computed based on the related mortgage note and any ARM rider. 3. Escrow accounts shall be analyzed, in accordance with the mortgagor's loan documents, on at least an annual basis. 4. Interest on escrow accounts shall be paid, or credited, to mortgagors in accordance with the applicable state laws. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 (page) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Exhibit A Specified Minimum Servicing Standards (continued) VI. Delinquencies 1. Records documenting collection efforts shall be maintained during the period a loan is in default and shall be updated at least monthly. Such records shall describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and mortgage payment rescheduling plans in cases where the delinquency is deemed temporary (i.e., illness or unemployment). VII. Insurance Policies 1. A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy shall be in effect on the servicing entity throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage represented to investors in management's assertion. 10350 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, CO. 80124 EX-99.3 (logo) AURORA LOAN SERVICES A Lehman Brothers Company Via UPS February 23, 2006 Carla Shedrick Corporate Trust Services Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. 9062 Old Anapolis Road Columbia, MD 21045 RE: SARM 2005-20 Annual Officer's Certificate as to Compliance Dear Ms. Shedrick: The undersigned Officer certifies the following for the period ending on December 31, 2005: 1. I have reviewed the activities and performance of the Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year under the terms of the Trust Agreements and to the best of this Officer's knowledge, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its duties, responsibilities or obligations under the Agreements; 2. Based on said review and to the best of this Officer's knowledge, the Master Servicer is not in default of its obligations under the terms of the Trust Agreements in any material respect, or, if there is a default in the fulfillment of its obligations, a description of each default or failure and the nature and status thereof has been reported to this Officer; 3. To the best of this Officer's knowledge, nothing has arose to lead this Officer to believe that its Servicer has failed to perform any of its duties, responsibilities and obligations under its Servicing Agreement during the preceding calendar year; 4. To the best of this Officer's knowledge, the Servicer is not in default of its obligations under the terms of its Servicing Agreement in any material respect, or, if there is a default in the fulfillment of its obligations, a description of each default or failure and the nature and status thereof has been reported to this Officer; 5. The Master Servicer has received from its Servicer such Servicer's annual certificate of compliance and a copy of such Servicer's annual audit report, in each case to the extent required under the applicable Servicing Agreement, or, if any such certificate or report has not been received by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer is using its best reasonable efforts to obtain such certificate or report. Certified By: /s/ R. Peter Karr R. Peter Karr Senior Vice President Master Servicing Division (logo) EQUAL HOUSING LENDER Ex-99.4 Schedule of Year-To-Date Principal and Interest Distributions to Certificateholders Class Interest Principal Losses Ending Balance 1-A1 587,278.34 796,180.33 0.00 39,853,819.67 1-A2 49,394.95 66,965.33 0.00 3,352,034.67 2-A1 2,811,369.70 11,627,602.06 0.00 184,630,397.94 2-A2 516,368.47 2,135,659.04 0.00 33,911,340.96 3-A1 1,172,947.59 3,116,502.62 0.00 87,075,497.38 3-A2 174,037.50 0.00 0.00 13,260,000.00 3-A3 748,138.14 0.00 0.00 57,001,000.00 3-AX 100,883.06 0.00 0.00 7,092,078.91 4-A1 1,865,025.47 8,930,305.60 0.00 118,033,694.39 4-A2 134,422.74 643,656.67 0.00 8,507,343.32 B1-I 93,103.61 3,494.77 0.00 6,399,505.24 B1-II 90,927.44 1,813.31 0.00 6,328,186.69 B2-I 56,286.75 2,112.80 0.00 3,868,887.20 B2-II 100,020.17 1,994.64 0.00 6,961,005.36 B3-I 54,120.21 2,031.47 0.00 3,719,968.53 B3-II 36,370.97 725.32 0.00 2,531,274.68 B4-I 34,635.76 1,300.10 0.00 2,380,699.90 B4-II 18,185.50 362.67 0.00 1,265,637.34 B5-I 8,651.68 324.75 0.00 594,675.25 B5-II 6,808.79 135.78 0.00 473,864.22 B6-I 23,817.55 894.02 0.00 1,637,105.98 B6-II 11,362.34 226.60 0.00 790,773.41 B7-I 23,817.55 894.02 0.00 1,637,105.98 B7-II 13,631.93 271.85 0.00 948,728.15 B8-I 17,381.82 652.45 0.00 1,194,744.30 B8-II 9,140.05 182.27 0.00 636,111.25 R 0.48 100.00 0.00 0.00 P-I 20,245.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 P-II 12,147.90 0.00 0.00 0.00