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ACE SECURITIES CORP.
Depositor
 
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
a Servicer

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
 

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 1, 2006
 

 
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
 
 
 


 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
     
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
13
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms.
13
SECTION 1.02.
Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
104
     
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
107
SECTION 2.01.
Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
107
SECTION 2.02.
Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee.
108
SECTION 2.03.
Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans.
108
SECTION 2.04.
Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
111
SECTION 2.05.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
113
SECTION 2.06.
Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest.
115
SECTION 2.07.
Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II and REMIC III by the Trustee.
115
SECTION 2.08.
Issuance of the Residual Certificates.
116
SECTION 2.09.
Establishment of the Trust.
116
SECTION 2.10.
Purpose and Powers of the Trust.
116
SECTION 2.11.
Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
117
     
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS; ACCOUNTS
118
SECTION 3.01.
The Servicer to Act as Servicer.
118
SECTION 3.02.
Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Servicer and Sub-Servicers.
121
SECTION 3.03.
Successor Sub-Servicers.
123
SECTION 3.04.
No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor, Master Servicer, Trustee or the Certificateholders.
123
SECTION 3.05.
Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.
123
SECTION 3.06.
Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
124
SECTION 3.07.
Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.
124
SECTION 3.08.
Collection Account and Distribution Account.
125
SECTION 3.09.
Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account.
128
SECTION 3.10.
Investment of Funds in the Investment Accounts.
130
SECTION 3.11.
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage and Primary Mortgage Insurance.
132
SECTION 3.12.
Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
134
SECTION 3.13.
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
135
SECTION 3.14.
Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
137
SECTION 3.15.
Servicing Compensation.
138
SECTION 3.16.
Collection Account Statements.
139
SECTION 3.17.
Annual Statement as to Compliance.
139
 
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SECTION 3.18.
Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
140
SECTION 3.19.
Annual Certification; Indemnification and Remedies; Additional Information.
141
SECTION 3.20.
Access to Certain Documentation.
145
SECTION 3.21.
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
145
SECTION 3.22.
Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls; Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.
148
SECTION 3.23.
Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.
149
SECTION 3.24.
Reserve Fund.
149
SECTION 3.25.
Advance Facility.
150
SECTION 3.26.
Indemnification.
152
SECTION 3.27.
Additional Representations and Warranties.
153
     
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE MASTER SERVICER
154
SECTION 4.01.
Master Servicer.
154
SECTION 4.02.
REMIC-Related Covenants.
155
SECTION 4.03.
Monitoring of Servicer.
155
SECTION 4.04.
Fidelity Bond.
156
SECTION 4.05.
Power to Act; Procedures.
156
SECTION 4.06.
Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
157
SECTION 4.07.
Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.
158
SECTION 4.08.
Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
158
SECTION 4.09.
Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
158
SECTION 4.10.
Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
159
SECTION 4.11.
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
159
SECTION 4.12.
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
160
SECTION 4.13.
Compensation for the Master Servicer.
160
SECTION 4.14.
REO Property.
160
SECTION 4.15.
Master Servicer Annual Statement of Compliance.
161
SECTION 4.16.
Master Servicer Assessments of Compliance.
161
SECTION 4.17.
Master Servicer Attestation Reports.
163
SECTION 4.18.
Annual Certification.
164
SECTION 4.19.
Obligation of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
164
SECTION 4.20.
Prepayment Penalty Verification.
165
     
ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
166
SECTION 5.01.
Distributions.
166
SECTION 5.02.
Statements to Certificateholders.
182
SECTION 5.03.
Servicer Reports; P&I Advances.
186
SECTION 5.04.
Allocation of Realized Losses.
187
SECTION 5.05.
Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
190
 
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SECTION 5.06.
Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
191
SECTION 5.07.
Supplemental Interest Trust.
196
SECTION 5.08.
Tax Treatment of Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments.
198
SECTION 5.09.
Supplemental Interest Trust Posted Collateral Account
199
ARTICLE VI
THE CERTIFICATES
201
SECTION 6.01.
The Certificates.
201
SECTION 6.02.
Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
203
SECTION 6.03.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
210
SECTION 6.04.
Persons Deemed Owners.
210
SECTION 6.05.
Certain Available Information.
211
     
ARTICLE VII THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE MASTER SERVICER
212
SECTION 7.01.
Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
212
SECTION 7.02.
Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer.
212
SECTION 7.03.
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and Others.
213
SECTION 7.04.
Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.
214
SECTION 7.05.
Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer.
215
SECTION 7.06.
Assignment of Master Servicing.
215
SECTION 7.07.
Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
216
SECTION 7.08.
Duties of the Credit Risk Manager.
217
SECTION 7.09.
Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
217
SECTION 7.10.
Removal of the Credit Risk Manager.
218
     
ARTICLE VIII DEFAULT
219
SECTION 8.01.
Servicer Events of Default.
219
SECTION 8.02.
Master Servicer to Act; Appointment of Successor.
224
SECTION 8.03.
Notification to Certificateholders.
225
SECTION 8.04.
Waiver of Servicer Events of Default.
226
     
ARTICLE IX CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
227
SECTION 9.01.
Duties of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
227
SECTION 9.02.
Certain Matters Affecting Trustee and Securities Administrator.
228
SECTION 9.03.
Trustee and Securities Administrator not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
231
SECTION 9.04.
Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.
231
SECTION 9.05.
Fees and Expenses of Trustee, Custodian and Securities Administrator.
231
SECTION 9.06.
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator.
232
SECTION 9.07.
Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
233
SECTION 9.08.
Successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
234
SECTION 9.09.
Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
235
SECTION 9.10.
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
235
 
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SECTION 9.11.
Appointment of Office or Agency.
236
SECTION 9.12.
Representations and Warranties.
236
     
ARTICLE X TERMINATION
238
SECTION 10.01.
Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.
238
SECTION 10.02.
Additional Termination Requirements.
241
     
ARTICLE XI REMIC PROVISIONS
243
SECTION 11.01.
REMIC Administration.
243
SECTION 11.02.
Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
245
SECTION 11.03.
Indemnification.
246
     
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
247
SECTION 12.01.
Amendment.
247
SECTION 12.02.
Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
248
SECTION 12.03.
Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
249
SECTION 12.04.
Governing Law.
249
SECTION 12.05.
Notices.
249
SECTION 12.06.
Severability of Provisions.
250
SECTION 12.07.
Notice to Rating Agencies.
250
SECTION 12.08.
Article and Section References.
251
SECTION 12.09.
Grant of Security Interest.
251
SECTION 12.10.
Survival of Indemnification.
252
SECTION 12.11.
Intention of the Parties and Interpretation.
252
SECTION 12.12.
Indemnification.
253

iv


Exhibits
 
Exhibit A-1
Form of Class A Certificate
Exhibit A-2
Form of Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificate
Exhibit A-3
Form of Class M-[10][11] Certificate
Exhibit A-4
Form of Class CE Certificate
Exhibit A-5
Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit A-6
Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit B-1
Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of the Class M-10 Certificates, Class M-11 Certificates, Class P Certificates, Class CE Certificates and Residual Certificates Pursuant to Rule 144A Under the Securities Act
Exhibit B-2
Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of the Class M-10 Certificates, Class M-11 Certificates, Class P Certificates, Class CE Certificates and Residual Certificates Pursuant to Rule 501(a) Under the Securities Act
Exhibit B-3
Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of Transferor Affidavit in Connection with Transfer of Residual Certificates
Exhibit C
Form of Back-Up Certification
Exhibit D
Form of Power of Attorney
Exhibit E
Servicing Criteria
Exhibit F
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit G
Form 10-D, Form 8-K and Form 10-K Reporting Responsibility
Exhibit H
Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit I
Swap Agreement
Exhibit J
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
   
Schedule 1
Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule 2
Prepayment Charge Schedule
Schedule 3
Reserved
Schedule 4
Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting and Realized Losses and Gains
Schedule 5
Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
Schedule 6
Data Requirements of Servicing Advances Incurred Prior to Cut-off Date

 
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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective as of November 1, 2006, among ACE SECURITIES CORP., as Depositor, COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, as a Servicer, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Master Servicer and Securities Administrator and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee.
 
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
 
The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates to be issued hereunder in multiple classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest of the Trust Fund created hereunder. The Trust Fund will consist of a segregated pool of assets comprised of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement.
 
REMIC I
 
As provided herein, the Securities Administrator will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement (other than the Reserve Fund and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Supplemental Interest Trust and the Swap Agreement) as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC I”. The Class R-I Interest will be the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.
 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IA
 
Variable(2)
   
$                                0.10
 
December 2036
 
IA-1-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,281,484.45
 
December 2036
 
IA-1-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,281,484.45
 
December 2036
 
IA-2-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,942,669.22
 
December 2036
 
IA-2-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,942,669.22
 
December 2036
 
IA-3-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,595,570.25
 
December 2036
 
IA-3-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,595,570.25
 
December 2036
 
IA-4-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,235,044.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-4-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,235,044.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-5-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,855,845.80
 
December 2036
 
IA-5-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,855,845.80
 
December 2036
 
IA-6-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,452,684.72
 
December 2036
 
IA-6-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,452,684.72
 
December 2036
 
IA-7-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,020,233.34
 
December 2036
 
IA-7-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,020,233.34
 
December 2036
 
IA-8-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,552,140.84
 
December 2036
 
IA-8-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,552,140.84
 
December 2036
 
IA-9-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,033,838.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-9-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,033,838.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-10-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,174,108.68
 
December 2036
 
IA-10-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,174,108.68
 
December 2036
 

 


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IA-11-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,845,052.28
 
December 2036
 
IA-11-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,845,052.28
 
December 2036
 
IA-12-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,523,731.53
 
December 2036
 
IA-12-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,523,731.53
 
December 2036
 
IA-13-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,215,630.39
 
December 2036
 
IA-13-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,215,630.39
 
December 2036
 
IA-14-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,920,202.30
 
December 2036
 
IA-14-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,920,202.30
 
December 2036
 
IA-15-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,636,924.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-15-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,636,924.42
 
December 2036
 
IA-16-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,365,294.77
 
December 2036
 
IA-16-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,365,294.77
 
December 2036
 
IA-17-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,104,831.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-17-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,104,831.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-18-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,855,075.50
 
December 2036
 
IA-18-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,855,075.50
 
December 2036
 
IA-19-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,638,602.07
 
December 2036
 
IA-19-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,638,602.07
 
December 2036
 
IA-20-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,533,528.65
 
December 2036
 
IA-20-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,533,528.65
 
December 2036
 
IA-21-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,556,766.58
 
December 2036
 
IA-21-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,556,766.58
 
December 2036
 
IA-22-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                15,983,603.78
 
December 2036
 
IA-22-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                15,983,603.78
 
December 2036
 
IA-23-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                13,434,717.57
 
December 2036
 
IA-23-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                13,434,717.57
 
December 2036
 
IA-24-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                11,186,031.64
 
December 2036
 
IA-24-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                11,186,031.64
 
December 2036
 
IA-25-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,937,094.66
 
December 2036
 
IA-25-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,937,094.66
 
December 2036
 
IA-26-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,068,771.01
 
December 2036
 
IA-26-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,068,771.01
 
December 2036
 
IA-27-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,881,177.08
 
December 2036
 
IA-27-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,881,177.08
 
December 2036
 
IA-28-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,753,634.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-28-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,753,634.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-29-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,630,638.28
 
December 2036
 
IA-29-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,630,638.28
 
December 2036
 
IA-30-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,514,639.17
 
December 2036
 
IA-30-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,514,639.17
 
December 2036
 
IA-31-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,403,876.22
 
December 2036
 
IA-31-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,403,876.22
 
December 2036
 
IA-32-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,298,090.54
 
December 2036
 
IA-32-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,298,090.54
 
December 2036
 
IA-33-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,197,045.10
 
December 2036
 
IA-33-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,197,045.10
 
December 2036
 
 
 
2


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IA-34-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,100,447.86
 
December 2036
 
IA-34-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,100,447.86
 
December 2036
 
IA-35-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,008,106.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-35-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,008,106.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-36-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,920,082.89
 
December 2036
 
IA-36-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,920,082.89
 
December 2036
 
IA-37-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,836,002.08
 
December 2036
 
IA-37-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,836,002.08
 
December 2036
 
IA-38-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,755,680.43
 
December 2036
 
IA-38-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,755,680.43
 
December 2036
 
IA-39-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,678,943.82
 
December 2036
 
IA-39-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,678,943.82
 
December 2036
 
IA-40-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,605,611.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-40-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,605,611.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-41-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,535,545.75
 
December 2036
 
IA-41-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,535,545.75
 
December 2036
 
IA-42-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,468,631.46
 
December 2036
 
IA-42-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,468,631.46
 
December 2036
 
IA-43-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,404,695.92
 
December 2036
 
IA-43-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,404,695.92
 
December 2036
 
IA-44-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,343,603.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-44-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,343,603.88
 
December 2036
 
IA-45-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,285,225.82
 
December 2036
 
IA-45-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,285,225.82
 
December 2036
 
IA-46-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,229,437.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-46-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,229,437.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-47-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,176,123.92
 
December 2036
 
IA-47-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,176,123.92
 
December 2036
 
IA-48-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,125,175.00
 
December 2036
 
IA-48-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,125,175.00
 
December 2036
 
IA-49-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,076,481.81
 
December 2036
 
IA-49-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,076,481.81
 
December 2036
 
IA-50-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,029,942.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-50-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,029,942.24
 
December 2036
 
IA-51-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     985,459.21
 
December 2036
 
IA-51-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     985,459.21
 
December 2036
 
IA-52-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     942,940.38
 
December 2036
 
IA-52-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     942,940.38
 
December 2036
 
IA-53-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     902,296.58
 
December 2036
 
IA-53-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     902,296.58
 
December 2036
 
IA-54-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     863,444.21
 
December 2036
 
IA-54-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     863,444.21
 
December 2036
 
IA-55-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     826,302.01
 
December 2036
 
IA-55-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     826,302.01
 
December 2036
 
IA-56-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     790,800.00
 
December 2036
 
IA-56-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     790,800.00
 
December 2036
 
 
3


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IA-57-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     756,862.49
 
December 2036
 
IA-57-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     756,862.49
 
December 2036
 
IA-58-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     725,167.07
 
December 2036
 
IA-58-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     725,167.07
 
December 2036
 
IA-59-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     694,281.49
 
December 2036
 
IA-59-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     694,281.49
 
December 2036
 
IA-60-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                15,875,624.79
 
December 2036
 
IA-60-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                15,875,624.79
 
December 2036
 
IB
 
Variable(2)
   
$                                  .08
 
December 2036
 
IB-1-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,478,803.65
 
December 2036
 
IB-1-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,478,803.65
 
December 2036
 
IB-2-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,978,256.63
 
December 2036
 
IB-2-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,978,256.63
 
December 2036
 
IB-3-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,471,452.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-3-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,471,452.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-4-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,954,505.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-4-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,954,505.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-5-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,423,452.90
 
December 2036
 
IB-5-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,423,452.90
 
December 2036
 
IB-6-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,874,299.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-6-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,874,299.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-7-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,303,020.71
 
December 2036
 
IB-7-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,303,020.71
 
December 2036
 
IB-8-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,704,818.82
 
December 2036
 
IB-8-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,704,818.82
 
December 2036
 
IB-9-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,068,688.81
 
December 2036
 
IB-9-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,068,688.81
 
December 2036
 
IB-10-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,174,647.70
 
December 2036
 
IB-10-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,174,647.70
 
December 2036
 
IB-11-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,926,081.47
 
December 2036
 
IB-11-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,926,081.47
 
December 2036
 
IB-12-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,683,358.68
 
December 2036
 
IB-12-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,683,358.68
 
December 2036
 
IB-13-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,450,621.87
 
December 2036
 
IB-13-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,450,621.87
 
December 2036
 
IB-14-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,227,458.17
 
December 2036
 
IB-14-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,227,458.17
 
December 2036
 
IB-15-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,013,472.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-15-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,013,472.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-16-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,808,286.04
 
December 2036
 
IB-16-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,808,286.04
 
December 2036
 
IB-17-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,611,534.73
 
December 2036
 
IB-17-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,611,534.73
 
December 2036
 
IB-18-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,422,871.02
 
December 2036
 
IB-18-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,422,871.02
 
December 2036
 
IB-19-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,259,348.95
 
December 2036
 
 
4


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IB-19-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,259,348.95
 
December 2036
 
IB-20-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,179,977.45
 
December 2036
 
IB-20-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,179,977.45
 
December 2036
 
IB-21-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,463,704.01
 
December 2036
 
IB-21-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,463,704.01
 
December 2036
 
IB-22-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                12,073,869.59
 
December 2036
 
IB-22-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                12,073,869.59
 
December 2036
 
IB-23-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                10,148,464.02
 
December 2036
 
IB-23-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                10,148,464.02
 
December 2036
 
IB-24-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,449,827.03
 
December 2036
 
IB-24-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,449,827.03
 
December 2036
 
IB-25-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,995,609.45
 
December 2036
 
IB-25-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,995,609.45
 
December 2036
 
IB-26-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,318,121.84
 
December 2036
 
IB-26-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,318,121.84
 
December 2036
 
IB-27-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,176,415.08
 
December 2036
 
IB-27-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,176,415.08
 
December 2036
 
IB-28-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,080,070.86
 
December 2036
 
IB-28-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,080,070.86
 
December 2036
 
IB-29-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,987,160.34
 
December 2036
 
IB-29-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,987,160.34
 
December 2036
 
IB-30-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,899,535.66
 
December 2036
 
IB-30-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,899,535.66
 
December 2036
 
IB-31-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,815,866.33
 
December 2036
 
IB-31-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,815,866.33
 
December 2036
 
IB-32-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,735,956.79
 
December 2036
 
IB-32-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,735,956.79
 
December 2036
 
IB-33-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,659,627.98
 
December 2036
 
IB-33-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,659,627.98
 
December 2036
 
IB-34-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,586,659.30
 
December 2036
 
IB-34-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,586,659.30
 
December 2036
 
IB-35-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,516,905.76
 
December 2036
 
IB-35-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,516,905.76
 
December 2036
 
IB-36-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,450,413.23
 
December 2036
 
IB-36-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,450,413.23
 
December 2036
 
IB-37-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,386,899.35
 
December 2036
 
IB-37-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,386,899.35
 
December 2036
 
IB-38-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,326,225.10
 
December 2036
 
IB-38-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,326,225.10
 
December 2036
 
IB-39-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,268,258.96
 
December 2036
 
IB-39-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,268,258.96
 
December 2036
 
IB-40-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,212,864.19
 
December 2036
 
IB-40-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,212,864.19
 
December 2036
 
IB-41-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,159,937.36
 
December 2036
 
IB-41-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,159,937.36
 
December 2036
 
IB-42-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,109,390.91
 
December 2036
 
 
5


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
IB-42-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,109,390.91
 
December 2036
 
IB-43-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,061,094.58
 
December 2036
 
IB-43-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,061,094.58
 
December 2036
 
IB-44-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,014,946.21
 
December 2036
 
IB-44-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,014,946.21
 
December 2036
 
IB-45-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     970,847.95
 
December 2036
 
IB-45-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     970,847.95
 
December 2036
 
IB-46-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     928,705.76
 
December 2036
 
IB-46-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     928,705.76
 
December 2036
 
IB-47-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     888,433.36
 
December 2036
 
IB-47-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     888,433.36
 
December 2036
 
IB-48-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     849,947.01
 
December 2036
 
IB-48-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     849,947.01
 
December 2036
 
IB-49-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     813,164.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-49-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     813,164.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-50-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     778,009.04
 
December 2036
 
IB-50-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     778,009.04
 
December 2036
 
IB-51-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     744,406.97
 
December 2036
 
IB-51-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     744,406.97
 
December 2036
 
IB-52-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     712,288.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-52-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     712,288.62
 
December 2036
 
IB-53-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     681,586.67
 
December 2036
 
IB-53-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     681,586.67
 
December 2036
 
IB-54-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     652,237.94
 
December 2036
 
IB-54-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     652,237.94
 
December 2036
 
IB-55-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     624,181.06
 
December 2036
 
IB-55-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     624,181.06
 
December 2036
 
IB-56-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     597,363.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-56-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     597,363.16
 
December 2036
 
IB-57-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     571,727.07
 
December 2036
 
IB-57-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     571,727.07
 
December 2036
 
IB-58-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     547,784.64
 
December 2036
 
IB-58-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     547,784.64
 
December 2036
 
IB-59-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     524,453.95
 
December 2036
 
IB-59-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     524,453.95
 
December 2036
 
IB-60-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                11,992,303.24
 
December 2036
 
IB-60-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                11,992,303.24
 
December 2036
 
II
 
Variable(2)
   
$                                  .13
 
December 2036
 
II-1-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,992,980.40
 
December 2036
 
II-1-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,992,980.40
 
December 2036
 
II-2-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,797,524.15
 
December 2036
 
II-2-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  4,797,524.15
 
December 2036
 
II-3-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,591,988.08
 
December 2036
 
II-3-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  5,591,988.08
 
December 2036
 
II-4-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,370,113.92
 
December 2036
 
II-4-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,370,113.92
 
December 2036
 
 
6


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
II-5-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,125,518.30
 
December 2036
 
II-5-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,125,518.30
 
December 2036
 
II-6-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,851,764.65
 
December 2036
 
II-6-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,851,764.65
 
December 2036
 
II-7-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,542,369.94
 
December 2036
 
II-7-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,542,369.94
 
December 2036
 
II-8-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,189,606.35
 
December 2036
 
II-8-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,189,606.35
 
December 2036
 
II-9-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,775,746.26
 
December 2036
 
II-9-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,775,746.26
 
December 2036
 
II-10-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,946,430.12
 
December 2036
 
II-10-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,946,430.12
 
December 2036
 
II-11-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,546,027.25
 
December 2036
 
II-11-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,546,027.25
 
December 2036
 
II-12-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,155,037.29
 
December 2036
 
II-12-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,155,037.29
 
December 2036
 
II-13-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,780,133.24
 
December 2036
 
II-13-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,780,133.24
 
December 2036
 
II-14-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,420,650.03
 
December 2036
 
II-14-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,420,650.03
 
December 2036
 
II-15-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,075,951.46
 
December 2036
 
II-15-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  8,075,951.46
 
December 2036
 
II-16-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,745,426.69
 
December 2036
 
II-16-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,745,426.69
 
December 2036
 
II-17-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,428,489.88
 
December 2036
 
II-17-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,428,489.88
 
December 2036
 
II-18-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,124,580.98
 
December 2036
 
II-18-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  7,124,580.98
 
December 2036
 
II-19-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,861,171.48
 
December 2036
 
II-19-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,861,171.48
 
December 2036
 
II-20-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,733,315.90
 
December 2036
 
II-20-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  6,733,315.90
 
December 2036
 
II-21-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                10,412,056.42
 
December 2036
 
II-21-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                10,412,056.42
 
December 2036
 
II-22-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                19,449,190.63
 
December 2036
 
II-22-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                19,449,190.63
 
December 2036
 
II-23-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                16,347,651.41
 
December 2036
 
II-23-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                16,347,651.41
 
December 2036
 
II-24-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                13,611,402.33
 
December 2036
 
II-24-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                13,611,402.33
 
December 2036
 
II-25-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,658,026.39
 
December 2036
 
II-25-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  9,658,026.39
 
December 2036
 
II-26-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,734,146.14
 
December 2036
 
II-26-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,734,146.14
 
December 2036
 
II-27-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,505,877.84
 
December 2036
 
II-27-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,505,877.84
 
December 2036
 
 
7


 
Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
II-28-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,350,681.76
 
December 2036
 
II-28-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,350,681.76
 
December 2036
 
II-29-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,201,016.87
 
December 2036
 
II-29-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,201,016.87
 
December 2036
 
II-30-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,059,866.67
 
December 2036
 
II-30-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  3,059,866.67
 
December 2036
 
II-31-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,925,087.95
 
December 2036
 
II-31-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,925,087.95
 
December 2036
 
II-32-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,796,365.67
 
December 2036
 
II-32-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,796,365.67
 
December 2036
 
II-33-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,673,411.42
 
December 2036
 
II-33-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,673,411.42
 
December 2036
 
II-34-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,555,869.84
 
December 2036
 
II-34-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,555,869.84
 
December 2036
 
II-35-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,443,507.36
 
December 2036
 
II-35-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,443,507.36
 
December 2036
 
II-36-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,336,397.88
 
December 2036
 
II-36-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,336,397.88
 
December 2036
 
II-37-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,234,086.57
 
December 2036
 
II-37-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,234,086.57
 
December 2036
 
II-38-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,136,349.47
 
December 2036
 
II-38-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,136,349.47
 
December 2036
 
II-39-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,042,974.72
 
December 2036
 
II-39-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  2,042,974.72
 
December 2036
 
II-40-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,953,742.07
 
December 2036
 
II-40-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,953,742.07
 
December 2036
 
II-41-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,868,484.89
 
December 2036
 
II-41-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,868,484.89
 
December 2036
 
II-42-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,787,062.14
 
December 2036
 
II-42-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,787,062.14
 
December 2036
 
II-43-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,709,264.01
 
December 2036
 
II-43-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,709,264.01
 
December 2036
 
II-44-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,634,925.91
 
December 2036
 
II-44-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,634,925.91
 
December 2036
 
II-45-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,563,890.24
 
December 2036
 
II-45-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,563,890.24
 
December 2036
 
II-46-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,496,005.50
 
December 2036
 
II-46-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,496,005.50
 
December 2036
 
II-47-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,431,132.72
 
December 2036
 
II-47-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,431,132.72
 
December 2036
 
II-48-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,369,136.99
 
December 2036
 
II-48-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,369,136.99
 
December 2036
 
II-49-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,309,886.07
 
December 2036
 
II-49-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,309,886.07
 
December 2036
 
II-50-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,253,255.72
 
December 2036
 
II-50-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,253,255.72
 
December 2036
 
 
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Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
 
II-51-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,199,127.82
 
December 2036
 
II-51-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,199,127.82
 
December 2036
 
II-52-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,147,390.00
 
December 2036
 
II-52-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,147,390.00
 
December 2036
 
II-53-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,097,933.76
 
December 2036
 
II-53-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,097,933.76
 
December 2036
 
II-54-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,050,657.36
 
December 2036
 
II-54-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,050,657.36
 
December 2036
 
II-55-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,005,461.94
 
December 2036
 
II-55-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                  1,005,461.94
 
December 2036
 
II-56-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     962,262.34
 
December 2036
 
II-56-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     962,262.34
 
December 2036
 
II-57-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     920,966.45
 
December 2036
 
II-57-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     920,966.45
 
December 2036
 
II-58-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     882,398.79
 
December 2036
 
II-58-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     882,398.79
 
December 2036
 
II-59-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     844,816.55
 
December 2036
 
II-59-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                     844,816.55
 
December 2036
 
II-60-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$                19,317,799.48
 
December 2036
 
II-60-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$                19,317,799.48
 
December 2036
 
__________________
(1)
For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each REMIC I Regular Interest.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with the definition of “REMIC I Remittance Rate” herein.


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REMIC II
 
As provided herein, the Securities Administrator will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC II.” The Class R-II Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC II Remittance Rate, the initial aggregate Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests. None of the REMIC II Regular Interests will be certificated.

Designation
 
REMIC II 
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date (1)
AA
 
Variable(2)
 
$              735,682,142.38
 
December 2036
A-1A
 
Variable(2)
 
$                  2,055,930.00
 
December 2036
A-1B
 
Variable(2)
 
$                  1,553,030.00
 
December 2036
A-2A
 
Variable(2)
 
$                  1,190,075.00
 
December 2036
A-2B
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     473,395.00
 
December 2036
A-2C
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     390,785.00
 
December 2036
A-2D
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     447,445.00
 
December 2036
M-1
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     247,730.00
 
December 2036
M-2
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     225,210.00
 
December 2036
M-3
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     135,125.00
 
December 2036
M-4
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     123,865.00
 
December 2036
M-5
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     120,110.00
 
December 2036
M-6
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     108,850.00
 
December 2036
M-7
 
Variable(2)
 
$                     105,095.00
 
December 2036
M-8
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       60,055.00
 
December 2036
M-9
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       67,565.00
 
December 2036
M-10
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       37,535.00
 
December 2036
M-11
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       71,315.00
 
December 2036
ZZ
 
Variable(2)
 
$                  7,600,806.27
 
December 2036
P
 
Variable(2)
 
$                            100.00
 
December 2036
IO
 
Variable(2)
 
                         (3)
 
December 2036
IA-SUB
 
Variable(2)
 
$                         9,395.70
 
December 2036
IA-GRP
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       50,514.30
 
December 2036
IB-SUB
 
Variable(2)
 
$                         7,097.44
 
December 2036
IB-GRP
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       38,158.04
 
December 2036
II-SUB
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       11,432.88
 
December 2036
II-GRP
 
Variable(2)
 
$                       61,466.88
 
December 2036
XX
 
Variable(2)
 
$              750,517,998.41
 
December 2036
___________________________
 
(1)
For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each REMIC II Regular Interest.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with the definition of “REMIC II Remittance Rate” herein.
(3)
REMIC II Regular Interest IO will not have an Uncertificated Balance, but will accrue interest on its Uncertificated Notional Amount.
(4)
REMIC II Regular Interest P will be entitled to 100% of the Prepayment Charges.
 
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REMIC III
 
As provided herein, the Securities Administrator will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC III.” The Class R-III Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for the indicated Classes of Certificates.
 
Designation
 
Pass-Through Rate
 
Initial Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date (1)
Class A-1A
 
Variable(2)
 
$              411,186,000.00
 
December 2036
Class A-1B
 
Variable(2)
 
$              310,606,000.00
 
December 2036
Class A-2A
 
Variable(2)
 
$              238,015,000.00
 
December 2036
Class A-2B
 
Variable(2)
 
$                94,679,000.00
 
December 2036
Class A-2C
 
Variable(2)
 
$                78,157,000.00
 
December 2036
Class A-2D
 
Variable(2)
 
$                89,489,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-1
 
Variable(2)  
 
$                49,546,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-2
 
Variable(2)
 
$                45,042,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-3
 
Variable(2)
 
$                27,025,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-4
 
Variable(2)
 
$                24,773,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-5
 
Variable(2)
 
$                24,022,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-6
 
Variable(2)
 
$                21,770,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-7 
 
Variable(2)
 
$                21,019,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-8 
 
Variable(2)
 
$                12,011,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-9 
 
Variable(2)
 
$                13,513,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-10
 
Variable(2)
 
$                  7,507,000.00
 
December 2036
Class M-11
 
Variable(2)
 
$                14,263,000.00
 
December 2036
Class P 
 
N/A(3)
 
$                            100.00
 
December 2036
Class CE
 
N/A(4)
 
$                18,769,127.31
 
December 2036
Class IO Interest 
 
N/A(5)
 
(5)
 
December 2036
_________________
 
(1)
For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates.
(2)
Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Pass-Through Rate” herein.
(3)
The Class P Certificates will not accrue interest. The Class P Certificates will entitled to 100% of Prepayment Charges.
(4)
The Class CE Certificates will accrue interest at their variable Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates outstanding from time to time which shall equal the Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest P). The Class CE Certificates will not accrue interest on their Certificate Principal Balance.
(5)
The Class IO Interest will not have a Pass-Through Rate or a Certificate Principal Balance, but will be entitled to 100% of amounts distributed on REMIC II Regular Interest IO.
 
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The Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date, after deducting all Monthly Payments due on or before the Cut-off Date, of $1,501,392,227.31. As of the Cut-off Date, the Group IA Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $505,142,993.85, the Group IB Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $381,580,444.40 and the Group II Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $614,668,789.06.
 
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, Countrywide, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee agree as follows:
 
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ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.
 
Whenever used in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in the Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
 
“Accepted Master Servicing Practices”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage master servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the extent applicable to the Master Servicer or (y) as provided in Section 3.01 hereof, but in no event below the standard set forth in clause (x) above.
 
“Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.01.
 
“Account”: The Collection Accounts and the Distribution Account, as the context may require.
 
“Accrued Certificate Interest”: With respect to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or Class CE Certificate and each Distribution Date, interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate for such Distribution Date on the Certificate Principal Balance, in the case of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, or on the Notional Amount in the case of the Class CE Certificates of such Certificate immediately prior to such Distribution Date. The Class P Certificates are not entitled to distributions in respect of interest and, accordingly, will not accrue interest. All distributions of interest on the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period. All distributions of interest on the Class CE Certificates will be based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or Class CE Certificate shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof, if any, of the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.22 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement or pursuant to corresponding provisions of the Servicing Agreement and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date. In addition, Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion allocable to such Class CE Certificate of Realized Losses, if any, pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section 5.04 hereof.
 
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“Additional Disclosure Notification”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a)(ii).
 
“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”: Either has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a)(i) of this Agreement or with respect to a Servicer, shall be limited to the information set forth in Section 3.19(f)(iii) of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”: Either has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(d)(i) of this Agreement or with respect to a Servicer, shall be limited to the information set forth in Section 3.19(f)(ii) of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Additional Servicer”: Means each affiliate of a Servicer that Services any of the Mortgage Loans and each Person who is not an affiliate of such Servicer. For clarification purposes, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are Additional Servicers.
 
“Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan”: Each of the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is subject to adjustment.
 
“Adjustment Date”: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan changes pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date as to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
“Administration Fees: The sum of (i) the Servicing Fees, (ii) the Master Servicing Fee and (iii) the Credit Risk Management Fee.
 
“Administration Fee Rate”: The sum of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate, (ii) the Master Servicing Fee Rate and (iii) the Credit Risk Management Fee Rate.
 
“Advance Facility”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).
 
“Advance Financing Person”: As defined in Section 3.25(a).
 
“Advance Reimbursement Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.25(b).
 
“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.
 
“Aggregate Loss Severity Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred on any Mortgage Loans from the Cut-off Date to the last day of the preceding calendar month and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loans immediately prior to the liquidation of such Mortgage Loans.
 
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“Agreement”: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules hereto and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
 
“Allocated Realized Loss Amount”: With respect to any Class of Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of any Realized Loss allocated to that Class of Certificates on the Distribution Date and any Allocated Realized Loss Amount for that Class remaining unpaid from the previous Distribution Date.
 
“Amounts Held for Future Distribution”: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount held by in the related Collection Account at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date on account of (i) all Monthly Payments or portions thereof received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the related Due Period and (ii) Principal Prepayments and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period.
 
“Ancillary Income”: All income derived from the Mortgage Loans, other than Servicing Fees and Prepayment Charges, including but not limited to, late charges, fees received with respect to checks or bank drafts returned by the related bank for non-sufficient funds, assumption fees, optional insurance administrative fees and all other incidental fees and charges.
 
“Annual Statement of Compliance”: As defined in Section 3.17.
 
“Assignment”: An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale and assignment of the Mortgage, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same county, if permitted by law.
 
“Assignment Agreement”: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, the Depositor and New Century evidencing the assignment of the New Century Servicing Agreement to the Depositor.
 
“Authorized Officers”: A managing director of the whole loan trading desk and a managing director in global markets.
 
“Available Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the Collection Accounts and Distribution Account as of the close of business on the Servicer Remittance Date, (b) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account by the Servicers or the Master Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.22 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement or pursuant the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, (c) the aggregate of any P&I Advances for such Distribution Date made by the Servicers pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement or pursuant the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and (d) the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by a successor Servicer (including the Master Servicer) for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement reduced (to an amount not less than zero) by (2) the portion of the amount described in clause (1)(a) above that represents (i) Amounts Held for Future Distribution, (ii) Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans received after the related Prepayment Period (together with any interest payments received with such Principal Prepayments to the extent they represent the payment of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans during a period subsequent to the related Prepayment Period), (iii) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the related Prepayment Period, (iv) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Depositor, the Servicers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Custodian pursuant to Section 3.09 or 9.05 of this Agreement or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (v) the Credit Risk Management Fee, (vi) amounts deposited in the Collection Accounts or the Distribution Account in error, (vii) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by a Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the related Mortgage Loans and (viii) amounts reimbursable to a successor Servicer (including the Master Servicer) pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement.
 
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“Back-up Certification”: As defined in Section 3.19(a) of this Agreement.
 
“Balloon Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that provides for the payment of the unamortized principal balance of such Mortgage Loan in a single payment, that is substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment at the maturity of such Mortgage Loan.
 
“Balloon Payment”: A payment of the unamortized principal balance of a Mortgage Loan in a single payment, that is substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payment at the maturity of such Mortgage Loan.
 
“Bankruptcy Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11 of the United States Code), as amended.
 
“Book-Entry Certificates”: The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates for so long as the Certificates of such Class shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee.
 
“Book-Entry Custodian”: The custodian appointed pursuant to Section 6.01.
 
“Business Day”: Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking or savings and loan institutions in the States of New York, California, Maryland, Minnesota or Texas or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
 
“Cash-Out Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which are more than a nominal amount in excess of the principal balance of any existing first mortgage plus any subordinate mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs.
 
“Certificate”: Any one of ACE Securities Corp., Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC3, Class A-1A, Class A-1B, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C, Class A-2D, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10, Class M-11, Class P, Class CE and Class R Certificates issued under this Agreement.
 
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“Certificate Factor”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates) as of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal carried to six places, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance (or Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any distributions of principal and allocations of Realized Losses resulting in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance (or Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates to be made on such Distribution Date), and the denominator of which is the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance (or Notional Amount, in the case of the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date.
 
“Certificate Margin”: With respect to the Class A-1A Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, 0.130% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.260%in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class A-1B Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, 0.130% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.260% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class A-2A Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, 0.050% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.100% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class A-2B Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, 0.110% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.220% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class A-2C Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, 0.160% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.320% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class A-2D Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, 0.200% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.400% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-1 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, 0.240% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.360% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, 0.280% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.420% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
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With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, 0.330% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.495% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-4 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, 0.380% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.570% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-5 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, 0.400% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.600% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-6 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, 0.470% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.705% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-7 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, 0.850% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 1.275% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-8 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, 1.300% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 1.800% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-9 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, 2.400% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 2.900% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-10 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, 2.500% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.000% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-11 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, 2.500% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.000% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
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“Certificateholder” or “Holder”: The Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that a Disqualified Organization or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of a Residual Certificate for any purposes hereof, and solely for the purposes of giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the name of or beneficially owned by the Depositor, the Sponsor, a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or any Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as otherwise provided in Section 12.01 of this Agreement. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may conclusively rely upon a certificate of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or a Servicer in determining whether a Certificate is held by an Affiliate thereof. All references herein to “Holders” or “Certificateholders” shall reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and participating members thereof, except as otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall be required to recognize as a “Holder” or “Certificateholder” only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register.
 
“Certificate Owner”: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as agent.
 
“Certificate Principal Balance”: With respect to each Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or Class P Certificate as of any date of determination, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate on the Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate (other than a Class P Certificate) pursuant to Section 5.04 of this Agreement, minus (i) all distributions allocable to principal made thereon and (ii) Realized Losses allocated thereto, if any, on such immediately prior Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to and including the first Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). With respect to each Class CE Certificate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate times the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class P Certificates then outstanding. The aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Regular Certificates is set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“Certificate Register”: The register maintained pursuant to Section 6.02 of this Agreement.
 
“Certification Parties”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19 and Section 4.18 of this Agreement.
 
“Certifying Person”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19 and Section 4.18 of this Agreement.
 
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“Class”: Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class designation.
 
“Class A Certificate”: Any Class A-1A, Class A-1B, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C or Class A-2D Certificate.
 
“Class A Principal Distribution Amount”: The Class A Principal Distribution Amount is an amount equal to the sum of: (i) the Class A-1A Principal Distribution Amount, the Class A-1B Principal Distribution Amount and (ii) the Class A-2 Principal Distribution Amount.
 
“Class A-1A Allocation Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the Group IA Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
“Class A-1A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-1A Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class A-1A Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 62.80% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class A-1B Allocation Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the Group IB Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
“Class A-1B Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-1B Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class A-1B Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1B Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 62.80% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class A-2 Allocation Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the Group II Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
“Class A-2 Certificate”: Any Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C or Class A-2D Certificate.
 
“Class A-2 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 62.80% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class A-2A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-2A Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class A-2B Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-2B Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class A-2C Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-2C Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
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“Class A-2D Certificate”: Any one of the Class A-2D Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class CE Certificate”: Any one of the Class CE Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) beneficial ownership of the Reserve Fund and (iii) beneficial ownership of the Supplemental Interest Trust.
 
“Class IO Distribution Amount”: As defined in Section 5.07(e) hereof. For purposes of clarity, the Class IO Distribution Amount for any Distribution Date shall equal the amount payable to the Supplemental Interest Trust on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount payable on the Class IO Interest on such Distribution Date, all as further provided in Section 5.07(e) hereof.
 
“Class IO Interest”: An uncertificated interest in the Trust Fund held by the Trustee, evidencing a REMIC Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
 
“Class M-1 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-1 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date and (ii) aggregate the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 79.00% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class M-2 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-2 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-3 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-3 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-4 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-4 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 82.30% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class M-5 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-5 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 85.50% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class M-6 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-6 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 88.40% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class M-7 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-7 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
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“Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 91.20% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class M-8 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-8 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 92.80% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class M-9 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-9 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date). (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 94.60% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class M-10 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-10 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-10 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date). (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 95.60% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Class M-11 Certificate”: Any one of the Class M-11 Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount and (iii) the obligation to pay any Class IO Distribution Amount.
 
“Class M-11 Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date on or after the Stepdown Date and on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date). (vi) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (vii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (viii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ix) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-10 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-11 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 97.50% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus the product of (i) 0.50% and (ii) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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“Class P Certificate”: Any one of the Class P Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
 
“Class R Certificates”: Any one of the Class R Certificates executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-6, and evidencing the Class R-I Interest, the Class R-II Interest and the Class R-III Interest.
 
“Class R-I Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in REMIC I.
 
“Class R-II Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in REMIC II.
 
“Class R-III Interest”: The uncertificated residual interest in REMIC III.
 
“Closing Date”: November 30, 2006.
 
“Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time.
 
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“Collection Account”: The separate account or accounts created and maintained, or caused to be created and maintained, by a Servicer pursuant to Section 3.08(a) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, in each case for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Collection Account established by Countrywide which shall be entitled “Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as the Servicer for HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates”. The Collection Account established by New Century shall be in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement. The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.
 
“Commission”: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
“Controlling Person”: Means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who “controls” such Person within the meaning of the Securities Act.
 
“Corporate Trust Office”: The principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business in connection with this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument is located at (i) with respect to the Trustee, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, Attention: CLTA Structured Finance/ACE Securities Corp., 2006-NC3, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer and (ii) with respect to the Securities Administrator, (A) for purposes of Certificate transfers and surrender, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, Attention: Corporate Trust (ACE 2006-NC3), and (B) for all other purposes, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, P.O. Box 98, Columbia, Maryland 21046, Attention: Corporate Trust (ACE 2006-NC3) (or for overnight deliveries, at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust (ACE 2006-NC3)), or at such other address as the Securities Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Trustee.
 
“Corresponding Certificate”: With respect to each REMIC II Regular Interest, as follows:
 
REMIC II Regular Interest
 
Class
REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A
 
A-1A
REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B
 
A-1B
REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A
 
A-2A
REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B
 
A-2B
REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C
 
A-2C
REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D
 
A-2D
REMIC II Regular Interest M-1
 
M-1
REMIC II Regular Interest M-2
 
M-2
REMIC II Regular Interest M-3
 
M-3
REMIC II Regular Interest M-4
 
M-4
REMIC II Regular Interest M-5
 
M-5
REMIC II Regular Interest M-6
 
M-6
REMIC II Regular Interest M-7
 
M-7
REMIC II Regular Interest M-8
 
M-8
REMIC II Regular Interest M-9
 
M-9
REMIC II Regular Interest M-10
 
M-10
REMIC II Regular Interest M-11
 
M-11
REMIC II Regular Interest P
 
P
 
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“Countrywide”: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP or any successor thereto appointed hereunder in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
 
“Countrywide Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans being serviced by Countrywide pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (which shall include the New Century Mortgage Loans on and after the Servicing Transfer Date).
 
“Credit Enhancement Percentage”: For any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, calculated after taking into account distributions of principal on the Mortgage Loans and distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date.
 
“Credit Risk Management Agreements”: The agreements between the Credit Risk Manager and each Servicer and/or Master Servicer, each regarding the loss mitigation and advisory services to be provided by the Credit Risk Manager.
 
“Credit Risk Management Fee”: The amount payable to the Credit Risk Manager on each Distribution Date as compensation for all services rendered by it in the exercise and performance of any and all powers and duties of the Credit Risk Manager under the Credit Risk Management Agreements, which amount shall equal one twelfth of the product of (i) the Credit Risk Management Fee Rate multiplied by (ii) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any related REO Properties as of the first day of the related Due Period.
 
“Credit Risk Management Fee Rate”: 0.0135% per annum.
 
“Credit Risk Manager”: Clayton Fixed Income Services Inc. (formerly known as The Murrayhill Company), a Colorado corporation, and its successors and assigns.
 
“Custodial Agreement”: The Custodial Agreement dated as of November 1, 2006, among the Trustee, DBNTC and the Servicers, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, or any other custodial agreement entered into after the date hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement.
 
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“Custodian”: DBNTC or any other custodian appointed under any custodial agreement entered into after the date of this Agreement.
 
“Cut-off Date”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, November 1, 2006. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, their respective dates of substitution. References herein to the “Cut-off Date,” when used with respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the respective Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage Loans.
 
“DBNTC”: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking association, or its successor in interest.
 
“DBRS”: Dominion Bond Rating Service, or any successor in interest.
 
“Debt Service Reduction”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation.
 
“Deficient Valuation”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
 
“Definitive Certificates”: As defined in Section 6.01(b) of this Agreement.
 
“Deleted Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
 
“Delinquency Percentage”: As of the last day of the related Due Period, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans that, as of the last day of the previous calendar month, are sixty (60) or more days delinquent, are in foreclosure, have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by reason of bankruptcy, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as of the last day of the previous calendar month.
 
“Depositor”: ACE Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, or its successor in interest.
 
“Depository”: The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is Cede & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
 
“Depository Institution”: Any depository institution or trust company, including the Trustee, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, such holding company has unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations) that are rated at least A-1+ by S&P, F-1+ by Fitch and P-1 by Moody’s(or, if such Rating Agencies are no longer rating the Offered Certificates, comparable ratings by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency then rating the Offered Certificates).
 
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“Depository Participant”: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
 
“Determination Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the 18th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day. The Determination Date for purposes of Article X hereof shall mean the 15th day of the month or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day following such 15th day.
 
“Directly Operate”: With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or operation of such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use of such REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I other than through an Independent Contractor; provided, however, that a Servicers, on behalf of the Trustee, shall not be considered to Directly Operate an REO Property solely because such Servicer establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews leases, deals with taxes and insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs or capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property.
 
“Disqualified Organization”: Any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an “electing large partnership” and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause any Trust REMIC or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person. The terms “United States,” “State” and “international organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.
 
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“Distribution Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 3.08(b) of this Agreement in the name of the Securities Administrator for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated “Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in trust for registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3”. Funds in the Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement. The Distribution Account must be an Eligible Account.
 
“Distribution Date”: The 25th day of any month, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day, commencing in October 2006.
 
“Due Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan during the related Due Period, exclusive of any days of grace.
 
“Due Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
“Eligible Account”: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a Depository Institution, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC, (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with a federal depository institution or state chartered depository institution acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) an account or accounts acceptable to each Rating Agency as confirmed and approved in writing by each Rating Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
 
“ERISA”: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
“Estate in Real Property”: A fee simple estate in a parcel of land.
 
“Excess Liquidation Proceeds”: To the extent that such amount is not required by law to be paid to the related Mortgagor, the amount, if any, by which Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a liquidated Mortgage Loan exceed the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and accrued but unpaid interest at the related Net Mortgage Rate through the last day of the month in which the related Liquidation Event occurs, plus (ii) related liquidation expenses or other amounts to which the related Servicer is entitled to be reimbursed from Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such liquidated Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Exchange Act”: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
 
“Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense”: Any amounts payable or reimbursable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian or any director, officer, employee or agent of any such Person from the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and any amounts payable from the Distribution Account in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 11.01(g)(v) of this Agreement.
 
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“Fannie Mae”: Fannie Mae, formerly known as the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.
 
“FDIC”: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
 
“Final Recovery Determination”: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the originator, the Sponsor or the Master Servicer pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.13(c) or Section 10.01 of this Agreement), a determination made by the related Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which such Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered, which determination shall be evidenced by a certificate of a Servicing Officer of the related Servicer delivered to the Master Servicer and maintained in its records.
 
“Fitch”: Fitch Ratings or any successor in interest.
 
“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”: Either has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement or with respect to the Servicer, shall be limited to the information set forth in Section 3.19(f)(i) and 3.19(g) of this Agreement as set forth in the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Freddie Mac”: Freddie Mac, formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
“Gross Margin”: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note used to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
 
“Group IA Allocation Percentage”: The aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans divided by the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans, Group IB Mortgage Loans and Group II Mortgage Loans.
 
“Group IA Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date that represents interest received or advanced on the Group IA Mortgage Loans (net of the Administration Fees and any Prepayment Charges and after taking into account amounts payable or reimbursable to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Securities Administrator, the Credit Risk Manager, the Master Servicer or the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or the Custodial Agreement with respect to the Group IA Mortgage Loans).
 
“Group IA Mortgage Loans”: Those Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Group IA Mortgage Loans.
 
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“Group IA Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the principal portion of all Monthly Payments on the Group IA Mortgage Loans due during the related Due Period, whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination Date; (ii) the principal portion of all proceeds received in respect of the repurchase of a Group IA Mortgage Loan or, in the case of a substitution, certain amounts representing a principal adjustment, during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c) and Section 10.01 of this Agreement; (iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections, including Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and all Principal Prepayments in full and in part, received during the related Prepayment Period, to the extent applied as recoveries of principal on the Group IA Mortgage Loans, net in each case of payments or reimbursements to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Credit Risk Manager, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicers and (iv) the Class A-1A Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date minus (v) the Class A-1A Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
“Group IA Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of Group IA Principal Distribution Amount.
 
“Group IB Allocation Percentage”: The aggregate principal balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans divided by the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans, Group IB Mortgage Loans and Group II Mortgage Loans.
 
“Group IB Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date is that portion of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date that represents interest received or advanced on the Group IB Mortgage Loans (net of the Administration Fees and any Prepayment Charges and after taking into account amounts payable or reimbursable to the Trustee, the Custodians, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicers or the Credit Risk Manager pursuant to this Agreement or the Custodial Agreements with respect to the Group IB Mortgage Loans).
 
“Group IB Mortgage Loans”: Those Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Group IB Mortgage Loans.
 
“Group IB Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date the sum of (i) the principal portion of all Monthly Payments on the Group IB Mortgage Loans due during the related Due Period, whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination Date; (ii) the principal portion of all proceeds received in respect of the repurchase of a Group IB Mortgage Loan or, in the case of a substitution, certain amounts representing a principal adjustment, during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c) and Section 10.01 of this Agreement; (iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections, including Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and all Principal Prepayments in full and in part, received during the related Prepayment Period, to the extent applied as recoveries of principal on the Group IB Mortgage Loans, net in each case of payments or reimbursements to the Trustee, the Custodians, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicers or the Credit Risk Manager and (iv) the Class A-1B Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date minus (v) the Class A-1B Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
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“Group IB Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of Group IB Principal Distribution Amount.
 
“Group II Allocation Percentage”: The aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans divided by the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans, Group IB Mortgage Loans and Group II Mortgage Loans.
 
“Group II Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date that represents interest received or advanced on the Group II Mortgage Loans (net of the Administration Fees and any Prepayment Charges and after taking into account amounts payable or reimbursable to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Securities Administrator, the Credit Risk Manager, the Master Servicer or the Servicers pursuant to this Agreement or the Custodial Agreement with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans).
 
“Group II Mortgage Loans”: Those Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as Group II Mortgage Loans.
 
“Group II Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the principal portion of all Monthly Payments on the Group II Mortgage Loans due during the related Due Period, whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination Date; (ii) the principal portion of all proceeds received in respect of the repurchase of a Group II Mortgage Loan or, in the case of a substitution, certain amounts representing a principal adjustment, during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c) and Section 10.01 of this Agreement; (iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections, including Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and all Principal Prepayments in full and in part, received during the related Prepayment Period, to the extent applied as recoveries of principal on the Group II Mortgage Loans, net in each case of payments or reimbursements to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Credit Risk Manager, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicers and (iv) the Class A-2 Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date minus (v) the Class A-2 Allocation Percentage of the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
“Group II Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of Group II Principal Distribution Amount.
 
“Independent”: When used with respect to any accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the meaning of Rule 2-01(B) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the originator and their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the originator or any Affiliate thereof, (c) is not connected with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the originator or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions and (d) is not a member of the immediate family of a Person defined on clause (b) or (c) above.
 
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“Independent Contractor”: Either (i) any Person (other than a Servicer) that would be an “independent contractor” with respect to REMIC I within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC I were a real estate investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth in that section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as REMIC I does not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the relationship between such Person and REMIC I is at arm’s length, all within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person (including any Servicer) if the Trustee has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the taking of any action in respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail to qualify as Rents from Real Property.
 
“Index”: As of any Adjustment Date, the index applicable to the determination of the Mortgage Rate on each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan will generally be the average of the interbank offered rates for six-month United States dollar deposits in the London market as published in The Wall Street Journal and as most recently available either (a) as of the first Business Day forty-five (45) days prior to such Adjustment Date or (b) as of the first Business Day of the month preceding the month of such Adjustment Date, as specified in the related Mortgage Note.
 
“Institutional Accredited Investor”: As defined in Section 6.01(c).
 
“Insurance Proceeds”: Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or other insurance policy, covering a Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor or a senior lienholder in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage.
 
“Interest Accrual Period”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, the period commencing on the Distribution Date of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date, commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on the day preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class CE Certificates and the REMIC I Regular Interests, the one-month period ending on the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
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“Interest Carry Forward Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate, the sum of (i) the amount, if any, by which (a) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Class as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date exceeded (b) the actual amount distributed on such Class in respect of interest on such immediately preceding Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Interest Carry Forward Amount for such Class remaining unpaid from the previous Distribution Date, plus accrued interest on such sum calculated at the related Pass-Through Rate for the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period.
 
“Interest Determination Date”: With respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, REMIC I Regular Interests and REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest P) and any Interest Accrual Period therefor, the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
 
“Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Class A Certificates, any Mezzanine Certificates and any Class CE Certificates, the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest on the Certificates of such Class for such Distribution Date.
 
“Interest Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of: (i) the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount, (ii) the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount and (iii) the Group II Interest Remittance Amount.
 
“Last Scheduled Distribution Date”: The Distribution Date in December 2036, which is the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date.
 
“Late Collections”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Period, all amounts received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately following such Due Period with respect to such Mortgage Loan, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal and/or interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously recovered.
 
“Liquidation Event”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c) or Section 10.01 of this Agreement. With respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property or (ii) such REO Property is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement.
 
“Liquidation Proceeds”: The amount (other than Insurance Proceeds, amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition, or required to be released to a Mortgagor or a senior lienholder in accordance with applicable law or the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents) received by a Servicer in connection with (i) the taking of all or a part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation (other than amounts required to be released to the Mortgagor or a senior lienholder), (ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through a trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, (iii) the repurchase, substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c), Section 3.21 or Section 10.01 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement or (iv) any Subsequent Recoveries.
 
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“Loan-to-Value Ratio”: As of any date of determination, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which is the Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
 
“London Business Day”: Any day on which banks in the Cities of London and New York are open and conducting transactions in United States dollars.
 
“Loss Severity Percentage”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of Realized Losses incurred on a Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the liquidation of such Mortgage Loan.
 
“Marker Rate”: With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the REMIC II Remittance Rate for each of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, with the rate on each such REMIC II Regular Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ) subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) the related One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for the Corresponding Certificate for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date and with the rate on REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ subject to a cap of zero for the purpose of this calculation; provided however, each such cap for each REMIC II Regular Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ) shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 30.
 
“Master Servicer”: As of the Closing Date, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and thereafter, its respective successors in interest who meet the qualifications of this Agreement. The Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall at all times be the same Person or an Affiliate.
 
“Master Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section 8.01(b) of this Agreement.
 
“Master Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of the Master Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date in the preceding calendar month.
 
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“Master Servicing Fee Rate”: 0.00% per annum.
 
“Maximum ZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the REMIC II Remittance Rate applicable to REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ for such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ minus the REMIC II Overcollateralization Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated Interest on REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 for such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC II Regular Interest subject to a cap equal to the lesser of (i) the related One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for the Corresponding Certificate for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date; provided however, each such cap for each REMIC II Regular Interest shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period and the denominator of which is 30.
 
“Maximum Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage Rate thereunder.
 
“MERS”: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
 
“MERS® System”: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.
 
“Mezzanine Certificate”: Any Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 or Class M-11 Certificate.
 
“MIN”: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.
 
“Minimum Mortgage Rate”: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage Rate thereunder.
 
“MOM Loan”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.
 
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“Monthly Payment”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note, determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act or similar state or local laws; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by the related Servicer pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; and (c) on the assumption that all other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
 
“Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor in interest.
 
“Mortgage”: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien on, or first or second priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Note.
 
“Mortgage File”: The Mortgage Loan Documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan.
 
“Mortgage Loan”: Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the Trustee and the Mortgage Loan Documents for which have been delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement and pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as held from time to time as a part of the Trust Fund, the Mortgage Loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
“Mortgage Loan Documents”: The documents evidencing or relating to each Mortgage Loan delivered to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement on behalf of the Trustee.
 
“Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement”: Shall mean the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006, between the Depositor and the Sponsor a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
 
“Mortgage Loan Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I on such date, separately identifying the Group IA Mortgage Loans, Group IB Mortgage Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The Depositor shall deliver or cause the delivery of the initial Mortgage Loan Schedule to the related Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Trustee on the Closing Date. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:
 
(i) the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
 
(ii) the Mortgagor’s first and last name;
 
(iii) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the state and zip code;
 
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(iv) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied;
 
(v) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property;
 
(vi) the original months to maturity;
 
(vii) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule;
 
(viii) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
 
(ix) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date;
 
(x) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan;
 
(xi) the stated maturity date;
 
(xii) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination;
 
(xiii) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date;
 
(xiv) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
 
(xv) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(xvi) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date;
 
(xvii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date;
 
(xviii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin;
 
(xix) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out refinancing);
 
(xx) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note;
 
(xxi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note;
 
(xxii) the Mortgage Rate at origination;
 
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(xxiii) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap;
 
(xxiv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following the Cut-off Date;
 
(xxv) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Index;
 
(xxvi) 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, such Due Date;
 
(xxvii) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a fixed rate Mortgage Loan;
 
(xxviii)  a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, stated or limited);
 
(xxix) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a primary insurance policy or lender paid mortgage insurance policy and the name of the insurer and, if applicable, the rate payable in connection therewith;
 
(xxx) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property;
 
(xxxi) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable;
 
(xxxii) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge, the term of such Prepayment Charge and the amount of such Prepayment Charge;
 
(xxxiii) the product type (e.g., 2/28, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, etc.);
 
(xxxiv) the Mortgagor’s debt to income ratio;
 
(xxxv) the FICO score at origination;
 
(xxxvi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan registered on MERS, the MIN;
 
(xxxvii) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is secured by a first or second lien;
 
(xxxviii) the related Servicer; and
 
(xxxix) the Custodian.
 
The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan, determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date herein.
 
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“Mortgage Note”: The original executed note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
 
“Mortgage 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, which rate with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan (A) as of any date of determination until the first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date shall be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date and (B) as of any date of determination thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted on the most recent Adjustment Date equal to the sum, rounded to the nearest 0.125% as provided in the Mortgage Note, of the Index, as most recently available as of a date prior to the Adjustment Date as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, plus the related Gross Margin; provided that the Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan on any Adjustment Date shall never be more than the lesser of (i) the sum of the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to the Adjustment Date plus the related Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and (ii) the related Maximum Mortgage Rate, and shall never be less than the greater of (i) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to the Adjustment Date less the Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and (ii) the related Minimum Mortgage Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that becomes an REO Property, as of any date of determination, the annual rate determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence as of the date such Mortgage Loan became an REO Property.
 
“Mortgaged Property”: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan, including any REO Property, consisting of an Estate in Real Property improved by a Residential Dwelling.
 
“Mortgagor”: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
 
“Net Monthly Excess Cashflow”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) the excess of (x) the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date over (y) the sum for such Distribution Date of (A) the aggregate Senior Interest Distribution Amounts payable to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, (B) the aggregate Interest Distribution Amounts payable to the holders of the Mezzanine Certificates, (C) the Principal Remittance Amount and (D) any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment (not caused by the occurrence of a Swap Provider Trigger Event) owed to the Swap Provider.
 
“Net Mortgage Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Administration Fee Rate.
 
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“Net Swap Payment”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the net payment required to be made pursuant to the terms of the Swap Agreement by either the Swap Provider or the Securities Administrator from the Supplemental Interest Trust, which net payment shall not take into account any Swap Termination Payment.
 
“Net WAC Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to the Class A-1A Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the product of (i) twelve and (ii) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the amount of interest which accrued on the Group IA Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period minus the fees payable to the Servicers, the Master Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager with respect to the Group IA Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and the Group IA Allocation Percentage of any Net Swap Payment payable to the Swap Provider and Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap Provider which was not caused by the occurrence of a Swap Provider Trigger Event, in each case for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or as of the Cut-off Date with respect to the first Distribution Date). For federal income tax purposes, such rate shall be a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the weighted average of the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest I-GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
With respect to the Class A-1B Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the product of (i) twelve and (ii) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the amount of interest which accrued on the Group IB Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period minus the fees payable to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager with respect to the Group IB Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and the Group IB Allocation Percentage of any Net Swap Payment payable to the Swap Provider and Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap Provider which was not caused by the occurrence of a Swap Provider Trigger Event (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust), in each case for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or as of the Cut-off Date with respect to the first Distribution Date) after giving effect to principal prepayments received during the related Prepayment Period which were distributed on the immediately preceding Distribution Date. For federal income tax purposes, such rate shall be expressed as the weighted average of (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
With respect to the Class A-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the product of (i) twelve and (ii) a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the amount of interest which accrued on the Group II Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period minus the fees payable to the Servicers, the Master Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and the Group II Allocation Percentage of any Net Swap Payment payable to the Swap Provider and Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap Provider which was not caused by the occurrence of a Swap Provider Trigger Event, in each case for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the immediately preceding Due Period (or as of the Cut-off Date with respect to the first Distribution Date). For federal income tax purposes, such rate shall be a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the weighted average of the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
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With respect to the Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date a rate per annum equal to the weighted average (weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from the Scheduled Principal Balance of each loan group, the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Class A Certificates), of (i) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for the Class A-1A Certificates, (ii) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for the Class A-1B Certificates and (iii) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for the Class A-2 Certificates. For federal income tax purposes, such rate shall be a rate per annum (adjusted for the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period) equal to the weighted average of the REMIC II Remittance Rates on (a) REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP, (b) REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP and (c) REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB, subject to a cap and a floor equal to the REMIC II Remittance Rate on REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
“Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount”: With respect to any Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate and any Distribution Date on which the Pass-Through Rate is limited to the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the excess of (x) the amount of interest such Class would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date if the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate would not have been applicable to such Class on such Distribution Date over (y) the amount of interest paid to such Class on such Distribution Date at the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate plus (ii) the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the previous Distribution Date not previously distributed to such Class together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Class for the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period without taking into account the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate.
 
“New Century”: New Century Mortgage Corporation, and any successor thereto appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Servicing Agreement in connection with the servicing of the New Century Mortgage Loans.
 
“New Century Mortgage Loans”: The Mortgage Loans being serviced by New Century from the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the Servicing Transfer Date.
 
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“New Lease”: Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf of REMIC I, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if REMIC I has the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.
 
“Nonrecoverable P&I Advance”: Any P&I Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the related Servicer or a successor to the Servicer (including the Master Servicer) will not or, in the case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
 
“Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance”: Any Servicing Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the related Servicer or a successor to the Servicer will not or, in the case of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
 
“Non-United States Person”: Any Person other than a United States Person.
 
“Notional Amount”: With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest P) for such Distribution Date. As of the Closing Date, the Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates is equal to $1,501,392,227.31.
 
“Offered Certificates”: The Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class M-9 Certificates, collectively.
 
“Officer’s Certificate”: With respect to any Person, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a vice president (however denominated), or by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of such Person (or, in the case of a Person that is not a corporation, signed by a person or persons having like responsibilities.
 
“One-Month LIBOR”: With respect to the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest P) and any Interest Accrual Period therefor, the rate determined by the Securities Administrator on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar deposits, as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date; provided that if such rate does not appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for one-month U.S. dollar deposits, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. In such event, the Securities Administrator will request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If on such Interest Determination Date, two or more Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16). If on such Interest Determination Date, fewer than two Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) LIBOR as determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve Interest Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under the priorities described above, LIBOR for an Interest Determination Date would be based on LIBOR for the previous Interest Determination Date for the third consecutive Interest Determination Date, the Securities Administrator shall select an alternative comparable index (over which the Securities Administrator has no control), used for determining one-month Eurodollar lending rates that is calculated and published (or otherwise made available) by an independent party. The establishment of One-Month LIBOR by the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator’s subsequent calculation of the One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rates for the relevant Interest Accrual Period, shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final and binding.
 
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“One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to the Class A-1A Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class A-1B Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class A-2A Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class A-2B Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class A-2C Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class A-2D Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-1 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
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With respect to the Class M-4 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-5 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-6 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-7 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-8 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-9 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-10 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
With respect to the Class M-11 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus the related Certificate Margin.
 
“Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, a Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, acceptable to the Trustee, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any REMIC as a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions must be an opinion of Independent counsel.
 
“Optional Termination Date”: The Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund as of the last day of the related Due Period has been reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties immediately following such Distribution Date over (b) the sum of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class P Certificates as of such Distribution Date (after taking into account the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date).
 
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“Overcollateralization Increase Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow actually applied as an accelerated payment of principal to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal to the extent the Required Overcollateralization Amount exceeds the Overcollateralization Amount.
 
“Overcollateralization Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the amount by which the Overcollateralization Amount exceeds the Required Overcollateralization Amount and (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount; provided however that on any Distribution Date on which a Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall equal zero.
 
“Ownership Interest”: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.
 
“P&I Advance”: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made by a Servicer in respect of any Determination Date pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement, an Advance Financing Person pursuant to Section 3.25 of this Agreement or in respect of any Distribution Date by a successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, (which advances shall not include principal or interest shortfalls due to bankruptcy proceedings or application of the Relief Act or similar state or local laws).
 
“Pass-Through Rate”: With respect to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) the related One-Month LIBOR Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date and (ii) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
 
With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate per annum equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amounts calculated pursuant to clauses (i) through (xx) below, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ. For purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rate for the Class CE Certificates, the numerator is equal to the sum of the following components:
 
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(i) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest AA minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest AA;
 
(ii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A;
 
(iii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B;
 
(iv) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A;
 
(v) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B;
 
(vi) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C;
 
(vii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D;
 
(viii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-1;
 
(ix) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-2;
 
(x) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-3;
 
(xi) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-4;
 
(xii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-5 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-5;
 
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(xiii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-6 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-6;
 
(xiv) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-7 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-7;
 
(xv) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-8 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-8;
 
(xvi) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-9 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-9;
 
(xvii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-10;
 
(xviii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-11;
 
(xix) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ; and
 
(xx) 100% of the interest on REMIC II Regular Interest P.
 
The Class IO Interest shall not have a Pass-Through Rate, but current interest for the Class IO Interest and each Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to 100% of the amounts distributable to REMIC II Regular Interest IO for such Distribution Date.
 
“PCAOB”: Means the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
“Percentage Interest”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates), the undivided percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance represented by such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of all of the Certificates of such Class. The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class P Certificates are issuable only in Percentage Interests corresponding to initial Certificate Principal Balances of $20 and integral multiples thereof. The Class CE Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Notional Balances of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof; provided, however, that a single Certificate of each such Class of Certificates may be issued having a Percentage Interest corresponding to the remainder of the aggregate initial Notional Balance of such Class or to an otherwise authorized denomination for such Class plus such remainder. With respect to any Residual Certificate, the undivided percentage ownership in such Class evidenced by such Certificate, as set forth on the face of such Certificate. The Residual Certificates are issuable in Percentage Interests of 20% and integral multiples of 5% in excess thereof.
 
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“Periodic Rate Cap”: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
 
“Permitted Investments”: Any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued by the Depositor, the Servicers, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or any of their respective Affiliates:
 
(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
 
(ii) (A) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances issued by or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company (including the Trustee or its agent acting in their respective commercial capacities) incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state authorities, so long as, at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment, such depository institution or trust company (or, if the only Rating Agency is S&P, in the case of the principal depository institution in a depository institution holding company, debt obligations of the depository institution holding company) or its ultimate parent has a short-term uninsured debt rating in the highest available rating category of Moody’s, Fitch and S&P and provided that each such investment has an original maturity of no more than 365 days; and provided further that, if the only Rating Agency is S&P and if the depository or trust company is a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company and the debt obligations of such subsidiary are not separately rated, the applicable rating shall be that of the bank holding company; and, provided further that, if the original maturity of such short-term obligations of a domestic branch of a foreign depository institution or trust company shall exceed 30 days, the short-term rating of such institution shall be A-1+ in the case of S&P if S&P is the Rating Agency; and (B) any other demand or time deposit or deposit which is fully insured by the FDIC;
 
(iii) repurchase obligations with a term not to exceed 30 days with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) rated A-1+ or higher by S&P, F-1 or higher by Fitch and P-1 or higher by Moody’s, provided, however, that collateral transferred pursuant to such repurchase obligation must be of the type described in clause (i) above and must (A) be valued daily at current market prices plus accrued interest, (B) pursuant to such valuation, be equal, at all times, to 105% of the cash transferred by a party in exchange for such collateral and (C) be delivered to such party or, if such party is supplying the collateral, an agent for such party, in such a manner as to accomplish perfection of a security interest in the collateral by possession of certificated securities;
 
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(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment;
 
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such investment;
 
(vi) units of money market funds that have been rated “AAA” by Fitch (if rated by Fitch), “AAA” by S&P or “Aaa” by Moody’s including any such money market fund managed or advised by the Master Servicer, the Trustee or any of their Affiliates; and
 
(vii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest initial rating of the Class A Certificates;
 
provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
 
“Permitted Transferee”: Any Transferee of a Residual Certificate other than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.
 
“Person”: Any individual, limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
“Plan”: Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement plans and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Keogh plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested, that are subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
 
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“Prepayment Assumption”: A prepayment rate for (a) the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans of 100% PPC, which represents (i) a per annum prepayment rate of 5% of the then outstanding principal balance of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans in the first month of the life of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, (ii) an additional 2% per annum in each month thereafter through the eleventh month, (iii) building to a constant prepayment rate of 27% per annum beginning in the twelfth month and remaining constant until the twenty-third month, (iv) increasing to and remaining constant at a prepayment rate of 60% per annum beginning in the twenty-fourth month until the twenty-seventh month and (v) decreasing and remaining constant at a prepayment rate of 30% per annum from the twenty-eighth month and thereafter; provided, however, the prepayment rate will not exceed 85% per annum in any period for any percentage of PPC; and (b) the fixed-rate Mortgage Loans of 100% PPC, which represents (i) a per annum prepayment rate of 4% of the then outstanding principal balance of the fixed rate Mortgage Loans in the first month of the life of such Mortgage Loans, (ii) an additional 1.72727% per annum in each month thereafter through the eleventh month and (iii) a constant prepayment rate of 23% per annum beginning in the twelfth month and in each month thereafter during the life of the fixed rate Mortgage Loans; provided, however, the prepayment rate will not exceed 85% per annum in any period for any percentage of PPC. The Prepayment Assumption is used solely for determining the accrual of original issue discount on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes.
 
“Prepayment Charge”: With respect to any Principal Prepayment, any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
 
“Prepayment Charge Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans providing for a Prepayment Charge included in the Trust Fund on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 2 (including the prepayment charge summary attached thereto). The Depositor shall deliver or cause the delivery of the Prepayment Charge Schedule to the related Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee on the Closing Date. The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall set forth the following information with respect to each Prepayment Charge:
 
(i) the Mortgage Loan identifying number;
 
(ii) a code indicating the type of Prepayment Charge;
 
(iii) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the related Mortgage Loan;
 
(iv) the term of the related Prepayment Charge;
 
(v) the original Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan; and
 
(vi) the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date.
 
“Prepayment Interest Excess”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to interest (to the extent received) at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last date through which interest is collected from the related Mortgagor. The related Servicer may withdraw such Prepayment Interest Excess from the related Collection Account in accordance with Section 3.09(a)(x) of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.
 
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“Prepayment Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each such Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the related Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs that was applied by the related Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan on a date preceding the Due Date in the succeeding Prepayment Period, an amount equal to interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the date on which the prepayment is applied and ending on the last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date. The obligations of the related Servicer and the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set forth in the Servicing Agreement or in Section 3.22 and Section 4.19, respectively of this Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Prepayment Period”: For any Distribution Date, the period beginning on the 16th day of the month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs (or with respect to the first Prepayment Period, the period commencing on the Cut-off Date) and ending on the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
“Principal Prepayment”: Any voluntary payment of principal made by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount of scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
 
“Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the sum of the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount, Group IB Principal Distribution Amount and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount.
 
“Principal Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date is the sum of the Group IA Principal Remittance Amount, Group IB Principal Remittance Amount and the Group II Principal Remittance Amount.
 
“Purchase Price”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to be purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13(c) or Section 10.01 of this Agreement, and as confirmed by a certification of a Servicing Officer of the related Servicer to the Trustee, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the date of purchase (or such other price as provided in Section 10.01 of this Agreement), (ii) in the case of (x) a Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or a P&I Advance by the related Servicer, which payment or P&I Advance had as of the date of purchase been distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement, through the end of the calendar month in which the purchase is to be effected and (y) an REO Property, the sum of (1) accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or a P&I Advance by the related Servicer through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such purchase is to be effected, net of the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and P&I Advances that as of the date of purchase had been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement, (iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances (including Nonrecoverable P&I Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) and any unpaid Servicing Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property and (iv) in the case of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03 of this Agreement, expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the related Servicer or the Trustee in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation and any costs and damages incurred by the Trust Fund and the Trustee in connection with any violation by any such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.
 
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“QIB”: As defined in Section 6.01(c).
 
“Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) if the mortgage loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) if the mortgage loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) if the mortgage loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross Margin equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) if the mortgage loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a next Adjustment Date not more than two months later than the next Adjustment Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (x) be secured by the same lien priority on the related Mortgaged Property as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xi) have a credit grade at least equal to the credit grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xii) be a “qualified mortgage” as defined in the REMIC Provisions and (xiii) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the terms described in clause (vii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (ix) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the credit grades described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in clause (xii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be.
 
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“Rate/Term Refinancing”: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not more than a nominal amount in excess of the existing first mortgage loan and any subordinate mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used exclusively (except for such nominal amount) to satisfy the then existing first mortgage loan and any subordinate mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay related closing costs.
 
“Rating Agency or Rating Agencies”: Moody’s, S&P or DBRS or their successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence, “Rating Agencies” shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Servicers.
 
“Realized Loss”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero), as reported by the related Servicer to the Master Servicer (in substantially the form of Schedule 4 hereto), equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) any amounts previously withdrawn from the related Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ix) and Section 3.13(b) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, minus (iv) the proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are payable therefrom to the related Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(iii) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv) any amounts previously withdrawn from the related Collection Account in respect of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ix) and Section 3.13(b) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, minus (v) the aggregate of all P&I Advances and Servicing Advances (in the case of Servicing Advances, without duplication of amounts netted out of the rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds described in clause (vi) below) made by the related Servicer in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan for which the related Servicer has been or, in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.21 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, out of rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property, minus (vi) the total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property that has been, or in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.21 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
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With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.
 
To the extent the related Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates on any Distribution Date.
 
“Record Date”: With respect to each Distribution Date and the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date for so long as such Certificates are Book-Entry Certificates. With respect to each Distribution Date and any other Class of Certificates, including any Definitive Certificates, the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
“Reference Banks”: Barclays Bank PLC, The Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank and National Westminster Bank PLC and their successors in interest; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Securities Administrator which are engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the International Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place of business in London, (ii) not controlling, under the control of or under common control with the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof and (iii) which have been designated as such by the Securities Administrator.
 
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“Refinanced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
 
“Regular Certificate”: Any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class CE Certificate or Class P Certificate.
 
“Regular Interest”: A “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.
 
“Regulation AB”: Means Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
 
“Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 6.01(c).
 
“Regulation S Permanent Global Certificate”: As defined in Section 6.01(c).
 
“Release Date”: The fortieth (40th) day after the later of (i) commencement of the offering of the Class M-10, Class M-11 or Class CE Certificates and (ii) the Closing Date.
 
“Relevant Servicing Criteria”: Means the Servicing Criteria applicable to the various parties, as set forth on Exhibit E attached hereto. For clarification purposes, multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant Servicing Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or a Servicer, the term “Relevant Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria applicable to such parties.
 
“Relief Act”: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or similar state or local laws.
 
“Relief Act Interest Shortfall”: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the application of the Relief Act.
 
“REMIC”: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
 
“REMIC I”: The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, with respect to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans and Prepayment Charges as from time to time are subject to this Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (ii) any REO Property, together with all collections thereon and proceeds thereof; (iii) the Trustee’s rights with respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof; (iv) the Depositor’s rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any security interest created thereby), and (v) the related Collection Accounts, the Distribution Account and any REO Account, and such assets that are deposited therein from time to time and any investments thereof, together with any and all income, proceeds and payments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, REMIC I specifically excludes (i) all payments and other collections of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date and all Prepayment Charges payable in connection with Principal Prepayments made before the Cut-off Date; (ii) the Reserve Fund and any amounts on deposit therein from time to time and any proceeds thereof; (iii) the Swap Agreement; and (iv) the Supplemental Interest Trust.
 
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“REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests”: REMIC I Regular Interest IA and REMIC I Regular Interest IA-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest IA-60-B as designated in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests”: REMIC I Regular Interest IB and REMIC I Regular Interest IB-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest IB-60-B as designated in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC I Group II Regular Interests”: REMIC I Regular Interest II and REMIC I Regular Interest II-1-A through REMIC II Regular Interest II-60-B as designated in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC I Regular Interest”: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
REMIC I Remittance Rate”: With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest IA, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IA Mortgage Loans. With respect to each REMIC I Group IA Regular Interest ending with the designation “A”, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IA Mortgage Loans multiplied by 2, subject to a maximum rate of 10.1000%. With respect to each REMIC I Group IA Regular Interest ending with the designation “B”, the greater of (x) a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 2 multiplied by the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IA Mortgage Loans over (ii) 10.1000% and (y) 0.00%. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest IB, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IB Mortgage Loans. With respect to each REMIC I Group IB Regular Interest ending with the designation “A”, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IB Mortgage Loans multiplied by 2, subject to a maximum rate of 10.1000%. With respect to each REMIC I Group IB Regular Interest ending with the designation “B”, the greater of (x) a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 2 multiplied by the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group IB Mortgage Loans over (ii) 10.1000% and (y) 0.00%. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest II, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans. With respect to each REMIC I Group II Regular Interest ending with the designation “A”, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans multiplied by 2, subject to a maximum rate of 10.1000%. With respect to each REMIC I Group II Regular Interest ending with the designation “B”, the greater of (x) a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) 2 multiplied by the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Group II Mortgage Loans over (ii) 10.1000% and (y) 0.00%.
 
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“REMIC II”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the REMIC II Regular Interests pursuant to Section 2.07, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.
 
“REMIC II Interest Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest AA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.
 
“REMIC II Marker Allocation Percentage”: 50% of any amount payable or loss attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ and REMIC II Regular Interest P.
 
“REMIC II Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any date of determination, (i) 0.50% of the aggregate Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest P) minus (ii) the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, in each case as of such date of determination.
 
“REMIC II Principal Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two times the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ.
 
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“REMIC II Regular Interest”: Any of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a “regular interest” in REMIC II. Each REMIC II Regular Interest shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The designations for the respective REMIC II Regular Interests are set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest AA”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest AA shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
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“REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest IO”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest IO shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time and shall not be entitled to distributions of principal.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-1”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-1 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-2”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-2 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-3”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
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“REMIC II Regular Interest M-4”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-5”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-5 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-6”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-6 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-7”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-7 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-8”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-8 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-9”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-9 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest M-10”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
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“REMIC II Regular Interest M-11”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest P”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest P shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest XX”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest XX shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
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“REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP”: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
 
“REMIC II Remittance Rate”: With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, REMIC II Regular Interest P, REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB and REMIC II Regular Interest XX, a per annum rate (but not less than zero) equal to the weighted average of: (w) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest IA, REMIC I Regular Interest IB and REMIC I Regular Interest II, the REMIC I Remittance Rate for each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date, (x) with respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation “B”, the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for such REMIC I Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of such REMIC I Regular Interests for each such Distribution Date and (y) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, for each Distribution Date listed below, the weighted average of the rates listed below for each such REMIC I Regular Interest listed below, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date:
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
1
IA-1-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
2
IA-2-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-2-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-2-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
3
IA-3-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-3-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-3-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A and IA-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A and IB-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A and II-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
4
IA-4-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-4-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-4-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
5
IA-5-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-5-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-5-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
6
IA-6-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-6-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-6-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
7
IA-7-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-7-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-7-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
IB-1-A through IB-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
8
IA-8-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-8-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-8-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
9
IA-9-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-9-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-9-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
10
IA-10-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-10-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-10-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
11
IA-11-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-11-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-11-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
12
IA-12-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-12-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-12-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
13
IA-13-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-13-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-13-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
14
IA-14-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-14-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-14-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
15
IA-15-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-15-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-15-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
16
IA-16-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-16-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-16-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
17
IA-17-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-17-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-17-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
18
IA-18-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-18-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-18-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
19
IA-19-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-19-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-19-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
70

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
20
IA-20-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-20-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-20-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
21
IA-21-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-21-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-21-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
22
IA-22-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-22-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-22-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
23
IA-23-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-23-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-23-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
24
IA-24-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-24-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-24-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
25
IA-25-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-25-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-25-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
71

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
26
IA-26-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-26-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-26-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
27
IA-27-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-27-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-27-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
28
IA-28-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-28-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-28-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
29
IA-29-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-29-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-29-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-28-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-28-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-28-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
30
IA-30-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-30-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-30-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
31
IA-31-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-31-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-31-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
72

 
 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
II-1-A through II-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
32
IA-32-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-32-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-32-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
33
IA-33-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-33-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-33-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
34
IA-34-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-34-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-34-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
35
IA-35-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-35-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-35-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
36
IA-36-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-36-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-36-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
37
IA-37-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-37-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-37-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
38
IA-38-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-38-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-38-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
73

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
39
IA-39-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-39-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-39-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
40
IA-40-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-40-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-40-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
41
IA-41-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-41-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-41-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
42
IA-42-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-42-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-42-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
43
IA-43-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-43-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-43-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
44
IA-44-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-44-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-44-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
74

 
 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
45
IA-45-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-45-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-45-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
46
IA-46-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-46-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-46-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
47
IA-47-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-47-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-47-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
48
IA-48-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-48-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-48-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
49
IA-49-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-49-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-49-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-48-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-48-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-48-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
50
IA-50-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-50-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-50-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
75

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
51
IA-51-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-51-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-51-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
52
IA-52-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-52-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-52-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
53
IA-53-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-53-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-53-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
54
IA-54-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-54-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-54-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
55
IA-55-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-55-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-55-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
56
IA-56-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-56-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-56-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
76

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
 
II-1-A through II-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
57
IA-57-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-57-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-57-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
58
IA-58-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-58-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-58-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
59
IA-59-A and IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-59-A and IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-59-A and II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
60
IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
 
II-1-A through II-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
thereafter
IA-1-A through IA-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate

With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP, a per annum rate (but not less than zero) equal to the weighted average of: (w) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest IA, the REMIC I Remittance Rate for such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date, (x) with respect to REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for such REMIC I Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date and (y) with respect to REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, for each Distribution Date listed below, the weighted average of the rates listed below for such REMIC I Regular Interests listed below, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date:
 
77

 

Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
1
IA-1-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
2
IA-2-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
3
IA-3-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A and IA-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
4
IA-4-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
5
IA-5-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
6
IA-6-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
7
IA-7-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
8
IA-8-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
9
IA-9-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
10
IA-10-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
11
IA-11-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
12
IA-12-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
13
IA-13-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
14
IA-14-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
15
IA-15-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
16
IA-16-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
78

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
17
IA-17-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
18
IA-18-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
19
IA-19-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
20
IA-20-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
21
IA-21-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
22
IA-22-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
23
IA-23-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
24
IA-24-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
25
IA-25-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
26
IA-26-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
27
IA-27-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
28
IA-28-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
29
IA-29-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-28-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
30
IA-30-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
31
IA-31-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
32
IA-32-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
79

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
33
IA-33-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
34
IA-34-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
35
IA-35-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
36
IA-36-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
37
IA-37-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
38
IA-38-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
39
IA-39-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
40
IA-40-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
41
IA-41-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
42
IA-42-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
43
IA-43-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
44
IA-44-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
45
IA-45-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
46
IA-46-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
47
IA-47-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
80

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
48
IA-48-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
49
IA-49-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-48-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
50
IA-50-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
51
IA-51-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
52
IA-52-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
53
IA-53-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
54
IA-54-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
55
IA-55-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
56
IA-56-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
57
IA-57-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
58
IA-58-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
59
IA-59-A through IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
60
IA-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IA-1-A through IA-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
thereafter
IA-1-A through IA-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate


With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP, a per annum rate (but not less than zero) equal to the weighted average of: (w) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest IB, the REMIC I Remittance Rate for such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date, (x) with respect to REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for such REMIC I Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date and (y) with respect to REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, for each Distribution Date listed below, the weighted average of the rates listed below for such REMIC I Regular Interests listed below, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date:
 
81

 

Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
1
IB-1-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
2
IB-2-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
3
IB-3-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A and IB-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
4
IB-4-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
5
IB-5-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
6
IB-6-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
7
IB-7-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
8
IB-8-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
9
IB-9-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
10
IB-10-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
11
IB-11-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
12
IB-12-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
13
IB-13-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
14
IB-14-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
82

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
15
IB-15-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
16
IB-16-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
17
IB-17-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
18
IB-18-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
19
IB-19-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
20
IB-20-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
21
IB-21-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
22
IB-22-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
23
IB-23-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
24
IB-24-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
25
IB-25-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
26
IB-26-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
27
IB-27-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
28
IB-28-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
29
IB-29-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-28-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
83

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
30
IB-30-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
31
IB-31-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
32
IB-32-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
33
IB-33-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
34
IB-34-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
35
IB-35-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
36
IB-36-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
37
IB-37-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
38
IB-38-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
39
IB-39-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
40
IB-40-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
41
IB-41-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
42
IB-42-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
43
IB-43-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
44
IB-44-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
84

 
Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
45
IB-45-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
46
IB-46-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
47
IB-47-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
48
IB-48-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
49
IB-49-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-48-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
50
IB-50-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
51
IB-51-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
52
IB-52-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
53
IB-53-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
54
IB-54-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
55
IB-55-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
56
IB-56-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
57
IB-57-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
58
IB-58-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
59
IB-59-A through IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
60
IB-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
IB-1-A through IB-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
thereafter
IB-1-A through IB-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP, a per annum rate (but not less than zero) equal to the weighted average of: (w) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest II, the REMIC I Remittance Rate for such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date, (x) with respect to REMIC I Group II Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for such REMIC I Regular Interests, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date and (y) with respect to REMIC I Group II Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, for each Distribution Date listed below, the weighted average of the rates listed below for such REMIC I Regular Interests listed below, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest for each such Distribution Date:

Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
1
II-1-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
2
II-2-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
3
II-3-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A and II-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
4
II-4-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
5
II-5-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
6
II-6-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
7
II-7-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
8
II-8-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
9
II-9-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
10
II-10-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
11
II-11-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
12
II-12-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
13
II-13-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
14
II-14-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
15
II-15-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
16
II-16-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
17
II-17-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
18
II-18-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
19
II-19-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
20
II-20-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
21
II-21-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
22
II-22-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
23
II-23-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
24
II-24-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
25
II-25-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
26
II-26-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
27
II-27-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
28
II-28-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
29
II-29-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-28-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
30
II-30-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
31
II-31-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
32
II-32-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
33
II-33-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
34
II-34-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
35
II-35-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
36
II-36-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
37
II-37-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
38
II-38-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
39
II-39-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
40
II-40-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
41
II-41-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
42
II-42-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
43
II-43-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
44
II-44-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
45
II-45-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
46
II-46-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
47
II-47-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
48
II-48-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
49
II-49-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-48-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
50
II-50-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
51
II-51-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
52
II-52-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
53
II-53-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
54
II-54-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
55
II-55-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-54-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
56
II-56-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-55-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
57
II-57-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-56-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
58
II-58-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-57-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
59
II-59-A through II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-58-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
60
II-60-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
II-1-A through II-59-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
thereafter
II-1-A through II-60-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate

 
With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest IO, and (i) the 1st Distribution Date through the 60th Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the weighted average of the REMIC I Remittance Rates for REMIC I Regular Interests including the designation “A”, over (y) 2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR and (ii) thereafter, 0.00%.
 
“REMIC II Sub WAC Allocation Percentage”: 50% of any amount payable or loss attributable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP and REMIC II Regular Interest XX.
 
“REMIC II Subordinated Balance Ratio”: The ratio among the Uncertificated Balances of each REMIC II Regular Interest ending with the designation “SUB,”, equal to the ratio between, with respect to each such REMIC II Regular Interest, the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans, the Group IB Mortgage Loans or Group II Mortgage Loans, as applicable over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance of related Class A Certificates.
 
“REMIC II Required Overcollateralization Amount”: 0.50% of the Required Overcollateralization Amount.
 
“REMIC III”: The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the REMIC II Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of the REMIC III Certificateholders pursuant to Section 2.07, and all amounts deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be made.
 
“REMIC III Certificate”: Any Regular Certificate or Class R Certificate.
 
“REMIC III Certificateholder”: The Holder of any REMIC III Certificate.
 
“REMIC Provisions”: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
 
“REMIC Regular Interest”: Any REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
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“REMIC Remittance Rate”: The REMIC I Remittance Rate or the REMIC II Remittance Rate.
 
“Remittance Report”: A report by the related Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03(a) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Rents from Real Property”: With respect to any REO Property, gross income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being included in the term “rents from real property.”
 
“REO Account”: The account or accounts maintained, or caused to be maintained, by the Servicers in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.21 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“REO Disposition”: The sale or other disposition of an REO Property on behalf of REMIC I.
 
“REO Imputed Interest”: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such calendar month.
 
“REO Principal Amortization”: With respect to any REO Property, for any calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of all amounts received in respect of such REO Property during such calendar month, whether in the form of rental income, sale proceeds (including, without limitation, that portion of the Termination Price paid in connection with a purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement that is allocable to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i) payable in respect of the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii) payable or reimbursable to the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.21(d) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, for unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, over (b) the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such REO Property for such calendar month.
 
“REO Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the related Servicer or its nominee on behalf of REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 3.21 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Reportable Event”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement.
 
“Required Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date (i) prior to the Stepdown Date, the product of (A) 1.25% and (B) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, (ii) on or after the Stepdown Date provided a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (x) 2.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (y) an amount equal to the product of (A) 0.50% and (B) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, and (iii) on or after the Stepdown Date and a Trigger Event is in effect, the Required Overcollateralization Amount for the immediately preceding Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after any Distribution Date following the reduction of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and Mezzanine Certificates to zero, the Required Overcollateralization Amount shall be zero.
 
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“Reserve Fund”: A fund created pursuant to Section 3.24 which shall be an asset of the Trust Fund but which shall not be an asset of any Trust REMIC.
 
“Reserve Interest Rate”: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, the rate per annum that the Securities Administrator determines to be either (i) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole multiple of 1/16%) of the one-month U.S. dollar lending rates which New York City banks selected by the Securities Administrator, after consultation with the Depositor, are quoting on the relevant Interest Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in the London interbank market or (ii) in the event that the Securities Administrator can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month U.S. dollar lending rate which New York City banks selected by the Securities Administrator are quoting on such Interest Determination Date to leading European banks.
 
“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 Fannie Mae eligible condominium project, (iv) a manufactured home or (v) a detached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a co-operative or mobile home.
 
“Residual Certificate”: Any one of the Class R Certificates.
 
“Residual Interest”: The sole class of “residual interests” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
 
“Responsible Officer”: When used with respect to the Trustee, any officer of the Trustee having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
 
“Rule 144A”: As defined in Section 6.01(c).
 
“S&P”: Standard and Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
 
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”: Means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff).
 
“Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”: A written certification signed by an officer of the Master Servicer that complies with (i) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended from time to time, and (ii) Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d), as in effect from time to time; provided that if, after the Closing Date (a) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is amended, (b) the Rules referred to in clause (ii) are modified or superceded by any subsequent statement, rule or regulation of the Commission or any statement of a division thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are published by the Commission from time to time pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which in any such case affects the form or substance of the required certification and results in the required certification being, in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer, materially more onerous that then form of the required certification as of the Closing Date, the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification shall be as agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Sponsor following a negotiation in good faith to determine how to comply with any such new requirements.
 
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“Scheduled Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of the Cut-off Date, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of such date, net of the principal portion of all unpaid Monthly Payments, if any, due on or before such date; (b) as of any Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on or before such Due Date but subsequent to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, (iii) the principal portion of all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, net of any portion thereof that represents principal due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) on a Due Date occurring on or before the date on which such proceeds were received and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation occurring before such Due Date, but only to the extent such Realized Loss represents a reduction in the portion of principal of such Mortgage Loan not yet due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) as of the date of such Deficient Valuation; and (c) as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any Due Date subsequent to the date of its acquisition on behalf of the Trust Fund up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such REO Property, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, minus the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization, if any, in respect of REO Property for all previously ended calendar months; and (b) as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property, zero.
 
“Securities Act”: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations thereunder.
 
“Securities Administrator”: As of the Closing Date, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and thereafter, its respective successors in interest that meet the qualifications of this Agreement. The Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer shall at all times be the same Person or Affiliates.
 
“Senior Interest Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Interest Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates and (ii) the Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates.
 
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“Servicer”: Countrywide or New Century, as applicable, or any successor thereto appointed hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the servicing and administration of the related Mortgage Loans.
 
“Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section 8.01(a) of this Agreement.
 
“Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 22nd day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided that if such 22nd day of a given month is not a Business Day, the Servicer Remittance Date for such month shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such 22nd day; provided further, that if the Servicer Remittance Date falls on a Friday, the Servicer Remittance Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such Friday.
 
“Servicer Report”: A report (substantially in the form of Schedule 5 hereto) or otherwise in form and substance acceptable to the Master Servicer and Securities Administrator on an electronic data file or tape prepared by the related Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03(a) of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, with such additions, deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the related Servicer.
 
“Service(s)(ing)”: Means, in accordance with Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans or any other assets of the Trust by an entity that meets the definition of “servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 1108 of Regulation AB. For clarification purposes, any uncapitalized occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by participants in the residential mortgage-backed securitization market.
 
“Servicing Advances”: The customary and reasonable “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred prior to or on or after the Cut-off Date (the amounts incurred prior to the Cut-off Date shall be identified on the Servicing Advance Schedule by (a) the related Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the related Servicer prior to the Cut-off Date and/or (b) the Depositor with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the related Servicer after the Cut-off Date) by the Servicer in connection with a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event by such Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including but not limited to foreclosures, in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, including any expenses incurred in relation to any such proceedings that result from the Mortgage Loan being registered on the MERS® System, (iii) the management (including reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property, (iv) the performance of its obligations under Section 3.01, Section 3.07, Section 3.11, Section 3.13 and Section 3.21 of this Agreement or under corresponding Sections of the Servicing Agreement and (v) obtaining any legal documentation required to be included in the Mortgage File and/or correcting any outstanding title issues (i.e., any lien or encumbrance on the Mortgaged Property that prevents the effective enforcement of the intended lien position) reasonably necessary for the related Servicer perform its obligations under this Agreement. Servicing Advances also include any reasonable “out-of-pocket” cost and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Servicers in connection with executing and recording instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance or Assignments to the extent not recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise payable under this Agreement. The Servicers shall not be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances.
 
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“Servicing Advance Schedule”: With respect to any Servicing Advances incurred prior to the Cut-off Date, the schedule or schedules provided by (a) the related Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to such Servicer prior to the Cut-off Date and/or (b) the Depositor with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to any Servicer after the Cut-off Date, as applicable, to the Master Servicer and, if such schedule is provided by the Depositor, to the related Servicer, to the Servicer, on the date on which the Servicer seeks reimbursement for a Servicing Advance made by the Servicer, which schedule or schedules shall contain the information set forth on Schedule 6.
 
“Servicing Agreement”: The Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment Number One, dated as of May 1, 2005, Amendment Number Two, dated as of September 12, 2005, and Amendment Number Three, dated as of June 15, 2006, each among the Sponsor, New Century and NC Capital Corporation, as modified by the New Century Assignment Agreement.
 
“Servicing Criteria”: Means the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
 
“Servicing Fee”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any calendar month, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the product of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date in the preceding calendar month. The Servicing Fee is payable solely from collections of interest on the related Mortgage Loans.
 
“Servicing Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum.
 
“Servicing Function Participant”: Means any Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor, other than the Servicers, the Master Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, that is determined by the related Servicer to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
 
“Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicers or the Master Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the related Mortgage Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers furnished by the Servicers or the Master Servicer to the Trustee, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Servicers), the Securities Administrator and the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be amended.
 
“Servicing Transfer Date”: December 30, 2006.
 
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“Single Certificate”: With respect to any Class of Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class corresponding to an initial Certificate Principal Balance of $1,000. With respect to the Residual Certificates, a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a 100% Percentage Interest in such Class.
 
“Sponsor”: DB Structured Products, Inc. or its successor in interest, in its capacity as seller under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
 
“Startup Day”: With respect to each Trust REMIC, the day designated as such pursuant to Section 11.01(b) hereof.
 
“Stated Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor or advanced by the related Servicer or a successor to the related Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement on or before such date of determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after the Cut-off Date, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement on or before such date of determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds applied by the related Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13 of this Agreement or the corresponding provisions of the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement on or before such date of determination, and (iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation made during or prior to the Prepayment Period for the most recent Distribution Date coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan would be distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, an amount (not less than zero) equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such REO Property was acquired on behalf of REMIC I, minus the sum of (i) if such REO Property was acquired before the Distribution Date in any calendar month, the principal portion of the Monthly Payment due on the Due Date in the calendar month of acquisition, to the extent advanced by the related Servicer or a successor to the Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement, on or before such date of determination and (ii) the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization in respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement on or before such date of determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.
 
“Stepdown Date”: The earlier to occur of (i) the later to occur of (x) the Distribution Date occurring in December 2009 and (y) the first Distribution Date on which the Credit Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after taking into account distributions of principal on the Mortgage Loans, but prior to any distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the holders of the Certificates then entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date), is greater than or equal to approximately 37.20% and (ii) the first Distribution Date following the Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero.
 
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“Subcontractor”: Means any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of any Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of any Servicer), the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator.
 
“Subordinate Certificates”: Collectively, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates.
 
“Subsequent Recoveries”: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received during the related Prepayment Period by a Servicer specifically related to a defaulted Mortgage Loan or disposition of an REO Property prior to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss, after the liquidation or disposition of such defaulted Mortgage Loan, net of any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer related to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
 
“Sub-Servicer”: Means any Person that (i) is a Servicing Function Participant, (ii) services Mortgage Loans on behalf of any Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee, and (iii) is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through sub-servicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed under this Agreement or any related Sub-Servicing Agreement that is identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
 
“Sub-Servicing Agreement”: The written contract between the related Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.02 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement.
 
“Substitution Shortfall Amount”: As defined in Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
 
“Supplemental Interest Trust”: The corpus of a trust created pursuant to Section 5.07 of this Agreement and designated as the “Supplemental Interest Trust,” consisting of the Swap Agreement, the Class IO Interest and the right to receive payments in respect of the Class IO Distribution Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, the Supplemental Interest Trust does not constitute a part of the Trust Fund.
 
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee”: HSBC Bank USA, National Association a national banking association, or its successor in interest, or any successor supplemental interest trust trustee appointed as provided herein or in the Swap Agreement provided.
 
“Swap Agreement”: The interest rate swap agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006, between the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and the Swap Provider, including any schedule, confirmations, credit support annex or other credit support document relating thereto, and attached hereto as Exhibit I.
 
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“Swap Collateral Account”: Shall mean the segregated non-interest bearing trust account created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 5.09 hereof.
 
“Swap Credit Support Annex”: The credit support annex, dated as of November 30, 2006, between the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and the Swap Provider, which is annexed to and forms part of the Swap Agreement.
 
“Swap LIBOR”: LIBOR as determined pursuant to the Swap Agreement.
 
“Swap Notional Amount”: For each calculation period as defined in the Swap Agreement, the amount set forth below:
 
Distribution Date
 
Swap Notional Amount ($)
 
December 2006
   
1,501,392,227.00
 
January 2007
   
1,481,885,690.00
 
February 2007
   
1,458,448,790.00
 
March 2007
   
1,431,130,769.00
 
April 2007
   
1,400,011,442.00
 
May 2007
   
1,365,201,808.00
 
June 2007
   
1,326,844,310.00
 
July 2007
   
1,285,113,062.00
 
August 2007
   
1,240,219,930.00
 
September 2007
   
1,192,463,383.00
 
October 2007
   
1,143,873,010.00
 
November 2007
   
1,097,238,688.00
 
December 2007
   
1,052,514,433.00
 
January 2008
   
1,009,621,662.00
 
February 2008
   
968,485,041.00
 
March 2008
   
929,032,344.00
 
April 2008
   
891,194,329.00
 
May 2008
   
854,904,616.00
 
June 2008
   
820,099,561.00
 
July 2008
   
786,581,316.00
 
August 2008
   
753,687,672.00
 
September 2008
   
702,822,618.00
 
October 2008
   
607,809,290.00
 
November 2008
   
527,947,624.00
 
December 2008
   
461,453,102.00
 
January 2009
   
414,271,641.00
 
February 2009
   
396,029,563.00
 
March 2009
   
378,902,623.00
 
April 2009
   
362,533,848.00
 
May 2009
   
346,896,217.00
 
June 2009
   
331,948,134.00
 
 
 
 
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Distribution Date
 
Swap Notional Amount ($)
 
July 2009
   
317,658,473.00
 
August 2009
   
303,997,647.00
 
September 2009
   
290,937,478.00
 
October 2009
   
278,451,524.00
 
November 2009
   
266,514,484.00
 
December 2009
   
255,100,696.00
 
January 2010
   
244,186,720.00
 
February 2010
   
233,750,210.00
 
March 2010
   
223,769,855.00
 
April 2010
   
214,225,420.00
 
May 2010
   
205,097,484.00
 
June 2010
   
196,367,315.00
 
July 2010
   
188,017,206.00
 
August 2010
   
180,030,254.00
 
September 2010
   
172,390,326.00
 
October 2010
   
165,082,029.00
 
November 2010
   
158,090,649.00
 
December 2010
   
151,402,131.00
 
January 2011
   
145,003,066.00
 
February 2011
   
138,880,652.00
 
March 2011
   
133,022,664.00
 
April 2011
   
127,417,426.00
 
May 2011
   
122,053,792.00
 
June 2011
   
116,921,113.00
 
July 2011
   
112,009,223.00
 
August 2011
   
107,308,372.00
 
September 2011
   
102,809,260.00
 
October 2011
   
98,498,559.00
 
November 2011
   
94,371,455.00
 

 
“Swap Provider”: The swap provider under the Swap Agreement. Initially, the Swap Provider shall be Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch.
 
“Swap Provider Trigger Event”: A Swap Provider Trigger Event shall have occurred if any of the following has occurred: (i) an Event of Default under the Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is a Defaulting Party (as defined in the Swap Agreement), (ii) a Termination Event under the Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Swap Agreement) or (iii) an Additional Termination Event under the Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party.
 
“Swap Termination Payment”: Upon the designation of an “Early Termination Date” as defined in the Swap Agreement, the payment to be made by the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee from the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Provider, or by the Swap Provider to the Supplemental Interest Trust, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Swap Agreement.
 
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“Targeted Credit Enhancement Test”: With respect to any Distribution Date and (i) the Class A-1A Certificates, shall be satisfied if on such Distribution Date the percentage obtained by dividing the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1A Certificates by the aggregate principal balance of the Group IA Mortgage Loans (as of the end of the related Due Period) is equal to or less than approximately 62.80%, (ii) the Class A-1B Certificates, shall be satisfied if on such Distribution Date the percentage obtained by dividing the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1B Certificates by the aggregate principal balance of the Group IB Mortgage Loans (as of the end of the related Due Period) is equal to or less than 62.80% and (iii) the Class A-2 Certificates, shall be satisfied if on such Distribution Date the percentage obtained by dividing the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A-2 Certificates by the aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage Loans (as of the end of the related Due Period) is equal to or less than 62.80%.
 
“Tax Returns”: The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed on behalf of the Trust REMICs under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
 
“Telerate Page 3750”: The display designated as page “3750” on the Dow Jones Telerate Capital Markets Report (or such other page as may replace page 3750 on that report for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates of major banks).
 
“Termination Price”: As defined in Section 10.01.
 
“Transfer”: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
 
“Transferee”: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
 
“Transferor”: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
 
“Trigger Event”: A Trigger Event has occurred with respect to a Distribution Date if either (x) the Delinquency Percentage exceeds 39.60% of the Credit Enhancement Percentage with respect to such Distribution Date or (y) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period divided by the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:
 
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Distribution Date
 
Percentage
December 2008 to November 2009
 
1.25% plus 1/12 of 1.50% for each month thereafter
December 2009 to November 2010
 
2.75% plus 1/12 of 1.60% for each month thereafter
December 2010 to November 2011
 
4.35% plus 1/12 of 1.25% for each month thereafter
December 2011 to November 2012
 
5.60% plus 1/12 of 0.70% for each month thereafter
December 2012 to November 2013
 
6.30% plus 1/12 of 0.05% for each month thereafter
December 2013 and thereafter
 
6.35%

“Trust”: ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, the trust created hereunder.
 
“Trust Fund”: Collectively, all of the assets of REMIC I, REMIC II, REMIC III and the Reserve Fund and any amounts on deposit therein and any proceeds thereof. For avoidance of doubt, the Trust Fund does not include the Supplemental Interest Trust.
 
“Trust REMIC”: REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III.
 
“Trustee”: HSBC Bank USA, National Association a national banking association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as herein provided.
 
“Uncertificated Balance”: The amount of the REMIC Regular Interests outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial uncertificated balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such REMIC Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01 of this Agreement and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 5.04 of this Agreement and the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in Section 5.01 of this Agreement. The Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall never be less than zero.
 
“Uncertificated Interest”: With respect to any REMIC Regular Interest for any Distribution Date, one month’s interest at the related REMIC Remittance Rate applicable to such REMIC Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, accrued on the Uncertificated Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of the REMIC Regular Interests shall accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC Regular Interest, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.22 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any allocated, in each case, to such REMIC Regular Interest or REMIC Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 of this Agreement. In addition, Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC Regular Interest, shall be reduced by Realized Losses, if any, allocated to such REMIC Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section 5.04 of this Agreement.
 
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“Uncertificated Notional Amount”: With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest IO and each Distribution Date listed below, the aggregate Uncertificated Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests ending with the designation “A” listed below:
 
Distribution Date
 
REMIC I Regular Interests
1
 
IA-1-A through IA-60-A, IB-1-A through IB-60-A and II-1-A through II-60-A
2
 
IA-2-A through IA-60-A, IB-2-A through IB-60-A and II-2-A through II-60-A
3
 
IA-3-A through IA-60-A, IB-3-A through IB-60-A and II-3-A through II-60-A
4
 
IA-4-A through IA-60-A, IB-4-A through IB-60-A and II-4-A through II-60-A
5
 
IA-5-A through IA-60-A, IB-5-A through IB-60-A and II-5-A through II-60-A
6
 
IA-6-A through IA-60-A, IB-6-A through IB-60-A and II-6-A through II-60-A
7
 
IA-7-A through IA-60-A, IB-7-A through IB-60-A and II-7-A through II-60-A
8
 
IA-8-A through IA-60-A, IB-8-A through IB-60-A and II-8-A through II-60-A
9
 
IA-9-A through IA-60-A, IB-9-A through IB-60-A and II-9-A through II-60-A
10
 
IA-10-A through IA-60-A, IB-10-A through IB-60-A and II-10-A through II-60-A
11
 
IA-11-A through IA-60-A, IB-11-A through IB-60-A and II-11-A through II-60-A
12
 
IA-12-A through IA-60-A, IB-12-A through IB-60-A and II-12-A through II-60-A
13
 
IA-13-A through IA-60-A, IB-13-A through IB-60-A and II-13-A through II-60-A
14
 
IA-14-A through IA-60-A, IB-14-A through IB-60-A and II-14-A through II-60-A
15
 
IA-15-A through IA-60-A, IB-15-A through IB-60-A and II-15-A through II-60-A
16
 
IA-16-A through IA-60-A, IB-16-A through IB-60-A and II-16-A through II-60-A
17
 
IA-17-A through IA-60-A, IB-17-A through IB-60-A and II-17-A through II-60-A
18
 
IA-18-A through IA-60-A, IB-18-A through IB-60-A and II-18-A through II-60-A
19
 
IA-19-A through IA-60-A, IB-19-A through IB-60-A and II-19-A through II-60-A
20
 
IA-20-A through IA-60-A, IB-20-A through IB-60-A and II-20-A through II-60-A
21
 
IA-21-A through IA-60-A, IB-21-A through IB-60-A and II-21-A through II-60-A
22
 
IA-22-A through IA-60-A, IB-22-A through IB-60-A and II-22-A through II-60-A
23
 
IA-23-A through IA-60-A, IB-23-A through IB-60-A and II-23-A through II-60-A
24
 
IA-24-A through IA-60-A, IB-24-A through IB-60-A and II-24-A through II-60-A
25
 
IA-25-A through IA-60-A, IB-25-A through IB-60-A and II-25-A through II-60-A
26
 
IA-26-A through IA-60-A, IB-26-A through IB-60-A and II-26-A through II-60-A
27
 
IA-27-A through IA-60-A, IB-27-A through IB-60-A and II-27-A through II-60-A
28
 
IA-28-A through IA-60-A, IB-28-A through IB-60-A and II-28-A through II-60-A
29
 
IA-29-A through IA-60-A, IB-29-A through IB-60-A and II-29-A through II-60-A
30
 
IA-30-A through IA-60-A, IB-30-A through IB-60-A and II-30-A through II-60-A
31
 
IA-31-A through IA-60-A, IB-31-A through IB-60-A and II-31-A through II-60-A
32
 
IA-32-A through IA-60-A, IB-32-A through IB-60-A and II-32-A through II-60-A
33
 
IA-33-A through IA-60-A, IB-33-A through IB-60-A and II-33-A through II-60-A
34
 
IA-34-A through IA-60-A, IB-34-A through IB-60-A and II-34-A through II-60-A
35
 
IA-35-A through IA-60-A, IB-35-A through IB-60-A and II-35-A through II-60-A
36
 
IA-36-A through IA-60-A, IB-36-A through IB-60-A and II-36-A through II-60-A
37
 
IA-37-A through IA-60-A, IB-37-A through IB-60-A and II-37-A through II-60-A
38
 
IA-38-A through IA-60-A, IB-38-A through IB-60-A and II-38-A through II-60-A
39
 
IA-39-A through IA-60-A, IB-39-A through IB-60-A and II-39-A through II-60-A
40
 
IA-40-A through IA-60-A, IB-40-A through IB-60-A and II-40-A through II-60-A
41
 
IA-41-A through IA-60-A, IB-41-A through IB-60-A and II-41-A through II-60-A
42
 
IA-42-A through IA-60-A, IB-42-A through IB-60-A and II-42-A through II-60-A
43
 
IA-43-A through IA-60-A, IB-43-A through IB-60-A and II-43-A through II-60-A
44
 
IA-44-A through IA-60-A, IB-44-A through IB-60-A and II-44-A through II-60-A
45
 
IA-45-A through IA-60-A, IB-45-A through IB-60-A and II-45-A through II-60-A
46
 
IA-46-A through IA-60-A, IB-46-A through IB-60-A and II-46-A through II-60-A
47
 
IA-47-A through IA-60-A, IB-47-A through IB-60-A and II-47-A through II-60-A
48
 
IA-48-A through IA-60-A, IB-48-A through IB-60-A and II-48-A through II-60-A
49
 
IA-49-A through IA-60-A, IB-49-A through IB-60-A and II-49-A through II-60-A
50
 
IA-50-A through IA-60-A, IB-50-A through IB-60-A and II-50-A through II-60-A
51
 
IA-51-A through IA-60-A, IB-51-A through IB-60-A and II-51-A through II-60-A
52
 
IA-52-A through IA-60-A, IB-52-A through IB-60-A and II-52-A through II-60-A
53
 
IA-53-A through IA-60-A, IB-53-A through IB-60-A and II-53-A through II-60-A
54
 
IA-54-A through IA-60-A, IB-54-A through IB-60-A and II-54-A through II-60-A
55
 
IA-55-A through IA-60-A, IB-55-A through IB-60-A and II-55-A through II-60-A
56
 
IA-56-A through IA-60-A, IB-56-A through IB-60-A and II-56-A through II-60-A
57
 
IA-57-A through IA-60-A, IB-57-A through IB-60-A and II-57-A through II-60-A
58
 
IA-58-A through IA-60-A, IB-58-A through IB-60-A and II-58-A through II-60-A
59
 
IA-59-A and IA-60-A, IB-59-A and IB-60-A and II-59-A and II-60-A
60
 
IA-60-A, IB-60-A and II-60-A
thereafter
 
$0.00
 
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With respect to the Class IO Interest and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Uncertificated Notional Amount of the REMIC II Regular Interest IO.
 
“Uninsured Cause”: Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.11 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.
 
“United States Person”: A citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any political subdivision thereof (except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations) provided that, for purposes solely of the restrictions on the transfer of any Class R Certificate, no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are required to be United States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, a trust which was in existence on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter I of the Code), and which was treated as a United States person on August 20, 1996 may elect to continue to be treated as a United States person notwithstanding the previous sentence. The term “United States” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7701 of the Code.
 
“Value”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the lesser of (a) 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 an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and (b) the value thereof as determined by a review appraisal conducted by the originator of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the originator’s underwriting guidelines, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan; provided, however, (A) in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the lesser of (1) the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and (2) the value thereof as determined by a review appraisal conducted by the originator of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the originator’s underwriting guidelines, and (B) in the case of a Mortgage Loan originated in connection with a “lease-option purchase,” such value of the Mortgaged Property is based on the lower of the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination or the sale price of such Mortgaged Property if the “lease option purchase price” was set less than twelve (12) months prior to origination, and is based on the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination if the “lease option purchase price” was set twelve (12) months or more prior to origination.
 
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“Verification Report”: As defined in Section 4.20.
 
“Voting Rights”: The portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated to any such Certificate. With respect to any date of determination, 98% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances of their respective Certificates, 1% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class P Certificates and 1% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class R Certificates. The Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificate shall be allocated among Holders of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests as of the most recent Record Date.
 
SECTION 1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
 
For purposes of calculating the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest and the amount of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement or by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, to the Class CE Certificates, second, to the Class M-11 Certificates, third, to the Class M-10 Certificates, fourth, to the Class M-9 Certificates, fifth, to the Class M-8 Certificates, sixth, to the Class M-7 Certificates, seventh, to the Class M-6 Certificates, eighth, to the Class M-5 Certificates, ninth, to the Class M-4 Certificates, tenth, to the Class M-3 Certificates, eleventh, to the Class M-2 Certificates, twelfth, to the Class M-1 Certificates and thirteenth, to the Class A Certificates, on a pro rata basis, in each case based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable, of each such Certificate and (2) the aggregate amount of any Realized Losses allocated to the Mezzanine Certificates and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts paid to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates incurred for any Distribution Date shall be allocated to the Class CE Certificates on a pro rata basis based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount thereof, as applicable.
 
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For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement, or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of Group IA Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first, to REMIC I Regular Interest IA and to the REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest, and then, to REMIC I Group IA Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.
 
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement, or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of Group IB Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first, to REMIC I Regular Interest IB and to the REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest, and then, to REMIC I Group IB Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.
 
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the REMIC I Group II Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement, or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of Group II Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first, to REMIC I Regular Interest II and to the REMIC I Group II Regular Interests ending with the designation “B”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Principal Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest , and then, to REMIC I Group II Regular Interests ending with the designation “A”, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rates on the respective Uncertificated Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest.
 
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for the REMIC II Regular Interests for any Distribution Date:
 
(A) The REMIC II Marker Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicers pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement, or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and the REMIC II Marker Allocation Percentage of any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ and REMIC II Regular Interest P pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC II Remittance Rate on the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II Regular Interest; and
 
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(B) The REMIC II Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.23 of this Agreement or by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement) and the REMIC II Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP and REMIC II Regular Interest XX, pro rata based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective REMIC II Remittance Rate on the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
 
SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust, without recourse, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all the right, title and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the benefit of the Depositor, in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including, without limitation the right to enforce the obligations of the other parties thereto thereunder), the right to any Net Swap Payment and any Swap Termination Payment made by the Swap Provider and all other assets included or to be included in REMIC I. Such assignment includes all interest and principal received by the Depositor and the Servicer and the Servicing Agreement on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than payments of principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date). A copy of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit F.
 
In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor does hereby deliver to, and deposit with the Custodian pursuant to the Custodial Agreement the documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan as described under Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Documents”). In connection with such delivery and as further described in the Custodial Agreement, the Custodian will be required to review such Mortgage Loan Documents and deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the related Servicer and the Sponsor certifications (in the forms attached to the Custodial Agreement) with respect to such review with exceptions noted thereon. In addition, under the Custodial Agreement the Depositor will be required to cure certain defects with respect to the Mortgage Loan Documents for the related Mortgage Loans after the delivery thereof by the Depositor to the Custodian as more particularly set forth therein.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto acknowledge that the functions of the Trustee with respect to the custody, acceptance, inspection and release of the Mortgage Files, including, but not limited to certain insurance policies and documents contemplated by Section 4.11 of this Agreement, and preparation and delivery of the certifications shall be performed by the Custodian pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custodial Agreement.
 
The Depositor shall deliver or cause the originator to deliver to the related Servicer copies of all trailing documents required to be included in the related Mortgage File at the same time the originals or certified copies thereof are delivered to the Trustee or Custodian, such documents including the mortgagee policy of title insurance and any Mortgage Loan Documents upon return from the recording office. The Servicers shall not be responsible for any custodian fees or other costs incurred in obtaining such documents and the Depositor shall cause the Servicers to be reimbursed for any such costs the Servicers may incur in connection with performing its obligations under this Agreement or under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
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The Mortgage Loans permitted by the terms of this Agreement to be included in the Trust are limited to (i) Mortgage Loans (which the Depositor acquired pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, which contains, among other representations and warranties, a representation and warranty of the Sponsor that no Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003 or as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C) or as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through 24-9-9)) or a “high risk home loan” under the Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act, effective as of January 1, 2004, and (ii) Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans (which, by definition as set forth herein and referred to in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, are required to conform to, among other representations and warranties, the representation and warranty of the Sponsor that no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003 or as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C) or as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through 24-9-9)). The Depositor and the Trustee on behalf of the Trust understand and agree that it is not intended that any Mortgage Loan be included in the Trust that is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C) or as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through 24-9-9) or a “high risk home loan” under the Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act, effective as of January 1, 2004.
 
SECTION 2.02. Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee.
 
The Trustee acknowledges receipt, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 hereof and Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement, of the Mortgage Loan Documents and all other assets included in the definition of “REMIC I” under clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) (to the extent of amounts deposited into the Distribution Account) and declares that it holds (or the Custodian on its behalf holds) and will hold such documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting a Mortgage Loan Document, and that it holds (or the Custodian on its behalf holds) or will hold all such assets and such other assets included in the definition of “REMIC I” in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.
 
SECTION 2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) Upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or that a document is missing from, a Mortgage File or of a breach by the Sponsor of any representation, warranty or covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan that materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Sponsor and the related Servicer of such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Sponsor deliver such missing document, cure such defect or breach within sixty (60) days from the date the Sponsor was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Sponsor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Sponsor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to repurchase such Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price within ninety (90) days after the date on which the Sponsor was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, if and to the extent that the Sponsor is obligated to do so under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the related Servicer for deposit in the related Collection Account, and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the related Servicer of such deposit, shall release or cause the Custodian (upon receipt of a request for release in the form attached to the Custodial Agreement) to release to the Sponsor the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty, as the Sponsor shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Sponsor any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto, and the Trustee shall not have any further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, if so provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Sponsor may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from REMIC I (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(b) of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Sponsor to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee and the Certificateholders.
 
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In addition, promptly upon the earlier of discovery by a Servicer or receipt of notice by a Servicer of the breach of the representation or covenant of the Sponsor set forth in Section 5(xii) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates in any Prepayment Charge, such Servicer shall promptly notify the Sponsor and the Trustee of such breach. The Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Sponsor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to remedy such breach to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
 
(b) Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a) of this Agreement must be effected prior to the date which is two years after the Startup Day for REMIC I.
 
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Sponsor substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by the Sponsor delivering to the Trustee or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are required by Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement, as applicable, together with an Officers’ Certificate providing that each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall acknowledge receipt of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and, within ten (10) Business Days thereafter, review such documents and deliver to the Depositor, the Trustee and the related Servicer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, an initial certification pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee shall deliver to the Depositor, the Trustee and the related Servicer a final certification pursuant to the Custodial Agreement with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution are not part of REMIC I and will be retained by the Sponsor. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the Due Date in the month of substitution, and the Sponsor shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Depositor shall give or cause to be given written notice to the Certificateholders that such substitution has taken place, shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee and the related Servicer. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including all applicable representations and warranties thereof included herein or in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
 
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For any month in which the Sponsor substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer will determine the amount (the “Substitution Shortfall Amount”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of, as to each such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance thereof as of the date of substitution, together with one month’s interest on such Scheduled Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate, plus all outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances (including Nonrecoverable P&I Advances and Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances) related thereto. On the date of such substitution, the Sponsor will deliver or cause to be delivered to the related Servicer for deposit in the related Collection Account an amount equal to the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if any, and the Trustee or the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, upon receipt of a request for release in the form attached to the Custodial Agreement and certification by the related Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Sponsor the related Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty, as the Sponsor shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
 
In addition, the Sponsor shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any Trust REMIC, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on “prohibited transactions” under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on “contributions after the startup date” under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (b) any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
 
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(c) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Sponsor, a Servicer or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two (2) Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the Sponsor shall repurchase or substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within ninety (90) days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or substitution shall be made by (i) the Sponsor if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage is or results from a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Sponsor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or (ii) the Depositor, if the affected Mortgage Loan’s status as a non-qualified mortgage does not result from a breach of a representation or warranty. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a) of this Agreement. The Trustee shall reconvey to the Sponsor the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
 
(d) With respect to a breach of the representations made pursuant to Section 5(xii) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Sponsor shall be required to take the actions set forth in this Section 2.03 of this Agreement.
 
(e) Within ninety (90) days of the earlier of discovery by Countrywide or receipt of notice by Countrywide of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of Countrywide set forth in Section 2.05 of this Agreement which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan or Prepayment Charge with respect to a Mortgage Loan, Countrywide shall cure such breach in all material respects.
 
SECTION 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
 
The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to Countrywide, the Depositor and the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, that as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
 
(i) The Master Servicer is a national banking association duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer;
 
(ii) The Master Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Master Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity;
 
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(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, the consummation by the Master Servicer of any other of the transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer and will not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision of the charter and by-laws of the Master Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Master Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
 
(iv) The Master Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it and contained in this Agreement;
 
(v) No litigation is pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Master Servicer to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
 
(vi) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Master Servicer before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Master Servicer of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
 
(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
 
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(viii) There are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Master Servicer of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB with DBNTC, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Credit Risk Manager, the Swap Provider, the Trustee or New Century Mortgage Corporation.
 
It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.04 shall survive the resignation or termination of the parties hereto and the termination of this Agreement and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Depositor and the Certificateholders.
 
SECTION 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
 
Countrywide, referred to in this Section 2.05 as (the “Servicer”) hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and the Trustee, for the benefit of each of such Persons and the Certificateholders that as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
 
(i) The Servicer is a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in which a Mortgaged Property related to a Mortgage Loan is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
 
(ii) The Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity;
 
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer hereunder, the consummation by the Servicer of any other of the transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer and will not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision of the formation documents of the Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Servicer; and the Servicer is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer taken as a whole or (z) the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement;
 
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(iv) The Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it and contained in this Agreement;
 
(v) No litigation is pending against the Servicer that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
 
(vi) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Servicer before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
 
(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
 
(viii) The Servicer has fully furnished and will continue to fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or their successors on a monthly basis;
 
(ix) The Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS; and
 
(x) The Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Charge other than in accordance with the standard set forth in Section 3.01.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the covenant of the Servicer set forth in Section 2.05(x) above is breached, the Servicer will pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, from its own funds without any right of reimbursement, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of such breach; provided, however, the Servicer shall not have any obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge under this Section 2.05 if the Servicer did not have a copy of the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer requested a copy of the same from the Custodian in accordance with the terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Custodian failed to provide such a copy within the time frame set forth in the Custodial Agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund.
 
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It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive the resignation or termination of the parties hereto, the termination of this Agreement and the delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any such Person or the Servicer of a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan, Prepayment Charge or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days following such discovery) to the Trustee. Subject to Section 8.01, unless such breach shall not be susceptible of cure within ninety (90) days, the obligation of the Servicer set forth in Section 2.03(e) to cure breaches shall constitute the sole remedy against the Servicer available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders respecting a breach of the representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 2.05.
 
SECTION 2.06. Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest.
 
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and the delivery to the Custodian on its behalf of the Mortgage Loan Documents, subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and Section 2.02 hereof and Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement, together with the assignment to it of all other assets included in REMIC I, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. The interests evidenced by the Class R-I Interest, together with the REMIC I Regular Interests, constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I. The rights of the Holders of the Class R-I Interest and REMIC I (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC I in respect of the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, respectively, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
 
SECTION 2.07. Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II and REMIC III by the Trustee.
 
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R-II Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Class R-II Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The rights of the Holder of the Class R-II Interest and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC II in respect of the Class R-II Interest and the REMIC II Regular Interests, respectively, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-II Interest and the REMIC II Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. The Class R-II Interest and the REMIC II Regular Interests shall constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC II. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC II Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Class R-III Interest and REMIC III (as holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests). The rights of the Holder of the Class R-III Interest and REMIC III (as holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests) to receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC III in respect of the Class R-III Interest, the Class IO Interest and the Regular Certificates, respectively, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-III Interest, the Class IO Interest and the Regular Certificates, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. The Class R-III Interest, the Class IO Interest and the Regular Certificates shall constitute the entire beneficial ownership interest in REMIC III.
 
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SECTION 2.08. Issuance of the Residual Certificates.
 
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the REMIC I Regular Interests and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor, pursuant to the written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator has executed and authenticated and the Trustee has delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates in authorized denominations. The Class R Certificates evidence ownership in the Class R-I Interest, the Class R-II Interest and the Class R-III Interest.
 
SECTION 2.09. Establishment of the Trust.
 
The Depositor does hereby establish, pursuant to the further provisions of this Agreement and the laws of the State of New York, an express trust to be known, for convenience, as “ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3” and does hereby appoint HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 2.10. Purpose and Powers of the Trust.
 
The purpose of the common law trust, as created hereunder, is to engage in the following activities:
 
(a) acquire and hold the Mortgage Loans and the other assets of the Trust Fund and the proceeds therefrom;
 
(b) to issue the Certificates sold to the Depositor in exchange for the Mortgage Loans;
 
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(c) to make payments on the Certificates;
 
(d) to engage in those activities that are necessary, suitable or convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected therewith; and
 
(e) subject to compliance with this Agreement, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with the conservation of the Trust Fund and the making of distributions to the Certificateholders.
 
The trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. The Trustee shall not cause the trust to engage in any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement (or those ancillary thereto) while any Certificate is outstanding, and this Section 2.10 may not be amended, without the consent of the Certificateholders evidencing 51% or more of the aggregate voting rights of the Certificates.
 
SECTION 2.11. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
 
The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Sponsor and the Depositor, for the benefit of each of the Certificateholders, that as of the Closing Date:
 
(a) There are no affiliations relating to the Trustee of a type that are described under Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB; and
 
(b) There are no legal proceedings pending or contemplated, including legal proceedings pending or contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Trustee that could be material to the Certificateholders.
 
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ARTICLE III
 
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS; ACCOUNTS
 
SECTION 3.01. The Servicer to Act as Servicer.
 
The obligations of Countrywide hereunder to service and administer the Mortgage Loans shall be limited to the Countrywide Mortgage Loans, and with respect to the duties and obligations of Countrywide, references in this Article III to the Mortgage Loans or related Mortgage Loans shall be limited to the Countrywide Mortgage Loans (and the related proceeds thereof and related REO Properties). In addition, references in this Article III to the Servicer shall be deemed to refer to Countrywide unless the context indicates otherwise, and references to the Collection Account or related Collection Account shall be deemed to refer to the Collection Account established hereunder by Countrywide. From and after the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date, the New Century Mortgage Loans will be serviced and administered by New Century pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Servicing Agreement, and Countrywide shall not have any responsibility to service or administer the New Century Mortgage Loans during that period.
 
On and after the Closing Date with respect to the Countrywide Mortgage Loans and from and after the Servicing Transfer Date with respect to the New Century Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to:
 
(i) any relationship that the Servicer or any of its Affiliates may have with the related Mortgagor;
 
(ii) the ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any of its Affiliates;
 
(iii) the Servicer’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or
 
(iv) the Servicer’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder.

 
provided, however, that with respect to the New Century Mortgage Loans serviced pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, Countrywide will be entitled to seek indemnification in accordance with Section 7.03 hereof for any liability attributable to it as a result of the acts and omissions of New Century or any other prior servicer or the failure of New Century or any other prior servicer to service the New Century Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreement.
 
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To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the related Mortgage Notes and shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and such waiver is related to a default or reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default, (ii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would otherwise violate applicable law or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, the Servicer and the Master Servicer shall not have any liability or obligation with respect to such difference (including any obligation to recalculate any Prepayment Charges), and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Prepayment Charge Schedule.
 
Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the related Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable with the goal of maximizing proceeds of the Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in its own name is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the related Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.14, the Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer a power of attorney in the form of Exhibit D hereto and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and furnished to the Trustee by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions of the Servicer under such powers of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Servicer for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with the Servicer’s use or misuse of any such power of attorney.
 
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The Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or such Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS® System, shall be reimbursable by the Trust Fund to the Servicer.
 
In accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Servicer shall make or cause to be made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the related Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.07 of this Agreement, and further as provided in Section 3.09 of this Agreement; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the related Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the related Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien; provided, however, that the Servicer shall be required to make such Servicing Advances only to the extent that such Servicing Advances, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, will be recoverable by the Servicer out of Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, or otherwise out of the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement, and agree that no Servicing Advance shall be rejected or disallowed by any party unless it has been shown that such Servicing Advance was not made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties understand and agree that, with respect to any Mortgage Loan (1) the Master Servicer shall not approve the reimbursement of any Servicing Advance made with respect to such Mortgage Loan prior to the Cut-off Date (each, a “Pre-Cut-off Date Advance”) unless and until it has received a Servicing Advance Schedule listing the amount of Pre-Cut-off Date Advances made in respect of such Mortgage Loan from (a) the Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the Servicer prior to the Cut-off Date and/or (b) the Depositor with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the Servicer after the Cut-off Date, (2) the aggregate Pre-Cut-off Date Advances reimbursable hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loan shall not exceed the amount of Pre-Cut-off Date Advances for such Mortgage Loan shown on the Servicing Advance Schedule delivered to the Master Servicer, (3) the Depositor shall be deemed to have agreed with and approved the Pre-Cut-off Date Advances shown on any Servicing Advance Schedule furnished to the Master Servicer, and (4) the Master Servicer will have no liability to the Depositor, the Servicer or any other Person, including any Certificateholder, for approving reimbursement of related Pre-Cut-off Date Advances so long as the aggregate amount of such advances reimbursed hereunder does not exceed of the amount of Pre-Cut-off Date Advances for such Mortgage Loan shown on the Servicing Advance Schedule.
 
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and shall not permit any modification with respect to any related Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such related Mortgage Loan (unless, as provided in Section 3.06 of this Agreement, the related Mortgagor is in default with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any related Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions after the startup date” under the REMIC Provisions.
 
In the event that the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to a Mortgage Loan contain provisions requiring the related Mortgagor to arbitrate disputes (at the option of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust), the Trustee hereby authorizes the Servicer to waive the Trustee’s right or option to arbitrate disputes and to send written notice of such waiver to the Mortgagor, although the Mortgagor may still require arbitration at its option.
 
The Servicer will fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or their successors on a monthly basis.
 
SECTION 3.02. Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Servicer and Sub-Servicers.
 
(a) The Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan by a Sub- Servicer pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided that such sub-servicing arrangement and the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. If required by Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any Sub-Servicer used by the Servicer (or by any Sub-Servicer) for the benefit of the Master Servicer and the Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 3.17, 3.18, 3.19(g) and 3.27 of this Agreement (provided, however, that the Servicer acknowledges that it shall cause any Sub-Servicer to comply with Section 3.19(a) although it is not required by Regulation AB to comply with Section 3.19(a)), and to provide the information required with respect to such Sub-Servicer under Section 3.19(f) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Sub-Servicer and delivering to the Master Servicer any annual statement of compliance, assessment of compliance, attestation report and Sarbanes-Oxley related certification as and when required to be delivered. Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae approved mortgage servicer. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer or a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions taken through the Servicer or otherwise, the Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. Every Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Servicer shall contain a provision giving the successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of each Sub-Servicer performed pursuant to the related Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be performed as an agent of the Servicer with the same force and effect as if performed directly by the Servicer.
 
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(b) If required by Regulation AB, the Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor a written description of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are Servicing Function Participants, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this subsection; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to provide the information in clauses (i) or (ii) of this subsection until such time that the applicable assessment of compliance is due pursuant to Section 3.18 of this Agreement. The use by the Servicer of any such Subcontractor shall not release the Servicer from any of its obligations hereunder and the Servicer shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of such Subcontractor as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Servicer, and the Servicer shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subcontractor from the Servicer’s own funds.
 
(c) The Servicer shall cause any Servicing Function Participant for the benefit of the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.18 and 3.19 of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each such Servicing Function Participant and delivering to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Depositor any assessment of compliance, attestation report and Sarbanes-Oxley related certification required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Sections 3.18 and 3.19, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
 
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, the related Servicer shall be deemed to have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are received by a Sub-Servicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted by the Sub-Servicer to the Servicer.
 
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SECTION 3.03. Successor Sub-Servicers.
 
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service the related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Section 3.02. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated as soon as is reasonably possible by any successor to the Servicer without fee or, in the event a termination fee exists, such fee shall be payable by the Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement therefor, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Servicer (or any successor to the Servicer) shall, for any reason, no longer be the Servicer of the related Mortgage Loans (including termination due to the Servicer Event of Default). The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with its Sub-Servicer and Subcontractor for indemnification of the Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable by such Sub-Servicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
 
SECTION 3.04. No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor, Master Servicer, Trustee or the Certificateholders.
 
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer or a Subcontractor, as applicable shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable, alone and the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to any Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor except as set forth in Section 3.05 of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 3.05. Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.
 
In connection with the assumption of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities and of the authority, power and rights of the Servicer hereunder by a successor servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, it is understood and agreed that the Servicer’s rights and obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement then in force between the Servicer and a Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously by such successor servicer without act or deed on the part of such successor servicer; provided, however, that any successor servicer may terminate the Sub-Servicer.
 
The Servicer shall, upon the reasonable request of the Master Servicer, but at its own expense, deliver to the assuming party documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing Agreement and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.
 
The Servicing Fee payable to any such successor servicer shall be payable from payments received on the related Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement.
 
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SECTION 3.06. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
 
The Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the related Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and Accepted Servicing Practices, follow such collection procedures as it would follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, penalty interest or (ii) extend the due dates for the Monthly Payments due on a Mortgage Note related to a Mortgage Loan for a period of not greater than 180 days; provided that any extension pursuant to this clause shall not affect the amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, the Servicer, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices may waive, modify or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan (including, but not limited to, modifications that change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan), accept payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Stated Principal Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders (taking into account any estimated Realized Loss that might result absent such action). The Servicer shall not be required to institute or join in litigation with respect to collection of any payment (whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any public or governmental authority with respect to a taking or condemnation) if it reasonably believes that enforcing the provision of the Mortgage or other instrument pursuant to which such payment is required is prohibited by applicable law.
 
SECTION 3.07. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.
 
To the extent the terms of a Mortgage provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (the “Servicing Accounts”), into which all collections from the Mortgagors (or related advances from Sub-Servicers) for the payment of taxes, assessments, fire, flood, and hazard insurance premiums, and comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors (“Escrow Payments”) shall be deposited and retained. Servicing Accounts shall be Eligible Accounts. The Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one (1) Business Day after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the related Mortgage Loans and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the Servicing Accounts, in no event later than the second Business Day after the deposit of good funds into the clearing account, and retain therein, all Escrow Payments collected on account of the related Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement. Withdrawals of amounts from a Servicing Account may be made by the Servicer only to (i) effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, fire, flood, and hazard insurance premiums, and comparable items; (ii) reimburse itself out of related collections for any Servicing Advances made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and Section 3.11 (with respect to fire, flood and hazard insurance); (iii) refund to Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) for application to restore or repair the related Mortgaged Property in accordance with Section 3.11; (v) pay interest, if required and as described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account; or, only to the extent not required to be paid to the related Mortgagors, to pay itself interest on balances in the Servicing Account; or (vi) clear and terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of the Servicer’s obligations and responsibilities in respect of the related Mortgage Loans under this Agreement in accordance with Article X. As part of its servicing duties, the Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in Servicing Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Servicing Accounts is insufficient, to pay such interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not be obligated to collect Escrow Payments if the related Mortgage Loan does not require such payments but the Servicer shall nevertheless be obligated to make Servicing Advances as provided in Section 3.01 and Section 3.11. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Servicing Accounts any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Servicing Accounts, any provision to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
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To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer (i) shall determine whether any such payments are made by the Mortgagor in a manner and at a time that is necessary to avoid the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax lien and (ii) shall ensure that all insurance required to be maintained on the Mortgaged Property pursuant to this Agreement is maintained. If any such payment has not been made and the Servicer receives notice of a tax lien with respect to the Mortgage Loan being imposed, the Servicer shall, promptly and to the extent required to avoid loss of the Mortgaged Property, advance or cause to be advanced funds necessary to discharge such lien on the Mortgaged Property unless the Servicer determines the advance to be nonrecoverable. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for the payment of all such bills and shall effect payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make Servicing Advances to effect such payments subject to its determination of recoverability.
 
SECTION 3.08. Collection Account and Distribution Account.
 
(a) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more “Collection Accounts”, held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the Collection Account, in no event later than two Business Days after the deposit of good funds into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments and collections received or made by it on or subsequent to the Cut-off Date other than amounts attributable to a Due Date on or prior to the Cut-off Date:
 
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the related Mortgage Loans;
 
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(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee and any Prepayment Interest Excess) on each related Mortgage Loan;
 
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than proceeds collected in respect of any particular REO Property) and all Subsequent Recoveries with respect to the related Mortgage Loans;
 
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 of this Agreement in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;
 
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.11(a) of this Agreement in respect of any blanket policy deductibles;
 
(vi) any Purchase Price or Substitution Shortfall Amount delivered to the Servicer and all proceeds (net of amounts payable or reimbursable to the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator) of Mortgage Loans purchased in accordance with Section 2.03, Section 3.13 or Section 10.01 of this Agreement; and
 
(vii) any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans or amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with a breach of its obligations under Section 2.05.
 
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Ancillary Income need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and may be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In the event the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
(b) On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (such account or accounts, the “Distribution Account”), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Servicer shall deliver to the Securities Administrator in immediately available funds for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Servicer Remittance Date, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount (calculated without regard to the references in clause (2) of the definition thereof to amounts that may be withdrawn from the Distribution Account) for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the Collection Account and the amount of all Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans then on deposit in the Collection Account and the amount of any funds reimbursable to an Advance Financing Person pursuant to Section 3.25 of this Agreement. If the balance on deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $100,000 as of the commencement of business on any Business Day and the Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Eligible Account,” the Servicer shall, on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on such Business Day, withdraw from the Collection Account any and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Sponsor pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement and shall pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto or shall establish a separate Collection Account (which shall also be an Eligible Account) and withdraw from the existing Collection Account the amount on deposit therein in excess of $100,000 and deposit such excess in the newly created Collection Account.
 
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With respect to any remittance received by the Securities Administrator on or after the first Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Securities Administrator shall send written notice thereof to the Servicer. The Servicer shall pay to the Securities Administrator interest on any such late payment by the Servicer at an annual rate equal to Prime Rate (as defined in The Wall Street Journal) plus one percentage point, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid by the Servicer to the Securities Administrator on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following the Servicer Remittance Date and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. The payment by the Servicer of any such interest, or the failure of the Securities Administrator to notify the Servicer of such interest, shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Servicer.
 
(c) Funds in the Collection Account and in the Distribution Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.10. The Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer of the location of the Collection Account when established and prior to any change thereof. The Securities Administrator shall give notice to the Servicer and the Depositor of the location of the Distribution Account when established and prior to any change thereof.
 
(d) Funds held in the Collection Accounts at any time may be delivered by Countrywide or New Century in immediately available funds to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account. In the event Countrywide or New Century shall deliver to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time request that the Securities Administrator withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account and remit to it any such amount, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In no event shall the Securities Administrator incur liability as a result of withdrawals from the Distribution Account at the direction of such Servicer in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. In addition, Countrywide shall deliver to the Securities Administrator no later than the Servicer Remittance Date the amounts set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) below:
 
(i) any P&I Advances, as required pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement;
 
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.21(d) or 3.21(f) of this Agreement in connection with any related REO Property;
 
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(iii) any amounts to be paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement; and
 
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement in connection with any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
 
SECTION 3.09. Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account.
 
(a) The Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Collection Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 5.03 of this Agreement:
 
(i) to remit to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account the amounts required to be so remitted pursuant to Section 3.08(b) of this Agreement or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.08(d) of this Agreement;
 
(ii) subject to Section 3.13(d) of this Agreement, to reimburse itself (including any successor Servicer) for P&I Advances made by it, but only to the extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the related Servicing Fees) of Monthly Payments on related Mortgage Loans with respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03;
 
(iii) subject to Section 3.13(d) of this Agreement, to pay itself any unpaid Servicing Fees and reimburse itself any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to each related Mortgage Loan, but only to the extent of any Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received with respect to such related Mortgage Loan or rental or other income from the related REO Property;
 
(iv) to pay to itself as servicing compensation (in addition to the Servicing Fee or portion thereof payable to the Servicer) on the Servicer Remittance Date any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Collection Account;
 
(v) to pay to itself or the Sponsor, as the case may be, with respect to each related Mortgage Loan that has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.13(c) of this Agreement all amounts received thereon not included in the Purchase Price or the Substitution Shortfall Amount;
 
(vi) to reimburse itself (including any successor to the Servicer) for
 
(A) any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance previously made by it which the Servicer has determined to be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of this Agreement provided however, that the Servicer shall not be entitled to reimbursement for any Servicing Advance made prior to the Cut-off Date if the Servicer determines that such Servicing Advance constitutes a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance of this Agreement;
 
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(B) any unpaid Servicing Fees to the extent not recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or other amounts received with respect to the related Mortgage Loan under Section 3.06(a)(iii) of this Agreement; or
 
(C) any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance made with respect to a delinquent Mortgage Loan which Mortgage Loan has been modified by the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that the Servicer shall only reimburse itself for such P&I Advances and Servicing Advances at the time of such modification or as otherwise provided in this Section 3.09;
 
(vii) to reimburse itself or the Depositor for expenses incurred by or reimbursable to itself or the Depositor, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 3.01 or Section 7.03 of this Agreement;
 
(viii) to reimburse itself or the Trustee, as the case may be, for expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation under Section 2.03 of this Agreement that were included in the Purchase Price of the related Mortgage Loan, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement of the purchase obligation;
 
(ix) to pay, or to reimburse itself for advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.13(b) of this Agreement;
 
(x) to pay to itself any Prepayment Interest Excess on the related Mortgage Loans to the extent not retained pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(ii)) of this Agreement; and
 
(xi) to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement.
 
The Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account, to the extent held by or on behalf of it, pursuant to subclauses (ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) and (x) above.
 
(b) The Securities Administrator shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, for any of the following purposes, without priority:
 
(i) to make distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with Section 5.01 of this Agreement;
 
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(ii) to pay to itself, the Custodian and the Master Servicer amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 9.05 of this Agreement or any other provision of this Agreement and any Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses;
 
(iii) to reimburse itself or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement;
 
(iv) to pay any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment payable to the Supplemental Interest Trust (unless the Swap Provider is the sole Defaulting Party or the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Swap Agreement)) owed to the Swap Provider;
 
(v) to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 11.01(g)(v) of this Agreement;
 
(vi) to pay the Master Servicing Fee to the Master Servicer;
 
(vii) to pay the Credit Risk Management Fee to the Credit Risk Manager; and
 
(viii) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 10.01 of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 3.10. Investment of Funds in the Investment Accounts.
 
(a) The Servicer may direct, by means of written directions (which may be standing directions), any Depository Institution maintaining the Collection Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account (for purposes of this Section 3.10, an “Investment Account”) in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Securities Administrator is the obligor thereon, and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Securities Administrator is the obligor on such Permitted Investment. Amounts in the Distribution Account may be invested in Permitted Investments as directed in writing by the Master Servicer and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Securities Administrator is the obligor thereon, and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Securities Administrator is the obligor thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any investment of funds shall be made in the name of the Trustee (in its capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trustee. The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to sole possession over each such investment in the Distribution Account and, subject to subsection (b) below, the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Securities Administrator or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to transfer title to such investment to the Trustee or its nominee. In the event amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the party with investment discretion over such Investment Account shall:
 
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(x) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such date; and
 
(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon receipt by such party of written notice from the Servicer that such Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.
 
(b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal in accordance with Section 3.09. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment made with funds in such account immediately upon realization of such loss. All earnings and gain realized from the investment of funds deposited in the Distribution Account shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall remit from its own funds for deposit into the Distribution Account the amount of any loss incurred on Permitted Investments in the Distribution Account.
 
(c) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Trustee may and, subject to Section 9.01 and Section 9.02(a)(v), shall, at the written direction of the Servicer, take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings.
 
(d) The Trustee, the Master Servicer or their respective Affiliates are permitted to receive additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Trustee’s or the Master Servicer’s economic self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the Permitted Investments, (ii) using Affiliates to effect transactions in certain Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions in certain Permitted Investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is reimbursable or payable to the Trustee or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09 or 3.10 or otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses. Such additional compensation shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund.
 
SECTION 3.11. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage and Primary Mortgage Insurance.
 
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(a) The terms of each Mortgage Note require the related Mortgagor to maintain fire, flood and hazard insurance policies. To the extent such policies are not maintained, the Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgaged Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of the current principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the amount necessary to compensate fully for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Servicer shall also cause to be maintained fire and hazard insurance on each REO Property with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan (including, with respect to each second lien mortgage loan, the outstanding principal balance of the related first lien) at the time it became an REO Property, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Servicer will comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by the Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.09, if received in respect of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.21, if received in respect of an REO Property. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property or REO Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such program), in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy.
 
In the event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of B:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide or otherwise acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac insuring against hazard losses on all of the related Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations to cause fire and hazard insurance to be maintained on the Mortgaged Properties, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with this Section 3.11, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit to the Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the related Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee, the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy.
 
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(b) The Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for failure in the performance of its respective obligations under this Agreement, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac if it were the purchaser of the related Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer, has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, unless the Servicer, has obtained a waiver of such requirements from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. The Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if an Affiliate of the Servicer, has such errors and omissions and fidelity bond coverage and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity bond, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Servicer. Any such errors and omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without thirty days’ prior written notice to the Trustee.
 
(c) The Servicer shall not take any action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable primary mortgage insurance policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. The Servicer shall use its best efforts to keep in force and effect any applicable primary mortgage insurance policy and, to the extent that the related Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance, any other primary mortgage insurance applicable to any Mortgage Loan. Except as required by applicable law or the related Mortgage Loan Documents, the Servicer shall not cancel or refuse to renew any such primary mortgage insurance policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the related Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder.
 
The Servicer agrees to present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders claims to the applicable insurer under any primary mortgage insurance policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any primary mortgage insurance policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 3.08 of this Agreement, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any primary mortgage insurance policies shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Servicer shall not have any responsibility with respect to a primary mortgage insurance policy unless the Servicer has been made aware of such policy, as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or otherwise and have been provided with adequate information to administer such policy.
 
(d) The Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Master Servicer prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a minimum, the Servicer shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds in excess of $10,000:
 
(i) the Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
 
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(ii) the Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens; and
 
(iii) pending repairs or restoration, the Servicer shall place the Insurance Proceeds in the related Escrow Account, if any.
 
(e) The Servicer agrees to present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders claims to the applicable insurer under any primary mortgage insurance policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any primary mortgage insurance policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 3.08, any amounts collected by the Servicer under any primary mortgage insurance policies shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.09. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Servicer shall not have any responsibility with respect to a primary mortgage insurance policy unless the Servicer has been made aware of such policy, as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or otherwise and have been provided with adequate information to administer such policy. The Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with a certificate of insurance of the fidelity bond or errors and omissions policy upon request.
 
SECTION 3.12. Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
 
The Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance of any related Mortgaged Property by any related Mortgagor (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the “due-on-sale” clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so. If the Servicer reasonably believes that it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, or if any of the other conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence apply, the Servicer shall enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Servicer is also authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such person is substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note, provided that no such substitution shall be effective unless such person satisfies the then current underwriting criteria of the Servicer for mortgage loans similar to the related Mortgage Loans. In connection with any assumption or substitution, the Servicer shall apply such underwriting standards and follow such practices and procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The Servicer shall not take or enter into any assumption and modification agreement, however, unless (to the extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have received confirmation, in writing, of the continued effectiveness of any applicable hazard insurance policy. Any fee collected by the Servicer in respect of an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including but not limited to the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the Monthly Payment) may be amended or modified, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms thereof. The Servicer shall notify the Trustee (or the Custodian) that any such substitution or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee (or the Custodian) the executed original of such substitution or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.
 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any assumption which the Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.12, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.
 
SECTION 3.13. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) The Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.06. The Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that such costs and expenses will be recoverable as Servicing Advances by the Servicer as contemplated in Sections 3.09 and 3.21. The foregoing is subject to the provision that, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an Uninsured Cause, the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its discretion that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself for such expenses.
 
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.13 or any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trust Fund, either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action with respect to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action, the Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Certificateholders would be considered to hold title to, to be a “mortgagee-in-possession” of, or to be an “owner” or “operator” of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Servicer has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that:
 
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(1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and
 
(2) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.
 
The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Section 3.13 shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.09(a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer.
 
If the Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust Fund. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Servicer, subject to the Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Sections 3.09(a)(iii) or 3.09(a)(ix), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer.
 
(c) The Servicer shall have the right to purchase from REMIC I any defaulted Mortgage Loan serviced by it that is 90 days or more delinquent, which the Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the Trustee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Servicer and the Trustee prior to purchase), at a price equal to the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Servicer of such deposit, shall release or cause to be released to the Servicer the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty, as the Servicer shall furnish and as shall be necessary to vest in the Servicer title to any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto.
 
(d) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed P&I Advances and Servicing Advances, pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ii) or (a)(iii); second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be allocated by the Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing. The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(iii). The portion of the recovery allocated to interest (net of unpaid Servicing Fees) and the portion of the recovery allocated to principal of the Mortgage Loan shall be applied as follows: first, to reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances or P&I Advances in accordance with Section 3.09(a)(ii) and any other amounts reimbursable to the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.09, and second, as part of the amounts to be transferred to the Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.08(b). Excess proceeds, if any, from the liquidation of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan will be retained by the Servicer as additional servicing compensation pursuant to Section 3.15.
 
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SECTION 3.14. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
 
(a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the Servicer will promptly furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, two copies of a request for release substantially in the form attached to the Custodial Agreement signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment that are required to be deposited in the Collection Account have been or will be so deposited) and shall request that the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, deliver to the Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall within five (5) Business Days release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer and the Trustee and the Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, the Servicer is authorized, to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without recourse) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt therefor of such payment, it being understood and agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be chargeable to the Collection Account, unless it shall represent a Servicing Advance.
 
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and furnished to the Trustee by Countrywide or New Century (in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. The Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon the request of the related Servicer, and delivery to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a request for release signed by a Servicing Officer substantially in the form attached to the Custodial Agreement (or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer), release within five (5) Business Days the related Mortgage File held in its possession or control to the related Servicer. Such trust receipt shall obligate the related Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, when the need therefor by the related Servicer no longer exists unless the Mortgage Loan shall be liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer similar to that hereinabove specified, the Mortgage File shall be released by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to the related Servicer.
 
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with a Principal Prepayment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer may request release of the related Mortgage File from the Custodian, in accordance with the provisions of the Custodial Agreement, in the event the related Servicer fails to do so.
 
Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the related Servicer, any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents prepared and delivered to the Trustee and reasonably acceptable to it and necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in equity. Each such certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee’s sale. So long as no Servicer Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the related Servicer shall have the right to execute any and all such court pleadings, requests and other documents as attorney-in-fact for, and on behalf of the Trustee. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Trustee shall in no way be liable or responsible for the willful malfeasance of any Servicer, or for any wrongful or negligent actions taken by such Servicer, while such Servicer is acting in its capacity as attorney in fact for and on behalf of the Trustee.
 
SECTION 3.15. Servicing Compensation.
 
As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in respect of such Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 3.22. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.09(a)(iii) and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.21. The right to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of all of the Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement to the extent permitted herein.
 
Additional servicing compensation in the form of Ancillary Income (other than Prepayment Charges) shall be retained by the Servicer only to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Servicer. The Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(iv) to withdraw from the Collection Account and pursuant to Section 3.21(b) to withdraw from any REO Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.10. In addition, the Servicer shall be entitled to retain or withdraw from the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(x), any Prepayment Interest Excess with respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced by it as additional servicing compensation. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.
 
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SECTION 3.16. Collection Account Statements.
 
Upon request, not later than fifteen (15) days after each Distribution Date, the Servicer shall forward to the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor, a statement prepared by the institution at which the Collection Account is maintained setting forth the status of the Collection Account as of the close of business on such Distribution Date and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate amount of deposits into and withdrawals from the Collection Account. Copies of such statement and any similar statements provided by the Servicer shall be provided by the Securities Administrator to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Securities Administrator as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon request at the expense of the requesting party, provided such statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Securities Administrator.
 
SECTION 3.17. Annual Statement as to Compliance.
 
The Servicer shall deliver (and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to deliver) to the Master Servicer and to the Depositor on or before March 5 of each year, commencing in March 2007, an Officer’s Certificate (an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such party’s activities during the immediately preceding calendar year or applicable portion thereof and of the Servicer’s performance under this Agreement or such other applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge or such other applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, based on such review, such party has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Promptly after receipt of each such Officer’s Certificate from the Servicer, any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer, the Depositor shall review such Officer’s Certificate and, if applicable, consult with each such party, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures by such party, in the fulfillment of any of the Servicer’s obligations hereunder or, in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, under such other applicable agreement.
 
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SECTION 3.18. Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
 
(a) On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall:
 
(i) deliver to the Master Servicer and the Depositor a report regarding the Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Master Servicer and the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall address each of the applicable Relevant Servicing Criteria (wherein “investor” shall mean the Master Servicer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Servicer nor any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer shall be required to deliver any assessments until March 31st in any given year so long as it has not received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is required to be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar year; provided however that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subcontractor will be required to deliver any assessments in any given year in which the Form 10-K is not required to be filed;
 
(ii) deliver to the Master Servicer and the Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Servicer and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Servicer nor any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer shall be required to deliver or cause the delivery of such reports until March 31st in any given year so long as the Servicer has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding fiscal year provided however that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no Subcontractor will be required to deliver any reports in any given year in which the Form 10-K is not required to be filed; and
 
(iii) if required by Regulation AB, cause each Sub-Servicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer to be a Servicing Function Participant, to deliver to the Master Servicer and the Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 3.18.
 
(b) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.18(a)(i) shall address each of the applicable Relevant Servicing Criteria (wherein “investor” shall mean the Master Servicer) delivered to the Master Servicer concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Sub-Servicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Servicing Function Participant pursuant to Section 3.18(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Relevant Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02.
 
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If reasonably requested by the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer, evidence of the authorization of the person signing the certificate or statement provided pursuant to Sections 3.17, 3.18 or 3.19(a) of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 3.19. Annual Certification; Indemnification and Remedies; Additional Information.
 
(a) On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall deliver, and cause each Sub-Servicer and Subcontractor described in Section 3.18(a)(iii) above to deliver, to the Master Servicer, Depositor or any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (each, a “Back-Up Certification”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), signed by the appropriate officer of the Servicer or such Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C; provided that such certification delivered by the Servicer may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission. The Servicer acknowledges that the party identified in the preceding sentence may rely on the certification provided by the Servicer in signing a Back-up Certification and filing such with the Commission.
 
(b) The Servicer shall indemnify the Master Servicer and each of the following parties: the Sponsor and the Trust; each Person responsible for the execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act; each Person who controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
 
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any written information, written report, certification or other material provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of the Servicer, or provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of any Sub-Servicer, Servicing Function Participant (collectively, the “Servicer Information”), or (2) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Servicer Information a material fact required to be stated in the Servicer Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (2) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Servicer Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Servicer Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information;
 
(B) any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Agreement, including any failure by the Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 3.02(b) any Servicing Function Participant; or
 
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(C) any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.27(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.27(b) and made as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that such breach was not cured by the Closing Date, or any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 3.27(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to the Closing Date.
 
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (b)(i)(B) of this Section, the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Master Servicer, the Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as required by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant.
 
(ii) (A) Any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Agreement, which continues unremedied for three Business Days after receipt by the Servicer and the applicable Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, of written notice of such failure from the Master Servicer or Depositor shall, except as provided in clause (B) of this paragraph, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under this Agreement, and shall entitle the Master Servicer or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement related thereto to the contrary) of any compensation to the Servicer (and appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer); provided, however, it is understood that the Servicer shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Servicer under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent that any provision of this Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
 
(B) Any failure by the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter required under Regulation AB when and as required under Sections 3.17, 3.18 or 3.19(a), including any failure by the Servicer to identify a Servicing Function Participant, which continues unremedied for nine calendar days after receipt by the Servicer of written notice of such failure from the Master Servicer or Depositor shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under this Agreement, and shall entitle the Master Servicer or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Servicer; provided, however it is understood that the Servicer shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Servicer under this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, to the extent that any provision of this Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
 
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(C) The Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Master Servicer and the Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Master Servicer (or such designee) or the Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief.
 
(c) The Trust will indemnify and hold harmless Countrywide, New Century, any Sub-Servicer, any Servicing Function Participant, and, each Person who controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the respective present and former directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any filing with the Commission or the omission or alleged omission to state in any filing with the Commission a material fact required to be stated or necessary to be stated in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission relates to any filing with the Commission other than the Servicer Information.
 
(d) If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other.
 
(e) The indemnifications provided for in Sections 3.19(b) and 3.19(c) shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.
 
(f) 1597.  As promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Servicer, for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Sub-Servicer to) provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor (as required by Regulation AB) prompt written notice of the occurrence of any of the following: (1) any Servicer Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement to the extent not known by the Master Servicer or the Depositor, (2) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, (3) the Servicer’s entry into a written agreement with any Sub-Servicer and (4) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Servicer that is material to the Certificateholders;
 
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(ii) Within ten (10) Business Days following request by the Master Servicer or the Depositor, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Sub-Servicer to) provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, in writing reasonably required for compliance with Regulation AB, a description of any affiliation or relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 between the Servicer and any of the parties listed in Items 1119 (a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB that develops following the Closing Date (other than an affiliation or relationship that the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the issuing entity is required to disclose under Item 1119 of Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days prior to the date the Depositor is required to file its Form 10-K disclosing such affiliation or relationship. For purposes of the foregoing, the Servicer (1) shall be entitled to assume that the parties with whom affiliations or relations must be disclosed are the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Swap Provider, and New Century Mortgage Corporation if it provides a written request (which may be by e-mail) to the Depositor or Master Servicer, as applicable, requesting such confirmation and either obtains such confirmation or receives no response within three (3) Business Days, (2) shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations or relationships that may develop after the Closing Date with any parties not identified to the Servicer in writing within ten days in advance of the Securitization Transaction, and (3) shall be entitled to rely upon any written identification of parties provided by the Depositor, the Master Servicer or any master servicer or provided in (1) above;
 
(iii) If the Servicer has knowledge of the occurrence of any of the events described in this clause (iii), then no later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any Distribution Report on Form 10-D in respect of the Trust, the Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related Distribution Report on Form 10-D:
 
(A) any modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period;
 
(B) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or warranties or servicer transaction covenants; and
 
(C) information regarding any Mortgage Loan changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases).
 
(g) As a condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as servicer or sub-servicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Servicer or such Sub-Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Master Servicer and the Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing, all information reasonably requested by the Master Servicer or the Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any of the Certificates.
 
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SECTION 3.20. Access to Certain Documentation.
 
The Servicer shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over any Certificate Owner, access to the documentation regarding the related Mortgage Loans required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Servicer designated by it. Nothing in this Section 3.20 shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to comply with any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section. Nothing in this Section 3.20 shall require the Servicer to collect, create, collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in its usual course of business. The Servicer shall not be required to make copies of or ship documents to any Person unless provisions have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
 
SECTION 3.21. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
 
(a) The deed or certificate of sale of any REO Property related to a Mortgage Loan shall be taken in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee, on behalf of the Trust Fund and for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Servicer, on behalf of REMIC I, shall either sell any REO Property by the close of the third calendar year following the calendar year in which REMIC I acquires ownership of such REO Property for purposes of Section 860(a)(8) of the Code or request from the Internal Revenue Service, no later than sixty (60) days before the day on which the three-year grace period would otherwise expire an extension of the three-year grace period, unless the Servicer had delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the effect that the holding by REMIC I of such REO Property subsequent to three (3) years after its acquisition will not result in the imposition on any Trust REMIC created hereunder of taxes on “prohibited transactions” thereof, as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause any Trust REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under Federal law at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. The Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Certificateholders solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by any Trust REMIC created hereunder of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code, or any “net income from foreclosure property” which is subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions.
 
(b) The Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain with respect to REO Properties an account held in trust for the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (the “REO Account”), which shall be an Eligible Account. The Servicer shall be permitted to allow the Collection Account to serve as the REO Account, subject to the maintenance of separate ledgers for each REO Property. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain or withdraw any interest income paid on funds deposited in the related REO Account.
 
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(c) The Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement, to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property related to a Mortgage Loan serviced by it as are consistent with the manner in which the Servicer manages and operates similar property owned by it or any of its Affiliates, all on such terms and for such period as the Servicer deems to be in the best interests of Certificateholders. In connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited in the clearing account in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one (1) Business Day after the Servicer’s receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the REO Account in no event more than two (2) Business Days after the deposit of good funds into the clearing account, all revenues received by it with respect to an REO Property related to a Mortgage Loan serviced by it and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property including, without limitation:
 
(i) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
 
(ii) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon; and
 
(iii) all costs and expenses necessary to maintain such REO Property.
 
To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect to an REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Servicer shall advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes if, but only if, the Servicer would make such advances if the Servicer owned the REO Property and if in the Servicer’s judgment, the payment of such amounts will be recoverable from the rental or sale of the REO Property.
 
Subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force, and notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, shall not:
 
(iv) enter into, renew or extend any New Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;
 
(v) permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;
 
(vi) authorize or permit any construction on any REO Property, other than the completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the Code; or
 
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(vii) allow any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on any date more than ninety (90) days after its date of acquisition by the Trust Fund;
 
unless, in any such case, the Servicer has obtained an Opinion of Counsel, provided to the Servicer and the Trustee, to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code at any time that it is held by REMIC I, in which case the Servicer may take such actions as are specified in such Opinion of Counsel.
 
The Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:
 
(viii) the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;
 
(ix) any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to require, that the Independent Contractor pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property, including those listed above and remit all related revenues (net of such costs and expenses) to the Servicer as soon as practicable, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the receipt thereof by such Independent Contractor;
 
(x) none of the provisions of this Section 3.21(c) relating to any such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor shall be deemed to relieve the Servicer of any of its duties and obligations to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund and for the benefit of the Certificateholders with respect to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and
 
(xi) the Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to the same extent as if it alone were performing all duties and obligations in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property.
 
The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Servicer by such Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether the Servicer’s compensation pursuant to Section 3.15 is sufficient to pay such fees. Any such agreement shall include a provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by any successor Servicer without fee, in the event the Servicer shall for any reason, no longer be the Servicer of the Mortgage Loans (including termination due to the Servicer Event of Default).
 
(d) In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.21(c), the Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO Account for any REO Property: (i) to pay itself unpaid Servicing Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse itself or any Sub-Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and other advances made in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan. On the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer shall withdraw from each REO Account and deposit into the Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.08(d)(ii), for distribution on the related Distribution Date in accordance with Section 5.01, the income from the related REO Property received during the prior calendar month, net of any withdrawals made pursuant to Section 3.21(c) or this Section 3.21(d).
 
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(e) Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.21(a), each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Servicer shall deem necessary or advisable, as shall be normal and usual in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
 
(f) The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount required by law to be remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan and net of any payment or reimbursement to the Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the Distribution Account in accordance with Section 3.08(d)(ii) on the Servicer Remittance Date in the month following the receipt thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date in accordance with Section 5.01. Any REO Disposition shall be for cash only (unless changes in the REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the Startup Day allow a sale for other consideration).
 
(g) The Servicer shall file information returns (and shall provide a certification of a Servicing Officer to the Master Servicer that such filings have been made) with respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code, respectively. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
 
SECTION 3.22. Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls; Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.
 
The Servicer shall deliver to the Securities Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account on the Servicer Remittance Date from its own funds an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls attributable to prepayments in full on the related Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date resulting solely from voluntary Principal Prepayments received by the Servicer during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the sixteenth (16th) day of the month preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last day of such month and (ii) the aggregate amount of the related Servicing Fees payable to Servicer on such Distribution Date with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall not have the right to reimbursement for any amounts remitted to the Securities Administrator in respect of this Section 3.22. The Servicer shall not be obligated to pay the amounts set forth in this Section 3.22 with respect to shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act.
 
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SECTION 3.23. Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.
 
In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to Mortgage Rates, Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances that were made by the Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms of the related Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Servicer, upon discovery or receipt of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and any successor servicer in respect of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.23 shall not limit the ability of the Servicer to seek recovery of any such amounts from the related Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
 
SECTION 3.24. Reserve Fund.
 
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain a separate, segregated trust account entitled, “Reserve Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., in trust for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.” On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deposit, or cause to be deposited, into the Reserve Fund $1,000.
 
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall deposit into the Reserve Fund the amounts described in Section 5.01(c)(8)(vi), rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(viii). On each such Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall hold all such amounts for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates and will distribute such amounts to the Holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section 5.01(c). If no Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts are payable on a Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall deposit, into the Reserve Fund on behalf of the Class CE Certificateholders, from amounts otherwise distributable to the Class CE Certificateholders, an amount such that when added to other amounts already on deposit in the Reserve Fund, the aggregate amount on deposit therein is equal to $1,000.
 
(c) It is the intention of the parties hereto that, for federal and state income and state and local franchise tax purposes, the Reserve Fund be disregarded as an entity separate from the Holder of the Class CE Certificates unless and until the date when either (a) there is more than one Class CE Certificateholder or (b) any Class of Certificates in addition to the Class CE Certificates is recharacterized as an equity interest in the Reserve Fund for federal income tax purposes, in which case it is the intention of the parties hereto that, for federal and state income and state and local franchise tax purposes, the Reserve Fund be treated as a partnership. The Master Servicer shall not be required to prepare and file partnership tax returns in respect of such partnership unless it receives additional reasonable compensation (not to exceed $10,000 per year) for the preparation of such filings, written notification recognizing the creation of a partnership agreement or comparable documentation evidencing the partnership. All amounts deposited into the Reserve Fund (other than the initial deposit therein of $1,) shall be treated as amounts distributed by REMIC III to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. Upon the termination of the Trust Fund, or the payment in full of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, all amounts remaining on deposit in the Reserve Fund will be released by the Trust Fund and distributed to the Class CE Certificateholders or their designees. The Reserve Fund constitutes an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.860G-2(h). The Reserve Fund will be part of the Trust Fund but not part of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of the Class A Certificates or the Mezzanine Certificates of Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts will not be payments with respect to a “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Code Section 860(G)(a)(1).
 
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(d) By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder hereby agrees that the Securities Administrator will deposit into the Reserve Fund the amounts described above on each Distribution Date rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE Certificateholder further agrees that its agreement to such action by the Securities Administrator is given for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by such acceptance.
 
(e) At the direction of the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall direct any Depository Institution maintaining the Reserve Fund to invest the funds in such account in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate manages or advises such investment, and (ii) no later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate manages or advises such investment. All income and gain earned upon such investment shall be deposited into the Reserve Fund. In no event shall the Securities Administrator be liable for any investments made pursuant to this clause (e). If the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates fail to provide investment instructions, funds on deposit in the Reserve Fund shall be held uninvested by the Securities Administrator without liability for interest or compensation.
 
(f) For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates to receive payments from the Reserve Fund and the Supplemental Interest Trust in respect of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount shall be assigned a value of $2,407,686.
 
SECTION 3.25. Advance Facility.
 
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Servicer is hereby authorized to enter into an advance facility (“Advance Facility”) but no more than two Advance Facilities, without the prior written consent of the Trustee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, under which (A) the Servicer sells, assigns or pledges to an advancing person (an “Advance Financing Person”) its rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances and/or (B) an Advance Financing Person agrees to finance some or all P&I Advances or Servicing Advances required to be made by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) the Servicer is hereby authorized to assign its rights to the Servicing Fee (which rights shall terminate upon the resignation, termination or removal of the Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement); it being understood that neither the Trust Fund nor any party hereto shall have a right or claim (including without limitation any right of offset) to any amounts for reimbursement of P&I Advances or Servicing Advances so assigned or to the portion of the Servicing Fee so assigned. Subject to the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 3.25(a), no consent of the Depositor, Trustee, Master Servicer, Certificateholders or any other party is required before the Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility, but the Servicer shall provide notice to the Depositor, Master Servicer and the Trustee of the existence of any such Advance Facility promptly upon the consummation thereof stating (a) the identity of the Advance Financing Person and (b) the identity of any Person (“Servicer’s Assignee”) who has the right to receive amounts in reimbursement of previously unreimbursed P&I Advances or Servicing Advances. Notwithstanding the existence of any Advance Facility under which an advancing person agrees to finance P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances on the Servicer’s behalf, the Servicer shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make P&I Advances and Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement, and shall not be relieved of such obligations by virtue of such Advance Facility.
 
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(b) Reimbursement amounts (“Advance Reimbursement Amounts”) shall consist solely of amounts in respect of P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgage Loans for which the Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with this Agreement, assuming the Servicer had made the related P&I Advance(s) and/or Servicing Advance(s).
 
(c) The Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor Servicer (with, upon request, a copy to the Trustee) a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advance Financing Person. The successor Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by the predecessor Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall not be liable for any errors in such information.
 
(d) Reimbursement amounts distributed with respect to each Mortgage Loan shall be allocated to outstanding unreimbursed P&I Advances or Servicing Advances (as the case may be) made with respect to that Mortgage Loan on a “first-in, first out” (FIFO) basis. The documentation establishing any Advance Facility shall require the Servicer to provide to the related Advance Financing Person or its designee loan-by-loan information with respect to each such reimbursement amount distributed to such Advance Financing Person or Advance Facility trustee on each Distribution Date, to enable the Advance Financing Person or Advance Facility trustee to make the FIFO allocation of each such reimbursement amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advance Financing Person or Advance Facility trustee for all P&I Advances and Servicing Advances funded by the Servicer to the extent the related rights to be reimbursed therefor have not been sold, assigned or pledged to an Advance Financing Person.
 
(e) Any amendment to this Section 3.25 or to any other provision of this Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance Facility as described generally in this Section 3.25, including amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Trustee, the Depositor, and the Servicer without the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, provided, that the Trustee has been provided an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment is authorized hereunder and has no material adverse effect on the Certificateholders, which opinion shall be an expense of the party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund; provided, further, that the amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Certificateholders if the Person requesting the amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agency (instead of obtaining an Opinion of Counsel to such effect) stating that the amendment would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the Certificates; it being understood and agreed that any such rating letter in and of itself will not represent a determination as to the materiality of any such amendment and will represent a determination only as to the credit issues affecting any such rating. Prior to entering into an Advance Facility, the Servicer shall notify the lender under such facility in writing that: (a) the P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed by and/or pledged to the lender are obligations owed to the Servicer on a non-recourse basis payable only from the cash flows and proceeds received under this Agreement for reimbursement of P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances only to the extent provided herein, and neither the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee nor the Trust are otherwise obligated or liable to repay any P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances financed by the lender; (b) the Servicer will be responsible for remitting to the lender the applicable amounts collected by it as Servicing Fees and as reimbursement for P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances funded by the lender, as applicable, subject to the restrictions and priorities created in this Agreement; and (c) neither the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee shall have any responsibility to calculate any amount payable under an Advance Facility or to track or monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the Servicer and the lender or the payment of any amount under an Advance Facility.
 
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(f) The Servicer shall indemnify the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Trust Fund for any cost, liability or expense relating to the Advance Facility including, without limitation, a claim, pending or threatened, by an Advance Financing Person.
 
SECTION 3.26. Indemnification.
 
The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, from, and hold the Trustee, Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by any such Person by reason of the Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of the Servicer’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator. Any payment hereunder made by the Servicer to any such Person shall be from the Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement from REMIC I therefor.
 
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SECTION 3.27. Additional Representations and Warranties.
 
(a) The Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Master Servicer and to the Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Master Servicer or the Depositor under Section 3.19(f) that, except as disclosed in writing to the Master Servicer or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (ii) the Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no material changes to the Servicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the Closing Date; (v) there are no aspects of the Servicer’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement; and (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer.
 
(b) If so requested by the Master Servicer or the Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Master Servicer or the Depositor under Section 3.19(f), the Servicer shall, within ten Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in subsection (a) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
 
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ARTICLE IV
 
ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE MASTER SERVICER
 
SECTION 4.01. Master Servicer.
 
The Master Servicer shall, from and after the Closing Date supervise, monitor and oversee the obligations of the Servicers under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and shall have full power and authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult with the Servicers as necessary from time-to-time to carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicers and shall cause the Servicers to perform and observe the covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by the Servicer under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor each Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments to the related Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and corrected information, prepare the statements specified in Section 5.03 and any other information and statements required to be provided by the Master Servicer hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage Loan monitoring with the actual remittances of each Servicer to the Distribution Account pursuant to the terms hereof based on information provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicers.
 
The Trustee shall furnish the Servicers and the Master Servicer with any limited powers of attorney and other documents in form acceptable to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicers and the Master Servicer to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any action of the Master Servicer or the Servicers pursuant to any such limited power of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer, as applicable, for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with such Person’s misuse of any such power of attorney.
 
The Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator shall provide access to the records and documentation in possession of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator regarding the Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator; provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law, none of the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator shall be required to provide access to such records and documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Trustee, the Custodian and the Securities Administrator shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee’s, the Custodian’s or the Securities Administrator’s actual costs.
 
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The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the related Servicer or the Master Servicer upon request any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or any other Mortgage Loan Document; (iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or any other Mortgage Loan Document or otherwise available at law or equity.
 
SECTION 4.02. REMIC-Related Covenants.
 
For as long as each REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall act in accordance herewith to treat such REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall comply with any directions of the Sponsor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a result of a repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or the Trustee has received a REMIC Opinion prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b) other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.03 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of an Opinion of Counsel stating that such contribution will not result in an Adverse REMIC Event as defined in Section 11.01(f).
 
SECTION 4.03. Monitoring of Servicer.
 
(a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance by each Servicer with its duties under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. In the review of the related Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of such Servicer with regard to the related Servicer’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that Servicer should be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to the terms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute the Servicer Event of Default, the Master Servicer shall notify the related Servicer, the Sponsor and the Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate.
 
(b) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Servicers under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and shall, in the event that the Servicer fails to perform its obligations in accordance with this Agreement, subject to this Section and Article VIII, notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall terminate the rights and obligations of the related Servicer hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII. In the event the rights and obligations of a Servicer (or any successor thereto) are terminated, the Master Servicer shall act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or a successor servicer shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII or in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, provided that the Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.
 
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(c) The Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the related Servicer (or from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account if such Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs associated with the transfer of servicing from the predecessor Servicer (or if the predecessor Servicer is the Master Servicer, from the Servicer immediately preceding the Master Servicer), including without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor servicer to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively, upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.
 
(d) The Master Servicer shall require the Servicers to comply with the remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
(e) If the Master Servicer acts as successor to any Servicer, it will not assume any liability for the representations and warranties of the terminated Servicer.
 
SECTION 4.04. Fidelity Bond.
 
The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or trustees.
 
SECTION 4.05. Power to Act; Procedures.
 
The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of Article XI, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section 4.03, shall not permit any Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would cause REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Master Servicer) to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III, as the case may be. The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any powers of attorney prepared and delivered to it and reasonably acceptable to it by empowering the Master Servicer or the related Servicer to execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with this Agreement and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents prepared and delivered to it and reasonably acceptable to it, as the Master Servicer, the related Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer, as applicable, for any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee in connection with such Person’s use or misuse of any such power of attorney). If the Master Servicer or the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to Section 9.10. In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except in those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trustee, be deemed to be the agent of the Trustee.
 
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SECTION 4.06. Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
 
To the extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause the related Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with this Agreement.
 
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SECTION 4.07. Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.
 
(a) The Master Servicer shall transmit to the Trustee or the Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time as are required by the terms hereof to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account. The Master Servicer shall, and, subject to Section 3.20 of this Agreement and corresponding provision of the Servicing Agreement, shall cause the related Servicer to provide access to information and documentation regarding the related Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information.
 
(b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be remitted to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account.
 
SECTION 4.08. Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
 
For each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of the Servicers under this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to maintain or cause to be maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and, where applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the requirements of the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. It is understood and agreed that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 3.11 of this Agreement and that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or to be maintained on property acquired in respect of a defaulted loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance.
 
SECTION 4.09. Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
 
The Master Servicer shall enforce the related Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, to prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under any insurance policies and take such actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer (or disbursed to the related Servicer and remitted to the Master Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be promptly deposited in the Distribution Account upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable insurance policy need not be so deposited or remitted.
 
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SECTION 4.10. Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
 
(a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or permit the Servicers to take (to the extent such action is prohibited by this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable), any action that would result in noncoverage under any primary mortgage insurance policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer, the related Servicer would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts to cause the related Servicer to keep in force and effect (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall not, and shall not permit a Servicer to, cancel or refuse to renew any primary mortgage insurance policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to cause the Servicers to present, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any primary mortgage insurance policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any primary mortgage insurance policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
SECTION 4.11. Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
 
The Trustee or the Custodian, shall retain possession and custody of the originals (to the extent available) of any primary mortgage insurance policies, or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of renewal as to the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Certificates have been distributed in full and the Master Servicer and the related Servicer have otherwise fulfilled their respective obligations under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, the Trustee or the Custodian shall also retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Custodial Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian, upon the execution or receipt thereof the originals of any primary mortgage insurance policies, any certificates of renewal, and such other documents or instruments that constitute Mortgage Loan Documents that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.
 
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SECTION 4.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, all in accordance with this Agreement.
 
SECTION 4.13. Compensation for the Master Servicer.
 
As compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Master Servicing Fee and the income from investment of or earnings on the funds from time to time in the Distribution Account, as provided in Section 3.10. The compensation payable to the Master Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date shall be reduced in accordance with Section 4.19. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided in this Agreement.
 
SECTION 4.14. REO Property.
 
(a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to sell, any REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Further, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to sell any REO Property prior to three years after the end of the calendar year of its acquisition by REMIC I unless (i) the Trustee shall have been supplied by the related Servicer with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such REO Property subsequent to such three-year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of any REMIC hereunder as defined in section 860F of the Code or cause any REMIC hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel) or (ii) the related Servicer shall have applied for, prior to the expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period in the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the three-year period shall be extended by the applicable extension period. The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to protect and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required by this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” or cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
 
(b) The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicers to deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property in the related REO Account.
 
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SECTION 4.15. Master Servicer Annual Statement of Compliance.
 
(a) The Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall deliver (or otherwise make available) (and the Master Servicer and Securities Administrator shall cause any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to deliver) to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator, and in the case of the Master Servicer, to the Trustee, on or before March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2007, an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that (A) a review of such party’s activities during the preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such party’s performance under this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such party has fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement in the case of an Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant, in all material respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.
 
(b) The Master Servicer shall include all annual statements of compliance received by it from the Servicer with its own annual statement of compliance to be submitted to the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section.
 
(c) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties is terminated, assigns its rights and obligations under or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, such party shall provide an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to this Section 4.15(c) or to such other applicable agreement, as the case may be, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation.
 
(d) Failure of the Master Servicer to comply timely with this Section 4.15 shall be deemed a Master Servicer Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and the Trustee may, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or in equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
 
(e) Copies of such Master Servicer annual statements of compliance shall be provided to any Certificateholder upon request, by the Master Servicer or by the Trustee at the Master Servicer’s expense if the Master Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the Master Servicer shall have failed to provide the Trustee with such statement or (ii) the Trustee shall be unaware of the Master Servicer’s failure to provide such statement).
 
SECTION 4.16. Master Servicer Assessments of Compliance.
 
(a) By March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2007, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, each at its own expense, shall furnish, or otherwise make available, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to furnish, each at its own expense, to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, a report on an assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such party of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (B) a statement that such party used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 5.06(d), including, if there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period.
 
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(b) No later than the end of each fiscal year for the Trust for which a 10-K is required to be filed, the Master Servicer shall forward to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor the name of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it and what Relevant Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant (provided, however, that the Master Servicer need not provide such information to the Securities Administrator so long as the Master Servicer and the Securities Administer are the same Person). When the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator (or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by them) submit their assessments to the Securities Administrator, such parties will also at such time include the assessment (and attestation pursuant to Section 4.17) of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.
 
(c) Promptly after receipt of each such report on assessment of compliance, (i) the Depositor shall review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties as to the nature of any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria by each such party, and (ii) the Securities Administrator shall confirm that the assessments, taken as a whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and taken individually address the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit E and on any similar exhibit set forth in each servicing agreement in respect of the Servicer and notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
 
(d) The Master Servicer shall include all annual reports on assessment of compliance received by it from the Servicer with its own assessment of compliance to be submitted to the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section.
 
(e) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties is terminated, assigns its rights and obligations under, or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, such party shall provide a report on assessment of compliance pursuant to this Section 4.16(e) or to such other applicable agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation.
 
(f) Failure of the Master Servicer to comply timely with this Section 4.16 shall be deemed a Master Servicer Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and the Trustee may, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or in equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
 
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(g) Delivery under this Section 4.16 of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Master Servicer’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate).
 
SECTION 4.17. Master Servicer Attestation Reports.
 
(a) By March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2007, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, each at its own expense, shall cause, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to cause, each at its own expense, a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, or such other Servicing Function Participants, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish an attestation report to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such party, which includes an assertion that such party has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such party’s compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language.
 
(b) Promptly after receipt of such assessment of compliance and attestation report from the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, the Securities Administrator shall confirm that each assessment submitted pursuant to Section 4.16 is coupled with an attestation meeting the requirements of this Section and notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
 
(c) The Master Servicer shall include each such attestation furnished to it from the Servicer with its own attestation to be submitted to the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section.
 
(d) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties is terminated, assigns its rights and duties under, or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable custodial agreement or servicing or sub-servicing agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant, as the case may be, such party shall cause a registered public accounting firm to provide an attestation pursuant to this Section 4.17 or such other applicable agreement notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation.
 
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(e) Failure of the Master Servicer to comply timely with this Section 4.17 shall be deemed a Master Servicer Event of Default, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and the Trustee may, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or in equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
 
SECTION 4.18. Annual Certification.
 
Each Form 10-K required to be filed for the Trust pursuant to Section 5.06 shall include a certification (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”) required to be included therewith pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Each of the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall provide, and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to, provide to the Person who signs the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (the “Certifying Person”), by March 15 of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and otherwise within a reasonable period of time upon request, a certification (each, a “Back-Up Certification”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, upon which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. The officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall serve as the senior Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. Such officer of the Certifying Person can be contacted by e-mail at cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com or by facsimile at 410-715-2380. In the event any such party or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such party is terminated, assigns its rights or duties under, or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as the case may be, such party shall provide a Back-Up Certification to the Certifying Person pursuant to this Section 4.18 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall not be required to deliver a Back-Up Certification to each other if both are the same Person and the Master Servicer is the Certifying Person and (ii) the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to sign the Sarbanes-Oxley Certification in the event that it does not receive any Back-Up Certification required to be furnished to it pursuant to this section.
 
SECTION 4.19. Obligation of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
 
In the event of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, the Master Servicer shall deposit into the Distribution Account not later than the related Distribution Date an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the related Servicer with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls attributable to Principal Prepayments in full on the Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date, and not so paid by such Servicer and (ii) the aggregate amount of the compensation payable to the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date in accordance with Section 4.13, without reimbursement therefor.
 
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SECTION 4.20. Prepayment Penalty Verification.
 
On or prior to each Servicer Remittance Date, Countrywide shall provide in an electronic format acceptable to the Master Servicer the data necessary for the Master Servicer to perform its verification duties set forth in this Section 4.20. The Master Servicer or a third party reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Depositor (the “Verification Agent”) will perform such verification duties and will use its best efforts to issue its findings in a report (the “Verification Report”) delivered to the Master Servicer and the Depositor within ten (10) Business Days following the related Distribution Date; provided, however, that if the Verification Agent is unable to issue the Verification Report within ten (10) Business Days following the Distribution Date, the Verification Agent may issue and deliver to the Master Servicer and the Depositor the Verification Report upon the completion of its verification duties. The Master Servicer shall forward the Verification Report to Countrywide and shall notify Countrywide if the Master Servicer has determined that Countrywide did not deliver the appropriate Prepayment Charge to the Securities Administrator in accordance with this Agreement. Such written notification from the Master Servicer shall include the loan number, prepayment penalty code and prepayment penalty amount as calculated by the Master Servicer or the Verification Agent, as applicable, of each Mortgage Loan for which there is a discrepancy. If Countrywide agrees with the verified amounts, Countrywide shall adjust the immediately succeeding Servicer Report and the amount remitted to the Securities Administrator with respect to prepayments accordingly. If Countrywide disagrees with the determination of the Master Servicer, Countrywide shall, within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of the Verification Report, notify the Master Servicer of such disagreement and provide the Master Servicer with detailed information to support its position. Countrywide and the Master Servicer shall cooperate to resolve any discrepancy on or prior to the immediately succeeding Servicer Remittance Date, and Countrywide will indicate the effect of such resolution on the Servicer Report and shall adjust the amount remitted with respect to prepayments on such Servicer Remittance Date accordingly.
 
During such time as Countrywide and the Master Servicer are resolving discrepancies with respect to the Prepayment Charges, no payments in respect of any disputed Prepayment Charges will be remitted to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account and the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to deposit such payments, unless otherwise required pursuant to Section 8.01 hereof. In connection with such duties, the Master Servicer shall be able to rely solely on the information provided to it by Countrywide in accordance with this Section. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for verifying the accuracy of any of the information provided to it by Countrywide.
 
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ARTICLE V
 
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
SECTION 5.01. Distributions.
 
On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on account of the REMIC I Regular Interests and distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-I Interest), as the case may be:
 
(a) (1) With respect to the Group IA Mortgage Loans:
 
(i) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IA and REMIC I Regular Interest IA-1-A through IA-60-B, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) Uncertificated Interest for such REMIC I Regular Interests for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts payable in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates;
 
(ii) to the extent of amounts remaining after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IA, an amount of principal shall be distributed to such Holders until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest IA is reduced to zero; and
 
(iii) to the extent of amounts remaining after distributions made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, payments of principal shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interests IA-1-A through IA-60-B starting with the lowest numerical denomination until the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests.
 
(2) With respect to the Group IB Mortgage Loans:
 
(i) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IB and REMIC I Regular Interest IB-1-A through IB-60-B, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) Uncertificated Interest for such REMIC I Regular Interests for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts payable in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates; and
 
(ii) to the extent of amounts remaining after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IB, an amount of principal shall be distributed to such Holders until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest IB is reduced to zero; and
 
(iii) to the extent of amounts remaining after distributions made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, payments of principal shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interests IB-1-A through IB-60-B starting with the lowest numerical denomination until the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests.
 
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(3) With respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans:
 
(i) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest II and each of REMIC I Regular Interest II-1-A through II-60-B, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) Uncertificated Interest for such REMIC I Regular Interests for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts payable in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates;
 
(ii) to the extent of amounts remaining after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest II, an amount of principal shall be distributed to such Holders until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest II is reduced to zero; and
 
(iii) to the extent of amounts remaining after distributions made pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, payments of principal shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interests II-1-A through II-60-B starting with the lowest numerical denomination until the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest is reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests.
 
(b) to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IA-60-B, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Group IA Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest IB-60-B, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Group IB Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period and to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest II-60-B, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the Group II Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period.
 
(c)  (1) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC II to REMIC III on account of the REMIC II Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-II Interest), as the case may be:
 
(i) first to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest IO, in an amount equal to (A) Uncertificated Interest for such REMIC II Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates and second, to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ and REMIC II Regular Interest P, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. Amounts payable as Uncertificated Interest in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ shall be reduced when the REMIC II Overcollateralization Amount is less than the REMIC II Required Overcollateralization Amount, by the lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the Maximum ZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount and such amount will be payable to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 in the same proportion as the Overcollateralization Increase Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates and the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by such amount;
 
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(ii) to Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest IA-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IA-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest IB-GRP, REMIC II Regular Interest II-SUB, REMIC II Regular Interest II-GRP, and REMIC II Regular Interest XX, pro rata, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates;
 
(iii) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC II Marker Allocation Percentage of the available funds for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated as follows:
 
(A) 98.00% of such remainder to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest is reduced to zero;
 
(B) 2.00% of such remainder, first, to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest A-1A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-1B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2A, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2B, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2C, REMIC II Regular Interest A-2D, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-11, 1% of and in the same proportion as principal payments are allocated to the Corresponding Certificates, until the Uncertificated Balances of such REMIC II Regular Interests are reduced to zero and second to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest is reduced to zero;
 
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(C) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest P, (1) 100% of the Prepayment Charges deemed distributed on REMIC I Regular Interest IA-60-B, REMIC I Regular Interest IB-60-B and REMIC I Regular Interest II-60-B and (2) on the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge as identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this clause; then
 
(D) any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R Certificate, in respect of the Class R-II Interest;
 
; provided, however, that 98.00% and 2.00% of any principal payments that are attributable to an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall be allocated to Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest AA and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, respectively.
 
(iv) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of the REMIC II Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of available funds for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above, such that distributions of principal shall be deemed to be made to the REMIC II Regular Interests first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC II Regular Interest ending with the designation “GRP” equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related loan group; second, to each REMIC II Regular Interest ending with the designation “SUB,” so that the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II Regular Interest is equal to 0.01% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related loan group over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificate in the related loan group (except that if any such excess is a larger number than in the preceding distribution period, the least amount of principal shall be distributed to such REMIC II Regular Interests such that the REMIC II Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining principal to REMIC II Regular Interest XX.
 
(v) Notwithstanding the distributions described in Section 5.01(c)(1), distributions of funds shall be made to Certificateholders only in accordance with Section 5.01(c)(2) through (8) and Section 5.01(e).
 
(2) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IA Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust);
 
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second, to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class A-1A Certificates; and
 
third, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-1B, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class, to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(3) below and to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group II Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(4) below, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each such Class.
 
(3) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IB Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust);
 
second, to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class A-1B Certificates; and
 
third, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-1A, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class, to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(2) above and to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group II Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(4) below, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each such Class.
 
(4) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group II Interest Remittance Amount and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group II Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:
 
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first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group II Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust);
 
second, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each such Class; and
 
third, to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and Class A-1B Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class, to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(2) above and to the extent remaining unpaid after the distribution of the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount as set forth in Section 5.01(c)(3) above, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each such Class.
 
(5) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount, the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount and the Group II Interest Remittance Amount remaining after the distributions required by clauses (2), (3) and (4) above and make the following disbursements and transfers in the order of priority described below, in each case to the extent of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount, the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount and Group II Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:
 
sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, to the extent of the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class.
 
(6) On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on which a Trigger Event is in effect, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount, Group IB Principal Distribution Amount and Group II Principal Distribution Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:
 
(i) The Group IA Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IA Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
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second, to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1A Certificates has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, after taking into account the distribution of the Group IB Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(ii) below and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(iii) below, on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero; provided, however that the pro rata allocation to the Class A-2 Certificates pursuant to this clause third shall be based on the total Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates, but shall be distributed sequentially to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
(ii) The Group IB Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IB Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
second, to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1B Certificates has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, after taking into account the distribution of the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(i) above and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(iii) below, on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero; provided, however that the pro rata allocation to the Class A-2 Certificates pursuant to this clause third shall be based on the total Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-2 Certificates, but shall be distributed sequentially to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
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(iii) The Group II Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group II Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
second, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class A-2A Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates after taking into account the distribution of the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(i) above and the Group IB Principal Distribution Amount as described in Section 5.01(c)(6)(ii) above, on a pro rata basis based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
(iv) The Group IA Principal Distribution Amount, Group IB Principal Distribution Amount and Group II Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to Sections 5.01(c)(6)(i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
(7) On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution Account to the extent on deposit therein an amount equal to the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount, Group IB Principal Distribution Amount and Group II Principal Distribution Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:
 
(i) The Group IA Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IA Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
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second, to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates, the Class A-1A Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, after taking into account the distribution of the Group IB Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(ii) below and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(iii) below on such Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis based on the amount required to satisfy the Targeted Credit Enhancement Test with respect to Class A-1B Certificates on the one hand and the Class A-2 Certificates on the other; provided, however that the distribution to the Class A-2 Certificates pursuant to this clause third shall be made on a sequential basis to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order.
 
(ii) The Group IB Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group IB Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
second, to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates, the Class A-1B Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-1B Certificates has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-2 Certificates, after taking into account the distribution of the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(i) above and the Group II Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(iii) below, on a pro rata basis based on the amount required to satisfy the Targeted Credit Enhancement Test with respect to Class A-1A Certificates on the one hand and the Class A-2 Certificates on the other; provided, however that the distribution to the Class A-2 Certificates pursuant to this clause third shall be made on a sequential basis to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order.
 
(iii) The Group II Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the Group II Allocation Percentage of (i) any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
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second, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, in that order, the Class A-2 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero; and
 
third, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates and (ii) to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates, after taking into account the distribution of the Group IA Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(i) above and the Group IB Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(7)(ii) above, on a pro rata basis based on the amount required to satisfy the Target Credit Enhancement Test with respect to the A-1A Certificates on the one hand and the Class A-1B Certificates on the other.
 
(iv) The Principal Distribution Amount remaining after distributions pursuant to Sections 5.01(c)(7)(i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
 
first, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the Class M-1/M-2/M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, in each case, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero;
 
second, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and M-3 Certificates under clause first above and (y) the Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
third, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates and Class M-2 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates under clause second above and to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause third above, and (y) the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
fourth, to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above and to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above, and (y) the Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
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fifth, to the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above and to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates under clause fourth above, and (y) the Class M-7 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
sixth, to the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above, to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates under clause fourth above and to the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates under clause fifth, and (y) the Class M-8 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
seventh, to the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above, to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates under clause fourth above, to the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates under clause fifth above and to the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates under clause sixth above, and (y) the Class M-9 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
eighth, to the Holders of the Class M-10 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above, to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates under clause fourth above, to the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates under clause fifth above, to the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates under clause sixth above and to the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates under clause seventh above, and (y) the Class M-10 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and
 
ninth, to the Holders of the Class M-11 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the remaining Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 Certificates under clause first above, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates under clause second above, to the Holders of the Class M-5 Certificates under clause third above, to the Holders of the Class M-6 Certificates under clause fourth above, to the Holders of the Class M-7 Certificates under clause fifth above, to the Holders of the Class M-8 Certificates under clause sixth above, to the Holders of the Class M-9 Certificates under clause seventh above and to the Holders of the Class M-10 Certificates under clause eighth above and, and (y) the Class M-11 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-11 Certificates has been reduced to zero.
 
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Notwithstanding the priority of distributions described in this Section 5.01(c) with respect to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, on any Distribution Date which occurs after the Certificate Principal Balances of the Mezzanine Certificates have been reduced to zero, distributions in respect of principal to the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates will be made on a pro rata basis, based on the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
(8) On each Distribution Date, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow (or, in the case of clause (i) below, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow exclusive of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount) shall be distributed as follows:
 
(i) to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates then entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, in an amount equal to the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, payable as part of the Principal Distribution Amount;
 
(ii) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to each such Class;
 
(iii) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Allocated Realized Loss Amount allocable to each such Class;
 
(iv) concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, in an amount equal to such Certificates’ allocated share of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the Mortgage Loans to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section 3.22 or 4.19 of this Agreement or pursuant to corresponding sections of the Servicing Agreement and any shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act or similar state or local law or the bankruptcy code with respect to the Mortgage Loans to the extent not previously reimbursed pursuant to Section 1.02;
 
(v) sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to such certificates’ share of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the Mortgage Loans to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Sections 3.22 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement or pursuant to corresponding sections of the Servicing Agreement and any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, in each case that were allocated to such Class for such Distribution Date and for any prior Distribution Date, to the extent not previously reimbursed pursuant to Section 1.02;
 
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(vi) to the Reserve Fund, the amount by which the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificate and Mezzanine Certificates exceeds any amount in the Reserve Fund that was not distributed on prior Distribution Dates;
 
(vii) to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event pursuant to the Swap Agreement (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust);
 
(viii) to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates the Interest Distribution Amount and any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date; and
 
(ix) to the Holders of the Class R Certificates, in respect of the Class R-III Interest, any remaining amounts; provided that if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge term as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or any Distribution Date thereafter, then any such remaining amounts will be distributed first, to the Holders of the Class P Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero and second, to the Holders of the Class R Certificates.
 
The Class CE Certificates are intended to receive all principal and interest received by the Trust on the Mortgage Loans that is not otherwise distributable to any other Class of Regular Certificates or REMIC Regular Interests. If the Securities Administrator determines that the Residual Certificates are entitled to any distributions on any Distribution Date other than the final Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator, prior to any such distribution to any Residual Certificate, shall notify the Depositor of such impending distribution. Upon such notification, the Depositor will prepare and request that the other parties hereto enter into an amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to Section 12.01, to revise such mistake in the distribution provisions.
 
With respect to any amounts deposited in the Reserve Fund from the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow under Section 5.01(c)(8)(vi) above, first, concurrently, (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1A Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining unpaid for such Distribution Date, (ii) (i) to the Holders of the Class A-1B Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining unpaid for such Distribution Date and (iii) to the Holders of the Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C and Class A-2D Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining unpaid for such Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis, based on the entitlement of each such Class; second, sequentially to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class M-4 Certificates, Class M-5 Certificates, Class M-6 Certificates, Class M-7 Certificates, Class M-8 Certificates, Class M-9 Certificates, Class M-10 Certificates and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, in respect of the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining unpaid for each such Class for such Distribution Date and third to the Class CE Certificates.
 
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(d) As described in Section 5.01(c)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) above, Net Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments (other than Swap Termination Payments resulting from a Swap Provider Trigger Event) payable by the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement (to the extent not paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee) shall be deducted from the Interest Remittance Amount, and to the extent of any such remaining amounts due, from the Principal Remittance Amount, prior to any distributions to the Certificateholders. Any Swap Termination Payment triggered by a Swap Provider Trigger Event owed to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement will be subordinated to distributions to the Holders of the Offered Certificates and shall be paid pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(vii).
 
(e) On each Distribution Date commencing on the Distribution Date, to the extent required, following the distribution of the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and withdrawals from the Reserve Fund, any Net Swap Payments payable to the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust by the Swap Provider will be distributed on the related Distribution Date in the following order of priority:
 
(i) first, concurrently, to each Class of Class A Certificates, the related Senior Interest Distribution Amount remaining undistributed after the distributions of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount, the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount and the Group II Interest Remittance Amount, on a pro rata basis based on such respective remaining Senior Interest Distribution Amounts;
 
(ii) second, sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, the related Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Carry Forward Amount, to the extent remaining undistributed after the distributions of the Group IA Interest Remittance Amount, the Group IB Interest Remittance Amount, the Group II Interest Remittance Amount and the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
 
(iii) third, to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates then entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, in an amount necessary to maintain the Required Overcollateralization Amount after taking into account distributions made pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(i) above;
 
(iv) fourth, sequentially to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, in each case up to the related Allocated Realized Loss Amount related to such Certificates for such Distribution Date remaining undistributed after distribution of the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
 
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(v) fifth, concurrently, to each class of Class A Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount, to the extent remaining undistributed after distributions of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow on deposit in the Reserve Fund, on a pro rata basis based on such respective Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts remaining unpaid;
 
(vi) sixth, sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8, Class M-9, Class M-10 and Class M-11 Certificates, in that order, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount, to the extent remaining undistributed after distributions are made from the Reserve Fund;
 
(vii) seventh, to the Swap Provider, an amount equal to any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event pursuant to the Swap Agreement (to the extent such amount has not been paid by the Securities Administrator from any upfront payment received pursuant to any related replacement interest rate swap agreement that may be entered into by the Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust); and
 
(viii) eighth, to the Class CE Certificates, any remaining amounts.
 
(f) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall withdraw any amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account that represent Prepayment Charges and shall distribute such amounts to the Class P Certificateholders as described above.
 
(g) All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date shall be allocated pro rata among the outstanding Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests. Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date will be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record on the related Record Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.01(i) or Section 10.01 respecting the final distribution on such Class), based on the aggregate Percentage Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Holder at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Certificates having an initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance that is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Class of Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender of such Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of such final distribution.
 
Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating brokerage firm (a “brokerage firm” or “indirect participating firm”) for which it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Agreement or applicable law.
 
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(h) The rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions in respect of the Certificates, and all interests of the Certificateholders in such distributions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. None of the Holders of any Class of Certificates, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer shall in any way be responsible or liable to the Holders of any other Class of Certificates in respect of amounts properly previously distributed on the Certificates.
 
(i) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.01, whenever the Securities Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall, no later than three (3) days before the related Distribution Date, mail to each Holder on such date of such Class of Certificates a notice to the effect that:
 
 
(i)
the Securities Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the Securities Administrator therein specified, and
 
 
(ii)
no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after the end of the related Interest Accrual Period.
 
Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by the Securities Administrator and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 5.01(i) shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Securities Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator shall, directly or through an agent, mail a final notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates but shall continue to hold any remaining funds for the benefit of non-tendering Certificateholders. The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in such trust fund. If within one year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator shall pay to the Depositor all such amounts, and all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust by the Securities Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) on the final Distribution Date for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 5.01(i). Any such amounts held in trust by the Securities Administrator shall be held uninvested in an Eligible Account.
 
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(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in no event shall the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class A Certificate or a Mezzanine Certificate be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such Certificate in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 5.04 and (b) distributed to the Holder of such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.01 from Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and (ii) in no event shall the Uncertificated Balance of a REMIC Regular Interest be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such REMIC Regular Interest in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to Section 5.04 and (b) distributed on such REMIC Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 5.01.
 
SECTION 5.02. Statements to Certificateholders.
 
On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator (based on the information set forth in the Servicer Reports for such Distribution Date, information provided by the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement with respect to payments made pursuant to the Swap Agreement) shall make available to each Holder of the Certificates and the Credit Risk Manager, a statement as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date setting forth:
 
(i) applicable Interest Accrual Periods and general Distribution Dates;
 
(ii) with respect to each loan group, the total cash flows received and the general sources thereof;
 
(iii) the aggregate Servicing Fee received by the Servicers during the related Due Period;
 
(iv) the amount, if any, of other fees or expenses accrued and paid, with an identification of the payee and the general purpose of such fees;
 
(v) with respect to each loan group, the amount of the related distribution to Holders of the Certificates (by class) allocable to principal, separately identifying (A) the aggregate amount of any Principal Prepayments included therein, (B) the aggregate of all scheduled payments of principal included therein and (C) any Overcollateralization Increase Amount included therein;
 
(vi) with respect to each loan group, the amount of such distribution to Holders of the Certificates (by class) allocable to interest and the portion thereof, if any, provided by the Swap Agreement;
 
(vii) with respect to each loan group, the Interest Carry Forward Amounts and any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts for the related Certificates (if any);
 
(viii) the aggregate amount of Advances included in the distributions on the Distribution Date (including the general purpose of such Advances);
 
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(ix) with respect to each loan group, the number and aggregate principal balance of any Mortgage Loans (not including any Liquidated Mortgage Loans as of the end of the Prepayment Period) that were (A) delinquent (exclusive of Mortgage Loans in foreclosure) using the “OTS” method (1) one scheduled payment is delinquent, (2) two scheduled payments are delinquent, (3) three scheduled payments are delinquent and (4) foreclosure proceedings have been commenced, and loss information for the period;
 
(x) the number, aggregate principal balance, weighted average remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date;
 
(xi) with respect to each loan group and any Mortgage Loan that was liquidated during the preceding calendar month, the loan number and Scheduled Principal Balance of, and Realized Loss on, such Mortgage Loan as of the end of the related Prepayment Period;
 
(xii) the total number and principal balance of any real estate owned, or REO Properties, as of the end of the related Prepayment Period;
 
(xiii) with respect to each loan group, whether the Stepdown Date has occurred and whether Trigger Event is in effect;
 
(xiv) with respect to each loan group, the cumulative Realized Losses through the end of the preceding month;
 
(xv) the aggregate amount of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses withdrawn from the Distribution Account for such Distribution Date;
 
(xvi) with respect to each loan group, the Certificate Principal Balance of the related Certificates before and after giving effect to the distribution of principal and allocation of Allocated Realized Loss Amounts on such Distribution Date;
 
(xvii) with respect to each loan group, the number and Scheduled Principal Balance of all the Mortgage Loans for the following Distribution Date;
 
(xviii) with respect to each loan group, the three-month rolling average of the percent equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in such loan group that are 60 days or more delinquent or are in bankruptcy or foreclosure or are REO Properties, and the denominator of which is the Scheduled Principal Balances of all of the Mortgage Loans in such loan group;
 
(xix) the Certificate Factor for each such Class of Certificates applicable to such Distribution Date;
 
(xx) the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Interest Carry Forward Amount, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on such Distribution Date, and in the case of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates separately identifying any reduction thereof due to allocations of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and interest shortfalls including the following Realized Losses: Relief Act Interest Shortfalls and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts;
 
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(xxi) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement, the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19 of this Agreement;
 
(xxii) the aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date;
 
(xxiii) the amount of, if any, of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow or excess spread and the application of such Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
 
(xxiv) the Required Overcollateralization Amount and the Credit Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date;
 
(xxv) the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;
 
(xxvi) the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date;
 
(xxvii) the Pass-Through Rate for each class of Certificates for such Distribution Date;
 
(xxviii) the amount of any deposit to the Reserve Fund contemplated by Section 3.24(b);
 
(xxix) the balance of the Reserve Fund prior to the deposit or withdrawal of any amounts on such Distribution Date;
 
(xxx) the amount of any deposit to the Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(vi);
 
(xxxi) the Loss Severity Percentage with respect to each Mortgage Loan;
 
(xxxii) the Aggregate Loss Severity Percentage;
 
(xxxiii) with respect to each loan group, the amount of the Prepayment Charges remitted by the related Servicer; and
 
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(xxxiv) the amount of any Net Swap Payment payable to the Trust, any related Net Swap Payment payable to the Swap Provider, any Swap Termination Payment payable to the Trust and any related Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap Provider.
 
The Securities Administrator will make such statement (and, at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format) available each month to the Certificateholders and the Rating Agencies via the Securities Administrator’s internet website. The Securities Administrator’s internet website shall initially be located at http:\\www.ctslink.com and assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Securities Administrator’s customer service desk at 1-301-815-6600. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution options are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating such. The Securities Administrator shall have the right to change the way such statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the Securities Administrator shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.
 
In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Single Certificate of the relevant Class.
 
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Securities Administrator shall furnish upon request to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Regular Certificate a statement containing the information set forth in subclauses (i) through (iii) above, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Securities Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.
 
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Securities Administrator shall furnish upon request to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement setting forth the amount, if any, actually distributed with respect to the Residual Certificates, as appropriate, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder.
 
The Securities Administrator shall, upon request, furnish to each Certificateholder during the term of this Agreement, such periodic, special, or other reports or information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be reasonable with respect to the Certificateholder, or otherwise with respect to the purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided at the expense of the Certificateholder, in accordance with such reasonable and explicit instructions and directions as the Certificateholder may provide.
 
On each Distribution Date the Securities Administrator shall provide Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P. (“Bloomberg”) CUSIP level factors for each Class of Certificates as of such Distribution Date, using a format and media mutually acceptable to the Securities Administrator and Bloomberg.
 
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SECTION 5.03. Servicer Reports; P&I Advances.
 
(a) On or before the second Business Day following the last day of each Prepayment Period, the Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator by telecopy or electronic mail (or by such other means as the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator may agree from time to time) a remittance report containing such information with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and the related Distribution Date as is reasonably available to the Servicer as the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator may reasonably require so as to enable the Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans and oversee the servicing by the Servicer and the Securities Administrator to fulfill its obligations hereunder with respect to securities and tax reporting.
 
(b) The amount of P&I Advances to be made by Countrywide on any Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 5.03(d), (i) the aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (net of the related Servicing Fees), due during the related Due Period in respect of the Mortgage Loans serviced by Countrywide, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the close of business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to each REO Property, which was acquired during or prior to the related Prepayment Period and as to which an REO Disposition did not occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the REO Imputed Interest on such REO Property for the most recently ended calendar month, over the net income from such REO Property deposited in the related Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.21 of this Agreement for distribution on such Distribution Date; provided, however, no Servicer shall be required to make P&I Advances with respect to Relief Act Interest Shortfalls, shortfalls due to bankruptcy proceedings, or with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls in excess of its obligations under Section 3.22 or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Monthly Payment on each Balloon Mortgage Loan with a delinquent Balloon Payment is equal to the assumed monthly payment that would have been due on the related Due Date based on the original principal amortization schedule for such Balloon Mortgage Loan.
 
On the Servicer Remittance Date, Countrywide shall remit in immediately available funds to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the related Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the Related Collection Account, to the extent of any Amounts Held For Future Distribution on deposit therein (in which case it will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the Related Collection Account that Amounts Held For Future Distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 5.03, used by Countrywide in discharge of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by Countrywide with respect to the related Mortgage Loans. In addition, Countrywide shall have the right to reimburse itself for any outstanding P&I Advance made from its own funds from Amounts Held for Future Distribution. Any Amounts Held For Future Distribution used by Countrywide to make P&I Advances or to reimburse itself for outstanding P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in Countrywide’s records and replaced by Countrywide by deposit in the related Collection Account no later than the close of business on the Servicer Remittance Date immediately following the Due Period or Prepayment Period for which such amounts relate. The Securities Administrator will notify the Countrywide and the Master Servicer by the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date in the event that the amount remitted by the Servicer to the Securities Administrator on such date pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, is less than the P&I Advances required to be made by such Servicer for the related Distribution Date.
 
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(c) The obligation of Countrywide to make such P&I Advances is mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to (d) below, and, with respect to any related Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the removal thereof from the Trust Fund pursuant to any applicable provision of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
 
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by any Servicer if such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively. The determination by any Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by a certification of a Servicing Officer delivered to the Master Servicer.
 
(e) In the event that any Servicer (or any successor thereto) fails to make a required P&I Advance, the Master Servicer (in its capacity as successor to such Servicer) will be required to make such P&I Advance on the Distribution Date on which the related Servicer was required to make such P&I Advance, subject to its determination of recoverability.
 
SECTION 5.04. Allocation of Realized Losses.
 
(a) Prior to the Determination Date, the Servicers shall determine as to each Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer and any related REO Property and include in the monthly remittance report provided to the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator (substantially in the form of Schedule 4 hereto or as set forth in the Servicing Agreement) such information as is reasonably available to the related Servicer as the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator may reasonably require so as to enable the Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans and oversee the servicing by the related Servicer and the Securities Administrator to fulfill its obligations hereunder with respect to securities and tax reporting, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Final Recovery Determinations made during the related Prepayment Period; and (ii) the respective portions of such Realized Losses allocable to interest and allocable to principal. Prior to each Determination Date, the related Servicer shall also determine as to each Mortgage Loan: (i) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Deficient Valuations made during the related Prepayment Period; and (ii) the total amount of Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with Debt Service Reductions in respect of Monthly Payments due during the related Due Period.
 
(b) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to any REMIC I Regular Interest pursuant to Section 5.04(c) on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Securities Administrator on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and to Net Swap Payments received from the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement for that purpose; second, to the Class CE Certificates; third, to the Class M-11 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-11 Certificates has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class M-10 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-10 Certificates has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Class M-9 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-9 Certificates has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Class M-8 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-8 Certificates has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Class M-7 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-7 Certificates has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Class M-6 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-6 Certificates has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Class M-5 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Class M-4 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero, twelfth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and thirteenth, to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero. All Realized Losses to be allocated to the Certificate Principal Balances of all Classes on any Distribution Date shall be so allocated after the actual distributions to be made on such date as provided above. All references above to the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates shall be to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the relevant Distribution Date, before reduction thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case to be allocated to such Class of Certificates, on such Distribution Date.
 
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Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Mezzanine Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal Balance thereof by the amount so allocated; any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class CE Certificate shall be made by reducing the amount otherwise payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(viii). No allocations of any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates or Class P Certificates.
 
As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a “pro rata basis” among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a pro rata basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class of Certificates hereunder will be allocated among the, Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests evidenced thereby.
 
In addition, in the event that a Servicer receives any Subsequent Recoveries with respect to a Mortgage Loan serviced by it, the related Servicer shall deposit such funds into the related Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.08 or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. If, after taking into account such Subsequent Recoveries, the amount of a Realized Loss is reduced, the amount of such Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the highest payment priority to which Realized Losses have been allocated, but not by more than the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of Subordinate Certificates pursuant to this Section 5.04 and not previously reimbursed to such Class of Subordinate Certificates with Net Monthly Excess Cashflow pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8). The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to sequentially increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Subordinate Certificates, beginning with the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Subordinate Certificates pursuant to this Section 5.04 and not previously reimbursed to such Class of Subordinate Certificates with Net Monthly Excess Cashflow pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(8)(iii). Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any payment in respect of current interest on the amount of such increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Distribution Date on which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be applied to the Certificate Principal Balance of each Subordinate Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.
 
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(c)(i) All Realized Losses on the Group IA Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on each Distribution Date first to REMIC I Regular Interest IA until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero and second, to REMIC I Regular Interest IA-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest IA-60-B, starting with the lowest numerical denomination until such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests. All Realized Losses on the Group IB Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on each Distribution Date first to REMIC I Regular Interest IB until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero and second, to REMIC I Regular Interest IB-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest IB-60-B, starting with the lowest numerical denomination until such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests. All Realized Losses on the Group II Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on each Distribution Date first, to REMIC I Regular Interest II until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero and second, to REMIC I Regular Interest II-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest II-60-B, starting with the lowest numerical denomination until such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero, provided that, for REMIC I Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses shall be allocated pro rata between such REMIC I Regular Interests.
 
(ii) REMIC II Marker Allocation Percentage of all Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by the Securities Administrator on each Distribution Date to the following REMIC II Regular Interests in the specified percentages, as follows: first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to the REMIC II Regular Interest AA and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC II Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98.00% and 2.00%, respectively; second, to the Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interest AA and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC II Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98.00% and 2.00%, respectively; third, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-11 has been reduced to zero; fourth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-10 has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-9 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-9 has been reduced to zero; sixth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-8 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-8 has been reduced to zero; seventh, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-7 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-7 has been reduced to zero; eighth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-6 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-6 has been reduced to zero; ninth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-5 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-5 has been reduced to zero; tenth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 has been reduced to zero; eleventh, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 has been reduced to zero; twelfth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-2 has been reduced to zero; and thirteenth, to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ, 98.00%, 1.00% and 1.00%, respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest M-1 has been reduced to zero.
 
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(iii) The REMIC II Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of all Realized Losses shall be applied after all distributions have been made on each Distribution Date first, so as to keep the Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC II Regular Interest ending with the designation “GRP” equal to 0.01% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related loan group; second, to each REMIC II Regular Interest ending with the designation “SUB,” so that the Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II Regular Interest is equal to 0.01% of the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related loan group over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificate in the related loan group (except that if any such excess is a larger number than in the preceding distribution period, the least amount of Realized Losses shall be applied to such REMIC II Regular Interests such that the REMIC II Subordinated Balance Ratio is maintained); and third, any remaining Realized Losses shall be allocated to REMIC II Regular Interest XX.
 
SECTION 5.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the Trustee reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the event the Securities Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Securities Administrator shall indicate the amount withheld to such Certificateholders.
 
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SECTION 5.06. Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
(a)(i) Within 15 days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the Exchange Act), the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. The Securities Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related Monthly Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Monthly Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit G to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator and directed and approved by the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
 
(ii) As set forth on Exhibit G hereto, no later than 10 calendar days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D, (A) certain parties to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, together with an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit H hereto (an “Additional Disclosure Notification”) or such other format as agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the reporting party and (B) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this paragraph.
 
(iii) After preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor (provided that such Form 10-D includes any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure). Within two Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than the 12th calendar day after the Distribution Date, the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval by the due date specified herein, or if the Depositor does not request a copy of a Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-D is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 10-D. A duly authorized representative of the Master Servicer shall sign each Form 10-D. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 5.06(c)(ii). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Securities Administrator. Neither the Securities Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Servicer with respect to Additional Form 10-D Disclosure and any Additional Disclosure Notification shall be limited to those set forth in Section 3.19(f)(iii) of this Agreement.
 
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(b)(i) Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and if requested by the Depositor, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act, provided that the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K other than the initial Form 8K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall be reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit G to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator and directed and approved by the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
 
(ii) As set forth on Exhibit G hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than the close of business New York City time on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in EDGAR compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, together with an Additional Disclosure Notification, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this paragraph.
 
(iii) After preparing the Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall, upon request, forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the third Business Day after the Reportable Event, the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval by the third Business Day, or if the Depositor does not request a copy of a Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 8-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 8-K. A duly authorized representative of the Master Servicer shall sign each Form 8-K. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 5.06(c)(ii). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will, make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K that has been prepared and filed by the Securities Administrator. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, execute or arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Servicer with respect to Form 8-K Disclosure information shall be limited to those set forth in Sections 3.19(f)(i) and 3.19(g) of this Agreement.
 
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(c)(i) On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Securities Administrator is able to do so under applicable law, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file a Form 15 suspension notification relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.
 
(ii) In the event that the Securities Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement or for any other reason, the Securities Administrator will promptly electronically notify the Depositor. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the parties to this Agreement will cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA, as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended and such amendment includes any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure (other than for the purposes of restating any Monthly Report), any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or any amendment to such disclosure, the Securities Administrator will electronically notify the Depositor only if the amendment pertains to an additional reporting item being revised and/or amended on such form, but not if an amendment is being filed as a result of a Remittance Report revision, and the Depositor will cooperate with the Securities Administrator in preparing any necessary 8-KA, 10-DA or 10-KA. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall be signed by a duly authorized representative or senior officer in charge of master servicing, as applicable, of the Master Servicer. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, execute or arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
 
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(d)(i) On or prior to the 90th day after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”) (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31st of each year), commencing in March 2007, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Securities Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, (i) an annual compliance statement for each Servicer, each Additional Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties (each, a “Reporting Servicer”) as described under Section 3.17 and Section 4.15 of this Agreement or pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and in such other agreements, (ii)(A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for each Reporting Servicer, as described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.16 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and in such other agreements, and (B) if each Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.16 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if each Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.16 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, (iii)(A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for each Reporting Servicer, as described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.17 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.17 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, and (iv) a Sarbanes-Oxley Certification (“Sarbanes-Oxley Certification”) as described in Section 3.19 and Section 4.18 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided that such certification delivered by the Servicer may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the Commission. Any disclosure or information in addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit G to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator and directed and approved by the Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
 
(ii) As set forth on Exhibit G hereto, no later than March 15 of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2007, (i) the parties to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in EDGAR-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, together with an Additional Disclosure Notification, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. The Depositor will be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this paragraph.
 
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(iii) After preparing the Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall, upon request, forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor. Within three Business Days after receipt of such copy, but in no event later than March 25th of each year that the Trust is subject to Exchange Act reporting requirements, the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval by March 25th, or if the Depositor does not request a copy of a Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 10-K. A senior officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form 10-K. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 5.06(c)(ii). Promptly (but no later than 1 Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Securities Administrator. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the obligations of the Servicer with respect to Additional Form 10-K Disclosure shall be limited to those set forth in Section 3.19(f)(ii) of this Agreement.
 
(e) Each of Form 10-D and Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it “(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.” The Depositor hereby represents to the Securities Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required reports during the preceding 12 months and that it has been subject to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. The Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing, no later than the fifth calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D and no later than March 15th with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the question should be “no” as a result of filings that relate to other securitization transactions of the Depositor for which the Securities Administrator does not have the obligation to prepare and file Exchange Act reports.
 
(f) The Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Master Servicer’s obligations under this Section 5.06 or the Master Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
 
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SECTION 5.07. Supplemental Interest Trust.
 
(a) On the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee a separate account for the benefit of the holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates (the “Supplemental Interest Trust”). The Supplemental Interest Trust shall be an Eligible Account, and funds on deposit therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be commingled with, any other moneys, including, without limitation, other moneys of the Trustee or of the Securities Administrator held pursuant to this Agreement.
 
(b) On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust amounts distributable to the Swap Provider by the Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) and Section 5.01(c)(8)(vii) of this Agreement. On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute any such amounts to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement, first to pay any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider for such Distribution Date, and second to pay any Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event.
 
(c) The Supplemental Interest Trust constitutes an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.860G-2(h) and is not an asset of any REMIC. The Holders of the Class CE Certificates shall be the beneficial owner of the Supplemental Interest Trust, subject to the power of the Securities Administrator to transfer amounts under this Agreement. The Securities Administrator shall keep records that accurately reflect the funds on deposit in the Supplemental Interest Trust. The Securities Administrator shall, at the written direction of the majority of the Class CE Certificateholders, invest amounts on deposit in the Supplemental Interest Trust in Permitted Investments. In the absence of written direction to the Securities Administrator from the majority of the Class CE Certificateholders, all funds in the Supplemental Interest Trust shall remain uninvested. On each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute, not in respect of any REMIC, any interest earned on the Supplemental Interest Trust to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates.
 
(d) For federal income tax purposes, amounts paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(2), (3), (4), (6) and (7) and Section 5.01(c)(8)(vii) shall first be deemed paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust in respect of the Class IO Interest to the extent of the amount distributable on such Class IO Interest on such Distribution Date, and any remaining amount shall be deemed paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust in respect of a Class IO Distribution Amount. It is the intention of the parties hereto that, for federal and state income and state and local franchise tax purposes, the Supplemental Interest Trust be disregarded as an entity separate from the Holder of the Class CE Certificates unless and until the date when either (a) there is more than one Class CE Certificateholder or (b) any Class of Certificates in addition to the Class CE Certificates is recharacterized as an equity interest in the Supplemental Interest Trust for federal income tax purposes, in which case it is the intention of the parties hereto that, for federal and state income and state and local franchise tax purposes, the Supplemental Interest Trust be treated as a partnership. The Master Servicer shall not be required to prepare and file partnership tax returns in respect of such partnership unless it receives additional reasonable compensation (not to exceed $10,000 per year) for the preparation of such filings, written notification recognizing the creation of a partnership agreement or comparable documentation evidencing the partnership.
 
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(e) The Securities Administrator shall treat the Holders of Certificates (other than the Class P, Class CE and Residual Certificates) as having entered into a notional principal contract with respect to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. Pursuant to each such notional principal contract, all Holders of Certificates (other than the Class P, Class CE and Residual Certificates) shall be treated as having agreed to pay, on each Distribution Date, to the Holder of the Class CE Certificates an aggregate amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount payable on such Distribution Date on the Regular Interest ownership of which is represented by such Class of Certificates over (ii) the amount payable on such Class of Certificates on such Distribution Date (such excess, a “Class IO Distribution Amount”). A Class IO Distribution Amount payable from interest collections shall be allocated pro rata among such Certificates based on the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Certificates, and a Class IO Distribution Amount payable from principal collections shall be allocated to the most subordinate Class of such Certificates with an outstanding principal balance to the extent of such balance. In addition, pursuant to such notional principal contract, the Holder of the Class CE Certificates shall be treated as having agreed to pay Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts to the Holders of the Certificates (other than the Class CE, Class P and Residual Certificates) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any payments to such Certificates from amounts deemed received in respect of this notional principal contract shall not be payments with respect to a Regular Interest in a REMIC within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(1). However, any payment from the Certificates (other than the Class CE, Class P and Residual Certificates) of a Class IO Distribution Amount shall be treated for tax purposes as having been received by the Holders of such Certificates in respect of the Regular Interest ownership of which is represented by such Certificates, and as having been paid by such Holders to the Supplemental Interest Trust pursuant to the notional principal contract. Thus, each Certificate (other than the Class P Certificates and Residual Certificates) shall be treated as representing not only ownership of a Regular Interest in REMIC III, but also ownership of an interest in, and obligations with respect to, a notional principal contract.
 
(f) For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the holders of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates to receive payments from the Supplemental Interest Trust and the Reserve Fund in respect of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount shall be assigned a value of $2,407,686.
 
(g) Upon a Swap Early Termination other than in connection with the optional termination of the trust, the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, at the direction f the Depositor, will use reasonable efforts to appoint a successor swap provider to enter into a new interest rate swap agreement on terms substantially similar to the Swap Agreement, with a successor swap provider meeting all applicable eligibility requirements. If the Securities Administrator receives a Swap Termination Payment from the Swap Provider in connection with such Swap Early Termination, the Securities Administrator will apply such Swap Termination Payment to any upfront payment required to appoint the successor swap provider. If the Securities Administrator is required to pay a Swap Termination Payment to the Swap Provider in connection with such Swap Early Termination, the Securities Administrator will apply any upfront payment received from the successor swap provider to pay such Swap Termination Payment.
 
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If the Securities Administrator is unable to appoint a successor swap provider within 30 days of the Swap Early Termination, then the Securities Administrator will deposit any Swap Termination Payment received from the original Swap Provider into a separate, non-interest bearing reserve account and will, on each subsequent Distribution Date, withdraw from the amount then remaining on deposit in such reserve account an amount equal to the Net Swap Payment, if any, that would have been paid to the Securities Administrator by the original Swap Provider calculated in accordance with the terms of the original Swap Agreement, and distribute such amount in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(h) In the event that the Swap Provider fails to perform any of its obligations under the Swap Agreement (including, without limitation, its obligation to make any payment or transfer collateral), or breaches any of its representations and warranties thereunder, or in the event that an Event of Default, Termination Event, or Additional Termination Event (each as defined in the Swap Agreement) occurs with respect to the Swap Agreement, the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall immediately, but no later than the next Business Day following such failure or breach, notify the Depositor and send any notices and make any demands, on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, in accordance with the Swap Agreement.
 
(i) In the event that the Swap Provider’s obligations are guaranteed by a third party under a guaranty relating to the Swap Agreement (such guaranty the “Guaranty” and such third party the “Guarantor”), then to the extent that the Swap Provider fails to make any payment by the close of business on the day it is required to make payment under the terms of the Swap Agreement, the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall, as soon as practicable, but no later than two (2) business days after the Swap Provider’s failure to pay, demand that the Guarantor make any and all payments then required to be made by the Guarantor pursuant to such Guaranty; provided, that the Securities Administrator shall in no event be liable for any failure or delay in the performance by the Swap Provider or any Guarantor of its obligations hereunder or pursuant to the Swap Agreement and the Guaranty, nor for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits) in connection therewith.
 
SECTION 5.08. Tax Treatment of Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments.
 
For federal income tax purposes, each holder of a Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate is deemed to own an undivided beneficial ownership interest in a REMIC regular interest and the right to receive payments from either the Reserve Fund or the Supplemental Interest Trust in respect of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts or the obligation to make payments to the Supplemental Interest Trust. For federal income tax purposes, the Securities Administrator will account for payments to each Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate as follows: each Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate will be treated as receiving their entire payment from REMIC III (regardless of any Swap Termination Payment or obligation under the Swap Agreement) and subsequently paying their portion of any Swap Termination Payment in respect of each such Class’s obligation under the Swap Agreement. In the event that any such Class is resecuritized in a REMIC, the obligation under the Swap Agreement to pay any such Swap Termination Payment (or any shortfall in Net Swap Payment), will be made by one or more of the REMIC Regular Interests issued by the resecuritization REMIC subsequent to such REMIC Regular Interest receiving its full payment from any such Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate.
 
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The REMIC Regular Interest corresponding to an Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate will be entitled to receive interest and principal payments at the times and in the amounts equal to those made on the certificate to which it corresponds, except that (i) the maximum interest rate of that REMIC regular interest will equal the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate computed for this purpose by limiting the Swap Notional Amount of the Swap Agreement to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and (ii) any Swap Termination Payment will be treated as being payable solely from amounts otherwise payable to the Class CE Certificates. As a result of the foregoing, the amount of distributions and taxable income on the REMIC Regular Interest corresponding to a Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate may exceed the actual amount of distributions on the Class A Certificate or Mezzanine Certificate.
 
SECTION 5.09. Swap Collateral Account
 
The Securities Administrator is hereby directed to perform the obligations of the Custodian as defined under the Swap Credit Support Annex (the “Swap Custodian”).
 
On or before the Closing Date, the Swap Custodian shall establish a Swap Collateral Account. The Swap Collateral Account shall be held in the name of the Swap Custodian in trust for the benefit of the Class A Certificates and Mezzanine Certificates on the Closing Date. The Swap Collateral Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall be entitled “Supplemental Interest Trust Posted Collateral Account, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for the benefit of holders of ACE Securities Corp., Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates”.
 
The Swap Custodian shall credit to Swap Collateral Account all collateral (whether in the form of cash or securities) posted by the Swap Provider to secure the obligations of the Swap Provider in accordance with the terms of the Swap Agreement. Except for investment earnings, the Swap Provider shall not have any legal, equitable or beneficial interest in the Swap Collateral Account other than in accordance with this Agreement, the Swap Agreement and applicable law. The Swap Custodian shall maintain and apply all collateral and earnings thereon on deposit in the Swap Collateral Account in accordance with Swap Credit Support Annex.
 
Cash collateral posted by the Swap Provider in accordance with the Swap Credit Support Annex shall be invested at the direction of the Depositor in Permitted Investments that mature no later than the Business Day prior to the next succeeding Distribution Date. If no investment direction is received or provided, the Securities Administrator shall invest the funds in the Wells Fargo Advantage Prime Investment Money Market Fund. All amounts earned on amounts on deposit in the Swap Collateral Account (whether cash collateral or securities) shall be taxable to the Swap Provider.
 
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, a Termination Event, or an Additional Termination Event (each as defined in the Swap Agreement), amounts in the Swap Collateral Account shall be withdrawn by the Swap Custodian and applied to the payment of any termination payment due to Party B (as defined in the Swap Agreement) in accordance with the Swap Credit Support Annex. Any excess amounts held in such Swap Collateral Account after payment of all amounts owing to Party B under the Swap Agreement shall be withdrawn from the Swap Collateral Account and paid to the Swap Provider in accordance with the Swap Credit Support Annex.
 
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ARTICLE VI
 
THE CERTIFICATES
 
SECTION 6.01. The Certificates.
 
(a) The Certificates in the aggregate will represent the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other assets included in REMIC I, REMIC II and REMIC III.
 
The Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as Exhibits A-1 through A-6. The Certificates of each Class will be issuable in registered form only, in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as described in the definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all rights of the related Class.
 
Upon original issue, the Certificates shall be executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator and delivered by the Trustee to and upon the written order of the Depositor. The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the Trust by the Securities Administrator by an authorized signatory. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Securities Administrator shall bind the Trust, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided herein executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication.
 
(b) The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates shall initially be issued as one or more Certificates held by the Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold such Certificates as provided below, the Depository and registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and, except as provided below, registration of such Certificates may not be transferred by the Securities Administrator except to another Depository that agrees to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate Owners with Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate Owners shall hold their respective Ownership Interests in and to such Certificates through the book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not be entitled to definitive, fully registered Certificates (“Definitive Certificates”) in respect of such Ownership Interests. All transfers by Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner. Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the Depository’s normal procedures. The Securities Administrator is hereby initially appointed as the Book-Entry Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in accordance herewith and in accordance with the agreement that it has with the Depository authorizing it to act as such. The Book-Entry Custodian may, and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Depositor, the Servicer and, if the Trustee is not the Book-Entry Custodian, the Trustee, any other transfer agent (including the Depository or any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such conditions as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or any successor Depository may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by reason of any such appointment of other than the Depository. If the Securities Administrator resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the successor Securities Administrator or, if it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right to inspect, and to obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian.
 
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(c) The Class M-10, Class M-11 and Class CE Certificates initially offered and sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S shall be issued in the form of a temporary global certificate in definitive, fully registered form (each, a “Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate”), which shall be deposited with the Securities Administrator or an agent of the Securities Administrator as custodian for the Depository and registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of the Depository for the account of designated agents holding on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream. Beneficial interests in each Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate may be held only through Euroclear or Clearstream; provided, however, that such interests may be exchanged for interests in a Definitive Certificate in accordance with the requirements described in Section 6.02. After the expiration of the Release Date, a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate may be exchanged for a beneficial interest in the related permanent global certificate of the same Class (each, a “Regulation S Permanent Global Certificate”), in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 6.02. Each Regulation S Permanent Global Certificate shall be deposited with the Securities Administrator or an agent of the Securities Administrator as custodian for the Depository and registered in the name of Cede & Co. as nominee of the Depository.
 
The Class M-10 Certificates and Class M-11 Certificates offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers (“QIBs”) in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) or institutional investors that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act (“Institutional Accredited Investors”) will be issued in the form of Book-Entry Certificates.
 
The Class CE Certificates and Class P Certificates offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A will be issued in the form of Definitive Certificates.
 
(d) The Trustee, the Servicers, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor may for all purposes (including the making of payments due on the Book-Entry Certificates and Global Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates and Global Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates and Global Certificates shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants and brokerage firms representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and votes of, the Depository as Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates and Global Certificates with respect to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners. The Securities Administrator may establish a reasonable record date in connection with solicitations of consents from or voting by Certificateholders and shall give notice to the Depository of such record date.
 
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If (i)(A) the Depositor advises the Securities Administrator in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository, and (B) the Depositor is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor at its option advises the Securities Administrator in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository or (iii) after the occurrence of the Servicer Event of Default, Certificate Owners representing in the aggregate not less than 51% of the Ownership Interests of the Book-Entry Certificates advise the Securities Administrator through the Depository, in writing, that the continuation of a book-entry system through the Depository is no longer in the best interests of the Certificate Owners, the Securities Administrator shall notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the same. With respect to a Global Certificate, the related Certificate Owner (other than a Holder of a Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate) may request that its interest in a Global Certificate be exchanged for a Definitive Certificate. Upon surrender to the Securities Administrator of the Book-Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, or the Global Certificates by the Depository accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for registration of transfer, the Securities Administrator shall cause the Definitive Certificates to be issued. Such Definitive Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $10,000 except that any beneficial ownership that was represented by a Book-Entry Certificate, or a Global Certificate, as applicable, in an amount less than $10,000 immediately prior to the issuance of a Definitive Certificate shall be issued in a minimum denomination equal to the amount represented by such Book-Entry Certificate or a Global Certificate, as applicable. None of the Depositor, the Servicers, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in the delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by the Securities Administrator, to the extent applicable with respect to such Definitive Certificates, and the Securities Administrator shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
 
SECTION 6.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
 
(a) The Securities Administrator shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies to be appointed by the Securities Administrator in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.11, a Certificate Register for the Certificates in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Securities Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided.
 
(b) No transfer of any Class M-10 Certificate, Class M-11 Certificate, Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification.
 
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In the event that such a transfer of a Class M-10 Certificate, Class M-11 Certificate, Class CE Certificate or Class P Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification (other than in connection with the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor), the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1; (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-3, (iii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance on Regulation S, a written certification from the prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2 and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based, if any.
 
A holder of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate must provide Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, with a certificate in the form of Annex A to Exhibit B-2 hereto certifying that the beneficial owner of the interest in such Global Certificate is not a U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S), and Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, must provide to the Trustee and Securities Administrator a certificate in the form of Exhibit B-2 hereto prior to (i) the payment of interest or principal with respect to such holder’s beneficial interest in the Regulation S Temporary Global Certificate and (ii) any exchange of such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Permanent Global Certificate.
 
In the event that such a transfer of a Residual Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification (other than in connection with the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor), the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Securities Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-1; (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, written certifications from the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-3, and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Securities Administrator that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Certificateholder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based, if any.
 
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Neither of the Depositor nor the Securities Administrator is obligated to register or qualify any such Certificates under the Securities Act or any other securities laws or to take any action not otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer of any such Certificate shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
 
(c) No transfer of a Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or a Residual Certificate or any interest therein shall be made to any Plan, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person acquiring such Certificates with “Plan Assets” of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 (“Plan Assets”) unless the Securities Administrator is provided with an Opinion of Counsel on which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Servicers may rely, which establishes to the satisfaction of the Securities Administrator that the purchase of such Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Depositor, the Servicers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Depositor, the Servicers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trust Fund. An Opinion of Counsel will not be required in connection with the initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall have deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person investing Plan Assets) and the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Securities Administrator, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.
 
For so long as the Supplemental Interest Trust is in existence, each beneficial owner of an Offered Certificate, or any interest therein, shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or holding of the Offered Certificate, or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or (ii)(A) it is an accredited investor within the meaning of Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, as amended from time to time (the “Exemption”) and (B) the acquisition and holding of such Certificate and the separate right to receive payments from the Supplemental Interest Trust are eligible for the exemptive relief available under Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (“PTCE”) 84-14 (for transactions by independent “qualified professional asset managers”), 91-38 (for transactions by bank collective investment funds), 90-1 (for transactions by insurance company pooled separate accounts), 95-60 (for transactions by insurance company general accounts) or 96-23 (for transactions effected by “in-house asset managers”) in the case of an Offered Certificate or PTCE 95-60 in the case of a Class M-10 Certificate or Class M-11 Certificate.
 
Each Transferee of a Mezzanine Certificate or any interest therein that is acquired after the termination of the Supplemental Interest Trust will be deemed to have represented by virtue of its purchase or holding of such Certificate (or interest therein) that either (a) such Transferee is not a Plan or purchasing such Certificate with Plan Assets, (b) except in the case of a Class M-10 Certificate or Class M-11 Certificate, it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on the Exemption, and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of the Exemption including that such Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by a Rating Agency or (c) the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Transferee is an insurance company, (ii) the source of funds used to purchase or hold such Certificate (or interest therein) is an “insurance company general account” (as defined in PTCE 95-60, and (iii) the conditions set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
 
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If any Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in violation of the conditions described in this Section 6.02(c), the next preceding permitted beneficial owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that Certificate, retroactive to the date of transfer to the purported beneficial owner. Any purported beneficial owner whose acquisition or holding of any certificate or interest therein was effected in violation of the conditions described in this Section 6.02(c) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Trustee, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trust Fund from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses incurred by those parties as a result of that acquisition or holding.
 
(d)(i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to have irrevocably authorized the Securities Administrator or its designee under clause (iii)(A) below to deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and to negotiate the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to execute all instruments of Transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection with any such sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
 
(A) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the Securities Administrator of any change or impending change in its status as a Permitted Transferee.
 
(B) In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, the Securities Administrator shall require delivery to it, and shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate until its receipt of, an affidavit and agreement (a “Transfer Affidavit and Agreement,” in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-4) from the proposed Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, representing and warranting, among other things, that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring its Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate that is the subject of the proposed Transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it retains its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee, and that it has reviewed the provisions of this Section 6.02(d) and agrees to be bound by them.
 
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(C) Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if an authorized officer of the Securities Administrator who is assigned to this transaction has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be effected.
 
(D) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate shall agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement from any other Person to whom such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate and (Y) not to transfer its Ownership Interest unless it provides a Transferor Affidavit (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B-2) to the Securities Administrator stating that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge that such other Person is not a Permitted Transferee.
 
(E) Each Person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, by purchasing an Ownership Interest in such Certificate, agrees to give the Securities Administrator written notice that it is a “pass-through interest holder” within the meaning of temporary Treasury regulation Section 1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate, if it is, or is holding an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate on behalf of, a “pass-through interest holder.”
 
(ii) The Securities Administrator will register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and all of such other documents as shall have been reasonably required by the Securities Administrator as a condition to such registration. In addition, no Transfer of a Residual Certificate shall be made unless the Securities Administrator shall have received a representation letter from the Transferee of such Certificate to the effect that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
 
(iii) (A) If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 6.02(d), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored, to the extent permitted by law, to all rights as holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of such Residual Certificate. The Securities Administrator shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this Section 6.02(d) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the holder thereof or for taking any other action with respect to such holder under the provisions of this Agreement.
 
(B) If any purported Transferee shall become a holder of a Residual Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this Section 6.02(d) and to the extent that the retroactive restoration of the rights of the holder of such Residual Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A) above shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the Securities Administrator shall have the right, without notice to the holder or any prior holder of such Residual Certificate, to sell such Residual Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Securities Administrator on such terms as the Securities Administrator may choose. Such purported Transferee shall promptly endorse and deliver each Residual Certificate in accordance with the instructions of the Securities Administrator. Such purchaser may be the Securities Administrator itself or any Affiliate of the Securities Administrator. The proceeds of such sale, net of the commissions (which may include commissions payable to the Securities Administrator or its Affiliates), expenses and taxes due, if any, will be remitted by the Securities Administrator to such purported Transferee. The terms and conditions of any sale under this clause (iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Securities Administrator, and the Securities Administrator shall not be liable to any Person having an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.
 
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(iv) The Securities Administrator shall make available to the Internal Revenue Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC Provisions all information necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person who is a Disqualified Organization, including the information described in Treasury regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5) with respect to the “excess inclusions” of such Residual Certificate and (B) as a result of any regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust, estate or organization described in Section 1381 of the Code that holds an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate having as among its record holders at any time any Person which is a Disqualified Organization. Reasonable compensation for providing such information may be charged or collected by the Securities Administrator.
 
(v) The provisions of this Section 6.02(d) set forth prior to this subsection (v) may be modified, added to or eliminated, provided that there shall have been delivered to the Securities Administrator at the expense of the party seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such provision the following:
 
(A) written notification from each Rating Agency to the effect that the modification, addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its then-current ratings of any Class of Certificates; and
 
(B) an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Securities Administrator, to the effect that such modification of, addition to or elimination of such provisions will not cause any Trust REMIC to cease to qualify as a REMIC and will not cause any Trust REMIC, as the case may be, to be subject to an entity-level tax caused by the Transfer of any Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee or a Person other than the prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax caused by the Transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee.
 
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(e) No transfer of the Class CE Certificates shall be made unless the transferee of such Certificates provides to the Securities Administrator the appropriate tax certification form (i.e., IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY, W-8EXP or W-8ECI, as applicable (or any successor form thereto)), as a condition to such transfer and agrees to update such forms (i) upon expiration of any such form, (ii) as required under then applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and (iii) promptly upon learning that any IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8IMY, W-8EXP or W-8ECI, as applicable (or any successor form thereto), has become obsolete or incorrect, each as a condition to such transfer so long as they are in physical form. Upon receipt of any such tax certification form from a transferee of any Class CE Certificate, the Securities Administrator shall provide a copy of such tax certification form to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee so long as the Securities Administrator is permitted to provide such tax certification. The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall provide to the Swap Provider a copy of any such tax certification form received from the Securities Administrator so long as the Securities Administrator is permitted to provide such tax certification. The initial Holder of the Class CE Certificates shall provide to the Securities Administrator on the Closing Date an IRS Form W-9.
 
(f) Subject to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Securities Administrator maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 9.11, the Securities Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated Transferee or Transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class of a like aggregate Percentage Interest.
 
(g) At the option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may be exchanged for other Certificates of the same Class with authorized denominations and a like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate to be exchanged at any office or agency of the Securities Administrator maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 9.11. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Securities Administrator shall execute, authenticate and deliver, the Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required by the Securities Administrator) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In addition, with respect to each Class R Certificate, the holder thereof may exchange, in the manner described above, such Class R Certificate for three separate certificates, each representing such holder's respective Percentage Interest in the Class R-I Interest, the Class R-II Interest and the Class R-III Interest, respectively, in each case that was evidenced by the Class R Certificate being exchanged.
 
(h) No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
(i) All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be canceled and destroyed by the Securities Administrator in accordance with its customary procedures.
 
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SECTION 6.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
 
If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Securities Administrator, or the Securities Administrator receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate and of the ownership thereof, and (ii) there is delivered to the Securities Administrator such security or indemnity as may be required by it to save it harmless, then, in the absence of actual knowledge by the Securities Administrator that such Certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Securities Administrator, shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of the same Class and of like denomination and Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Securities Administrator may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Securities Administrator) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of ownership in the applicable REMIC created hereunder, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.
 
SECTION 6.04. Persons Deemed Owners.
 
The Depositor, the Servicers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any agent of any of them may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 5.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Depositor, the Servicers, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
SECTION 6.05. Certain Available Information.
 
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On or prior to the date of the first sale of any Class M-10 Certificate, Class M-11 Certificate, Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate to an Independent third party, the Depositor shall provide to the Securities Administrator ten copies of any private placement memorandum or other disclosure document used by the Depositor in connection with the offer and sale of such Certificate. In addition, if any such private placement memorandum or disclosure document is revised, amended or supplemented at any time following the delivery thereof to the Securities Administrator, the Depositor promptly shall inform the Securities Administrator of such event and shall deliver to the Securities Administrator ten copies of the private placement memorandum or disclosure document, as revised, amended or supplemented. The Securities Administrator shall maintain at its office as set forth in Section 12.05 hereof and shall make available free of charge during normal business hours for review by any Holder of a Certificate or any Person identified to the Securities Administrator as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following items: (i) in the case of a Holder or prospective transferee of a Class M-10 Certificate, Class M-11 Certificate, Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate, the related private placement memorandum or other disclosure document relating to such Class of Certificates, in the form most recently provided to the Securities Administrator; and (ii) in all cases, (A) this Agreement and any amendments hereof entered into pursuant to Section 12.01, (B) all monthly statements required to be delivered to Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to Section 5.02 since the Closing Date, and all other notices, reports, statements and written communications delivered to the Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to this Agreement since the Closing Date and (C) any copies of all Officers’ Certificates of the Servicer since the Closing Date delivered to the Master Servicer to evidence such Person’s determination that any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance was, or if made, would be a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Copies and mailing of any and all of the foregoing items will be available from the Securities Administrator upon request at the expense of the Person requesting the same.
 
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ARTICLE VII
 
THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE MASTER SERVICER
 
SECTION 7.01. Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
 
The Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer each shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed by this Agreement upon them in their respective capacities as Depositor, Servicer and Master Servicer and undertaken hereunder by the Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer herein. References to the Servicer in this Article VII (other than with respect to Sections 7.08, 7.09 and 7.10) shall be deemed to refer to Countrywide.
 
SECTION 7.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer. 
 
Subject to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Subject to the following paragraph, the Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a limited partnership under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Subject to the following paragraph, the Master Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a national banking association. The Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer each will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.
 
The Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer, shall be the successor of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that any successor to the Servicer or the Master Servicer shall meet the eligibility requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (iii) of the last paragraph of Section 8.02(a) or Section 7.06 of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 7.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and Others.
 
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None of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any such person against any breach of warranties, representations or covenants made herein or against any specific liability imposed on any such Person pursuant hereto or against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind which, prima facie, is properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor, Countrywide, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, Countrywide, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement, the Certificates or any Credit Risk Management Agreement or any loss, liability or expense incurred (including, without limitation, any liability attributable to it as a result of the acts or omissions of New Century or any prior servicer or the failure of New Century or any prior servicer to perform in accordance with the Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Trust Fund shall have no obligation to indemnify Countrywide for any such acts or omissions of New Century or any prior servicer unless and until the Countrywide has first sought (employing commercially reasonable efforts) indemnification from New Century or such prior servicer) other than by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action is related to its respective duties under this Agreement and, in its opinion, does not involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that each of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom (except any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder) shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Accounts or the Distribution Account as and to the extent provided in Article III and Article IV, any such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of the Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Accounts and the Distribution Account.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Servicer shall not be liable for any actions or inactions prior to the Cut-off Date of any prior servicer of the related Mortgage Loans and the Master Servicer shall not be liable for any action or inaction of the Servicer, except to the extent expressly provided herein, or the Credit Risk Management Agreement.
 
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SECTION 7.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.
 
(a) Except as expressly provided herein, the Servicer shall neither assign all or substantially all of its rights under this Agreement or the servicing hereunder nor delegate all or substantially all of its duties hereunder nor sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets without, in each case, the prior written consent of the Master Servicer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, that in each case, there must be delivered to the Trustee and the Master Servicer a letter from each Rating Agency to the effect that such transfer of servicing or sale or disposition of assets will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any of the Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, without the consent of the Trustee or the Master Servicer, may retain third-party contractors to perform certain servicing and loan administration functions, including without limitation hazard insurance administration, tax payment and administration, flood certification and administration, collection services and similar functions, provided, however, that the retention of such contractors by the Servicer shall not limit the obligation of the Servicer to service the related Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except (i) upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law, or (ii) upon the Servicer’s written proposal of a successor servicer reasonably acceptable to each of the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Master Servicer. No such resignation under clause (i) above shall become effective unless evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect obtained at the expense of the Servicer and delivered to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies. No such resignation of the Servicer under clause (ii) shall be effective unless:
 
(i) the proposed successor Servicer is (1) an affiliate of the Master Servicer that services mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdictions in which the related Mortgaged Properties are located or (2) the proposed successor Servicer has a rating of at least “Above Average” by S&P and either a rating of at least “RPS2” by Fitch or a rating of at least “SQ2” by Moody’s;
 
(ii) the Rating Agencies have confirmed to the Trustee that the appointment of the proposed successor servicer as the servicer under this Agreement will not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings of any of the Certificates; and
 
(iii) the proposed successor Servicer has a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no resignation of the Servicer shall become effective until the Master Servicer or a successor Servicer shall have assumed the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and obligations under this Agreement.
 
(b) Except as expressly provided herein, the Servicer shall not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person, or delegate to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the Servicer hereunder. The foregoing prohibition on assignment shall not prohibit the Servicer from designating a Sub-Servicer as payee of any indemnification amount payable to the Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that as provided in Section 3.02, no Sub-Servicer shall be a third-party beneficiary hereunder and the parties hereto shall not be required to recognize any Sub-Servicer as an indemnitee under this Agreement.
 
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer may pledge or assign as collateral all its rights, title and interest under this Agreement to a lender (the “Servicing Rights Lender”), provided, that:
 
(i) upon a Servicer Event of Default and receipt of a notice of termination by the Servicer, the Servicing Rights Lender may direct the Servicer or its designee to appoint a successor Servicer pursuant to the provisions, and subject to the conditions, set forth in Section 8.02 regarding such appointment of a successor Servicer;
 
(ii) the Servicing Rights Lender’s rights are subject to this Agreement; and
 
(iii) the Servicer shall remain subject to termination as servicer under this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
SECTION 7.05. Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer.
 
The Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law. Any such determination pursuant to the preceding sentence permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect obtained at the expense of the Master Servicer and delivered to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies. No resignation of the Master Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor Master Servicer meeting the criteria specified in Section 7.06 shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and obligations under this Agreement.
 
SECTION 7.06. Assignment of Master Servicing.
 
The Master Servicer may sell and assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations in its entirety as Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided, however, that: (i) the purchaser or transferee accept in writing such assignment and delegation and assume the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder (a) shall have a net worth of not less than $25,000,000 (unless otherwise approved by each Rating Agency pursuant to clause (ii) below); (b) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (as evidenced in a writing signed by the Trustee); and (c) shall execute and deliver to the Trustee an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, which contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by it as master servicer under this Agreement, any custodial agreement from and after the effective date of such agreement; (ii) each Rating Agency shall be given prior written notice of the identity of the proposed successor to the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency’s rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment, sale and delegation will not be downgraded, qualified or withdrawn as a result of such assignment, sale and delegation, as evidenced by a letter to such effect delivered to the Master Servicer and the Trustee; and (iii) the Master Servicer assigning and selling the master servicing shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Independent counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to such action under this Agreement have been completed and such action is permitted by and complies with the terms of this Agreement. No such assignment or delegation shall affect any liability of the Master Servicer arising out of acts or omissions prior to the effective date thereof.
 
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SECTION 7.07. Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
 
Each of the Master Servicer and the Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing or Sub-Contracting Agreement shall provide that each Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable, shall afford) the Depositor and the Trustee, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the Master Servicer or the Servicer (and any such Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable) in respect of the Servicer’s rights and obligations hereunder and access to officers of the Master Servicer or the Servicer (and those of any such Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable) responsible for such obligations, and the Master Servicer shall have access to all such records maintained by the Servicer and any Sub-Servicers or Subcontractors. Upon request, each of the Master Servicer and the Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor and the Trustee its (and any such Sub-Servicer’s) most recent financial statements and such other information relating to the Master Servicer’s or the Servicer’s capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement as it possesses (and that any such Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor possesses). To the extent such information is not otherwise available to the public, the Depositor and the Trustee shall not disseminate any information obtained pursuant to the preceding two sentences without the Master Servicer’s or the Servicer’s written consent, except as required pursuant to this Agreement or to the extent that it is appropriate to do so (i) to its legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies and the Certificateholders, (ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor and the Trustee or the Trust Fund, and in any case, the Depositor or the Trustee, (iii) disclosure of any and all information that is or becomes publicly known, or information obtained by the Trustee from sources other than the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer, (iv) disclosure as required pursuant to this Agreement or (v) disclosure of any and all information (A) in any preliminary or final offering circular, registration statement or contract or other document pertaining to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement approved in advance by the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer or (B) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent, employee or attorney of the Trustee having a need to know the same, provided that the Trustee advises such recipient of the confidential nature of the information being disclosed, shall use its best efforts to assure the confidentiality of any such disseminated non-public information. Nothing in this Section 7.07 shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to comply with any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section 7.07 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section. Nothing in this Section 7.07 shall require the Servicer to collect, create, collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in its usual course of business. The Servicer shall not be required to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof. The Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement, and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement, or exercise the rights of the Master Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement; provided that neither the Master Servicer nor the Servicer shall be relieved of any of its obligations under this Agreement, as applicable, by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer or the Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the performance of the Master Servicer or the Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.
 
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SECTION 7.08. Duties of the Credit Risk Manager. 
 
For and on behalf of the Depositor, the Credit Risk Manager will provide reports and recommendations concerning certain delinquent and defaulted Mortgage Loans, and as to the collection of any Prepayment Charges with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Such reports and recommendations will be based upon information provided to the Credit Risk Manager pursuant to the Credit Risk Management Agreements, and the Credit Risk Manager shall look solely to the Servicers and/or Master Servicer for all information and data (including loss and delinquency information and data) relating to the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans. Upon any termination of the Credit Risk Manager or the appointment of a successor Credit Risk Manager, the Depositor shall give written notice thereof to the related Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, and each Rating Agency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the termination of the Credit Risk Manager pursuant to this Section shall not become effective until the appointment of a successor Credit Risk Manager. Each of the Trustee and the Servicers is hereby authorized to enter into any Credit Risk Management Agreement necessary to effect the foregoing.
 
SECTION 7.09. Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager. 
 
Neither the Credit Risk Manager, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents shall be under any liability to the Trustee, the Certificateholders, or the Depositor for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action made in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, in reliance upon information provided by the related Servicer under the related Credit Risk Management Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Credit Risk Manager or any such person against liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful malfeasance or bad faith in its performance of its duties. The Credit Risk Manager and any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Credit Risk Manager may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder, and may rely in good faith upon the accuracy of information furnished by the related Servicer pursuant to the related Credit Risk Management Agreement in the performance of its duties thereunder and hereunder.
 
SECTION 7.10. Removal of the Credit Risk Manager. 
 
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ARTICLE VIII
 
DEFAULT
 
SECTION 8.01. Servicer Events of Default.
 
(a) “Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means with respect to Countrywide or any successor, any one of the following events:
 
(i) any failure by such Servicer to remit to the Securities Administrator for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment (other than a P&I Advance required to be made from its own funds on any Servicer Remittance Date pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement) required to be made by such Servicer under the terms of the Certificates and this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one (1) Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Servicer by the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer (in which case notice shall be provided by telecopy), or to such Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or
 
(ii) any failure on the part of such Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of such Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the material breach by such Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.05 of this Agreement, which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee or to such Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that in the case of a failure that cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, the cure period may be extended for an additional thirty (30) days if such Servicer can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee that such Servicer is diligently pursuing remedial action; or
 
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against such Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; or
 
(iv) such Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
 
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(v) such Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
 
(vi) failure by such Servicer to duly perform its obligations under Sections 3.17, 3.18 or 3.19(a) as set forth in those Sections which continues unremedied for the period set forth in such sections; or
 
(vii) any failure of such Servicer to make any P&I Advance on any Servicer Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds pursuant to Section 5.03 which continues unremedied until 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day immediately following the Servicer Remittance Date; or
 
(viii) in the event that Countrywide is no longer Servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, failure of the Servicer to maintain at least an “average” rating from the Rating Agencies; or
 
(ix) with respect to New Century, an Event of Default under the Servicing Agreement.
 
If the Servicer Event of Default described in clauses (i) through (vi) or (viii) of this Section shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as the Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Depositor or the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the defaulting Servicer (and to the Depositor if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee if given by the Depositor) with a copy to the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the defaulting Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. If the Servicer Event of Default described in clause (vii) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the defaulting Servicer, the Depositor and the Master Servicer, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the defaulting Servicer in its capacity as Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Subject to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, on or after the receipt by the defaulting Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the defaulting Servicer under this Agreement whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the related Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Master Servicer, pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the Master Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the defaulting Servicer, any and all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the related Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The defaulting Servicer agrees promptly (and in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Master Servicer with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the defaulting Servicer’s functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Master Servicer in effecting the termination of the defaulting Servicer’s responsibilities and rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the transfer within one (1) Business Day to the Master Servicer for administration by it of all cash amounts which at the time shall be or should have been credited by the defaulting Servicer to the Related Collection Account held by or on behalf of the defaulting Servicer or thereafter be received with respect to the related Mortgage Loans or any related REO Property (provided, however, that the defaulting Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of P&I Advances, Servicing Advances, accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees or otherwise, and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 7.03 of this Agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events occurring prior to such termination). Reimbursement of unreimbursed P&I Advances, Servicing Advances and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees shall be made on a first in, first out (“FIFO”) basis no later than the Servicer Remittance Date. For purposes of this Section 8.01(a), the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the Servicer Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such the Servicer Event of Default is received by the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of the Servicer Event of Default of which it has knowledge as provided above.
 
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The Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the defaulting Servicer (or from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account if the defaulting Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs associated with the transfer of servicing from the defaulting Servicer, including without limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the Master Servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Master Servicer to service the related Mortgage Loans properly and effectively, upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.
 
(b) “Master Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:
 
(i) any failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Master Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the breach by the Master Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.04, which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee or to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or
 
(ii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; or
 
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(iii) the Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
 
(iv) the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
 
(v) failure by the Master Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 4.15, 4.16, 4.17 or 4.18.
 
If a Master Servicer Event of Default shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Depositor or the Trustee may, and at the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Depositor if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee if given by the Depositor) with a copy to each Rating Agency, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or the Mortgage Loans or otherwise including, without limitation, the compensation payable to the Master Servicer under this Agreement, shall pass to and be vested in the Trustee pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Master Servicer, any and all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Trustee with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and rights under this Agreement (provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 7.03 of this Agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section 8.01(b), the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Master Servicer Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee assigned to and working in the Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Master Servicer Event of Default is received by the Trustee and such notice references the Certificates, the Trust or this Agreement. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default of which it has knowledge as provided above.
 
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On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer (and, if applicable, the Securities Administrator) in its capacity as Master Servicer (and, if applicable, the Securities Administrator) under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein, and all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter shall be assumed by the Trustee (except for any representations or warranties of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities, duties and liabilities contained in Section 2.03 and the obligation to deposit amounts in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.10) by the terms and provisions hereof including, without limitation, the Master Servicer’s obligations to make P&I Advances no later than each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.03; provided, however, that if the Trustee is prohibited by law or regulation from obligating itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans, then the Trustee shall not be obligated to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 5.03; and provided further, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Master Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 8.01 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee as successor to the Master Servicer hereunder and neither the Trustee nor any other successor master servicer shall be liable for any acts or omissions of the terminated servicer. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to the Master Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the Loans, investment earnings on the Distribution Account and all other remuneration to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to continue to act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, or appoint on its own behalf, any established housing and home finance institution servicer, master servicer, servicing or mortgage servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $25,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor master servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to such Master Servicer in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of a master servicer.
 
To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Trustee related to the termination of the Master Servicer, appointment of a successor Master Servicer or the transfer and assumption of the master servicing by the Trustee (including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the Master Servicer as a result of a Master Servicer Event of Default and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of the master servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor Master Servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Master Servicer, the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Distribution Account.
 
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Neither the Trustee nor any other successor master servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records to it.
 
SECTION 8.02. Master Servicer to Act; Appointment of Successor.
 
(a) On and after the time a Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Master Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the related Servicer in its capacity as the Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, and the transactions set forth or provided for herein or therein, and all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising thereafter shall be assumed by the Master Servicer (except for any representations or warranties of the Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, the responsibilities, duties and liabilities contained in Section 2.03 of this Agreement and the obligation of the related Servicer to deposit amounts in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.10(b) of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable) by the terms and provisions hereof including, without limitation, the related Servicer’s obligations to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that if the Master Servicer is prohibited by law or regulation from obligating itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans, then the Master Servicer shall not be obligated to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement; and provided further, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the related Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 8.01 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, shall not be considered a default by the Master Servicer as successor to the related Servicer hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that (1) it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed ninety (90) days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully transferred to the Master Servicer or any successor Servicer appointed in accordance with the following provisions and (2) any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the related Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 8.01 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Master Servicer as successor to the related Servicer. As compensation therefor, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the related Mortgage Loans to which the terminated Servicer would have been entitled if it had continued to act hereunder. Notwithstanding the above and subject to the immediately following paragraph, the Master Servicer may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act promptly appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, a Person that satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth below as the successor to the terminated Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the terminated Servicer under this Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Trustee or the Master Servicer be liable for any Servicing Fee or Master Servicing Fee, as applicable, or for any differential in the amount of the Servicing Fee or Master Servicing Fee, as applicable, or paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor Servicer or successor Master Servicer to act as successor Servicer or successor Master Servicer under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein.
 
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Any successor Servicer appointed under this Agreement must (i) be an established mortgage loan servicing institution that is a Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac approved seller/servicer, (ii) be approved by each Rating Agency by a written confirmation from each Rating Agency that the appointment of such successor Servicer would not result in the reduction or withdrawal of the then current ratings of any outstanding Class of Certificates, (iii) have a net worth of not less than $25,000,000 and (iv) assume all the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer (other than liabilities of the Servicer hereunder incurred prior to termination of the Servicer under Section 8.01 herein) under this Agreement as if originally named as a party to this Agreement.
 
(b)  (1) All servicing transfer costs (including, without limitation, servicing transfer costs of the type described in Section 8.02(a) of this Agreement and incurred by the Trustee, the Master Servicer and any successor Servicer under paragraph (b)(2) below) in connection with the termination of a Servicer shall be paid by the terminated Servicer upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs, and if such predecessor or initial Servicer, as applicable, defaults in its obligation to pay such costs, the successor Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the assets of the Trust Fund.
 
(2) No appointment of a successor to the Servicer under this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the related Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer as such hereunder or thereunder. The Depositor, the Trustee and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Pending appointment of a successor to related Servicer under this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall act in such capacity as hereinabove provided.
 
SECTION 8.03. Notification to Certificateholders.
 
(a) Upon any termination of the Master Servicer or a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) of this Agreement, or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer or a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.
 
(b) Not later than the later of sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any event, which constitutes or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Servicer Event of Default or a Master Servicer Event of Default or five (5) days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee becomes aware of the occurrence of such an event, the Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates notice of each such occurrence, unless such default or Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.
 
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SECTION 8.04. Waiver of Servicer Events of Default.
 
The Holders representing at least 66% of the Voting Rights evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected by any default, Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default hereunder may waive such default, Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default; provided, however, that the Servicer Event of Default under clause (i) or (vii) of Section 8.01(a) of this Agreement may be waived only by all of the Holders of the Regular Certificates. Upon any such waiver of a default, Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default, such default, Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default, Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
 
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ARTICLE IX
 
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
 
SECTION 9.01. Duties of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
 
The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default and after the curing or waiver of all Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred, and the Securities Administrator each undertake to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement as duties of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, respectively. During the continuance of a Master Servicer Event of Default, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.
 
Each of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished to it, which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform to the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, shall take such action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to its satisfaction, the Securities Administrator will provide notice to the Trustee thereof and the Trustee will provide notice to the Certificateholders.
 
The Trustee shall promptly remit to the related Servicer any complaint, claim, demand, notice or other document (collectively, the “Notices”) delivered to the Trustee as a consequence of the assignment of any Mortgage Loan hereunder and relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans; provided than any such notice (i) is delivered to the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, (ii) contains information sufficient to permit the Trustee to make a determination that the real property to which such document relates is a Mortgaged Property. The Trustee shall have no duty hereunder with respect to any Notice it may receive or which may be alleged to have been delivered to or served upon it unless such Notice is delivered to it or served upon it at its Corporate Trust Office and such Notice contains the information required pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.
 
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee or the Securities Administrator from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
 
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default, and after the curing or waiver of all such Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred with respect to the Trustee and at all times with respect to the Securities Administrator, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, that conform to the requirements of this Agreement;
 
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(ii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or an officer or officers of the Securities Administrator, respectively, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, respectively, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
 
(iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Securities Administrator under this Agreement.
 
SECTION 9.02. Certain Matters Affecting Trustee and Securities Administrator.
 
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01 of this Agreement:
 
(i) Before taking any action hereunder, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator may request and rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers’ Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;
 
(ii) The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may consult with counsel of its selection and any advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
 
(iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may be, reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default (which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs;
 
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(iv) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
 
(v) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default hereunder and after the curing or waiver of all Master Servicer Events of Default which may have occurred with respect to the Trustee and at all times with respect to the Securities Administrator, neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, not reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator by such Certificateholders, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, may require reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it against such expense, or liability from such Certificateholders as a condition to taking any such action;
 
(vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;
 
(vii) The Trustee shall not be liable for any loss resulting from (a) the investment of funds held in the Collection Accounts, (b) the investment of funds held in the Distribution Account, (c) the investment of funds held in the Reserve Fund or (d) the redemption or sale of any such investment as therein authorized;
 
(viii) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any default, Master Servicer Event of Default or Servicer Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Certificates and this Agreement;
 
(ix) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder; and
 
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(x) Should the Trustee or the Securities Administrator deem the nature of any action required on its part to be unclear, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may require, prior to taking such action, that it be provided by the Depositor with reasonable further instructions.
 
(b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee, may be enforced by it without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
 
(c) The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee is hereby directed to execute and deliver the Swap Agreement on behalf of Party B (as defined therein) and to exercise the rights, perform the obligations, and make the representations thereunder on behalf of Party B (as defined therein) and shall do so solely in its capacity as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and not in its individual capacity.
 
The Trustee, in its capacity as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee pursuant to the Swap Agreement, hereby directs the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator is hereby empowered under this Agreement to act on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee. Any funds payable by the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and in connection with its obligations in respect of the Supplemental Interest Trust under the Swap Agreement, shall be paid from funds of the Supplemental Interest Trust in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Swap Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Swap Agreement, neither the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall be required to make any payments from its own funds to the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement.
 
The Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Certificateholders (by acceptance of their Certificates) acknowledge and agree that: (i) the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall execute and deliver the Swap Agreement on behalf of Party B (as defined therein), (ii) the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall exercise the rights, perform the obligations, and make the representations of Party B thereunder, solely in its capacity as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of Party B (as defined therein) and not in its individual capacity, and (iii) the Securities Administrator shall also be entitled to exercise the rights and obligated to perform the obligations of Party B under the Swap Agreement.
 
(d) None of the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Custodian or the Trustee shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of the others or the Swap Provider, it being understood that this Agreement shall not be construed to render those partners joint venturers or agents of one another.
 
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SECTION 9.03. Trustee and Securities Administrator not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
 
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the signature of the Securities Administrator, the authentication of the Securities Administrator on the Certificates, the acknowledgments of the Trustee contained in Article II and the representations and warranties of the Trustee in Section 9.12 of this Agreement) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assumes any responsibility for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator makes any representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as specifically set forth in Sections 2.11 and 9.12 of this Agreement), the Swap Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signature of the Securities Administrator and authentication of the Securities Administrator on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the related Collection Account by the Servicer, other than with respect to the Securities Administrator any funds held by it or on behalf of the Trustee in accordance with Sections 3.23, 3.24, and 5.07 of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 9.04. Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.
 
Each of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator in its individual capacity or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates and may transact business with other interested parties and their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Securities Administrator.
 
SECTION 9.05. Fees and Expenses of Trustee, Custodian and Securities Administrator.
 
The fees of the Trustee and the Securities Administrator hereunder, and of the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement shall be paid in accordance with a side letter agreement with the Master Servicer and at the sole expense of the Master Servicer. In addition, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Custodian shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator in connection with any claim or legal action or any pending or threatened claim or legal action arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its respective obligations and duties under this Agreement, including the Swap Agreement and any and all other agreements related hereto, other than any loss, liability or expense (i) solely with respect to the Trustee, for which the Trustee is indemnified by the Master Servicer or the related Servicer, (ii) that constitutes a specific liability of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to Section 11.01(g) of this Agreement or (iii) any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder by the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, or by reason of reckless disregard of its obligations and duties hereunder. In no event shall the Trustee, Custodian, Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if it has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee, from, and hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by the Trustee by reason of the Master Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of the Master Servicer’s reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement. In addition, the Sponsor agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, the provisions set forth in the last paragraph of Section 2.01 of this Agreement, including, without limitation, all costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of investigating and defending itself against any claim, action or proceeding, pending or threatened, relating to the provisions of such paragraph. The indemnities in this Section 9.05 shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Custodian. Any payment under this Section 9.05 made by the Master Servicer to the Trustee in respect of the Trustee’s fees or the Master Servicer’s indemnification obligation to the Trustee shall be from the Master Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement from REMIC I therefor.
 
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SECTION 9.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator.
 
The Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall at all times be a corporation or an association (other than the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing) organized and doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (or a member of a bank holding company whose capital and surplus is at least $50,000,000) and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation or association publishes reports of conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of conditions so published. In case at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 9.07 of this Agreement.
 
Additionally, the Securities Administrator (i) may not be an originator, Master Servicer, Servicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor unless the Securities Administrator is in an institutional trust department, (ii) must be authorized to exercise corporate trust powers under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (iii) must be rated at least "A/F1" by Fitch, if Fitch is a Rating Agency, or the equivalent rating by S&P (or such rating acceptable to Fitch pursuant to a rating confirmation). If no successor securities administrator shall have been appointed and shall have accepted appointment within 60 days after Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator, ceases to be the securities administrator pursuant to this Section 9.06, then the Trustee shall petition any court of competent jurisdiction, at the expense of the Trust, for the appointment of a successor securities administrator which satisfies the eligibility criteria set forth herein. The Trustee shall notify the Rating Agencies of any change of Securities Administrator.
 
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SECTION 9.07. Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
 
The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Depositor, to the Master Servicer, to the Securities Administrator (or the Trustee, if the Securities Administrator resigns) and to the Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable, and to the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee or Securities Administrator, as the case may be, may, at the expense of the Trust Fund, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee, successor securities administrator, Trustee or Securities Administrator, as applicable.
 
If at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.06 of this Agreement and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable, by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator so removed and to the successor trustee or successor securities administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer by the Depositor.
 
The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights may at any time remove the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and appoint a successor trustee or successor securities administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee (in the case of the removal of the Securities Administrator), the Securities Administrator (in the case of the removal of the Trustee) and the Master Servicer by the Depositor.
 
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Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator and appointment of a successor trustee or successor securities administrator pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, as applicable, as provided in Section 9.08.
 
Any Person appointed as successor trustee pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall also be required to serve as successor supplemental interest trust trustee hereunder and under the Swap Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall at all times be the same Person.
 
SECTION 9.08. Successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
 
Any successor trustee or successor securities administrator appointed as provided in Section 9.07 of this Agreement shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and its predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall become effective and such successor trustee or successor securities administrator without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as trustee or securities administrator herein. The predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall deliver to the successor trustee or successor securities administrator all Mortgage Loan Documents and related documents and statements to the extent held by it hereunder, as well as all monies, held by it hereunder, and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee or predecessor securities administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee or successor securities administrator all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
 
No successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall accept appointment as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06 and the appointment of such successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall not result in a downgrading of any Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency.
 
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or successor securities administrator as provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails to mail such notice within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or successor securities administrator, the successor trustee or successor securities administrator shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Depositor.
 
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SECTION 9.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
 
Any corporation or association into which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation or association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding to the business of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator shall be the successor of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator hereunder, provided such corporation or association shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06 of this Agreement, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
 
SECTION 9.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
 
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part of the REMIC I or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Trustee shall have the power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of REMIC I, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, and for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates, such title to REMIC I, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 9.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under Section 9.08 hereof.
 
In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant to this Section 9.10 all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or acts are to be performed by the Trustee (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to a defaulting Master Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the holding of title to REMIC I or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.
 
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions of this Article IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the trust conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee, or separately, as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement, specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee.
 
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Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates, properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or successor trustee or co-trustee.
 
SECTION 9.11. Appointment of Office or Agency.
 
The Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange at the Securities Administrator’s office located at Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479, and presented for final distribution at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator where notices and demands to or upon the Securities Administrator in respect of the Certificates and this Agreement may be served.
 
SECTION 9.12. Representations and Warranties.
 
The Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, Countrywide and the Depositor as applicable, as of the Closing Date, that:
 
(i) It is a national banking association duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America.
 
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will not violate its articles of association or bylaws or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets.
 
(iii) It has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly executed and delivered this Agreement.
 
(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (B) general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
 
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(v) It is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and adversely either the ability of it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition.
 
(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against it, which would prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or, in its good faith reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely affect either the ability of it to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its financial condition.
 
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ARTICLE X
 
TERMINATION
 
SECTION 10.01. Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) Subject to Section 10.02 of this Agreement, the respective obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the Trustee (other than the obligations of the Master Servicer to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9.05 of this Agreement and of the Servicers to make remittances to the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator to make payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests, REMIC II Regular Interests or the Classes of Certificates as hereinafter set forth) shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders and the deposit of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and required hereunder to be so paid or deposited on the Distribution Date coinciding with or following the earlier to occur of (i) the purchase by the Master Servicer of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I; provided, however, that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Joseph P. Kennedy, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James, living on the date hereof and (ii) the Last Scheduled Distribution Date. The purchase by the Master Servicer of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I shall be at a price (the “Termination Price”) equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (A) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I, plus the appraised value of each REO Property, if any, included in REMIC I, such appraisal to be conducted by an appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and the Trustee in their reasonable discretion and (B) the aggregate fair market value of all of the assets of REMIC I (as determined by the Master Servicer and the Trustee, as of the close of business on the third Business Day next preceding the date upon which notice of any such termination is furnished to Certificateholders pursuant to the third paragraph of this Section 10.01), (ii) any amounts due and owing the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement as of the termination date, plus (iii) any amounts due the Servicers and the Master Servicer in respect of unpaid Servicing Fees and Master Servicing Fees and outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances.
 
(b) The Master Servicer shall have the right to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding paragraph no later than the Determination Date in the month immediately preceding the Distribution Date on which the Certificates will be retired; provided, however, that the Master Servicer may elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) above only if the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in the Trust Fund at the time of such election has been reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. By acceptance of the Residual Certificates, the Holder of the Residual Certificates agrees, in connection with any termination hereunder, to assign and transfer any portion of the Termination Price in excess of par, and to the extent received in respect of such termination, to pay any such amounts to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates.
 
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(c) In connection with any optional termination, four Business Days prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the notice required pursuant to Section 10.01(f), the Securities Administrator shall, no later than 4:00 pm New York City time on such day, request in writing (in accordance with the applicable provision of the Swap Agreement) and by phone from the Swap Provider the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment. The Swap Provider shall, no later than 2:00 pm on the following Business Day, notify in writing (which may be done in electronic format) the Securities Administrator of the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment; the Securities Administrator shall promptly on the same day notify the Terminator of the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment.
 
(d) Two Business Days prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the notice required pursuant to Section 10.01(f), (i) the Terminator shall, no later than 1:00 pm New York City time on such day, deposit funds in the Distribution Account in an amount equal to the sum of the Termination Price (other than the Swap Termination Payment) and the Estimated Swap Termination Payment, and (ii) if the Securities Administrator shall have determined that the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the related Determination Date is not more than 10% of the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and that all other requirements of the optional termination have been met, including without limitation, the deposit required pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (i) as well as the requirements specified in Section 10.03, then the Securities Administrator shall, on the same Business Day, provide written notice to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, the Trustee and the Swap Provider confirming (in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Swap Agreement) (a) its receipt of the Termination Price (other than the Swap Termination Payment) and the Estimated Swap Termination Payment and (b) that all other requirements of the optional termination have been met. Upon the Securities Administrator’s providing the notice described in the preceding sentence, the optional termination shall become irrevocable, the notice to Certificateholders of such optional termination provided pursuant to the Section 10.01(f) shall become unrescindable, the Swap Provider shall determine the Swap Termination Payment in accordance with the Swap Agreement, and the Swap Provider shall provide to the Securities Administrator written notice of the amount of the Swap Termination Payment not later than one Business Day prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the notice required pursuant to Section 10.01(f).
 
(e) In connection with any optional termination, only an amount equal to the Termination Price less any Swap Termination Payment shall be made available for distribution to the Regular Certificates. Any Estimated Swap Termination Payment deposited into the Distribution Account by the Terminator shall be withdrawn by the Securities Administrator from the Distribution Account on the related final Distribution Date and distributed as follows: (i) to the Supplemental Interest Trust for payment to the Swap Provider in accordance with Section 5.07, an amount equal to the Swap Termination Payment calculated pursuant to the Swap Agreement, provided that in no event shall the amount distributed to the Swap Provider in respect of the Swap Termination Payment exceed the Estimated Swap Termination Payment, and (ii) to the Terminator an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment over the Swap Termination Payment. The Swap Termination Payment shall not be part of any REMIC and shall not be paid into any account which is part of any REMIC.
 
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(f) Notice of the liquidation of the Certificates shall be given promptly by the Securities Administrator by letter to the Certificateholders mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property by the Master Servicer, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of the final distribution on the Certificates or (b) otherwise during the month of such final distribution on or before the Determination Date in such month, in each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust Fund will terminate and the final payment in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests or the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of the related Certificates at the office of the Securities Administrator therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment, (iii) that no interest shall accrue in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests or Certificates from and after the Interest Accrual Period relating to the final Distribution Date therefor and (iv) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office of the Securities Administrator. In the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account not later than the Business Day prior to the Distribution Date on which the final distribution on the Certificates an amount in immediately available funds equal to the above-described Termination Price. The Securities Administrator shall remit to the Servicers, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian from such funds deposited in the Distribution Account (i) any amounts which the Servicers would be permitted to withdraw and retain from the related Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, as applicable, as if such funds had been deposited therein (including all unpaid Servicing Fees and Master Servicing Fees and all outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances) and (ii) any other amounts otherwise payable by the Securities Administrator to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Servicers and the Swap Provider from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account pursuant to the terms of this Agreement prior to making any final distributions pursuant to Section 10.01(d) below. Upon certification to the Trustee by the Securities Administrator of the making of such final deposit, the Trustee shall promptly release or cause to be released to the Master Servicer the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans, and Trustee shall execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments delivered to it and necessary to effectuate such transfer.
 
(g) Upon presentation of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on the final Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall distribute to each Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates the amount otherwise distributable on such Distribution Date in accordance with Section 5.01 in respect of the Certificates so presented and surrendered. Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates being retired on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust and credited to the account of the appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been given pursuant to this Section 10.01 shall not have been surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the Securities Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator shall, directly or through an agent, mail a final notice to the remaining non-tendering Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates. The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in the trust funds. If within one (1) year after the final notice any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities Administrator shall pay to the Depositor all such amounts, and all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust by the Securities Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder’s failure to surrender its Certificate(s) on the final Distribution Date for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 10.01. Any such amounts held in trust by the Securities Administrator shall be held uninvested in an Eligible Account.
 
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SECTION 10.02. Additional Termination Requirements.
 
(a) In the event that the Master Servicer purchases all the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property or the final payment on or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to Section 10.01, the Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements:
 
(i) The Securities Administrator shall specify the first day in the 90-day liquidation period in a statement attached to each Trust REMIC’s final Tax Return pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-1 and shall satisfy all requirements of a qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and any regulations thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained by and at the expense of the Master Servicer;
 
(ii) During such 90-day liquidation period and, at or prior to the time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall sell all of the assets of REMIC I to the Master Servicer for cash; and
 
(iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Securities Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Residual Certificates all cash on hand in the Trust Fund (other than cash retained to meet claims), and the Trust Fund shall terminate at that time.
 
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(b) At the expense of the Master Servicer (or, if the Trust Fund is being terminated as a result of the occurrence of the event described in clause (ii) of the first paragraph of Section 10.01, at the expense of the Trust Fund), the Master Servicer shall prepare or cause to be prepared the documentation required in connection with the adoption of a plan of liquidation of each Trust REMIC pursuant to this Section 10.02.
 
(c) By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby agree to authorize the Securities Administrator to specify the 90-day liquidation period for each Trust REMIC, which authorization shall be binding upon all successor Certificateholders.
 
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ARTICLE XI
 
REMIC PROVISIONS
 
SECTION 11.01. REMIC Administration.
 
(a) The Securities Administrator shall elect to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state law. Each such election will be made by the Securities Administrator on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or information return or any appropriate state return for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC I, the REMIC I Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC I and the Class R-I Interest shall be designated as the “residual interests” in REMIC I. For the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC II, the REMIC II Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC II and the Class R-II Interest shall be designated as the “residual interests” in REMIC II. The Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class P Certificates, the Class IO Interest and the Class CE Certificates (exclusive of any right to receive payments from or obligation to make payments to the Reserve Fund or the Supplemental Interest Trust) shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC III and the Class R-III Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interests in REMIC III. The Trustee shall not permit the creation of any “interests” in each Trust REMIC (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) other than the REMIC I Regular Interests, the REMIC II Regular Interests, the Class IO Interest and the interests represented by the Certificates.
 
(b) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “Startup Day” of each Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
 
(c) The Securities Administrator shall be reimbursed for any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of the Trust Fund (including, but not limited to, any professional fees or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect to each Trust REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax authorities), including the expense of obtaining any tax related Opinion of Counsel except as specified herein. The Securities Administrator, as agent for each Trust REMIC’s tax matters person shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in relation to any tax matter or controversy involving any Trust REMIC and (ii) represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The holder of the largest Percentage Interest of each Class of Residual Certificates shall be designated, in the manner provided under Treasury regulations section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulations section 301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the tax matters person of the related REMIC created hereunder. By their acceptance thereof, the holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the Securities Administrator or an Affiliate as its agent to perform all of the duties of the tax matters person for the Trust Fund.
 
(d) The Securities Administrator shall prepare and file and the Trustee shall sign all of the Tax Returns in respect of each REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall be borne by the Securities Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.
 
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(e) The Securities Administrator shall perform on behalf of each Trust REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other compliance guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority. Among its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other such compliance guidance, the Securities Administrator shall provide (i) to any Transferor of a Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to any Person who is not a Permitted Transferee upon receipt of additional reasonable compensation, (ii) to the Certificateholders such information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii) to the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone number of the person who will serve as the representative of each Trust REMIC. The Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Securities Administrator, within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the Securities Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flow of the Certificates.
 
(f) To the extent in the control of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, each such Person (i) shall take such action and shall cause each REMIC created hereunder to take such action as shall be necessary to create or maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, (ii) shall not take any action, cause the Trust Fund to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (A) endanger the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (B) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an “Adverse REMIC Event”) unless such action or inaction is permitted under this Agreement or the Trustee and the Securities Administrator have received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the them (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action but in no event at the expense of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such status or result in the imposition of such a tax, nor (iii) shall the Securities Administrator take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to which the Trustee has advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action; provided that the Securities Administrator may conclusively rely on such Opinion of Counsel and shall incur no liability for its action or failure to act in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel. In addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any Trust REMIC or the respective assets of each, or causing any Trust REMIC to take any action, which is not contemplated under the terms of this Agreement, the Securities Administrator will consult with the Trustee or its designee, in writing, with respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to any Trust REMIC, and the Securities Administrator shall not take any such action or cause any Trust REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee has advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Trustee may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not permitted by this Agreement, but in no event shall such cost be an expense of the Trustee.
 
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(g) In the event that any tax is imposed on “prohibited transactions” of any REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the “net income from foreclosure property” of such REMIC as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to any such REMIC after the Startup Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax laws, such tax shall be charged (i) to the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.03 of this Agreement, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations under this Article XI, (ii) to the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 11.03, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Securities Administrator of any of its obligations under this Article XI, (iii) to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 11.03 of this Agreement, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Master Servicer of any of its obligations under Article IV or under this Article XI, (iv) to Countrywide or any successor pursuant to Section 11.03 of this Agreement, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by Countrywide or any successor of any of its obligations under Article III or under this Article XI, or (v) in all other cases, against amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account and shall be paid by withdrawal therefrom.
 
(h) The Securities Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes, maintain books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year and on an accrual basis.
 
(i) Following the Startup Day, neither the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC other than in connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding or subject such REMIC to any tax under the REMIC Provisions or other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or ordinances.
 
(j) Neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator shall knowingly enter into any arrangement by which any Trust REMIC will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit either REMIC to receive any income from assets other than “qualified mortgages” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or “permitted investments” as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
 
(k) The Securities Administrator shall apply for an employer identification number with the Internal Revenue Service via a Form SS-4 or other comparable method for each REMIC. In connection with the foregoing, the Securities Administrator shall provide the name and address of the person who can be contacted to obtain information required to be reported to the holders of Regular Interests in each REMIC as required by IRS Form 8811.
 
SECTION 11.02. Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
 
None of the Depositor, Countrywide or any successor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of REMIC I, (iii) the termination of REMIC I pursuant to Article X of this Agreement, (iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II of this Agreement), nor acquire any assets for any Trust REMIC (other than REO Property acquired in respect of a defaulted Mortgage Loan), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the related Collection Account or the Distribution Account for gain, nor accept any contributions to any Trust REMIC after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03), unless it has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator (at the expense of the party seeking to cause such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution but in no event at the expense of the Trustee) that such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) cause any Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on “prohibited transactions” or “contributions” pursuant to the REMIC Provisions.
 
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SECTION 11.03. Indemnification.
 
(a) The Trustee agrees to be liable for any taxes and costs incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer as a result of the Trustee’s failure to perform its covenants set forth in this Article XI in accordance with the standard of care of the Trustee set forth in this Agreement.
 
(b) Countrywide or any successor agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee, as a result of the related Servicer’s failure to perform its covenants set forth in Article III in accordance with the standard of care of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement.
 
(c) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Servicer and the Trustee for any taxes and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee, as a result of the Master Servicer’s failure to perform its covenants set forth in Article IV in accordance with the standard of care of the Master Servicer set forth in this Agreement.
 
(d) The Securities Administrator agrees to be liable for any taxes and costs incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee including any reasonable attorneys’ fees imposed on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Servicer or the Trustee as a result of the Securities Administrator’s failure to perform its covenants set forth in this Article XI in accordance with the standard of care of the Securities Administrator set forth in this Agreement.
 
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ARTICLE XII
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
SECTION 12.01. Amendment.
 
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Depositor, Countrywide or any successor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee but without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity or defect, (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provisions herein (including to give effect to the expectations of Certificateholders), (iii) to ensure compliance with Regulation AB, or (iv) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and that such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee, adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder; provided that any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Certificateholders and no such Opinion of Counsel shall be required if the Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agency stating that such amendment would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the Certificates. No amendment shall be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder who shall have consented thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel shall be required to address the effect of any such amendment on any such consenting Certificateholder.
 
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, Countrywide or any successor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided, however, that no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner, other than as described in (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing at least 66% of the Voting Rights allocated to such Class, or (iii) modify the consents required by the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the consent of the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 12.01, Certificates registered in the name of the Depositor or the Servicers or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled to Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such Certificates. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amendment to this Agreement required in connection with the compliance with or the clarification of any reporting obligations described in Section 5.06 hereof shall not require the consent of any Certificateholder and without the need for any Opinion of Counsel or Rating Agency confirmation.
 
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that all conditions precedent to the execution of such amendment have been satisfied, such amendment is permitted hereunder and will not result in the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the REMIC Provisions or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding and that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Agreement.
 
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Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder.
 
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section 12.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.
 
The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to this Section 12.01 shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, but in no event shall such Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee.
 
The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section that affects its rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
 
Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 12.01, none of the parties to this Agreement shall enter into any amendment to this Agreement that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Swap Provider hereunder (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to this Agreement that is entered into solely for the purpose of appointing a successor servicer, master servicer, securities administrator, trustee or other service provider) without the prior written consent of the Swap Provider, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
 
SECTION 12.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
 
To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Depositor at the expense of the Certificateholders, but only upon direction of the Trustee accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be at the expense of the Trustee) to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.
 
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
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SECTION 12.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
 
The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust Fund, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any of them.
 
No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of any of the Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any third person by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.
 
No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 15 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder. and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
 
SECTION 12.04. Governing Law.
 
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law which shall govern.
 
SECTION 12.05. Notices.
 
All directions, demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received if sent by facsimile, receipt confirmed, if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service or delivered in any other manner specified herein, to (a) in the case of the Depositor, ACE Securities Corp., AMACAR GROUP, 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, Attention: Juliana Johnson (telecopy number: (704) 365-1362), with a copy to Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 60 Wall Street, New York, New York, Attention: Legal Department (telecopy number: (212) 797-4561),or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Servicers, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (b) in the case of the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, P.O. Box 98, Columbia, Maryland 21046 and for overnight delivery to 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Ace Securities Corp., 2006-NC3 (telecopy number: (410) 715-2380), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicers in writing by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, (c) in the case of the Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office or such other address or telecopy number as the Trustee may hereafter be furnish to the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor in writing by the Trustee and (d) in the case of the Countrywide, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, 400 Countrywide Way, Simi Valley, California 93065, Attention: John Lindberg and Yuan Li (telecopy number: (800) 658-6209), with a copy to Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, California 91302, Attention: General Counsel, or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor in writing by the Servicer. Any notice required or permitted to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner set forth above.
 
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SECTION 12.06. Severability of Provisions.
 
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
 
SECTION 12.07. Notice to Rating Agencies.
 
The Trustee shall use its best efforts promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies with respect to each of the following of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge:
 
1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
 
2. The occurrence of any Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default that has not been cured or waived;
 
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3. The resignation or termination of any Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee;
 
4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03 of this Agreement;
 
5. The final payment to the Holders of any Class of Certificates; and
 
6. Any change in the location of the Distribution Account.
 
In addition, the Securities Administrator shall promptly make available to each Rating Agency copies of each report to Certificateholders described in Section 5.02 of this Agreement.
 
Countrywide and any successor shall make available to each Rating Agency copies of the following:
 
7. Each Annual Statement of Compliance described in Section 3.17 of this Agreement; and
 
8. Each assessment of compliance and attestation report described in Section 3.18 of this Agreement.
 
Any such notice pursuant to this Section 12.07 shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 55 Water Street, New York, New York 10041; and to Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., 99 Church Street, New York, New York 10007, or such other addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate in writing to the parties hereto.
 
SECTION 12.08. Article and Section References.
 
All article and section references used in this Agreement, unless otherwise provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.
 
SECTION 12.09. Grant of Security Interest.
 
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and not a pledge of the Mortgage Loans to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Depositor, then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor and (b)(1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; (2) the conveyance provided for in Section 2.01 shall be deemed to be a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Accounts and the Distribution Account, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the obligations secured by such security agreement shall be deemed to be all of the Depositor’s obligations under this Agreement, including the obligation to provide to the Certificateholders the benefits of this Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loans and the Trust Fund; and (4) notifications to persons holding such property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Accordingly, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other property described in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for the purpose of securing to the Trustee the performance by the Depositor of the obligations described in clause (3) of the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto intend the conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01 to be a true, absolute and unconditional sale of the Mortgage Loans and assets constituting the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust and for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
 
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SECTION 12.10. Survival of Indemnification.
 
Any and all indemnities to be provided by any party to this Agreement shall survive the termination and resignation of any party hereto and the termination of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 12.11. Intention of the Parties and Interpretation.
 
Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.27, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18 and 5.06 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB. The Master Servicer and Countrywide acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Sections 3.17, 3.18, 3.19 and 3.27 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by Countrywide and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. None of the Master Servicer, Countrywide, the Trust or the Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Countrywide acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agrees to negotiate in good faith with the Master Servicer or the Depositor with regard to any reasonable requests for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. Countrywide shall cooperate fully with the Master Servicer deliver to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary to permit the Master Servicer or the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to Countrywide, and any parties or items identified in writing by Countrywide, including, any Sub-Servicer or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans necessary in order to effect such compliance.
 
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The Master Servicer agrees that it will cooperate with the Servicers and provide sufficient and timely notice of any information requirements hereunder. The Master Servicer will make all reasonable efforts to contain requests for information, reports or any other materials to items required for compliance with Regulation AB, and shall not request information which is not required for such compliance. 
 
SECTION 12.12. Indemnification.
 
Each of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such party (other than the Servicer), respectively, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, respectively, and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any if its obligations under hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any assessment of compliance, attestation report, Annual Statement of Compliance or any information, data or materials required to be included in any 1934 Act report, (b) any material misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party (or, in the case of the Securities Administrator or Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Annual Statement of Compliance, assessment of compliance or attestation report delivered by it, or by any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it, pursuant to this Agreement, or (ii) any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such indemnifying party in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Depositor, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Depositor, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, Countrywide, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day and year first above written.
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.,
as Depositor

 
By: /s/ Evelyn Echavarria    
Name: Evelyn Echavarria
Title: Vice President
 
By: /s/ Doris J. Hearn        
Name: Doris J. Hearn
Title: Vice President
 
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS
SERVICING LP, as Servicer
 
By: Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner

 
By: /s/ Jordan Cohen       
Name: Jordan Cohen
Title: Vice President
 
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee

 
By: /s/ Fernando Acebedo    
Name: Fernando Acebedo
Title: Vice President
 

 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator

 
By: /s/ Stacey M. Taylor   
Name: Stacey M. Taylor
Title: Vice President
 
Acknowledged and Agreed for purposes of Section 9.05:
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC
 
By: /s/ Ernie Calabrese     
Name: Ernie Calabrese
Title: Director
 
By: /s/ Susan Valenti       
Name: Susan Valenti
Title: Director
 
Acknowledged and Agreed for purposes of Sections 7.08, 7.09 and 7.10:
 
CLAYTON FIXED INCOME SERVICES INC.
 
By: /s/ Kevin J. Kanouff      
Name: Kevin J. Kanouff
Title: President and General Counsel




 
STATE OF North Carolina
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Mecklenberg
)
   
On the 17th day of November 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _Doris J. Hearn_ known to me to be a officer of ACE Securities Corp., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 
 
/s/ Patricia C. Harris    
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]
My commission expires 10/14/2011

 


 
STATE OF North Carolina
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Mecklenberg
)
   
On the 22nd day of November 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _Evelyn Echevarria__, known to me to be a officer of ACE Securities Corp., one of the corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the within instrument.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 

 
/s/ Cynthia A. Reames     
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]
My commission expires 07/04/2011



STATE OF Maryland
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Anne Arundel
)
   
On the 30th day of November 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _Stacey M. Taylor___, known to me to be a Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, one of the national banking associations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 

 
/s/ Jennifer Richardson         
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]
My commission expires 04/01/2010

 


 
STATE OF California
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Los Angeles
)
   
On the 30th day of November 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _Jordan Cohen__ known to me to be a Vice President of Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, one of the limited partnerships that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said limited partnership, and acknowledged to me that such limited partnership executed the within instrument.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
 

 
/s/ Glenda J. Daniel        
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]
My commission expires 10/15/2009

 



STATE OF New York
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF King
)
   
On the 30th day of November 2006, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared _Fernando Acebedo__ known to me to be a Vice President of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, one of the national banking associations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking association, and acknowledged to me that such national banking association executed the within instrument.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.

 
/s/ Doris Wong            
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]
My commission expires 08/07/2010

 


EXHIBIT A-1
 
FORM OF CLASS A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] CERTIFICATE
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST, ANY PERSON ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MADE THE REPRESENTATIONS IN SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D]
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates as of the Issue Date: $_____________
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $____________
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date: November 1, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
No. __
 
Issue Date: November 30, 2006
   
CUSIP: ________________

DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that ________________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus [_____]%, in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or One-Month LIBOR plus [_____]%, in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter and (ii) the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
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The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans and payments received pursuant to the Swap Agreement, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
Prior to the termination of the Supplemental Interest Trust, any transferee of this Certificate shall be deemed to make the representations in Section 6.02(c) of the Agreement.
 
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
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The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assumes any responsibility for their correctness.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 




CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class A-[1A][1B][2A][2B][2C][2D] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Signatory
                 

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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed
 
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 
 
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EXHIBIT A-2
 
FORM OF CLASS M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] CERTIFICATE
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES [[,/AND] CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES[,/AND] CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES [/AND] CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATES] TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO MAKE THE REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates as of the Issue Date: $______________
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $______________
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: November 1, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
No.___
 
Issue Date: November 30, 2006
   
CUSIP:_________________

ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that _____________________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by of all the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus [____]% , in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or One-Month LIBOR plus [____]%, in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter and (ii) the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans and payments received pursuant to the Swap Agreement, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
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The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
Any transferee of this Certificate shall be deemed to make the representations set forth in Section 6.02(c) of the Agreement.
 
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
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The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for their correctness.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 




CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class M-[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Signatory
                 

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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
 (Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to _____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ______________________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed
 
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 

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EXHIBIT A-3
 
FORM OF CLASS M-[10][11] CERTIFICATE
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITOR OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-5 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-6 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-7 CERTIFICATES, CLASS M-8 CERTIFICATES [,/AND] CLASS M-9 CERTIFICATES [[AND] CLASS M-10 CERTIFICATES] TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DECREASED BY THE PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS HEREON AND REALIZED LOSSES ALLOCABLE HERETO AS DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE INITIAL ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATES, THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THE DENOMINATION SHOWN BELOW. ANYONE ACQUIRING THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ASCERTAIN ITS CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE BY INQUIRY OF THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR NAMED HEREIN.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND (1) OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT (“REGULATION S”), OR (2) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO (A) “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT (“RULE 144A”) OR (B) TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF “REGULATION D” UNDER THE ACT.
 
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[THIS CERTIFICATE IS A REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL CERTIFICATE FOR PURPOSES OF REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT. PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF (I) THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE OFFERING OF THE OFFERED CERTIFICATES AND (II) THE CLOSING DATE, THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO A U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT.]
 
[NO BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF THIS REGULATION S TEMPORARY GLOBAL CERTIFICATE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST HEREIN UNLESS THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN).]
 
[THE HOLDER OF THIS REGULATION S PERMANENT GLOBAL CERTIFICATE BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES NOT TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT) PRIOR TO THE DATE WHICH IS THE LATER OF (I) 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE CLOSING DATE AND (II) THE DATE ON WHICH THE REQUISITE CERTIFICATIONS ARE DUE TO AND PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEE AND SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW), EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT.]
 
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A PLAN SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”) OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE, ANY PERSON ACTING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ANY
 
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PERSON USING “PLAN ASSETS” TO ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class M-[10][11]
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[10][11] Certificates as of the Issue Date: $______________
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $______________
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: November 1, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
No.___
 
Issue Date: November 30, 2006
   
CUSIP:_________________

ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that _____________________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[10][11] Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by of all the Class M-[10][11] Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-[10][11] Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class M-[10][11] Certificates the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[10][11] Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall equal a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus [____]% , in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or One-Month LIBOR plus [____]%, in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter and (ii) the applicable Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans and payments received pursuant to the Swap Agreement, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
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The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-1, (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-2, (iii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-3 and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
 
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No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any such Plan or any Person using “Plan Assets” to acquire this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 6.02(c) of the Agreement.
 
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for their correctness.
 
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Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 




CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class M-[10][11] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Signatory
                 

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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
 (Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to _____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ______________________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed
 
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 

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EXHIBIT A-4
 
FORM OF CLASS CE CERTIFICATE
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES AND MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND (1) OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT (“REGULATION S”), OR (2) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO (A) “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT (“RULE 144A”) OR (B) TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF “REGULATION D” UNDER THE ACT.
 
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO ANY PERSON, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class CE
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as of the Issue Date: $_____________
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $_________________
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: November 1, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
No. __
 
Issue Date: November 30, 2006

ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that ________________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class CE Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor,” which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
Interest on this Certificate will accrue during the month prior to the month in which a Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) occurs on the Notional Amount (as defined in the Agreement) hereof at a per annum rate equal to the applicable Pass-Through Rate as set forth in the Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class CE Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
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All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class CE Certificates the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class CE Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-1, (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-2, (iii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-3 and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 6.02(c) of the Agreement.
 
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
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The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for their correctness.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 




CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class CE Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 
 
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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ______________________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed
 
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 

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EXHIBIT A-5
 
FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A “REGULAR INTEREST” IN A “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,” AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS MENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY PURCHASING THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE REOFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS AND (1) OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE ACT (“REGULATION S”), OR (2) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO (A) “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT (“RULE 144A”) OR (B) TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS THAT ARE “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(A)(1), (2), (3) OR (7) OF “REGULATION D” UNDER THE ACT.
 
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE TO ANY PERSON, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class P
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date: $100.00
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Cut-off Date: November 1, 2006
 
Denomination: $100.00
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
No. __
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
   
Issue Date: November 30, 2006

ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that____________________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class P Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
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Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 25th day (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class P Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class P Certificates the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of which is in excess of the lesser of (i) $5,000,000 or (ii) two-thirds of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
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As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-1, (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-2, (iii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-3 and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 6.02(c) of the Agreement.
 
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
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The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for their correctness.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 




CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class P Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 

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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to ____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ______________________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed

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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 

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EXHIBIT A-6
 
FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE
 
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.
 
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS THE SOLE “RESIDUAL INTEREST” IN EACH “REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT” (“REMIC”), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”).
 
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.02 OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
 
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1381(a)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS A “DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION”) OR (4) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.02(d) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
 
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NO PERSON MAY ACQUIRE THIS CERTIFICATE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY, ON BEHALF OF, OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, UNLESS IT HAS PROVIDED THE OPINION OF COUNSEL IN SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
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Series 2006-NC3, Class R
 
Aggregate Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates as of the Issue Date: 100.00%
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: November 1, 2006
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
First Distribution Date: December 26, 2006
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
No __
 
Issue Date: November 30, 2006

ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC3
ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
 
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family, first and second lien, fixed and adjustable-rate mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) formed and sold by
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN ACE SECURITIES CORP., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
 
This certifies that _______________ is the registered owner of a Percentage Interest set forth above in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class R Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the “Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp. as depositor (hereinafter called the “Depositor”, which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
 
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following (a “Distribution Date”), commencing on the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs (the “Record Date”), in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement.
 
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All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the Agreement will be made or caused to be made by the Securities Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Securities Administrator in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class R Certificates, or otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the Securities Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed by the Securities Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
 
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates designated as Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein called the “Certificates”) and representing the Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
 
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer with the consent of the Swap Provider and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the Certificates.
 
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Securities Administrator as provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator duly executed by, the Holder hereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
 
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The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and an effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without registration or qualification, the Securities Administrator shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-1, (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Regulation S under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-2, (iii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the Act, written certifications from the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and from such Holder’s prospective transferee, substantially in the form attached to the Agreement as Exhibit B-3 and (iv) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder’s prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
 
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made except in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Agreement.
 
Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the Securities Administrator (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any Person other than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate that acknowledges that (A) the Class R Certificates have been designated as representing the beneficial ownership of the residual interests in each of REMIC I, REMIC II and REMIC III, (B) it will include in its income a pro rata share of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an “excess inclusion,” as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those relating to holding the Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker, nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to, the receipt of distributions in respect of this Certificate.
 
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The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 6.02 of the Agreement and to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of the Depositor to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause any portion of the Trust Fund to cease to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon any REMIC.
 
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
 
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer and any agent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by the Securities Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) at the time of purchase being less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator assume any responsibility for their correctness.
 
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Securities Administrator, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated:
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Officer
                 

 
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
 
             
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
                           
                           
             
By:
 
               
Authorized Signatory
                 

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ABBREVIATIONS
 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
 
TEN COM
-
as tenants in common
UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
             Custodian             
(Cust)                  (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
TEN ENT
-
as tenants by the entireties
 
___________________
(State)
JT TEN
-
as joint tenants with right
if survivorship and not as
tenants in common
   
         
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
 
ASSIGNMENT
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
 
   
   
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee)
 
a Percentage Interest equal to _____% evidenced by the within Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
 
I (we) further direct the Securities Administrator to issue a new Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ______________________________________________________________
   
.

 
Dated:
 
 
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
   
   
 
Signature Guaranteed
 
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
 
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
 
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in immediately available
funds to
 
 
for the account of
 
account number
 
or, if mailed by check, to
 
Applicable statements should be mailed to
 
 
 
This information is provided by
 
assignee named above, or
 
its agent.
 
 
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EXHIBIT B-1
 
FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
 
[Date]
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust ACE 2006-NC3
 
 
Re:
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
[Class M-10,] [Class M-11,] [Class CE,] [Class P] and [Class R] Certificates

Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with the transfer by ______________________ (the “Transferor”) to ___________________ (the “Transferee”) of the captioned asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”), the Transferor hereby certifies as follows:
 
Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, (e) has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of subclauses (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or any state securities law or would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Certificates were issued.
 
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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
             
Very truly yours,
               
             
[Transferor]
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:

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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
 
[Date]
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust ACE 2006-NC3
 
 
Re:
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
[Class M-10,] [Class M-11,] [Class CE,] [Class P] and [Class R] Certificates
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with the purchase from ______________________________ (the “Transferor”) on the date hereof of the captioned asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”), (the “Transferee”) hereby certifies as follows:
 
1. The Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”) and has completed either of the forms of certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and understands that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.
 
2. The Transferee has been furnished with all information regarding (a) the Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, and (d) any credit enhancement mechanism associated with the Certificates, that it has requested.
 
3. The Transferee: (a) is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (each, a “Plan”), or any other person (including an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with “plan assets” of any Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 or (b) for certificates other than the Class M-10 Certificates or Class M-11 Certificates, has provided the Securities Administrator with an opinion of counsel on which the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Servicer may rely, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Securities Administrator to the effect that the purchase of Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (c) for Class M-10 or Class M-11 Certificates represents that the requirements of Section 6.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are met.
 
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In addition, the Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Servicer that the Transferee will not transfer such Certificates to any Plan or person unless such Plan or person meets the requirements set forth in paragraph 3 above.
 
All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee, pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.
 
             
[TRANSFEREE]
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:

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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT B-1
 
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
 
[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
 
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Administrator, with respect to the asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
 
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the entity purchasing the Certificates (the “Transferee”).
 
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”) because (i) the Transferee owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $________________1  in securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.
 
 
___
Corporation, etc. The Transferee is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution), Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
 
 
___
Bank. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
 
 
___
Savings and Loan. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan association, building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is attached hereto.
 
_________________________ 
1                Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case, Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.
 
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___
Broker-dealer. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
___
Insurance Company. The Transferee is an insurance company whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State, territory or the District of Columbia.
 
 
___
State or Local Plan. The Transferee is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
 
 
___
ERISA Plan. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
 
 
___
Investment Advisor The Transferee is an investment advisor registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
 
3. The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
 
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee’s direction. However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
 
___
___
Will the Transferee be purchasing the Certificates
Yes
No
only for the Transferee’s own account?
 
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6. If the answer to the foregoing question is “no”, the Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a third party that at the time is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of “qualified institutional buyer” set forth in Rule 144A.
 
7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee’s purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become available.
 
Dated:
             
___________________________________________
             
Print Name of Transferee
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:
 
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT B-1
 
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
 
[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
 
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of Transferor] (the “Transferor”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Administrator, with respect to the asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”) described in the Transferee Certificate to which this certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
 
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the Certificates (the “Transferee”) or, if the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Rule 144A”) because the Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the investment adviser (the “Adviser”).
 
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the Transferee is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A because (i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
 
 
___
The Transferee owned $________________________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
 
 
___
The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the aggregate $_______________ in securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Transferee’s most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
 
3. The term “Family of Investment Companies” as used herein means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
 
4. The term “securities” as used herein does not include (i) securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the Transferee’s Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
 
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5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will only purchase for the Transferee’s own account.
 
6. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice, the Transferee’s purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such purchase.
 
Dated:
             
___________________________________________
             
Print Name of Transferee or Advisor
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:
                 
             
IF AN ADVISER:
 
             
___________________________________________
             
Print Name of Transferee

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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
 
The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser named below (the “Purchaser”) as follows:
 
1. I am an executive officer of the Purchaser.
 
2. The Purchaser is a “qualified institutional buyer”, as defined in Rule 144A, (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
3. As of the date specified below (which is not earlier than the last day of the Purchaser’s most recent fiscal year), the amount of “securities”, computed for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on a discretionary basis by the Purchaser was in excess of $100,000,000.
 
Name of Purchaser _________________________________________________________________________________
 
By: (Signature) ____________________________________________________________________________________
 
Name of Signatory _________________________________________________________________________________
 
Title ____________________________________________________________________________________________
 
Date of this certificate _______________________________________________________________________________
 
Date of information provided in paragraph 3 ______________________________________________________________
 
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EXHIBIT B-2
 
FORM OF REGULATION S TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
 
[Date]
 
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust ACE 2006-NC3
 
 
Re:
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class M-10, Class M-11, Class CE Certificates and/or Class P Certificates     
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
 
This letter relates to U.S. $[__________] Certificate Principal Balance of Class [M-10][M-11][CE][P] Certificates (the “Certificates”) which are held in the name of [name of transferor] (the “Transferor”) to effect the transfer of the Certificates to a person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an equivalent beneficial interest [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”).
 
In connection with such request, the Transferor hereby certifies that such transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Agreement relating to the Certificates and that the following additional requirements (if applicable) were satisfied:
 
(a) the offer of the Certificates was not made to a person in the United States;
 
(b) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed that the Transferee was outside the United States;
 
(c) no directed selling efforts were made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or 904(b) of Regulation S, as applicable;
 
(d) the transfer or exchange is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act;
 
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(e) the Transferee is not a U.S. Person, as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act;
 
(f) the transfer was made in accordance with the applicable provisions of Rule 903(b)(2) or (3) or Rule 904(b)(1), as the case may be; and
 
(g) the Transferee understands that the Certificates have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, that any offers, sales or deliveries of the Certificates purchased by the Transferee in the United States or to U.S. persons prior to the date that is 40 days after the later of (i) the commencement of the offering of the Certificates and (ii) the Closing Date, may constitute a violation of United States law, and that (x) distributions of principal and interest and (y) the exchange of beneficial interests in a Temporary Regulation S Global Certificate for beneficial interests in the related Permanent Regulation S Global Certificate, in each case, will be made in respect of such Certificates only following the delivery by the Holder of a certification of non-U.S. beneficial ownership, at the times and in the manner set forth in the Agreement.
 
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You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
 
             
[Name of Transferor]
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:

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EXHIBIT B-3
 
FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
 
____________, 20__

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust ACE 2006-NC3
 
 
Re:
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
[Class M-10,] [Class M-11,] [Class CE,] [Class P] and [Class R] Certificates
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with the transfer by ________________ (the “Transferor”) to __________________________ (the “Transferee”) of the captioned asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”), the Transferor hereby certifies as follows:
 
Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered, pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or (e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act’), that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.
 
             
Very truly yours,
               
             
___________________________________________
             
(Transferor)
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title:
 
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE LETTER
 
_______________, 20__
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust ACE 2006-NC3
 
 
Re:
ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
[Class M-10,] [Class M-11,] [Class CE,] [Class P] and [Class R] Certificates
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In connection with the transfer by ______________________ (the “Transferor”) to __________________________ (the “Transferee”) of the captioned asset backed pass-through certificates (the “Certificates”), the Transferee hereby certifies as follows:
 
1. The Transferee understands that (a) the Certificates have not been and will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) or any state securities law, (b) ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”)is not required to so register or qualify the Certificates, (c) the Certificates may be resold only if registered and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Act or any state securities law, or if an exemption from such registration and qualification is available, (d) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among the Depositor, as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer (the “Servicer”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) contains restrictions regarding the transfer of the Certificates and (e) the Certificates will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
 
2. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its own account for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof in any manner that would violate the Act or any applicable state securities laws.
 
3. The Transferee is (a) a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and, in particular, in such matters related to securities similar to the Certificates, such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Certificates, (b) able to bear the economic risks of such an investment and (c) an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) promulgated pursuant to the Act.
 
4. The Transferee has been furnished with, and has had an opportunity to review (a) a copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and (b) such other information concerning the Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and the Depositor as has been requested by the Transferee from the Depositor or the Transferor and is relevant to the Transferee’s decision to purchase the Certificates. The Transferee has had any questions arising from such review answered by the Depositor or the Transferor to the satisfaction of the Transferee.
 
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5. The Transferee has not and will not nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition of other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c) otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) make any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner or (e) take any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Act, that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Transferee will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
6. The Transferee: (a) is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (each, a “Plan”), or any other person (including an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf of or purchasing any Certificate with “plan assets” of any Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation at 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101 or (b) (1) for certificates other than the Class M-10 Certificates or Class M-11 Certificates, has provided the Securities Administrator with an opinion of counsel on which the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Servicer may rely, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Securities Administrator to the effect that the purchase of Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or the Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (2) for Class M-10 Certificates and Class M-11 Certificates, represents the requirements of Section 6.02(c) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are met.
 
In addition, the Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Servicer that the Transferee will not transfer such Certificates to any Plan or person unless such Plan or person meets the requirements set forth in paragraph 6 above.
 
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Very truly yours,
               
             
By:
 
             
Name:
 
             
Title:
 

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EXHIBIT B-4
 
TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
 
STATE OF NEW YORK
)
 
 
)
ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
)
 
___________________________ being duly sworn, deposes, represents and warrants as follows:
 
 
1.
I am a _____________________ of _______________________________ (the “Owner”) a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of _________________________, the record owner of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Class R Certificates (the “Class R Certificates”), on behalf of whom I make this affidavit and agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, pursuant to which the Class R Certificates were issued.
 
 
2.
The Owner (i) is and will be a “Permitted Transferee” as of ____________________. ____ and (ii) is acquiring the Class R Certificates for its own account or for the account of another Owner from which it has received an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. A “Permitted Transferee” is any person other than a “disqualified organization” or a possession of the United States. For this purpose, a “disqualified organization” means the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality all of the activities of which are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority of whose board of directors is not selected by any such governmental entity) or any foreign government, international organization or any agency or instrumentality of such foreign government or organization, any real electric or telephone cooperative, or any organization (other than certain farmers’ cooperatives) that is generally exempt from federal income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on unrelated business taxable income.
 
 
3.
The Owner is aware (i) of the tax that would be imposed on transfers of the Class R Certificates to disqualified organizations under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that applies to all transfers of the Class R Certificates after April 31, 1988; (ii) that such tax would be on the transferor or, if such transfer is through an agent (which person includes a broker, nominee or middleman) for a non-Permitted Transferee, on the agent; (iii) that the person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the tax if the transferee furnishes to such person an affidavit that the transferee is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of transfer, such person does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false; and (iv) that each of the Class R Certificates may be a “noneconomic residual interest” within the meaning of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code and that the transferor of a “noneconomic residual interest” will remain liable for any taxes due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant purpose of the transfer is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.
 
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4.
The Owner is aware of the tax imposed on a “pass-through entity” holding the Class R Certificates if, at any time during the taxable year of the pass-through entity, a non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of an interest in such entity. (For this purpose, a “pass-through entity” includes a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives.)
 
 
5.
The Owner is aware that the Securities Administrator will not register the transfer of any Class R Certificate unless the transferee, or the transferee’s agent, delivers to the Securities Administrator, among other things, an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. The Owner expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or believes that any of the representations contained in such affidavit and agreement are false.
 
 
6.
The Owner consents to any additional restrictions or arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificates will only be owned, directly or indirectly, by an Owner that is a Permitted Transferee.
 
 
7.
The Owner’s taxpayer identification number is ________________.
 
 
8.
The Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the face of the Class R Certificates and the provisions of Section 6.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificates were issued (in particular, clauses (iii)(A) and (iii)(B) of Section 6.02(d) which authorize the Securities Administrator to deliver payments to a person other than the Owner and negotiate a mandatory sale by the Securities Administrator in the event that the Owner holds such Certificate in violation of Section 6.02(d)); and that the Owner expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such restrictions and provisions.
 
 
9.
The Owner is not acquiring and will not transfer the Class R Certificates in order to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
 
 
10.
The Owner anticipates that it will, so long as it holds the Class R Certificates, have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the holder of such Class R Certificates, and hereby represents to and for the benefit of the person from whom it acquired the Class R Certificates that the Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Class R Certificates as they become due, fully understanding that it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by the Class R Certificates.
 
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11.
The Owner has no present knowledge that it may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as it holds the Class R Certificates.
 
 
12.
The Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it will be unable to pay any United States taxes owed by it so long as any of the Certificates remain outstanding.
 
 
13.
The Owner is not acquiring the Class R Certificates with the intent to transfer the Class R Certificates to any person or entity that will not have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the holder of such Class R Certificates, or that may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, for so long as the Class R Certificates remain outstanding.
 
 
14.
The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it makes of the Class R Certificates, obtain from its transferee the representations required by Section 6.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificate were issued and will not consummate any such transfer if it knows, or knows facts that should lead it to believe, that any such representations are false.
 
 
15.
The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it makes of the Class R Certificates, deliver to the Securities Administrator an affidavit, which represents and warrants that it is not transferring the Class R Certificates to impede the assessment or collection of any tax and that it has no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee: (i) has insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such transferee as holder of the Class R Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Class R Certificates remains outstanding; and (iii) is not a “Permitted Transferee”.
 
 
16.
The Owner is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the laws of, the United States or any political subdivision thereof, or an estate or trust whose income from sources without the United States may be included in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
 
 
17.
The Owner of the Class R Certificate, hereby agrees that in the event that the Trust Fund created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.01 thereof, the undersigned shall assign and transfer to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates and Class P Certificates any amounts in excess of par received in connection with such termination. Accordingly, in the event of such termination, the Securities Administrator is hereby authorized to withhold any such amounts in excess of par and to pay such amounts directly to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates and Class P Certificates. This agreement shall bind and be enforceable against any successor, transferee or assigned of the undersigned in the Class R Certificate. In connection with any transfer of the Class R Certificate, the Owner shall obtain an agreement substantially similar to this clause from any subsequent owner.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of _________________, ____.
 
             
[OWNER]
                 
                 
             
By:
 
               
Name:
               
Title: [Vice] President

 
ATTEST:
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title: [Assistant] Secretary

 
Personally appeared before me the above-named __________________, known or proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she] executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Owner.
 
Subscribed and sworn before me this ______________ day of __________, ____.
 


   
 
Notary Public
   
 
County of
 
State of _______________________________
   
 
My Commission expires:

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EXHIBIT C
 
BACK-UP CERTIFICATION
 
Re: __________ (the “Trust”)
 
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC3
 
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Master Servicer”) and its respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that the Master Servicer will rely upon this certification, that:
 
(1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Servicer provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the Attestation Report”), and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Servicer to the Master Servicer pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Servicer Servicing Information”);
 
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Servicer Servicing Information, 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 the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Servicer Servicing Information;
 
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Servicer Servicing Information required to be provided by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer;
 
(4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer as a servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and
 
(5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Servicer and by each Subservicer and Servicing Function Participant pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the Master Servicer. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the Master Servicer. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.

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Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP as a Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee.
 

Date: _______________________________________
 
____________________________________________
[Signature]
 
____________________________________________
[Title]
 
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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO
[Servicer]
[Servicer’s Address]

Attn: _________________________________

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY


KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that ________________, having its principal place of business at ____________________, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among ___________________ (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, and the Trustee, dated as of November 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), hereby constitutes and appoints Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (the “Servicer”), by and through the Servicer’s officers, the Trustee’s true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact, in the Trustee’s name, place and stead and for the Trustee’s benefit, in connection with all mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for the purpose of performing all acts and executing all documents in the name of the Trustee as may be customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated transactions in respect of any of the mortgages or deeds of trust (the “Mortgages” and the “Deeds of Trust”, respectively) and promissory notes secured thereby (the “Mortgage Notes”) for which the undersigned is acting as Trustee for various certificateholders (whether the undersigned is named therein as mortgagee or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the Mortgage Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) and for which the Servicer is acting as servicer, all subject to the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and Servicing Agreement.

This appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions only:

1.
The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where said modification or re-recordings is for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage or Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued and said modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or Deed of Trust as insured.

2.
The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an easement in favor of a public utility company of a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.

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3.
The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

3.
The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.
 
4.
The completion of loan assumption agreements.

5.
The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.

6.
The assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and evidenced thereby.

7.
The full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related Mortgage Note.

8.
With respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, including, without limitation, any and all of the following acts:

 
a.
the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in accordance with state law and the Deed of Trust;

 
b.
the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non-performance;

 
c.
the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 
d.
the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

 
e.
the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure; and

 
f.
the preparation and execution of such other documents and performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust or state law to expeditiously complete said transactions in paragraphs 8.a. through 8.e., above.

The undersigned gives said Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority hereof.

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Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ________________ as Trustee pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP and the Trustee, dated as of ___________ 1, 200__ (_____________ Asset Backed Certificates, Series 200__-___), has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by ____________ its duly elected and authorized Vice President this _________ day of _________, 200__.
 
as Trustee for _____ Asset
Backed Certificates, Series 200__-___
 
By: ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
STATE OF _____________
 
COUNTY OF ___________

On _______________, 200__, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared ____________, Vice President of ____________________ as Trustee for ___________ Asset Backed Certificates, Series 200__-___, personally known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed that same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf of which the person acted and executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
   
 
Notary Public
 
My Commission Expires _________________

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EXHIBIT E

SERVICING CRITERIA

Schedule 1122 (Pooling and Servicing Agreement)
 
Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports Servicing Criteria2 

Reg. AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
Depositor
Seller
Servicer
Trustee
Custodian
Paying
Agent
Master Servicer
Securities Administrator
(1) General Servicing Considerations
               
(i) monitoring
performance or other triggers and events of default
   
X
     
X
X
(ii) monitoring performance of vendors of activities outsourced
   
X
     
X
 
(iii) maintenance of back-up servicer for pool assets
               
(iv) fidelity bond and E&O policies in effect
   
X
     
X
 
(2) Cash Collection and Administration
               
(i) timing of deposits to custodial account
   
X
   
X
X
X
(ii) wire transfers to investors by authorized personnel
   
X
   
X
 
X
(iii) advances or guarantees made, reviewed and approved as required
   
X
     
X
 
(iv) accounts maintained as required
   
X
   
X
X
X
_________________
* The descriptions of the Item 1122(d) servicing criteria use key words and phrases and are not verbatim recitations of the servicing criteria. Refer to Regulation AB, Item 1122 for a full description of servicing criteria.
 
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Reg. AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
Depositor
Seller
Servicer
Trustee
Custodian
Paying
Agent
Master Servicer
Securities Administrator
(v) accounts at federally insured depository institutions
   
X
   
X
X
X
(vi) unissued checks safeguarded
   
X
   
X
 
X
(vii) monthly reconciliations of accounts
   
X
   
X
X
X
(3) Investor Remittances and Reporting
               
(i) investor reports
   
X
     
X
X
(ii) remittances
   
X
   
X
 
X
(iii) proper posting of distributions
   
X
   
X
 
X
(iv) reconciliation of remittances and payment statements
   
X
   
X
X
X
(4) Pool Asset Administration
               
(i) maintenance of pool collateral
   
X
 
X
     
(ii) safeguarding of pool assets/documents
   
X
 
X
     
(iii) additions, removals and substitutions of pool assets
 
X
X
         
(iv) posting and allocation of pool asset payments to pool assets
   
X
         
(v) reconciliation of servicer records
   
X
         
(vi) modifications or other changes to terms of pool assets
   
X
         
(vii) loss mitigation and recovery actions
   
X
         
 
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Reg. AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
Depositor
Seller
Servicer
Trustee
Custodian
Paying
Agent
Master Servicer
Securities Administrator
(viii)records regarding collection efforts
   
X
         
(ix) adjustments to variable interest rates on pool assets
   
X
         
(x) matters relating to funds held in trust for obligors
   
X
         
(xi) payments made on behalf of obligors (such as for taxes or insurance)
   
X
         
(xii) late payment penalties with respect to payments made on behalf of obligors
   
X
         
(xiii)records with respect to payments made on behalf of obligors
   
X
         
(xiv) recognition and recording of delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts
   
X
     
X
 
(xv) maintenance of external credit enhancement or other support
             
X


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EXHIBIT F

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated November 30, 2006, between DB Structured Products, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Seller”) and ACE Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”).
 
Preliminary Statement
 
The Seller intends to sell the Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter identified) and the Swap Agreement (as hereinafter defined) to the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Purchaser intends to deposit the Mortgage Loans into a mortgage pool comprising the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund will be evidenced by a single series of mortgage pass-through certificates designated as ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”). The Certificates will consist of twenty classes of certificates. The Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement for ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, dated as of September 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among the Purchaser as depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Purchaser will sell the Class A-1A, Class A-1B, Class A-2A, Class A-2B, Class A-2C, Class A-2D, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class M-7, Class M-8 and Class M-9 Certificates (collectively, the “Publicly Offered Certificates”) to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI”), pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Underwriting Agreement, dated as of June 24, 1999, as amended and restated to and including January 25, 2006, between the Purchaser and DBSI, and the Terms Agreement, dated November 21, 2006 (together, the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser and DBSI. The Purchaser will sell the Class M-10 Certificates and Class M-11 Certificates (together, the “Privately Offered Certificates”; collectively with the Publicly Offered Certificates, the “Offered Certificates”) to DBSI pursuant to the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 22, 2006 between the Purchaser and DBSI. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
The parties hereto agree as follows:
 
SECTION 1. Agreement to Purchase. The Seller hereby sells, and the Purchaser hereby purchases, on November 30, 2006 (the “Closing Date”), (a) certain conventional, one- to four-family, fixed-rate and adjustable-rate, residential, first and second lien, residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), having an aggregate principal balance as of the close of business on November 1, 2006 (the “Cut-off Date”) of approximately $1,501,392,227 (the “Closing Balance”), after giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, including the right to any Prepayment Charges payable by the related Mortgagors in connection with any Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans and (b) all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Swap Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2006 (the “Swap Agreement”), between Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and the trustee, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee for the Supplemental Interest Trust, relating to the Offered Certificates.
 



 
SECTION 2. Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Purchaser and the Seller have agreed upon which of the mortgage loans owned by the Seller are to be purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the Seller will prepare or cause to be prepared on or prior to the Closing Date a final schedule (the “Closing Schedule”) that shall describe such Mortgage Loans and set forth all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this Agreement, including the Prepayment Charges. The Closing Schedule will conform to the requirements set forth in this Agreement and to the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
SECTION 3. Consideration.
 
(a) In consideration for the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement to be purchased hereunder, the Purchaser shall, as described in Section 8, (i) pay to or upon the order of the Seller in immediately available funds an amount (the “Purchase Price”) equal to (i) $________*  and (ii) a 100% interest in the Class CE, Class P and Class R Certificates (collectively, the “DB Certificates”). The DB Certificates shall be in the name of “Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.”
 
(b) The Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser shall be entitled to all scheduled payments of principal due after the Cut-off Date, all other payments of principal due and collected after the Cut-off Date, and all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans allocable to the period after the Cut-off Date. All scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date and collected after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller.
 
(c) Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
 
SECTION 4. Transfer of the Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) Possession of Mortgage Files. The Seller does hereby sell to the Purchaser, without recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, including the related Prepayment Charges and the Swap Agreement. The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser.  Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents of the related 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 that come into the possession of the Seller on or after the Closing Date shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be delivered immediately to the Purchaser or as otherwise directed by the Purchaser.
 
*  Please contact the Mortgage Loan Seller for this information.
 

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(b) Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. The Seller will, on or prior to the Closing Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser each of the following documents for each Mortgage Loan:
 
(i) the original Mortgage Note, including any riders thereto, endorsed in blank, with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee;
 
(ii) the original Mortgage or a certified copy thereof, including any riders thereto, with evidence of recording thereon, and the original recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon, and in the case of each MOM Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Loan and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS®, with evidence of recording indicated thereon;
 
(iii) unless such Mortgage Loan is registered on the MERS® System, the original Assignment of Mortgage executed in blank;
 
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the Mortgage, or a certified copy or copies thereof, showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the last Person assigning the Mortgage;
 
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or substitution agreement, if any;
 
(vi) the original lender’s title insurance policy, together with all endorsements or riders that were issued with or subsequent to the issuance of such policy, insuring the priority of the Mortgage as a first lien or second lien on the Mortgaged Property represented therein as a fee interest vested in the Mortgagor;
 
(vii) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note, if any; and
 
(viii) the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage, if any.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4, with respect to a maximum of approximately 1.00% of the Mortgage Loans, by aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, if any original Mortgage Note referred to in Section 4(b)(i) above cannot be located, the obligations of the Seller to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon delivery to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser of a photocopy of such Mortgage Note, if available, with a lost note affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 attached hereto. If any of the original Mortgage Notes for which a lost note affidavit was delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser is subsequently located, such original Mortgage Note shall be delivered to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser within three (3) Business Days; and if any document referred to in Section 4(b)(ii) or 4(b)(iv) above has been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of such document, the obligations of the Seller hereunder shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon delivery to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof by or on behalf of the Seller of either the original or a copy of such document certified by the applicable public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original.
 

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In the event that the original lender’s title insurance policy has not yet been issued, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company. The Seller shall deliver such original title insurance policy to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser promptly upon receipt by the Seller, if any.
 
Each original document relating to a Mortgage Loan which is not delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee, if held by the Seller, shall be so held for the benefit of the Purchaser, its assignee, transferee or designee.
 
In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan registered on the MERS® System, the Seller further agrees that it will cause, at the Seller’s own expense, within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, the MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the Purchaser and by the Purchaser to the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files (a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee and (b) the code in the field “Pool Field” which identifies the series of the Certificates issued in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Seller further agrees that it will not, and will not permit the Servicers or the Master Servicer to alter the codes referenced in this paragraph with respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
(c) Acceptance of Mortgage Loans. The documents delivered pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof shall be reviewed by the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser at any time before or after the Closing Date (and with respect to each document permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date, within seven (7) days of its delivery) to ascertain that all required documents have been executed and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Closing Schedule.
 

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(d) Transfer of Interest in Agreements. The Purchaser has the right to assign its interest under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the Trustee, as may be required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, without the consent of the Seller, and the assignee shall succeed to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser.  Any expense reasonably incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser or the Trustee in connection with enforcing any obligations of the Seller under this Agreement will be promptly reimbursed by the Seller.
 
(e) Examination of Mortgage Files. Prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall either (i) deliver in escrow to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination the Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (ii) make such Mortgage Files available to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for examination.  Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or the Trustee, and their respective designees, upon reasonable notice to the Seller during normal business hours before the Closing Date and within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date.  If any such person makes such examination prior to the Closing Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements of the Purchaser as described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the Closing Schedule.  The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination.  The fact that the Purchaser or any person has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser to demand repurchase or other relief as provided herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
SECTION 5. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller.
 
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants, that:
 
(i) The Seller is a Delaware corporation with full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as presently conducted by it to the extent material to the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein. The Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller. The Seller had the full corporate power and authority to own the Mortgage Loans and to transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver, engage in the transactions contemplated by, and perform and observe the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
 
(ii) The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or by general principles of equity;
 
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Seller (x) does not conflict and will not conflict with, does not breach and will not result in a breach of and does not constitute and will not constitute a default (or an event, which with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under (A) any terms or provisions of the organizational documents of the Seller, (B) any term or provision of any material agreement, contract, instrument or indenture, to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller or any of its property is bound, or (C) any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Seller or any of its property and (y) does not create or impose and will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance (other than any created hereby in favor of the Purchaser and its assignees) which would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any documents or instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loans;
 

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(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with, or notice on behalf of the Seller to any governmental authority or court is required, under federal laws or the laws of the State of New York, for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation by the Seller of any other transaction contemplated hereby and by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that the Seller makes no representation or warranty regarding federal or state securities laws in connection with the sale or distribution of the Certificates;
 
(v) The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
 
(vi) The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement;
 
(vii) Immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser as herein contemplated, the Seller was the owner of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note, and, upon the payment to the Seller of the Purchase Price, in the event that the Seller retains or has retained record title, the Seller shall retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust for the Purchaser as the owner thereof from and after the date hereof;
 
(viii) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Seller before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
 

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(ix) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any relevant jurisdiction, except any as may have been complied with;
 
(x) The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other person, except for the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans (except that an entity that previously financed the Seller’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans may be entitled to a fee to release its security interest in the Mortgage Loans, which fee shall have been paid and which security interest shall have been released on or prior to the Closing Date);
 
(xi) There is no litigation currently pending or, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge without independent investigation, threatened against the Seller that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the transfer of the Mortgage Loans, the issuance of the Certificates or the execution, delivery, performance or enforceability of this Agreement, or that would result in a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Seller; and
 
(xii) The information set forth in the applicable part of the Closing Schedule relating to the existence of a Prepayment Charge is complete, true and correct in all material respects at the date or dates respecting which such information is furnished and each Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in accordance with its terms upon the mortgagor’s full and voluntary principal prepayment under applicable law, except to the extent that: (1) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights; (2) the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary prepayment; or (3) subsequent changes in applicable law may limit or prohibit enforceability thereof under applicable law.
 
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Seller Relating to the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as to each Mortgage Loan as of the Closing Date:
 
(i) Information provided to the Rating Agencies, including the loan level detail, is true and correct according to the Rating Agency requirements;
 
(ii) No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud 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 of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
 

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(iii) Except as set forth on the Closing Schedule, all payments required to be made prior to the Cut-off Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been made;
 
(iv) [Reserved];
 
(v) There are no delinquent taxes, assessment liens or insurance premiums affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(vi) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been materially impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement (approved by the title insurer to the extent required by the policy) and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Trustee;
 
(vii) The Mortgaged Property is insured against loss by fire and hazards of extended coverage (excluding earthquake insurance) in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the amount necessary to compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis or (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a flood hazard map or flood insurance rate map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available), a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of the Mortgage Loan, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and the Seller has not engaged in any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such insurance policies. Except as may be limited by applicable law, the Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
 
(viii) Each Mortgage Loan and the related Prepayment Charge, if any, complied in all material respects with any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth in lending, anti-predatory lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity, fair housing or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws;
 
(ix) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated (other than with respect to second lien Mortgage Loans, the subordination to the related first lien) 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 satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or release;
 

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(x) The Mortgage was recorded or was submitted for recording in accordance with all applicable laws and is a valid, existing and enforceable first or second lien on the Mortgaged Property including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property;
 
(xi) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, insured under the related title policy, and enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by a bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
 
(xii) The Seller is the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and has the full right to convey, transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien (other than with respect to second lien Mortgage Loans, the subordination to the related first lien), pledge, charge, claim or security interest and immediately upon the sale, assignment and endorsement of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller to the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall have good and indefeasible title to and be the sole legal owner of the Mortgage Loans subject only to any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest arising out of the Purchaser’s actions;
 
(xiii) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a valid and binding American Land Title Association lender’s title insurance policy issued by a title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located. No claims have been filed under such lender’s title insurance policy, and the Seller has not done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of the lender’s title insurance policy;
 
(xiv) There is no material default, breach, violation event or event of 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 material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and the Seller has not, nor has its predecessors, waived any material default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
 
(xv) There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material provided to the related Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage, except as may be disclosed in the related title policy;
 
(xvi) Except with respect to approximately 43.88% of the Mortgage Loans by aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date, which are balloon mortgage loans and approximately 16.72% of the Mortgage Loans by aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off Date, which are interest only mortgage loans, each Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in equal monthly installments of principal and interest (subject to adjustment in the case of the adjustable rate Mortgage Loans), with interest calculated on a 30/360 basis and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date over an original term from commencement of amortization to not more than 30 years and no Mortgage Loan permits negative amortization;
 

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(xvii) The servicing practices used in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans have been in all respects reasonable and customary in the mortgage servicing industry of like mortgage loan servicers, servicing similar subprime mortgage loans originated in the same jurisdiction as the Mortgaged Property;
 
(xviii) At the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan there was no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property and, as of the date such Mortgage Loan was purchased by the Seller, to the best of the Seller’s knowledge there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property;
 
(xix) The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial foreclosure;
 
(xx) The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the related Mortgage referred to in subsection (x) above;
 
(xxi) In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Seller to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
 
(xxii) The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any valid 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 such 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;
 
(xxiii) The Mortgage Loans were underwritten in accordance with the originator’s underwriting guidelines in effect at the time the Mortgage Loans were originated (the “Applicable Underwriting Guidelines”), except with respect to certain of those Mortgage Loans which had compensating factors permitting a deviation from the Applicable Underwriting Guidelines;
 
(xxiv) The Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and waste, excepting therefrom any Mortgage Loan subject to an escrow withhold as shown on the Closing Schedule;
 
(xxv) All of the improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the Mortgaged Property’s boundary lines and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property, excepting therefrom: (i) any encroachment insured against in the lender’s title insurance policy identified in subsection (xiii), (ii) any encroachment generally acceptable to subprime mortgage loan originators doing business in the same jurisdiction as the Mortgaged Property, and (iii) any encroachment which does not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;

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(xxvi) All parties to the Mortgage Note had the legal capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly executed by such parties;
 
(xxvii) To the best of the Seller’s knowledge, at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan, no appraised improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property was in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation and all inspections, licenses and certificates required in connection with the origination of any Mortgage Loan with respect to the occupancy of the Mortgaged Property, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
 
(xxviii) No Mortgagor has notified the Seller of any relief requested or allowed under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;
 
(xxix) All parties which have held an interest in the Mortgage Loan 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 state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, (2) organized under the laws of such state, (3) qualified to do business in such state, (4) a federal savings and loan association or national bank, (5) not doing business in such state, or (6) exempt from the applicable licensing requirements of such state;
 
(xxx) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which was made prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the related originator and was made in accordance with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;
 
(xxxi) Except as may otherwise be limited by applicable law, the Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee thereunder;
 
(xxxii) The Mortgage Loan does not contain any provision which would constitute a “buydown” provision and pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in a separate account established by the related originator, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan is not a “graduated payment mortgage loan” and the Mortgage loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
 
(xxxiii) To the best of the Seller’s knowledge there is no action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property presently pending in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is at issue and the Seller has received no notice of any condition at the Mortgaged Property which is reasonably likely to give rise to an action or proceeding in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is at issue;
 
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(xxxiv) Each Mortgage Loan is an obligation which is principally secured by an interest in real property within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.860G-2(a);
 
(xxxv) Each Mortgage Loan (a) is directly secured by a first or second lien on, and consists of a single parcel of, real property with a detached one-to-four family residence erected thereon, a townhouse or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development (“PUD”). Any unit in a PUD or condominium project conforms to the requirements of the Applicable Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings. With respect to any Group IA Mortgage Loan that is on manufactured housing, upon origination of each such Group IA Mortgage Loan the manufactured housing unit either: (i) will be the principal residence of the borrower or (ii) will be classified as real property under applicable state law. No residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling unless it is a manufactured dwelling, which is permanently affixed to a foundation and treated as “real estate” under applicable law. No Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes. 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;
 
(xxxvi) The Mortgage Interest Rate with respect to the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans is subject to adjustment at the time and in the amounts as are set forth in the related Mortgage Note;
 
(xxxvii) No Mortgage Loan contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor can convert an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan into a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan;
 
(xxxviii) With respect to any Group IB Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s origination, the borrower agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s origination, the borrower was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is adequately disclosed to the borrower pursuant to applicable state and federal law, (iv) the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note, and (v) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Servicers shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower’s default in making the loan payments;
 
(xxxix) No Mortgage Loan is subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (“HOEPA”) or any comparable law and no Mortgage Loan is classified and/or defined as “high cost”, “covered” (excluding home loans defined as “covered home loans” in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004) “high risk home” or “predatory” loan under any other federal, state 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);
 

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(xl) There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. There is no such Mortgage Loan underlying the Certificates that was originated on or after March 7, 2003, which is a “high cost home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act
 
(xli) No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act, effective January 1, 2005 (Ind. Code Ann. Sections 24-9-1 through 24-9-9);
 
(xlii) There is no Mortgage Loan that (a) is secured by property located in the State of Kentucky; (b) was originated on or after June 24, 2003, and (c) which is a “high cost home loan” as defined under Kentucky State Statute KRS 360.100, effective as of June 24, 2003;
 
(xliii) There is no Mortgage Loan that (a) is secured by property located in the State of Arkansas, (b) has a note date on or after July 16, 2003, and (c) which is a “high cost home loan” as defined under the Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, effective as of July 16, 2003;
 
(xliv) No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003 (N.J.S.A. 46:10B-22 et seq.);
 
(xlv) No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004 (N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-21A-1 et seq.);
 
(xlvi) No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Risk Home Loan” as defined in the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004 (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et seq.);
 
(xlvii) No Mortgage Loan originated in the City of Los Angeles is subject to the City of Los Angeles California Ordinance 175008 as a home loan;
 
(xlviii) No Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined under the Maine House Bill 383 L.D. 494, effective as of September 13, 2003;
 
(xlix) No Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost” loan as defined under the New York Banking Law Section 6L, effective as of April 1, 2003;
 
(l) No Mortgage Loan is a “home loan” in the state of Nevada;
 
(li) No Mortgage Loan is a “Section 10 mortgage loan” as defined in Oklahoma House Bill 1574;
 
(lii) With respect to any Group IA Mortgage Loan or Group IB Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004, neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the borrower to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction;
 

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(liii) No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary which is now Version 5.7, Appendix E (attached hereto as Exhibit 2)) and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act;
 
(liv) No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C);
 
(lv) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is secured by a second lien on the related Mortgaged Property, either (i) no consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of any related senior lien or (ii) such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
 
(lvi) With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is a second lien, as of the date hereof, the Seller has not received a notice of default of a senior lien on the related Mortgaged Property which has not been cured;
 
(lvii) No selection procedures were used by the Seller that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio;
 
(lviii) The information set forth in the Closing Schedule is true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date;
 
(lix) No Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the Mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(lx) Each Group IB Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Fannie Mae’s Selling Guide;
 
(lxi) No Group IA Mortgage Loan or Group IB Mortgage Loan has an “annual percentage rate” or “total points and fees” payable by the borrower (as each such term is defined under HOEPA) that equal or exceed the applicable thresholds defined under HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i) and (ii));
 
(lxii) No Group IB Mortgage Loan is a balloon mortgage loan that has an original stated maturity of less than seven (7) years;
 
(lxiii) With respect to each Group IB Mortgage Loan, no borrower was encouraged or required to select a mortgage loan product offered by such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s origination, such borrower did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s originator. If, at the time of loan application, the borrower may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate of such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s originator, such Group IB Mortgage Loan’s originator referred the borrower’s application to such affiliate for underwriting consideration;
 

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(lxiv) With respect to each Group IA Mortgage Loan and Group IB Mortgage Loan, the methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Group IA Mortgage Loan and Group IB Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate the borrower’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the borrower’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the borrower had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on such Group IA Mortgage Loan and Group IB Mortgage Loan;
 
(lxv) With respect to each Group IA Mortgage Loan and each Group IB Mortgage Loan, no borrower was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. With respect to each Group IB Mortgage Loan, no borrower obtained a prepaid single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement in connection with the origination of each Group IB Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Group IB Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
 
(lxvi) With respect to each Group IB Mortgage Loan, all points and fees related to such Group IB Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the borrower in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation. No borrower was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount that exceeds the greater of (1) 5% of the principal amount of the Group IB Mortgage Loan (such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with Fannie Mae’s requirements as set forth in the Fannie Mae Selling Guide or (2) $1,000;
 
(lxvii) All fees and charges (including finance charges) and whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Group IA Mortgage Loan and Group IB Mortgage Loan has been disclosed in writing to the borrower in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
 
(lxviii) With respect to each Group IB Mortgage Loan, the related Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Group IB Mortgage Loan pursuant to Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 and that for each Mortgage Loan, the related Servicer agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off.
 
(lxix) With respect to any Group IA Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a penalty upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (a) such Group IA Mortgage Loan provides some benefit to the borrower (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for accepting such prepayment penalty; (b) such Group IA Mortgage Loan’s originator had a written policy of offering the borrower, or requiring third-party brokers to offer the borrower, the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a penalty; (c) the prepayment penalty was adequately disclosed to the borrower pursuant to applicable state and federal law; (d) no Group IA Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 will provide for prepayment penalties for a term in excess of three years and any Group IA Mortgage Loan originated prior to such date will not provide for prepayment penalties for a term in excess of five years; in each case unless such Group IA Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more than three years from the date of the Mortgage Note and the borrower was notified in writing of such reduction in prepayment period; and (e) such prepayment penalty shall not be imposed in any instance where the Group IA Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout of a delinquent Mortgage or due to the borrower’s default, notwithstanding that the terms of such Group IA Mortgage Loan or state or federal law might permit the imposition of such penalty;
 

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(lxx) The related Servicer for each Group IA Mortgage Loan has fully furnished, and will fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
 
(lxxi) The original principal balance of each Group IA Mortgage Loan which is secured by a first or second lien on the related Mortgaged Property is within Freddie Mac’s dollar amount limits for conforming one-to-four family mortgage loans;
 
(lxxii) With respect to each Group IA Mortgage Loan, the borrower was not encouraged or required to select a mortgage loan product offered by the Group IA Mortgage Loan's originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, taking into account such facts as, without limitation, the Group IA Mortgage Loan's requirements and the borrower’s credit history, income, assets and liabilities. For a borrower who seeks financing through a Group IA Mortgage Loan originator’s higher-priced subprime lending channel, the borrower was directed towards or offered the Group IA Mortgage Loan originator’s standard mortgage line if the borrower was able to qualify for one of the standard products;
 
(lxxiii) With respect to a Group IA Mortgage Loan which is a second lien, (a) such second lien Group IA Mortgage Loan is secured by a one- to four-family residence that is the principal residence of the Mortgagor, (b) the origination amount for such second lien Group IA Mortgage Loan did not exceed one-half of the one-unit limitation set forth by Freddie Mac for first lien mortgage loans, without regard to the number of units, and (c) the aggregate original principal balance for the first lien and the second lien mortgage Loan do not exceed Freddie Mac’s applicable loan limits for first lien mortgage loans for properties of the same type as the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(lxxiv) No borrower under a Group IA Mortgage Loan was charged “points and fees” in an amount greater than (a) $1,000 or (b) 5% of the principal amount of such Group IA Mortgage Loan, whichever is greater. For purposes of this representation, “points and fees” (x) include origination, underwriting, broker and finder’s fees and charges that the lender imposed as a condition of making such Group IA Mortgage Loan, whether they were paid to the lender or a third party; and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees paid for actual services rendered in connection with the origination of the mortgage (such as attorney’s fees, notaries fees and fees paid for property appraisals, credit reports, surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood and tax certifications, and home inspections); the cost of mortgage insurance or credit-risk price adjustments; the costs of title, hazard, and flood insurance policies; state and local transfer taxes or fees; escrow deposits for the future payment of taxes and insurance premiums; and other miscellaneous fees and charges that, in total, do not exceed 0.25 percent of the loan amount; and
 

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(lxxv) With respect to any Group IA Mortgage Loan for which the date of the related mortgage note is more than 1 year before the Closing Date,
 
(i) The Sponsor represents that it currently operates or actively participates in an on-going and active program or business (A) to originate mortgages, and/or (B) to make periodic purchases of mortgage loans from originators or other sellers, and/or (C) to issue and/or purchase securities or bonds supported by the mortgages, with a portion of the proceeds generated by such program or business being used to purchase or originate mortgages made to borrowers who are:
 
(a) low-income families (families with incomes of 80% or less of area median income) living in low-income areas (a census tract or block numbering area in which the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income) and/or
 
(b) very low-income families (families with incomes of 60% or less of area median income), and
 
(ii) The Sponsor agrees that Freddie Mac for a period of two (2) years following the date of this Agreement may contact the Sponsor to confirm that it continues to operate or actively participate in the mortgage program or business and to obtain other nonproprietary information about the Sponsor’s activities that may assist Freddie Mac in completing its regulatory reporting requirements. The Sponsor will make reasonable efforts to provide such information to Freddie Mac.
 
SECTION 7. Repurchase Obligation for Defective Documentation and for Breach of Representation and Warranty.
 
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6 shall not be impaired by any review and examination of loan files or other documents evidencing or relating to the Mortgage Loans or any failure on the part of the Seller or the Purchaser to review or examine such documents and shall inure to the benefit of any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser, including the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders. With respect to the representations and warranties contained herein as to which the Seller has no knowledge, if it is discovered that the substance of any such representation and warranty was inaccurate as of the date such representation and warranty was made or deemed to be made, and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee, then notwithstanding the lack of knowledge by the Seller with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation and warranty was made, the Seller shall take such action described in the following paragraph in respect of such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any breach of a representation or warranty contained in clauses (viii), (xxxv), (lii), (lxiv), (lxv), (lxvii), (lix), (lxix), (lxx), (lxxi), (lxxii), (lxxiii) and/or (lxxiv) of Section 6 above, shall be automatically deemed to affect materially and adversely the interests of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee.
 

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Upon discovery by the Seller, the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser of any materially defective document in, or that any material document was not transferred by the Seller, as listed on a Custodian’s preliminary exception report, as described in the Custodial Agreement, as part of any Mortgage File, or of a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the Seller. Within sixty (60) days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing documentation that was not transferred by the Seller as described above, or of materially defective documentation, or any such breach of a representation and warranty, the Seller promptly shall deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects or, in the event the Seller cannot deliver such missing document or cannot cure such defect or breach, the Seller shall, within ninety (90) days of its discovery or receipt of notice of any such missing or materially defective documentation or of any such breach of a representation and warranty, either (i) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price (as such term is defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall amend the Closing Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of such Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser such amended Closing Schedule and shall deliver such other documents as are required by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within five (5) days of any such amendment. Any repurchase pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be accomplished by transfer to an account designated by the Purchaser of the amount of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Any repurchase required by this Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
(b) If the representation made by the Seller in Section 5(xii) is breached, the Seller shall not have the right or obligation to cure, substitute or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan but shall remit to the related Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account, prior to the next succeeding Servicer Remittance Date, the amount of the Prepayment Charge indicated on the applicable part of the Closing Schedule to be due from the Mortgagor in the circumstances less any amount collected and remitted to such Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.
 
(c) It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Section 7 to cure or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan (and to make payments pursuant to Section 7(b)) constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser against the Seller respecting a missing document or a breach of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5(xii) or Section 6.
 

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SECTION 8. Closing; Payment for the Mortgage Loans. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement, shall be held at the New York City office of Thacher Proffitt & Wood llp at 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.
 
The closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
 
(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date as of which they are made and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default under this Agreement;
 
(b) The Purchaser shall have received, or the attorneys of the Purchaser shall have received in escrow (to be released from escrow at the time of closing), all closing documents as specified in Section 9 of this Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;
 
(c) The Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered and released to the Purchaser or to its designee, all documents (including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans) required to be so delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
 
(d) All other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall have been complied with.
 
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller on the Closing Date, against delivery and release by the Seller to the Trustee of all documents required pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the consideration for the Mortgage Loans as specified in Section 3 of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 9. Closing Documents. Without limiting the generality of Section 8 hereof, the closing shall be subject to delivery of each of the following documents:
 
(a) An Officers’ Certificate of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, upon which the Purchaser and DBSI may rely with respect to certain facts regarding the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser;
 
(b) An Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Purchaser and DBSI;
 
(c) Such opinions of counsel as the Rating Agencies or the Trustee may request in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser or the Seller’s execution and delivery of, or performance under, this Agreement; and
 
(d) Such further information, certificates, opinions and documents as the Purchaser or DBSI may reasonably request.
 

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SECTION 10. Costs. The Seller shall pay (or shall reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person to the extent that the Purchaser or such other Person shall pay) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations, the fees and expenses of the Seller’s accountants and attorneys, the costs and expenses incurred in connection with producing any Servicer’s loan loss, foreclosure and delinquency experience, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection with obtaining the documents referred to in Sections 9(a), 9(b) and 9(c), the costs and expenses of printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates, the prospectus and prospectus supplement, and any private placement memorandum relating to the Certificates and other related documents, the initial fees, costs and expenses of the Trustee, the fees and expenses of the Purchaser’s counsel in connection with the preparation of all documents relating to the securitization of the Mortgage Loans, the filing fee charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for registration of the Certificates and the fees charged by any rating agency to rate the Certificates.  All other costs and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party incurring such expense.
 
SECTION 11. Servicing.  The Mortgage Loans will be master serviced by the Master Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and serviced by New Century Mortgage Corporation pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and by Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on behalf of the Trust, and the Seller has represented to the Purchaser that such Mortgage Loans are not subject to any other servicing agreements with third parties.  It is understood and agreed between the Seller and the Purchaser that the Mortgage Loans are to be delivered free and clear of any servicing agreements other than the Servicing Agreement.  Neither the Purchaser nor any affiliate of the Purchaser is servicing the Mortgage Loans under any such servicing agreement and, accordingly, neither the Purchaser nor any affiliate of the Purchaser is entitled to receive any fee for releasing the Mortgage Loans from any such servicing agreement.  The Seller shall arrange for the orderly transfer of such servicing to the related Servicer.  For so long as the Master Servicer master services the Mortgage Loans and the Servicers service the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Master Servicing Fee and each Servicer shall be entitled to its Servicing Fee and such other payments as provided for under the terms of the Servicing Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
 
SECTION 12. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.  The sale and delivery on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the Closing Schedule in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement is mandatory.  It is specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser in the event of the Seller’s failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the Closing Date.  The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in the Seller’s interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by the Seller of its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser, subject to the Purchaser’s (i) right, prior to the Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage Loan to the extent permitted by this Agreement and (ii) obligation to deliver or cause to be delivered the consideration for the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 8 hereof.  Any Mortgage Loans rejected by the Purchaser shall concurrently therewith be released from the security interest created hereby.  All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Closing Date, each of the conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof shall have been satisfied and the Purchaser shall not have paid or caused to be paid the Purchase Price, or any such condition shall not have been waived or satisfied and the Purchaser determines not to pay or cause to be paid the Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall immediately effect the redelivery of the Mortgage Loans, if delivery to the Purchaser has occurred, and the security interest created by this Section 12 shall be deemed to have been released.
 
SECTION 13. Notices.  All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered to or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or transmitted by fax and, receipt of which is confirmed by telephone, if to the Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211, fax: (704) 365-1362, Attention: Doris Hearn, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller in writing by the Purchaser; and if to the Seller, addressed to the Seller at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005, fax: (212) 250-2740, Attention:  Michael Commaroto, or to such other address as the Seller may designate in writing to the Purchaser.
 
SECTION 14. Severability of Provisions.  Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or that is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof.  Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof.
 
SECTION 15. Agreement of Parties.  The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver such instruments and take such actions as either of the others may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
SECTION 16. Survival.  The Seller agrees that the representations, warranties and agreements made by it herein and in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by the Purchaser, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the Purchaser or on its behalf, and that the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Seller herein or in any such certificate or other instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Mortgage Loans and shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on the Mortgage Notes and notwithstanding subsequent termination of this Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Trust Fund.
 

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SECTION 17. GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (EXCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.  THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
 
SECTION 18. Miscellaneous. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.  Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.  The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
 
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement by the Seller to the Purchaser as provided in Section 4 hereof be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement by the Seller to the Purchaser and not as a pledge of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement are held to be property of the Seller, then (a) it is the express intent of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller and (b) (1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; (2) the conveyance provided for in Section 4 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the Seller to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Account whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the possession by the Purchaser or its agent of Mortgage Notes, the related Mortgages and such other items of property that constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-305 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; and (4) notifications to persons holding such property and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such property shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created hereby. The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans and the Swap Agreement, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 

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SECTION 19. Third Party Beneficiary.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that DBSI and each of its respective successors and assigns shall have all the rights of a third-party beneficiary in respect of Section 12 of this Agreement and shall be entitled to rely upon and directly enforce the provisions of Section 12 of this Agreement.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller have caused their names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
 
By: /s/ Ernie Calabrese            
Name: Ernie Calabrese
Title: Director
 
By: /s/ Susan Valenti            
Name: Susan Valenti
Title: Director
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
 
By: /s/ Evelyn Echevarria            
Name: Evelyn Echevarria
Title: Vice President
 
By: /s/ Patricia C. Harris            
Name: Patricia C. Harris
Title: Vice President
 



EXHIBIT 1
 
Loan #:  
Borrower:  
 
LOST NOTE AFFIDAVIT
 
 
I, as _____________________ of ____________________, a _______________ am authorized to make this Affidavit on behalf of __________________ (the “Seller”). In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by ______________________, a _______________ [corporation] as Seller on behalf of ____________________ (the “Purchaser”), _______________________ (the “Deponent”), being duly sworn, deposes and says that:
 
1. The Seller’s address is:
   
       
       
       
2. The Seller previously delivered to the Purchaser a signed Initial Certification with respect to such Mortgage and/or Assignment of Mortgage;
 
3. Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage was assigned or sold to the Purchaser by __________________, a pursuant to the terms and provisions of a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of _____________;
 
4. Such Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage is not outstanding pursuant to a request for release of Documents;
 
5. Aforesaid Mortgage Note and/or Assignment of Mortgage (the “Original”) has been lost;
 
6. Deponent has made or caused to be made a diligent search for the Original and has been unable to find or recover same;
 
7. The Seller was the Seller of the Original at the time of the loss; and
 
8. Deponent agrees that, if said Original should ever come into Seller’s possession, custody or power, Seller will immediately and without consideration surrender the Original to the Purchaser.
 
9. Attached hereto is a true and correct copy of (i) the Note, endorsed in blank by the Mortgagee and (ii) the Mortgage or Deed of Trust (strike one) which secures the Note, which Mortgage or Deed of Trust is recorded in the county where the property is located.
       
 



10. Deponent hereby agrees that the Seller (a) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its successors and assigns, against any loss, liability or damage, including reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from the unavailability of any Notes, including but not limited to any loss, liability or damage arising from (i) any false statement contained in this Affidavit, (ii) any claim of any party that purchased a mortgage loan evidenced by the Lost Note or any interest in such mortgage loan, (iii) any claim of any borrower with respect to the existence of terms of a mortgage loan evidenced by the Lost Note on the related property to the fact that the mortgage loan is not evidenced by an original note and (iv) the issuance of a new instrument in lieu thereof (items (i) through (iv) above hereinafter referred to as the “Losses”) and (b) if required by any Rating Agency in connection with placing such Lost Note into a Pass-Through Transfer, shall obtain a surety from an insurer acceptable to the applicable Rating Agency to cover any Losses with respect to such Lost Note.
 
11. This Affidavit is intended to be relied upon by the Purchaser, its successors and assigns. Seller represents and warrants that is has the authority to perform its obligations under this Affidavit of Lost Note.
 
Executed this _ day of _______, 200_.
 

 


__________________________________
 
By:                            
Name:
Title:
 
On this __ day of ______, 200_, before me appeared ______________________ to me personally known, who being duly sworn did say that he is the _______________________ of ____________________, a ______________________ and that said Affidavit of Lost Note was signed and sealed on behalf of such corporation and said acknowledged this instrument to be the free act and deed of said entity.
 
Signature:
 
[Seal]
 



EXHIBIT 2
APPENDIX E — Standard & Poor’s Predatory Lending Categories
 
Standard & Poor’s has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending laws in the Jurisdictions listed below into three categories based upon a combination of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the assignee liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws. Note that certain loans classified by the relevant statute as Covered are included in Standard & Poor’s High Cost Loan Category because they included thresholds and tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost by the industry.
 
Standard & Poor’s High Cost Loan Categorization
     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
Arkansas
Home Loan Protection Act, Ark.
Code Ann. §§ 23-53-101 etseq.
Effective July 16, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
Cleveland Heights, OH
Ordinance No. 72-2003 (PSH), Mun. Code §§ 757.01 etseq.
Effective June 2, 2003
Covered Loan
Colorado
Consumer Equity Protection, Colo. Stat. Ann. §§ 5-3.5-101 etseq.
Effective for covered loans offered or entered into on or after January 1, 2003. Other provisions of the Act took effect on June 7, 2002
Covered Loan
Connecticut
Connecticut Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§36a-746 etseq.
Effective October 1, 2001
High Cost Home Loan
District of Columbia
Home Loan Protection Act, D.C. Code §§ 26-1151.01 etseq.
Effective for loans closed on or after January 28, 2003
Covered Loan
Florida
Fair Lending Act, Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 494.0078 etseq.
Effective October 2, 2002
High Cost Home Loan




     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 6, 2003)
Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 etseq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
Georgia as amended (Mar. 7, 2003 - current)
Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 etseq.
Effective for loans closed on or after March 7, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
HOEPA Section 32
Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, 15 U.S.C. § 1639, 12 C.F.R. §§ 226.32 and 226.34
Effective October 1, 1995, amendments October 1, 2002
High Cost Loan
Illinois
High Risk Home Loan Act, Ill. Comp. Stat. tit. 815, §§ 137/5 etseq.
Effective January 1, 2004 (prior to this date, regulations under Residential Mortgage License Act effective from May 14, 2001)
High Risk Home Loan
Kansas
Consumer Credit Code, Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 16a-1-101 etseq.
Section 16a-1-301 and 16a-3-207 became effective April 14, 1999; Section 16a-3-308a became effective July 1, 1999
High Loan to Value Consumer Loan (id. § 16a-3-207) and;
High APR Consumer Loan (id. §16a-3-308a)
Kentucky
2003 KY H.B. 287 - High Cost Home Loan Act, Ky. Rev. Stat §§360.100 etseq.
Effective June 24, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
Maine
Truth in Lending, Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A, §§ 8-101 etseq.
Effective September 29, 1995 and as amended from time to time
High Rate High Fee Mortgage
Massachusetts
Part 40 and Part 32, 209 C.M.R. §§ 32.00 etseq. and 209 C.M.R. §§ 40.01 etseq.
Effective March 22, 2001 and amended from time to time
High Cost Home Loan




     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
Nevada
Assembly Bill No. 284, Nev. Rev. Stat §§ 598D.010 etseq.
Effective October 1, 2003
Home Loan
New Jersey
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat. §§ 46:10B-22 etseq.
Effective for loans closed on or after November 27, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
New Mexico
Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Stat. §§ 58-21A-1 etseq.
Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of February 26, 2004
High Cost Home Loan
New York
N.Y. Banking Law Article 6-1
Effective for applications made on or after April 1, 2003
High Cost Home Loan
North Carolina
Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 24-1.1E etseq.
Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
High Cost Home Loan
Ohio
H.B. 386 (codified in various sections of the Ohio Code), Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 1349.25 etseq.
Effective May 24, 2002
Covered Loan
Oklahoma
Consumer Credit Code (codified in various sections of Title 14A)
Effective July 1, 2000; amended effective January 1, 2004
Subsection 10 Mortgage
South Carolina
South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 37-23-10 etseq.
Effective for loans taken on or after January 1, 2004
High Cost Home Loan
West Virginia
West Virginia Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act, W. Va. Code Ann. §§ 31-17-1 etseq.
Effective June 5, 2002
West Virginia Mortgage Loan Act Loan
 
 




Standard & Poor’s Covered Loan Categorization
     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 6, 2003)
Georgia Fain Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 etseq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
Covered Loan
New Jersey
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat §§ 46:10B-22 etseq.
Effective November 27, 2003 - July 5, 2004
Covered Home Loan
 
Standard & Poor’s Home Loan Categorization
     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 - Mar. 6, 2003)
Georgia Fain Lending Act, Ga. Code Ann. §§ 7-6A-1 etseq.
Effective October 1, 2002 - March 6, 2003
Home Loan
New Jersey
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat §§ 46:10B-22 etseq.
Effective for loans closed on or after November 27, 2003
Home Loan
New Mexico
Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Stat. §§ 58-21A-1 etseq.
Effective as of January 1, 2004; Revised as of February 26, 2004
Home Loan




     
State/Jurisdiction
Name of Anti-Predatory
Lending Law/Effective Date
Category under
Applicable Anti-
Predatory Lending Law
North Carolina
Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 24-1.1E etseq.
Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003 (adding open-end lines of credit)
Consumer Home Loan
South Carolina
South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 37-23-10 etseq.
Effective for loans taken on or after January 1, 2004
Consumer Home Loan
 

 
EXHIBIT G

FORM 10-D, FORM 8-K AND FORM 10-K
REPORTING RESPONSIBILITY

As to each item described below, the entity indicated as the Responsible Party shall be primarily responsible for reporting the information to the party identified as responsible for preparing the Securities Exchange Act Reports pursuant to Section 5.06(a)(ii).

Under Item 1 of Form 10-D: a) items marked “monthly statement” are required to be included in the periodic Distribution Date statement under Section 5.02, provided by the Securities Administrator based on information received from the Master Servicer; and b) items marked “Form 10-D report” are required to be in the Form 10-D report but not the monthly statement, provided by the party indicated. Information under all other Items of Form 10-D is to be included in the Form 10-D report.

Form
Item
Description
Master Servicer
Securities Administrator
Custodian
Trustee
Depositor
Sponsor
10-D
Must be filed within 15 days of the distribution date for the asset-backed securities.
       
 
1
Distribution and Pool Performance Information
           
Item 1121(a) - Distribution and Pool Performance Information
           
(1) Any applicable record dates, accrual dates, determination dates for calculating distributions and actual distribution dates for the distribution period.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(2) Cash flows received and the sources thereof for distributions, fees and expenses.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(3) Calculated amounts and distribution of the flow of funds for the period itemized by type and priority of payment, including:
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(i) Fees or expenses accrued and paid, with an identification of the general purpose of such fees and the party receiving such fees or expenses.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(ii) Payments accrued or paid with respect to enhancement or other support identified in Item 1114 of Regulation AB (such as insurance premiums or other enhancement maintenance fees), with an identification of the general purpose of such payments and the party receiving such payments.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(iii) Principal, interest and other distributions accrued and paid on the asset-backed securities by type and by class or series and any principal or interest shortfalls or carryovers.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(iv) The amount of excess cash flow or excess spread and the disposition of excess cash flow.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(4) Beginning and ending principal balances of the asset-backed securities.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(5) Interest rates applicable to the pool assets and the asset-backed securities, as applicable. Consider providing interest rate information for pool assets in appropriate distributional groups or incremental ranges.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(6) Beginning and ending balances of transaction accounts, such as reserve accounts, and material account activity during the period.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(7) Any amounts drawn on any credit enhancement or other support identified in Item 1114 of Regulation AB, as applicable, and the amount of coverage remaining under any such enhancement, if known and applicable.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(8) Number and amount of pool assets at the beginning and ending of each period, and updated pool composition information, such as weighted average coupon, weighted average remaining term, pool factors and prepayment amounts.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
   
Updated pool composition information fields to be as specified by Depositor from time to time
 
(9) Delinquency and loss information for the period.
X
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
In addition, describe any material changes to the information specified in Item 1100(b)(5) of Regulation AB regarding the pool assets. (methodology)
X
         
(10) Information on the amount, terms and general purpose of any advances made or reimbursed during the period, including the general use of funds advanced and the general source of funds for reimbursements.
X
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(11) Any material modifications, extensions or waivers to pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time.
X
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(12) Material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants.
X
     
X
 
(13) Information on ratio, coverage or other tests used for determining any early amortization, liquidation or other performance trigger and whether the trigger was met.
 
X
 
(monthly Statement)
       
(14) Information regarding any new issuance of asset-backed securities backed by the same asset pool, any pool asset changes (other than in connection with a pool asset converting into cash in accordance with its terms), such as additions or removals in connection with a prefunding or revolving period and pool asset substitutions and repurchases (and purchase rates, if applicable), and cash flows available for future purchases, such as the balances of any prefunding or revolving accounts, if applicable.
X
X
       
Disclose any material changes in the solicitation, credit-granting, underwriting, origination, acquisition or pool selection criteria or procedures, as applicable, used to originate, acquire or select the new pool assets.
         
X
Item 1121(b) - Pre-Funding or Revolving Period Information
 
Updated pool information as required under Item 1121(b).
         
X
2
Legal Proceedings
           
Item 1117 - Legal proceedings pending against the following entities, or their respective property, that is material to Certificateholders, including proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities:
           
Sponsor (Seller)
         
X
Depositor
       
X
 
Trustee
     
X
   
Issuing entity
       
X
 
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
X
         
Securities Administrator
 
X
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
       
X
 
Custodian
   
X
     
3
Sales of Securities and Use of Proceeds
           
Information from Item 2(a) of Part II of Form 10-Q:
 
With respect to any sale of securities by the sponsor, depositor or issuing entity, that are backed by the same asset pool or are otherwise issued by the issuing entity, whether or not registered, provide the sales and use of proceeds information in Item 701 of Regulation S-K. Pricing information can be omitted if securities were not registered.
       
X
 
4
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
           
Information from Item 3 of Part II of Form 10-Q:
 
Report the occurrence of any Event of Default (after expiration of any grace period and provision of any required notice)
 
X
 
X
   
5
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
           
Information from Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q
 
X
 
X
   
6
Significant Obligors of Pool Assets
           
Item 1112(b) - Significant Obligor Financial Information*
       
X
X
*This information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution period in which updated information is required pursuant to the Item.
           
7
Significant Enhancement Provider Information
           
Item 1114(b)(2) - Credit Enhancement Provider Financial Information*
           
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
 
X
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
 
X
       
Item 1115(b) - Derivative Counterparty Financial Information*
           
Determining current maximum probable exposure
       
X
 
Determining current significance percentage
 
X
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
 
X
       
*This information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution period in which updated information is required pursuant to the Items.
           
8
Other Information
           
Disclose any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the period covered by the Form 10-D but not reported
9
Exhibits
           
Distribution report
 
X
       
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material agreements
       
X
 
8-K
       
1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
           
Disclosure is required regarding entry into or amendment of any definitive agreement that is material to the securitization, even if depositor is not a party.
 
Examples: servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
 
Note: disclosure not required as to definitive agreements that are fully disclosed in the prospectus
X
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
 
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
1.02
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
X
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
 
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
Disclosure is required regarding termination of any definitive agreement that is material to the securitization (other than expiration in accordance with its terms), even if depositor is not a party.
 
 
Examples: servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
           
1.03
Bankruptcy or Receivership
           
Disclosure is required regarding the bankruptcy or receivership, if known to the Master Servicer, with respect to any of the following:
 
Sponsor (Seller), Depositor, Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers, Certificate Administrator, Trustee, significant obligor, credit enhancer (10% or more), derivatives counterparty, Custodian
X
X
X
X 
X 
X
2.04
Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
           
Includes an early amortization, performance trigger or other event, including event of default, that would materially alter the payment priority/distribution of cash flows/amortization schedule.
 
Disclosure will be made of events other than waterfall triggers which are disclosed in the 5.02 statement
X
X
       
3.03
Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
           
Disclosure is required of any material modification to documents defining the rights of Certificateholders, including the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
X
X
 
X
X
 
5.03
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
           
Disclosure is required of any amendment “to the governing documents of the issuing entity”
     
X
X
 
5.06
Change in Shell Company Status
           
[Not applicable to ABS issuers]
       
X
 
6.01
ABS Informational and Computational Material
           
[Not included in reports to be filed under Section 3.18]
       
X
 
6.02
Change of Servicer or Trustee
           
Requires disclosure of any removal, replacement, substitution or addition of any master servicer, affiliated servicer, other servicer servicing 10% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers, certificate administrator or trustee.
X
X
 
X
X
 
 
Reg AB disclosure about any new servicer (from entity appointing new servicer) or trustee (from Depositor) is also required.
     
X
X
 
6.03
Change in Credit Enhancement or Other External Support
           
Covers termination of any enhancement in manner other than by its terms, the addition of an enhancement, or a material change in the enhancement provided. Applies to external credit enhancements as well as derivatives.
 
X
 
X
X
 
 
Reg AB disclosure about any new enhancement provider is also required
       
X
 
6.04
Failure to Make a Required Distribution
 
X
 
X
   
6.05
Securities Act Updating Disclosure
           
If any material pool characteristic differs by 5% or more at the time of issuance of the securities from the description in the final prospectus, provide updated Reg AB disclosure about the actual asset pool.
       
X
 
If there are any new servicers or originators required to be disclosed under Regulation AB as a result of the foregoing, provide the information called for in Items 1108 and 1110 respectively.
       
X
 
7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
X
X
 
X
X
X
8.01
Other Events
           
Any event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for in Form 8-K, that the registrant deems of importance to security holders.
       
X
 
9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
10-K
       
9B
Other Information
           
   
Disclose any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter covered by the Form 10-K but not reported
 
15
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
           
Item 1112(b) - Significant Obligor Financial Information
       
X
X
Item 1114(b)(2) - Credit Enhancement Provider Financial Information
           
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
 
X
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
 
X
       
Item 1115(b) - Derivative Counterparty Financial Information
           
Determining current maximum probable exposure
       
X
 
   
Determining current significance percentage
 
X
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
 
X
       
Item 1117 - Legal proceedings pending against the following entities, or their respective property, that is material to Certificateholders, including proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities:
           
Sponsor (Seller)
         
X
Depositor
       
X
 
Trustee
     
X
   
Issuing entity
       
X
 
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
X
         
Securities Administrator
 
X
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
       
X
X
Custodian
   
X
     
Item 1119 - Affiliations and relationships between the following entities, or their respective affiliates, that are material to Certificateholders:
           
Sponsor (Seller)
         
X
Depositor
       
X
 
Trustee
     
X with respect to 1119(a) affiliations only
   
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
X
         
Securities Administrator
 
X
       
Originator
       
X
X
Custodian
   
X (with respect to affiliations only)
     
Credit Enhancer/Support Provider
       
X
X
Significant Obligor
       
X
X
Item 1122 - Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
X
X
X
     
Item 1123 - Servicer Compliance Statement
X
         
 
G-1 - G-15

 
EXHIBIT H
 
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
 
**SENT VIA FAX TO [_XXX)XXX-XXXX] AND VIA EMAIL TO [_________________] AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW:
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Securities Administrator
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045
Fax: (410) 715-2380
E-mail: cts.sec.notifications@wellsfargo.com
 
Attn: Corporate Trust Services - ACE 2006-NC3 - SEC REPORT PROCESSING
 
ACE Securities Corp.
6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Fax: (704) 365-1362)
Attn: Juliana Johnson
 
RE: ** Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure** Required
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
In accordance with Section [__] of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [________] [__], 2006 among [_____________], as [______], [_____________], as [______], [_____________], as [______] and [_____________], as [______], the undersigned, as [______], hereby notifies you that certain events have come to our attention that [will] [may] need to be disclosed on Form [10-D][10-K][8-K].
 
Description of Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:
 



List of any Attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D][10-K][8-K] Disclosure:
 

Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to [_____________], phone number: [______]; email address: [_________________].
 
[NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]


By: _____________________
       Name:
       Title:

H-1

 
EXHIBIT I
 
SWAP AGREEMENT

Deutsche Bank 
Aktiengesellschaft
 
   
DATE:
November 30, 2006
   
TO:
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee for the supplemental interest trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
   
WITH COPY TO:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
9062 Old Annapolis Road
 
Columbia, MD 21045
 
Attention: Client Manager - Ace 2006-NC3
 
Tel: 410-884-2000
 
Fax: 410-715-2380
   
SUBJECT:
Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation
   
REFERENCE NUMBER:
N533634N

The purpose of this long-form confirmation (Confirmation) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the current Transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “Transaction”) between Deutsche Bank AG (“Party A”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not individually, but solely as trustee (the “Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee”) on behalf of the supplemental interest trust with respect to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Supplemental Interest Trust”) (“Party B”) created under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among ACE Securities Corp., as Depositor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Securities Administrator and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee. (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”). This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between you and us to enter into the Transaction on the terms set forth below and replaces any previous agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” and also constitutes a “Schedule” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement, and Paragraph 13 of a Credit Support Annex to the Schedule.

1.
This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency - Cross Border) as published and copyrighted in 1992 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the “ISDA Master Agreement”), as if Party A and Party B had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof, with a Schedule as set forth in Item 3 of this Confirmation, and an ISDA Credit Support Annex (Bilateral Form - ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only version) as published and copyrighted in 1994 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., with Paragraph 13 thereof as set forth in Annex A hereto (the “Credit Support Annex”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction described herein shall be the sole Transaction governed by such ISDA Master Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency among any of the following documents, the relevant document first listed shall govern: (i) this Confirmation, exclusive of the provisions set forth in Item 3 hereof and Annex A hereto; (ii) the provisions set forth in Item 3 hereof, which are incorporated by reference into the Schedule; (iii) the Credit Support Annex; (iv) the Definitions; and (v) the ISDA Master Agreement.

Each reference herein to a “Section” (unless specifically referencing the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or to a “Section” “of this Agreement” will be construed as a reference to a Section of the ISDA Master Agreement; each herein reference to a “Part” will be construed as a reference to the provisions herein deemed incorporated in a Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement; each reference herein to a “Paragraph” will be construed as a reference to a Paragraph of the Credit Support Annex.


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2.
 The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
       
 
Type of Transaction:
 
Interest Rate Swap
       
 
Notional Amount:
 
With respect to any Calculation Period, the amount set forth for such period on Schedule I attached hereto.
       
 
Trade Date:
 
November 16, 2006
       
 
Effective Date:
 
November 30, 2006
       
 
Termination Date:
 
November 25, 2011, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention; provided, however, that for the purpose of determining the final Fixed Rate Payer Period End Date, Termination Date shall be subject to No Adjustment.
       
 
Fixed Amounts:
   
       
   
Fixed Rate Payer:
Party B
       
   
Fixed Rate Payer
 
   
Period End Dates:
The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction, commencing December 25, 2006, and ending on the Termination Date, with No Adjustment.
       
   
Fixed Rate Payer
 
   
Payment Dates:
Early Payment shall be applicable. The Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date shall be one Business Day preceding each Fixed Rate Payer Period End Date.
       
   
Fixed Rate:
5.05%
       
   
Fixed Rate Day
 
   
Count Fraction:
30/360
       
 
Floating Amounts:
   
       
   
Floating Rate Payer:
Party A
       
   
Floating Rate Payer
 
   
Period End Dates:
The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of this Transaction, commencing December 25, 2006, and ending on the Termination Date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.
       
   
Floating Rate Payer
 
   
Payment Dates:
Early Payment shall be applicable. The Floating Rate Payer Payment Date shall be one Business Day preceding each Floating Rate Payer Period End Date.
       
   
Floating Rate Option:
USD-LIBOR-BBA
       
   
Designated Maturity:
One month
       
   
Floating Rate Day
 
 
 

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Count Fraction:
Actual/360
       
   
Reset Dates:
The first day of each Calculation Period.
       
   
Compounding:
Inapplicable
       
   
Business Days:
New York
       
   
Business Day Convention:
Following
       
   
Calculation Agent:
Party A
       
   
Additional Payment:
Party B will pay to Party A USD $1,830,000 on the Effective Date.
       



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3.
Provisions Deemed Incorporated in a Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement:

Part 1.
Termination Provisions.

For the purposes of this Agreement:-

(a)   “Specified Entity” will not apply to Party A or Party B for any purpose.

(b)
“Specified Transaction” will have the meaning specified in Section 14.

(c)
Events of Default.

The statement below that an Event of Default will apply to a specific party means that upon the occurrence of such an Event of Default with respect to such party, the other party shall have the rights of a Non-defaulting Party under Section 6 of this Agreement; conversely, the statement below that such event will not apply to a specific party means that the other party shall not have such rights.

 
(i)
The “Failure to Pay or Deliver” provisions of Section 5(a)(i) will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B; provided, however, that Section 5(a)(i) is hereby amended by replacing the word “third” with the word “first”; provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(i), any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) unless (A) a Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days, and (B) such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to Party A.

 
(ii)
The “Breach of Agreement” provisions of Section 5(a)(ii) will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.

 
(iii)
The “Credit Support Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(iii) will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B except that Section 5(a)(iii)(1) will apply to Party B solely in respect of Party B’s obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support Annex; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(iii)(1), any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex shall not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(iii) unless (A) a Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days, and (B) such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to Party A.

 
(iv)
The “Misrepresentation” provisions of Section 5(a)(iv) will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.

 
(v)
The “Default under Specified Transaction” provisions of Section 5(a)(v) will apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.

The “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi), will apply to Party A, as amended herein, and will not apply to Party B. For purposes of Section 5(a)(vi), solely with respect to Party A:

“Specified Indebtedness” will have the meaning specified in Section 14 ,except that such term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Party A’s banking business.

“Threshold Amount” means with respect to Party A an amount equal to three percent (3%) of the Shareholders’ Equity of Party A or, if applicable, the Eligible Guarantor.

“Shareholders’ Equity” means with respect to an entity, at any time, the sum (as shown in the most recent annual audited financial statements of such entity) of (i) its capital stock (including preferred stock) outstanding, taken at par value, (ii) its capital surplus and (iii) its retained earnings, minus (iv) treasury stock, each to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.


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(vi)
The “Bankruptcy” provisions of Section 5(a)(vii) will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B except that the provisions of Section 5(a)(vii)(2), (6) (to the extent that such provisions refer to any appointment contemplated or effected by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or any appointment to which Party B has not become subject), (7) and (9) will not apply to Party B; provided that, with respect to Party B only, Section 5(a)(vii)(4) is hereby amended by adding after the words “against it” the words “(excluding any proceeding or petition instituted or presented by Party A or its Affiliates)”, and Section 5(a)(vii)(8) is hereby amended by deleting the words “to (7) inclusive” and inserting lieu thereof “, (3), (4) as amended, (5), (6) as amended, or (7)”.

 
(vii)
The “Merger Without Assumption” provisions of Section 5(a)(viii) will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B.

(d)    Termination Events.

The statement below that a Termination Event will apply to a specific party means that upon the occurrence of such a Termination Event, if such specific party is the Affected Party with respect to a Tax Event, the Burdened Party with respect to a Tax Event Upon Merger (except as noted below) or the non-Affected Party with respect to a Credit Event Upon Merger, as the case may be, such specific party shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement; conversely, the statement below that such an event will not apply to a specific party means that such party shall not have such right; provided, however, with respect to “Illegality” the statement that such event will apply to a specific party means that upon the occurrence of such a Termination Event with respect to such party, either party shall have the right to designate an Early Termination Date in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement.

(i)    The “Illegality” provisions of Section 5(b)(i) will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B.

 
(ii)
The “Tax Event” provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to Party A except that, for purposes of the application of Section 5(b)(ii) to Party A, Section 5(b)(ii) is hereby amended by deleting the words “(x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y)”, and the “Tax Event” provisions of Section 5(b)(ii) will apply to Party B.

 
(iii)
The “Tax Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iii) will apply to Party A and will apply to Party B, provided that Party A shall not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a Tax Event upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected Party.

 
(iv)
The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(iv) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.

(e)
The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) will not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.

(f)    Payments on Early Termination. For the purpose of Section 6(e) of this Agreement:

 
(i)
Market Quotation will apply, provided, however, that, in the event of a Derivative Provider Trigger Event, the following provisions will apply:



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(A)
The definition of Market Quotation in Section 14 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Market Quotation” means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is (1) made by a Reference Market-maker that is an Eligible Replacement, (2) for an amount that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative number) or by Party B (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement between Party B and such Reference Market-maker to enter into a Replacement Transaction, and (3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after that Early Termination Date is to be included.

 
(B)
The definition of Settlement Amount shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Settlement Amount” means, with respect to any Early Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party B) equal to:

 
(a)
If a Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding on or before the day falling ten Local Business Days after the day on which the Early Termination Date is designated, or such later day as Party B may specify in writing to Party A, but in either case no later than one Local Business Day prior to the Early Termination Date (such day, the “Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day”), the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of such Market Quotation;

 
(b)
If, on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions has been accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and one or more Market Quotations from Approved Replacements have been made and remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal the Termination Currency Equivalent of the amount (whether positive or negative) of the lowest of such Market Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value); or

 
(c)
If, on the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day, no Market Quotation for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions is accepted by Party B so as to become legally binding and no Market Quotation from an Approved Replacement remains capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, the Settlement Amount shall equal Party B’s Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for the relevant Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions.

 
(C)
If Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations, Party A shall use its reasonable efforts to do so before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day.

 
(D)
If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section 6(e)(i)(3) shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and Market Quotation apply, (I) Party B shall pay to Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions, (II) Party B shall pay to Party A the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party A and (III) Party A shall pay to Party B the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Party B; provided, however, that (x) the amounts payable under the immediately preceding clauses (II) and (III) shall be subject to netting in accordance with Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (y) notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any amount payable by Party A under the immediately preceding clause (III) shall not be netted-off against any amount payable by Party B under the immediately preceding clause (I).”


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(E)
At any time on or before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day at which two or more Market Quotations from Approved Replacements remain capable of becoming legally binding upon acceptance, Party B shall be entitled to accept only the lowest of such Market Quotations (for the avoidance of doubt, the lowest of such Market Quotations shall be the lowest Market Quotation of such Market Quotations expressed as a positive number or, if any of such Market Quotations is expressed as a negative number, the Market Quotation expressed as a negative number with the largest absolute value).

 
(ii)
The Second Method will apply.

(g)    “Termination Currency” means USD.

(h)    Additional Termination Events. Additional Termination Events will apply as provided in Part 5(c).


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Part 2.  Tax Matters.

(a)    Tax Representations. 

 
(i)
Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement:
 
 
(A)
Party A makes the following representation(s):

It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on: the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement; (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement; and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
     
 
(B)
Party B makes the following representation(s):

None.

(ii)    Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement:
 
 
(A)
Party A makes the following representation(s):

It is a “foreign person” within the meaning of the applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations concerning information reporting and backup withholding tax (as in effect on January 1, 2001), unless Party A provides written notice to Party B that it is no longer a foreign person. In respect of any Transaction it enters into through an office or discretionary agent in the United States or which otherwise is allocated for United States federal income tax purposes to such United States trade or business, each payment received or to be received by it under such Transaction will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States. 

 
(B)
Party B makes the following representation(s):

None. 

(b)
Tax Provisions.

 
(i)
Gross Up. Section 2(d)(i)(4) shall not apply to Party B as X, and Section 2(d)(ii) shall not apply to Party B as Y, in each case such that Party B shall not be required to pay any additional amounts referred to therein.

 
(ii)
Indemnifiable Tax. The definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Indemnifiable Tax” means, in relation to payments by Party A, any Tax and, in relation to payments by Party B, no Tax.



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Part 3.  Agreement to Deliver Documents.  

(a)    For the purpose of Section 4(a)(i), tax forms, documents, or certificates to be delivered are:

Party required to
deliver document
Form/Document/
Certificate
Date by which to
be delivered
     
Party A
A correct, complete and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or other applicable form (or successor thereto), together with appropriate attachments, that eliminates U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding Tax on payments to Party A under this Agreement.
(i) upon execution of this Agreement, (ii) on or before the first payment date under this Agreement, including any Credit Support Document, (iii) promptly upon the reasonable demand by Party B, (iv) prior to the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form, and (v) promptly upon the information on any such previously delivered form becoming inaccurate or incorrect.
     
Party B
Party B will deliver at closing an original properly completed and executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or other applicable form (or any successor thereto) with respect to any payments received or to be received by Party A, that eliminates U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding Tax on payments to Party A under this Agreement, and may deliver other tax forms relating to the beneficial owner of payments to Party B under this Agreement from time to time.
(i) upon execution of this Agreement, (ii) on or before the first payment date under this Agreement, including any Credit Support Document, (iii) promptly upon the reasonable demand by Party B, (iv) prior to the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form, and (v) promptly upon the information on any such previously delivered form becoming inaccurate or incorrect.




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(b) For the purpose of Section 4(a)(ii), other documents to be delivered, unless otherwise publicly available, are:

Party required to
deliver document
Form/Document/
Certificate
Date by which to
be delivered
Covered by Section 3(d) Representation
       
Party A and
Party B
Any documents required by the receiving party to evidence the authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support Provider, if any, for it to execute and deliver the Agreement, this Confirmation, and any Credit Support Documents to which it is a party, and to evidence the authority of the delivering party or its Credit Support Provider to perform its obligations under the Agreement, this Confirmation and any Credit Support Document, as the case may be
Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement
Yes
       
Party A and
Party B
A certificate of an authorized officer of the party, as to the incumbency and authority of the respective officers of the party signing the Agreement, this Confirmation, and any relevant Credit Support Document, as the case may be
Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement
Yes
       
Party A
Annual Report of Party A containing consolidated financial statements certified by independent certified public accountants and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in which Party A is organized
Promptly upon becoming publicly available
Yes
       
Party A
Quarterly Financial Statements of Party A containing unaudited, consolidated financial statements of Party A’s fiscal quarter prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the country in which Party A is organized
Promptly upon becoming publicly available
Yes
       
Party A
An opinion of counsel to Party A acceptable in form and substance to Party B
Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement
No



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Part 4.   Miscellaneous.

(a)
Address for Notices: For the purposes of Section 12(a) of this Agreement:

Address for notices or communications to Party A under Sections 5 or 6 (other than notices under Section 5(a)(i)) shall be sent to:

Deutsche Bank AG, Head Office
Taunusanlage 12
60262 Frankfurt
GERMANY   
Attention: Legal Department
Telex No: 411836 or 416731 or 41233
Answerback: DBF-D

All other notices to Party A shall be sent directly to the Office through which Party A is acting for the relevant Transaction, using the address and contact particulars specified in the Confirmation of that Transaction or otherwise notified.
 
Address for notices or communications to Party B:


Address:               HSBC Bank USA, National Association
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018  
Attention: CTLA - Structured Finance
 
(For all purposes)

With copy to:  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, MD 21045  
Attention: Client Manager - ACE 2006-NC3
Tel: 410-884-2000
Fax: 410-715-2380

(b)   Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c):

Party A appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable.

Party B appoints as its Process Agent: Not applicable.

(c)
Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will apply to this Agreement; neither Party A nor Party B has any Offices other than as set forth in the Notices Section and Party A agrees that, for purposes of Section 6(b) of this Agreement, it shall not in the future have any Office other than one in the United States.

(d)
Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c) of this Agreement:

Party A is not a Multibranch Party.

 
Party B is not a Multibranch Party.

(e)
Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is Party A; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred with respect to Party A, Party B shall have the right to appoint as Calculation Agent a third party, reasonably acceptable to Party A, the cost for which shall be borne by Party A.



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(f) Credit Support Document. 
 
 
Party A:
The Credit Support Annex, and any guarantee in support of Party A’s obligations under this Agreement.

Party B:      The Credit Support Annex, solely in respect of Party B’s obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support Annex.

(g)
Credit Support Provider.

Party A:      The guarantor under any guarantee in support of Party A’s obligations under this Agreement.

Party B:      None.

(h)
Governing Law. The parties to this Agreement hereby agree that the law of the State of New York shall govern their rights and duties in whole, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof other than New York General Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402.

(i)
Netting of Payments. The parties agree that subparagraph (ii) of Section 2(c) will apply to each Transaction hereunder.

(j)
Affiliate.“Affiliate” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 14; provided, however, that Party B shall be deemed to have no Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 6(b)(ii).



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Part 5.  Others Provisions.

(a)
Definitions. Unless otherwise specified in a Confirmation, this Agreement and each Transaction under this Agreement are subject to the 2000 ISDA Definitions as published and copyrighted in 2000 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the “Definitions”), and will be governed in all relevant respects by the provisions set forth in the Definitions, without regard to any amendment to the Definitions subsequent to the date hereof. The provisions of the Definitions are hereby incorporated by reference in and shall be deemed a part of this Agreement, except that (i) references in the Definitions to a “Swap Transaction” shall be deemed references to a “Transaction” for purposes of this Agreement, and (ii) references to a “Transaction” in this Agreement shall be deemed references to a “Swap Transaction” for purposes of the Definitions. Each term capitalized but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
(b)   Amendments to ISDA Master Agreement.

 
(i)
Single Agreement. Section 1(c) is hereby amended by the adding the words “including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Credit Support Annex” after the words “Master Agreement”.

(ii)   Conditions Precedent. Section 2(a)(iii) is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(a)(iii)(1), if an Event of Default with respect to Party B or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B has occurred and been continuing for more than 30 Local Business Days and no Early Termination Date in respect of the Affected Transactions has occurred or been effectively designated by Party A, the obligations of Party A under Section 2(a)(i) shall cease to be subject to the condition precedent set forth in Section 2(a)(iii)(1) with respect to such specific occurrence of such Event of Default or such Potential Event of Default (the “Specific Event”); provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Party A under Section 2(a)(i) shall be subject to the condition precedent set forth in Section 2(a)(iii)(1) (subject to the foregoing) with respect to any subsequent occurrence of the same Event of Default with respect to Party B or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B after the Specific Event has ceased to be continuing and with respect to any occurrence of any other Event of Default with respect to Party B or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B that occurs subsequent to the Specific Event.

 
(iii)
Change of Account. Section 2(b) is hereby amended by the addition of the following after the word “delivery” in the first line thereof:
 
“to another account in the same legal and tax jurisdiction as the original account”.

 
(iv)
Representations. Section 3 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following subsection (g):

 
“(g)
Relationship Between Parties.

 
(1)
Nonreliance. (i) It is not relying on any statement or representation of the other party regarding the Transaction (whether written or oral), other than the representations expressly made in this Agreement or the Confirmation in respect of that Transaction and (ii) it has consulted with its own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting advisors to the extent it has deemed necessary, and it has made its own investment, hedging and trading decisions based upon its own judgment and upon any advice from such advisors as it has deemed necessary and not upon any view expressed by the other party.
 
 
(2)
Evaluation and Understanding. (i) It has the capacity to evaluate (internally or through independent professional advice) the Transaction and has made its own decision subject to Section 6(n) of this Agreement to enter into the Transaction and (ii) It understands the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction and is willing and able to accept those terms and conditions and to assume those risks, financially and otherwise.


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(3)
Purpose. It is entering into the Transaction for the purposes of managing its borrowings or investments, hedging its underlying assets or liabilities or in connection with a line of business.

 
(4)
Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as an agent, fiduciary or advisor for it in respect of the Transaction.

 
(5)
Eligible Contract Participant. It is an “eligible swap participant” as such term is defined in, Section 35.1(b)(2) of the regulations (17 C.F.R. 35) promulgated under, and an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(12) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.”

 
(v)
Cross Default. Section 5(a)(vi) is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

“provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, an Event of Default shall not occur under either (1) or (2) above if (A) (I) the default, or other similar event or condition referred to in (1) or the failure to pay referred to in (2) is a failure to pay or deliver caused by an error or omission of an administrative or operational nature, and (II) funds or the asset to be delivered were available to such party to enable it to make the relevant payment or delivery when due and (III) such payment or delivery is made within three (3) Local Business Days following receipt of written notice from an interested party of such failure to pay, or (B) such party was precluded from paying, or was unable to pay, using reasonable means, through the office of the party through which it was acting for purposes of the relevant Specified Indebtedness, by reason of force majeure, act of State, illegality or impossibility.”

Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. Section 6(b)(ii) is hereby amended by (i) deleting the words “or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party,” and (ii) by deleting the words “to transfer” and inserting the words “to effect a Permitted Transfer” in lieu thereof.

 
(vi)
Jurisdiction. Section 13(b) is hereby amended by: (i) deleting in the second line of subparagraph (i) thereof the word "non-", (ii) deleting “; and” from the end of subparagraph 1 and inserting “.” in lieu thereof, and (iii) deleting the final paragraph thereof.

 
(vii)
Local Business Day. The definition of Local Business Day in Section 14 is hereby amended by the addition of the words “or any Credit Support Document” after “Section 2(a)(i)” and the addition of the words “or Credit Support Document” after “Confirmation”.

(c)
Additional Termination Events. The following Additional Termination Events will apply:

 
(i)
First Rating Trigger Collateral. If (A) it is not the case that a Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) Party A has failed to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A in accordance with the Credit Support Annex, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A and Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event.



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(ii)
Second Rating Trigger Replacement. If (A) a Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days and (B) (i) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer to be the transferee of all of Party A’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (and such Firm Offer remains an offer that will become legally binding upon such Eligible Replacement upon acceptance by the offeree) and/or (ii) an Eligible Guarantor has made a Firm Offer to provide an Eligible Guarantee (and such Firm Offer remains an offer that will become legally binding upon such Eligible Guarantor immediately upon acceptance by the offeree), then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A and Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event.

 
(iii)
Amendment of Pooling and Servicing Agreement. If, without the prior written consent of Party A where such consent is required under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), an amendment is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement which amendment could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of Party A (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is entered into solely for the purpose of appointing a successor servicer, master servicer, securities administrator, trustee or other service provider) under this Agreement, an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party B and Party B shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event.

 
(iv)
Swap Disclosure Event. If, upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event (as defined in Part 5(e) below) Party A has not, within 10 days after such Swap Disclosure Event complied with any of the provisions set forth in Part 5(e)(iii) below, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A and Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event.

 
(v)
Optional Termination of Securitization. An Additional Termination Event shall occur upon the notice to Certificateholders of an Optional Termination becoming unrescindable in accordance with Article X of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (such notice, the “Optional Termination Notice”). With respect to such Additional Termination Event: (A) Party B shall be the sole Affected Party; (B) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(b)(iv) or Section 6(c)(i), the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice is hereby designated as the Early Termination Date for this Additional Termination Event in respect of all Affected Transactions; (C) Section 2(a)(iii)(2) shall not be applicable to any Affected Transaction in connection with the Early Termination Date resulting from this Additional Termination Event; notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(c)(ii), payments and deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or Section 2(e) in respect of the Terminated Transactions resulting from this Additional Termination Event will be required to be made through and including the Early Termination Date designated as a result of this Additional Termination Event; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that any such payments or deliveries that are made on or prior to such Early Termination Date will not be treated as Unpaid Amounts in determining the amount payable in respect of such Early Termination Date; (D) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(d)(i), (I) if, no later than 4:00 pm New York City time on the day that is four Business Days prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice, the Securities Administrator requests the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment, Party A shall provide to the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be done in electronic format) the amount of the Estimated Swap Termination Payment no later than 2:00 pm New York City time on the following Business Day and (II) if the Securities Administrator provides written notice (which may be done in electronic format) to Party A no later than two Business Days prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice that all requirements of the Optional Termination have been met, then Party A shall, no later than one Business Day prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice, make the calculations contemplated by Section 6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement (as amended herein) and provide to the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be done in electronic format) the amount payable by either Party B or Party A in respect of the related Early Termination Date in connection with this Additional Termination Event; provided, however, that the amount payable by Party B, if any, in respect of the related Early Termination Date shall be the lesser of (x) the amount calculated to be due by Party B pursuant to Section 6(e) and (y) the Estimated Swap Termination Payment; and (E) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any amount due from Party B to Party A in respect of this Additional Termination Event will be payable on the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice and any amount due from Party A to Party B in respect of this Additional Termination Event will be payable one Business Day prior to the final Distribution Date specified in the Optional Termination Notice.


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The Securities Administrator shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement as if a party hereto to the extent of the Securities Administrator’s rights specified herein.

(d)
Required Ratings Downgrade Event. In the event that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold (such event, a “Required Ratings Downgrade Event”), then Party A shall, as soon as reasonably practicable and so long as a Required Ratings Downgrade Event is in effect, at its own expense, using commercially reasonable efforts, procure either (A) a Permitted Transfer or (B) an Eligible Guarantee from an Eligible Guarantor.

(e)
Compliance with Regulation AB.

(i) Party A agrees and acknowledges that Ace Securities Corp. (“ACE”) is required under Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (“Regulation AB”), to disclose certain financial information regarding Party A or its group of affiliated entities, if applicable, depending on the aggregate “significant percentage” of this Agreement and any other derivative contracts between Party A or its group of affiliated entities, if applicable, and Counterparty, as calculated from time to time in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB.

(ii) It shall be a swap disclosure event (“Swap Disclosure Event”) if, on any Business Day after the date hereof, ACE requests from Party A the applicable financial information described in Item 1115 of Regulation AB (such request to be based on a reasonable determination by ACE, in good faith, that such information is required under Regulation AB) (the “Swap Financial Disclosure”).

(iii)  Upon the occurrence of a Swap Disclosure Event, Party A, at its own expense, shall (1)(a) either (i) provide to ACE the current Swap Financial Disclosure in an EDGAR-compatible format (for example, such information may be provided in Microsoft Word® or Microsoft Excel® format but not in .pdf format) or (ii) provide written consent to ACE to incorporation by reference of such current Swap Financial Disclosure as is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the Exchange Act Reports of ACE, (b) if applicable, cause its outside accounting firm to provide its consent to filing or incorporation by reference in the Exchange Act Reports of ACE of such accounting firm’s report relating to their audits of such current Swap Financial Disclosure, and (c) provide to ACE any updated Swap Financial Disclosure with respect to Party A or any entity that consolidates Party A within five days of the release of any such updated Swap Financial Disclosure; (2) secure another entity to replace Party A as party to this Agreement on terms substantially similar to this Agreement which entity (or a guarantor therefore) meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds and which satisfies the Rating Agency Condition and which entity complies with the requirements of Item 1115 of Regulation AB, including providing the information contemplated by Part 5(e)(iii)(1) above, or (3) obtain a guaranty of the Party A’s obligations under this Agreement from an affiliate of the Party A, subject to the Rating Agency Condition, that complies with the financial information disclosure requirements of Item 1115 of Regulation AB, including providing the information contemplated by Part 5(e)(iii)(1) above, such that disclosure provided in respect of the affiliate will satisfy any disclosure requirements applicable to Party A, and cause such affiliate to provide Swap Financial Disclosure. If permitted by Regulation AB, any required Swap Financial Disclosure may be provided by incorporation by reference from reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act.

(iv) Party A and the primary obligor under any Credit Support Document agree that, in the event that Party A provides Swap Financial Disclosure to ACE in accordance with Part 5(e)(iii)(a) or causes its affiliate to provide Swap Financial Disclosure to ACE in accordance with Part 5(e)(iii)(c), Party A and such primary obligor will indemnify and hold harmless ACE, its respective directors or officers and any person controlling ACE, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Swap Financial Disclosure or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state in such Swap Financial Disclosure a material fact, when considered in conjunction with any other information regarding Party A or the derivative instrument being written by Party A in the final prospectus for ACE-2006-NC3, required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.


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(v) Third Party Beneficiary. ACE shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement as if a party hereto to the extent of ACE’s rights explicitly specified herein.

(f)
Transfers. 
 
(i)    Section 7 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
 
“Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), Part 5(d), Part 5(e), neither Party A nor Party B is permitted to assign, novate or transfer (whether by way of security or otherwise) as a whole or in part any of its rights, obligations or interests under the Agreement or any Transaction without (a) the prior written consent of the other party or (b) satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P and DBRS.”
 
 
(ii)
If an Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer (which remains an offer that will become legally binding upon acceptance by Party B) to be the transferee pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, Party B shall, at Party A’s written request and at Party A’s expense, take any reasonable steps required to be taken by Party B to effect such transfer.
 
(g)
Non-Recourse. Party A acknowledges and agree that, notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the obligations of Party B hereunder are limited recourse obligations of Party B, payable solely from the Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds thereof, in accordance with the priority of payments and other terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and that Party A will not have any recourse to any of the directors, officers, employees, shareholders or affiliates of the Party B with respect to any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, indemnities or other obligations in connection with any transactions contemplated hereby. In the event that the Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds thereof, should be insufficient to satisfy all claims outstanding and following the realization of the account held by the Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds thereof, any claims against or obligations of Party B under the ISDA Master Agreement or any other confirmation thereunder still outstanding shall be extinguished and thereafter not revive. The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall not have liability for any failure or delay in making a payment hereunder to Party A due to any failure or delay in receiving amounts in the account held by the Supplemental Interest Trust from the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This provision will survive the termination of this Agreement.

(h)
Timing of Payments by Party B upon Early Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(d)(ii), to the extent that all or a portion (in either case, the “Unfunded Amount”) of any amount that is calculated as being due in respect of any Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) from Party B to Party A will be paid by Party B from amounts other than any upfront payment paid to Party B by an Eligible Replacement that has entered a Replacement Transaction with Party B, then such Unfunded Amount shall be due on the next subsequent Distribution Date following the date on which the payment would have been payable as determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii), and on any subsequent Distribution Dates until paid in full (or if such Early Termination Date is the final Distribution Date, on such final Distribution Date); provided, however, that if the date on which the payment would have been payable as determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii) is a Distribution Date, such payment will be payable on such Distribution Date.

(i)
Rating Agency Notifications. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Early Termination Date shall be effectively designated hereunder by Party B and no transfer of any rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be made by either party unless each Swap Rating Agency has been given prior written notice of such designation or transfer.

(j)
No Set-off. Except as expressly provided for in Section 2(c), Section 6 or Part 1(f)(i)(D) hereof, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other existing or future agreement, each party irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to set off, net, recoup or otherwise withhold or suspend or condition payment or performance of any obligation between it and the other party hereunder against any obligation between it and the other party under any other agreements. Section 6(e) shall be amended by deleting the following sentence: “The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.”.
 


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(k)
Amendment. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, no amendment of either this Agreement or any Transaction under this Agreement shall be permitted by either party unless each of the Swap Agencies has been provided prior written notice of the same and such amendment satisfies the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P and DBRS.

(l)
Notice of Certain Events or Circumstances. Each Party agrees, upon learning of the occurrence or existence of any event or condition that constitutes (or that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute) an Event of Default or Termination Event with respect to such party, promptly to give the other Party and to each Swap Rating Agency notice of such event or condition; provided that failure to provide notice of such event or condition pursuant to this Part 5(l) shall not constitute an Event of Default or a Termination Event.
   
(m) Proceedings. No Relevant Entity shall institute against, or cause any other person to institute against, or join any other person in instituting against Party B, the Supplemental Interest Trust, or the trust formed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law for a period of one year (or, if longer, the applicable preference period) and one day following payment in full of the Certificates and any Notes. This provision will survive the termination of this Agreement. 
 
(n)
Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee Liability Limitations. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement is executed by HSBC Bank USA, National Association (“HSBC”) not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and invested in it thereunder; (b) HSBC has been directed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; (c) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust is made and intended not as personal representations of the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Supplemental Interest Trust; and (d) under no circumstances shall HSBC in its individual capacity be personally liable for any payments hereunder or for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken under this Agreement.

(o)
Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part) in any respect, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified continues to express, without material change, the original intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the parties; provided, however, that this severability provision shall not be applicable if any provision of Section 2, 5, 6, or 13 (or any definition or provision in Section 14 to the extent it relates to, or is used in or in connection with any such Section) shall be so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

The parties shall endeavor to engage in good faith negotiations to replace any invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or enforceable term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable term, provision, covenant or condition.

(p)
Agent for Party B. Party A acknowledges that Party B has appointed the Securities Administrator as its agent under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to carry out certain functions on behalf of Party B, and that the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to give notices and to perform and satisfy the obligations of Party B hereunder on behalf of Party B.
 


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(q)
Escrow Payments. If (whether by reason of the time difference between the cities in which payments are to be made or otherwise) it is not possible for simultaneous payments to be made on any date on which both parties are required to make payments hereunder, either Party may at its option and in its sole discretion notify the other Party that payments on that date are to be made in escrow. In this case deposit of the payment due earlier on that date shall be made by 2:00 pm (local time at the place for the earlier payment) on that date with an escrow agent selected by the notifying party, accompanied by irrevocable payment instructions (i) to release the deposited payment to the intended recipient upon receipt by the escrow agent of the required deposit of any corresponding payment payable by the other party on the same date accompanied by irrevocable payment instructions to the same effect or (ii) if the required deposit of the corresponding payment is not made on that same date, to return the payment deposited to the party that paid it into escrow. The party that elects to have payments made in escrow shall pay all costs of the escrow arrangements.
 
(r)
Consent to Recording. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between trading, marketing, and operations personnel of the parties and their Affiliates, waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify such personnel of such monitoring or recording.

(s)
Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document.

(t)
Form of ISDA Master Agreement. Party A and Party B hereby agree that the text of the body of the ISDA Master Agreement is intended to be the printed form of the ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency - Crossborder) as published and copyrighted in 1992 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

(u)
Payment Instructions. Party A hereby agrees that, unless notified in writing by Party B of other payment instructions, any and all amounts payable by Party A to Party B under this Agreement shall be paid to the account specified in Item 4 of this Confirmation, below.

(v)
Additional representations.

 
(i)
Representations of Party A. Party A represents to Party B on the date on which Party A enters into each Transaction that: Party A’s obligations under this Agreement rank pari passu with all of Party A’s other unsecured, unsubordinated obligations except those obligations preferred by operation of law.
 
 
(ii)
Capacity. Party A represents to Party B on the date on which Party A enters into this Agreement that it is entering into the Agreement and the Transaction as principal and not as agent of any person. Party B represents to Party A on the date on which Party B enters into this Agreement that it is entering into the Agreement and the Transaction in its capacity as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee.
 
(w)
Acknowledgements.

 
(i)
Substantial financial transactions. Each party hereto is hereby advised and acknowledges as of the date hereof that the other party has engaged in (or refrained from engaging in) substantial financial transactions and has taken (or refrained from taking) other material actions in reliance upon the entry by the parties into the Transaction being entered into on the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement relating to such Transaction, as applicable. This paragraph shall be deemed repeated on the trade date of each Transaction.
 
 
(ii)
Bankruptcy Code. Subject to Part 5(m), without limiting the applicability if any, of any other provision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) (including without limitation Sections 362, 546, 556, and 560 thereof and the applicable definitions in Section 101 thereof), the parties acknowledge and agree that all Transactions entered into hereunder will constitute “forward contracts” or “swap agreements” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code or “commodity contracts” as defined in Section 761 of the Bankruptcy Code, that the rights of the parties under Section 6 of this Agreement will constitute contractual rights to liquidate Transactions, that any margin or collateral provided under any margin, collateral, security, pledge, or similar agreement related hereto will constitute a “margin payment” as defined in Section 101 of the Bankruptcy Code, and that the parties are entities entitled to the rights under, and protections afforded by, Sections 362, 546, 556, and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code.
 


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(x)
[Reserved]
 
(y)
[Reserved]
 
(z)    Additional Definitions. 
 
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
 
“Approved Ratings Threshold” means each of the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold, the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold, and the DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold.

“Approved Replacement” means, with respect to a Market Quotation, an entity making such Market Quotation, which entity would satisfy conditions (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the definition of Permitted Transfer (as determined by Party B in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner) if such entity were a Transferee, as defined in the definition of Permitted Transfer.

“DBRS” means Dominion Bond Rating Service, or any successor thereto.

“DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee, or an Eligible Replacement, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from DBRS of “AA(low)” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from DBRS of “R-1(middle)”.

“DBRS Required Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from DBRS of “BBB”.

“Derivative Provider Trigger Event” means (i) an Event of Default with respect to which Party A is a Defaulting Party, (ii) a Termination Event with respect to which Party A is the sole Affected Party or (iii) an Additional Termination Event with respect to which Party A is the sole Affected Party.

“Eligible Guarantee” means an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of all present and future obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, not limited to payment obligations) of Party A or an Eligible Replacement to Party B under this Agreement that is provided by an Eligible Guarantor as principal debtor rather than surety and that is directly enforceable by Party B, the form and substance of which guarantee are subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P and DBRS, and either (A) a law firm has given a legal opinion confirming that none of the guarantor’s payments to Party B under such guarantee will be subject to Tax collected by withholding or (B) such guarantee provides that, in the event that any of such guarantor’s payments to Party B are subject to Tax collected by withholding, such guarantor is required to pay such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Party B (free and clear of any Tax collected by withholding) will equal the full amount Party B would have received had no such withholding been required.

“Eligible Guarantor” means an entity that (A) has credit ratings at least equal to the Approved Ratings Threshold or (B) has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible Guarantee of an Eligible Guarantor with credit ratings below the Approved Ratings Threshold will not cause a Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) not to occur or continue.



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“Eligible Replacement” means an entity (A) (i) that has credit ratings at least equal to the Approved Ratings Threshold, (ii) has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible Guarantee of an Eligible Guarantor with credit ratings below the Approved Ratings Threshold will not cause a Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) not to occur or continue, or (iii) the present and future obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, not limited to payment obligations) of which entity to Party B under this Agreement are guaranteed pursuant to an Eligible Guarantee provided by an Eligible Guarantor and (B) that has executed an Item 1115 Agreement with the Depositor.

“Estimated Swap Termination Payment” means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, an amount determined by Party A in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner as the maximum payment that could be owed by Party B to Party A in respect of such Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement, taking into account then current market conditions.

“Firm Offer” means (A) with respect to an Eligible Replacement, a quotation from such Eligible Replacement (i) in an amount equal to the actual amount payable by or to Party B in consideration of an agreement between Party B and such Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as the counterparty to this Agreement by way of novation or, if such novation is not possible, an agreement between Party B and such Eligible Replacement to enter into a Replacement Transaction (assuming that all Transactions hereunder become Terminated Transactions), and (ii) that constitutes an offer by such Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as the counterparty to this Agreement or enter a Replacement Transaction that will become legally binding upon such Eligible Replacement upon acceptance by Party B, and (B) with respect to an Eligible Guarantor, an offer by such Eligible Guarantor to provide an Eligible Guarantee that will become legally binding upon such Eligible Guarantor upon acceptance by the offeree.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto.

“Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A2” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-1”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A1”.

“Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger Rating Threshold.

“Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-2”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3”.

“Permitted Transfer” means a transfer by novation by Party A to a transferee (the “Transferee”) of all, but not less than all, of Party A’s rights, liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement, with respect to which transfer each of the following conditions is satisfied: (a) the Transferee is an Eligible Replacement that is a recognized dealer in interest rate swaps organized under the laws of the United States of America or a jurisdiction located in the United States of America (or another jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to Party B), (b) as of the date of such transfer the Transferee would not be required to withhold or deduct on account of Tax from any payments under this Agreement or would be required to gross up for such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4), (c) an Event of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such transfer, (d) Party B has consented in writing to the transfer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, (e) the transfer would not give rise to a taxable event or any other adverse Tax consequences to Party B or its interest holders, as determined by Party B in its sole discretion, (f) pursuant to a written instrument (the “Transfer Agreement”), the Transferee acquires and assumes all rights and obligations of Party A under the Agreement and the relevant Transaction, (g) Party B shall have determined, in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, that such Transfer Agreement is effective to transfer to the Transferee all, but not less than all, of Party A’s rights and obligations under the Agreement and all relevant Transactions; (h) Party A will be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with such transfer (including any replacement cost of entering into a replacement transaction); (i) either (A) Moody’s has been given prior written notice of such transfer and the Rating Agency Condition is satisfied with respect to S&P and DBRS or (B) each Swap Rating Agency has been given prior written notice of such transfer and such transfer is in connection with the assignment and assumption of this Agreement without modification of its terms, other than party names, dates relevant to the effective date of such transfer, tax representations (provided that the representations in Part 2(a)(i) are not modified) and any other representations regarding the status of the substitute counterparty of the type included in Part 5(b)(iv), Part 5(v)(i)(2) or Part 5(v)(ii), notice information and account details; and (j) such transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 


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“Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any particular proposed act or omission to act hereunder and each Swap Rating Agency specified in connection with such proposed act or omission, that the party acting or failing to act must consult with each of the specified Swap Rating Agencies and receive from each such Swap Rating Agency a prior written confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not cause a downgrade or withdrawal of the then-current rating of any Certificates or Notes.

“Relevant Entity” means Party A and, to the extent applicable, a guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee.

“Replacement Transaction” means, with respect to any Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, a transaction or group of transactions that (i) would have the effect of preserving for Party B the economic equivalent of any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that Date, and (ii) has terms which are substantially the same as this Agreement, including, without limitation, rating triggers, Regulation AB compliance, and credit support documentation, save for the exclusion of provisions relating to Transactions that are not Terminated Transaction, as determined by Party B in its sole discretion, acting in a commercially reasonable manner.

“Required Ratings Downgrade Event” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Part 5(d).

“Required Ratings Threshold” means each of the S&P Required Ratings Threshold, the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold, and the DBRS Required Ratings Threshold.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor thereto.

“S&P Approved Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-1”, or, if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A+”.

“S&P/DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and the DBRS Required Ratings Threshold.



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“S&P Required Ratings Threshold” means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “BBB+”.

“Swap Rating Agencies” means, with respect to any date of determination, each of S&P, Moody’s, and DBRS, to the extent that each such rating agency is then providing a rating for any of the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”) or any notes backed by the Certificates (the “Notes”).
 
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4.   Account Details and Settlement Information:  
 
Payments to Party A:
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York
Acct# 01 473 969
Swift Code: BKTRUS33
Global No. N512063N
   
Payments to Party B:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA # 121000248
Account Name: SAS Clearing
Account Number: 3970771416
FFC to: Supplemental Fund, Acct # 50969402
   
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.



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We are very pleased to have executed this Transaction with you and we look forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

Very truly yours,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG - New York Branch
 
By:   _/s/ Diane Anderson___________
Name Diane Anderson
Title: Assistant Vice President

By:   _/s/_Mathew_Hoff______________
Name Mathew_Hoff
Title: Assistant Vice President

Party B, acting through its duly authorized signatory, hereby agrees to, accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the date hereof.

HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee for the supplemental interest trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates 


By:   _/s/ Fernando Acedebo ___________
Name: Fernando Acedebo
Title: Vice President




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SCHEDULE I
(all such dates subject to No Adjustment with respect to Fixed Rate Payer Period End Dates and adjustment in accordance with the Following Business Day Convention with respect to Floating Rate Payer Period End Dates)

     
From and including
To but excluding
Notional Amount (USD)
Effective Date
December 25, 2006
1,501,392,227.00
December 25, 2006
January 25, 2007
1,481,885,690.00
January 25, 2007
February 25, 2007
1,458,448,790.00
February 25, 2007
March 25, 2007
1,431,130,769.00
March 25, 2007
April 25, 2007
1,400,011,442.00
April 25, 2007
May 25, 2007
1,365,201,808.00
May 25, 2007
June 25, 2007
1,326,844,310.00
June 25, 2007
July 25, 2007
1,285,113,062.00
July 25, 2007
August 25, 2007
1,240,219,930.00
August 25, 2007
September 25, 2007
1,192,463,383.00
September 25, 2007
October 25, 2007
1,143,873,010.00
October 25, 2007
November 25, 2007
1,097,238,688.00
November 25, 2007
December 25, 2007
1,052,514,433.00
December 25, 2007
January 25, 2008
1,009,621,662.00
January 25, 2008
February 25, 2008
968,485,041.00
February 25, 2008
March 25, 2008
929,032,344.00
March 25, 2008
April 25, 2008
891,194,329.00
April 25, 2008
May 25, 2008
854,904,616.00
May 25, 2008
June 25, 2008
820,099,561.00
June 25, 2008
July 25, 2008
786,581,316.00
July 25, 2008
August 25, 2008
753,687,672.00
August 25, 2008
September 25, 2008
702,822,618.00
September 25, 2008
October 25, 2008
607,809,290.00
October 25, 2008
November 25, 2008
527,947,624.00
November 25, 2008
December 25, 2008
461,453,102.00
December 25, 2008
January 25, 2009
414,271,641.00
January 25, 2009
February 25, 2009
396,029,563.00
February 25, 2009
March 25, 2009
378,902,623.00
March 25, 2009
April 25, 2009
362,533,848.00
April 25, 2009
May 25, 2009
346,896,217.00
May 25, 2009
June 25, 2009
331,948,134.00
June 25, 2009
July 25, 2009
317,658,473.00
July 25, 2009
August 25, 2009
303,997,647.00
August 25, 2009
September 25, 2009
290,937,478.00
September 25, 2009
October 25, 2009
278,451,524.00
October 25, 2009
November 25, 2009
266,514,484.00
November 25, 2009
December 25, 2009
255,100,696.00
December 25, 2009
January 25, 2010
244,186,720.00
January 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
233,750,210.00
February 25, 2010
March 25, 2010
223,769,855.00
March 25, 2010
April 25, 2010
214,225,420.00
April 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
205,097,484.00
May 25, 2010
June 25, 2010
196,367,315.00
June 25, 2010
July 25, 2010
188,017,206.00
July 25, 2010
August 25, 2010
180,030,254.00
August 25, 2010
September 25, 2010
172,390,326.00
September 25, 2010
October 25, 2010
165,082,029.00
October 25, 2010
November 25, 2010
158,090,649.00


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November 25, 2010
December 25, 2010
151,402,131.00
December 25, 2010
January 25, 2011
145,003,066.00
January 25, 2011
February 25, 2011
138,880,652.00
February 25, 2011
March 25, 2011
133,022,664.00
March 25, 2011
April 25, 2011
127,417,426.00
April 25, 2011
May 25, 2011
122,053,792.00
May 25, 2011
June 25, 2011
116,921,113.00
June 25, 2011
July 25, 2011
112,009,223.00
July 25, 2011
August 25, 2011
107,308,372.00
August 25, 2011
September 25, 2011
102,809,260.00
September 25, 2011
October 25, 2011
98,498,559.00
October 25, 2011
November 25, 2011
94,371,455.00
 


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Annex A

Paragraph 13 of the Credit Support Annex


ANNEX A

ISDA®
CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX
to the Schedule to the
ISDA Master Agreement
dated as of November 30, 2006 between

Deutsche Bank, AG - New York Branch (hereinafter referred to as “Party A” or “Pledgor”)

and

HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee (the “Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee”) for the supplemental interest trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with respect to the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Supplemental Interest Trust”)
 
(hereinafter referred to as “Party B” or “Secured Party”).

For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained in the Agreement, this Credit Support Annex shall relate solely to the Transaction documented in the Confirmation dated November 30, 2006, between Party A and Party B, Reference Number N533634N.
 
Paragraph 13. Elections and Variables.
 
(a)
Security Interest for “Obligations”. The term “Obligations as used in this Annex includes the following additional obligations:
 
With respect to Party A: not applicable.
 
With respect to Party B: not applicable.
 
(b)
Credit Support Obligations.
 
 
(i)
Delivery Amount, Return Amount and Credit Support Amount.
 
 
(A)
“Delivery Amount has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(a) as amended (I) by deleting the words “upon a demand made by the Secured Party on or promptly following a Valuation Date” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “not later than the close of business on each Valuation Date” and (II) by deleting in its entirety the sentence beginning “Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13” and ending “(ii) the Value as of that Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 
The “Delivery Amount applicable to the Pledgor for any Valuation Date will equal the greatest of
 
 
(1)
the amount by which (a) the S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the S&P/DBRS Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party,
 



 
(2)
the amount by which (a) the Moody’s First Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the Moody’s First Trigger Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party, and
 
 
(3)
the amount by which (a) the Moody’s Second Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date exceeds (b) the Moody’s Second Trigger Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party.
 
 
(B)
“Return Amount” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 3(b) as amended by deleting in its entirety the sentence beginning “Unless otherwise specified in Paragraph 13” and ending “(ii) the Credit Support Amount.” and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
 
The “Return Amount” applicable to the Secured Party for any Valuation Date will equal the least of
 
 
(1)
the amount by which (a) the S&P/DBRS Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds (b) the S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date,
 
 
(2)
the amount by which (a) the Moody’s First Trigger Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds (b) the Moody’s First Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date, and
 
 
(3)
the amount by which (a) the Moody’s Second Trigger Value as of such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support held by the Secured Party exceeds (b) the Moody’s Second Trigger Credit Support Amount for such Valuation Date.
 
 
(C)
“Credit Support Amount” shall not apply. For purposes of calculating any Delivery Amount or Return Amount for any Valuation Date, reference shall be made to the S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount, the Moody’s First Trigger Credit Support Amount, or the Moody’s Second Trigger Credit Support Amount, in each case for such Valuation Date, as provided in Paragraphs 13(b)(i)(A) and 13(b)(i)(B), above.
 
 
(ii)
Eligible Collateral.
 
On any date, the following items will qualify as “Eligible Collateral” (for the avoidance of doubt, all Eligible Collateral to be denominated in USD):
 

2

 
 
Collateral
S&P/
DBRS
Valuation
Percentage
Moody’s
First
Trigger
Valuation
Percentage
Moody’s
Second Trigger
Valuation
Percentage
       
(A)      Cash
100%
100%
100%
       
(B)     Fixed-rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity on such date of not more than one year
98.5%
100%
100%
       
(C)     Fixed-rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity on such date of more than one year but not more than ten years
89.9%
100%
94%
       
(D)     Fixed-rate negotiable debt obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury Department having a remaining maturity on such date of more than ten years
83.9%
100%
87%
 
 
(iii)
Other Eligible Support. 
 
The following items will qualify as “Other Eligible Support” for the party specified:
 
Not applicable.
 
 
(iv)
Threshold.
 
 
(A)
“Independent Amount” means zero with respect to Party A and Party B.
 
 
(B)
“Threshold” means, with respect to Party A and any Valuation Date, zero if (i) a Collateral Event has occurred and has been continuing (x) for at least 30 days or (y) since this Annex was executed, or (ii) a S&P/DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing; otherwise, infinity.
     
   
 “Threshold” means, with respect to Party B and any Valuation Date, infinity.
 
 
(C)
“Minimum Transfer Amount” means USD 100,000 with respect to Party A and Party B; provided, however, that if the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and Note Principal Balance of Certificates and Notes rated by S&P ceases to be more than USD 50,000,000, the “Minimum Transfer Amount” shall be USD 50,000.
 
 
(D)
Rounding: The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the nearest integral multiple of USD 10,000. The Return Amount will be rounded down to the nearest integral multiple of USD 1,000.
 

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(c)
Valuation and Timing.
 
 
(i)
“Valuation Agent” means Party A; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall have occurred with respect to which Party A is the Defaulting Party, Party B shall have the right to designate as Valuation Agent an independent party, reasonably acceptable to Party A, the cost for which shall be borne by Party A. All calculations by the Valuation Agent must be made in accordance with standard market practice, including, in the event of a dispute as to the Value of any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support, by making reference to quotations received by the Valuation Agent from one or more Pricing Sources.
 
 
(ii)
“Valuation Date” means the first Local Business Day in each week on which any of the S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount, the Moody’s First Trigger Credit Support Amount or the Moody’s Second Trigger Credit Support Amount is greater than zero.
 
 
(iii)
“Valuation Time” means the close of business in the city of the Valuation Agent on the Local Business Day immediately preceding the Valuation Date or date of calculation, as applicable; provided that the calculations of Value and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same time on the same date.
 
 
(iv)
“Notification Time” means 11:00 a.m., New York time, on a Local Business Day.
 
 
(v)
External Verification.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definitions of Valuation Agent or Valuation Date, at any time at which Party A (or, to the extent applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a long-term unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB+” from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall (A) calculate the Secured Party’s Exposure and the S&P Value of Posted Credit Suppport on each Valuation Date based on internal marks and (B) verify such calculations with external marks monthly by obtaining on the last Local Business Day of each calendar month two external marks for each Transaction to which this Annex relates and for all Posted Credit Suport; such verification of the Secured Party’s Exposure shall be based on the higher of the two external marks. Each external mark in respect of a Transaction shall be obtained from an independent Reference Market-maker that would be eligible and willing to enter into such Transaction in the absence of the current derivative provider, provided that an external mark may not be obtained from the same Reference Market-maker more than four times in any 12-month period. The Valuation Agent shall obtain these external marks directly or through an independent third party, in either case at no cost to Party B. The Valuation Agent shall calculate on each Valuation Date (for purposes of this paragraph, the last Local Business Day in each calendar month referred to above shall be considered a Valuation Date) the Secured Party’s Exposure based on the greater of the Valuation Agent’s internal marks and the external marks received. If the S&P Value on any such Valuation Date of all Posted Credit Support then held by the Secured Party is less than the S&P Credit Support Amount on such Valuation Date (in each case as determined pursuant to this paragraph), Party A shall, within three Local Business Days of such Valuation Date, Transfer to the Secured Party Eligible Credit Support having an S&P Value as of the date of Transfer at least equal to such deficiency.
 
 
(vi)
Notice to S&P. At any time at which Party A (or, to the extent applicable, its Credit Support Provider) does not have a long-term unsubordinated and unsecured debt rating of at least “BBB+” from S&P, the Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day following each Valuation Date its calculations of the Secured Party’s Exposure and the S&P Value of any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support for that Valuation Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P any external marks received pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
 

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(d)
Conditions Precedent and Secured Party’s Rights and Remedies. The following Termination Events will be a “Specified Condition” for the party specified (that party being the Affected Party if the Termination Event occurs with respect to that party): With respect to Party A: any Additional Termination Event with respect to which Party A is the sole Affected Party. With respect to Party B: None.
 
(e)
Substitution.
 
 
(i)
Substitution Date” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).
 
 
(ii)
Consent. If specified here as applicable, then the Pledgor must obtain the Secured Party’s consent for any substitution pursuant to Paragraph 4(d): Inapplicable.
 
(f)
Dispute Resolution.
 
 
(i)
Resolution Time” means 1:00 p.m. New York time on the Local Business Day following the date on which the notice of the dispute is given under Paragraph 5.
 
 
(ii)
Value. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 12, for the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), the S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, and Moody’s Second Trigger Value, on any date, of Eligible Collateral other than Cash will be calculated as follows:
 
For Eligible Collateral in the form of securities listed in Paragraph 13(b)(ii): the sum of (A) the product of (1)(x) the bid price at the Valuation Time for such securities on the principal national securities exchange on which such securities are listed, or (y) if such securities are not listed on a national securities exchange, the bid price for such securities quoted at the Valuation Time by any principal market maker for such securities selected by the Valuation Agent, or (z) if no such bid price is listed or quoted for such date, the bid price listed or quoted (as the case may be) at the Valuation Time for the day next preceding such date on which such prices were available and (2) the applicable Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral, and (B) the accrued interest on such securities (except to the extent Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 6(d)(ii) or included in the applicable price referred to in the immediately preceding clause (A)) as of such date.
 
 
(iii)
Alternative. The provisions of Paragraph 5 will apply.
 
(g)
Holding and Using Posted Collateral.
 
 
(i)
Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodians.  Party B (or any Custodian) will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant to Paragraph 6(b).
 
Party B may appoint as Custodian (A) the entity then serving as Securities Adminstrator or (B) any entity other than the entity then serving as Securities Administrator if such other entity (or, to the extent applicable, its parent company or credit support provider) shall then have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of at least “A-1.”
 
Initially, the Custodian for Party B is: the Securities Administrator.
 
 
(ii)
Use of Posted Collateral. The provisions of Paragraph 6(c)(i) will not apply to Party B, but the provisions of Paragraph 6(c)(ii) will apply to Party B.
 

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(h)
Distributions and Interest Amount.
 
 
(i)
Interest Rate. The “Interest Rate” will be the actual interest rate earned on Posted Collateral in the form of Cash that is held by Party B or its Custodian.
 
 
(ii)
Transfer of Interest Amount. The Transfer of the Interest Amount will be made on the second Local Business Day following the end of each calendar month and on any other Local Business Day on which Posted Collateral in the form of Cash is Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b); provided, however, that the obligation of Party B to Transfer any Interest Amount to Party A shall be limited to the extent that Party B has earned and received such funds and such funds are available to Party B.
 
 
(iii)
Alternative to Interest Amount. The provisions of Paragraph 6(d)(ii) will apply.
 
(i)
Additional Representation(s). There are no additional representations by either party.
 
(j)
Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support.
 
 
(i)
Value” with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support means: not applicable.
 
 
(ii)
Transfer” with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support means: not applicable.
 
(k)
Demands and Notices.All demands, specifications and notices under this Annex will be made pursuant to the Notices Section of this Agreement, except that any demand, specification or notice shall be given to or made at the following addresses, or at such other address as the relevant party may from time to time designate by giving notice (in accordance with the terms of this paragraph) to the other party:
 
If to Party A, at the address specified pursuant to the Notices Section of this Agreement.
 
If to Party B, at the address specified pursuant to the Notices Section of this Agreement.
 
If to Party B’s Custodian: the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee.
 
(l)
Address for Transfers. Each Transfer hereunder shall be made to the address specified below or to an address specified in writing from time to time by the party to which such Transfer will be made.
 
Party A account details:         Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, New York
Acct# 01 473 969
Swift Code: BKTRUS33
Global No. N512063N
 
Party B’s Custodian account details:
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA # 121000248
Account Name: SAS Clearing
Account Number: 3970771416
FFC to: Supplemental Fund, Acct # 50969403

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(m)
Other Provisions.
 
 
(i)
Collateral Account. Party B shall open and maintain a segregated account, which shall be an Eligible Account, and hold, record and identify all Posted Collateral in such segregated account.
 
 
(ii)
Agreement as to Single Secured Party and Single Pledgor. Party A and Party B hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Annex, (a) the term “Secured Party” as used in this Annex means only Party B, (b) the term “Pledgor” as used in this Annex means only Party A, (c) only Party A makes the pledge and grant in Paragraph 2, the acknowledgement in the final sentence of Paragraph 8(a) and the representations in Paragraph 9.
 
 
(iii)
Calculation of Value. Paragraph 4(c) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, Moody’s Second Trigger Value”. Paragraph 4(d)(ii) is hereby amended by (A) deleting the words “a Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “an S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, and Moody’s Second Trigger Value” and (B) deleting the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, and Moody’s Second Trigger Value”. Paragraph 5 (flush language) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, or Moody’s Second Trigger Value”. Paragraph 5(i) (flush language) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, and Moody’s Second Trigger Value”. Paragraph 5(i)(C) is hereby amended by deleting the word “the Value, if” and inserting in lieu thereof “any one or more of the S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, or Moody’s Second Trigger Value, as may be”. Paragraph 5(ii) is hereby amended by (1) deleting the first instance of the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “any one or more of the S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, or Moody’s Second Trigger Value” and (2) deleting the second instance of the words “the Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “such disputed S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, or Moody’s Second Trigger Value”. Each of Paragraph 8(b)(iv)(B) and Paragraph 11(a) is hereby amended by deleting the word “Value” and inserting in lieu thereof “least of the S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, and Moody’s Second Trigger Value”.
 
 
(iv)
Form of Annex. Party A and Party B hereby agree that the text of Paragraphs 1 through 12, inclusive, of this Annex is intended to be the printed form of ISDA Credit Support Annex (Bilateral Form - ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only version) as published and copyrighted in 1994 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
 
 
(v)
Events of Default. Paragraph 7 will not apply to cause any Event of Default to exist with respect to Party B except that Paragraph 7(i) will apply to Party B solely in respect of Party B’s obligations under Paragraph 3(b) of the Credit Support Annex. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 7, any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under the Credit Support Annex shall only be an Event of Default if (A) either (i) a Moody’s Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for 30 or more Local Business Days, or (ii) a S&P/DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing, and (B) such failure is not remedied on or before the third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to Party A.
 
 
(vi)
Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 10, the Pledgor will be responsible for, and will reimburse the Secured Party for, all transfer and other taxes and other costs involved in any Transfer of Eligible Collateral.
 

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(vii)
Withholding. Paragraph 6(d)(ii) is hereby amended by inserting immediately after “the Interest Amount” in the fourth line thereof the words “less any applicable withholding taxes.”
 
 
(viii)
Notice of Failure to Post Collateral. Upon any failure by Party A to post collateral as required under this Agreement, Party B shall, no later than the next Business Day after the date such collateral was required to be posted, give a written notice of such failure to Party A and to Depositor. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the failure of Party B to comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall not constitute an Event of Default or Termination Event.
 
(ix)    Additional Definitions. As used in this Annex:
 
“Collateral Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Approved Ratings Threshold.
 
“DBRS Rating Threshold Event” means, on any date, no Relevant Entity has credit ratings from DBRS which are at least equal to the DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold.
 
“Exposure” has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that after the word “Agreement” the words “(assuming, for this purpose only, that Part 1(f) of the Schedule is deleted)” shall be inserted.
 
Local Business Day” means: any day on which (A) commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in New York and the location of Party A, Party B and any Custodian, and (B) in relation to a Transfer of Eligible Collateral, any day on which the clearance system agreed between the parties for the delivery of Eligible Collateral is open for acceptance and execution of settlement instructions (or in the case of a Transfer of Cash or other Eligible Collateral for which delivery is contemplated by other means a day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign deposits) in New York and the location of Party A, Party B and any Custodian.
 
“Moody’s First Trigger Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold.
 
“Moody’s First Trigger Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation Date, the excess, if any, of
 
 
(I)
(A)
for any Valuation Date on which (I) a Moody’s First Trigger Event has occurred and has been continuing (x) for at least 30 Local Business Days or (y) since this Annex was executed and (II) it is not the case that a Moody’s Second Trigger Event has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 Local Business Days, an amount equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b) the sum of (i) the Secured Party’s Exposure for such Valuation Date and (ii) the sum, for each Transaction to which this Annex relates, of the product of the applicable Moody’s First Trigger Factor set forth in Table 1 and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which includes such Valuation Date; or
 
 
(B)
for any other Valuation Date, zero, over
 
(II)   the Threshold for Party A such Valuation Date.
 

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“Moody’s First Trigger Value” means, on any date and with respect to any Eligible Collateral other than Cash, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the Moody’s First Trigger Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral set forth in Paragraph 13(b)(ii).
 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold.
 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation Date, the excess, if any, of
 
 
(I)
(A)
for any Valuation Date on which it is the case that a Moody’s Second Trigger Event has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 Local Business Days, an amount equal to the greatest of (a) zero, (b) the aggregate amount of the next payment due to be paid by Party A under each Transaction to which this Annex relates, and (c) the sum of (x) the Secured Party’s Exposure for such Valuation Date and (y) the sum, for each Transaction to which this Annex relates, of
 
(1) if such Transaction is not a Transaction-Specific Hedge,
 
the product of the applicable Moody’s Second Trigger Factor set forth in Table 2 and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which includes such Valuation Date; or
 
(2) if such Transaction is a Transaction-Specific Hedge,
 
the product of the applicable Moody’s Second Trigger Factor set forth in Table 3 and the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period which includes such Valuation Date; or
 
 
(B)
for any other Valuation Date, zero, over
 
(II)   the Threshold for Party A for such Valuation Date.
 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Value” means, on any date and with respect to any Eligible Collateral other than Cash, the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent multiplied by the Moody’s Second Trigger Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral set forth in Paragraph 13(b)(ii).
 
“Pricing Sources” means the sources of financial information commonly known as Bloomberg, Bridge Information Services, Data Resources Inc., Interactive Data Services, International Securities Market Association, Merrill Lynch Securities Pricing Service, Muller Data Corporation, Reuters, Wood Gundy, Trepp Pricing, JJ Kenny, S&P and Telerate.
 
“S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount” means, for any Valuation Date, the excess, if any, of
 
 
(I)
(A)
for any Valuation Date on which (i) an S&P Rating Threshold Event, or DBRS Rating Threshold Event has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 days, or (ii) a S&P/DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing, an amount equal to the sum of (1) 100.0% of the Secured Party’s Exposure for such Valuation Date and (2) the sum, for each Transaction to which this Annex relates, of the product of the Volatility Buffer for such Transaction and the Notional Amount of such Transaction for the Calculation Period of such Transaction which includes such Valuation Date, or
 

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(B)
for any other Valuation Date, zero, over
 
(II)   the Threshold for Party A for such Valuation Date.
 
“S&P Rating Threshold Event” means, on any date, no Relevant Entity has credit ratings from S&P which equal or exceed the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold.
 
“S&P/DBRS Value” means, on any date and with respect to any Eligible Collateral other than Cash, the product of (A) the bid price obtained by the Valuation Agent for such Eligible Collateral and (B) the S&P/DBRS Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral set forth in paragraph 13(b)(ii).
 
“Transaction Exposure” means, for any Transaction, Exposure determined as if such Transaction were the only Transaction between the Secured Party and the Pledgor.
 
“Transaction-Specific Hedge” means any Transaction that is an interest rate cap, interest rate floor or interest rate swaption, or an interest rate swap if (x) the notional amount of the interest rate swap is “balance guaranteed” or (y) the notional amount of the interest rate swap for any Calculation Period otherwise is not a specific dollar amount that is fixed at the inception of the Transaction.
 
“Valuation Percentage” shall mean, for purposes of determining the S&P/DBRS Value, Moody’s First Trigger Value, or Moody’s Second Trigger Value with respect to any Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral, the applicable S&P/DBRS Valuation Percentage, Moody’s First Trigger Valuation Percentage, or Moody’s Second Trigger Valuation Percentage for such Eligible Collateral or Posted Collateral, respectively, in each case as set forth in Paragraph 13(b)(ii).
 
“Value” shall mean, in respect of any date, the related S&P/DBRS Value, the related Moody’s First Trigger Value, and the related Moody’s Second Trigger Value.
 
“Volatility Buffer” means, for any Transaction, the related percentage set forth in the following table.
 
         
The higher of the S&P short-term credit rating of (i) Party A and (ii) the Credit Support Provider of Party A, if applicable
Remaining
Weighted
Average
Maturity
up to 3 years
Remaining
Weighted
Average
Maturity
up to 5 years
Remaining
Weighted
Average
Maturity
up to 10 years
Remaining
Weighted
Average
Maturity
up to 30 years
At least “A-2”
2.75%
3.25%
4.00%
4.75%
A-3”
3.25%
4.00%
5.00%
6.25%
BB+” or lower
3.50%
4.50%
6.75%
7.50%
 
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Table 1
 
Moody’s First Trigger Factor
 
Remaining
Weighted Average Life
of Hedge in Years
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
   
1 or less
0.25%
More than 1 but not more than 2
0.50%
More than 2 but not more than 3
0.70%
More than 3 but not more than 4
1.00%
More than 4 but not more than 5
1.20%
More than 5 but not more than 6
1.40%
More than 6 but not more than 7
1.60%
More than 7 but not more than 8
1.80%
More than 8 but not more than 9
2.00%
More than 9 but not more than 10
2.20%
More than 10 but not more than 11
2.30%
More than 11 but not more than 12
2.50%
More than 12 but not more than 13
2.70%
More than 13 but not more than 14
2.80%
More than 14 but not more than 15
3.00%
More than 15 but not more than 16
3.20%
More than 16 but not more than 17
3.30%
More than 17 but not more than 18
3.50%
More than 18 but not more than 19
3.60%
More than 19 but not more than 20
3.70%
More than 20 but not more than 21
3.90%
More than 21 but not more than 22
4.00%
More than 22 but not more than 23
4.00%
More than 23 but not more than 24
4.00%
More than 24 but not more than 25
4.00%
More than 25 but not more than 26
4.00%
More than 26 but not more than 27
4.00%
More than 27 but not more than 28
4.00%
More than 28 but not more than 29
4.00%
More than 29
4.00%

 

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Table 2
 
Moody’s Second Trigger Factor for Interest Rate Swaps with Fixed Notional Amounts
 
Remaining
Weighted Average Life
of Hedge in Years
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
   
1 or less
0.60%
More than 1 but not more than 2
1.20%
More than 2 but not more than 3
1.70%
More than 3 but not more than 4
2.30%
More than 4 but not more than 5
2.80%
More than 5 but not more than 6
3.30%
More than 6 but not more than 7
3.80%
More than 7 but not more than 8
4.30%
More than 8 but not more than 9
4.80%
More than 9 but not more than 10
5.30%
More than 10 but not more than 11
5.60%
More than 11 but not more than 12
6.00%
More than 12 but not more than 13
6.40%
More than 13 but not more than 14
6.80%
More than 14 but not more than 15
7.20%
More than 15 but not more than 16
7.60%
More than 16 but not more than 17
7.90%
More than 17 but not more than 18
8.30%
More than 18 but not more than 19
8.60%
More than 19 but not more than 20
9.00%
More than 20 but not more than 21
9.00%
More than 21 but not more than 22
9.00%
More than 22 but not more than 23
9.00%
More than 23 but not more than 24
9.00%
More than 24 but not more than 25
9.00%
More than 25 but not more than 26
9.00%
More than 26 but not more than 27
9.00%
More than 27 but not more than 28
9.00%
More than 28 but not more than 29
9.00%
More than 29
9.00%

 

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Table 3
 
Moody’s Second Trigger Factor for Transaction-Specific Hedges
 
Remaining
Weighted Average Life
of Hedge in Years
Weekly
Collateral
Posting
   
1 or less
0.75%
More than 1 but not more than 2
1.50%
More than 2 but not more than 3
2.20%
More than 3 but not more than 4
2.90%
More than 4 but not more than 5
3.60%
More than 5 but not more than 6
4.20%
More than 6 but not more than 7
4.80%
More than 7 but not more than 8
5.40%
More than 8 but not more than 9
6.00%
More than 9 but not more than 10
6.60%
More than 10 but not more than 11
7.00%
More than 11 but not more than 12
7.50%
More than 12 but not more than 13
8.00%
More than 13 but not more than 14
8.50%
More than 14 but not more than 15
9.00%
More than 15 but not more than 16
9.50%
More than 16 but not more than 17
9.90%
More than 17 but not more than 18
10.40%
More than 18 but not more than 19
10.80%
More than 19 but not more than 20
11.00%
More than 20 but not more than 21
11.00%
More than 21 but not more than 22
11.00%
More than 22 but not more than 23
11.00%
More than 23 but not more than 24
11.00%
More than 24 but not more than 25
11.00%
More than 25 but not more than 26
11.00%
More than 26 but not more than 27
11.00%
More than 27 but not more than 28
11.00%
More than 28 but not more than 29
11.00%
More than 29
11.00%

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex by their duly authorized representatives as of the date of the Agreement.
 
DEUTSCHE BANK AG - New York Branch
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, for the ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
   
By: _/s/ Diane Anderson___________
Name Diane Anderson
Title: Assistant Vice President
Date:
By: /s/ Fernando Acedebo    
Name: Fernando Acedebo
Title: Vice President
Date:

 
By: _/s/_Mathew_Hoff______________
Name Mathew_Hoff
Title: Assistant Vice President
Date:
 
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EXHIBIT J

ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
 
This Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (this “AAR Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 30, 2006 (the “Closing Date”), among DB Structured Products, Inc., having an address at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (the “Assignor”), ACE Securities Corp., having an address at 6525 Morrison Blvd. Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 (the “Assignee”), and New Century Mortgage Corporation having an address at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 (the “Company”).
 
In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties hereto agree that the residential mortgage loans listed on Attachment 1 annexed hereto (the “Assigned Loans”), which are now serviced by the Company for the Assignor and its successors and assigns pursuant to that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement dated as of March 1, 2005, as amended by Amendment Number One, dated as of May 1, 2005, Amendment Number Two, dated as of September 12, 2005 and Amendment Number Three, dated as of June 15, 2006 (collectively, the “Servicing Agreement”), among the Assignor, the Company as Interim Servicer and NC Capital Corporation as Seller, shall, from the Closing Date until the date on which servicing is transferred to the related successor servicer (the “Servicing Transfer Date”), be serviced by the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement. The Assigned Loans will be sold to ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”) pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 2006 between the Assignor and the Depositor. The Depositor intends to transfer all right, title and interest in and to the Assigned Loans to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”) for the holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”) among the Depositor, the Trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as master servicer and securities administrator (the “Master Servicer”) and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Servicing Agreement.
 
Assignment and Assumption
 
1. Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor in, to and under the Servicing Agreement as it relates to the Assigned Loans. Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to Assignee any right, title and interest in, to or under (a) any mortgage loans subject to the Servicing Agreement other than the Assigned Loans, (b) any representations or warranties set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Servicing Agreement or (c) any rights or remedies set forth in Sections 7.03, 7.04 and 7.05 of the Servicing Agreement.
 
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
 
2. Assignor warrants and represents to Assignee and Company as of the Closing Date:
 
 
(a)
Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement, which Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder;
 



 
(b)
Assignor was the lawful owner of the Assigned Loans with full right to transfer the Assigned Loans and any and all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all claims and encumbrances; and upon the transfer of the Assigned Loans to Assignee, Assignee shall have good title to the servicing rights with respect to the Assigned Loans, as well as any and all of Assignor’s interests, rights and obligations under the Servicing Agreement as they relate to the Assigned Loans, free and clear of any and all liens, claims and encumbrances;
 
 
(c)
Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to sell, transfer and assign the Assigned Loans;
 
 
(d)
Assignor has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignor’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignor’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignor is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignor or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignor. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignee and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignor enforceable against Assignor in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
 
 
(e)
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignor of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 

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3. Assignee warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Company as of the Closing Date:
 
 
(a)
Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to acquire the servicing rights with respect to the Assigned Loans;
 
 
(b)
Assignee has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Assignee’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Assignee’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Assignee is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Assignee or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Assignee. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Assignee and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Company, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Assignee enforceable against Assignee in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
 
 
(c)
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Assignee in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Assignee of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby; and
 
 
(d)
Assignee agrees to be bound by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, with respect to the Assigned Loans, and from and after the Closing Date, Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of Assignor and Company all of Assignor’s obligations thereunder but solely with respect to such Assigned Loans.
 
4. Company warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignor and Assignee as of the Closing Date:
 
 
(a)
Attached hereto as Attachment 2 is a true and accurate copy of the Servicing Agreement, which Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date and the provisions of which have not been waived, amended or modified in any respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder;
 

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(b)
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has all requisite power and authority to service the Assigned Loans from the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date and otherwise to perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement;
 
 
(c)
Company has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this AAR Agreement, and to consummate the transactions set forth herein. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement is in the ordinary course of Company’s business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of Company’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by Company of this AAR Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Company. This AAR Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and delivery by Assignor and Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of Company, enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
 
 
(d)
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made by Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Company of this AAR Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby;
 
 
(e)
Company shall furnish, on a monthly basis, during the period from the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and the Trans Union Credit Information Company with respect to each Assigned Loan serviced by the company subject to this AAR Agreement and;
 
 
(f)
From the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date, Company shall service the Assigned Loans in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, and Company shall establish a Custodial Account and an Escrow Account under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans separate from the Custodial Account and Escrow Account previously established in favor of the Assignor under the Servicing Agreement, and shall remit collections received on the Assigned Loans to such accounts. The Custodial Account and Escrow Account shall be entitled “New Century Mortgage Corporation, as sub-servicer in trust for ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3.”
 

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5. Company hereby acknowledges that Wells Fargo Bank, National Association has been appointed as the master servicer for the Assigned Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. Company shall deliver any reports required to be delivered under the Servicing Agreement to: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, MD 21045, Attention: ACE 2006-NC3, Telecopier No.: (410) 715-2380. Company shall deliver to the Master Servicer any reports required to be delivered under the Servicing Agreement or otherwise necessary to fulfill its servicing obligations. A copy of all assessments, attestations, reports and certifications required to be delivered by the Servicer under this AAR Agreement and the Servicing Agreement shall be delivered to the Master Servicer by the date(s) specified herein or therein, and where such documents are required to be addressed to any party, such addressees shall include the Master Servicer and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely on such documents.
 
Recognition of Assignee
 
6. From and after the Closing Date, Company acknowledges that the Assigned Loans will be part of a REMIC, and will service the Assigned Loans from the Closing Date until the Servicing Transfer Date in accordance with the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, but in no event in a manner that would (i) cause any REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon any REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code). It is the intention of Assignor, Company and Assignee that this AAR Agreement shall be binding upon and for the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Neither Company nor Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Assigned Loans without the prior written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Assignee will assign all of its rights under this AAR Agreement to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
 
In addition, Company hereby acknowledges that from and after the Closing Date, the Assigned Loans will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to which the Master Servicer is required to monitor the performance by Company of its servicing obligations under the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, and has the right to enforce the obligations of Company under the Servicing Agreement, as modified by this AAR Agreement, with respect to the Assigned Loans. Such right will include, without limitation, the right to terminate Company under the Servicing Agreement as provided therein, the right to receive all remittances required to be made by Company with respect to the Assigned Loans under the Servicing Agreement for the Distribution Date occurring in December 2006, the right to receive all monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by Company under the Servicing Agreement, the right to examine the books and records of Company, the right to indemnification, and the right to exercise certain rights of consent and approval relating to actions taken by Company. Company further acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent Company receives (i) any Principal Prepayments or unscheduled collections on the Assigned Loans following the Prepayment Period relating to any Distribution Date prior to the Servicing Transfer Date or (ii) any Monthly Payments following the Due Period relating to any Distribution Date prior to the Servicing Transfer Date, the successor servicer shall be entitled to receive any such amounts and Company shall remit such amounts to the successor servicer in accordance with the wire transfer instructions provided to the Company by the successor servicer. In connection therewith Company hereby agrees to make all remittances required to be remitted to the Master Servicer with respect to the Assigned Loans in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:
 

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Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
ABA: 121000248
Acct #: 3970771416
Acct Name: SAS Clearing
For Further Credit to: ACE 2006-NC3 Account #: 50969400 
 
Modification of the Servicing Agreement
 
7. The Company and Assignor hereby amend the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans as follows:
 
 
(a)
The following definitions are added to Section 1 of the Servicing Agreement:
 
   
Compensating Interest”: With respect to each Principal Prepayment received during the portion of the Prepayment Period occurring in the month prior to the month in which the Distribution Date occurs, an amount (to be paid by the Interim Servicer out of its own funds without reimbursement therefor) which, when added to all amounts allocable to interest received in connection with such Principal Prepayment, equals one month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate of deposits made by the Interim Servicer exceed the aggregate amount of the Interim Servicer’s Servicing Fee in the calendar month in which such deposits are required.
 
   
Monthly Advance”: An amount equal to all payments not previously advanced by the Interim Servicer, whether or not deferred pursuant to Subsection 11.01, of principal and interest, at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date.
 
   
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount which is equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
 
Prepayment Interest Excess”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to interest (to the extent received) at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last date through which interest is collected from the related Mortgagor. The related Servicer may withdraw such Prepayment Interest Excess from the related Collection Account in accordance the Servicing Agreement.
 

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Prepayment Period”: With respect to each Distribution Date, the sixteenth (16th) of month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs to the fifteenth (15th) of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
   
Report Remittance Date”: Shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Subsection 11.15 of this Agreement.
 
   
Securities Administrator”: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor thereto.
 
Servicing Fee Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.50% per annum.
 
   
Trustee”: HSBC Bank USA, National Association, or any successor thereto.
 
 
(b)
The definition of “Business Day” is hereby amended by adding “, State of Maryland, State of Minnesota” after the words “State of California”.
 
 
(c)
The definition of “Determination Date” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “With respect to any Distribution Date, the eighteenth (18th) day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such eighteenth (18th) day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such eighteenth (18th) day.”
 
 
(d)
The definition of “Distribution Date” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: “the twenty-second (22nd) day of the month; provided that if such twenty-second (22nd) day of a given month is not a Business Day, the Distribution Date for such month shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such twenty-second (22nd) day; provided further, that if the Distribution Date falls on a Friday, the Distribution Date shall be the Business Day immediately preceding such Friday.”
 
 
(e)
The definition of "Interim Servicing Period" is hereby amended by deleting the phrase ", unless the Purchaser notifies the Interim Servicer at least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of an Interim Servicing Period that the Interim Servicer shall be terminated as interim servicer at the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period." and replacing such phrase with the following: "; provided, however, the Interim Servicing Period shall terminate on the Servicing Transfer Date."
 

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(f)
The definition of “Servicing Fee” is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence and replacing it with the following: “With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the monthly fee payable to the Interim Servicer, which shall be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (x) the Servicing Fee Rate and (y) the same principal amount on which interest on such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month.”
 
 
(g)
Subsection 11.04(ii) of the Servicing Agreement is modified by adding the words “and Compensating Interest payments and excluding any Prepayment Interest Excess” immediately following the words “Prepayment Charges” in the second line thereof.
 
 
(h)
Subsection 11.04(ix) of the Servicing Agreement is modified by replacing the words “Subsection 11.19 or 11.20” in the second line thereof with “Subsections 11.19, 11.20 or 11.35”.
 
 
(i)
Subsection 11.05(ii) of the Servicing Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:
 
“to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances; provided that the Interim Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan is limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent payments of (a) Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Interim Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan respecting which any such Servicing Advance or Monthly Advance was made, or (b) principal and/or interest respecting which any such Monthly Advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Interim Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Master Servicer, except that, where the Interim Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Interim Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Master Servicer of the Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required to be paid to the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans”.

 
(j)
Subsection 11.05 of the Servicing Agreement is modified to inserting the following as clause (vi) and clause (vi) shall be renumbered as clause (vii):
 
“(vi) to pay to itself any Prepayment Interest Excess on the related Mortgage Loans to the extent not retained pursuant to Section 11.04(a)(ii)) of this Agreement; and”
 
 
(k)
The first paragraph of Subsection 11.14 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
 
“On each Distribution Date the Interim Servicer shall remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Master Servicer (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Interim Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 11.35, minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Prepayment Period which amounts shall be remitted on the following Distribution Date, together with any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 11.04(ii), and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Distribution Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Distribution Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.”


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(l)
Subsection 11.15 of the Servicing Agreement is modified by inserting after “month” in the first line, “(such date, the “Report Remittance Date”).”
 
 
(m)
Subsection 11.27 of the Servicing agreement is modified by adding the following at the end thereto:
 
“In addition, prior to each Servicing Transfer Date, the Interim Servicer shall have complied with each of the servicing transfer requirements in accordance with Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP’s commercially reasonable instructions, as the case may be, provided to the Interim Servicer in writing and reasonable in advance of the Servicing Transfer Date.”
 
 
(n)
Subsection 11.31 of the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting the first sentence of such subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
 
“Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service the related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer.”

 
(o)
The following Section is added as Subsection 11.35 of the Servicing Agreement:
 
“Subsection 11.35. Monthly Advances. On each Distribution Date, the Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account, and remit such amounts to the Master Servicer on such Distribution Date from the Interim Servicer’s own funds or from amounts held for future distribution, an amount equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Subsection 11.01; provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall have no obligation to deposit or remit funds with respect to shortfalls that are due either to (i) bankruptcy proceedings or application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or (ii) reductions in any Mortgagor’s obligation to make Monthly Payments pursuant to a modification that complies with the provisions of Subsection 11.01 of this Agreement. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be replaced by the Interim Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future Distribution Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Distribution Date shall be less than payments required to be made on such Distribution Date. The Interim Servicer’s obligation to make such Monthly Advances and Compensating Interest payments as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the earlier of: (i) the last Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan; and (ii) the Distribution Date prior to the date on which cash is received in connection with the liquidation of REO Property; provided, however, that such obligation shall cease if the Interim Servicer determines, in its sole reasonable opinion, that Monthly Advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan are non-recoverable by the Interim Servicer from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or otherwise with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. In the event that the Interim Servicer determines that any such Monthly Advances are non-recoverable, the Interim Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer and the Trustee with a certificate signed by two officers of the Interim Servicer evidencing such determination.”
 

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(p)
Subsection 12.A.03(e) of the Servicing Agreement is modified by inserting “, any Master Servicer” after “written notice to the Purchaser” in the eighth line thereof.
 
 
(q)
Subsection 12.A.05(a)(iv) of the Servicing Agreement is modified by deleting the words “if requested by the Purchaser, any Depositor or any Master Servicer not later than February 1 of the calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered,” in the first line thereof.
 
 
(r)
Exhibit 11 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby replaced with Attachment 3 attached hereto.
 
 
(s)
Exhibit 13 of the Servicing Agreement is hereby replaced with Attachment 4 attached hereto.
 
Prepayment Penalty Verification
 
8. On each Report Remittance Date, the Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer by electronic mail (or by such other means as the Interim Servicer and the Master Servicer may agree from time to time) a prepayment report with respect to the related Distribution Date. Such prepayment report shall include (i) such information with respect to the Prepayment Charges as the Master Servicer may reasonably require and (ii) information that the term of the last Prepayment Charge has expired or such Prepayment Charge has been waived.
 

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Miscellaneous
 
9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company’s obligation to deliver any reports, certificates or other documents to the Master Servicer shall survive the termination or expiration of this AAR Agreement.
 
10. All demands, notices and communications related to the Assigned Loans, the Servicing Agreement and this AAR Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows:
 
 
(a)
In the case of Company,
 
New Century Mortgage Corporation
18400 Von Karman
Suite 1000
Irvine, California 92612
Attn: Kevin Cloyd
 
 
(b)
In the case of Assignor,
 
DB Structured Products, Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Susan Valenti
 
 
(c)
In the case of Assignee,
 
ACE Securities Corp.
6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Attention: Doris J. Hearn

 
(d)
In the case of the Trustee,
 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10018
Attention: ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3
 
(e) In case of the Master Servicer,

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
9062 Old Annapolis Road
Columbia, Maryland 21045-1951
Attention: ACE 2006-NC3


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11. Each party will pay any commissions, fees and expenses, including attorney’s fees, it has incurred in connection with the negotiations for, documenting of and closing of the transactions contemplated by this AAR Agreement.
 
12. This AAR Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law which shall govern), and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
 
13. No term or provision of this AAR Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
 
14. This AAR Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated or which succeeds to the business or assets thereof shall, without the requirement for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively, hereunder.
 
15. For purposes of this AAR Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 7 hereof, the Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to this AAR Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to the Master Servicer as if it were a direct party to this AAR Agreement.
 
16. This AAR Agreement shall survive the conveyance of the Assigned Loans, the assignment of the Servicing Agreement to the extent of the servicing of the Assigned Loans by Assignor to Assignee and the termination of the Servicing Agreement.
 
17. This AAR Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
18. In the event that any provision of this AAR Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Assigned Loans, the terms of this AAR Agreement shall control.
 
19. To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives all right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this AAR Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this AAR Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Assignor
 
By:/s/ Ernie Calabrese            
Name: Ernie Calabrese
Title: Director
 
By:/s/ Susan Valenti            
Name: Susan Valenti
Title: Director
 
 
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
Assignee
 
By:/s/ Evelyn Echevarria        
Name: Evelyn Echevarria
Title: Vice President
 
 
By:/s/ Patricia C. Harris        
Name: Patricia C. Harris
Title: Vice President
 
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Company
 
By:/s/ Karl Weiss            
Name: Karl Weiss
Title: Senior Vice President
 



ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator


By:/s/ Stacey M. Taylor    
Name: Stacey M. Taylor
Title: Vice President




ATTACHMENT 1
 
ASSIGNED LOAN SCHEDULE
 
[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]



ATTACHMENT 2
 
SERVICING AGREEMENT
DBSP released (subprime)
 
MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
Seller
 
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Interim Servicer
 
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
Initial Purchaser
 
 
Dated as of March 1, 2005
 
Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
First and Second Liens




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
     
SECTION 1.
Definitions
1
SECTION 2.
Agreement to Purchase
13
SECTION 3.
Mortgage Loan Schedules
13
SECTION 4.
Purchase Price
13
SECTION 5.
Examination of Mortgage Files: Corporate Due Diligence
13
SECTION 6.
Conveyance from Seller to Initial Purchaser.
14
SECTION 7.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller:
Remedies for Breach.
16
SECTION 8.
Closing
37
SECTION 9.
Closing Documents.
38
SECTION 10.
Costs
39
SECTION 11.
Interim Servicer’s Servicing Obligations
39
SECTION 12.
Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement
Upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One
or More Reconstitution Dates
39
SECTION 13.
The Seller and the Interim Servicer.
41
SECTION 14.
Default.
43
SECTION 15.
Termination
45
SECTION 16.
Successor to the Interim Servicer
45
SECTION 17.
Financial Statements
46
SECTION 18.
Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest
46
SECTION 19.
Notices
47
SECTION 20.
Severability Clause
47
SECTION 21.
Counterparts
48
SECTION 22.
Governing Law
48
SECTION 23.
Intention of the Parties
48
SECTION 24.
Successors and Assigns
48
SECTION 25.
Commitment Letter
49
SECTION 26.
Waivers
49
SECTION 27.
Exhibits
49
SECTION 28.
Nonsolicitation
49
 
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SECTION 29.
General Interpretive Principles
49
SECTION 30.
Reproduction of Documents
50
SECTION 31.
Further Agreements
50
SECTION 32.
Guaranty
50
 
EXHIBITS
 
EXHIBIT 1-A
FORM OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT 1-B
FORM OF INTERIM SERVICER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT 2
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER AND INTERIM SERVICER
EXHIBIT 3
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 4
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
EXHIBIT 5
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT 6
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 7
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 8
SERVICING ADDENDUM
EXHIBIT 9
FORM OF COMMITMENT LETTER
EXHIBIT 10
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT
EXHIBIT 12
SELLER’S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
 

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MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
This is a MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2005, by and among DB Structured Products, Inc., having an office at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (the “Initial Purchaser”, and the Initial Purchaser or the Person, if any, to which the Initial Purchaser has assigned its rights and obligations hereunder as Purchaser with respect to a Mortgage Loan, and each of their respective successors and assigns, the “Purchaser”), NC Capital Corporation, having an office at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 (the “Seller”), and New Century Mortgage Corporation, having an office at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 (the “Interim Servicer”).
 
WITNESSETH :
 
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 and second lien mortgage loans, (the “Mortgage Loans”) as described herein on a servicing released basis, and which shall be delivered in groups of whole loans or participation interests therein, as applicable, on various dates as provided in the related Commitment Letter (each, a “Closing Date”);
 
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first or second lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Mortgage Loan Package, which is to be annexed to the related Assignment and Conveyance on each Closing Date as Schedule One;
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Interim Servicer wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance, servicing 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 in a whole loan or participation format or a public or private mortgage-backed securities 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, the Seller and the Interim Servicer agree as follows:
 
SECTION 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below.
 
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate payable in respect thereto.
 

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Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date set forth in the related Mortgage Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Agreement: This Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement including all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto.
 
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 an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan, provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
 
Assignment and Conveyance: An assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Closing Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 4.
 
Assignment of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to give record notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
 
Balloon Loan: A Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a balloon mortgage loan.
 
Business Day: Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of California or the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
 
Cash-Out Refinancing: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were in excess of the principal balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used to pay any such existing first mortgage, related closing costs and subordinate mortgages on the related Mortgaged Property.
 
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 to the Purchaser, the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
 
Closing Documents: With respect to any Closing Date, the documents required pursuant to Section 9.
 
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto.
 

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Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of (a) the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, plus (b) the unpaid principal balance of any related subordinate mortgage loan or loans secured by the Mortgaged Property, and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
 
Commitment Letter: With respect to any Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold on any Closing Date, the letter agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit 9 (including any exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto), setting forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Purchaser on such Closing Date. A Commitment Letter may relate to more than one Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on one or more Closing Dates hereunder.
 
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right of eminent domain.
 
Convertible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that by its terms and subject to certain conditions contained in the related Mortgage or Mortgage Note allows the Mortgagor to convert the adjustable Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan to a fixed Mortgage Interest Rate.
 
Credit Score: The credit score of the Mortgagor provided by Fair, Isaac & Company, Inc. or such other organization providing credit scores at the time of the origination of a Mortgage Loan. If two credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall be the lower of the two credit scores. If three credit scores are obtained, the Credit Score shall be the middle of the three credit scores.
 
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account, created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement, which shall be entitled “New Century Mortgage Corporation, as servicer, in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc.”, and established at a financial institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
 
Custodial Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
Custodian: The custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, as therein provided.
 
Cut-off Date: The first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
 
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
 

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Determination Date: With respect to each Distribution Date, the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
 
Distribution Date: The twelfth (12th) day of each month, commencing, for any Mortgage Loan Package, on the twelfth day of the month next following the month in which the related Cut-off Date occurs, or if such twelfth (12th) day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such twelfth (12th) day.
 
Due Date: With respect to each Distribution Date, the day on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
 
Due Period: With respect to each Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Distribution Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Distribution Date.
 
Eligible Account: Either (i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company of which) are rated A-1 by S&P or Prime-1 by Moody’s (or a comparable rating if another rating agency is specified by the Initial Purchaser by written notice to the Seller) at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear interest.
 
Escrow Account: The separate trust accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement which shall be entitled “New Century Mortgage Corporation, as servicer, in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans”, and established at a financial institution acceptable to the Purchaser.
 
Escrow Payments: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
 
Event of Default: Any one of the events enumerated in Subsection 14. 1.
 
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
FHLMC: Freddie Mac or any successor thereto.
 
Final Recovery Determination: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property repurchased by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement), a determination made by the Interim Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Interim Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The Interim Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a servicing officer of the Interim Servicer, of each Final Recovery Determination.
 

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First Lien: With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a first lien on the Mortgaged Property.
 
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgage Interest Rate set forth in the Mortgage Note is fixed for the term of such Mortgage Loan.
 
Flood Zone Service Contract: A transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a nationally recognized flood zone service provider for the purpose of obtaining the current flood zone status relating to such Mortgaged Property.
 
FNMA: Fannie Mae or any successor thereto.
 
Gross Margin: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Loan Schedule that is added to the Index on each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine the new Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
 
HUD: The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto.
 
Index: With respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and set forth in the related Mortgage Note for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon.
 
Initial Closing Date: The Closing Date on which the Initial Purchaser purchases and the Seller sells the first Mortgage Loan Package hereunder.
 
Initial Purchaser: DB Structured Products, Inc., or any successor thereto or its assignees.
 
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
 
Interim Servicing Period: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the related Closing Date and ending on the thirtieth day after such Closing Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such day). The Interim Servicing Period shall continue for additional thirty (30) day periods following the expiration of the prior thirty (30) day period, unless the Purchaser notifies the Interim Servicer at least twenty (20) days prior to the expiration of an Interim Servicing Period that the Interim Servicer shall be terminated as interim servicer at the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period.
 

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Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy: A policy of mortgage guaranty insurance (other than a Primary Insurance Policy) issued by a Qualified Insurer in which the owner or servicer of the Mortgage Loan is responsible for the premiums associated with such mortgage insurance policy.
 
Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of REO Property and prior to an REO Disposition.
 
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, the ratio on such date of the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, to the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property.
 
Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the maximum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan may be increased on any Adjustment Date.
 
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.
 
MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
 
MERS System: The system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.
 
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for any MERS Mortgage Loan.
 
Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate that is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note and is the minimum interest rate to which the Mortgage Interest Rate on such Mortgage Loan may be decreased on any Adjustment Date.
 
MOM Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which MERS is acting as mortgagee, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns.
 
Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled combined payment of principal and interest, and taxes and insurance, if applicable, payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note on each Due Date.
 
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor in interest.
 
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first or second lien on Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Note.
 

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Mortgagee: The mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary.
 
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit 5 annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement or the related Commitment Letter.
 
Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest provided for in the related Mortgage Note and, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the annual rate that interest accrues on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage Loan: Each first or second lien, residential mortgage loan, sold, assigned and transferred to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter and identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to this Agreement on the related Closing Date, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition proceeds, and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit 10 hereto pertaining to any Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage Loan Package: The Mortgage Loans listed on a Mortgage Loan Schedule, delivered to the Custodian and the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date and attached to an Assignment and Conveyance as Schedule One on the related Closing Date.
 
Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans to be annexed to an Assignment and Conveyance as Schedule One on each Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan Package delivered on such Closing Date in both hard copy and electronic form, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller’s Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s first and last 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; (5) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged Property; (6) the original months to maturity; (7) the original date of the Mortgage Loan and the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, based on the original amortization schedule; (8) the Loan-to-Value Ratio and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Second Lien, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio, each at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the amount of the Monthly Payment at origination; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the Cut-off Date; (14) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance; (15) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, if such Mortgage Loan is in a junior lien position, the principal balance of the First Lien at origination of the Mortgage
 

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Loan; (16) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date; (17) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (19) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase financing, Rate/Term Refinancing, Cash-Out Refinancing); (20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (22) the Mortgage Interest Rate at origination; (23) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap; (24) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following the related Cut-off Date; (25) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Index; (26) 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, such Due Date; (27) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan or a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan; (28) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (29) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy; and if so, the provider of such insurance, the coverage percentage of such insurance and the fee payable to the provider in respect of such insurance; (30) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property; (31) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable; (32) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Prepayment Charge, the term of such Prepayment Charge and the amount of such Prepayment Charge; (33) the product type (e.g., 2/28, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, etc.); (34) the Mortgagor’s debt to income ratio; (35) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is subject to a First Lien or a Second Lien; (36) a code indicating the Credit Score of the Mortgagor at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan; (37) the Mortgage Loan’s payment history; (38) a code indicating the form of appraisal (i.e. form 1004, 2055, etc.); (39) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a MERS Mortgage Loan and, if so, the corresponding MIN; and (40) a code indicating if the Mortgage Loan is an interest-only Mortgage Loan and, if so, the term of the interest-only period of such Mortgage Loan; (41) the amount of any “points and fees” payable by the Mortgagor in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan; (42) the Mortgagor’s income at origination; (43) the amortized original term to maturity as of the Cut-off Date; (44) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a code indicating the frequency of adjustment of the related Mortgage Interest Rate; (45) the number of units in the related Mortgaged Property; (46) a code indicating whether the related Mortgagor is self-employed; (47) a code indicating the credit grade; (48) Tax Service Contract provider; and (49) Tax Service Contract number. With respect to the Mortgage Loan Package in the aggregate, the 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 principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. 
 
Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of the Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor.
 
Mortgaged Property: The Mortgagor’s real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple interest in a single parcel of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling.
 

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Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, the owner of the Mortgaged Property and the grantor or mortgagor named in the related Mortgage and such grantor’s or mortgagor’s successors in title to the Mortgaged Property.
 
Net Mortgage Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest equal to the then applicable Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the Servicing Fee Rate.

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 Person on behalf of whom such certificate is being delivered.
 
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be salaried counsel for the Person on behalf of whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to each Person to whom such opinion is addressed.
 
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately placed mortgage-backed securities transaction.
 
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and any Adjustment Date therefor, a number of percentage points per annum that is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and in the related Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may increase (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage Interest Rate) or decrease (without regard to the Minimum Mortgage Interest Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
 
Person: An individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
Prepayment Charge: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any prepayment penalty or premium thereon payable in connection with a principal prepayment on such Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Primary Insurance Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer.
 
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 Charge, 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.
 

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Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the related Commitment Letter in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such Closing Date as provided in Section 4.
 
Qualified Insurer: Any insurer which meets the requirements of FNMA and FHLMC.
 
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than (and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) have the same Due Date as the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) be covered under a Primary Insurance Policy if such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80% and the Deleted Mortgage Loan was covered under a Primary Insurance Policy, (vii) conform to each representation and warranty set forth in Subsection 7.02 of this Agreement and (viii) be the same type of mortgage loan (i.e. fixed or adjustable rate with the same Gross Margin and Index as the Deleted Mortgage Loan). In the event that one or more mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Interest Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Interest Rates and shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (iii) shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining terms to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the representations and warranties described in clause (vii) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be. In addition, the substitution of more than one Mortgage Loan pursuant to the previous sentence shall be subject to the Purchaser’s approval in its sole discretion.
 
Rate/Term Refinancing: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the proceeds of which are not in excess of the existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged Property and related closing costs, and were used exclusively to satisfy the then existing first mortgage loan of the Mortgagor on the related Mortgaged Property and to pay related closing costs.
 
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 serviced hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer as provided in Section 12.
 

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Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part of a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
 
Record Date: With respect to each Distribution Date, the last Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
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 REMICs, which appear in Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
 
REO Account: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement which shall be entitled “New Century Mortgage Corporation, in trust for the Purchaser, as of [date of acquisition of title], Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans”.
 
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Seller of any REO Property.
 
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired as a result of the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan.
 
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (1) a price equal to (A) during the first twelve months following the related Closing Date (i) the purchase price percentage used to calculate the Purchase Price as stated in the related Commitment Letter, times the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan so repurchased plus (ii) accrued interest thereon to the day prior to the day that such repurchase occurs, and (B) thereafter (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan so repurchased, plus (ii) accrued interest thereon to the day prior to the day that such repurchase occurs, or (2) such other amount set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
 
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a one-family dwelling, (ii) a two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a FNMA eligible condominium project, (iv) a one-family dwelling in a planned unit development or (v) a manufactured home which is a “single family residence” as defined in Section 25(e)(10) of the Code and constitutes real property, none of which is a co-operative, a commercial property, an agricultural property or a mixed-use property.
 
Second Lien: With respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note which creates a second lien on the Mortgaged Property.
 

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Second Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the lien on the Mortgaged Property, subject to one prior lien on such Mortgaged Property securing financing obtained by the related Mortgagor.
 
Servicing Addendum: The terms and conditions attached hereto as Exhibit 8 which will govern the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Interim Servicer during the Interim Servicing Period.
 
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out-of-pocket” costs and expenses incurred by the Interim Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) preservation, restoration and repair of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings with respect to a Mortgage Loan, including foreclosure actions and (iii) the management and liquidation of REO Property.
 
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the monthly fee set forth in the related Commitment Letter which the Purchaser shall pay to the Interim Servicer. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 11.05 of the Servicing Addendum) of related Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as otherwise provided under Section 11.05 of the Servicing Addendum. If the Interim Servicing Period includes any partial month, the Servicing Fee for such month shall be pro rated at a per diem rate based upon a 30-day month.
 
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of all of the Mortgage Loan Documents for such Mortgage Loan.
 
Servicing Transfer Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Seller transfers the servicing of a Mortgage Loan to the Initial Purchaser or its designee, which date shall be the day immediately following the expiration of the related Interim Servicing Period.
 
S&P: Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
 
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal received on or before such date, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal.
 
Tax Service Contract: A transferable contract maintained for the Mortgaged Property with a tax service provider for the purpose of obtaining current information from local taxing authorities relating to such Mortgaged Property.
 

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Underwriting Guidelines: The Seller’s written underwriting guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit 12 in effect with respect to the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Purchaser on the Initial Closing Date, which may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time thereafter.
 
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a third party, which sale or transfer is not a Pass-Through Transfer.
 
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase. The Seller agrees to sell, 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 Commitment Letter, or in such other amount as agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date.
 
SECTION 3. Mortgage Loan Schedules. The Seller shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule for a Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date or as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
 
SECTION 4. Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment Letter (subject to adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by its Stated Principal Balance as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related Commitment Letter, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately.
 
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date at its Net Mortgage Rate from the paid-through date through the day prior to the Closing Date
 
The Purchaser shall own and be entitled to receive with respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased, (1) all recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off Date and (2) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such interest payment that is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). All payments of principal and interest, less the applicable Servicing Fee, due on a Due Date following the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser.
 
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files: Corporate Due Diligence. In addition to the rights granted to the Initial Purchaser under the related Commitment Letter to underwrite the Mortgage Loans and review the Mortgage Files prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall (a) deliver to the Custodian in escrow, for examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased on such Closing Date, the related Mortgage File, including the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the Initial Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s offices or such other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Initial Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller. Such examination may be made by the Initial Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If the Initial Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the terms of the related Commitment Letter or the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines, such Mortgage Loans may, at the Initial Purchaser’s option, be rejected for purchase by the Initial Purchaser. If not purchased by the Initial Purchaser, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Initial Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase all or part of any Mortgage Loan Package without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Initial Purchaser has conducted or has determined not to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the Initial Purchaser’s (or any of its successors’) rights to demand repurchase or other relief or remedy provided for in this Agreement.
 

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The Initial Purchaser shall have the opportunity to conduct a corporate due diligence of the Seller, including but not limited to, on site review of the Seller's facilities and discussions with the Seller's management. The Initial Purchaser may conduct such review prior to or following the Initial Closing Date. In addition, the Initial Purchaser may perform additional reviews as the Initial Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, deems necessary.
 
 
SECTION 6.
Conveyance from Seller to Initial Purchaser.
 
 
Subsection 6.01.
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files.
 
The Seller and the Interim Servicer, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall execute and deliver to the Initial Purchaser an Assignment and Conveyance with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4. The Servicing File retained by the Interim Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Interim Servicer’s computer system to reflect clearly the sale of such related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall release from its custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04.
 
In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Mortgage Loans, the Interim Servicer agrees that it will cause, at its own expense, the MERS System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Seller to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement prior to the related Servicing Transfer Date) in such computer files the information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser of such Mortgage Loans.
 
 
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, the Interim Servicer, the Purchaser, the Custodian or one or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall designate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, beneficial ownership of each Mortgage and the 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 the Interim Servicer after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 4 shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 4 shall be received and held by the Interim Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the assignee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
 

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It is the express intention of the parties that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller and not a pledge of the 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 sale on the Seller’s business records, tax returns and financial statements. In the event, for any reason, any transaction contemplated herein is construed by any court or regulatory authority as a borrowing rather than as a sale, the Seller and the Purchaser intend that the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have a perfected first priority security interest in the Mortgage Loans, the servicing rights appurtenant to the Mortgage Loans, the Custodial Account and the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”), free and clear of adverse claims. In such case, the Seller shall be deemed to have hereby granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, a first priority security interest in and lien upon the Collateral, free and clear of adverse claims. In such event, the related Commitment Letter and this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement, the Custodian shall be deemed to be an independent custodian for purposes of perfection of the security interest granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, and the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have all of the rights of a secured party under applicable law.
 
 
Subsection 6.03.
Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
Pursuant to the Custodial Agreement between the Initial Purchaser and the Custodian, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall from time to time in connection with each Closing Date, at least five (5) Business Days prior to such Closing Date, deliver and release to the Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as required by the Custodial Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased and sold on the related Closing Date and set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule delivered with such Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
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 Trust Receipt and Initial Certification of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining the Custodial Agreement during the Interim Servicing Period. The fees and expenses of the Custodian shall be paid by the Purchaser and the Seller as set forth in the related Commitment Letter.
 
The Interim Servicer shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety days of its submission for recordation.
 

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SECTION 7. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller: Remedies for Breach.
 
 
Subsection 7.01.
Representations and Warranties Respecting the Seller and the Interim Servicer.
 
(a) The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the Initial Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein or in the applicable Assignment and Conveyance:
 
(i) The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of California and is and will remain in compliance with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No licenses or approvals obtained by the Seller have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation;
 
(ii) The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
 
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Seller’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be applicable to the Seller or its assets;
 
(iv) The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its assets, which violation will likely have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Seller or its assets or might have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
 

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(v) The Seller is an approved seller for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD;
 
(vi) The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement;
 
(vii) The Mortgage Loan Documents and any other documents required to be delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement have been delivered to the Custodian, all in compliance with the specific requirements of this Agreement;
 
(viii) Immediately prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller was the owner of record of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note;
 
(ix) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that are likely to prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that are likely to prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Seller of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
 
(x) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, or compliance by the Seller with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the related Closing Date;
 
(xi) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions;
 
(xii) Neither this Agreement nor any written statement, report or other document prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
 
(xiii) The consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for such Mortgage Loans;
 

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(xiv) The Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller is not transferring any Mortgage Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
 
(b) The Interim Servicer represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of the initial Closing Date and as of each subsequent Closing Date:
 
(i) The Interim Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of California and is and will remain in compliance with the laws of each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. No licenses or approvals obtained by the Interim Servicer have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation;
 
(ii) The Interim Servicer has the full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Interim Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Interim Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
 
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Interim Servicer and the performance of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Interim Servicer's articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result in a breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Interim Servicer is a party or which may be applicable to the Interim Servicer or its assets;
 
(iv) The Interim Servicer is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Interim Servicer and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Interim Servicer or its assets, which violation will likely have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Interim Servicer or its assets or will likely have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
 
(v) The Interim Servicer is an approved servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Interim Servicer unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD;
 
(vi) The Interim Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement;
 

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(vii) The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, have been delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer is in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit 5, except for such documents as have been delivered to the Custodian;
 
(viii) Immediately prior to the payment of the Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller was the owner of record of the related Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Note and upon the payment of the Purchase Price by the Purchaser, in the event that the Interim Servicer retains record title, the Interim Servicer shall retain such record title to each Mortgage, each related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust for the Purchaser as the owner thereof and only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan;
 
(ix) There are no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Interim Servicer before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that are likely to prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that are likely to prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Interim Servicer of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this Agreement;
 
(x) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Interim Servicer of, or compliance by the Interim Servicer with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the related Closing Date;
 
(xi) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Interim Servicer;
 
(xii) The information delivered by the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser with respect to the Interim Servicer's loan loss, foreclosure and delinquency experience for the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the Initial Closing Date on mortgage loans underwritten to the same standards as the Mortgage Loans and covering mortgaged properties similar to the Mortgaged Properties, is true and correct in all material respects;
 
(xiii) Neither this Agreement nor any written statement, report or other document prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
 

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(xiv) The Interim Servicer currently operates or actively participates in an on-going business (A) to originate single family mortgage loans, and/or (B) to make periodic purchases of single family mortgage loans from originators or sellers, and/or (C) to issue and/or purchase securities or bonds supported by single family mortgage loans, a portion of which loans are made to borrowers who are: (a) low-income families (families with incomes of 80% or less of area median income) living in low-income areas (a census tract or block numbering area in which the median income does not exceed 80% of the area median income); or (b) very low-income families (families with incomes of 60% or less of area median income);
 
(xv) The Interim Servicer is an approved servicer for FNMA and FHLMC in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Interim Servicer unable to comply with FNMA, FHLMC or HUD eligibility requirements or which would require notification to FNMA, FHLMC or HUD; and
 
(xvi) If the Interim Servicer becomes a member of MERS, the Interim Servicer shall be a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS.
 
 
Subsection 7.02.
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 for such Mortgage Loan:
 
(i) The information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and the Mortgage Loan data delivered to the Purchaser is complete, true and correct in all material respects as of the Cut-off Date, unless another date is set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(ii) The Mortgage Loan is in compliance with all requirements set forth in the related Commitment Letter, and the characteristics of the related Mortgage Loan Package as set forth in the related Commitment Letter are true and correct;
 
(iii) All payments required to be made up to the close of business on the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made. Except for payments in the nature of Escrow Payments, including without limitation, taxes and insurance payments, neither the Seller nor the Interim Servicer has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from a party other than the owner of the related Mortgaged Property, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or the date of disbursement of the Mortgage proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest. No payment under the Mortgage Loan is more than twenty-nine (29) days past due, nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan been more than twenty-nine (29) days past due at any time since origination;
 

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(iv) There are no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, including assessments payable in future installments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(v) The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and is improved by a Residential Dwelling;
 
(vi) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded, or in the process of being recorded, in the applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage, and which have been delivered or will be delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Purchaser; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, and the title insurer, to the extent required by the related policy, and is reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(vii) The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render 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 the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
 
(viii) All buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the Servicing Addendum. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Interim Servicer, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all premiums thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in the amount described in the Servicing Addendum (and to the extent required in the Servicing Addendum) is in effect, which policy conforms to the requirements of the Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to maintain such insurance at Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
 

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(ix) 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, equal credit opportunity, fair housing, disclosure laws or all predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the origination and servicing of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have been complied with and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the inspection of the Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee, upon five (5) Business Days’ request, evidence of compliance with such requirements;
 
(x) The Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, 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 satisfaction, cancellation, subordination, rescission or release;
 
(xi) The related Mortgage is properly recorded and is a valid, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, on the Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject only to (a) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (b) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property, (c) 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 and (d) with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) a First Lien on the 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, existing and enforceable (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a First Lien (as reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule) or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage;
 
(xii) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Mortgagor and enforceable by the Purchaser against such Mortgagor in accordance with its terms, except only as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by law;
 

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(xiii) All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan, to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and to pledge, grant or convey the interest therein purported to be conveyed, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person;
 
(xiv) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the Mortgagee to advance additional funds 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 have been paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
 
(xv) Except with respect to liens released immediately prior to the transfer herein contemplated, no Mortgage Note or related Mortgage has been assigned or pledged. Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Seller held good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and was the sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Seller has full right and authority under all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such Seller, subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any party, to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement free and clear of any encumbrance or right of others, equity, lien, pledge, charge, mortgage, claim, participation interest or security interest of any nature (collectively, a “Lien”); and immediately upon the transfers and assignments herein contemplated, the Seller shall have transferred and sold all of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan and the Purchaser will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
 
(xvi) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as originator, mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were): (A) organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification or licensing, or (E) not otherwise required to be licensed in such state. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan were in compliance with any and all applicable “doing business” and licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located or were not required to be licensed in such state;
 
(xvii) On the date of its origination and on the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan was and is covered by an American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) ALTA lender’s title insurance policy (which, in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an adjustable rate mortgage endorsement in the form of ALTA 6.0 or 6.1), issued by a title insurer acceptable to the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained above in (xi)(a) and (b) and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) clause (d)) the Interim Servicer, its successors and assigns as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan and, with respect to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from the Mortgaged Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Interim Servicer is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
 

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(xviii) There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and, to the Seller’s knowledge, 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 of acceleration, and neither the Seller nor the Interim Servicer nor any other entity involved in originating or servicing a Mortgage Loan has waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule) (i) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such First Lien mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) 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 of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the First Lien mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the First Lien mortgage;
 
(xix) 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 lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
 
(xx) As of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, all improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related 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;
 
(xxi) The Mortgage Loan was originated by New Century Mortgage Corporation or by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority, or by a mortgagee approved as such by the Secretary of HUD;
 

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(xxii) Payments on the Mortgage Loan shall commence (with respect to any newly originated Mortgage Loans) or commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were disbursed. The Mortgage Loan bears interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments, which, (A) in the case of a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan which is not a Balloon Loan, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate, (B) in the case of an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which is not a Balloon Loan, are changed on each Adjustment Date, and in any case, are sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the original term thereof and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate and (C) in the case of a Balloon Loan, are based on a fifteen (15) or thirty (30) year amortization schedule, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, and a final monthly payment substantially greater than the preceding monthly payment which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Loan and to pay interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate. No Balloon Loan has an original stated maturity of less than seven (7) years. The Index for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is as defined in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest-only Mortgage Loan, the interest-only period shall not exceed the period specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and following the expiration of such interest-only period, the remaining Monthly Payments shall be sufficient to fully amortize the original principal balance over the remaining term of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note does not permit negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan is a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
 
(xxiii) The origination and collection practices used by the Interim Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry. The Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Interim Servicer and any predecessor servicer in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments (other than with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan and for which the mortgagee under the First Lien is collecting Escrow Payments (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule)), if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Interim Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Interim Servicer have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and no such escrow deposits or Escrow Payments are being held by the Interim Servicer for any work on a Mortgaged Property which has not been completed;
 
(xxiv) The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty, so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and there is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation thereof nor is such a proceeding currently occurring;
 

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(xxv) The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (b) otherwise by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure. The Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy proceeding or foreclosure proceeding and the Mortgagor has not filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy laws. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would materially interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and rights of redemption;
 
(xxvi) The Mortgagor has not notified the Interim Servicer and the Interim Servicer has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;
 
(xxvii) The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated; and the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions in the secondary market;
 
(xxviii) The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (xi) above;
 
(xxix) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property which, (a) with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 1004 or form 2055 with an interior inspection, or (b) with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans, was on appraisal form 704, 2065 or 2055 with an exterior only inspection, and (c) with respect to (a) or (b) above, was made and signed, prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application, by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller or the Interim Servicer, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC. Each appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989;
 
(xxx) In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
 
(xxxi) No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Seller, the Interim Servicer, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
 

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(xxxii) The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of fixed rate mortgage loans in the case of Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, and adjustable rate mortgage loans in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans and rescission materials with respect to Refinanced Mortgage Loans, and such statement is and will remain in the Mortgage File;
 
(xxxiii) No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
 
(xxxiv) Neither the Seller nor the Interim Servicer has knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loan, in each instance, taking into account the relative Underwriting Guidelines applicable to the related Mortgagor;
 
(xxxv) Each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as subject to a Primary Insurance Policy will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, which insures that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess of the portion of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property required by FNMA. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan does not include any such insurance premium;
 
(xxxvi) The Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law; all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities. No improvement located on or being part of any Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation. To the best of the Seller’s knowledge and with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is covered by a Primary Insurance Policy, the improvement(s) located on or being part of the related Mortgaged Property were constructed in accordance with the specifications set forth in the original construction plans;
 
(xxxvii) No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to the origination, modification or amendment of 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 of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan;
 

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(xxxviii) Each original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded, or are in the process of being recorded, in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller. As to any Mortgage Loan which is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
 
(xxxix) Any principal advances made to the Mortgagor after the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan but prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having (A) first lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Interim Servicer to be a First Lien (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), or (B) second lien priority with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is indicated by the Seller to be a Second Lien Mortgage Loan (as reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), in either case, by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to FNMA and FHLMC. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(xl) Each Mortgaged Property consists of a ground lease, or a fee simple interest in a single parcel of real property improved by a Residential Dwelling. If the Residential Dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility requirements of the Underwriting Guidelines;
 
(xli) Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance Code. With respect to each Texas Refinance Loan that is a Cash-Out Refinancing, the related Mortgage Loan Documents state that the Mortgagor may prepay such Texas Refinance Loan in whole or in part without incurring a Prepayment Charge. The Seller does not collect any such Prepayment Charges in connection with any such Texas Refinance Loan;
 
(xlii) The source of the down payment with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the Seller, if required by the Underwriting Guidelines;
 
(xliii) Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
 
(xliv) The Mortgaged Property is in material compliance with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller, the Interim Servicer nor, to the Seller’s or the Interim Servicer’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any violation or potential violation of such law;
 

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(xlv) The Seller shall, at its own expense, cause each Mortgage Loan to be covered by a “life of loan” Tax Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee; provided however, that if the Seller fails to purchase such Tax Service Contract, the Seller shall be required to reimburse the Purchaser for all costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser in connection with the purchase of any such Tax Service Contract;
 
(xlvi) Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a “life of loan” Flood Zone Service Contract which is assignable to the Purchaser or its designee at no cost to the Purchaser or its designee or, for each Mortgage Loan not covered by such Flood Zone Service Contract, the Seller agrees to purchase such Flood Zone Service Contract;
 
(xlvii) None of the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans include an option to convert to a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan;
 
(xlviii) The Seller did not use any selection procedures (A) intended, or reasonably believed by the Seller, to be adverse to the interests of the Purchaser or (B) that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio;
 
(xlix) With respect to any First Lien Mortgage Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than 95% and with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the CLTV of such Mortgage Loan at origination was not more than 100%;
 
(l)  Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
 
(li) No Mortgage Loan is (a) subject to, covered by or in violation of the provisions of the Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, (b) a “high cost”, “covered”, “abusive”, “predatory”, “home loan”, “Oklahoma Section 10” or “high risk” mortgage loan (or a similarly designated loan using different terminology) under any federal, state or local law, including without limitation, the provisions of the Georgia Fair Lending Act, New York Banking Law, Section 6-1, the City of Oakland, California Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361, the Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, effective as of June 14, 2003, Kentucky State Statute KRS 360.100, effective as of June 25, 2003, the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002 (the “NJ Act”), the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act (N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-21A-1 et seq.), the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act (815 Ill. Comp. Stat. 137/1 et seq.), the Oklahoma Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act, Nevada Assembly Bill No. 284, effective as of Oct. 1, 2003, the Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act (MN Stat. §58.137), the South Carolina High-Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, effective January 1, 2004, the Massachusetts Predatory Home Loan Practices Act, effective November 7, 2004 (Mass. Ann. Laws Ch. 183C) or any other statute or regulation providing assignee liability to holders of such mortgage loans, or (c) subject to or in violation of any such or comparable federal, state or local statutes or regulations;
 

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(lii) Each Mortgage Loan has a valid and original Credit Score, with a minimum Credit Score as set forth in the related Commitment Letter;
 
(liii) No Mortgage Loan had an original term to maturity of more than thirty (30) years;
 
(liv) No Mortgagor is the obligor on more than two Mortgage Notes;
 
(lv) Each Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the event the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
 
(lvi) With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Second Lien, (i) the related first lien does not provide for negative amortization, and (ii) either no consent for the Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the first lien or such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
 
(lvii) No Mortgage Loan originated prior to October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than five years after its origination; and no Mortgage Loan originated after October 1, 2002 has a Prepayment Charge longer than three years after its origination;
 
(lviii) The Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to Prepayment Charges specifically authorizes such Prepayment Charges to be collected, such Prepayment Charges are permissible and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents and all applicable federal, state and local laws (except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure) and each Prepayment Charge was originated in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws;
 
(lix) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment Charge upon a Principal Prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Charge in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a Mortgage Interest Rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not require payment of a Prepayment Charge, (iii) the Prepayment Charge is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Interim Servicer shall not impose such Prepayment Charge in any instance when the Mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the Monthly Payments;
 
(lx) No Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, and no proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit insurance policies or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
 

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(lxi) No Mortgage Loan originated or modified on or after October 1, 2002 and prior to March 7, 2003 is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of Georgia;
 
(lxii) The Interim Servicer and any predecessor servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories) on a monthly basis; and the Interim Servicer will fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
 
(lxiii) No predatory, abusive or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the extension of credit to a Mortgagor without regard for the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a Mortgagor which has no tangible net benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of FNMA’s Selling Guide;
 
(lxiv) The Seller and the Interim Servicer have complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”). The Seller and the Interim Servicer have established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws; no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a “blocked person” for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
 
(lxv) No Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Seller which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the related Mortgage Loan’s origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller. If, at the time of the related loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate of the Seller, the Seller referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for underwriting consideration;
 

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(lxvi) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;
 
(lxvii) All points, fees and charges, including finance charges (whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected), in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation;
 
(lxviii) The Interim Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 and for each Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off;
 
(lxix) No Mortgage Loan is a “manufactured housing loan” pursuant to the NJ Act, and one hundred percent of the amount financed of any purchase money Second Lien Mortgage Loan subject to the NJ Act was used for the purchase of the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(lxx) With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such MIN is accurately provided on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related assignment of Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded;
 
(lxxi) With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, neither the Seller nor the Interim Servicer has received any notice of liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices have been electronically posted by MERS;
 
(lxxii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, neither the related Mortgage nor the related Mortgage Note requires the Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction;
 
(lxxiii) With respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgage Property located in the State of Illinois is in violation of the provisions of the Illinois Interest Act, including Section 4.1a which provides that no such Mortgage Loan with a Mortgage Interest Rate in excess of 8.0% per annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(lxxiv) With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is secured in whole or in part by the interest of the mortgagor as a lessee under a ground lease of the related Mortgaged Property and not by a fee interest in such Mortgaged Property:
 

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a. The Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting interest as tenant under the ground lease;
 
b. The ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise;
 
c. The Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms thereof and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would constitute an event of default thereunder;
 
d. The lessor under the ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions thereof on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed;
 
e. The term of the ground lease exceeds the maturity date of the related Mortgage Loan by at least ten years;
 
f. The ground lease or a memorandum thereof has been recorded and by its terms permits the leasehold estate to be mortgaged. The ground lease grants any leasehold mortgagee standard protection necessary to protect the security of a leasehold mortgagee;
 
g. The ground lease does not contain any default provisions that could give rise to forfeiture or termination of the ground lease except for the non-payment of the ground lease rents;
 
h. The execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent (other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default under, the ground lease; and
 
i. The ground lease provides that the leasehold can be transferred, mortgaged and sublet an unlimited number of times either without restriction or on payment of a reasonable fee and delivery of reasonable documentation to the lessor .
 
(lxxv) [Reserved];
 
(lxxvi) Each document or instrument in the related Mortgage File is in a form generally acceptable to prudent mortgage lenders that regularly originate or purchase mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans for sale to prudent investors in the secondary market that invest in mortgage loans such as the Mortgage Loans;
 
(lxxvii) The Mortgage Note is comprised of one original promissory note and each such promissory note constitutes an “instrument” for purposes of Section 102(a)(47) of the Uniform Commercial Code;
 

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(lxxviii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a manufactured home: (A) the manufactured home is permanently affixed to a foundation which is suitable for the soil conditions of the site; (B) all foundations, both perimeter and interior, have footings that are located below the frost line; (C) any wheels, axles and trailer hitches are removed from such manufactured home; and (D) the related Mortgage Loan is covered under a standard real estate title insurance policy that identifies the manufactured home as part of the real property and insures or indemnifies against any loss if the manufactured home is determined not to be part of the real property.
 
 
Subsection 7.03.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
 
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Seller, the Interim Servicer or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.
 
Within sixty (60) days (or with respect to a breach of Section 7.02(lxx), within ten (10) days) of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within ten (10) days following the expiration of the related cure period. In the event that a breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 7.01, which materially and adversely affects the value of all the Mortgage Loans, and such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, of such breach, then all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. With respect to any representations and warranties made by the Seller, in the event that it is discovered that the circumstances with respect to the Mortgage Loan are not accurately reflected in such representation and warranty notwithstanding the actual knowledge or lack of knowledge of Seller, then, notwithstanding that such representation and warranty is made “to the best of the Seller’s knowledge,” or in reliance on or based on other information, there shall be a breach of such representation and Seller shall cure such breach or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan as provided in this Subsection 7.03. The Seller shall, at the request of the Purchaser and assuming that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans; provided that such substitution shall be effected not later than 120 days after notice to the Seller of such breach. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan(s) pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 7.03 shall occur on a date designated by the Purchaser and shall be accomplished (i) by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the repurchase date to an account designated by the Initial Purchaser or (ii) as otherwise set forth in the related Commitment Letter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is understood by the parties hereto that a breach of the representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.02(li), (lvii), (lx), (lxi), (lxii) or (lxxii) will be deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein.
 

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If pursuant to the foregoing provisions the Seller repurchases a Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer shall either (i) cause MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of the Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Seller and shall cause such Mortgage to be removed from registration on the MERS System in accordance with MERS’ rules and regulations or (ii) cause MERS to designate on the MERS System the Seller as the beneficial holder of such Mortgage Loan.
 
At the time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser and the Seller or the Interim Servicer shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Seller and the delivery to the Seller or the Interim Servicer of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event the Repurchase Price is deposited in the Custodial Account, the Interim Servicer shall, simultaneously with such deposit, give written notice to the Purchaser that such deposit has taken place. Upon such repurchase the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended to reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement.
 
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Purchaser for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and such other documents and agreements as are required by this Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required therein. The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution will be retained by the Interim Servicer. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Interim Servicer shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Interim Servicer in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall give written notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place and shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02.
 

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For any month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Interim Servicer will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution). An amount equal to the sum of (A) if the substitution occurs during the first twelve months following the related Closing Date (x) the product of (i) the amount of such shortfall and (ii) the purchase price percentage used to calculate the Purchase Price, as stated in the related Commitment Letter and (y) accrued interest on the amount of such shortfall to day prior to the day on which such substitution occurs, and (B) thereafter, (i) the amount of such shortfall and (ii) accrued interest on the amount of such shortfall to day prior to the day on which such substitution occurs, shall be distributed by the Interim Servicer in the month of substitution pursuant to the Servicing Addendum. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution, the Seller or the Interim Servicer will deposit from its own funds into the Custodial Account an amount equal to such amount.
 
In addition to such cure, repurchase and substitution obligation, the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller’s and the Interim Servicer’s representations and warranties, respectively, contained in this Section 7. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller and the Interim Servicer set forth in this Subsection 7.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Subsection 7.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. The indemnification obligation of the Seller and the Interim Servicer set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement notwithstanding any applicable statute of limitations, which the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, hereby expressly waives.
 
Any cause of action against the Seller or the Interim Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.01 or 7.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller or the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller or the Interim Servicer to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller or the Interim Servicer by the Purchaser for compliance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement.
 
 
Subsection 7.04.
Prepayment-in-Full Premium Recapture.
 
In the event that any Mortgage Loans prepay-in-full within three (3) months of the related Closing Date, the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser within ten (10) days following receipt of notice from the Purchaser of a prepayment-in-full, the greater of (i) an amount equal to the product of (A) the excess of the related purchase price percentage over 100% and (B) the Stated Principal Balance of such prepaid Mortgage Loan as of the related Closing Date or (ii) the amount of any prepayment penalty fees paid with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
 

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Subsection 7.05.
Early Payment Default.
 
In the event that any Mortgagor fails to make the first scheduled Monthly Payment due on a Mortgage Loan or due to Purchaser within the calendar month such payment is due, Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within ten (10) days following receipt of notice from the Purchaser of such payment default.
 
 
Subsection 7.06.
Representation and Warranty Respecting the Initial Purchaser.
 
The Initial Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser as of each Closing Date that the Initial Purchaser does not directly service any Mortgage Loan nor shall the Initial Purchaser directly service any Mortgage Loan.
 
SECTION 8. Closing. The closing for each Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the closing shall be either by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree.
 
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
 
 
(a)
all of the representations and warranties of the Seller and the Interim Servicer under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with reasonable notice to the Seller or the Interim Servicer as applicable, or the passage of time, would constitute a default under this Agreement;
 
 
(b)
the Initial Purchaser shall have received, or the Initial Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as specified in Section 9, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof;
 
 
(c)
the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall have delivered and released to the Custodian all documents required pursuant to this Agreement; and
 
 
(d)
all other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied with.
 
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Initial Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 4, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
 
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SECTION 9. Closing Documents.
 
 
(a)
On or before the Initial Closing Date, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall submit to the Initial Purchaser fully executed originals of the following documents:
 
 
(1)
this Agreement, in four counterparts;
 
 
(2)
a Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 6 hereto;
 
 
(3)
as Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 7 hereto;
 
 
(4)
a Seller’s Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1A hereto, including all attachments thereto;
 
 
(5)
an Interim Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1B hereto, including all attachments thereto;
 
 
(6)
an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller and Interim Servicer, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto; and
 
 
(7)
the Seller’s and Interim Servicer’s Underwriting Guidelines for each of the Seller’s and the Interim Servicer’s, as applicable, origination programs.
 
 
(b)
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following documents:
 
 
(1)
the related Commitment Letter;
 
 
(2)
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance;
 
 
(3)
a Custodian’s trust receipt and initial certification, as required under the Custodial Agreement, in a form acceptable to the Initial Purchaser;
 
 
(4)
a Seller’s Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1A hereto, including all attachments thereto;
 
 
(5)
an Interim Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit 1B hereto, including all attachments hereto;
 
 
(6)
if requested by the Initial Purchaser, an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller and Interim Servicer, in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto;
 
 
(7)
a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto executed by any Person, as requested by the Initial Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans has at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such Person;
 

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(8)
a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while conducting business under a name other than its present name, if applicable;
 
 
(9)
an Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto; and
 
 
(10)
any modifications, amendments or supplements to the Underwriting Guidelines following the Initial Closing Date.
 
SECTION 10. Costs. The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage and the Seller’s attorney’s fees, shall be paid by the Seller. The Seller shall also pay certain expenses of the Custodian, including but not limited to, the Custodian’s preparation of trust receipts and certifications.
 
SECTION 11. Interim Servicer’s Servicing Obligations. The Interim Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date during the Interim Servicing Period in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which Servicing Addendum is incorporated herein by reference.
 
SECTION 12. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates. The Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Initial Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Initial Purchaser may effect either:
 
(1) one or more Whole Loan Transfers; and/or
 
(2) one or more Pass-Through Transfers.
 
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, entered into by the Initial Purchaser, the Seller and the Interim Servicer agree:
 
 
(1)
to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures and with respect to the preparation (including, but not limited to, the endorsement, delivery, assignment, and execution) of the Mortgage Loan Documents and other related documents, and with respect to servicing requirements reasonably requested by the rating agencies and credit enhancers;
 
 
(2)
to execute all Reconstitution Agreements provided that each of the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser is given an opportunity to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided for herein; provided, however, that in the event that more than five (5) whole loan transfers or pass-through transfers are conducted with respect to one Mortgage Loan Package prior to the one year anniversary of the related Closing Date, the Initial Purchaser shall pay the Seller’s and the Interim Servicer’s attorney’s fees and expenses with respect to each transfer after the fifth such transfer;
 

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(3)
with respect to any Whole Loan Transfer or Pass--Through Transfer, the Seller and the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall make the representations and warranties regarding the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, and, if such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer occurs within 12 months of the related Closing Date or such later period as specified in the related Commitment Letter, the Mortgage Loans as of the date of the Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer or otherwise, as of the one year anniversary of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, modified to the extent necessary to accurately reflect the pool statistics of the Mortgage Loans as of the date of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer and any events or circumstances existing subsequent to the related Closing Date(s);
 
 
(4)
to deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such publicly available information regarding the Seller and the Interim Servicer, as applicable, their financial condition and the Interim Servicer’s mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience and any additional information requested by the Purchaser, and to deliver to the Purchaser any similar nonpublic, unaudited financial information, in which case the Purchaser shall bear the cost of having such information audited by certified public accountants if the Purchaser desires such an audit, or as is otherwise reasonably requested by the Purchaser and which the Seller and the Interim Servicer, as applicable, is capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify the Purchaser and its affiliates for material misstatements or omissions contained (i) in such information and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
 
(5)
to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller and the Interim Servicer pursuant to clause 4 above as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser; and
 
 
(6)
to deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, such legal documents and in-house Opinions of Counsel as are customarily delivered by originators or servicers, as the case may be, and reasonably determined by the Purchaser to be necessary in connection with Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers, as the case may be, such in-house Opinions of Counsel for a Pass-Through Transfer to be in the form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, it being understood that the cost of any opinions of outside special counsel that may be required for a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser.
 

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All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced for the remainder of the Interim Servicing Period in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
SECTION 13. The Seller and the Interim Servicer.
 
 
Subsection 13.01.
Additional Indemnification by the Seller and the Interim Servicer.
 
In addition to the indemnification provided in Subsection 7.03, the Seller and the Interim Servicer, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold the Purchaser harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Seller or Interim Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement including but not limited to the Interim Servicer’s obligation to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 12. The indemnification obligation of the Seller and the Interim Servicer set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement notwithstanding any applicable statute of limitations, which the Seller and the Interim Servicer hereby expressly waive.
 
 
Subsection 13.02.
Merger or Consolidation of the Seller and the Interim Servicer.
 
The Seller and the Interim Servicer shall each keep in full force and effect their existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of their incorporation except as permitted herein, and shall obtain and preserve their qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans, and to enable the Seller and the Interim Servicer, as applicable, to perform its duties under this Agreement.
 
Any Person into which the Seller or the Interim Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller or the Interim Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller or the Interim Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, as applicable, shall be a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer and shall satisfy any requirements of Section 16 with respect to the qualifications of a successor to the Seller or the Interim Servicer.
 

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Subsection 13.03.
Limitation on Liability of the Seller and Others.
 
Neither the Seller, the Interim Servicer nor any of the officers, employees or agents of either shall be under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Seller or the Interim Servicer or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, and any officer, employee or agent of the Seller or the Interim Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Seller and the Interim Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its obligation to sell or duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may result in its incurring any expenses or liability; provided, however, that the Seller and the Interim Servicer may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser shall be liable, and the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the Purchaser upon written demand except when such expenses, costs and liabilities are subject to the Seller’s and the Interim Servicer’s indemnification under Subsections 7.03 or 13.01.
 
 
Subsection 13.04.
Interim Servicer Not to Resign.
 
The Interim Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its servicing duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Interim Servicer in which event the Interim Servicer may resign as servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Interim Servicer as servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser and which shall be provided at the cost of the Interim Servicer. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Interim Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 16.
 
 
Subsection 13.05.
No Transfer of Servicing.
 
With respect to the retention of the Interim Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans during the Interim Servicing Period, the Interim Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the Interim Servicer’s independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, the Interim Servicer shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, except with respect to the Interim Servicer retaining Ocwen Federal Bank FSB as a subservicer, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
 

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SECTION 14. Default.
 
 
Subsection 14.01.
Events of Default.
 
In case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Seller shall occur and be continuing, that is to say:
 
(i) any failure by the Interim Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Interim Servicer by the Purchaser; or
 
(ii) failure on the part of the Seller or the Interim Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Seller or the Interim Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty days (except that such number of days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement) after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller or the Interim Servicer by the Purchaser; or
 
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Seller or the Interim Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty days; or
 
(iv) the Seller or the Interim Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Seller or the Interim Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
 
(v) the Seller or the Interim Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
 
(vi) failure by the Seller or the Interim Servicer to be in compliance with the “doing business” or licensing laws of any jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located; or
 

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(vii) the Interim Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of either a FNMA or FHLMC servicer; or
 
(viii) the Interim Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Interim Servicer attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof, except with respect to the Interim Servicer retaining Ocwen Federal Bank FSB as a subservicer; or
 
(ix) failure by the Interim Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 11.23 or 11.24 which failure continues unremedied for a period of fifteen (15) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by any party to this Agreement or by any master servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization of such Mortgage Loans;
 
then, and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, may, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Interim Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Interim Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall on the date set forth in such notice pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 16.
 
If any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Mortgage Loans, in connection with the termination or resignation (as described in Section 13.04) of the Interim Servicer hereunder, either (i) the successor Interim Servicer shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the Interim Servicer shall cooperate with the successor company either (x) in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Purchaser and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS System to the successor company or (y) in causing MERS to designate on the MERS System the successor company as the servicer of such Mortgage Loan.
 
 
Subsection 14.02.
Waiver of Defaults.
 
The Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller or the Interim Servicer in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
 

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SECTION 15. Termination. The respective obligations and responsibilities of the Interim Servicer, as servicer, shall terminate at the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period unless terminated on an earlier date at the option of the Purchaser or pursuant to Section 14. Upon written request from the Purchaser in connection with any such termination, the Interim Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all documents and other instruments, place in the Purchaser’s possession all Mortgage Files, and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise, at the Interim Servicer’s sole expense. The Interim Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Interim Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Interim Servicer to the related Custodial Account, REO Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The indemnification obligation of the Interim Servicer set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement notwithstanding any applicable statute of limitations, which the Interim Servicer hereby expressly waives.
 
SECTION 16. Successor to the Interim Servicer. Prior to termination of the Seller’s or the Interim Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 12, 14 or 15, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Interim Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the reasonable compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Interim Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities as servicer under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Interim Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of the Purchaser or such successor. The termination of the Interim Servicer as interim servicer pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 16 and shall in no event relieve the Seller or the Interim Servicer of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Subsection 7.03 or 7.04 and Section 32, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and Section 32 shall be applicable to the Interim Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Interim Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.
 
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Interim Servicer and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Interim Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement provided, however, that such successor shall not assume, and the Interim Servicer shall indemnify such successor for, any and all liabilities arising out of the Interim Servicer’s acts as servicer. Any termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer pursuant to Section 12, 14 or 15 shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Interim Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation or remedies with respect to such claims.
 

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The Interim Servicer shall timely deliver to the successor the funds in the related Custodial Account, REO Account and the related Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Interim Servicer shall account for all funds. The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Interim Servicer as servicer. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the Interim Servicer for amounts the Interim Servicer actually expended as servicer pursuant to this Agreement which the successor is entitled to retain hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer.
 
SECTION 17. Financial Statements. The Seller and the Interim Servicer understand that in connection with the Purchaser’s marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers the Seller’s and the Interim Servicer’s financial statements for the most recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are available. The Seller and the Interim Servicer also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller or the Interim Servicer (and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller and the Interim Servicer). The Seller and the Interim Servicer, if they have not already done so, agree to furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Interim Servicer also shall make available information on its servicing performance with respect to mortgage loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios.
 
The Seller and the Interim Servicer also agree to allow access to knowledgeable financial, accounting, origination and servicing officers of the Seller and the Interim Servicer for the purpose of answering questions asked by any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller and the Interim Servicer, their loan origination or servicing practices or the financial statements of the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable.
 
SECTION 18. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The sale and delivery of each Mortgage Loan on or before the related Closing Date is mandatory from and after the date of the execution of the related Commitment Letter, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Initial Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Initial Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller’s failure to deliver each of the related Mortgage Loans or one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Initial Purchaser on or before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Initial Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by the Seller of its obligation hereunder, and the Seller agrees that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for the Initial Purchaser subject to the Initial Purchaser’s (i) right to reject any Mortgage Loan under the terms of this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter, and (ii) obligation to pay the related Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
 

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SECTION 19. Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other party at the address as follows:
 
 
(i)
if to the Purchaser:
 
DB Structured Products, Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attn: Michael Commaroto
 
 
(ii)
if to the Seller:
 
NC Capital Corporation
18400 Von Karman
Suite 1000
Irvine, California 92612
Attn: Kevin Cloyd
 
 
(iii)
if to the Interim Servicer:
 
New Century Mortgage Corporation
18400 Von Karman
Suite 1000
Irvine, California 92612
Attention: Kevin Cloyd
 
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt).
 
SECTION 20. Severability Clause. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
 

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SECTION 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
SECTION 22. Governing Law. The Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of law provisions and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
 
SECTION 23. Intention of the Parties. It is the intention of the parties that the Initial Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller is selling, the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Initial Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Initial Purchaser in the course of such review. In the event, for any reason, any transaction contemplated herein is construed by any court or regulatory authority as a borrowing rather than as a sale, the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser intend that the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have a perfected first priority security interest in the Mortgage Loans, the servicing rights appurtenant to the Mortgage Loans, the Custodial Account and the proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”), free and clear of adverse claims. In such case, the Seller shall be deemed to have hereby granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, a first priority security interest in and lien upon the Collateral, free and clear of adverse claims. In such event, the related Commitment Letter and this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement, the Custodian shall be deemed to be an independent custodian for purposes of perfection of the security interest granted to the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, and the Purchaser or its assignee, as the case may be, shall have all of the rights of a secured party under applicable law.
 
SECTION 24. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser. The Purchaser may assign this Agreement to any Person to whom any Mortgage Loan is transferred whether pursuant to a sale or financing and to any Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan is sold or transferred. Upon any such assignment, the Person to whom such assignment is made shall succeed to all rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans and this Agreement, to the extent of the related Mortgage Loan or Loans, shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller, the Interim Servicer and such Purchaser, and a separate and distinct Agreement between the Seller, the Interim Servicer and each other Purchaser to the extent of the other related Mortgage Loan or Loans. In the event that this Agreement is assigned to any Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of any Mortgage Loan is sold or transferred, the rights and benefits under this agreement which inure to the Purchaser shall inure to the benefit of both the Person to whom such Mortgage Loan is transferred and the Person to whom the servicing or master servicing of the Mortgage Loan has been transferred; provided that, the right to require a Mortgage Loan to be repurchased by the Seller or the Interim Servicer pursuant to Subsection 7.03 or 7.04 shall be retained solely by the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Seller or the Interim Servicer to a third party without the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 

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SECTION 25. Commitment Letter. The terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter with respect to each Closing Date shall be incorporated herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the related Commitment Letter, the Commitment Letter shall control.
 
SECTION 26. Waivers. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
 
SECTION 27. Exhibits. The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 28. Nonsolicitation. The Seller and the Interim Servicer covenant and agree that neither shall take any action to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan following the date hereof or provide information to any other entity to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan; provided that, the foregoing shall not preclude the Seller or the Interim Servicer from engaging in solicitations to the general public by newspaper, radio, television or other media which are not directed toward the Mortgagors or from refinancing the Mortgage Loan of any Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts the Seller or the Interim Servicer to request the refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan.
 
SECTION 29. General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
 
 
(a)
the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
 

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(b)
accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 
(c)
references herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
 
 
(d)
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
 
 
(e)
the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
 
 
(f)
the term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.
 
SECTION 30. Reproduction of Documents. This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
 
SECTION 31. Further Agreements. The Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 32. Guaranty. The Interim Servicer hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Purchaser, the full and prompt performance by the Seller, of any and all obligations of the Seller under Section 7 and Subsection 13.1 of this Agreement. The Interim Servicer agrees that its obligations pursuant to this Section 31 shall be a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of the full and punctual performance by the Seller of its obligations under Section 7 and Subsection 13.01 of this Agreement and is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that the Purchaser first attempt to collect any of its obligations from the Seller without regard to (a) the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement; (b) the absence of any action to enforce the same; (c) any waiver or consent by Purchaser concerning any provisions hereof; (d) the rendering of any judgment against the Seller or any action to enforce the same; (e) any defense, set-off, counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Seller against the Purchaser; or (f) any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a guarantor or a defense of a guarantor. The Interim Servicer hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Purchaser without set-off or counterclaim in accordance with the wiring instructions of the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Seller with respect to the obligations of the Seller under Section 7 and Subsection 13.01 of this Agreement. This Section 32 shall continue to be effective if the Seller merges or consolidates with or into another entity, loses its separate legal identity or ceases to exist.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
 
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
 
(Seller)
   
   
 
By:_________________________________
   
 
Name: 
 
Title: 
   
   
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
 
(Interim Servicer)
   
   
 
By:_________________________________
   
 
Name: 
 
Title: 
   
   
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. (Initial Purchaser)
   
   
 
By:_________________________________
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
   
   
 
By:_________________________________
   
 
Name:
 
Title:


EXHIBIT 1A
 
FORM OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
 
I, ________________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected ______________ of NC Capital Corporation, a California corporation (the “Seller”), and further certify, on behalf of the Seller as follows:
 
1. Attached hereto as Attachment I are a true and correct copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Seller as are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
 
2. No proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Seller are pending or contemplated.
 
3. Each person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Seller, signed (a) the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2005 by and between the Seller and DB Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”); (b) the Commitment Letter, dated _______ __, 200_, between the Seller and the Purchaser (the “Commitment Letter”); and (c) any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.
 
4. Attached hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Seller on ____________, 200_ (the “Resolutions”) with respect to the authorization and approval of the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans; said Resolutions have not been amended, modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.
 
5. Attached hereto as Attachment III is a Certificate of Good Standing of the Seller dated ____________, 200_. No event has occurred since ____________, 200_ which has affected the good standing of the Seller under the laws of the State of ___________.
 
6. Seller is licensed to originate and sell the Mortgage Loans in all the states in which the Seller originates and sells Mortgage Loans. No such licenses have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation. Upon request of the Purchaser, Seller shall provide a copy of any such state licenses requested.
 

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7. All of the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Purchase Agreement were true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.
 
8. The Seller has performed all of its duties and has satisfied all the material conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the related Commitment Letter.
 
All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Seller.
 
Dated:_________________________
 
[Seal]
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)
 
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title: Vice President
 
I, _______________________, Secretary of the Seller, hereby certify that _________________________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting Vice President of the Seller and that the signature appearing above is genuine.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
 
Dated:__________________________
 
[Seal]
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)
 
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary

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EXHIBIT 1B

INTERIM SERVICER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

I, ________________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected ______________ of New Century Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation (the “Interim Servicer”), and further certify, on behalf of the Interim Servicer as follows:

1. Attached hereto as Attachment I are a true and correct copy of the Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws of the Interim Servicer as are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

2. No proceedings looking toward merger, liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy of the Interim Servicer are pending or contemplated.

3. Each person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Interim Servicer, signed (a) the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2005, by and among the Interim Servicer, NC Capital Corporation (the “Seller”) and DB Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”); (b) the Commitment Letter, dated _____________ 200_, among the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser (the “Commitment Letter”); and (c) any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting as such officer or attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.

4. Attached hereto as Attachment II is a true and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors of the Interim Servicer on ________________, 200_ (the “Resolutions”) with respect to the authorization and approval of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans; said Resolutions have not been amended, modified, annulled or revoked and are in full force and effect on the date hereof.

5. Attached hereto as Attachment III is a Certificate of Good Standing of the Interim Servicer dated ______________, 200_. No event has occurred since ___________________, 200_ which has affected the good standing of the Interim Servicer under the laws of the State of _________________.

6. Interim Servicer is licensed to originate and sell the Mortgage Loans in all the states in which the Interim Servicer originates and sells Mortgage Loans. No such licenses have been suspended or revoked by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body and no proceedings are pending which might result in such suspension or revocation. Upon request of the Purchaser, Interim Servicer shall provide a copy of any such state licenses requested.


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7. All of the representations and warranties of the Interim Servicer contained in Subsections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Purchase Agreement were true and correct in all material respects as of the date of the Purchase Agreement and are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof.

8. The Interim Servicer has performed all of its duties and has satisfied all the material conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied prior to the related Closing Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and the related Commitment Letter.

All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Interim Servicer.

Dated: ________________________

[Seal]
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)


By:_____________________________________________
Name:___________________________________________
Title: Vice President

I, _______________________, Secretary of the Interim Servicer, hereby certify that _________________________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting Vice President of the Interim Servicer and that the signature appearing above is genuine.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.

Dated: __________________________
[Seal]
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)

By:____________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary

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EXHIBIT 2
 
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER AND THE INTERIM SERVICER
 
______________________________
(Date)
 
DB Structured Products, Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005

 
Re:
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005
 
Gentlemen:
 
I am Senior Counsel to NC Capital Corporation, a California corporation (the “Seller”) and New Century Mortgage Corporation, a California corporation (the “Interim Servicer”), and I am delivering this opinion in my capacity as Senior Counsel to Seller and Interim Servicer in connection with the sale of certain mortgage loans by the Seller to DB Structured Products, Inc. (the “Purchaser”) pursuant to (i) a Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, among the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”), and the Commitment Letter, dated January 21, 2005, among the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser (the “Commitment Letter”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
 
In connection with rendering this opinion letter, I, or attorneys working under my direction, have examined, among other things, originals, certified copies or copies otherwise identified to my satisfaction as being true copies of the following:
 
 
A.
The Purchase Agreement;
 
B.
The Commitment Letter;
 
C.
The Seller’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended to date;
 
D.
The Interim Servicer’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, as amended to date;
 
E.
Resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Seller relating to the transactions covered by this opinion (the “Seller’s Board Resolutions”); and
 
 
F.
Resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Interim Servicer relating to the transactions covered by this opinion (the “Interim Servicer’s Board Resolutions”).
 

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For the purpose of rendering this opinion, I have made such documentary, factual and legal examinations as I deemed necessary under the circumstances. As to factual matters, I have relied upon statements, certificates and other assurances of public officials and of officers and other representatives of the Seller, and upon such other certificates as I deemed appropriate, which factual matters have not been independently established or verified by me. I have also assumed, among other things, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals, and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied documents.
 
On the basis of and subject to the foregoing examination, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations expressed herein, I am of the opinion that:
 
1. The Seller and the Interim Servicer have been duly incorporated and are validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California with corporate power and authority to own their properties and conduct their business as presently conducted by them. The Seller and the Interim Servicer have the corporate power and authority to service the Mortgage Loans, and to execute, deliver, and perform their obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter (sometimes collectively, the “Agreements”).
 
2. The Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Seller and the Interim Servicer.
 
3. The Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of the Seller and the Interim Servicer, enforceable against the Seller and the Interim Servicer in accordance with their respective terms.
 
4. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal court or government agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter, except for those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders which previously have been obtained.
 
5. Neither the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Interim Servicer as provided in the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter, nor the fulfillment by the Seller or the Interim Servicer of the terms of or the consummation of any other transactions contemplated in the Purchase Agreement and the Commitment Letter will result in a breach of any term or provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Seller or the Interim Servicer, or, to my knowledge, will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, (i) the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument known to me to which the Seller or the Interim Servicer are parties or by which they are bound, (ii) any State of California or federal statute or regulation applicable to the Selleror the Interim Servicer, or (iii) any order of any State of California or federal court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Seller or the Interim Servicer, except in any such case where the default, breach or violation would not have a material adverse effect on the Seller or the Interim Servicer or its ability to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
 

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6. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to my knowledge, threatened against the Seller or the Interim Servicer which, in my judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would draw into question the validity of the Purchase Agreement or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller or the Interim Servicer to perform under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
 
7. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is sufficient fully to transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the Seller thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
 
The opinions above are subject to the following additional assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations:
 
A. I have assumed that all parties to the Agreements other than the Seller and the Interim Servicer have all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their respective obligations under each of the Agreements, and that the Agreements have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such parties, have been executed and delivered by such parties and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of such parties.
 
B. My opinion expressed in paragraphs 3 and 7 above is subject to the qualifications that (i) the enforceability of the Agreements may be limited by the effect of laws relating to (1) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, including, without limitation, the effect of statutory or other laws regarding fraudulent conveyances or preferential transfers, and (2) general principles of equity upon the specific enforceability of any of the remedies, covenants or other provisions of the Agreements and upon the availability of injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and the application of principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) as such principles relate to, limit or affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding for such enforcement may be brought; and (ii) I express no opinion herein with respect to the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability of (a) provisions for indemnification in the Agreements to the extent such provisions may be held to be unenforceable as contrary to public policy or (b) Section 18 of the Purchase Agreement.
 
C. I have assumed, without independent check or certification, that there are no agreements or understandings among the Seller, the Interim Servicer, the Purchaser and any other party which would expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the documents described herein or the respective rights or obligations of the parties thereunder.
 

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I am admitted to practice in the State of California and I render no opinion herein as to matters involving the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California and the Federal laws of the United States of America.
 
Very truly yours,



___________________________

Jeremy Hayden, Esq.
As Senior Counsel for NC Capital Corporation and
New Century Mortgage Corporation

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EXHIBIT 3
 
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
 
I.    Release of Security Interest
 
___________________________, hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in and to the Mortgage Loans described in Exhibit A attached hereto upon purchase thereof by DB Structured Products, Inc. from the Seller named below pursuant to that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, as of the date and time of receipt by ______________________________ of $__________ for such Mortgage Loans (the “Date and Time of Sale”), and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to the Seller named below or its designees as of the Date and Time of Sale.
 
Name and Address of Financial Institution
 
____________________________
(Name)
 
____________________________
(Address)
 
By:______________________________

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II.
Certification of Release
 
The Seller named below hereby certifies to DB Structured Products, Inc. that, as of the Date and Time of Sale of the above mentioned Mortgage Loans to DB Structured Products, Inc., the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by the above named corporation comprise all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
Seller
 
By:____________________________________________
Name:__________________________________________
Title:___________________________________________
 

 

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EXHIBIT 4
 
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
 
On this _______ day of ________, 200_, NC Capital Corporation (the “Seller”), as Seller under that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”), does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to DB Structured Products, Inc. as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule One, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Subsection 6.03 of the Agreement, the Seller or New Century Mortgage Corporation (the “Interim Servicer”) has delivered or shall deliver to the Custodian the Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased and such other documents as set forth in the Agreement. The contents of each related Servicing File required to be retained by the Interim Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Interim Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Interim Servicer’s possession of any portion of each such Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing 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 and the Interim Servicer, as applicable, confirm to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Agreement and in the Commitment Letter, dated ________ __, 200_, are true and correct as of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Seller’s Officer’s Certificate and the Interim Servicer’s Officer’s Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof.
 
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)
 
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:__________________________________
 

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NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)
 
By:__________________________________
Name:________________________________
Title:_________________________________
 

 

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EXHIBIT 5
 
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and which shall be retained by the Seller or delivered to the Custodian:
 
 
1.
Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
 
2.
Residential loan application.
 
 
3.
Mortgage Loan closing statement.
 
 
4.
Verification of employment and income, if required pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan’s origination program.
 
 
5.
Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of downpayment, if required pursuant to the related Mortgage Loan’s origination program.
 
 
6.
Credit report on Mortgagor.
 
 
7.
Residential appraisal report.
 
 
8.
Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
 
 
9.
Survey of the Mortgaged Property.
 
 
10.
Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association declarations, etc.
 
 
11.
All required disclosure statements and statement of Mortgagor confirming receipt thereof.
 
 
12.
If available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability and septic certification.
 
 
13.
Sales Contract, if applicable.
 
 
14.
Hazard insurance policy.
 

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15.
Tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment history from date of origination, insurance claim files, correspondence, current and historical computerized data files, and all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
 
16.    Amortization schedule, if available.
 
 
17.
Payment history for Mortgage Loans that have been closed for more than 90 days.
 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 6
 
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
 
________________________ __, 200__
 
To:
_____________________
  _____________________
  _____________________
 
(the “Depository”)
 
As Interim Servicer under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account, to be designated as “New Century Mortgage Corporation in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc..” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)
 
By:__________________________________
 
Name:________________________________
 
Title:_________________________________
 
Date:_________________________________
 

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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
 

 
_____________________________________
Depository
 
By:___________________________________
 
Name:_________________________________
 
Title:__________________________________
 
Date:___________________________________

 

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EXHIBIT 7
 
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
 
___________ __, 200__
 
To:
_____________________
  _____________________
  _____________________
 
(the “Depository”)
 
As Interim Servicer under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account, to be designated as “New Century Mortgage Corportion in trust for DB Structured Products, Inc. and various Mortgagors, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)
 
By:__________________________________
 
Name:________________________________
 
Title:_________________________________
 
Date:_________________________________
 

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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account has been established under Account Number ___________ at the office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
 
_____________________________________
Depository
 
By:___________________________________
 
Name:_________________________________
 
Title:__________________________________
 
Date:___________________________________


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EXHIBIT 8
 
SERVICING ADDENDUM
 
 
Subsection 11.01
Interim Servicer to Act as Servicer.
 
The Interim Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans that the Seller sells to the Purchaser hereunder in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage and this Agreement during the Interim Servicing Period and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Interim Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
 
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Interim Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make additional advances of additional principal or extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Interim Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Property. If reasonably required by the Interim Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Interim Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Interim Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Interim Servicer determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge, or (ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors’ rights generally or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law. If the Interim Servicer waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating to a Principal Prepayment in full due to any action or omission of the Interim Servicer, other than as provided above, the Interim Servicer shall deposit the amount of such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit) into the Custodial Account for distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
 

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In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Interim Servicer shall employ procedures including collection procedures and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account giving due consideration to accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser’s reliance on the Interim Servicer.
 
 
Subsection 11.02
Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
 
Continuously from the related Closing Date until the expiration of the Interim Servicing Period, the Interim Servicer shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, follow such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the Interim Servicer shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable.
 
 
Subsection 11.03
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) The Interim Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the Interim Servicer would use in servicing loans for its own account, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of such Mortgaged Properties as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Subsection 11.01. The Interim Servicer shall use its best efforts to realize upon defaulted Mortgage Loans in such a manner as will maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage, the Interim Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property in excess of $2,000 unless it shall determine in its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by the Interim Servicer through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Subsection 11.05. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Interim Servicer shall take such action as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Purchaser. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or more, the Interim Servicer shall commence foreclosure proceedings, provided that prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the Interim Servicer’s intention to do so, and the Interim Servicer shall not commence foreclosure proceedings if the Purchaser objects to such action within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such notice. The Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the commencement of foreclosure proceedings. In such connection, the Interim Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Subsection 11.05.
 

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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 11.03, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Interim Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property the Interim Servicer shall not either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action, with respect to, such Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Purchaser would be considered to hold title to, to be a mortgagee-in-possession of, or to be an owner or operator of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Interim Servicer has also previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that:
 
(1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and
 
(2) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.
 
The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Subsection 11.03 shall be advanced by the Interim Servicer, subject to the Interim Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
 
If the Interim Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Interim Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Purchaser. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Interim Servicer, subject to the Interim Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Custodial Account as provided in Subsection 11.05(v).
 

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(c) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, pursuant to Subsections 11.05(ii) and (v); second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery Determination; and third, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such recovery will be allocated by the Interim Servicer as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, to the balance of the interest then due and owing. The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the Interim Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.05(iii).
 
 
Subsection 11.04
Establishment of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts.
 
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a Custodial Account Letter Agreement in the form of Exhibit 6.
 
The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the related Custodial Account on a daily basis, and retain therein the following payments and collections received by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date:
 
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans;
 
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, including all Prepayment Charges;
 
 
(iii)
all Liquidation Proceeds;
 

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(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Subsections 11.10 and 11.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Interim Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
 
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Interim Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the loan documents or applicable law;
 
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Subsections 7.03 and 7.04 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Interim Servicer in connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection 7.03;
 
(vii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Subsection 11.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy. Such deposit shall be made from the Interim Servicer’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor;
 
(viii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Interim Servicer in connection with any REO Property pursuant to Subsection 11.13; and
 
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsections 11.19 or 11.20.
 
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Subsection 11.21, need not be deposited by the Interim Servicer in the Custodial Account. Such Custodial Account shall be an Eligible Account. Any interest or earnings on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Interim Servicer and the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the related Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05(iii). The Interim Servicer shall give notice to the Purchaser of the location of the Custodial Account when established and prior to any change thereof.
 
If the balance on deposit in the Custodial Account exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of business on any Business Day and the Custodial Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Eligible Account, the Interim Servicer shall, on or before twelve o’clock noon Eastern time on such Business Day, withdraw from the related Custodial Account any and all amounts payable to the Purchaser and remit such amounts to the Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
 

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Subsection 11.05
Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.
 
The Interim Servicer may, from time to time, withdraw from the related Custodial Account for the following purposes:
 
(i) to make distributions to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Subsection 11.14;
 
(ii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Interim Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Interim Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Interim Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Subsection 7.03, the Interim Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
 
(iii) to pay to itself pursuant to Subsection 11.21 as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than each Distribution Date), and (b) the Servicing Fee from that portion of any payment or recovery as to interest on a particular Mortgage Loan;
 
(iv) to pay to itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant to Subsection 7.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date on which the related Repurchase Price is determined;
 
(v) to pay, or to reimburse the Interim Servicer for advances in respect of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 11.03(b), but only to the extent of amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans to which such expense is attributable;
 
(vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account on the termination of this Agreement.
 
The Interim Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (ii) - (v) above.
 
 
Subsection 11.06
Establishment of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.
 
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by an Escrow Account Letter Agreement in the form of Exhibit 7.
 

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The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Interim Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Subsection 11.08. The Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the related Escrow Account by the depository institution other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and, to the extent required by law, the Interim Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
 
 
Subsection 11.07
Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
 
Withdrawals from the related Escrow Account may be made by the Interim Servicer (i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, hazard insurance premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items, (ii) to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by the Interim Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages, (iv) for transfer to the related Custodial Account in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property, (vi) to pay to the Interim Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, or (vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
 
 
Subsection 11.08
Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies and LPMI Policies; Collections Thereunder.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of Primary Insurance Policy and LPMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges, including insurance renewal premiums and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the related Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Interim Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Interim Servicer shall determine that any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Interim Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
 

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The Interim Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect, a Primary Insurance Policy, issued by a Qualified Insurer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage shall be maintained until the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced to that amount for which FNMA no longer requires such insurance to be maintained. The Interim Servicer will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect on the related Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy for such cancelled or non- renewed policy is obtained from and maintained with a Qualified Insurer. The Interim Servicer shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Interim Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Subsection 11.19, the Interim Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Interim Servicer shall obtain a replacement Primary Insurance Policy as provided above.
 
In connection with its activities as servicer, the Interim Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Subsection 11.04, any amounts collected by the Interim Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the related Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05.
 
 
Subsection 11.09
Transfer of Accounts.
 
The Interim Servicer may transfer the related Custodial Account or the related Escrow Account to a different depository institution from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In any case, the Custodial Account and Escrow Account shall be Eligible Accounts.
 

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Subsection 11.10
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
 
The Interim Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis or (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is necessary to prevent the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made available, the Interim Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Interim Servicer also shall maintain on any REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate and related Servicing Advances, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in an amount as provided above. Pursuant to Subsection 11.04, any amounts collected by the Interim Servicer under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Interim Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the related Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05. Any cost incurred by the Interim Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to the Purchaser, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need be required by the Interim Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Interim Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of, or material change in, coverage to the Interim Servicer. The Interim Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies currently reflect a General Policy Rating of A:VI or better in Best’s Key Rating Guide and are licensed to do business in the state wherein the property subject to the policy is located.
 

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Subsection 11.11
Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
 
In the event that the Interim Servicer shall obtain and maintain a mortgage impairment or blanket policy issued by an issuer that has a Best rating of A:VI insuring against hazard losses on all Mortgaged Properties securing the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Subsection 11.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Subsection 11.10, the Interim Servicer shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Subsection 11.10, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Interim Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Subsection 11.10, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the related Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Interim Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Purchaser.
 
 
Subsection 11.12
Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.
 
The Interim Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies that would meet the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the Mortgage Loans to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. The fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Interim Servicer against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Interim Servicer against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Subsection 11.12 requiring the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Interim Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA in the FNMA Servicing Guide or by FHLMC in the FHLMC Seller’s and Servicers’ Guide. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser a certified true copy of the fidelity bond and insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
 

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Subsection 11.13
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
 
In the event that title to the Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the person designated by the Purchaser, or in the event such person is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Interim Servicer from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. Any Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the Purchaser.
 
The Interim Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Interim Servicer, manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property (and may temporarily rent the same) in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. If a REMIC election is or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property are held, the Interim Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any “income from non permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code. The Interim Servicer shall cause each REO Property to be inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter. The Interim Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the Interim Servicer determines, and gives appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is necessary to sell any REO property, (i) the Interim Servicer shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Interim Servicer as mortgagee, and a separate servicing agreement between the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, such REO Property shall be disposed of within three years or such other period as may be permitted under Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.
 

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With respect to each REO Property, the Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property separate and apart from its own funds or general assets and shall establish and maintain a separate REO Account for each REO Property in the form of a non interest bearing demand account, unless an Opinion of Counsel is obtained by the Interim Servicer to the effect that the classification as a grantor trust or REMIC for federal income tax purposes of the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property is held will not be adversely affected by holding such funds in another manner. Each REO Account shall be established with the Interim Servicer or, with the prior consent of the Purchaser, with a commercial bank, a mutual savings bank or a savings association. The creation of any REO Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement substantially in the form of the Custodial Account Letter Agreement attached as Exhibit 6 hereto. An original of such letter agreement shall be furnished to any Purchaser upon request.
 
The Interim Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in each REO Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Subsection 11.10 hereof and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Interim Servicer. The Interim Servicer shall not be entitled to retain interest paid or other earnings, if any, on funds deposited in such REO Account. On or before each Determination Date, the Interim Servicer shall withdraw from each REO Account and deposit into the Custodial Account the net income from the REO Property on deposit in the REO Account.
 
The Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date, an operating statement for each REO Property covering the operation of each REO Property for the previous month. Such operating statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
 
Each REO Disposition shall be carried out by the Interim Servicer at such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Interim Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser only with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. If as of the date title to any REO Property was acquired by the Interim Servicer there were outstanding unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to the REO Property, the Interim Servicer, upon an REO Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances from proceeds received in connection with such REO Disposition. The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any payment to the Interim Servicer as provided above, shall be deposited in the REO Account and shall be transferred to the Custodial Account on the Determination Date in the month following receipt thereof for distribution on the succeeding Distribution Date in accordance with Subsection 11.14.
 

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Subsection 11.14
Distributions.
 
On each Distribution Date, the Interim Servicer shall distribute to the Purchaser all amounts credited to the related Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the related Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.05.
 
All distributions made to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date will be made to the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based on the Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if the Purchaser shall have so notified the Interim Servicer or by check mailed to the address of the Purchaser.
 
With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser on or after the first Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Interim Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its principal office by JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York, New York, as its prime lending rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid by the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such first Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. The payment by the Interim Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser of any Event of Default by the Interim Servicer.
 
 
Subsection 11.15
Remittance Reports.
 
No later than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee an electronic and a hard copy of the monthly data in the form of report attached hereto as Exhibit 11. No later than three Business Days following each Determination Date, the Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee by telecopy (or by such other means as the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser may agree from time to time) an electronic and a hard copy of the determination data with respect to the related Distribution Date, together with such other information with respect to the Mortgage Loans as the Purchaser may reasonably require to allocate distributions made pursuant to this Agreement and provide appropriate statements with respect to such distributions. On the same date, the Interim Servicer shall forward to the Purchaser by overnight mail a computer readable disk containing the information set forth in the remittance report with respect to the related Distribution Date.
 

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Subsection 11.16
Statements to the Purchaser.
 
Not later than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the Interim Servicer shall forward to the Purchaser or its designee a statement prepared by the Interim Servicer setting forth the status of the Custodial Account as of the close of business on such Distribution Date and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the aggregate amount of deposits into and withdrawals from the Custodial Account of each category of deposit specified in Subsection 11.04 and each category of withdrawal specified in Subsection 11.05.
 
In addition, not more than sixty days after the end of each calendar year, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was the Purchaser at any time during such calendar year, (i) as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year, an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law, and (ii) listing of the principal balances of the Mortgage Loans outstanding at the end of such calendar year.
 
The Interim Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to any Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Interim Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as any Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
 
 
Subsection 11.17
Real Estate Owned Reports.
 
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Subsection 11.13, with respect to any REO Property, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement covering the Interim Servicer’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month, together with the operating statement. Such statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
 
 
Subsection 11.18
Liquidation Reports.
 
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Interim Servicer shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
 
 
Subsection 11.19
Assumption Agreements.
 
The Interim Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “due-on-sale” clause applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any. If the Interim Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, the Interim Servicer shall enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Subsection 11.19, the Interim Servicer, with the prior written consent of the insurer under the Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, if any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an assumption agreement.
 

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In connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Interim Servicer shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures of prudent mortgage lenders in the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located. With respect to an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate, the amount of the Monthly Payment, and the final maturity date of such Mortgage Note may not be changed. The Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected by the Interim Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement in excess of 1% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.04.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraphs of this Subsection or any other provision of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Interim Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Subsection 11.19, the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability agreement.
 
 
Subsection 11.20
Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
 
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Interim Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Interim Servicer will immediately notify the Purchaser by a certification of a servicing officer of the Interim Servicer (a “Servicing Officer”), which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.04 have been or will be so deposited, and shall request execution of any document necessary to satisfy the Mortgage Loan and delivery to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Purchaser, shall promptly release the related mortgage documents to the Interim Servicer and the Interim Servicer shall prepare and process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the Custodial Account or the Purchaser.
 

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In the event the Interim Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Interim Servicer, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser the then outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall maintain the fidelity bond insuring the Interim Servicer against any loss they may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
 
From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy or LPMI Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Interim Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the requested portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Interim Servicer. Such servicing receipt shall obligate the Interim Servicer to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser when the need therefor by the Interim Servicer no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and the Interim Servicer has delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Interim Servicer.
 
 
Subsection 11.21
Servicing Compensation.
 
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Interim Servicer’s Servicing Fee. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided in Subsection 11.19, and late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Interim Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for.
 

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Subsection 11.22
Notification of Adjustments.
 
On each Adjustment Date, the Interim Servicer shall make interest rate adjustments for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan in compliance with the requirements of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver the notices required by each Mortgage and Mortgage Note regarding interest rate adjustments. The Interim Servicer also shall provide timely notification to the Purchaser of all applicable data and information regarding such interest rate adjustments and the Interim Servicer’s methods of implementing such interest rate adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Interim Servicer or the Purchaser that the Interim Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Interim Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused thereby without reimbursement therefor.
 
 
Subsection 11.23
Statement as to Compliance.
 
(a)
The Seller will deliver to the Purchaser not later than February 28th of each year, an Officers’ Certificate (each, an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
 
(b)
For so long as the Mortgage Loans are being master serviced by a master servicer in a securitization transaction (the “Master Servicer”), by February 28th of each year (or if not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day), or at any other time upon thirty (30) days written request, an officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer for the benefit of such Master Servicer and its officers, directors and affiliates, certifying as to the following matters:
 
 
(i)
Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report delivered pursuant to Section 11.24 of the Servicing Addendum (the “Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report”) and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Master Servicer 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 date of this certification;


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(ii)
The servicing information required to be provided to the Master Servicer by the Seller under this Agreement has been provided to the Master Servicer;

 
(iii)
I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller under the Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report submitted to the Master Servicer, the Seller has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement; and

 
(iv)
I have disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the Seller’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Agreement.

 
The Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Seller or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Section 11.23 or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Master Servicer as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Master Servicer in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Master Servicer on the one hand and the Seller on the other in connection with a breach of the Seller’s obligations under this Section 11.23 or the Seller’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
 
 
Subsection 11.24
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
 
Not later than February 28th of each year, the Seller at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement or of mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another (such statement to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements except for such significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
 

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Subsection 11.25
Access to Certain Documentation.
 
The Interim Servicer shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority that may exercise authority over the Purchaser access to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Interim Servicer required by applicable laws and regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Interim Servicer. In addition, access to the documentation will be provided to the Purchaser and any Person identified to the Interim Servicer by the Purchaser without charge, upon reasonable request during normal business hours at the offices of the Interim Servicer.
 
 
Subsection 11.26
Reports and Returns to be Filed by the Interim Servicer.
 
The Interim Servicer shall file information reports with respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and information returns relating to cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
 
 
Subsection 11.27
Servicing Transfer.
 
At the end of the Interim Servicing Period, the Initial Purchaser, or its designee, shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans and the Interim Servicer shall cease all servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans. During the Interim Servicing Period, the Interim Servicer shall, at its cost and expense, take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Initial Purchaser, or its designee. The Interim Servicer and the Seller agree to execute and deliver such instruments and take such actions as the Initial Purchaser, or its designee may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the servicing transfer.
 
 
Subsection 11.28
Superior Liens.
 
With respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer shall, for the protection of the Purchaser’s interest, file (or cause to be filed) of record a request for notice of any action by a superior lienholder where permitted by local law and whenever applicable state law does not require that a junior lienholder be named as a party defendant in foreclosure proceedings in order to foreclose such junior lienholder’s equity of redemption. The Interim Servicer shall also notify any superior lienholder in writing of the existence of the Mortgage Loan and request notification of any action (as described below) to be taken against the Mortgagor or the Mortgaged Property by the superior lienholder.
 

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If the Seller or the Interim Servicer is notified that any superior lienholder has accelerated or intends to accelerate the obligations secured by the superior lien, or has declared or intends to declare a default under the superior mortgage or the promissory note secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Interim Servicer shall take whatever actions are necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and/or to preserve the security of the related Mortgage Loan, subject to any requirements applicable to real estate mortgage investment conduits pursuant to the Code. The Interim Servicer shall make a Servicing Advance of the funds necessary to cure the default or reinstate the superior lien if the Interim Servicer determines that such Servicing Advance is in the best interests of the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall not make such a Servicing Advance except to the extent that it determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such advance will be recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds on the related Mortgage Loan. The Interim Servicer shall thereafter take such action as is necessary to recover the amount so advanced.
 
If the Mortgage relating to a Mortgage Loan had a lien senior to the Mortgage Loan on the related Mortgaged Property as of the related Cut-off Date, then the Interim Servicer, in its capacity as interim servicer, may consent to the refinancing of the prior senior lien, provided that the following requirements are met:
 
1. the resulting Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is no higher than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio prior to such refinancing; and
 
2. the interest rate, or, in the case of an adjustable rate existing senior lien, the maximum interest rate, for the loan evidencing the refinanced senior lien is no more than 2.0% higher than the interest rate or the maximum interest rate, as the case may be, on the loan evidencing the existing senior lien immediately prior to the date of such refinancing; and
 
3. the loan evidencing the refinanced senior lien is not subject to negative amortization.
 
 
Subsection 11.29
Compliance with REMIC Provisions.
 
If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Interim Servicer shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Interim Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax.
 

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EXHIBIT 9
 
FORM OF COMMITMENT LETTER
 

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EXHIBIT 10
 
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on a related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Seller shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, and release to the Custodian the following documents:
 
1. the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements necessary to show a complete chain of endorsements from the original payee to the Seller, endorsed in blank, “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse”, and, if previously endorsed, signed in the name of the last endorsee by a duly qualified officer of the last endorsee. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last endorsee in a merger, the endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the last endorsee while doing business under another name, the endorsement must be by “[name of last endorsee], formerly known as [previous name]”;
 
If the Seller uses facsimile signatures to endorse Mortgage Notes, the Seller must provide in an Officer’s Certificate that the endorsement is valid and enforceable in the jurisdiction(s) in which the Mortgaged Properties are located and must retain in its corporate records the following specific documentation authorizing the use of facsimile signatures: (i) a resolution from its board of directors authorizing specific officers to use facsimile signatures; stating that facsimile signatures will be a valid and binding act on the Seller’s part; and authorizing the Seller’s corporate secretary to certify the validity of the resolution, the names of the officers authorized to execute documents by using facsimile signatures, and the authenticity of specimen forms of facsimile signatures; (ii) the corporate secretary’s certification of the authenticity and validity of the board of directors’ resolution; and (iii) a notarized “certification of facsimile signature,” which includes both the facsimile and the original signatures of the signing officer(s) and each officer’s certification that the facsimile is a true and correct copy of his or her original signature.
 
2. in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, with assignee’s name left blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the last assignee in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by “[name of last assignee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the last assignee while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by “[name of last assignee], formerly known as [previous name]”;
 
3. the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note, if any;
 

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4. for each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or, if the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon has not been returned by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or such Mortgage has been lost or such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer insuring the Mortgage stating that such Mortgage has been delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the party delivering the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage with the recording information thereon certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage;
 
5. for each Mortgage Loan that is a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of the Mortgage Loan and either language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan or if the Mortgage Loan was not a MOM Loan at origination, the original Mortgage and the assignment thereof to MERS, with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office in which such Mortgage has been recorded;
 
6. the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon, if any;
 
7. the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage with evidence of recording thereon evidencing a complete chain of ownership from the originator of the Mortgage Loan to the last assignee, or if any such intervening assignment of mortgage has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignments of mortgage, a photocopy of such intervening assignment of mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the title insurer insuring the Mortgage stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the party delivering the Officer’s Certificate or by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment of mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or in the case where an intervening assignment of mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage with recording information thereon certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage;
 

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8. if the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any Assignment of Mortgage, or any other related document has been signed by a Person on behalf of the Mortgagor, the original power of attorney or other instrument that authorized and empowered such Person to sign;
 
9. the original lender’s title insurance policy in the form of an ALTA mortgage title insurance policy, containing each of the endorsements required by FNMA and insuring the Purchaser and its successors and assigns as to the first or second priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan or, if the original lender’s title insurance policy has not been issued, the irrevocable commitment to issue the same; and
 
10. the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage, if any.
 

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EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT

Field
Description
SERVICER_LOANID
Servicer loan number.
SELLER_LOANID
Seller loan number.
LNAME
Last name of borrower.
FNAME
First name of borrower.
DATE_TRADE_FUND
Date of loan's funding with DB, i.e. date that Deutsche Bank bought the loan from the seller.
INTEREST_RATE
Gross interest rate on loan as of end of month being reported.
NET_INTEREST_RATE
Net interest rate on loan as of end of month being reported.
PRIN_INT_PYMT
Principal & Interest on loan as of end of month being reported.
LIEN
Lien of the loan.
IO_FLAG
Optional: Y/N flag for Interest-Only loans (where applicable).
BEG_UPB_ACT
Beginning actual balance.
BEG_UPB_SCH
Beginning scheduled balance.
END_UPB_ACT
Ending actual balance.
END_UPB_SCH
Ending scheduled balance.
PAID_THRU_DATE
Paid through date of the loan.
NEXT_DUE_DATE
Next due date of the loan at end of month being reported.
DAYS_DELQ
Days delinquent at end of month being reported.
PIF_DATE
Payoff date.
PRIN_AMT_ACT
Actual collected principal remitted to DB.
PRIN_AMT_SCH
Scheduled principal remitted to DB.
CURTAILMENT
Curtailment remitted to DB.
INT_AMT_ACT
Actual collected interest remitted to DB.
INT_AMT_SCH
Scheduled interest remitted to DB.
PREPAY_PENALTY_AMT
Prepayment Penalty remitted to DB.
SERVICE_FEE
Service fee charged per loan for the month being reported.
STATUS
Status of loan as of end of month being reported; "BKCY" = loan is in bankruptcy (chapter given by "BKCY_CHAPTER" field; "FBRE" = loan is on a forbearance plan; "FCLS" = loan is in foreclousre; "REO" = loan is in REO.
BKCY_CHAPTER
Bankruptcy chapter filed.
BKCY_START_DATE
Bankruptcy start date.
BKCY_END_DATE
Bankruptcy end date.
FCLS_START_DATE
Foreclosure start date.
FCLS_END_DATE
Foreclosure end date.
FB_START_DATE
Forbearance start date.
FB_END_DATE
Forbearance end date.
REO_TRANSFER_DATE
REO transfer date.
MISC_ADJ1
Loan level breakdown of any miscellaneous adjustment.
COMMENT1
Comment describing nature of misc_adj1.
MISC_ADJ2
Loan level breakdown of any miscellaneous adjustment.
COMMENT2
Comment describing nature of misc_adj2.
MISC_ADJ3
Loan level breakdown of any miscellaneous adjustment.
COMMENT3
Comment describing nature of misc_adj3.
TOT_REMIT
Loan level total amount remitted to DB.
 


EXHIBIT 12A

SELLER’S UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES




AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated as of March 1, 2005
by and between
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
and
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
and
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.

This AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE is made this 1st day of May 2005, by and between NC CAPITAL CORPORATION, having an office at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 (the “Seller”), and NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION, having an office at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 (the “Interim Servicer”) and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (the “Purchaser”), to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller (the “Agreement”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this Amendment Number One on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment.
 

(a) Effective as of May 1, 2005, Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby modified by adding the following subsections at the end thereof:

“(7) to negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements, designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Interim Servicer, which contain contractual provisions including, but not limited to, a 24-day certificate payment delay (54-day total payment delay), servicer advances of delinquent scheduled payments of principal and interest through liquidation (unless deemed non-recoverable) and prepayment interest shortfalls (to the extent of the monthly servicing fee payable thereto), servicing and mortgage loan representations and warranties which in form and substance conform to the representations and warranties in this Agreement and to secondary market standards for securities backed by mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans and such provisions with regard to servicing responsibilities, investor reporting, segregation and deposit of principal and interest payments, custody of the Mortgage Loans, and other covenants as are required by the Purchaser and one or more nationally recognized rating agencies for mortgage pass-through transactions between the Interim Servicer and any master servicer which is generally considered to be a prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market, designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Interim Servicer and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and a third party custodian/trustee which is generally considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Interim Servicer, in either case for the purpose of pooling the Mortgage Loans with other Mortgage Loans for resale or securitization.”
 
 



SECTION 2.  Defined Terms. Any terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

SECTION 3. Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.

SECTION 5. Governing Law. This Amendment Number One shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict of laws doctrine applied in such state.
 
SECTION 6. Counterparts. This Amendment Number One may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment Number One to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________

 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________
 
 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
(Purchaser)

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________     

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________
 
 

AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated as of March 1, 2005
by and among
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
and
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.

This AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO is made this 12th day of September, 2005, by and among NC Capital Corporation (the “Seller”) and New Century Mortgage Corporation (the “Interim Servicer”), both having an address at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612, and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (the “Purchaser”), to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller (the “Agreement”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this Amendment Number Two on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of September 12, 2005, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions:

Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as amended from time to time.

Servicing Criteria: As of any date of determination, the “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, or any amendments thereto.

Sub-Servicer: Any Person with which the Interim Servicer has entered into a sub-servicing agreement to service certain of the Mortgage Loans.




Sub-Servicing Agreement: The written contract between the Interim Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Subsection 11.30 of this Agreement.

(b) Section 11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

SECTION 11. Interim Servicer’s Servicing Obligations. The Interim Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans the Seller sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing Date during the Interim Servicing Period, directly or through one or more Sub-Servicers, in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit 8, which Servicing Addendum is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subparts (4), (5) and (7) in its entirety and the remaining subpart following subpart (5) is renumbered (4).

(d) Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following subparts immediately following subpart (4):


 
(5)
to negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements between the Interim Servicer and any master servicer which is generally considered to be a prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market, designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Interim Servicer and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and a third party custodian/trustee which is generally considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Interim Servicer, and containing provisions substantially equivalent to those included in the Servicing Addendum to the extent required by the Purchaser in either case for the purpose of pooling the Mortgage Loans with other Mortgage Loans for resale or securitization;

 
(6)
in connection with Pass-Through Transfer, the Interim Servicer shall execute a Reconstitution Agreement, which Reconstitution Agreement may, at the Purchaser’s direction, contain contractual provisions including, but not limited to, a 24-day certificate payment delay (54-day total payment delay), servicer advances of delinquent scheduled payments of principal and interest through liquidation (unless deemed non-recoverable) and prepayment interest shortfalls (to the extent of the monthly servicing fee payable thereto), servicing and mortgage loan representations and warranties which in form and substance conform to the representations and warranties in this Agreement and to secondary market standards for securities backed by mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans and such provisions with regard to servicing responsibilities, investor reporting, segregation and deposit of principal and interest payments, custody of the Mortgage Loans, and other covenants as are required by the Purchaser and one or more nationally recognized rating agencies for mortgage pass-through transactions. If the Purchaser deems it advisable at any time to pool the Mortgage Loans with other mortgage loans for the purpose of resale or securitization, the Interim Servicer agrees to execute a Reconstitution Agreement between itself and a master servicer designated by the Purchaser at its sole discretion, and/or one or more servicing agreements among the Interim Servicer, the Purchaser and a trustee designated by the Purchaser at its sole discretion;




 
(7)
in the event that the Purchaser appoints a credit risk manager in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer, to execute a credit risk management agreement and provide reports and information reasonably required by the credit risk manager;

 
(8)
in connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, the information with respect to the Seller (as originator) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans as required under Item 1110(a) and (b) of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. If requested by the Purchaser, this will include information about the applicable credit-granting or underwriting criteria;

 
(9)
in connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, static pool information as required under Item 1105(a)(1) - (3) and (c) of Regulation AB and in scope and format as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion with respect to mortgage loans that were originated by the Seller (as originator) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and which are similar to the Mortgage Loans;

 
(10)
in connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, information with respect to the Interim Servicer as required by Item 1108(b) and (c) of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. In the event that the Interim Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall provide the information required pursuant to this clause with respect to the Sub-Servicer;

 
(11)
in connection with any Pass-Through Transfer, to deliver to the Purchaser within five (5) Business Days after request by the Purchaser, (i) information regarding any legal proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller or the Interim Servicer (as originator and as servicer, respectively) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1117 of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, (ii) information regarding affiliations with respect to the Seller or the Interim Servicer (as originator and as servicer, respectively) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(a) of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, and (iii) information regarding relationships and transactions with respect to the Seller or the Interim Servicer (as originator and as servicer, respectively) and each other originator of the Mortgage Loans and each Sub-Servicer as required by Item 1119(b) and (c) of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion; and




 
(12)
to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller, the Interim Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to clause (9) above, and pursuant to clauses (8) and (10) above to the extent constituting financial information, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser.

(e) Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following paragraph at the end thereto:

The Seller and the Interim Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser and any sponsor, depositor, issuing entity and underwriter in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer for any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the information provided by the Seller, Interim Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to clauses (8), (9), (10) and (11) of this Section 12 (the “Seller Information”) or the omission or the alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading.

(f) Subsection 14.01(ix) of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the phrase “Sections 11.23 or 11.24” in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “Subsections 11.23, 11.24 or 11.34” and (ii) deleting the phrase “fifteen (15)” in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “ten (10)”.

(g) Subsection 11.15 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end thereto:

To the extent that the Mortgage Loans are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the computer tape must include all information known or available to the Seller or the Interim Servicer that is necessary in order to provide the distribution and pool performance information as required under Item 1121 of Regulation AB as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall modify the computer tape format as requested by the Purchaser from time to time in order to comply with the preceding sentence.




(h) Subsection 11.23 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 
(a)
The Interim Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser, not later than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, an Officers’ Certificate (an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Interim Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Interim Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. Copies of such statement shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. In the event that the Interim Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to the Interim Servicer.

 
(b)
With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, by March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, an officer of the Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Purchaser, any master servicer which is master servicing loans in connection with such transaction (a “Master Servicer”) and any related depositor (a “Depositor”) for the benefit of each such entity and such entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of any such entity and such entity’s affiliates, an Officer’s Certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 12. In the event that the Interim Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall deliver an officer’s certificate of the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to the Interim Servicer.




 
(c)
The Interim Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned in whole or in part by the Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting as “Purchaser” hereunder), and their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and such affiliates’ officers, directors and agents (any such person, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Interim Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or Subsection 11.34, or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Interim Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then the Interim Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Interim Servicer in the other in connection with a breach of the Interim Servicer’s obligations under this Subsection 11.23, Subsection 11.24 or Subsection 11.34, or the Interim Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
     
(i) Subsection 11.24 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the Subsection in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Subsection 11.24 Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.

Not later than March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2006, the Interim Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also render other services to the Interim Servicer) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report (a “USAP Report”) to the Purchaser or its designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement or of mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another (such statement to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling and servicing agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted in compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements during the preceding calendar year, except for such significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm, the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to report. Copies of such report shall be provided by the Purchaser to any Person identified as a prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.




In the event that the Interim Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall provide a statement of the Sub-Servicer as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to the Interim Servicer.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Interim Servicer’s obligation to deliver a USAP Report under this Subsection, as to the Interim Servicer or any Sub-Servicer, as to any calendar year, beginning with the report required in March 2007, shall be satisfied if an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report is delivered in compliance with Subsection 11.34 for such calendar year with respect to that entity.

(j) Exhibit 8 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sections at the end thereto:

Subsection 11.30 Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Interim Servicer and Sub-Servicers.

The Interim Servicer, as servicer, may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan by a Sub-Servicer pursuant to a Sub-Servicing Agreement; provided that such sub-servicing arrangement and the terms of the related Sub-Servicing Agreement must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the state or states where the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub-Servicing Agreement and (ii) a FHLMC or FNMA approved mortgage servicer. Notwithstanding the provisions of any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Interim Servicer or a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions taken through the Interim Servicer or otherwise, the Interim Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Purchaser and its successors and assigns for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Interim Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. Every Sub-Servicing Agreement entered into by the Interim Servicer shall contain a provision giving the successor servicer the option to terminate such agreement in the event a successor servicer is appointed. All actions of each Sub-Servicer performed pursuant to the related Sub-Servicing Agreement shall be performed as an agent of the Interim Servicer with the same force and effect as if performed directly by the Interim Servicer.




For purposes of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall be deemed to have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are received by a Sub-Servicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted by the Sub-Servicer to the Interim Servicer.

Subsection 11.31 Successor Sub-Servicers.

Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall provide that the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and to either itself directly service the related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under Subsection 11.33. Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such agreement may be immediately terminated by any successor to the Interim Servicer without fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the Interim Servicer (or any successor to the Interim Servicer) shall, for any reason, no longer be the servicer of the related Mortgage Loans (including termination due to an Event of Default).

Subsection 11.32 No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer and Purchaser.

Any Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the Interim Servicer alone and the Purchaser shall not be deemed a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to any Sub-Servicer except as set forth in Subsection 11.33.

Subsection 11.33 Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.

In connection with the assumption of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities and of the authority, power and rights of the Interim Servicer hereunder by a successor servicer pursuant to Section 16 of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that the Interim Servicer’s rights and obligations under any Sub-Servicing Agreement then in force between the Interim Servicer and a Sub-Servicer shall be assumed simultaneously by such successor servicer without act or deed on the part of such successor servicer; provided, however, that any successor servicer may terminate the Sub-Servicer.




The Interim Servicer shall, upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, but at its own expense, deliver to the assuming party documents and records relating to each Sub-Servicing Agreement and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.

The Servicing Fee payable to any such successor servicer shall be payable from payments received on the Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement.

Subsection 11.34 Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, the Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser or its designee on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report (an “Assessment of Compliance”) reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser regarding the Interim Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which as of the date hereof, require a report by an authorized officer of the Interim Servicer that contains the following:

(a) A statement by such officer of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Interim Servicer;

(b) A statement by such officer that such officer used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the Interim Servicer;

(c) An assessment by such officer of the Interim Servicer’s compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Interim Servicer, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans;

(d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the Interim Servicer’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and




(e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the Interim Servicer, which statement shall be based on the activities it performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Interim Servicer, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans that are the subject of a Pass-Through Transfer, on or before March 1 of each calendar year beginning in 2007, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the Interim Servicer, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

In the event that the Interim Servicer has delegated any servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Sub-Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall provide an Assessment of Compliance of the Sub-Servicer and accompanying Attestation Report as described above as to each Sub-Servicer as and when required with respect to the Interim Servicer.

(k) The Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Exhibit 12 in the form of Annex A attached hereto at the end thereto.

SECTION 2. Defined Terms. Any terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

SECTION 3. Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment Number Two shall apply to all Mortgage Loans subject to the Agreement notwithstanding that any such Mortgage Loans were purchased prior to the date of this Amendment Number Two.

SECTION 4. Governing Law. This Amendment Number Two shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict of laws doctrine applied in such state (other than Section 5-1401 or 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment Number Two may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller, the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment Number Two to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________
 
 
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Interim Servicer)

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________

 
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
(Purchaser)

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________     

 
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________



ANNEX A

EXHIBIT 12
FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION

I, [identify certifying individual], certify to the [Initial Purchaser], [Mortgage Loan Seller] [Depositor], [Trustee], [Securities Administrator] and [Master Servicer] that:

(i) Based on my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the [USAP Report]*  [Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]* * and all servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information provided by the Interim Servicer relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans taken as a whole, do 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 date of this certification;

(ii) The servicing information required to be provided by the Interim Servicer under this Servicing Agreement has been provided to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer;

(iii) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Interim Servicer under the Agreement and based upon the review required by this Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance or the [USAP Report]* [Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report]**, the Interim Servicer has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under this Servicing Agreement; and

(iv) [I have disclosed to the Purchaser and the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the Interim Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Servicing Agreement.]* [The Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report of the Interim Servicer have been delivered to the Purchaser as required under the Servicing Agreement. Following is a list of all material instances of noncompliance described in the Attestation of Compliance and Attestation Report (if none, state “none”):_____________________.]**

NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)
 
By:                    
Name:
Title:
Date:
 
___________________
* To be used if a USAP Report is being delivered under the Servicing Agreement
** To be used if an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report is being delivered under the Servicing Agreement
 
 


AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement
dated as of March 1, 2005
by and between
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
and
DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.

This AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE is made this 15th day of June, 2006, by and among NC Capital Corporation (the “Seller) and New Century Mortgage Corporation (the “Interim Servicer”), both having an address at 18400 Von Karman, Suite 1000, Irvine, California 92612 and DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC. having an address at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 (the “Purchaser”), to the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2005, by and between the Purchaser and the Seller (the “Agreement”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller desire to amend the Agreement, subject to the terms hereof, to modify the Agreement as specified herein; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller each have agreed to execute and deliver this Amendment Number Three on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment. Effective as of June 15, 2006 the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions:

Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction.

Master Servicer: With respect to any Securitization Transaction, the “master servicer,” if any, identified in the related transaction documents.




Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by the Seller (“Designated Guidelines”) or guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Seller within one hundred eighty (180) days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Seller’s own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller.

Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.

Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.

Seller Information: As defined in Section 12A.07(a).

Servicer: As defined in Section 12A.03(c).

Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.

Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a Subservicer.



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Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.

(b) The definition of Mortgage Loan Schedule in Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “investment or a second home (e.g. a vacation property)” after the words “owner-occupied” in clause (4) of the first sentence thereof and (ii) deleting the word “and” before part (49) of the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule”, replacing it with a semicolon and adding the following after part (49):

; (50) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the lookback days; (51) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is a first-time home buyer; (52) the race of the Mortgagor and any co-borrower; (53) the ethnicity of the Mortgagor and any co-borrower; (54) the Mortgagor’s monthly housing expense (if available); (55) the Mortgagor’s monthly debt payment (if available); and (56) the gender of the Mortgagor and any co-borrower.

(c) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Pass-Through Transfer” in its entirety.

(d) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Regulation AB” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

(e) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “or (2) such other amount set forth in the related Commitment Letter” in the definition of “Repurchase Price” and replacing it with the following:

less amounts received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in connection with such Mortgage Loan, plus (c) any reasonable unreimbursed servicing advances and monthly advances (including nonrecoverable monthly advances) and any unpaid servicing fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan paid by any party other than the Seller, plus (d) any out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser, the servicer, master servicer or any trustee in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the repurchase obligation including, without limitation, any costs and damages incurred by any such party in connection with any violation by any such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.
 

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(f) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Servicing Criteria” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Servicing Criteria: The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.

(g) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Sub-servicer” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.

(h) Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Whole Loan Transfer” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.

(i) Subsection 6.03 is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence of the second paragraph thereto in its entirety.

(j) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the third sentence of subpart (viii) thereof:

“and in an amount representing coverage not less than the great of (i) the lesser of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus any additional amount required to prevent the Mortgagor from being deemed a co-insurer) or (b) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis, or (ii0 the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended”

(k) Subpart (ix) of Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the first word thereof and replacing it with “Each Mortgage Loan and, if any, the related Prepayment Charge complied in all material respects with any” and (ii) adding the words “, fair” after the word “predatory” in the first sentence thereof.

(l) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to the beginning of the first sentence of subpart (xvii) thereof:
 

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“Unless the Mortgaged Property is located in the State of Iowa and an attorney’s certificate and/or a certificate of title guaranty has been obtained,”
 
(m) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (xxvii) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated (including any reasonable variances (a) permitted pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines or (b) as noted in the Mortgage File); and the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions in the secondary market”

(n) Subpart (li) of Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the phrase “the City of Oakland, California Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinance No. 12361” in part (b) thereof and (ii) adding the following language immediately after the words “as amended” in the first sentence thereof:

“(“HOEPA”), or has an “annual percentage rate” or “total points and fees” payable by the borrower (as each such term is defined under HOEPA) that equal or exceed the applicable thresholds defined under HOEPA (Section 32 of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32(a)(1)(i) and (ii))”

(o) Subpart (lvi) of Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the phrase “and is not an adjustable rate option Mortgage Loan” after the phrase “negative amortization.”

(p) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lvii) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(lvii) [Reserved]

(q) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lix) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(lix) With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment Charge: (a) the Mortgage Loan provides some benefit to the Mortgagor (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for accepting such Prepayment Charge; (b) the Mortgage Loan’s originator had a written policy of offering the Mortgagor, or requiring third-party brokers to offer the Mortgagor, the option of obtaining a Mortgage Loan that did not require payment of such a Prepayment Charge; (c) the Prepayment Charge was adequately disclosed to the Mortgagor pursuant to applicable state and federal law, (d) the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note and (e) such Prepayment Charge shall not be imposed in any instance where the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout of a delinquent mortgage or due to the Mortgagor’s default, notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan or state or federal law might permit the imposition of such Prepayment Charge;


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(r) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lx) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(lx) No Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan; No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, property or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;

(s) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lxv) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(lxv) No Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, taking into account such facts as, without limitation, the mortgage loan’s requirements and the Mortgagor’s credit history, income, assets and liabilities. Each borrower who sought financing through a Mortgage Loan originator’s higher-priced subprime lending channel, was directed towards or offered the Mortgage Loan originator’s standard mortgage line if the borrower was able to qualify for one of the standard products; provided that the foregoing shall not require the Mortgage Loan originator to refer the borrower to an affiliate of the originator;

(t) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lxvi) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(lxvi) The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan did not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such extension of credit. The methodology employed objective criteria that related such facts as, without limitation, the Mortgagor’s credit history, income, assets or liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such methodology, the Mortgage Loan’s originator made a reasonable determination that at the time of origination the Mortgagor had the ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;


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(u) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subpart (lxxiii) in its entirety and replacing it with “[Reserved].”

(v) Subsection 7.02 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new subpart (lxxix) at the end thereof:

(lxxix) No Mortgage Loan is secured in whole or in part by an interest in manufactured housing.

(w) Subsection 7.03 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the second paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is understood by the parties hereto that a breach of the representations and warranties made in Subsections 7.02(ix), (l), (li), (lvii), (lix), (lx), (lxi), (lxii), (lxv), (lxvi), or (lxxii) or (lxxix) will be deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein.

(x) Subsection 7.03 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after the seventh paragraph thereof:

With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after November 7, 2004 which is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in the State of Massachusetts that is a refinanced Mortgage Loan, (a) if the related mortgagor alleges any violation of the mortgage loan refinance requirements of the State of Massachusetts or (b) any such Mortgage Loans cannot be included in a Securitization Transaction as a result of any regulatory, predatory or high cost concerns, the Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan no later than five (5) business days following the Purchaser’s request for repurchase in an amount equal to the Repurchase Price. The Purchaser and the Seller agree that there shall be no requirement that any violations alleged by a mortgagor as set forth in clause (a) above have any merit or demonstrate any validity prior to the Seller’s obligation to repurchase such Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall also indemnify the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to the extent that any of the events set forth in clauses (a) or (b) occur.
 
(y) Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting subparts (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) in their entirety and inserting the following subparts immediately following subpart (7):

 
(8)
to deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such publicly available information regarding the Seller and the Interim Servicer, its financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience and any additional information reasonably requested by the Purchaser and which the Seller and the Interim Servicer is capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify the Purchaser and its affiliates for material misstatements or omissions contained (i) in such information and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 

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(9)
to deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller and the Interim Servicer pursuant to clause 8 above as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser;
 
(10)     to deliver to the Purchaser such information, reports, letters and certifications as are required pursuant to Section 12A and to indemnify the Purchaser and its affiliates as set forth in Section 12A;

(z)        Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph thereof.

(aa)     Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following section at the end thereto:

SECTION 12A Compliance with Regulation AB.

Subsection 12A.01. Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.

The Purchaser, the Interim Servicer and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Section 12A of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act, the Seller and the Interim Servicer acknowledge that investors in privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Seller and the Interim Servicer acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff and agree to comply with requests made by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any Master Servicer to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees), any Master Servicer and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser, the Master Servicer or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser, such Master Servicer or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance. In the event of any conflict between Section 12A and any other term or provision in this Agreement, the provisions of Section 12A shall control.


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The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate with the Seller and the Interim Servicer by providing timely notice of requests for information under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information required, in the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.

Subsection 12A.02. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Seller and the Interim Servicer.

(a) The Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, hereby represents to the Purchaser, to any Master Servicer and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Subsection 12A.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Interim Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Interim Servicer; (ii) the Interim Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Interim Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Interim Servicer; (iv) no material changes to the Interim Servicer policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Interim Servicer’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Interim Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.

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(b) If so requested by the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor under Subsection 12A.03, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall, within five (5) Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Subsection or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.

Subsection 12A.03. Information to Be Provided by the Seller and Interim Servicer.

In connection with any Securitization Transaction in which the Purchaser reasonably believes that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loans may comprise 20% or more of the aggregate principal amount of any group of the mortgage loans in such Securitization Transaction, or in the case of information requested pursuant to Item 1119, may comprise 10% or more, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall (i) within five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (g) of this Subsection, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller or the Interim Servicer, provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this Subsection.

(a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, and (iii) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:

(A) the originator’s form of organization;


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(B) a description of the originator’s origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

(C) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer; and

(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Seller, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:

(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.

(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than one hundred thirty-five (135) days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable.


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Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Seller.

If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Seller’s or Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor.

(c) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Interim Servicer shall provide such information regarding the Interim Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Interim Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a “Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1108, 1111, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:


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(A) the Servicer’s form of organization;

(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation:

(1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;

(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;

(3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;

(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and

(5) such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

(C) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans;


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(D) information regarding the Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Interim Servicer of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;

(E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer’s overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;

(F) a description of the Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;

(G) a description of the Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts;

(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience;

(I) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Servicer; and

(J) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:


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(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party; and

(K)  historical delinquency information with respect to the Mortgage Loans since origination of the Mortgage Loans.

(d) For the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Seller and the Interim Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings involving the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator, (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Subsection (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (D) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Seller or the Interim Servicer, and (E) the Seller’s or Interim Servicer’s entry into an agreement with a Subservicer or Subcontractor to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Seller’s or Interim Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.

(e) As a condition to the succession to the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Interim Servicer or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer, the Interim Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.


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(f) In addition to such information as the Interim Servicer, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer, the Interim Servicer or such Subservicer, as applicable, shall provide to the party responsible for filing such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):

(i) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);

(ii) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and

(iii) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).

(g) The Interim Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor, such additional information as such party may reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer or the Interim Servicer or such Subservicer’s performance hereunder.

Subsection 12A.04. Servicer Compliance Statement.

On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, provided that the Interim Servicer has serviced the Mortgage Loans for a period of time during the immediately preceding calendar year, the Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Interim Servicer, to the effect that (i) a review of the Interim Servicer’s activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Interim Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof. In the event that the Seller or the Interim Servicer has delegated a certain servicing responsibility in its entirety with respect to the Mortgage Loans to a Subservicer, the Seller or Interim Servicer shall deliver a statement of compliance from such Subservicer as and when such statement is required under this Subsection 12A.04 in lieu of providing the Interim Servicer’s statement of compliance for such delegated servicing activity.


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Subsection 12A.05. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.

(a) On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, provided that the Interim Servicer has serviced the Mortgage Loans for a period of time during the immediately preceding calendar year, the Interim Servicer shall:

(i) deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor) regarding the Interim Servicer’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Interim Servicer, and shall address each of the “Applicable Servicing Criteria” specified on Exhibit 13 hereto;

(ii) deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, such Master Servicer and such Depositor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Interim Servicer and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;

(iii) cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Subsection 12A.06(b) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Subsection; and


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(iv) if requested by the Purchaser, any Depositor or any Master Servicer not later than February 1 of the calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered, deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor, any Master Servicer and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification, signed by the appropriate officer of the Interim Servicer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 12.

The Interim Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(iv) above may rely on the certification provided by the Interim Servicer pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Neither the Purchaser, any Depositor or any Master Servicer will request delivery of a certification under clause (a)(iv) above unless a Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes Mortgage Loans.

(b) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Subsection 12A.05(a)(i) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit 12 hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to Subsection 12A.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Subsection 12A.06.

Subsection 12A.06. Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.

The Interim Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Interim Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Subsection. The Interim Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Interim Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Subsection.


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(a) It shall not be necessary for the Interim Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The Interim Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by the Interim Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Subsection and with Subsections 12A.02, 12A.03(c), (e), (f) and (g), 12A.04, 12A.05 and 12A.07 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Interim Servicer, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Subsection 12A.03(d) of this Agreement. The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Subsection 12A.04, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Subsection 12A.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Subsection 12A.05 as and when required to be delivered.

(b) It shall not be necessary for the Interim Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Interim Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as an administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, such Depositor and such Master Servicer) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph.

(c) As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the Interim Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Interim Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Subsections 12A.05 and 12A.07 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Interim Servicer. The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Subsection 12A.05, in each case as and when required to be delivered.


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Subsection 12A.07. Indemnification; Remedies.

(a) The Interim Servicer and the Seller shall jointly and severally indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person (including, but not limited to, any Master Servicer if applicable) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor (each, an “Indemnified Party”), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:

(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification, data, accountants’ letter or other material provided in written or electronic form under this Section 12A by or on behalf of the Seller or the Interim Servicer, or provided under this Section 12A by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the “Seller Information”), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material fact required to be stated in the Seller Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information;

(ii) any breach by the Seller or the Interim Servicer of its obligations under this Section 12A, including particularly any failure by the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Section 12A, including any failure by the Interim Servicer to identify pursuant to Subsection 12A.06(b) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;


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(iii) any breach by the Interim Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 12A.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller or the Interim Servicer of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or

(iv) (A) with respect to the delivery of any certification or report required under Subsections 12A.04 or 12A.05, the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller or the Interim Servicer and (B) with respect to all other obligations of the Seller or the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Section 12A, the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller or Interim Servicer.

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Seller and the Interim Servicer agree that they shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, on the other.

In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (a)(ii) of this Subsection, the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as applicable, shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator.

This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

(b) (i) Any failure by the Seller, the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Section 12A, or any breach by the Interim Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 12A.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Interim Servicer of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 12A.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Seller or the Interim Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Interim Servicer; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.

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(ii) Any failure by the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and as required under Subsections 12A.04 or 12A.05, including (except as provided in the following paragraph) any failure by the Interim Servicer to identify pursuant to Subsection 12A.06(b) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten (10) calendar days after the date on which such information, report, certification or accountants’ letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Interim Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser, any Master Servicer or any Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Interim Servicer; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.

Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Interim Servicer pursuant to this subparagraph (b)(ii) if a failure of the Interim Servicer to identify a Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other than the Mortgage Loans.

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(iii) The Interim Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief.

(bb) Subsection 14.01(ix) of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the phrase “Sections 11.23, 11.24 or 11.34” in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “Subsections 11.23, 11.24, 12A.04 or 12A.05”.

(cc) The last sentence of Section 16 of the Agreement is hereby amended (i) by deleting the words “Subsection 7.03 or 7.04” in their entirety and replacing them with the words “Subsection 7.03, 7.04 or 7.05” and (ii) by deleting the words “Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04” in their entirety and replacing them with the words “Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.05”

(dd) Section 24 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “Subsection 7.03 or 7.04” in the fourth sentence thereof in their entirety and replacing them with the words “Subsection 7.03, 7.04 or 7.05.”

(ee) The Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following as Section 33:

SECTION 33. Third Party Beneficiary. For purposes of the Agreement, including but not limited to Subsection 11.27 and Section 12A, any Master Servicer shall be considered a third party beneficiary to the Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits accruing to any Master Servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this Agreement.

(ff) Exhibit 1 to the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph 9 immediately following paragraph 8 thereof:

9. Each person whose name, title and signature appears on Attachment V hereto is duly authorized to execute on behalf of the Company any and all documents in connection with the sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.

(gg) The first paragraph of Subsection 11.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) inserting the phrase “or through the utilization of a Subservicer or a Subcontractor” immediately after the phrase “and shall have full power and authority, acting alone” and (ii) inserting the following sentence at the end thereto: “The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for any and all acts of a Subservicer and a Subcontractor, and the Interim Servicer’s utilization of a Subservicer or a Subcontractor shall in no way relieve the liability of the Interim Servicer under this Agreement.”

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(hh) Exhibit 8 to the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the third paragraph of Subsection 11.01 thereto in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Interim Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Interim Servicer determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the Mortgage Loan, and the waiver of such Prepayment Charge is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans (including the waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default) or (ii) (A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors’ rights or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by subsequent changes in applicable law. In no event shall the Interim Servicer waive a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default. If the Interim Servicer waives or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part due to any action or omission of the Interim Servicer, other than as provided above, the Interim Servicer shall deposit the amount of such Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived for deposit) into the Custodial Account at the time of such prepayment for distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
 
(ii) Exhibit 8 to the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second and third sentences of Subsection 11.10 in their entirety thereof and replacing them with the following:

“If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood Insurance Rate Map issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made available, the Interim Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the greater of (i) the lesser of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus any additional amount required to prevent the Mortgagor from being deemed a co-insurer) or (b) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis, or (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Seller also shall maintain on any REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO Property plus accrued interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate and related Servicing Advances, liability insurance and flood insurance in an amount which is at least equal to the greater of (i) the lesser of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus any additional amount required to prevent the Mortgagor from being deemed a co-insurer), or (b) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements which are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis, or (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 or the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.”

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(jj) Subsection 11.14 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph thereto in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

All distributions made to the Purchaser on each Distribution Date will be made to the Purchaser of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based on the Mortgage Loans owned and held by the Purchaser, and shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the following wire transfer instructions:

DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS
 
BANK:
BANK OF NEW YORK
ABA:
021000018
ACCT #:
GLA/111569
ACCT NAME:
DPX
ATTN:
Rob Barreto
RE: 
NC CAPITAL CORPORATION

(kk) Subsection 11.15 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:

No later than the fifth Business Day of each month, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee an electronic (which shall be provided in Excel format and delivered via email to DBWholeLoanOps@List.Db.com) and a hard copy of the monthly data in the form of report attached hereto as Exhibit 11.

(ll) Subsection 11.24 of Exhibit 8 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the last paragraph in its entirety and replacing it with the following:


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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Interim Servicer’s obligation to deliver a USAP Report under this Subsection, as to the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer, as to any calendar year, beginning with the report required in March 2007, shall be satisfied if an assessment of compliance and attestation report is delivered in compliance with Subsection 12A.05 for such calendar year with respect to that entity.

(mm) Exhibit 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by appending a new Attachment V thereto in the form of Attachment I hereto.

(nn) The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 11 in its entirety and inserting Exhibit 11 in the form of Annex A attached hereto.

(oo) The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting Exhibit 12 in its entirety and inserting Exhibit 12 in the form of Annex B attached hereto .

(pp) The Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Exhibit 13 in the form of Annex C attached hereto at the end thereto.

(qq) The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to “Pass-Through Transfer” in its entirety and replacing it with “Securitization Transaction”.

(rr) The Agreement is hereby amended by deleting all references to “Sub-Servicer” in its entirety and replacing it with “Subservicer”

SECTION 2. Defined Terms. Any terms capitalized but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

SECTION 3. Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment Number Three shall apply to all Mortgage Loans subject to the Agreement notwithstanding that any such Mortgage Loans were purchased prior to the date of this Amendment Number Three

SECTION 4. Governing Law. This Amendment Number Three shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without regard to conflict of laws doctrine applied in such state (other than Section 5-1401 or 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law).


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SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment Number Three may be executed by each of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. An executed counterpart signature page delivered by facsimile shall have the same binding effect as an original signature page.
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused this Amendment Number Three to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.


NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)


By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________


NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Interim Servicer)

 
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________
 

DB STRUCTURED PRODUCTS, INC.
(Purchaser)


By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________     

By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title:__________________________
 


ATTACHMENT I
 
ATTACHMENT V
 
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORIES

Name
 
Title
 
Signature
 
 
       
         
 
       
         
 
       
         
 
       
         
 
       
         
 
       
         
 
       
         
 



ANNEX A

EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF MONTHLY SERVICER’S REPORT
Description
SELLER
Name of Seller (available from "Seller Management" module under "Code" field, required field)
ME_AS_OF_DATE
Cut off date of report (required field)
INV_NUMBER
Investor Number
SERVICER_ID
Servicer loan number
SELLER_LOANID
Seller loan number (required field)
CUSIP
DB Cusip number
LNAME
Last name of borrower
FNAME
First name of borrower
DATE_TRADE_FUND
Date of loan's funding with DB, I.e. date that Deutsche Bank bought the loan from the seller
INTEREST_RATE
Gross interest rate on loan as of end of month being reported
NET_INTEREST_RATE
Net interest rate on loan as of end of month being reported
PRIN_INT_PYMT
P&I on loan as of end of month being reported
LIEN
Lien of the loan
IO_FLAG
Optional: Y/N flag for Interest-Only loans (where applicable)
BEG_UPB_ACT
Beginning actual balance
BEG_UPB_SCH
Beginning scheduled balance
END_UPB_ACT
Ending actual balance
END_UPB_SCH
Ending scheduled balance
PAID_THRU_DATE
Paid through date of the loan (required field)
NEXT_DUE_DATE
Next due date at end of month being reported (required field)
DAYS_DELQ
Days delinquent at end of month being reported
PIF_DATE
Payoff date (required field)
PRIN_AMT_ACT
Actual collected principal remitted to DB
PRIN_AMT_SCH
Scheduled principal remitted to DB
CURTAILMENT
Curtailment remitted to DB (required field)
INT_AMT_ACT
Actual collected interest remitted to DB
INT_AMT_SCH
Scheduled interest remitted to DB
PREPAY_PENALTY_AMT
PPP remitted to DB
SERVICE_FEE_SCH
Service fee charged per loan for the month being reported on a scheduled pool
SERVICE_FEE_ACT
Service fee charged per loan for the month being reported on a actual pool
STATUS
Status of loan as of end of month being reported; "BKCY" = loan is in bankruptcy (chapter given by "BKCY_CHAPTER" field; "FBRE" = loan is on a forbearance plan; "FCLS" = loan is in foreclosure; "REO" = loan is in REO (required field)
BKCY_CHAPTER
Bankruptcy chapter filed
BKCY_START_DATE
Bankruptcy start date
FCLS_START_DATE
Foreclosure start date
REO_TRANSFER_DATE
REO transfer date
MISC_ADJ1
Loan level breakdown of any miscellaneous adjustment
COMMENT1
Comment describing nature of misc_adj1
NON_CASH_MISC_ADJ1
Loan level breakdown of any non cash miscellaneous adjustment

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COMMENT1
Comment describing nature of non cash misc_adj1
MISC_ADJ2
Loan level breakdown of any miscellaneous adjustment
COMMENT2
Comment describing nature of misc_adj2
NON_CASH_MISC_ADJ2
Loan level breakdown of any non cash miscellaneous adjustment
COMMENT2
Comment describing nature of non cash misc_adj1
TOT_REMIT
Loan level total amount remitted to DB
[NEG_AM]
[Amount of Negative Amortization, if any]


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ANNEX B

EXHIBIT 12
FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION

I am the _______________________ of NC CAPITAL CORPORATION and, in such capacity, the officer in charge of the Seller’s responsibility on Exhibit 13 to the Agreement. I hereby certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

(i) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Seller provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on assessment of the Seller’s compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation Report”), and all other data, servicing reports, officer’s certificates and information relating to the performance of the Seller under the terms of the Agreement during 200[ ] that were delivered to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Seller Servicing Information”);

(ii) Based on my knowledge, the reports and information comprising the Seller Servicing Information, 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 the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the period covered by or the date of such reports or information or the date of this certification;

(iii) Based on my knowledge, all of the Seller Servicing Information required to be provided by the Seller under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];

(iv) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Seller under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Seller has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and


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(v) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Seller pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Seller and by each Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. The Servicing Assessment and the Attestation Report cover all times of the servicing criteria identified on Exhibit 13 to the Agreement as applicable to the Seller. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports. The following material instances of noncompliance identified in the Servicing Assessment and the Attestation Report relate to the performance or obligations of the Seller under the Agreement: ____________ (if none, state “None.”)

NC CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Seller)
By:      
Name:                
Title:                
Date:                    




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ANNEX C

EXHIBIT 13
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Seller] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
Reference
Criteria
 
 
General Servicing Considerations
 
     
1122(d)(1)(i)
Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(1)(ii)
If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
X
1122(d)(1)(iii)
Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
 
1122(d)(1)(iv)
A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.
X
 
Cash Collection and Administration
 
1122(d)(2)(i)
Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(ii)
Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
X
1122(d)(2)(iii)
Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(iv)
The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(v)
Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
X
1122(d)(2)(vi)
Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
X
1122(d)(2)(vii)
Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X





   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
 
Investor Remittances and Reporting
 
1122(d)(3)(i)
Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer.
X
1122(d)(3)(ii)
Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.
[X]
1122(d)(3)(iii)
Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
[X]
1122(d)(3)(iv)
Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.
[X]
 
Pool Asset Administration
 
1122(d)(4)(i)
Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
 
1122(d)(4)(ii)
Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.
 
1122(d)(4)(iii)
Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.
 
1122(d)(4)(iv)
Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(v)
The Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
X
1122(d)(4)(vi)
Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(vii)
Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(viii)
Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
X




   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
1122(d)(4)(ix)
Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(x)
Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xi)
Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xii)
Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xv)
Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.
[X]


 
ATTACHMENT 3

Monthly Data
 
Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332- Instruction Sheet
NOTE: Do not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed items.
a) 
 
b) The numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below.
 
Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:
 
 
1.
The Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
 
 
2.
The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
 
 
3.
Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is required.
 
 
4-12.
Complete as applicable. Required documentation:
 
* For taxes and insurance advances - see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required showing period
 
of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover advances.
 
* For escrow advances - complete payment history
 
(to calculate advances from last positive escrow balance forward)
 
* Other expenses -  copies of corporate advance history showing all payments
 
* REO repairs > $1500 require explanation
 
* REO repairs >$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids.
 
* Short Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB’s approved Officer Certificate 
 
* Unusual or extraordinary items may require further documentation.
 
 
13.
The total of lines 1 through 12.
 
 
c)
Credits:
 



 
14-21.
Complete as applicable. Required documentation:
 
* Copy of the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale, bid instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney
 
Letter of Proceeds Breakdown.
 
* Copy of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee
 
* All other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332 form            
 
 
22.
The total of lines 14 through 21.
 
Please Note:  For HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for Part B/Supplemental proceeds.
 
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
 
 
23.
The total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
 




Exhibit: Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
 
Prepared by: __________________
Date: _______________
Phone: ______________________
Email Address:_____________________
 
         
Servicer Loan No.
 
Servicer Name
 
Servicer Address
 
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________
 
Borrower's Name: _________________________________________________________
 
Property Address: _________________________________________________________
 
Liquidation Type:
REO Sale
3rd Party Sale
Short Sale
Charge Off

Was this loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown
Yes
No
If “Yes”, provide deficiency or cramdown amount__________________________
 
Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:
   
(1)
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
$ ______________
(1)
(2)
Interest accrued at Net Rate
________________
(2)
(3)
Accrued Servicing Fees
________________
(3)
(4)
Attorney's Fees
________________
(4)
(5)
Taxes (see page 2)
________________
(5)
(6)
Property Maintenance
________________
(6)
(7)
MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums (see page 2)
________________
(7)
(8)
Utility Expenses
________________
(8)
(9)
Appraisal/BPO
________________
(9)
(10)
Property Inspections
________________
(10)
(11)
FC Costs/Other Legal Expenses
________________
(11)
(12)
Other (itemize)
________________
(12)
 
Cash for Keys__________________________
________________
(12)
 
HOA/Condo Fees_______________________
________________
(12)
 
______________________________________
________________
(12)
 
(13)
   
     
 
Total Expenses
$ _______________
Credits:
     
(14)
Escrow Balance
$ _______________
(14)
(15)
HIP Refund
________________
(15)
(16)
Rental Receipts
________________
(16)
(17)
Hazard Loss Proceeds
________________
(17)
(18)
Primary Mortgage Insurance / Gov’t Insurance
________________
(18a)
HUD Part A
 
   
       
HUD Part B
 
________________
(18b)
(19)
Pool Insurance Proceeds
________________
(19)
(20)
Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property
________________
(20)
(21)
Other (itemize)
________________
(21)
 
_________________________________________
________________
(21)
       
 
Total Credits
$________________
(22)
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain)
$________________
(23)


 
Escrow Disbursement Detail
 
             
Type
(Tax /Ins.)
Date Paid
Period of Coverage
Total Paid
Base
Amount
Penalties
Interest
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             



 
Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting

       
Column/Header Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR
 
 
LOAN_NBR
A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.
 
 
CLIENT_NBR
Servicer Client Number
   
SERV_INVESTOR_NBR
Contains a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a group of loans in their system.
 
 
BORROWER_FIRST_NAME
First Name of the Borrower.
   
BORROWER_LAST_NAME
Last name of the borrower.
   
PROP_ADDRESS
Street Name and Number of Property
 
 
PROP_STATE
The state where the property located.
 
 
PROP_ZIP
Zip code where the property is located.
 
 
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
The date that the borrower's next payment is due to the servicer at the end of processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
LOAN_TYPE
Loan Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
 
 
BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE
The date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE
The chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
 
 
BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR
The case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy filing.
 
 
POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE
The payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved by the courts
 
MM/DD/YYYY
BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE
The Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy. Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE
The Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer
 
MM/DD/YYYY
LOSS_MIT_TYPE
The Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
   
LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE
The Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled To End/Close
 
MM/DD/YYYY
LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE
The Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE
The date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer with instructions to begin foreclosure proceedings.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE
Date File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue Foreclosure
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FIRST_LEGAL_DATE
Notice of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a Foreclosure Action
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE
The date by which a foreclosure sale is expected to occur.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FRCLSR_SALE_DATE
The actual date of the foreclosure sale.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FRCLSR_SALE_AMT
The amount a property sold for at the foreclosure sale.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
EVICTION_START_DATE
The date the servicer initiates eviction of the borrower.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE
The date the court revokes legal possession of the property from the borrower.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
LIST_PRICE
The price at which an REO property is marketed.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
LIST_DATE
The date an REO property is listed at a particular price.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
OFFER_AMT
The dollar value of an offer for an REO property.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
OFFER_DATE_TIME
The date an offer is received by DA Admin or by the Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
REO_CLOSING_DATE
The date the REO sale of the property is scheduled to close.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE
Actual Date Of REO Sale
 
MM/DD/YYYY
OCCUPANT_CODE
Classification of how the property is occupied.
 
 
PROP_CONDITION_CODE
A code that indicates the condition of the property.
 
 




       
PROP_INSPECTION_DATE
The date a property inspection is performed.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
APPRAISAL_DATE
The date the appraisal was done.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
CURR_PROP_VAL
 The current "as is" value of the property based on brokers price opinion or appraisal.
2
 
REPAIRED_PROP_VAL
The amount the property would be worth if repairs are completed pursuant to a broker's price opinion or appraisal.
2
 
If applicable:
 
 
 
DELINQ_STATUS_CODE
FNMA Code Describing Status of Loan
   
DELINQ_REASON_CODE
The circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in default for this cycle.
   
MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
Date Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With Mortgage Insurance Company.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
MI_CLAIM_AMT
Amount of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed
 
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
Date Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim Payment
 
MM/DD/YYYY
MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
Amount Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
Date Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company
 
MM/DD/YYYY
POOL_CLAIM_AMT
Amount of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
Date Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued By The Pool Insurer
 
MM/DD/YYYY
POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
Amount Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
 Date FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT
 Amount of FHA Part A Claim Filed
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
 Date HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
 Amount HUD Paid on Part A Claim
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
  Date FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT
  Amount of FHA Part B Claim Filed
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
   Date HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment
 
MM/DD/YYYY
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
 Amount HUD Paid on Part B Claim
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
 Date VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin
 
MM/DD/YYYY
VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
 Date Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment
 
MM/DD/YYYY
VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
 Amount Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
 
Exhibit: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting
 
The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation Code as follows:
 
 
·
ASUM-
Approved Assumption
 
·
BAP-
Borrower Assistance Program
 
·
CO-
Charge Off
 
·
DIL-
Deed-in-Lieu
 
·
FFA-
Formal Forbearance Agreement
 
 

 
 
·
MOD-
Loan Modification
 
·
PRE-
Pre-Sale
 
·
SS-
Short Sale
 
·
MISC-
Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer
 
NOTE: Wells Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Wells Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file.
 
The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property code as follows:
 
 
·
Mortgagor
 
 
·
Tenant
 
 
·
Unknown
 
 
·
Vacant
 
The Property Condition field should show the last reported condition of the property as follows:
 
 
·
Damaged
 
 
·
Excellent
 
 
·
Fair
 
 
·
Gone
 
 
·
Good
 
 
·
Poor
 
 
·
Special Hazard
 
 
·
Unknown



Exhibit: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
 
The FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason for Delinquency as follows:
   
Delinquency Code
Delinquency Description
001
FNMA-Death of principal mortgagor
002
FNMA-Illness of principal mortgagor
003
FNMA-Illness of mortgagor’s family member
004
FNMA-Death of mortgagor’s family member
005
FNMA-Marital difficulties
006
FNMA-Curtailment of income
007
FNMA-Excessive Obligation
008
FNMA-Abandonment of property
009
FNMA-Distant employee transfer
011
FNMA-Property problem
012
FNMA-Inability to sell property
013
FNMA-Inability to rent property
014
FNMA-Military Service
015
FNMA-Other
016
FNMA-Unemployment
017
FNMA-Business failure
019
FNMA-Casualty loss
022
FNMA-Energy environment costs
023
FNMA-Servicing problems
026
FNMA-Payment adjustment
027
FNMA-Payment dispute
029
FNMA-Transfer of ownership pending
030
FNMA-Fraud
031
FNMA-Unable to contact borrower
INC
FNMA-Incarceration





Exhibit: Standard File Codes - Delinquency Reporting, Continued
 
The FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status of Default as follows:
   
Status Code
Status Description
09
Forbearance
17
Pre-foreclosure Sale Closing Plan Accepted
24
Government Seizure
26
Refinance
27
Assumption
28
Modification
29
Charge-Off
30
Third Party Sale
31
Probate
32
Military Indulgence
43
Foreclosure Started
44
Deed-in-Lieu Started
49
Assignment Completed
61
Second Lien Considerations
62
Veteran’s Affairs-No Bid
63
Veteran’s Affairs-Refund
64
Veteran’s Affairs-Buydown
65
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
66
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
67
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
 




 
Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
     
Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
Max Size
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
A value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
 
Text up to 10 digits
20
LOAN_NBR
A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
 
Text up to 10 digits
10
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR.
 
Text up to 10 digits
10
BORROWER_NAME
The borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first and last name.
 
Maximum length of 30 (Last, First)
30
SCHED_PAY_AMT
Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower is expected to pay, P&I constant.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NOTE_INT_RATE
The loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
NET_INT_RATE
The loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
SERV_FEE_RATE
The servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
SERV_FEE_AMT
The servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NEW_PAY_AMT
The new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NEW_LOAN_RATE
The new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
ARM_INDEX_RATE
The index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted rate.
4
Max length of 6
6
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
The date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
The first curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
The curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_1
The curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11




         
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
The second curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
The curtailment date associated with the second curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_2
The curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
The third curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
The curtailment date associated with the third curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
The curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PIF_AMT
The loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PIF_DATE
The paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
 
 
 
Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO
2
ACTION_CODE
The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan.
INT_ADJ_AMT
The amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
The amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed through to investors.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
The scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_NET_INT
The scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
The actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11




         
ACTL_NET_INT
The actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PREPAY_PENALTY_ AMT
The penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PREPAY_PENALTY_ WAIVED
The prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
 
 
 
 
 
MOD_DATE
The Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
MOD_TYPE
The Modification Type.
 
Varchar - value can be alpha or numeric
30
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
The current outstanding principal and interest advances made by Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11



ATTACHMENT 4

EXHIBIT 13
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Seller] [Name of Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
Reference
Criteria
 
 
General Servicing Considerations
 
     
1122(d)(1)(i)
Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(1)(ii)
If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
X
1122(d)(1)(iii)
Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
 
1122(d)(1)(iv)
A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.
X
 
Cash Collection and Administration
 
1122(d)(2)(i)
Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(ii)
Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
X
1122(d)(2)(iii)
Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(iv)
The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(v)
Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
X
1122(d)(2)(vi)
Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
X
1122(d)(2)(vii)
Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X




   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
 
Investor Remittances and Reporting
 
1122(d)(3)(i)
Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer.
X
1122(d)(3)(ii)
Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(3)(iii)
Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
 
1122(d)(3)(iv)
Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.
X
 
Pool Asset Administration
 
1122(d)(4)(i)
Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(ii)
Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(iii)
Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(iv)
Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(v)
The Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
X
1122(d)(4)(vi)
Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(vii)
Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(viii)
Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
X




   
Servicing Criteria
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
1122(d)(4)(ix)
Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(x)
Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xi)
Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xii)
Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xv)
Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.
 




SCHEDULE 1

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]
 

 

SCHEDULE 2

PREPAYMENT CHARGE SCHEDULE

[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]

 

SCHEDULE 3

[RESERVED]
 
 

SCHEDULE 4

STANDARD FILE LAYOUT - DELINQUENCY REPORTING AND REALIZED LOSSES AND GAINS


Exhibit 1 : Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting

Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
A value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
 
Text up to 10 digits
LOAN_NBR
A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
 
Text up to 10 digits
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR.
 
Text up to 10 digits
BORROWER_NAME
The borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first and last name.
 
Maximum length of 30 (Last, First)
SCHED_PAY_AMT
Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower is expected to pay, P&I constant.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
NOTE_INT_RATE
The loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
NET_INT_RATE
The loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
SERV_FEE_RATE
The servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
SERV_FEE_AMT
The servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
NEW_PAY_AMT
The new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
NEW_LOAN_RATE
The new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
ARM_INDEX_RATE
The index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted rate.
4
Max length of 6
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
The date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
The first curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
The curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_1
The curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
The second curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
The curtailment date associated with the second curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_2
The curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
The third curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
The curtailment date associated with the third curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
The curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
PIF_AMT
The loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
PIF_DATE
The paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
 
 
 
Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase, 70=REO
 

 
Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
     
ACTION_CODE
The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan.
   
INT_ADJ_AMT
The amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
The amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed through to investors.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
The scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
SCHED_NET_INT
The scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
The actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
ACTL_NET_INT
The actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
PREPAY_PENALTY_ AMT
The penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
PREPAY_PENALTY_ WAIVED
The prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
 
 
 
 
MOD_DATE
The Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
MOD_TYPE
The Modification Type.
 
Varchar - value can be alpha or numeric
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
The current outstanding principal and interest advances made by Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)


Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting
 

REPORTING DATA FOR DEFAULTED LOANS
 
Data must be submitted to Wells Fargo Bank in an Excel spreadsheet format with fixed field names and data type. The Excel spreadsheet should be used as a template consistently every month when submitting data.
 
Table: Delinquency

Name
Type
Size
Servicer Loan #
Number
8
 
(Double)
 
Investor Loan #
Number
8
 
(Double)
 
Borrower Name
Text
20
Address
Text
30
State
Text
2
Due Date
Date/Time
8
Action Code
Text
2
FC Received
Date/Time
8
File Referred to Atty
Date/Time
8
NOD
Date/Time
8
Complaint Filed
Date/Time
8
Sale Published
Date/Time
8
Target Sale Date
Date/Time
8
Actual Sale Date
Date/Time
8
Loss Mit Approval Date
Date/Time
8
Loss Mit Type
Text
5
Loss Mit Estimated Completion
Date/Time
8
Date
   
Loss Mit Actual Completion Date
Date/Time
8
Loss Mit Broken Plan Date
Date/Time
8
BK Chapter
Text
6
BK Filed Date
Date/Time
8
Post Petition Due
Date/Time
8
Motion for Relief
Date/Time
8
Lift of Stay
Date/Time
8
RFD
Text
10
Occupant Code
Text
10
Eviction Start Date
Date/Time
8
Eviction Completed Date
Date/Time
8
List Price
Currency
8
List Date
Date/Time
8
Accepted Offer Price
Currency
8
Accepted Offer Date
Date/Time
8
Estimated REO Closing Date
Date/Time
8
Actual REO Sale Date
Date/Time
8
 
 Items in bold are MANDATORY FIELDS. We must receive information in those fields every month in order for your file to be accepted.
 

The Action Code Field should show the applicable numeric code to indicate that a special action is being taken. The Action Codes are the following:
 
12-Relief Provisions
15-Bankruptcy/Litigation
20-Referred for Deed-in-Lieu
30-Referred fore Foreclosure
60-Payoff
65-Repurchase
70-REO-Held for Sale
71-Third Party Sale/Condemnation
72-REO-Pending Conveyance-Pool Insurance claim filed
 
Wells Fargo Bank will accept alternative Action Codes to those above, provided that the Codes are consistent with industry standards. If Action Codes other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Wells Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Action Codes prior to sending the file.
 
Description of Action Codes:
 
Action Code 12 - To report a Mortgage Loan for which the Borrower has been granted relief for curing a delinquency. The Action Date is the date the relief is expected to end. For military indulgence, it will be three months after the Borrower’s discharge from military service.
 
Action Code 15 - To report the Borrower’s filing for bankruptcy or instituting some other type of litigation that will prevent or delay liquidation of the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date will be either the date that any repayment plan (or forbearance) instituted by the bankruptcy court will expire or an additional date by which the litigation should be resolved.
 
Action Code 20 - To report that the Borrower has agreed to a deed-in-lieu or an assignment of the property. The Action Date is the date the Servicer decided to pursue a deed-in-lieu or the assignment.
 

Action Code 30 - To report that the decision has been made to foreclose the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the Servicer referred the case to the foreclosure attorney.

Action Code 60 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been paid in full either at, or prior to, maturity. The Action Date is the date the pay-off funds were remitted to the Master Servicer.
 
Action Code 65 - To report that the Servicer is repurchasing the Mortgage Loan. The Action Date is the date the repurchase proceeds were remitted to the Master Servicer.
 
Action Code 70 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure has been accepted, and the Servicer, on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan, has acquired the property and may dispose of it. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date the deed is recorded on behalf of the owner of the Mortgage Loan.
 
Action Code 71 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed and a third party acquired the property, or a total condemnation of the property has occurred. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale or the date the condemnation award was received.
 
Action Code 72 - To report that a Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed, or a deed-in-lieu has been accepted, and the property may be conveyed to the mortgage insurer and the pool insurance claim has been filed. The Action Date is the date of the foreclosure sale, or, for deeds-in-lieu, the date of the deed for conventional mortgages.
 
The Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss Mitigation arrangement. The following are acceptable:
 
ASUM-Approved Assumption
BAP-Borrower Assistance Program
CO-Charge Off
DIL-Deed-in-Lieu
FFA-Formal Forbearance Agreement
MOD-Loan Modification
PRE-Pre-Sale
SS-Short Sale
MISC-Anything else approved by the PMI or Pool Insurer
 
Wells Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above, provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply Wells Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to sending the file.
 

The Occupant Code field should show the current status of the property. The acceptable codes are:
 
Mortgagor
Tenant
Unknown
Vacant


Exhibit 3A: Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332

REALIZED LOSS CALCULATION INFORMATION
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Form 332
 

Calculation of Realized Loss
 
Purpose
 
To provide the Servicer with a form for the calculation of any Realized Loss (or gain) as a result of a Mortgage Loan having been foreclosed and Liquidated.
 
Distribution
 
The Servicer will prepare the form in duplicate and send the original together with evidence of conveyance of title and appropriate supporting documentation to the Master Servicer with the Monthly Accounting Reports which supports the Mortgage Loan’s removal from the Mortgage Loan Activity Report. The Servicer will retain the duplicate for its own records.
 
Due Date
 
With respect to any liquidated Mortgage Loan, the form will be submitted to the Master Servicer no later than the date on which statements are due to the Master Servicer under Section 4.02 of this Agreement (the “Statement Date”) in the month following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage Loan; provided, that if such Statement Date is not at least 30 days after receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation relating to such liquidated Mortgage Loan, then the form will be submitted on the first Statement Date occurring after the 30th day following receipt of final liquidation proceeds and supporting documentation.
 
Preparation Instructions
 
The numbers on the form correspond with the numbers listed below.
 
1.
The actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan.
 
2.
The Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed.

3-7.
Complete as necessary. All line entries must be supported by copies of appropriate statements, vouchers, receipts, canceled checks, etc., to document the expense. Entries not properly documented will not be reimbursed to the Servicer.
 
 
8.
Accrued Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as calculated on a monthly basis.
 

10.
The total of lines 1 through 9.
 
Credits
 
11-17.
Complete as necessary. All line entries must be supported by copies of the appropriate claims forms, statements, payment checks, etc. to document the credit. If the Mortgage Loan is subject to a Bankruptcy Deficiency, the difference between the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Note prior to the Bankruptcy Deficiency and the Unpaid Principal Balance as reduced by the Bankruptcy Deficiency should be input on line 16.
 
18.
The total of lines 11 through 17.
 
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
 
19.
The total derived from subtracting line 18 from 10. If the amount represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis ( ).
 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
 
CALCULATION OF REALIZED LOSS
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Trust: ___________________________
 
Prepared by: __________________ Date: _______________
 
Phone: ______________________
 
Servicer Loan No.                             Servicer Name                              Servicer Address
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Loan No._____________________________
Borrower’s Name:________________________________________________________
Property
Address:_______________________________________________________________

Liquidation and Acquisition Expenses:
 
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
$ _______________(1)
Interest accrued at Net Rate
________________(2)
Attorney’s Fees
________________(3)
Taxes
________________(4)
Property Maintenance
________________(5)
MI/Hazard Insurance Premiums
________________(6)
Hazard Loss Expenses
________________(7)
Accrued Servicing Fees
________________(8)
Other (itemize)
________________(9)
 
$ _________________
   
   
   
Total Expenses
$ ______________(10)
Credits:
 
Escrow Balance
$ ______________(11)
HIP Refund
________________(12)
Rental Receipts
________________(13)
Hazard Loss Proceeds
________________(14)
Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds
________________(15)
Proceeds from Sale of Acquired Property
________________(16)
Other (itemize)
________________(17)
 
_________________     
 
_________________     
Total Credits
$________________(18)

Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) $________________


 
SCHEDULE 5

STANDARD FILE LAYOUT- MASTER SERVICING

Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
     
Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
Max Size
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
A value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
 
Text up to 10 digits
20
LOAN_NBR
A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
 
Text up to 10 digits
10
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
A unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be different than the LOAN_NBR.
 
Text up to 10 digits
10
BORROWER_NAME
The borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by first and last name.
 
Maximum length of 30 (Last, First)
30
SCHED_PAY_AMT
Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower is expected to pay, P&I constant.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NOTE_INT_RATE
The loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
NET_INT_RATE
The loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
SERV_FEE_RATE
The servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
SERV_FEE_AMT
The servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NEW_PAY_AMT
The new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NEW_LOAN_RATE
The new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
4
Max length of 6
6
ARM_INDEX_RATE
The index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted rate.
4
Max length of 6
6
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
The borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
The date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment is due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
The first curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
 

Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
     
Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
Max Size
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
The curtailment date associated with the first curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_1
The curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
The second curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
The curtailment date associated with the second curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_ AMT_2
The curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
The third curtailment amount to be applied.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
The curtailment date associated with the third curtailment amount.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
The curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PIF_AMT
The loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PIF_DATE
The paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
 
 
 
Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO
2
ACTION_CODE
The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan.
INT_ADJ_AMT
The amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
The amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed through to investors.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
The scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing cycle.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
 

Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
     
Column Name
Description
Decimal
Format Comment
Max Size
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
The scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
SCHED_NET_INT
The scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
The actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
ACTL_NET_INT
The actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the current reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PREPAY_PENALTY_ AMT
The penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported by the Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
PREPAY_PENALTY_ WAIVED
The prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
 
 
 
 
 
MOD_DATE
The Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
 
MM/DD/YYYY
10
MOD_TYPE
The Modification Type.
 
Varchar - value can be alpha or numeric
30
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
The current outstanding principal and interest advances made by Servicer.
2
No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
11
         


SCHEDULE 6

DATA REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICING ADVANCES
INCURRED PRIOR TO CUT-OFF DATE


[LOAN NUMBER]
[PRE-CUT-OFF DATE ADVANCE AMOUNT]


[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]