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ACE SECURITIES CORP.
Depositor
 
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
Servicer
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
 

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
 

POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1, 2007
 
 
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
 



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
     
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
6
     
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms.
6
SECTION 1.02.
Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
62
     
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
64
     
SECTION 2.01.
Conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
64
SECTION 2.02.
Acceptance of REMIC I by Trustee.
65
SECTION 2.03.
Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans.
65
SECTION 2.04.
Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
68
SECTION 2.05.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
70
SECTION 2.06.
Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest.
72
SECTION 2.07.
Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of REMIC II and REMIC III by the Trustee.
72
SECTION 2.08.
Issuance of the Residual Certificates.
73
SECTION 2.09.
Establishment of the Trust.
73
SECTION 2.10.
Purpose and Powers of the Trust.
73
SECTION 2.11.
Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
74
     
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS; ACCOUNTS
75
     
SECTION 3.01.
The Servicer to Act as Servicer.
75
SECTION 3.02.
Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Servicer and Sub-Servicers.
78
SECTION 3.03.
Successor Sub-Servicers.
80
SECTION 3.04.
No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor, Trustee or the Certificateholders.
80
SECTION 3.05.
Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreement by Successor Servicer.
80
SECTION 3.06.
Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
81
SECTION 3.07.
Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.
82
SECTION 3.08.
Collection Account and Distribution Account.
83
SECTION 3.09.
Withdrawals from the Collection Account and Distribution Account.
85
SECTION 3.10.
Investment of Funds in the Investment Accounts.
87
SECTION 3.11.
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage and Primary Mortgage Insurance.
89
SECTION 3.12.
Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements
91
SECTION 3.13.
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
92
SECTION 3.14.
Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
96
SECTION 3.15.
Servicing Compensation.
97
SECTION 3.16.
Collection Account Statements.
98
SECTION 3.17.
Annual Statement as to Compliance.
98

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SECTION 3.18.
Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
99
SECTION 3.19.
[Reserved].
100
SECTION 3.20.
Annual Certification; Additional Information.
100
SECTION 3.21.
Access to Certain Documentation.
102
SECTION 3.22.
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
102
SECTION 3.23.
Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls; Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.
105
SECTION 3.24.
Obligations of the Servicer in Respect of Mortgage Rates and Monthly Payments.
105
SECTION 3.25.
Reserve Fund.
106
SECTION 3.26.
Advance Facility.
107
SECTION 3.27.
Indemnification.
109
     
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE MASTER SERVICER
110
     
SECTION 4.01.
Master Servicer.
110
SECTION 4.02.
REMIC-Related Covenants.
111
SECTION 4.03.
Monitoring of Servicer.
111
SECTION 4.04.
Fidelity Bond.
112
SECTION 4.05.
Power to Act; Procedures.
112
SECTION 4.06.
Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
113
SECTION 4.07.
Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.
113
SECTION 4.08.
Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
114
SECTION 4.09.
Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
114
SECTION 4.10.
Reserved.
115
SECTION 4.11.
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
115
SECTION 4.12.
Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
115
SECTION 4.13.
Compensation for the Master Servicer.
115
SECTION 4.14.
REO Property.
115
SECTION 4.15.
Master Servicer Annual Statement of Compliance.
116
SECTION 4.16.
Master Servicer Assessments of Compliance.
117
SECTION 4.17.
Master Servicer Attestation Reports.
118
SECTION 4.18.
Annual Certification.
119
SECTION 4.19.
Obligation of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
120
SECTION 4.20.
Prepayment Penalty Verification.
120
     
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
122
     
SECTION 5.01.
Distributions.
122
SECTION 5.02.
Statements to Certificateholders.
131
SECTION 5.03.
Servicer Reports; P&I Advances.
135
SECTION 5.04.
Allocation of Realized Losses.
137
SECTION 5.05.
Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
139
SECTION 5.06.
Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
139

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SECTION 5.07.
Supplemental Interest Trust.
144
SECTION 5.08.
Tax Treatment of Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments.
147
SECTION 5.09.
Swap Collateral Account.
148
SECTION 5.10.
The Policy.
149
SECTION 5.11.
Class A Certificate Insurer Default; Termination of Class A Certificate Insurer’s Rights.
151
     
ARTICLE VI
THE CERTIFICATES
152
     
SECTION 6.01.
The Certificates.
152
SECTION 6.02.
Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
154
SECTION 6.03.
Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
160
SECTION 6.04.
Persons Deemed Owners.
160
SECTION 6.05.
Certain Available Information.
161
     
ARTICLE VII
THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER AND THE MASTER SERVICER
162
     
SECTION 7.01.
Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
162
SECTION 7.02.
Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Servicer or the Master Servicer.
162
SECTION 7.03.
Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and Others.
162
SECTION 7.04.
Limitation on Resignation of the Servicer.
164
SECTION 7.05.
Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer.
165
SECTION 7.06.
Assignment of Master Servicing.
165
SECTION 7.07.
Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Servicer and the Master Servicer.
166
SECTION 7.08.
Duties of the Credit Risk Manager.
167
SECTION 7.09.
Limitation Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
167
SECTION 7.10.
Removal of the Credit Risk Manager.
167
     
ARTICLE VIII
DEFAULT
169
     
SECTION 8.01.
Servicer Events of Default.
169
SECTION 8.02.
Master Servicer to Act; Appointment of Successor.
174
SECTION 8.03.
Notification to Certificateholders.
175
SECTION 8.04.
Waiver of Events of Default.
176
     
ARTICLE IX
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
177
     
SECTION 9.01.
Duties of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
177
SECTION 9.02.
Certain Matters Affecting Trustee and Securities Administrator.
178
SECTION 9.03.
Trustee and Securities Administrator not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
181
SECTION 9.04.
Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.
181
SECTION 9.05.
Fees and Expenses of Trustee, Custodian and Securities Administrator.
181

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SECTION 9.06.
Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator.
182
SECTION 9.07.
Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
183
SECTION 9.08.
Successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
184
SECTION 9.09.
Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
185
SECTION 9.10.
Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
185
SECTION 9.11.
Appointment of Office or Agency.
186
SECTION 9.12.
Representations and Warranties.
186
     
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
188
     
SECTION 10.01.
Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.
188
SECTION 10.02.
Additional Termination Requirements.
191
     
ARTICLE XI
REMIC PROVISIONS
193
     
SECTION 11.01.
REMIC Administration.
193
SECTION 11.02.
Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
195
SECTION 11.03.
Indemnification.
196
     
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
197
     
SECTION 12.01.
Amendment.
197
SECTION 12.02.
Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
198
SECTION 12.03.
Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
199
SECTION 12.04.
Governing Law.
199
SECTION 12.05.
Notices.
200
SECTION 12.06.
Severability of Provisions.
200
SECTION 12.07.
Notice to Rating Agencies and the Class A Certificate Insurer.
201
SECTION 12.08.
Article and Section References.
201
SECTION 12.09.
Grant of Security Interest.
201
SECTION 12.10.
Survival of Indemnification.
202
SECTION 12.11.
Intention of the Parties and Interpretation.
202
SECTION 12.12.
Indemnification.
203
SECTION 12.13.
Third Party Beneficiaries.
203
 
 

 
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Exhibits
 
Exhibit A-1
Form of Class A Certificate
Exhibit A-2
Form of Class M Certificate
Exhibit A-3
Form of Class CE Certificate
Exhibit A-4
Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit A-5
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 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 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-1
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement
Exhibit F-2
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition 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
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy
   
Schedule 1
Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule 2
Prepayment Charge Schedule
Schedule 3
Servicing Performance Standards
Schedule 4
Standard File Layout - Delinquency Reporting
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 April 1, 2007, among ACE SECURITIES CORP., as Depositor, GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, as Servicer, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as 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)
I
 
Variable(2)
   
$35,045,728.95
 
April 2037
I-1-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,992,365.43
 
April 2037
I-1-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,992,365.43
 
April 2037
I-2-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,339,555.89
 
April 2037
I-2-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,339,555.89
 
April 2037
I-3-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,668,576.79
 
April 2037
I-3-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,668,576.79
 
April 2037
I-4-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,976,903.33
 
April 2037
I-4-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,976,903.33
 
April 2037
I-5-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,262,115.59
 
April 2037
I-5-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,262,115.59
 
April 2037
I-6-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,521,928.85
 
April 2037
I-6-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,521,928.85
 
April 2037
I-7-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,754,224.06
 
April 2037
I-7-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,754,224.06
 
April 2037
I-8-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,956,745.71
 
April 2037
I-8-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,956,745.71
 
April 2037
I-9-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,705,596.61
 
April 2037
I-9-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,705,596.61
 
April 2037
I-10-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,450,601.53
 
April 2037
I-10-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,450,601.53
 
April 2037
I-11-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,206,986.19
 
April 2037
I-11-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$5,206,986.19
 
April 2037
I-12-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,974,243.30
 
April 2037
I-12-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,974,243.30
 
April 2037
I-13-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,751,888.22
 
April 2037
I-13-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,751,888.22
 
April 2037




Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
I-14-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,539,457.83
 
April 2037
I-14-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,539,457.83
 
April 2037
I-15-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,336,509.70
 
April 2037
I-15-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,336,509.70
 
April 2037
I-16-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,142,621.04
 
April 2037
I-16-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$4,142,621.04
 
April 2037
I-17-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,957,387.96
 
April 2037
I-17-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,957,387.96
 
April 2037
I-18-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,780,424.49
 
April 2037
I-18-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,780,424.49
 
April 2037
I-19-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,611,361.93
 
April 2037
I-19-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,611,361.93
 
April 2037
I-20-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,449,847.94
 
April 2037
I-20-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,449,847.94
 
April 2037
I-21-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,295,545.92
 
April 2037
I-21-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,295,545.92
 
April 2037
I-22-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,148,134.21
 
April 2037
I-22-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,148,134.21
 
April 2037
I-23-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,007,305.56
 
April 2037
I-23-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$3,007,305.56
 
April 2037
I-24-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,872,766.33
 
April 2037
I-24-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,872,766.33
 
April 2037
I-25-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,744,236.02
 
April 2037
I-25-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,744,236.02
 
April 2037
I-26-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,621,446.60
 
April 2037
I-26-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,621,446.60
 
April 2037
I-27-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,504,141.99
 
April 2037
I-27-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,504,141.99
 
April 2037
I-28-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,392,077.52
 
April 2037
I-28-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,392,077.52
 
April 2037
I-29-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,285,019.42
 
April 2037
I-29-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,285,019.42
 
April 2037
I-30-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,182,744.34
 
April 2037
I-30-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,182,744.34
 
April 2037
I-31-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,085,038.90
 
April 2037
I-31-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$2,085,038.90
 
April 2037
I-32-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,991,699.18
 
April 2037
I-32-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,991,699.18
 
April 2037
I-33-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,902,530.42
 
April 2037
I-33-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,902,530.42
 
April 2037
I-34-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,817,346.48
 
April 2037
I-34-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,817,346.48
 
April 2037
I-35-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,735,969.55
 
April 2037
I-35-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,735,969.55
 
April 2037
I-36-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,658,229.72
 
April 2037
I-36-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,658,229.72
 
April 2037
I-37-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,583,964.69
 
April 2037
I-37-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,583,964.69
 
April 2037
I-38-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,513,019.36
 
April 2037
I-38-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,513,019.36
 
April 2037
I-39-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,445,245.56
 
April 2037
I-39-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,445,245.56
 
April 2037
I-40-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,380,501.73
 
April 2037
I-40-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,380,501.73
 
April 2037
I-41-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,318,652.61
 
April 2037
I-41-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,318,652.61
 
April 2037
I-42-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,259,568.97
 
April 2037
I-42-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,259,568.97
 
April 2037
I-43-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,203,127.36
 
April 2037
I-43-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,203,127.36
 
April 2037

2



Designation
 
REMIC I
Remittance Rate
 
Initial
Uncertificated Balance
 
Latest Possible
Maturity Date(1)
I-44-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,149,209.81
 
April 2037
I-44-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,149,209.81
 
April 2037
I-45-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,097,703.65
 
April 2037
I-45-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,097,703.65
 
April 2037
I-46-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,048,501.17
 
April 2037
I-46-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,048,501.17
 
April 2037
I-47-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,001,499.51
 
April 2037
I-47-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$1,001,499.51
 
April 2037
I-48-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$956,600.40
 
April 2037
I-48-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$956,600.40
 
April 2037
I-49-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$913,709.95
 
April 2037
I-49-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$913,709.95
 
April 2037
I-50-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$872,738.42
 
April 2037
I-50-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$872,738.42
 
April 2037
I-51-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$833,600.12
 
April 2037
I-51-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$833,600.12
 
April 2037
I-52-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$796,213.16
 
April 2037
I-52-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$796,213.16
 
April 2037
I-53-A
 
Variable(2)
   
$16,904,069.04
 
April 2037
I-53-B
 
Variable(2)
   
$16,904,069.04
 
April 2037
 
            
(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)
$363,431,656.37
April 2037
A
Variable(2)
$3,170,750.00
April 2037
M-1
Variable(2)
$72,320.00
April 2037
M-2
Variable(2)
$114,960.00
April 2037
M-3
Variable(2)
$148,340.00
April 2037
M-4
Variable(2)
$166,890.00
April 2037
ZZ
Variable(2)
$3,743,712.58
April 2037
P
Variable(2)(3)
$100.00
April 2037
IO
Variable(2)
(4)          
April 2037
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(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 P will be entitled to 100% of the Prepayment Charges.
 
(4)
REMIC II Regular Interest IO will not have an Uncertificated Balance, but will accrue interest on its Notional Amount.


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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
Variable(2)
$317,075,000.00
April 2037
Class M-1
Variable(2)
$7,232,000.00
April 2037
Class M-2
Variable(2)
$11,496,000.00
April 2037
Class M-3
Variable(2)
$14,834,000.00
April 2037
Class M-4
Variable(2)
$16,689,000.00
April 2037
Class P
N/A(3)
$100.00
April 2037
Class CE
(4)
$3,522,628.95
April 2037
Class IO Interest
(5)
(5)          
April 2037
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(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.
 
(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.
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 $370,848,728.95.
 

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In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee agree as follows:
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 (except in its capacity as successor to the Servicer), or (y) as provided in Section 3.01 hereof, but in no event below the standard set forth in clause (x).
 
Accepted Servicing Practices”: As defined in Section 3.01.
 
Account”: The Collection Account and the Distribution Account as the context may require.
 
Accrued Certificate Interest”: With respect to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, 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 3.23 or Section 4.19 of this 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).
 
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a) of this Agreement.
 
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(d) of this Agreement.
 
Additional Servicer”: Means each affiliate of the Servicer that Services any of the Mortgage Loans and each Person who is not an affiliate of the Servicer. For clarification purposes, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are Additional Servicers.
 
Administration Fees”: The sum of (i) the Servicing Fee, (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 3.26(a).
 
Advance Financing Person”: As defined in Section 3.26(a).
 
Advance Reimbursement Amounts”: As defined in Section 3.26(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.
 
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 in the 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 (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).
 

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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.
 
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 May 15, 2007, among the Interim Seller as assignor, the Depositor as assignee, the Sponsor and the Master Servicer, and acknowledged and agreed to by the Guarantor evidencing the assignment of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement from the Interim Seller to the Depositor, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F-2.
 
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 Account and the 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 Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.23 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement, (c) the aggregate of any P&I Advances for such Distribution Date made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement and (d) the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by a successor to the Servicer (including the Master Servicer) for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, reduced (to 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) Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the related Prepayment Period, (iii) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Depositor, the Servicer, 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, (iv) the Credit Risk Management Fee, (v) amounts deposited in the Collection Account or the Distribution Account in error, (vi) the amount of any Prepayment Charges collected by the Servicer in connection with the Principal Prepayment of any of the Mortgage Loans and (vii) amounts reimbursable to a successor Servicer (including the Master Servicer) pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement.
 

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Avoided Payment”: With respect to the Insured Certificates, any payment of principal or interest previously distributed to a holder of an Insured Certificate by or on behalf of the Trust that is voided as a result of any Insolvency Proceeding and which is returned by a holder of Insured Certificates as required by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
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 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, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania 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 the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class A, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class P, Class CE and Class R Certificates issued under this Agreement.
 
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.
 

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Certificate Margin”: With respect to the Class A Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A, 0.32% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 0.64% 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, 2.50% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.75% 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, 2.50% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.75% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, 2.50% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.75% 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, 2.50% in the case of each Distribution Date through and including the Optional Termination Date and 3.75% in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter.
 
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, the 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. The Trustee and the Securities Administrator may conclusively rely upon a certificate of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the 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.
 

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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 Closing Date, minus (i) all distributions allocable to principal made thereon prior to such date of determination, minus (ii) Realized Losses allocated to the applicable Mezzanine Certificate, if any, prior to such date of determination, plus (iii) any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Mezzanine Certificate prior to such date of determination pursuant to Section 5.04. 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.
 
Certification Parties”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20 of this Agreement.
 
Certifying Person”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20 of this Agreement.
 
Charged Off Loan”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan that the Servicer is required to charge off once such Mortgage Loan becomes 180 days delinquent pursuant to Section 3.13, provided that such Mortgage Loan is not a Liquidated Mortgage Loan.
 
Class”: Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class designation.
 
Class A Certificate”: Any one of the Class A 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 Certificate Insurer”: XL Capital Assurance Inc.
 
Class A 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 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 71.00% 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 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-3 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(f) 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(f) 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 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 Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date and (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates immediately prior to the Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 74.90% 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-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.
 

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Class M-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 (i) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date and (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to the Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 81.10% 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-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-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 Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date and (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to the Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 89.10% 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-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.
 

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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 Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (ii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date, (iv) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates after taking into account the payment of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on the Distribution Date and (v) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately prior to the Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 98.10% 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 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-4 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-5, 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”: May 15, 2007.
 
Code”: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
Collection Account”: The separate account or accounts created and maintained, or caused to be created and maintained, by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.08(a) of this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall be entitled “GMAC Mortgage, LLC, as Servicer for HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates. The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.
 

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Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and as of any date of determination, the fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at such date of determination and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of the related First Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of that Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is (a) with respect to a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, the Value of the related Mortgaged Property at origination and (b) with respect to all other Mortgage Loans, the lesser of (i) the Value of the related Mortgage Property at origination and (ii) the purchase price of the related Mortgaged Property.
 
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: CTLA-Structured Finance/STACS 2007-1, 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, or (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 (STACS 2007-1), and (B) for all other purposes, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, P.O. Box 98, Columbia, Maryland 21046, Attention: Corporate Trust (STACS 2007-1) (or for overnight deliveries, at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045, Attention: Corporate Trust (STACS 2007-1)), 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
A
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 P
P


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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 (which includes the Overcollateralization Amount), 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 the 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”: 0.010% per annum.
 
Credit Risk Manager”: Clayton Fixed Income Services Inc., a Colorado corporation and its successors and assigns.
 
Custodial Agreement”: The Custodial Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, among the Trustee, the Custodian and the Servicer, 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.
 
Custodian”: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company 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, April 1, 2007. 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.
 
DBRS”: DBRS, Inc.
 
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.
 
Deficiency Amount”: As of any Distribution Date, the sum of the following amounts, in each case after giving effect to distributions made on the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date from sources other than the Policy:
 

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(i) the excess, if any, of (A) the Interest Distribution Amount for the related Interest Accrual Period on the Insured Certificates (calculated without regard to any step-up of the related Pass-Through Rate following the first Distribution Date following the Optional Termination Date) over (B) the Interest Remittance Amount allocated to pay such Interest Distribution Amount pursuant to this Agreement from sources other than the Policy;
 
(ii) if such Distribution Date is not the Final Maturity Date, the amount, if any, by which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates (after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period; and
 
(iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates on its Final Maturity Date after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such date.
 
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).
 
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, using the OTS Method, are sixty (60) or more days delinquent, are in foreclosure, have been converted to REO Properties or have been discharged by reason of bankruptcy (but excluding Charged Off Loans), 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 15th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th 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 the Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall not be considered to Directly Operate an REO Property solely because the 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 Securities Administrator 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.
 
Distribution Account”: The separate trust account or accounts created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 3.08(b) 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 SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 ”. 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.
 

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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 May 2007.
 
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.
 
Escrow Account”: an account established by the Servicer for Escrow Payments on any Mortgage Loan.
 
Escrow Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer has established an Escrow Account for items constituting Escrow Payments.
 
Escrow Payments”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage, applicable law or any other related document.
 
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 Servicer is entitled to be reimbursed from Liquidation Proceeds with respect to such liquidated Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement.
 

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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).
 
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 Maturity Date”: The Distribution Date occurring in April 2037.
 
Final Recovery Determination”: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by an originator, the Sponsor or the Terminator pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, 3.13(c) or Section 10.01), a determination made by the Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the 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 Servicer delivered to the Master Servicer and maintained in its records.
 
First Mortgage Loan”: A mortgage loan that is secured by a first lien on the related Mortgaged Property.
 
Fitch”: Fitch Ratings or any successor in interest.
 
Form 8-K Disclosure Information”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement.
 
Freddie Mac”: Freddie Mac, formerly known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
Guarantor”: SunTrust Bank.
 
GMAC”: GMAC Mortgage, LLC or any successor thereto appointed hereunder in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
 
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 Servicer, the Sponsor, any 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 Servicer, the Sponsor, any originator or any Affiliate thereof, (c) is not connected with the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer, the Sponsor, any 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 the 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 the 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.
 
Insolvency Proceeding”: The commencement after the Closing Date of any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, reorganization, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings by or against any person, the commencement, after the Closing Date, of any proceedings by or against any person for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, or the consent, after the date hereof, to the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver or liquidator in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, reorganization, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to any person.
 
Insurance Agreement”: The Insurance and Indemnity Agreement dated as of May 15, 2007, among the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Sponsor, the Guarantor, the Servicer, the Interim Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator.
 
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.
 
Insured Amounts”: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Insured Certificates, that portion of the Scheduled Payments that shall become due for payment but shall be unpaid by reason of Nonpayment on such Distribution Date (which shall be equal to the amount of any related Deficiency Amount).
 
Insured Certificates”: The Class A Certificates.
 

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Insured Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount actually paid by the Class A Certificate Insurer to the Securities Administrator in respect of Insured Amounts for such Distribution Date.
 
Insurer Reimbursement Amount”: As of any Distribution Date, the sum of (x)(i) all Insured Payments and Avoided Payments paid by the Class A Certificate Insurer, but for which the Class A Certificate Insurer has not been reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date, plus (ii) interest accrued on such Insured Payments and Avoided Payments not previously paid calculated at the Late Payment Rate, from the date the Class A Certificate Insurer paid the related Insured Payments or Avoided Payments to the Securities Administrator or (in the case of Avoided Payments) other authorized recipient, and (y) without duplication, (i) any amounts then due and owing to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement or this Agreement but for which the Class A Certificate Insurer has not been paid or reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date, plus (ii) interest on such amounts at the Late Payment Rate.
 
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 commencing on the first day of the month prior to the month in which the Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
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, that portion of the Available Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date equal to an amount equal to (1) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled interest received during the related Due Period with respect to the Mortgage Loans less the Servicing Fee and the fee payable to any provider of lender-paid mortgage insurance, if any (b) the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account by the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.23 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement, (c) the interest portion of the aggregate of any P&I Advances for such Distribution Date made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement and (d) the interest portion of the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by a successor to the Servicer (including the Master Servicer) for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement, reduced (to 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 in respect of interest payments, (ii) the interst portion of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after the related Prepayment Period, (iii) amounts reimbursable or payable to the Depositor, the Servicer, 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, (iv) the Credit Risk Management Fee and the Master Servicing Fee, and (v) amounts reimbursable to a successor Servicer (including the Master Servicer) pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement.
 

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Interim Seller”: GMAC Mortgage, LLC.
 
Last Scheduled Distribution Date”: The Distribution Date occurring in April 2037 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.
 
Late Payment Rate”: The lesser of (a) the greater of (i) the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal (or if no such rate is published thereby, in a publication selected by the Class A Certificate Insurer) (any change in such rate of interest to be effective on the date such change is published) plus 2%, and (ii) the highest rate of interest on any of the Insured Certificates and (b) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury or similar laws limiting interest rates. The Late Payment Rate shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days for any Distribution Date.
 
Liquidated Mortgage Loan”: A Liquidated Mortgage Loan is a Mortgage Loan that was liquidated and for which the Servicer has determined that it has received all amounts it expects to receive in connection with such liquidation, including payments under any related private mortgage insurance policy, hazard insurance policy or any condemnation proceeds and amounts received in connection with the final disposition of the related REO Property.
 
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.
 

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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 the 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 3.22 or Section 10.01 of this Agreement or (iv) any Subsequent Recoveries.
 
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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 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.
 

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Master Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section 8.01(b).
 
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.
 
Master Servicing Fee Rate”: 0.009% 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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 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.
 
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 or Class M-4 Certificate.
 
MIN”: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.
 
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.
 
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 Servicer pursuant to Section 3.01 of this Agreement; and (c) on the assumption that all other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
 

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Moody’s”: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor in interest.
 
Mortgage”: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a second lien on, 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 and Sale Agreement dated as of May 15, 2007, between the Sponsor as seller and the Interim Seller as purchaser, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F-1.
 
Mortgage Loan Schedule”: As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 1. The Depositor shall deliver or cause the delivery of the initial Mortgage Loan Schedule to the 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;
 
(iv) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied;
 
(v) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single family residence, two-family residence, three-family residence, four-family residence, PUD, townhouse or condominium;
 
(vi) the original term to maturity or the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization schedule, and if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule;
 

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(vii) [reserved];
 
(viii) the Combined 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 scheduled 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 payment date on which a payment was actually applied;
 
(xv) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(xvi) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected;
 
(xvii) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase financing, rate/term refinancing, cash-out refinancing);
 
(xviii) the Mortgage Rate at origination;
 
(xix) 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;
 
(xx) a code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, stated or limited);
 
(xxi) [reserved];
 
(xxii) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property;
 
(xxiii) [reserved];
 
(xxiv) 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;
 

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(xxv) the product type (e.g., 2/28, 15 year fixed, 30 year fixed, 15/30 balloon, etc.);
 
(xxvi) the FICO score at origination; and
 
(xxvii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan registered on MERS, the MIN.
 
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.
 
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. 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, (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 (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 (E) the Premium payable to the Class A Certificate Insurer and any reimbursements payable to the Class A Certificate Insurer pursuant to the Insurance Agreement.
 
 
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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.
 
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 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 Offered 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 Mortgage Loans in the prior calendar month minus the fees payable to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager for such Distribution Date and any Net Swap Payment payable to the Swap Provider and any 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 Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee), and, the Premium payable to the Class A Certificate Insurer in each case for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the aggregate principal balance of the 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. 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 Rates on the REMIC II Regular Interests (other than REMIC II Regular Interest IO), weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Balance of 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 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.
 
Nonpayment”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the failure of the Securities Administrator to receive in full, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, funds legally available to pay all or a portion of the Scheduled Payment that is due for payment on the Insured Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date.
 

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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 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 Servicer or a successor to the Servicer (including the Master 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 $370,848,628.95.
 
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
I-1-A through I-53-A
2
I-2-A through I-53-A
3
I-3-A through I-53-A
4
I-4-A through I-53-A
5
I-5-A through I-53-A
6
I-6-A through I-53-A
7
I-7-A through I-53-A
8
I-8-A through I-53-A
9
I-9-A through I-53-A
10
I-10-A through I-53-A
11
I-11-A through I-53-A
12
I-12-A through I-53-A
13
I-13-A through I-53-A
14
I-14-A through I-53-A
15
I-15-A through I-53-A
16
I-16-A through I-53-A
17
I-17-A through I-53-A
18
I-18-A through I-53-A
19
I-19-A through I-53-A
20
I-20-A through I-53-A
21
I-21-A through I-53-A
22
I-22-A through I-53-A
23
I-23-A through I-53-A
24
I-24-A through I-53-A

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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interests
25
I-25-A through I-53-A
26
I-26-A through I-53-A
27
I-27-A through I-53-A
28
I-28-A through I-53-A
29
I-29-A through I-53-A
30
I-30-A through I-53-A
31
I-31-A through I-53-A
32
I-32-A through I-53-A
33
I-33-A through I-53-A
34
I-34-A through I-53-A
35
I-35-A through I-53-A
36
I-36-A through I-53-A
37
I-37-A through I-53-A
38
I-38-A through I-53-A
39
I-39-A through I-53-A
40
I-40-A through I-53-A
41
I-41-A through I-53-A
42
I-42-A through I-53-A
43
I-43-A through I-53-A
44
I-44-A through I-53-A
45
I-45-A through I-53-A
46
I-46-A through I-53-A
47
I-47-A through I-53-A
48
I-48-A through I-53-A
49
I-49-A through I-53-A
50
I-50-A through I-53-A
51
I-51-A through I-53-A
52
I-52-A and I-53-A
53
I-53-A and
thereafter
$0.00

With respect to the Class IO Interest and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Notional Amount of the REMIC II Regular Interest IO.
 
Offered Certificates”: The Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine 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 the 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 Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date; provided that if such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, 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 Certificates and, for purposes of the definition of “Marker Rate”, REMIC II Regular Interest A, 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.
 
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.
 
Opinion of Counsel”: A written opinion of counsel, who may, without limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor, the 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 first 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.
 

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OTS Method”: The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) Delinquency Calculation Method, pursuant to which a Mortgage Loan is considered delinquent if a Monthly Payment has not been received by the close of business on such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in the following month. By way of example, a Mortgage Loan will be considered 30 days delinquent if the Mortgagor fails to make a Monthly Payment due on July 1 by the close of business on August 1. Such Mortgage Loan will be reported as current at the end of July and on the August statement to Certificateholders and will not be reported as delinquent until the end of August and on the September statement to Certificateholders.
 
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 as of the close of business on the Due Date in the month in which the Distribution Date occurs after giving effect to principal prepayments received during the Prepayment Period that includes such Due 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).
 
Overcollateralization Increase Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the amount by which the Required Overcollateralization Amount for such Distribution Date exceeds the Overcollateralization Amount (calculated for this purpose assuming 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is distributed to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on such Distribution Date) for such Distribution Date.
 
Overcollateralization Reduction Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (i) the amount by which the Overcollateralization Amount (calculated for this purpose assuming 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is distributed to the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds the Required Overcollateralization Amount and (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date. The Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall equal zero when a Trigger Event is in effect.
 
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 the Servicer in respect of any Determination Date pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement, an Advance Financing Person pursuant to Section 3.26 of this Agreement or in respect of any Distribution Date by a successor Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement (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.
 

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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 (viii) below, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 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:
 
(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 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest A;
 
(iii) 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;
 
(iv) 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;
 
(v) 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;
 
(vi) 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;
 
(vii) 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
 
(viii) 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 Amounts 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 Amount 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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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 Servicer, 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 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, and A2 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 “AAAm” or “AAAm-G” 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 (a) evidence either the right to receive (1) only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or (2) 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, (b) be sold or disposed of before its maturity or (c) be any obligation of the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates. Any Permitted Investment shall be relatively risk free and no options or voting rights shall be exercised with respect to any Permitted Investment. Any Permitted Investment shall be sold or disposed of in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, paragraph 35c(6), in effect as of the Closing Date.
 
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.
 

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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.
 
Policy”: The certificate guaranty insurance policy provided by the Class A Insurer with respect to the Class A Certificates.
 
Premium”: The premium payable to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Policy on each Distribution Date. The premium will be a per annum rate equal to 0.230% calculated on an actual/360 basis of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates as of such Distribution Date (without giving effect to any distributions thereon on that Distribution Date).
 
Prepayment Assumption”: A prepayment rate of 100% PPC. The Prepayment Assumption is used solely for determining the accrual of original issue discount on the Certificates for federal income tax purposes. To assume 100% PPC is to assume (i) a per annum prepayment rate of 10% of the then outstanding principal balance of the mortgage loans in the first month of the life of the mortgage loans, (ii) an additional 1.6364% (precisely 18%/11) per annum in each month thereafter through the eleventh month, (iii) building to a constant prepayment rate of 28% per annum beginning in the twelfth month and remaining constant thereafter.
 
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 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
 

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(vi) the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date.
 
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 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 Servicer and the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set forth in Section 3.23 and Section 4.19, respectively of this Agreement.
 
Prepayment Period”: For any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
 
Principal Distribution Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date will be the sum of (i) the principal portion of all Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loans received during the related Due Period, the principal portion of the aggregate of any P&I Advances for such Distribution Date made by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement and the principal portion of the aggregate of any P&I Advances made by a successor to the Servicer (including the Master Servicer) for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.02 of this Agreement; (ii) the principal portion of all proceeds received in respect of the repurchase of a 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, Subsequent Recoveries 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 Mortgage Loans (the sum of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be net of payments or reimbursements to the Trustee, the Custodian, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer or the Credit Risk Manager in excess of the Interest Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date) and (iv) the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date minus (v) the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date.
 
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 Remittance Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition of Principal Distribution Amount.
 

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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 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), (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 Servicer, which payment or P&I Advance had as of the date of purchase been distributed pursuant to Section 5.01, 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 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, (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, expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the 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.
 
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) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year 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 Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) be secured by the same lien priority on the related Mortgaged Property as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a FICO score at least equal to the FICO score assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) be a “qualified mortgage” as defined in the REMIC Provisions and (ix) 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 (iii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the FICO scores described in clause (vii) 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 (ix) 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, 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 Servicer.
 
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 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 Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ix) and Section 3.13(b) of this Agreement, 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 Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(iii) of this Agreement. Any Charged Off Loan will give rise to a Realized Loss (calculated as if clause (iv) of the previous sentence is equal to zero) at the time it is charged off, as described in Section 3.13(a)(iii) hereof.
 
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 Collection Account in respect of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ix) and Section 3.13(b) of this Agreement, 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 Servicer in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan for which the Servicer has been or, in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement 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 3.22 of this Agreement.
 

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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 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.
 
Recovery Fee(s)”: An amount equal to thirty percent (30%) of the net recoveries received in respect of a Charged Off Loan payable to the Servicer.
 
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. 1,506-1,631 (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.
 
Released Loan”: Any Charged Off Loan that is released by the Servicer to the Class CE Certificateholders pursuant to Section 3.13(a)(iv), on the date that is six months after the later of (i) the date on which such Mortgage Loans were charged off and (ii) the date on which any collections are received on such Charged Off Loans. Any Released Loan will no longer be an asset of any Trust REMIC or the Trust Fund.
 
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 the 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 Assignment Agreement; and (v) the Collection Account, 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 Regular Interests”: REMIC I Regular Interest I and REMIC I Regular Interest I-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest I-53-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 I, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans. With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation “A”, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans multiplied by 2, subject to a maximum rate of 10.130%. With respect to each REMIC I 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 Mortgage Loans over (ii) 10.130% and (y) 0.00%.
 
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) 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 Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any date of determination, (i) 1.00% 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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, in each case as of such date of determination.
 

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REMIC II Principal Loss Allocation Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to (a) the product of (i) 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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 and the denominator of which is the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest A, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ.
 
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”: 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 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.
 

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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.
 
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 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 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 Remittance Rate”: With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A, 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 ZZ and REMIC II Regular Interest P, a per annum rate (but not less than zero) equal to the weighted average of: (w) with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest I, 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
I-1-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
2
I-2-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
3
I-3-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A and I-2-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
4
I-4-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-3-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
5
I-5-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-4-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
6
I-6-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-5-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
7
I-7-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-6-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
8
I-8-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-7-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
9
I-9-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-8-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
10
I-10-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-9-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
11
I-11-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-10-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
12
I-12-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-11-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
13
I-13-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-12-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
14
I-14-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-13-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     

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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
15
I-15-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-14-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
16
I-16-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-15-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
17
I-17-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-16-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
18
I-18-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-17-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
19
I-19-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-18-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
20
I-20-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-19-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
21
I-21-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-20-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
22
I-22-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-21-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
23
I-23-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-22-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
24
I-24-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-23-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
25
I-25-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-24-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
26
I-26-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-25-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
27
I-27-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-26-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
28
I-28-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-27-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
29
I-29-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-28-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     

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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
30
I-30-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-29-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
31
I-31-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-30-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
32
I-32-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-31-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
33
I-33-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-32-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
34
I-34-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-33-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
35
I-35-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-34-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
36
I-36-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-35-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
37
I-37-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-36-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
38
I-38-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-37-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
39
I-39-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-38-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
40
I-40-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-39-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
41
I-41-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-40-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
42
I-42-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-41-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
43
I-43-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-42-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
44
I-44-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-43-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     

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Distribution Date
REMIC I Regular Interest
Rate
45
I-45-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-44-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
46
I-46-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-45-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
47
I-47-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-46-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
48
I-48-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-47-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
49
I-49-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-48-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
50
I-50-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-49-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
51
I-51-A through I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-50-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
52
I-52-A and I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-51-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
53
I-53-A
2 multiplied by Swap LIBOR, subject to a maximum rate of REMIC I Remittance Rate
 
I-1-A through I-52-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
     
thereafter
I-1-A through I-53-A
REMIC I Remittance Rate
  
With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest IO, and (i) the 1st Distribution Date through the 53th 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 (iii) thereafter, 0.00%.
 
REMIC II Required Overcollateralization Amount”: 1.00% 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.
 

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REMIC Regular Interest”: Any REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest.
 
REMIC Remittance Rate”: The REMIC I Remittance Rate or the REMIC II Remittance Rate.
 
Remittance Report”: A report by the Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03(a) of this Agreement.
 
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 Servicer in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement.
 
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 Servicer pursuant to Section 3.22(d) of this Agreement 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 Servicer or its nominee on behalf of REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 3.22 of this Agreement.
 
Reportable Event”: Has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b) of this Agreement.
 

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Required Overcollateralization Amount”: With respect to any Distribution Date (i) prior to the Stepdown Date, the sum of (1) product of (A) 0.95% and (B) the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and (2) the cumulative aggregate amount of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow paid to the Class M-3 Certificates and Class M-4 Certificates pursuant to clause ninth of Section 5.01(c)(5)(ix) on all prior Distribution Dates, (ii) on or after the Stepdown Date provided a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (x) the sum of (A) 1.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (after giving effect to principal payments to be distributed on such Distribution Date) and (B) the cumulative aggregate amount of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow paid to the Class M-3 Certificates and Class M-4 Certificates pursuant to clause ninth of Section 5.01(c)(5)(ix) on all prior Distribution Dates 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.
 
Reserve Fund”: A fund created pursuant to Section 3.25 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 attached, detached or semi-detached one to four-family dwelling, (ii) a one-family dwelling unit in a Fannie Mae eligible condominium project or (iii) 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.
 

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Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page”: The display page currently so designated on the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service (or such other page as may replace that page on that service for the purpose of displaying comparable rates or prices).
 
Rule 144A”: Rule 144A under the Securities Act.
 
S&P”: Standard & 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 superseded 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.
 
Scheduled Payments”: With respect to any Distribution Date with respect to the Insured Certificates during the Term of the Policy, (i) the Interest Distribution Amount distributable in respect of such Class on such Distribution Date (calculated without regard to any step-up following an optional termination date), (ii) if such Distribution Date is not the Final Maturity Date, the amount, if any, by which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates (after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period, and (iii) for the Final Maturity Date, the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates outstanding on such Distribution Date after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such date, in each case, in accordance with the original terms of the Insured Certificates and this Agreement when the Insured Certificates were issued and without regard to any subsequent amendment or modification of the Insured Certificates or this Agreement that has not been consented to in writing by the Class A Certificate Insurer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Scheduled Payments” shall in no event include payments which become due on an accelerated basis as a result of any optional termination, in whole or in part, or any other cause, unless the Class A Certificate Insurer elects, in its sole discretion, to pay such amounts in whole or in part (in which event Scheduled Payments shall include such accelerated payments as, when, and to the extent so elected by the Class A Certificate Insurer). In the event that the Class A Certificate Insurer does not make such election, “Scheduled Payments” shall include payments due in accordance with the original scheduled terms of the Insured Certificates without regard to any acceleration. In addition, “Scheduled Payments” shall not include, nor shall coverage be provided under the Policy in respect of (i) any amounts due in respect of the Insured Certificates attributable to any increase in interest rate, penalty or other sum payable by the Trust by reason of any default or event of default in respect of the Insured Certificates, or by reason of any deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Trust, (ii) any shortfalls in interest arising out of the application of the Relief Act or any similar state or local laws, regulations or ordinances, (iii) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, (iv) Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, (v) any portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Insured Certificates payable as a result of an increase in the related Pass-Through Rate following the Optional Termination Date, or (vi) any taxes, withholding or other charge imposed by any governmental authority due in connection with the payment of any Scheduled Payment to any holder or owner of an Insured Certificate.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 
Servicer”: GMAC or any successor thereto appointed hereunder in connection with the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
 
Servicer Event of Default”: One or more of the events described in Section 8.01(a).
 
Servicer Remittance Date”: With respect to any Distribution Date, by 12:00 p.m. New York time on the 18th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs; provided that if such 18th 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 18th day.
 
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 Servicer pursuant to Section 5.03(a) of this Agreement, with such additions, deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the 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 by the Servicer in connection with a default, delinquency or other unanticipated event by the 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) refunding to any Mortgagor the portion of any prepaid origination fees or finance charges that are subject to reimbursement upon a principal prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan to the extent such refund is required by applicable law; 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 Servicer to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Servicing Advances also include any reasonable “out-of-pocket” cost and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Servicer 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 Servicer 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 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, as applicable, to the Master Servicer and, if such schedule is provided by the Depositor, 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 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 Mortgage Loans, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.09 of this Agreement.
 
Servicing Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum.
 
Servicing Function Participant”: Means any Sub-Servicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Custodian, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator, that is determined to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, without regard to any threshold referenced therein.
 
Servicing Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer or the Master Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of Mortgage Loans, whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers furnished by the Servicer or the Master Servicer, to the Trustee, the Master Servicer (in the case of the Servicer), the Securities Administrator and the Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be amended.
 
Servicing Performance Standards”: The servicing performance standards applicable to the Servicer and set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto.
 
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.
 
Special Servicing Practices”: With regard to any Charged Off Loans, the servicing of such Charged Off Loans using specialized collection procedures (including foreclosure, if appropriate) to maximize recoveries.
 

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Sponsor”: SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC 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 Servicer or a successor to the 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 Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.13 of this Agreement, 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 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 (a) the Distribution Date occurring in May 2010 and (b) 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 29.00% and (ii) the first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero.
 
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 (without regard to any threshold percentage specified therein) with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer of the Servicer), the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Custodian or the Securities Administrator.
 

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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 the 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, (i) with respect to a Charged Off Loan, after such Mortgage Loan has been charged off by the Servicer and prior to it being released from the Trust or (ii) with respect to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, after the liquidation or disposition of such defaulted Mortgage Loan, in each case net of any amounts reimbursable to the Servicer relating to obtaining such Subsequent Recovery.
 
Sub-Servicer”: Means any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of any Servicer and 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 Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 3.02 of this Agreement.
 
Substitution Shortfall Amount”: As defined in Section 2.03.
 
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 May 15, 2007, 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.
 
Swap Credit Support Annex: The credit support annex, dated as of May 14, 2007, between the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and the Swap Provider, which is annexed to and forms part of the Swap Agreement.
 

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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 ($)
May 25, 2007
335,803,000.00
June 25, 2007
327,818,269.15
July 25, 2007
319,139,157.37
August 25, 2007
309,802,003.79
September 25, 2007
299,848,197.13
October 25, 2007
289,323,965.95
November 25, 2007
278,280,108.26
December 25, 2007
266,771,660.14
January 25, 2008
254,858,168.73
February 25, 2008
243,446,975.51
March 25, 2008
232,545,772.45
April 25, 2008
222,131,800.07
May 25, 2008
212,183,313.47
June 25, 2008
202,679,537.02
July 25, 2008
193,600,621.36
August 25, 2008
184,927,601.97
September 25, 2008
176,642,359.89
October 25, 2008
168,727,583.98
November 25, 2008
161,166,734.99
December 25, 2008
153,944,011.13
January 25, 2009
147,044,315.24
February 25, 2009
140,453,223.41
March 25, 2009
134,156,954.99
April 25, 2009
128,142,343.88
May 25, 2009
122,396,811.22
June 25, 2009
116,908,339.18
July 25, 2009
111,665,445.98
August 25, 2009
106,657,162.00
September 25, 2009
101,873,006.96
October 25, 2009
97,302,968.13
November 25, 2009
92,937,479.45
December 25, 2009
88,767,401.66
January 25, 2010
84,784,003.30
February 25, 2010
80,978,942.46
March 25, 2010
77,344,249.50
April 25, 2010
73,872,310.40
May 25, 2010
70,555,850.96
June 25, 2010
67,387,921.58
July 25, 2010
64,361,882.86
August 25, 2010
61,471,391.74
September 25, 2010
58,710,388.28
October 25, 2010
56,073,083.07
November 25, 2010
53,553,945.13
December 25, 2010
51,147,690.41

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January 25, 2011
48,849,270.79
February 25, 2011
46,653,863.50
March 25, 2011
44,556,861.17
April 25, 2011
42,553,862.16
May 25, 2011
40,640,661.35
June 25, 2011
38,813,241.45
July 25, 2011
37,067,764.62
August 25, 2011
35,400,564.38
September 25, 2011
33,808,138.07
October 25, 2011 and thereafter
0.00

Swap Provider”: The swap provider under the Swap Agreement. Initially, the Swap Provider shall be Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Termination Price”: As defined in Section 10.01.
 
Terminator”: As defined in Section 10.01.
 
Term of the Policy”: The period from and including the Closing Date to and including the first date on which (i) all Scheduled Payments have been paid that are required to be paid under this Agreement; (ii) any period during which any Scheduled Payment could have been avoided in whole or in part as a preference payment under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law has expired, and (iii) if any proceedings requisite to avoidance as a preference payment have been commenced prior to the occurrence of (i) and (ii) above, a final and nonappealable order in resolution of each such proceeding has been entered; provided, further, that if the holders of Insured Certificates are required to return any Avoided Payment as a result of such Insolvency Proceeding, then the Term of the Policy shall terminate on the date on which the Class A Certificate Insurer has made all payments required to be made under the terms of the Policy in respect of all such Avoided Payments.
 

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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”: With respect to any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event is in effect if either (x) the Delinquency Percentage exceeds 4.50% 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:
 
Distribution Date
 
Percentages
May 2010 to April 2011
 
4.25% plus 1/12 of 2.25% for each month thereafter
May 2011 to April 2012
 
6.50% plus 1/12 of 0.75% for each month thereafter
May 2012 to April 2013
 
7.25% plus 1/12 of 1.00% for each month thereafter
May 2013 and thereafter
 
8.25%

Trust”: SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, 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 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 and the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in Section 5.01. The Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall never be less than zero.
 

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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 3.23 or Section 4.19 of this Agreement 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. 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.
 
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.
 
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 related 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 related originator of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related 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 related 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 related originator of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related 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 12 months prior to origination, and is based on the value determined by an appraisal made for the related originator of such Mortgage Loan at the time of origination if the “lease option purchase price” was set 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder of a Class A Certificate and all of the parties hereto agree that unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default exists and is continuing under the Insurance Agreement, the Class A Certificate Insurer will be entitled to exercise all voting, consent, direction or other control rights of the holders of the Class A Certificates.
 
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 Servicer pursuant to Section 3.23 of this 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-4 Certificates, third, to the Class M-3 Certificates, fourth, to the Class M-2 Certificates, fifth, to the Class M-1 Certificates and sixth, to the Class A Certificates, 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 Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, 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 the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.19) and any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first, to the REMIC I Regular Interest I and to the REMIC I 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 Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest, and then, to REMIC I 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: 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 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 among REMIC II Regular Interest AA, REMIC II Regular Interest A, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ 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 and Assignment Agreement (including, but not limited to, the right to enforce the obligations of the other parties thereto (including the Guarantor) 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 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). Copies of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Assignment Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit F-1 and Exhibit F-2, respectively.
 
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 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 Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement the Sponsor 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, and preparation and delivery of the certifications shall be performed by the Custodian pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Custodial Agreement.
 
The Sponsor shall deliver or cause the Sponsor to deliver to the Servicer copies of all trailing documents required to be included in the 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 Servicer shall not be responsible for any custodian fees or other costs incurred in obtaining such documents and the Sponsor shall cause the Servicer to be reimbursed for any such costs the Servicer may incur in connection with performing its obligations under this Agreement.
 

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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 Assignment Agreement and 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) or a “high risk home loan” under the Illinois High Risk Home Loan Act, effective as of January 1, 2004). The Depositor, the Sponsor 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 or the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Trustee shall promptly notify the Sponsor, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Servicer of such defect, missing document or breach and request that the Sponsor deliver such missing document, cure such defect or breach within ninety (90) 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. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, if the Sponsor fails to perform its repurchase obligations thereunder, the Guarantor shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account and the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the 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). 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 the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of the breach of the representation or covenant of the Sponsor set forth in Section (qq) of Exhibit G 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, the 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) 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the 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 Servicer 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 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 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 Servicer for deposit in the 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, certification by the Servicer of such deposit and absent any objection by the Class A Certificate Insurer, 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, the 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer. 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. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.03(a). 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 (qq) of Exhibit G of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that materially and adversely affects the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Certificateholders, the Sponsor shall be required to take the actions set forth in Section 3.03 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
 
(e) Within ninety (90) days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Servicer set forth in Section 2.05 which materially and adversely affects the Mortgage Loans, the interests of the Class A Certificate Insurer or the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan or Prepayment Charge, the Servicer 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 the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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; and
 
(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 the Custodian, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Servicer, the Credit Risk Manager, the Swap Provider, American Home Mortgage Corp., the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Trustee.
 

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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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders.
 
SECTION 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer.
 
(a) The Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 liability company 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 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 Servicer’s formation documents 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.
 
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the covenant of the Servicer set forth in Section 2.05(a)(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 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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(c) 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 Servicer, the Depositor, the Certificateholders and the Class A Certificate Insurer. 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 Class A Certificate Insurer or 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.
 
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 and the Regular Certificates, respectively, and all ownership interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-III Interest and the Regular Certificates, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. The Class R-III 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 “SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 ” 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;
 
(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 to the extent not inconsistent with the other provisions of this Agreement; and
 

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(e) subject to compliance with this Agreement, to engage in such other activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Fund and the making of distributions to the Certificateholders.
 
The trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities. It is understood that it is the intent of the parties to this Agreement to limit the Trust in such a way as to be in compliance with Qualifying Special Purpose Entity treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 140 within U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. 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.
 
From and after the Closing Date, 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the 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 Affiliate of the Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor;
 
(ii) the ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer;
 
(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.
 
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. In addition, the Servicer shall not impose a Prepayment Charge in any instance when the related Mortgage Loan is accelerated or where the Mortgagor has made a Principal Prepayment in full in connection with the workout of a delinquent Mortgage Loan or due to a default by the Mortgagor. 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, neither the Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall 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.
 

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In the event any Servicer waives a Prepayment Charge in connection with clauses (ii) or (iii) of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall provide a written explanation of the Servicer’s determination to the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall provide a copy of such writing to the Sponsor and the Depositor.
 
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 related 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 any 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.
 
The Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the 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.
 

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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 related Mortgaged Properties (to the extent the Servicer has been notified that such taxes or assessments have not been paid by the related Mortgagor, owner or servicer of the related First Mortgage Loan), which Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the related Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.07, and further as provided in Section 3.09; 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 Sponsor with respect to any Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the Servicer after the Cut-off Date, as applicable, (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 Sponsor 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 Sponsor, 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.
 
The Servicer, in such capacity, may consent to the refinancing of a First Mortgage Loan on a Mortgaged Property, provided that the following requirements are met:
 
(i) 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;
 

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(ii) the interest rate for the loan evidencing the refinanced First Mortgage Loan is no more than 2.0% higher than the interest rate on the loan evidencing the existing First Mortgage Loan immediately prior to the date of such refinancing; and
 
(iii) the mortgage loan evidencing the refinanced First Mortgage Loan is not subject to negative amortization.
 
The Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Properties related to Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer as often as deemed necessary by the Servicer in the Servicer’s sole discretion, to assure itself that the value of such Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 60 days delinquent, the Servicer shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Servicer shall keep a written or electronic report of each such inspection.
 
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and the Servicer 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, 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.
 
From and after the Closing Date, 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 and the Servicer shall cause any Sub-Servicer to comply with the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, to provide the information required to be delivered under Sections 3.17, 3.18 and 3.20 hereof), to the same extent as if such Sub-Servicer were the Servicer. 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 any 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administration of the related 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 related 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) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be entitled to outsource one or more separate servicing functions to a Subcontractor that does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Sub-Servicer, so long as such outsourcing does not constitute the delegation of the Servicer’s obligation to perform all or substantially all of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to such Subcontractor. The Servicer shall promptly, upon request, provide to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Depositor a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer, specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (ii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (i) 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) 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 Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Servicer for the benefit of the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 3.18 and 3.20 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each such Subcontractor and delivering to the Master Servicer and any Depositor any assessment of compliance, attestation report and Sarbanes-Oxley related certification required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Sections 3.18 and 3.20, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
 

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(d) For purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received any collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loans that are received by a Sub-Servicer regardless of whether such payments are remitted by the Sub-Servicer to the Servicer.
 
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 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 a 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, Trustee or the Certificateholders.
 
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer or the Subcontractor, as applicable, shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer or Subcontractor, as applicable, and the Servicer alone and the Master Servicer, 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 the Subcontractor except as set forth in Section 3.05.
 
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.
 

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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 Mortgage Loans in the amount and in the manner set forth in this Agreement.
 
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 Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, Accepted Servicing Practices and the Servicing Performance Standards, 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 waive any late payment charge or, if applicable, penalty interest; provided that any such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence granted to a Mortgagor by the Servicer in connection with its servicing of the related First Mortgage Loan shall not be considered relevant to a determination of whether the Servicer has acted consistently with the terms and standards of this Agreement, so long as in the Servicer’s determination such action is not materially adverse to the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interests of the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Certificateholders. 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 value of the Mortgage Loans or the interests of the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Certificateholders or the Class A Certificate Insurer (taking into account any estimated Realized Loss that might result absent such action); provided, however, that if the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans subject to modification is greater than 5% of the initial aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as determined by the Servicer, such modification shall only be permitted with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, so long as a default by the Class A Certificate Insurer has not occurred and is not continuing, rather than proceeding with foreclosure. 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.
 

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SECTION 3.07. Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Servicing Accounts.
 
In connection with an Escrow Mortgage Loan or a Mortgage Loan that in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices becomes an Escrow Mortgage Loan, 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 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 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.
 
With respect to Escrow Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the related Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties, 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. 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.
 

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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, the Certificateholders and the Class A Certificate Insurer. 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 Mortgage Loans;
 
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the Servicing Fee) on each 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 Mortgage Loans;
 
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 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) 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; and
 

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(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(a)(x).
 
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 and payments in the nature of late payment charges, assumption fees or other similar fees 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer. 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 or before 12:00 noon New York time 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 3.26. 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 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.
 
With respect to any remittance received by the Securities Administrator after the Servicer Remittance Date 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.
 

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(c) Funds in the Collection Account and funds 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 Sponsor, 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, the Sponsor and the Depositor of the location of the Distribution Account when established and prior to any change thereof.
 
(d) Funds held in the Collection Account at any time may be delivered by the Servicer in immediately available funds to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account. In the event any Servicer 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 the Servicer in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. In addition, the Servicer 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;
 
(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.22(d) or 3.21(f) in connection with any related REO Property;
 
(iii) any amounts to be paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 10.01; and
 
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.23 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:
 
(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) or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the first sentence of Section 3.08(d);
 
(ii) subject to Section 3.13(d), 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 or rental and other income from the related REO Property on related Mortgage Loans with respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03;
 

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(iii) subject to Section 3.13(d), 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 any 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 Mortgage Loan serviced by the Servicer that has previously been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.13(c) 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 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;
 
(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;
 
(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);
 
(x) to pay to itself any Recovery Fees in respect of net recoveries received on any Charged Off Loans pursuant to Section 3.13; and
 
(xi) to clear and terminate the Collection Account pursuant to Section 10.01.
 
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.
 

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(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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer in accordance with Section 5.01;
 
(ii) to pay to itself, the Custodian and the Master Servicer amounts to which it is entitled pursuant to Section 9.05 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;
 
(iv) to pay any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment payable to the Supplemental Interest Trust owed to the Swap Provider;
 
(v) to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section 11.01(g)(v);
 
(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.
 
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 into 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.
 

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SECTION 3.11. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance, Errors and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage and Primary Mortgage Insurance.
 
(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 by the related Mortgagor, owner or servicer of the related First Mortgage Loan and the Servicer has been notified that 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 sum of the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the related First Mortgage Loan 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 remaining after application of any such amounts to any related First Mortgage Loan and application of amounts 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 into 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 3.22, 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 any 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 into 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, 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 (30) days’ prior written notice to the Trustee.
 
(c) 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;
 
(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.
 
If the Trustee is named as an additional loss payee, the Servicer is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the Trustee.
 

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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.
 
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.
 

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SECTION 3.13. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
(a) (i) The Servicer shall use its 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. With respect to such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default, the Servicer will decide whether to (i) foreclose upon the Mortgaged Properties securing such Mortgage Loans, (ii) write off the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as bad debt, (iii) take a deed in lieu of foreclosure, (iv) accept a short sale (a payoff of the Mortgage Loan for an amount less than the total amount contractually owed in order to facilitate a sale of the Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor) or permit a short refinancing (a payoff of the Mortgage Loan for an amount less than the total amount contractually owed in order to facilitate refinancing transactions by the Mortgagor not involving a sale of the Mortgaged Property), (v) arrange for a repayment plan, or (vi) agree to a modification in accordance with this Agreement. In connection with such decision, the Servicer shall take such action as (i) the Servicer would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (ii) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and the Servicing Performance Standards, (iii) the Servicer shall determine consistently with Accepted Servicing Practices to be in the best interest of the Trustee and Certificateholders, provided, that actions taken by the Servicer in connection with its servicing of the related First Mortgage Loan shall not be considered relevant to a determination of whether the Servicer has met the standard set forth in this clause (iii) so long as in the Servicer’s determination, such action is not materially adverse to the value of the Mortgage Loans or to the interests of the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Certificateholders and (iv) is consistent with the requirements of the insurer under any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property unless it shall determine in its sole discretion (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Collection Account). 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 3.22. 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. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, except in the case of Charged Off Loans, the Servicer shall not be permitted to sell the Mortgage Loans to third parties for loss mitigation or other reasons, provided, however, that this prohibition does not preclude the Servicer from repurchasing defaulted Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.13(d) or the repurchase of Mortgage Loans in the event of breaches of representations and warranties pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 10.01.
 

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(ii) [Reserved].
 
(iii) The Servicer will be obligated to charge off a Mortgage Loan at the time such Mortgage Loan becomes 180 days delinquent under the OTS Method. Once a Mortgage Loan has been charged off, the Servicer will discontinue making P&I Advances, the Servicer will not be entitled to any additional servicing compensation (except as described in paragraph (a)(iv) of this Section 3.13) or reimbursement of expenses, the Charged Off Loan will give rise to a Realized Loss, and the Servicer will follow the procedures described in paragraph (a)(iv) below.
 
(iv) Any Mortgage Loan that becomes a Charged Off Loan will continue to be serviced by the Servicer for the Certificateholders using Special Servicing Practices. For as long as such Charged Off Loan remains part of the Trust, the Servicer will be entitled to retain the Recovery Fee in respect of such Charged Off Loan; provided, that the Servicer will not be entitled to any other servicing fees or reimbursement of expenses in connection with such Charged Off Loan after the date of charge off. Any such Mortgage Loans serviced in accordance with the Special Servicing Practices will be serviced until six months following the later of (i) the date on which such Mortgage Loans were charged off and (ii) the date on which any collections are received on such Mortgage Loans (the “Mortgage Loan Release Date”). Any net recoveries (less the Recovery Fee paid to the Servicer) received on such Charged Off Loans during such period will be treated as Subsequent Recoveries and included in the Interest Remittance Amount, to the extent allocable to interest payments, and to the Principal Remittance Amount, to the extent allocable to principal payments.
 
On the Mortgage Loan Release Date, such Charged Off Loan will be released from the Trust Fund, will no longer be an asset of any REMIC, and will be transferred to the Class CE Certificateholders, without recourse, and thereafter (i) the Class CE Certificateholders will be entitled to any amounts subsequently received in respect of any such Released Loans, (ii) the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates may designate any servicer to service any such Released Loan and (iii) the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates may sell any such Released Loan to a third party. The Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer and Securities Administrator on each Mortgage Loan Release Date of each Charged Off Loan being released from the Trust Fund, and shall thereafter remit any amounts collected on such Charged Off Loan to the Class CE Certificateholder net of any fees and expenses pursuant to the terms of a receivable collections agreement to be entered into between the Class CE Certificateholder and the Servicer. The Master Servicer shall not be responsible for collecting any payments on a Charged Off Loan after such Charged Off Loan is released from the Trust Fund on the related Mortgage Loan Release Date.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the procedures described above in this clause (iv) relating to the treatment of Charged Off Loans may be modified at any time at the discretion of the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates, with the consent of the Servicer and the Class A Certificate Insurer; provided, however, that in no event shall the Holders of a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates or the Class A Certificate Insurer change the fee structure relating to Charged Off Loans in a manner that would cause fees to be paid to the Servicer other than from recoveries on Charged Off Loans.
 

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The Master Servicer shall track collections received by the Servicer on any Charged Off Loans based upon loan level data provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicer on the date on which the Servicer provides its Servicer Report pursuant to Section 5.03(a), identifying the Charged Off Loans as of the related Due Period that the Servicer will continue to service until the related Mortgage Loan Release Date using Special Servicing Practices. On each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall verify, based on the recovery and expense information provided by the Servicer (i) the amount of Subsequent Recoveries on such Charged Off Loans for such Distribution Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of Recovery Fees to be paid to the Servicer in respect of such Charged Off Loans as of the related Due Period. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to rely, without independent verification, on the loan level data provided by the Servicer that identifies the recovery amounts on any Charged Off Loan in order to verify the amount in clause (i) of the previous sentence. The Master Servicer will be responsible for independently verifying the aggregate amount of the Recovery Fees described in clause (ii) of the second preceding sentence to be paid to the Servicer.
 
(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:
 
(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.
 

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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.
 
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 its 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.
 
(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 (other than a Charged Off Loan), will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and P&I Advances, pursuant to Section 3.09(a)(ii) or (a)(iii); second, to accrued and unpaid interest on the related 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 related 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 related 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.
 
(d) The Servicer shall have the right to purchase from REMIC I any defaulted Mortgage Loan that is 90 days or more delinquent (which purchase shall occur within the three month period following the date on which such Mortgage Loan becomes delinquent) up to an aggregate principal balance of such repurchased Mortgage Loans of 2.00% of the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date (or a greater amount solely with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer), 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.
 

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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 the Servicer (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 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 Servicer. Such trust receipt shall obligate the Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists unless the related 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 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 Servicer fails to do so.
 
Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the 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 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 the Servicer, or for any wrongful or negligent actions taken by the Servicer, while the 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 3.23. 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), Section 3.09(a)(vi) and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.22. 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 3.22(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 Recovery Fees in respect of recoveries on Charged Off Loans 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Securities Administrator 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.
 
(a) The Servicer shall deliver (and shall cause any Sub-Servicer engaged by it to deliver) to the Master Servicer, the Class A Certificate Insurer and to the Depositor on or before March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2008, 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 the Servicer’s performance under this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement in the case of a Sub-Servicer, 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 a Sub-Servicer, 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 Sub-Servicer 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 Sub-Servicer, under such other applicable agreement.
 
(b) Failure of the Servicer to comply timely with this Section 3.17 shall be deemed a Servicer Event of Default as to the Servicer, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and the Master Servicer may, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer 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 Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same (other than the Servicer’s right to reimbursement of unreimbursed P&I Advances and Servicing Advances and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees in the manner provided in this Agreement). This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
 
(c) In the event the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer engaged by the Servicer 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 Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, such party shall provide an Officer’s Certificate with respect to the related year pursuant to this Section 3.17(c) or to such other applicable agreement, as the case may be, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation for the related year.
 

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SECTION 3.18. Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
 
(a) By March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2008, the Servicer, at its own expense, shall furnish, and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to furnish, each at its own expense, to the Master Servicer, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the 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.
 
(b) By March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2008, the Servicer, at its own expense, shall cause, and the Servicer 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 Servicer 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 a report to the Master Servicer, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the 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 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 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.
 

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(c) Failure of the Servicer to comply timely with this Section 3.18 shall be deemed a Servicer Event of Default as to the Servicer, automatically, without notice and without any cure period, and the Master Servicer may, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer 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 Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Servicer for the same (other than the Servicer’s right to reimbursement of unreimbursed P&I Advances and Servicing Advances and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees in the manner provided for in this Agreement). This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.
 
(d) In the event the Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer 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 with respect to the related year pursuant to this Section 3.18(d) or to such other applicable agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation for the related year.
 
SECTION 3.19. [Reserved].
 
SECTION 3.20. Annual Certification; Additional Information.
 
(a) The Servicer shall 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, 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 Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In the event the Servicer or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it is terminated 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 3.20 with respect to the period of time it was subject to this Agreement or any applicable Sub-Servicing Agreement, as the case may be.
 
(b) The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Depositor and their respective 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 Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Section 3.20 or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. Such indemnity shall survive the termination or resignation of the parties hereto or the termination of this Agreement. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Trustee and the Depositor, then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Section 3.20.
 

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(c) The Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer and the Class A Certificate Insurer prompt notice of the occurrence of any of the following:
 
(i) any Servicer Event of Default under the terms of this Agreement, any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Servicer, the Servicer’s engagement of any Sub-Servicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement, any material litigation involving the Servicer that is material to the Certificateholders, and to the extent disclosure is required under Regulation AB, any affiliation or other significant relationship between the Servicer and, American Home Mortgage Corp., the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Custodian and the Swap Provider.
 
(ii) if the Servicer has knowledge of the occurrence of any of the events described in this clause (ii), 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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):
 
(A) 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);
 
(B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
 
(C) any material pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases) relating to the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).
 
(d) The Servicer shall provide to the Securities Administrator and Master Servicer such additional information as the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer may reasonably request, including evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, financial information and reports and of the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, and such other information related to the Servicer or its performance hereunder.
 

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SECTION 3.21. 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 3.21 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 3.21 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 3.22. 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 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:
 
(i) 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;
 
(ii) permit any amount to be received or accrued under any New Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;
 
(iii) 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
 
(iv) 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.
 

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The Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for the operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:
 
(i) the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be inconsistent herewith;
 
(ii) 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;
 
(iii) none of the provisions of this Section 3.22(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
 
(iv) 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 related Mortgage Loans (including termination due to a Servicer Event of Default).
 
(d) In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.22(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 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 3.22(c) or this Section 3.22(d).
 
(e) Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.22(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.
 

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(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 3.23. 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 or before 12:00 noon New York time 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 Principal 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 related Prepayment Period and (ii) the aggregate amount of the related Servicing Fees payable to the Servicer on such Distribution Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall not have the right to reimbursement for any amounts remitted to the Securities Administrator in respect of this Section 3.23. The Servicer shall not be obligated to pay the amounts set forth in this Section 3.23 with respect to shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act.
 
SECTION 3.24. 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 3.24 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.
 

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SECTION 3.25. 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, National Association, in trust for the registered holders of SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, 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)(5)(v), rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(5)(x). 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) The Reserve Fund constitutes an “outside reserve fund” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.860G-2(h) and is not an asset of any REMIC. 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 $1,000) 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 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 Class A Certificateholders and the Mezzanine Certificateholders 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 $324,019.
 
SECTION 3.26. 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) or pledge its servicing rights; 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 or the servicing rights so pledged. Subject to the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 3.26(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, the Class A Certificate Insurer, 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 and/or the Class A Certificate Insurer) 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 3.26 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 3.26, including amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Trustee, the Depositor, and the Servicer with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer but 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 (without regard to the Policy), 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 (without regard to the Policy); 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 none of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer or 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) none of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer or 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 3.27. Indemnification.
 
The Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee, Master Servicer, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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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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 Servicer under this Agreement to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement 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 Servicer 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 Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by the Servicer under this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor the 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 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 the Servicer to the Distribution Account pursuant to the terms hereof based on information provided to the Master Servicer by the Servicer.
 
The Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and the Master Servicer with any limited powers of attorney and other documents in form acceptable to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer and the Master Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. The Trustee shall have no responsibility for any action of the Master Servicer or the Servicer pursuant to any such limited power of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, 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’ or the Securities Administrator’s actual costs.
 

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The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the 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 the Servicer with its duties under this Agreement. In the review of the Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer with regard to the Servicer’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that the Servicer should be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof or that a notice should be sent pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute a Servicer Event of Default, the Master Servicer shall notify the Servicer, the Sponsor, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Servicer under this Agreement 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and the Trustee may, with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer or shall, at the prior written direction of the Class A Certificate Insurer, terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII. In the event the rights and obligations of the 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. 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 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 Servicer (or from amounts on deposit in the Distribution Account if the 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 related Mortgage Loans properly and effectively, upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.
 
(d) The Master Servicer shall require the Servicer to comply with the remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in this Agreement.
 
(e) If the Master Servicer acts as a successor to the 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 the 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 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 or the 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 Servicer and shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the 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 Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with this Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with this Agreement and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with this Agreement.
 
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 3.21 of this Agreement, shall cause the 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.
 

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(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 Servicer under this Agreement 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. 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 Servicer’s obligations under this Agreement to prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 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. Reserved.
 
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 Servicer have otherwise fulfilled their respective obligations under this Agreement 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.
 
SECTION 4.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
 
The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Servicer 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 Servicer to sell, any REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Further, the Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer shall have been supplied by the 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 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 Servicer to protect and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required by this Agreement 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.
 

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(b) The Master Servicer shall cause the Servicer to deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property into the related REO Account.
 
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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Securities Administrator on or before March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2008, 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 with its own annual statement of compliance to be submitted to the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section 4.15.
 
(c) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the 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 or to such 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.
 

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(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 2008, 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.
 
(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 to 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 Administrator 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 notify the Depositor of any exceptions.
 

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(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 4.16.
 
(e) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the parties is terminated, assigns its rights and obligations under, or resigns pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or any other 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 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.
 
(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 2008, 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.
 

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(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 4.17.
 
(d) In the event the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by the 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.
 
(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.
 
(a) 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 senior officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall serve as the 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 any 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.
 

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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 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 the 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.
 
SECTION 4.20. Prepayment Penalty Verification.
 
On or prior to the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer 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 the Servicer and shall notify the Servicer if the Master Servicer has determined that the Servicer 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 the Servicer agrees with the verified amounts, the Servicer shall adjust the immediately succeeding Servicer Report and the amount remitted to the Securities Administrator with respect to prepayments accordingly. If the Servicer disagrees with the determination of the Master Servicer, the Servicer 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. The Servicer and the Master Servicer shall cooperate to resolve any discrepancy on or prior to the immediately succeeding Servicer Remittance Date, and the Servicer will indicate the effect of such resolution on the Servicer Report and shall adjust the amount remitted with respect to prepayments on the Servicer Remittance Date accordingly.
 

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During such time as the Servicer 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 the Servicer 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 the Servicer.
 

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ARTICLE V
 
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
 
SECTION 5.01. Distributions.
 
(a)  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:
 
(i) to Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I and REMIC I Regular Interest I-1-A through I-53-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 I, an amount of principal shall be distributed to such Holders until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest I 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 I-1-A through I-53-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 I-53-B, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges in respect of the 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, 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 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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-4 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 the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interests, in an amount equal to the remainder of 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, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 and REMIC II Regular Interest M-4, 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;
 
(C) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest P, (1) 100% of the Prepayment Charges deemed distributed on REMIC I Regular Interest I-53-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.
 
(iii) 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 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 Interest Remittance Amount remaining for such Distribution Date:
 

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first, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Premium for such Distribution Date;
 
second, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the sum of any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and 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 Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee);
 
third, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class A Certificates;
 
fourth, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, any reimbursement amounts owed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, the Policy or this Agreement;
 
fifth, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, to the extent of the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to each such Class; and
 
sixth, any such Interest Remittance Amount remaining after application pursuant to clauses first, second, third, fourth and fifth above will be applied as part of Net Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01(b)(5).
 
(3) 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 Principal Distribution Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, the amount owing to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement for the Premium to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
second, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the sum of any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and 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 (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 Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee);
 
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fourth, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date, any reimbursement amounts owed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, the Policy or this Agreement; and
 
fifth, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced to zero.
 
(4) 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 Principal Distribution Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:
 
first, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, the amount owing to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement for the Premium to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date;
 
second, to the Supplemental Interest Trust, an amount equal to the sum of any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider and 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 (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 Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee);
 
third, to the holders of the Class A Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause first above and to the Supplemental Interest Trust under clause second above, and (y) the Class A Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
fourth, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, to the extent not paid from the Interest Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date, any reimbursement amounts owed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, the Policy or this Agreement;
 
fifth, to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause first above, to the Supplemental Interest Trust under clause second above, to the holders of the Class A Certificates under clause third above and to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause fourth above, and (y) the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 

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sixth, to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause first above, to the Supplemental Interest Trust under clause second above, to the holders of the Class A Certificates under clause third above, to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause fourth above and to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates under clause fifth above, and (y) the Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero;
 
seventh, to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause first above, to the Supplemental Interest Trust under clause second above, to the holders of the Class A Certificates under clause third above, to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause fourth above, to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates under clause fifth above and to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates under clause sixth above, and (y) the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount, until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero; and
 
eighth, to the holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the sum of the amounts distributed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause first above, to the Supplemental Interest Trust under clause second above, to the holders of the Class A Certificates under clause third above, to the Class A Certificate Insurer under clause fourth above, to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates under clause fifth above, to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates under clause sixth above and to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates under clause seventh 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.
 
(5) On each Distribution Date, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow shall be distributed as follows:
 
(i) first, 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 to such Holders, to be paid as part of the Principal Distribution Amount;
 
(ii) second, concurrently, to the holders of the Class A Certificates, in an amount equal to the Senior Interest Distribution Amount remaining undistributed;
 
(iii) third, sequentially, to the holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to each such Class;
 

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(iv) fourth, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to the Allocated Realized Loss Amount allocable to each such Class;
 
(v) fifth, to the Reserve Fund, the amount by which the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates and Mezzanine Certificates exceeds any amounts in the Reserve Fund that were not distributed on prior Distribution Dates;
 
(vi) sixth, to the holders of the Class A Certificates, in an amount equal to such certificates’ allocated share of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 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 related Mortgage Loans;
 
(vii) seventh, sequentially, to the holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, in an amount equal to each such Certificates’ allocated share of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls 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;
 
(viii) eighth 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;
 
(ix) ninth, sequentially, to pay the Class M-4 Certificates and the Class M-3 Certificates, in that order, 90% of the amount of any Net Monthly Excess Cashflow remaining after payments pursuant to clauses first through eighth above, in each case in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class until it is reduced to zero;
 
(x) tenth, to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates the Interest Distribution Amount and any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution Date; and
 
(xi) eleventh, 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 Sponsor of such impending distribution. Upon such notification, the Sponsor will prepare and request that the other parties hereto enter into an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.01, to revise such mistake in the distribution provisions.
 

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On each Distribution Date, after making the distributions of the Available Distribution Amount as set forth above, the Securities Administrator will withdraw from the Reserve Fund all income from the investment of funds in the Reserve Fund and distribute such amount to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates. With respect to any amounts deposited in the Reserve Fund from the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow under Section 5.01(c)(5)(v) above and not distributed pursuant to the preceding sentence, first, concurrently, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount remaining unpaid for such Distribution Date; second, sequentially, to the Holders of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 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.
 
(d) As described in Section 5.01(c)(2), (3) and (4) 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.
 
Amounts payable by the Trust to the Securities Administrator in respect of Net Swap Payments and Swap Termination Payments other than Swap Termination Payments resulting from a Swap Provider Trigger Event (and 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) will be deducted from related available funds before distributions to the holders of the Offered Certificates. On or before each Distribution Date, such amounts will be distributed to the Supplemental Interest Trust and paid by the Securities Administrator to the Swap Provider as follows:
 
first, to make any Net Swap Payment owed to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement for such Distribution Date; and
 
second, to make any Swap Termination Payment (not due to a Swap Provider Trigger Event) owed to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Swap Agreement for such Distribution Date (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).
 
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)(5)(viii).
 

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(e) On each Distribution Date commencing on the Distribution Date occurring in May 2007 and ending immediately following the Distribution Date in September 2011, 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:
 
first, to the Class A Certificates, the Senior Interest Distribution Amount remaining undistributed after the distributions of the Interest Remittance Amount and the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
 
second, sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, the related Interest Distribution Amount and Interest Carry Forward Amount, to the extent remaining undistributed after the distributions of the Interest Remittance Amount and the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow;
 
third, to the Class A Certificate Insurer, any remaining amounts owed to it under the Insurance Agreement or this Agreement or as reimbursement for draws on the Policy;
 
fourth, 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 or restore the Required Overcollateralization Amount after taking into account distributions made pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(5)(i) above;
 
fifth, sequentially to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 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;
 
sixth, to the Class A Certificates, the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount, to the extent remaining undistributed after distributions of amounts received by the Securities Administrator in respect of the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow on deposit in the Reserve Fund;
 
seventh, sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3 and Class M-4 Certificates, in that order, 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;
 
eighth, 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; and
 
ninth, 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.
 

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(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.
 
(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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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
 

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(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.
 
(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 and 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, the Swap Provider, the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager, a statement as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date setting forth:
 

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(i) the applicable Interest Accrual Periods and general Distribution Dates;
 
(ii)  the total cash flows received and the general sources thereof;
 
(iii) the aggregate Servicing Fee received by the Servicer and Master Servicing Fee received by the Master Servicer 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) 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) 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 in the aggregate;
 
(vii) 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);
 
(ix) the number and aggregate principal balance of any Mortgage Loans (not including a Liquidated Mortgage Loan as of the end of the Prepayment Period) that were 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 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;
 
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(xiv) 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) 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) the number and Scheduled Principal Balance of all the Mortgage Loans for the following Distribution Date;
 
(xviii) 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 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;
 
(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 Relief Act Interest Shortfalls and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts;
 
(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 3.23 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;
 

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(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 3.25(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)(7)(vii);
 
(xxxi) the Aggregate Loss Severity Percentage;
 
(xxxii) the amount of the Prepayment Charges remitted by the Servicer;
 
(xxxiii) 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; and
 
(xxxiv) the Credit Risk Management Fee received by the Credit Risk Manager.
 
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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 1-866-846-4526. 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.
 

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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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 the Class A Certificate Insurer, as applicable, or otherwise with respect to the purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or information to be provided at the expense of the Certificateholder or the Class A Certificate Insurer, as applicable, in accordance with such reasonable and explicit instructions and directions as the Certificateholder or the Class A Certificate Insurer, as applicable, 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.
 
SECTION 5.03. Servicer Reports; P&I Advances.
 
(a) On or before 12:00 noon New York time on the 18th calendar day of the month, and if the 18th calendar day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day, 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 the Servicer 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 the Servicer, 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 Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.22 of this Agreement for distribution on such Distribution Date; provided, however, the Servicer shall not 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 3.23. 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.
 

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By 12:00 noon New York time on the Servicer Remittance Date, the Servicer 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 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 Collection Account that Amounts Held For Future Distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 5.03, used by the Servicer 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 the Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans. In addition, the Servicer 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 the Servicer to make P&I Advances or to reimburse itself for outstanding P&I Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Servicer’s records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the 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 Servicer 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 is less than the P&I Advances required to be made by the Servicer for the related Distribution Date.
 
In addition, the Servicer will be obligated to advance or cause to be advanced to the Master Servicer, from time to time, from (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the 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 Collection Account that Amounts Held For Future Distribution have been, as permitted by this Section 5.03, used by the Servicer in discharge of any such Servicing Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii), Servicing Advances. Any Amounts Held For Future Distribution used by the Servicer to make Servicing Advances shall be appropriately reflected in the Servicer’s records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the 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.
 
(c) The obligation of the Servicer 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, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the 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 the 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 the Servicer (or any successor thereto) fails to make a required P&I Advance, the Master Servicer (in its capacity as successor to the Servicer) will be required to make such P&I Advance on the Distribution Date on which the 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 Servicer shall determine as to each Mortgage Loan serviced by the 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) such information 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 related 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, 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 Servicer shall also determine as to each related 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.
 
Any Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans will first, reduce the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and second, reduce the Overcollateralization Amount. If on any Distribution Date, after all distributions of interest and principal on the Certificates are made, the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates exceeds the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on the Due Date in the month in which that Distribution Date occurs, after giving effect to principal prepayments received during the Prepayment Period that included such Due Date, such excess will be allocated first, to the Class M-4 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero, second, to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates has been reduced to zero, third, to the Class M-2 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates has been reduced to zero and fourth, 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. 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.
 

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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)(5)(x). No allocations of any Realized Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates or Class P Certificates.
 
In addition, in the event that any Servicer receives any Subsequent Recoveries with respect to a Mortgage Loan serviced by it, the Servicer shall deposit such funds into the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.08. 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 Mezzanine 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 Mezzanine Certificates pursuant to this Section 5.04 and not previously reimbursed to such Class of Mezzanine Certificates with Net Monthly Excess Cashflow pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(5). The amount of any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to sequentially increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Mezzanine Certificates, beginning with the Class of Mezzanine Certificates with the next highest payment priority, up to the amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to such Class of Mezzanine Certificates pursuant to this Section 5.04 and not previously reimbursed to such Class of Mezzanine Certificates with Net Monthly Excess Cashflow pursuant to Section 5.01(c)(5)(iv). 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 Mezzanine Certificate of such Class in accordance with its respective Percentage Interest.
 
(b) (i)   All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated on each Distribution Date first to REMIC I Regular Interest I until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero and second, to REMIC I Regular Interest I-1-A through REMIC I Regular Interest I-53-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) 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-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; fourth, 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; fifth, 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 sixth, 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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SECTION 5.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Securities Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the Securities Administrator 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.
 
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, within 5 calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (A) certain parties to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 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”) 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 Sponsor 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.
 

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(iii) After preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall upon request, 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 (2) 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 the 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 prepared and filed by the Securities Administrator. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that the performance by the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer of their duties under this Section 5.06(a) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties as set forth in this Agreement. 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 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.
 
(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 8-K (“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. In addition, in connection with the Sponsor’s reporting obligations under Item 6.03 of Form 8-K “Change in Credit Enhancement or Other External Support”, to the extent that the Securities Administrator has knowledge, the Securities Administrator shall notify the Sponsor upon the occurrence of any termination of any enhancement, the addition of an enhancement or a material change in the enhancement provided.
 

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(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 SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and 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. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their duties under this Section 5.06(b) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Agreement. 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.
 
(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.
 

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(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. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer of their duties under this Section 5.06(c) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon each such party performing its duties under this Agreement. 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.
 
(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 2008, 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, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Assignment Agreement, and the Custodial Agreement, (i) an annual compliance statement for the Servicer, each Additional Servicer, the Master Servicer and 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 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 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 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, or in such other agreement and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 3.18 and Section 4.17 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 as described in Section 3.20 and Section 4.18 (provided, however, that the Securities Administrator, at its discretion, may omit from the Form 10-K any annual compliance statement, assessment of compliance or attestation report that is not required to be filed with such Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation AB). 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”) 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-K Disclosure, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
 

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(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 2008, (i) parties to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities Administrator and 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.
 
(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 (3) 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 prepared and filed by the Securities Administrator. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under this Section 5.06(d) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon such parties (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function Participant) strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 5.06(d), Section 3.17, Section 3.18, Section 3.20, Section 4.16, Section 4.17 and Section 4.18. 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.
 

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(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 Securities Administrator’s obligations under this Section 5.06 or the Securities Administrator’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
 
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.01, this Section 5.06 may be amended without the consent of the Certificateholders.
 
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 Offered 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 monies, including, without limitation, other monies of the Trustee or of the Securities Administrator held pursuant to this Agreement.
 

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(b) On the Business Day prior to 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 of this Agreement and shall distribute such amounts on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date in accordance with the foregoing sections.
 
(c) On the Business Day prior to each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall deposit into the Supplemental Interest Trust amounts received by it from the Swap Provider and shall distribute from the Supplemental Interest Trust on the Distribution Date an amount equal to the amount of any Net Swap Payment received from the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement in the order of priority set forth in Section 5.01.
 
(d) 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.
 
(e) For federal income tax purposes, amounts paid to the Supplemental Interest Trust on each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 5.01 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.
 
(f) The Securities Administrator shall treat the Holders of Certificates (other than the Class P, Class CE and Class R 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 Class R 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 REMIC III 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 Class R 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 Class R 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 REMIC III 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 Class R 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.
 

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(g) For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the Class A Certificateholders and the Mezzanine Certificateholders 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 $324,019.
 
(h) 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 of the Depositor (upon instruction by the Sponsor), 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.
 
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.

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(i) 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 Sponsor and send any notices and make any demands, on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, in accordance with the Swap Agreement.
 
(j) 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 “Swap Guaranty” and such third party the “Swap 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 Swap Guarantor make any and all payments then required to be made by the Swap Guarantor pursuant to such Swap 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 Swap Guarantor of its obligations hereunder or pursuant to the Swap Agreement and the Swap 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.
 
(a) For federal income tax purposes, each holder of an Offered 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 Offered Certificate as follows: each Offered 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 Offered Certificate.
 
(b) The REMIC Regular Interest corresponding to an Offered 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 an Offered Certificate may exceed the actual amount of distributions on the Offered Certificate.
 

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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 Offered Certificates. The Swap Collateral Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall be entitled “Swap Collateral Account, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association for the benefit of holders of SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates.”
 
The Swap Custodian shall credit to the 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. If no investment direction is provided, funds shall remain uninvested. 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 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 Swap Provider in Permitted Investments in accordance with the requirements of the Swap Credit Support Annex. All amounts earned on amounts on deposit in the Swap Collateral Account (whether cash collateral or securities) shall be for the account of and taxable to the Swap Provider.
 
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Specified Condition (each as defined in the Swap Agreement) with respect to the Swap Provider or upon occurrence or designation of an Early Termination Date (as defined in the Swap Agreement) as a result of any such Event of Default or Specified Condition with respect to the Swap Provider, and, in either such case, unless the Swap Provider has paid in full all of its Obligations (as defined in the Swap Credit Support Annex) that are then due, then any collateral posted by the Swap Provider in accordance with the Swap Credit Support Annex shall be applied to the payment of any Obligations 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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SECTION 5.10. The Policy.
 
(a) The Class A Certificate Insurer will issue the Policy for the benefit of the holders of the Insured Certificates. The Class A Certificate Insurer, in consideration of the payment of a premium and subject to the terms of the Policy, unconditionally guarantees the payment of Insured Amounts and Avoided Payments to the Securities Administrator on behalf of the holders of the Insured Certificates. The Class A Certificate Insurer will pay Insured Amounts which are due for payment to the Securities Administrator on the later of (1) the Distribution Date the Insured Amount is distributable to the holders of the Insured Certificates under this Agreement, and (2) the Business Day following the Business Day on which the Class A Certificate Insurer shall have received notice by facsimile, simultaneously confirmed by telephone and subsequently confirmed in writing, or written notice delivered to the Class A Certificate Insurer at its office specified in the Policy, from the Securities Administrator specifying that an Insured Amount is due in accordance with the terms of the Policy (a “Notice”); provided that, if such Notice is received after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such business day, it shall be deemed to be received at 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the following business day.
 
(b) Pursuant to the Policy, the Class A Certificate Insurer will pay any Avoided Payment on the Business Day next following receipt on a Business Day by the Class A Certificate Insurer of (i) a certified copy of a final order of a court or other body exercising jurisdiction in an Insolvency Proceeding to the effect that the Securities Administrator or holder of an Insured Certificate, as applicable, is required to return such Avoided Payment paid during the Term of the Policy because such Avoided Payment was avoided under applicable law, with respect to which order the appeal period has expired without an appeal having been filed (the “Final Order”), (ii) an assignment (in the form provided in the Policy) properly completed and executed by the holder of an Insured Certificate, irrevocably assigning to the Class A Certificate Insurer all rights and claims of such holder relating to or arising under such Avoided Payment and (iii) a notice (in the form provided in the Policy) appropriately completed and executed by the Securities Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf; provided that, if such documents are received after 10:00 a.m. New York City time on such business day, they will be deemed to be received at 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the following business day. All payments made by the Class A Certificate Insurer in respect of Avoided Payments will be disbursed to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order, and not to the Securities Administrator or the holders of the Insured Certificates directly, unless the holder has previously paid such Avoided Payment to such receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order, in which case the Class A Certificate Insurer will pay the Securities Administrator on behalf of such holder, subject to the delivery of (a) the items referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) above to the Class A Certificate Insurer and (b) evidence satisfactory to the Class A Certificate Insurer that payment has been made to such receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order.
 
(c) The Class A Certificate Insurer will not be obligated to make any payment in respect of any Insured Amount or Avoided Payment representing a payment of principal on any Insured Certificate prior to the time the Class A Certificate Insurer would have been required to make a payment in respect of such principal pursuant to the Policy.
 

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(d) The Class A Certificate Insurer’s obligation under the Policy will be discharged to the extent that funds are received by the Securities Administrator for payment to the holders of the Insured Certificates whether or not those funds are properly distributed by the Securities Administrator. Payments of Insured Amounts and Policy payments in respect of Avoided Payments will be made only at the times for such payments set forth in the Policy, and no payments which become due on an accelerated basis for any reason, including an optional termination, will be made regardless of any acceleration of the Insured Certificates, unless the Class A Certificate Insurer elects, in its sole discretion, to pay such amounts in whole or in part (in which case the Insured Amounts will include such accelerated payments as, when, and to the extent so elected by the Class A Certificate Insurer).
 
(e) For purposes of the Policy, a holder does not and may not include any of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator or any of their respective affiliates. No person other than the Securities Administrator on the Trustee’s behalf will be entitled to present the Notice. The Class A Certificate Insurer will be subrogated to the rights of each holder of the Insured Certificates to the extent of any payment by the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Policy. The Class A Certificate Insurer has agreed that if it is subrogated to the rights of the holders of the Insured Certificates, the rights of subrogation will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of any Insured Amounts due the holders on account of payments due under the Insured Certificates. In so doing, the Class A Certificate Insurer does not waive its rights to seek full payment of all Insurer Reimbursement Amounts owed to it under the Insurance Agreement and this Agreement.
 
(f) The Policy will not cover Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls or any shortfalls resulting from the application of the Relief Act or similar state or local laws, regulations or ordinances allocated to the Insured Certificates, nor does the Policy guarantee to the holders of the Insured Certificates any particular rate of principal payment. In addition, the Policy does not cover shortfalls, if any, attributable to the liability of the Trust, any Certificateholder, any REMIC, the Securities Administrator for withholding taxes, if any (including interest and penalties in respect of any liability for withholding taxes), nor any risk other than Nonpayment of Scheduled Payments, including the failure of the Securities Administrator to make any distribution required under this Agreement to the holders of the Insured Certificates.
 
(g) The Policy will not be cancelable. The premium on the Policy will not be refundable for any reason including payment, or provision being made for payment, prior to maturity of the Insured Certificates.
 
(h) The Policy and the obligations of the Class A Certificate Insurer thereunder will terminate without any action on the part of the Class A Certificate Insurer or any other person on the last date of the Term of the Policy. Upon termination of the Policy, the Securities Administrator on behalf of the Trustee is required to deliver the original of the Policy to the Class A Certificate Insurer.
 

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(i) All notices, statements, reports, certificates or opinions required by this Agreement to be sent to the Rating Agencies or the Class A Certificateholders shall also be sent at such time to the Class A Certificate Insurer at the notice address set forth in Section 12.05.
 
(j) All references herein to the ratings assigned to the Certificates and all references herein to the interests of the Certificateholders shall be without regard to the Policy.
 
SECTION 5.11. Class A Certificate Insurer Default; Termination of Class A Certificate Insurer’s Rights.
 
(a) Notwithstanding anything elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary, for so long as a Class A Certificate Insurer default exists, the provisions of this Article V and all other provisions of this Agreement which (i) permit the Class A Certificate Insurer to exercise rights of the Certificateholders, (ii) restrict the ability of the Certificateholders or the Trustee to act without the consent of approval of the Class A Certificate Insurer, (iii) provide that a particular act or thing must be acceptable to the Class A Certificate Insurer, (iv) permit the Class A Certificate Insurer to direct (or otherwise to require) the actions of the Trustee or the Certificateholders, (v) provide that any action or omission taken with the consent, approval or authorization or the Class A Certificate Insurer shall be authorized hereunder or shall not subject the party taking or omitting to take such action to any liability hereunder or (vi) which shall have a similar effect, shall be of no force and effect and the Trustee shall administer the Trust and perform its obligations hereunder solely for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
 
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all rights of the Class A Certificate Insurer shall permanently cease to be operable upon the date upon which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has been reduced to zero and all Scheduled Payments have been made and the payment in full the Class A Certificate Insurer of all amounts paid under the Policy plus interest at the Late Payment Rate thereon from the date such payment was made and any other amounts owing the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement.
 

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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-5. 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 and the Sponsor 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 CE and Class P Certificates will be issued as Definitive Certificates.
 
(d) The Class M-4 Certificates offered and sold to Qualified Institutional Buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) will be issued in the form of Book-Entry Certificates.
 
(e) The Trustee, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor may for all purposes (including the making of payments due on the Book-Entry Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry 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 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.
 
If (i)(A) the Depositor, at the direction of the Sponsor, 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, at the direction of the Sponsor, is unable to locate a qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor (at the direction of the Sponsor) at its option advises the Securities Administrator in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system through the Depository with the prior written consent to the Class A Certificate Insurer or (iii) after the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default, the Class A Certificate Insurer, or during a continuing the Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement, the 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. Upon surrender to the Securities Administrator of the Book-Entry Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, 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 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. None of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Servicer, 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.
 

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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-4 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. In the event that such a transfer of a Class M-4 Certificate, Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or 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-2; and (iii) 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. 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 Sponsor, 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.
 

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(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 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Servicer 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 Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor (in which case, the Sponsor 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 Sponsor of the status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Sponsor.
 
For so long as the Supplemental Interest Trust is in existence, each beneficial owner of a 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 other than a Class M-4 Certificate, or, in the case of a Class M-4 Certificate, PTE 95-60.
 
Each Transferee of a Mezzanine Certificate or any interest therein that is acquired after the termination of the Supplemental Interest Trust shall certify or 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) other than in the case of the Class M-4 Certificates, it has acquired and is holding such Certificate in reliance on Prohibited Transaction Exemption (“PTE”) 94-84 59 Fed. Reg. 65400 (December 19, 1994) or Final Authorization Number (FAN) 97-03E (December 9, 1996), as amended by PTE 97-34, 62 Fed. Reg. 39021 (July 21, 1997), PTE 2000-58, 65 Fed. Reg. 67765 (November 13, 2000) and PTE 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (August 22, 2002) and PTE 2007-05, 72 Fed. Reg. 13130 (the “Exemption”), and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the availability of such exemption including that such Certificate must be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than “BBB-” (or its equivalent) by a Rating Agency authorized under the Exemption 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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-3) 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 without regard to the Policy; and
 
(B) an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the Securities Administrator upon which the Class A Certificate Insurer shall be entitled to rely, 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) 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.
 
(f) 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.
 
(g) No transfer of any Class CE Certificate shall be made unless the proposed transferee of such Class CE Certificate (1) provides to the Securities Administrator the appropriate tax certification forms that would eliminate any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable by the Swap Provider to the Securities Administrator pursuant to the Swap Agreement (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), together with any applicable attachments) and (2) agrees to update such forms (a) upon expiration of any such form, (b) as required under then applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and (c) promptly upon learning that any such form has become obsolete or incorrect, each as a condition to such transfer so long as they are in physical form. In addition, no transfer of any Class CE Certificate shall be made if such transfer would cause the Supplemental Interest Trust to be beneficially owned by two or more persons for federal income tax purposes, or continue to be so treated, unless (i) each proposed transferee of such Class CE Certificate complies with the foregoing conditions, (ii) the proposed majority holder of the Class CE Certificates (or each holder, if there is or would be no majority holder) (A) provides, or causes to be provided, on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, if applicable, the appropriate tax certification form that would be required from the Supplemental Interest Trust to eliminate any withholding or deduction for taxes from amounts payable by the Swap Provider to the Securities Administrator pursuant the Swap Agreement (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), together with any applicable attachments) and (B) agrees to update such forms (x) upon expiration of any such form, (y) as required under then applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and (z) promptly upon learning that any such form has become obsolete or incorrect. If, under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, such tax certification form may only be signed by a trustee acting on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust, then the Securities Administrator, the Trustee or the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, as appropriate, shall sign such certification form if so requested by a holder of the Class CE Certificates. Upon receipt of any tax certification form pursuant to the preceding conditions from a proposed transferee of any Class CE Certificate, the Securities Administrator shall forward each tax certification form attributable to the Swap Agreement to the Swap Provider so long as the Securities Administrator is permitted to provide such tax certification form. Each holder of a Class CE Certificate and each transferee thereof shall be deemed to have consented to the Securities Administrator forwarding to Swap Provider any tax certification form it has provided and updated in accordance with these transfer restrictions. Any purported sales or transfers of any Class CE Certificate to a transferee which does not comply with the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed null and void under this Agreement. In the event that the Securities Administrator is unable to provide a tax certification pursuant to this paragraph, it shall immediately notify the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Swap Provider.
 

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(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.
 
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 each of the Securities Administrator and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Servicer, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Class A Certificate Insurer or any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
 

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SECTION 6.05. Certain Available Information.
 
On or prior to the date of the first sale of any 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 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and/or 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.
 
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 liability company 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, as applicable.
 
SECTION 7.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer and Others.
 
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, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Servicer, 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, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Assignment Agreement or any Credit Risk Management Agreement or any loss, liability or expense incurred 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 and with respect to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, up to an aggregate total amount as set forth below. 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and/or 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, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account as and to the extent provided in Article III and Article IV, and with respect to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, up to an aggregate total amount as set forth below, any such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of the Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account and the Distribution Account. The cumulative aggregate amount to be distributed pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to the Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator and pursuant to Section 9.05 with respect to the Trustee, shall not exceed $500,000 per annum; provided, that, if the indemnification expenses in any given year exceed $500,000, such excess amount shall be carried forward to the following year and any subsequent year(s) thereafter until the indemnified party or parties are reimbursed in full.
 

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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 not 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 or 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, that in each case, there must be delivered to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 without regard to the Policy (the “Rating Condition”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer, without the consent of the Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Class A Certificate Insurer, 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. No Servicer shall 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 (without regard to the Policy); 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 and, if such successor is appointed during the period in which the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, the successor servicer shall have provided any disclosure or other information required under Regulation AB. The Master Servicer shall notify the Credit Risk Manager of any transfer of servicing pursuant to this Section 7.04.
 

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(b) Except as expressly provided herein, no Servicer shall 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.
 
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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 satisfactory to the Class A Certificate Insurer (as evidenced in a writing signed by the Class A Certificate Insurer); 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 (without regard to the Policy), 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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-Servicer or Subcontractors. Upon request, each of the Master Servicer and the Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Trustee its (and any such Sub-Servicer’s or Subcontractor’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 that the Master Servicer or the Servicer informs the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Trustee that such information is not otherwise available to the public, the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Trustee or the Trust Fund, and in any case, the Depositor, the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, (iii) disclosure of any and all information that is or becomes publicly known, or information obtained by the Trustee or the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, the Servicer or the Master Servicer or (B) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent, employee or attorney of the Trustee or the Class A Certificate Insurer having a need to know the same, provided that the Trustee or the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 and the Sponsor, each, may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer and 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 by virtue of such performance by the Depositor, the Sponsor or their designees. Neither the Depositor nor the Sponsor shall 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 and the Sponsor, 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 Servicer 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.
 
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 Servicer or the Master 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 Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to the related Credit Risk Management Agreement in the performance of its duties thereunder and hereunder.
 
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The Credit Risk Manager may be removed as Credit Risk Manager by the Class A Certificate Insurer or if there has been a continuing Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement by Certificateholders holding not less than 66 2/3% of the Voting Rights in the Trust Fund, in the exercise of its or their sole discretion. The Class A Certificate Insurer, shall provide written notice of the Credit Risk Manager’s removal to the Trustee. Upon receipt of such notice and in the instance of removal of the Credit Risk Manager by certificateholders as described above, the Trustee shall provide written notice to the Credit Risk Manager of its removal, which shall be effective upon receipt of such notice by the Credit Risk Manager, with a copy to the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Class A Certificate Insurer 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.
 

 

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ARTICLE VIII
 
DEFAULT
 
SECTION 8.01. Servicer Events of Default.
 
(a) “Servicer Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following events:
 
(i) any failure by the 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 the Servicer under the terms of the Certificates and this Agreement which continues unremedied until 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Business Day immediately following the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee (in which case notice shall be provided by telecopy), or to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Sponsor and the Trustee by the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or
 
(ii) any failure on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the material breach by the Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.05, 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, the Sponsor or the Trustee or to the Servicer, the Depositor, the Sponsor, 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 the Servicer can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee that the 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 the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of ninety (90) days; or
 
(iv) the 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) the 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;
 
(vi) failure by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations under Sections 3.17, 3.18 or 3.20; or
 
(vii) any failure of the 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) failure of the Servicer to maintain at least an “average” rating from the Rating Agencies.
 
If a 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 (at the Sponsor’s written direction) or the Trustee may, in each such case with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer or the Trustee, shall, at the prior written direction of the Class A Certificate Insurer, in each case, so long as a default by the Class A Certificate Insurer has not occurred and is not continuing or, if a Class A Certificate Insurer default has occurred and is continuing, 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 Class A Certificate Insurer, the Sponsor and 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 the Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. If a Servicer Event of Default described in clause (vii) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the defaulting Servicer, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Master Servicer, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the defaulting Servicer in its capacity as the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the related Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Subject to Section 8.02, 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 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 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 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, 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 a 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 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, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of a 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 after such other period as set forth in this Agreement, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor, the Sponsor 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 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 (at the Sponsor’s written direction) or the Trustee may, in each such case with the written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Trustee shall at the written direction of the Class A Certificate Insurer or, if a Class A Certificate Insurer default has occurred and is continuing, the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Class A Certificate Insurer, the Sponsor and 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, 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 and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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, but subject to the Master Servicer’s and Trustee’s determination of recoverability, 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 master 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.
 
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 up to an aggregate total amount of $500,000 per annum; provided, that, if such costs and expenses relating to any master servicing transfer exceed $500,000 in any given year, such excess amount will be carried forward to the following year and any subsequent year(s) thereafter until the Trustee is reimbursed in full.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to continue to act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint on its own behalf, any established housing and home finance institution servicer, master servicer, servicing or mortgage servicing institution (provided, the appointment of such institution shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) 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.
 

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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) Subject to the following paragraph, on and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination, the Master Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity as the Servicer 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 Master Servicer (except for any representations or warranties of the 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(b)) by the terms and provisions hereof including, without limitation, the Servicer’s obligations to make P&I Advances pursuant to Section 5.03 of this Agreement; provided, however, that if the Master Servicer is prohibited by law or regulation as evidenced in an opinion of counsel provided to the Trustee and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 8.01 shall not be considered a default by the Master Servicer as successor to the Servicer hereunder; provided, however, that while all advancing obligations shall begin immediately (1) it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 120 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 Servicer’s failure to provide information required by Section 8.01 of this Agreement shall not be considered a default by the Master Servicer as successor to the Servicer. As compensation therefor, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the 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 in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the terminated Servicer under this Agreement.
 

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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.
 
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) and incurred by the Trustee, the Master Servicer and any successor servicer under paragraph (b)(2) below) in connection with the termination of the 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 up to an aggregate total amount of $500,000 per annum; provided, that, if such servicing transfer costs exceed $500,000 in any given year, such excess will be carried forward to the following year and any subsequent year(s) thereafter until the Master Servicer and/or Trustee are reimbursed in full.
 
(2) No appointment of a successor to the Servicer under this 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 50 basis points. The Depositor (at the written direction of the Sponsor), 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 the 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 any Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or (b) or any appointment of a successor to the Servicer or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate Register.
 

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(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 the Class A Certificate Insurer and 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.
 
SECTION 8.04. Waiver of Events of Default.
 
Prior to and after the curing of a Class A Certificate Insurer, default under the Insurance Agreement, the Class A Certificate Insurer shall have the sole right to waive any Servicer Event of Default or Master Servicer Event of Default. During the continuance of a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement, 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 a Servicer Event of Default under clause (i) or (vii) of Section 8.01(a) 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 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, the Supplemental Interest Trust 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:
 
(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 Account, (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;
 
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(x) Should the Trustee deem the nature of any action required on its part to be unclear, the Trustee may require prior to such action that it be provided by the Sponsor with reasonable further instructions.
 
(xi) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Trustee (regardless of the capacity in which it is acting) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
 
(xii) The Trustee shall not have any duty to conduct any affirmative investigation as to the occurrence of any condition requiring the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by the Sponsor pursuant to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, or the eligibility of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of this Agreement.
 
(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 Trustee, not in its individual capacity but solely in its separate capacity as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, is hereby directed to exercise the rights, perform the obligations, and make any representations to be exercised, performed, or made by the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee, as described herein. 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 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.
 
The Servicer, the Sponsor, the Depositor 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
 
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Every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee shall apply to the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee’s execution of the Swap Agreement, and the performance of its duties and satisfaction of its obligations thereunder.
 
Every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Securities Administrator shall apply to the Securities Administrator’s performance of its duties and satisfaction of its obligations under the Swap Agreement.
 
(d) None of the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, 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.
 
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) 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 Section 9.12), 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 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 3.24, 3.25 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, 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, to the extent such amounts are not paid by the Master Servicer or the Sponsor as set forth below, 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; provided, however, that the Trustee’s and the Securities Administrator’s right to indemnification shall be limited as provided in the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 7.03, other than any loss, liability or expense, as applicable (i) for which the Trustee is indemnified by the Master Servicer or the Servicer, (ii) that constitutes a specific liability of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 11.01(g) 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 or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. In no event shall the Trustee, the Custodian, the 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, 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.
 

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Additionally, the Securities Administrator (i) may not be an originator, 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, (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) and (iv) must be acceptable to the Class A Certificate Insurer. 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.
 
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), to the Class A Certificate Insurer and to the Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor (at the Sponsor’s written direction) 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 Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, to the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Master Servicer by the successor trustee or securities administrator. 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 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 (at the Sponsor’s written direction) may, with the prior written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, or shall, at the prior written direction of the Class A Certificate Insurer, in each case, so long as a default by the Class A Certificate Insurer has not occurred and is not continuing, 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, the Depositor and the Master Servicer by the successor trustee or securities administrator, as applicable.
 

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The Class A Certificate Insurer may, and during the continuance of a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement, 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 and the Sponsor, 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 Depositor, 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 successor trustee or securities administrator, as applicable.
 
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 Section 9.07 shall also be required to serve as successor supplemental interest trust trustee.
 
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 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the Sponsor 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, the Sponsor 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.
 

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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, successor supplemental interest trust trustee or successor securities administrator as provided in this Section, the related successor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register, the Depositor and the Swap Provider.
 
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, 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.
 

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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.
 
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, the Servicer 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.
 

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(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.
 
(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, 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 and of the Servicer to make remittances to the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator to make payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests, REMIC I 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 Terminator (as defined below) 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 Terminator 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 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 Terminator and the Trustee in their reasonable discretion, (ii) any amounts due and owing to the Swap Provider under the Swap Agreement and any previous swap provider as of the termination date (including a Swap Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider in connection with such optional termination) plus (iii) any amounts due the Servicer and the Master Servicer in respect of unpaid Servicing Fees, Master Servicing Fees and outstanding P&I Advances and Servicing Advances.
 
(b) The Servicer or, if the Servicer fails to exercise such optional termination right within 90 days after the first date that it is able to exercise such right, the Master Servicer (either the Servicer or Master Servicer, the “Terminator”) also 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 Terminator may elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans on a servicing retained basis 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 is reduced to less than or equal to 10% of the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. If either the Servicer or Master Servicer exercises such optional termination right, such party will be required to obtain the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer if (i) any amounts are owed to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement or this Agreement or (ii) the optional termination would result in a draw on the Policy. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the optional termination right may only be exercised by the Master Servicer if (1) the Master Servicer receives written notification from the Servicer that the Servicer will not exercise such optional termination right or (2) the Master Servicer does not receive such written notification from the Servicer, and the Servicer fails to exercise its optional termination right by the third Distribution Date following the date such right became exercisable. In the event the optional termination right is exercised by the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall remain the servicer of record of the related Mortgage Loan unless the Servicer was terminated as Servicer prior to the exercise of such optional termination right.
 

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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 (as defined in the Swap Agreement). 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 Sponsor, 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).
 

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(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.
 
(f) Notice of the liquidation of the Certificates shall be given promptly by the Securities Administrator by letter to the Class A Certificate Insurer and 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 the 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 Terminator, the Terminator 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 Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Custodian from such funds deposited in the Distribution Account (i) any amounts which the Servicer would be permitted to withdraw and retain from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.09 as if such funds had been deposited therein (including all unpaid Servicing Fees, 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 Swap Provider, the Class A Certificate Insurer and the Servicer 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(g) 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 Terminator 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.
 

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(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.
 
SECTION 10.02. Additional Termination Requirements.
 
(a) In the event that the Terminator 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 Terminator;
 
(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 Terminator 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 Terminator (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 Terminator 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 interest” 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 interest” in REMIC II. The Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class P Certificates, 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 interest” 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, REMIC II Regular Interests, 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 Sponsor 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 (and conclusively rely upon the advice of such 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, 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, 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 the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.03, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Servicer 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, the Servicer, 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 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) The Servicer 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 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, 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 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, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee with the written consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer 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 without regard to the Policy; 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 without regard to the Policy. 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, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in this Agreement) 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 Servicer 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.
 

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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.
 
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.
 
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 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.
 

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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 Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (b) in the case of the Servicer, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, 100 Witmer Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044, Attention: STACS 2007-1, 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 GMAC (c) 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: STACS 2007-1 (telecopy number: (410) 715-2380), or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicer in writing by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, (d) in the case of the Trustee, at the Corporate Trust Office or such other address or telecopy number as the Trustee may hereafter be furnished to the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor in writing by the Trustee, (e) in the case of the Class A Certificate Insurer, XL Capital Assurance Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020-1001, Attention: Surveillance, (f) in the case of the Swap Provider, Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc., 383 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10179 Attn: DPC Manager and (g) in the case of the Sponsor, SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, 303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, Attn: STACS 2007-1. 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.
 
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.
 

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SECTION 12.07. Notice to Rating Agencies and the Class A Certificate Insurer.
 
The Trustee shall use its best efforts promptly to provide notice to the Rating Agencies, the Swap Provider and the Class A Certificate Insurer 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;
 
3. The resignation or termination of the Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee;
 
4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03;
 
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.
 
The Servicer shall make available to each Rating Agency copies of the following:
 
1. Each annual statement of compliance described in Section 3.17 of this Agreement; and
 
2. Each assessment of compliance and attestation report described in Section 3.18.
 
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 Class A Certificate Insurer and 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and 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 Account 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and 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 Class A Certificate Insurer and 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, 3.20, 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 promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB and (c) the parties shall comply with requests made by the Master Servicer, Securities Administrator, Sponsor or the Depositor for delivery of additional or different information as the Master Servicer, Securities Administrator, Sponsor or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.
 

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SECTION 12.12. Indemnification.
 
Each of the Depositor, Master Servicer, Securities Administrator, Servicer and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such party, respectively, shall indemnify and hold harmless (1) the Custodian, for any material misstatement or omissions in any Form 10-D or 10-K filing, or failure to file timely as required under the 1934 Act other than any information, reports, or exhibits in such filing that are provided by the Custodian pursuant to Section 4 of the Custodial Agreement and (2) the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Sponsor, 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 of 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, the Servicer or Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any assessment of compliance, attestation report or annual statement of compliance 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, the 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 Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian 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 Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian 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.
 
SECTION 12.13. Third Party Beneficiaries.
 
Each of the Swap Provider and the Class A Certificate Insurer shall be express third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement to the extent of its express rights to receive any payments under this Agreement or any other express rights of the Swap Provider or the Class A Certificate Insurer explicitly stated in this Agreement, and shall have the right to enforce such rights under this Agreement as if it were a party hereto.
 

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The Sponsor shall be an express third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent of its express rights explicitly stated in this Agreement.
 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Servicer, 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/ Douglas K. Johnson
Name: Douglas K. Johnson
Title: President
 
By: /s/ Doris J. Hearn
Name: Doris J. Hearn
Title: Vice President
 
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
as Servicer

By: /s/ William J. Maguire
Name: William J. Maguire
Title: Senior 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, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
 
By: /s/ Benjamin F. Jordan
Name: Benjamin F. Jordan
Title: Assistant Vice President
 



Acknowledged and Agreed:
 
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC, the Sponsor
 
By: /s/ Tony Atkins
Name: Tony Atkins
Title: Officer
 
By: /s/ David Scalzetti
Name: David Scalzetti
Title: Officer
 
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
 



Acknowledged and Agreed for purposes of Section 12.12:
 
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
as Custodian
 
By: /s/ Christopher Corcoran
Name: Christopher Corcoran
Title: Vice President
 







STATE OF North Carolina
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Mecklenburg
)
On the 11th day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Douglas K. Johnson known to me to be a Officer of ACE Securities Corp., one of the entities 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 October 14, 2011
 




STATE OF North Carolina
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Mecklenburg
)
 
On the 11th day of May 2007, 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 entities 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 October 14, 2011
 

 




STATE OF
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF
)
 
On the 15 day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared William J. Maguire known to me to be a Officer of GMAC Mortgage, LLC, one of the entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said entity, and acknowledged to me that such entity 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/ Joan Gadler
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]           My commission expires 6/12/2007





STATE OF Maryland
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF Howard
)
 
On the 11th day of May 2007, before me, a notary public in and for said State, personally appeared Benjamin F. Jordan known to me to be a Assistant Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, one of the entities 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/ Graham M. Oglesby
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]           My commission expires January 7, 2009
 

 



STATE OF
)
 
) ss.:
COUNTY OF
)
 
On the 14 day of May 2007, 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 entities 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/ Audrey H. Zabriskie
Notary Public
 
[Notarial Seal]          My commission expires 10/16/2011
 




 
EXHIBIT A-1
 
FORM OF CLASS A 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.
 


Series 2007-1, Class A
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates as of the Issue Date: $_____________
     
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $____________
     
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: April 1, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
No.__
 
Issue Date: May 15, 2007
     
   
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.
 
SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
 
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, fixed rate, second lien 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 SPONSOR, 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 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class A 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, National Association as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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.
 
A-1-2

 
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 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 Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class A 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 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 first 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, 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 Certificates 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.
 
A-1-3

 
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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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.
 
Prior to the termination of the Supplemental Interest Trust, any transferee of this Certificate shall be deemed to have made the representations in Section 6.02(e) 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.
 
A-1-4

 
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 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.
 
A-1-5


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated: May ___, 2007
     
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Authorized Officer
 
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class A Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
     
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Authorized Signatory
 

 
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
 


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.
 


 
EXHIBIT A-2
 
FORM OF CLASS M-[1][2][3] 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] 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.
 


Series 2007-1, Class M-[1][2][3]
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-[1][2][3] Certificates as of the Issue Date: $______________
     
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $______________
     
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: April 1, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
No.___
 
Issue Date: May 15, 2007
     
   
CUSIP:_________________

SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
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, fixed rate, second lien 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 SPONSOR, 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] Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all of the Class M-[1][2][3] 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, National Association as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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.
 
A-2-2

 
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] 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 Business Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date and is the registered owner of Class M-[1][2][3] 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] 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 first 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, 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 Certificates 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.
 
A-2-3

 
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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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.
 
A-2-4

 
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.
 
A-2-5


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated: May ___, 2007
     
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Authorized Officer
 
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
 
This is one of the Class M-[1][2][3] Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
     
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Authorized Signatory
 

 
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
 


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.
 



EXHIBIT A-2A
 
FORM OF CLASS M-4 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, AND CLASS M-3 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 OR (2) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE ACT (“RULE 144A”).
 

 
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 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 2007-1, Class M-4
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date: $______________
     
Pass-Through Rate: Variable
 
Denomination: $______________
     
     
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: April 1, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
No.___
 
Issue Date: May 15, 2007
     
   
CUSIP:_________________

SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
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, fixed rate, second lien 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-4 Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by of all the Class M-4 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”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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-4 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-4 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-4 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 first 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 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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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 and (ii) 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.
 
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-4 Certificates referred to in the within-mentioned Agreement.
     
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Securities Administrator
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Authorized Signatory
 

 
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
 


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.
 



EXHIBIT A-3
 
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 THE 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 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 AND COMPLIES WITH SECTION 6.02(g) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 


Series 2007-1, 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: April 1, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
No. __
 
Issue Date: May 15, 2007

SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
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, fixed rate, second lien 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 SPONSOR, 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, National Association as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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 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 Certificates 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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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 1933 Act, (iii) 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 Rule 501(a) under the 1933 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 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: May ___, 2007
     
 
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
 

 
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
 


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.
 



EXHIBIT A-4
 
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 AMENDED (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 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.
 


Series 2007-1, Class P
 
Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date: $100.00
     
Cut-off Date and date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement: April 1, 2007
 
Denomination: $100.00
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
No. __
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
   
Issue Date: May 15, 2007

SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
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, fixed rate, second lien 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 SPONSOR, 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, National Association as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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 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 Certificates 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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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 1933 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 Rule 501(a) under the 1933 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 and (iii) 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: May ___, 2007
     
 
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
 

 
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
 


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.
 



EXHIBIT A-5
 
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 REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, OR THE CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6.02(c) OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
 

 
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.
 


Series 2007-1, 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: April 1, 2007
 
Master Servicer: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
     
First Distribution Date: May 25, 2007
 
Trustee: HSBC Bank USA, National Association
     
No __
 
Issue Date: May 15, 2007

SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1
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, fixed rate, second lien 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 SPONSOR, 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, National Association as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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.
 

 
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 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 Certificates 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 Class A Certificate Insurer (unless a Class A Certificate Insurer default under the Insurance Agreement has occurred, in which case no consent shall be necessary) and the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights (subject to the last sentence of the definition of “Voting Rights” set forth in the Agreement). 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, with the consent of the Class A Certificate Insurer, but 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, 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 1933 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, or (ii) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance upon Rule 501(a) under the 1933 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 and a transfer affidavit and agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 to the Agreement and (iii) 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.
 

 
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.
 

 
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.
 


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Securities Administrator has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
 
Dated: May ___, 2007
     
 
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
 

 
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
 


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.
 


 
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 STACS 2007-1
 
 
Re:
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
[Class M-4 Certificates][Class CE Certificates][Class P Certificates][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 April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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.
 


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 STACS 2007-1
 
 
Re:
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
[Class M-4 Certificates][Class CE Certificates][Class P Certificates][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) 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.
 
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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 April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as 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, as amended.
     
 
·
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 
 
B-1-9

 
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 TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
 
____________, 20__

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust STACS 2007-1
 
 
Re:
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
[Class CE Certificates][Class P Certificates][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 April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee, pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.
     
 
Very truly yours,
 
 

(Transferor)
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Name:
Title:
 

 
FORM OF TRANSFEREE LETTER
 
_______________, 20__
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
Attention: Corporate Trust STACS 2007-1
 
Re:
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
[Class CE Certificates][Class P Certificates][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) the 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 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, dated as of April 1, 2007, among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee 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) 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.
 
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.
     
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 
Name:
Title:
 
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EXHIBIT B-3
 
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 SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 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 April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as Servicer and HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee, 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.
 

 
 
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 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. 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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FORM OF TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT

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 _____________, on behalf of whom I make this affidavit.
 
2. The Owner is not transferring the Class R Certificates (the “Residual Certificates”) to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
 
3. The Owner has no actual knowledge that the Person that is the proposed transferee (the “Purchaser”) of the Residual Certificates: (i) has insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder of the Residual Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Residual Certificates remain outstanding and (iii) is not a Permitted Transferee.
 
4. The Owner understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the Securities Administrator a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit B-3. The Owner does not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.
 
5. At the time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that investigation, the Owner has determined that the Purchaser has historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become due in the future. The Owner understands that the transfer of a Residual Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the Owner may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated therewith) unless the Owner has conducted such an investigation.
 
6. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
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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:
 


EXHIBIT C
 
BACK-UP CERTIFICATION
 
Re: __________ (the “Trust”)
 
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
 
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify to ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the “Trustee”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Master Servicer”), and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they 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 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 their 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 any Subservicer or Subcontractor 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.
 

 
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp., GMAC Mortgage, LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and HSBC Bank USA, National Association.
 
Date: 

 

[Signature]
 

[Title]

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EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO

GMAC Mortgage, LLC
100 Witmer Road
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
Attn: _________________________

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that HSBC Bank USA, National Association, having its principal place of business at ____________________, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator, GMAC Mortgage, LLC as Servicer (“Servicer”) and the Trustee, dated as of April 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), hereby constitutes and appoints 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.

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.
 

 
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, HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee pursuant to that Pooling and Servicing Agreement among the Depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, GMAC Mortgage, LLC and the Trustee, dated as of April 1, 2007 (SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates), 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 SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 Asset Backed Certificates, 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
                                 
(v) accounts at federally insured depository institutions
         
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
                                 
(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
                   
                                 
(viii) records regarding collection efforts
         
X
                   
 
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Reg. AB Item 1122(d) Servicing Criteria
 
Depositor
 
Seller
 
Servicer
 
Trustee
 
Custodian
 
Paying Agent
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
                                 
(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-1
 
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
 


EXECUTION COPY
 
 
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
 
Purchaser
 
and
 
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
 
Company



 
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
 
Dated as of May 15, 2007


 
Fixed-Rate Residential Mortgage Loans



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1
 
 
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
10
 
 
Section 2.01.
Agreement to Purchase; Purchase Price.
10
Section 2.02.
Books and Records.
11
Section 2.03.
Delivery of Documents.
11
Section 2.04.
Closing Conditions.
12
Section 2.05.
Acceptance of Mortgage Loans.
13
 
 
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH
13
 
 
Section 3.01.
Company Representations and Warranties.
13
Section 3.02.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
13
Section 3.03.
Repurchase and Other Remedies.
13
Section 3.04.
Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With Early Payment Defaults.
15
 
 
ARTICLE IV SECURITIZATIONS
16
 
 
Section 4.01.
Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon Reconstitution.
16
Section 4.02.
Regulation AB Compliance.
16
 
 
ARTICLE V GUARANTY
17
 
 
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
17
 
 
Section 6.01.
Amendment.
17
Section 6.02.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
17
Section 6.03.
Notices.
18
Section 6.04.
Severability of Provisions.
19
Section 6.05.
Relationship of Parties.
19
Section 6.06.
Successors and Assigns.
19
Section 6.07.
Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
19
Section 6.08.
Solicitation of Mortgagor.
19
Section 6.09.
Further Agreements.
20
Section 6.10.
Confidential Information.
20
Section 6.11.
Equal Opportunity.
21
Section 6.12.
Counterparts.
21
Section 6.13.
Exhibits.
21
Section 6.14.
General Interpretive Principles.
21
Section 6.15.
Reproduction of Documents.
22
Section 6.16.
Judicial Interpretation.
22
Section 6.17.
Headings.
22
Section 6.18.
Intention of the Company.
22
 
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EXHIBITS
 
[Reserved]
   
Exhibit B
Contents of Each Mortgage File
   
Exhibit C
Form of Memorandum of Sale
   
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
   
Exhibit E
Underwriting Guidelines
   
Exhibit F
Representations and Warranties of the Company
   
Exhibit G
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
   
Mortgage Loan Schedule
   
Exhibit I
Schedule of Underlying Sellers and Underlying Agreements
 
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This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement for fixed-rate residential second lien mortgage loans, dated and effective as of May 14, 2007 (the “Agreement”) and is by and between GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Company”), as acknowledged and agreed to by SunTrust Bank, a Georgia banking corporation (“SunTrust Bank”).
 
WITNESSETH
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser certain second lien fixed-rate residential mortgage loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit H (the “Mortgage Loans”), together with the servicing rights associated with the Mortgage Loans;
 
WHEREAS, the Company acquired the Mortgage Loans from the Underlying Sellers listed on Exhibit I pursuant the related purchase agreements (the “Underlying Agreements”) listed on the same Exhibit I;
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser is currently servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company pursuant to a Servicing Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company;
 
WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loans will be sold by the Company and purchased by the Purchaser servicing released (the “Mortgage Loan Package”) on the Closing Date as provided herein;
 
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans will be secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a second lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which will be annexed to the Memorandum of Sale (as defined herein) on the Closing Date; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the manner of purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
 
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, procedures (including collection procedures) that comply with applicable federal, state and local law customarily employed and exercised in servicing and administering mortgage loans and that are in accordance with the accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
 
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Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
 
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
 
Appraisal: A written appraisal of a Mortgaged Property made by a Qualified Appraiser, which appraisal must be written, in form and substance, to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards, and satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution, Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in effect as of the date of the appraisal.
 
Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (i) the value set forth on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that in the case of a refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value shall be based solely on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan and provided, further to the extent reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that in the case of conforming Mortgage Loans approved through the Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter (“DU”) which have qualified for a property inspection waiver, such value shall be based solely on the value established through DU.
 
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
 
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form (except for the name of the assignee and recording information), sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
 
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
 
Class A Certificate Insurer: XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
Closing Date: May 14, 2007.
 
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of (i) the original loan amount of the Mortgage Loan at its origination (unless otherwise indicated) plus the amount of any related First Lien as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan to (ii) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property.
 
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
 

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Company: SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Company under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
 
Company Specific Representations: As defined in Section 3.01.
 
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
Consumer Information: Any personally identifiable information in any form (written electronic or otherwise) relating to a Mortgagor, including, but not limited to: a Mortgagor’s name, address, telephone number, Mortgage Loan number, Mortgage Loan payment history, delinquency status, insurance carrier or payment information, tax amount or payment information; the fact that the Mortgagor has a relationship with the Company or the originator of the related Mortgage Loan; and any other non-public personally identifiable information.
 
Custodian: The custodian appointed by the Purchaser, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian.
 
Cut-off Date: April 1, 2007.
 
DBRS: DBRS, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.03.
 
DU: Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter.
 
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
 
Fannie Mae: The entity formally known as Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), or any successor thereto.
 
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
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 such Mortgaged Property.
 
Freddie Mac: The entity formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), or any successor thereto.
 
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
 
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

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Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction (in whole or in part) of the Mortgage Loan.
 
Memorandum of Sale: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage Loan Package, the memorandum of sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, confirming the sale by Company and the purchase by Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.
 
MERS: MERSCORP, Inc., its successors and assigns.
 
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan for which (a) such action has been taken as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee for the Company, in accordance with MERS Procedures Manual and (b) the Company has designated or will designate the Custodian or the Purchaser’s designee as the Investor on the MERS System.
 
MERS Procedures Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated Mortgage Loans and other information.
 
MERS System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
 
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a second lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property which secures the Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit B annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
 
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, 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.
 
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Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents referred to in Exhibit B as items 1 through 9.
 
Mortgage Loan Package: The pool of Mortgage Loans purchased on the Closing Date, as described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
Mortgage Loan Representations: As defined in Section 3.02.
 
Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to the Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as Exhibit H (and delivered in electronic format to the Purchaser), such schedule setting forth the data fields set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement .
 
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
 
Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple parcel of real estate or a leasehold estate, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
 
Negative Amortization: A gradual increase in the mortgage debt that occurs when the monthly fixed installment is not sufficient for full application to both principal and interest. The interest shortage is added to the unpaid principal balance to create “negative” amortization.
 
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President, a Senior Vice President, a First Vice President, a Vice President or an Assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company or an Originator, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
 
Originator: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity that (i) took the Mortgagor’s loan application (ii) processed the Mortgagor’s loan application, or (iii) closed and/or funded the Mortgagor’s Mortgage Loan.
 
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect to certain Mortgage Loans.
 
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Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, by and among ACE Securities Corp., as depositor, Purchaser, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee.
 
Prepayment Premium: Payments received on a Mortgage Loan as a result of a Principal Prepayment thereon, not otherwise due thereon in respect of principal or interest, which are intended to be a disincentive to prepayment.
 
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 Premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
 
Purchase Price: The price paid on a Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Company for the Mortgage Loan Package, as set forth in the Memorandum of Sale.
 
Purchaser: GMAC Mortgage, LLC, or its successor in interest or any successor or assignee to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
 
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
 
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 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.
 
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business.
 
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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 more than one year 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 Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) be secured by the same lien priority on the related Mortgaged Property as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a credit grade at least equal to the credit grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) be a “qualified mortgage” as defined in the REMIC Provisions and (ix) conform to each Mortgage Loan Representation and each Company Specific Representation. 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 (iii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the credit grades described in clause (vii) 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 (ix) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be..
 
Rating Agency: Each of DBRS, Moody’s and S&P, or any successor thereto.
 
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, 1,631 (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 AB Compliance Addendum: Certain addendum attached to the Underlying Agreements.
 
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
 
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
 
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Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day) of any month.
 
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure.
 
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase, plus (ii) interest on such unpaid principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the last day of the month in which such repurchase occurs, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan, plus (iii) the amount of any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, plus (iv) actual and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of the Company’s repurchase obligation hereunder plus, (v) with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to a Securitization, any costs and damages incurred by the related trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.
 
RESPA: The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended.
 
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.
 
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.
 
S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Securitization: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly by the Purchaser 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.
 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003.
 
Servicer: GMAC Mortgage, LLC, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor servicer.
 
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and (c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property.
 
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Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file held by the Servicer consisting of originals or copies, which may be imaged copies, of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed herein, the originals of which (or imaged copies of the original mortgagee policy of title insurance and/or the irrevocable binder or commitment to issue the same) are delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.03.
 
Servicing Rights: With respect to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, all of the Servicer’s right, title and interest in and to the servicing of such Mortgage Loans, including all rights to receive or retain amounts in respect of servicing fees, late fees and similar payments (other than Prepayment Premiums), reimbursement for any servicing and delinquency advances made by the Servicer, or other expenses and costs, and investment earnings or other benefits from positive account balances, together with all collection account balances, escrow account balances, contract rights, incidental income and benefits to the extent related to the servicing rights, and exclusive rights to possession and use of Servicing Files and records directly or indirectly related thereto, including, without limitation, borrower lists, insurance policies and tax service agreements.
 
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan and any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.
 
SunTrust Bank: SunTrust Bank or its successor in interest or assigns.
 
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller that, with respect to providing information or representing related to Item 1110(a) of Regulation AB, originated 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans, or, with respect to all other usage of “Third-Party Originator”, originated 20% or more of the Mortgage Loans.
 
Underlying Agreements: Shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
 
Underlying Seller: The loans sellers listed on Exhibit I from whom the Company acquired the related Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Underlying Agreements.
 
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Underlying Sellers with respect to Mortgage Loans, attached as Exhibit E hereto.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
 
Section 2.01. Agreement to Purchase; Purchase Price.
 
(a) Agreement to Purchase.
 
In exchange for the payment of the Purchase Price to the Company on the Closing Date, the Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase (without recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement) on a servicing released basis, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans, including the Servicing Rights relating to the Mortgage Loans, having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the Memorandum of Sale. The Company shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loan Package to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
 
(b) Purchase Price.
 
The Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan Package shall be equal to the amount set forth in the Memorandum of Sale. The payment of the Purchase Price shall be made to the account designated by the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds or to the location designated by the Purchaser with respect to the non-cash portion of the Purchase Price by 3:00 p.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) the principal portion of all monthly payments due after the Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the Cut-off Date (provided, however, that the principal portion of all Monthly Payments due on or before the Cut-off Date and collected by the Servicer or any successor servicer after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). The Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled Principal Prepayments collected prior to the Cut-off Date; provided, however, that Monthly Payments for a Due Date due after the Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such monthly payments shall be the property of the Purchaser.
 
(c) Possession of Mortgage Files and Servicing Files.
 
Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest immediately 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 Company shall vest immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained by the Company, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and only in such custodial capacity. Complete Servicing Files for the Mortgage Loans shall be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee on or before the Closing Date.
 
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Section 2.02. Books and Records.
 
From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser all rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans, including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans, shall be for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of the Mortgage Loans. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and other financial statements, tax returns and business records as a sale of assets by the Company.
 
Section 2.03. Delivery of Documents.
 
The Company will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, deliver and release the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees that on or prior to each Closing Date it will cause the MERS System to indicate that the related Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Company to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by entering in the MERS System the information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser or its designee as owner of such Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage, if necessary, in accordance with this Agreement.
 
The Company shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage, if necessary, in accordance with this Agreement. All recording fees and other costs associated with the recording of Assignments of Mortgage and other relevant documents to the Purchaser or its designee will be borne by the Company. For Mortgage Loans not registered under the MERS System, if the Purchaser requests that the Assignments of Mortgage be recorded, the Company shall cause such Assignments of Mortgage which were delivered in blank to be completed and to be recorded. The Company shall be required to deliver such Assignments of Mortgage for recording within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Company is notified that recording will be required pursuant to this Section 2.03. The Company shall furnish the Custodian with a copy of each Assignment of Mortgage submitted for recording. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Company shall promptly have a substitute Assignment of Mortgage prepared or have such defect cured, as the case may be, and thereafter cause such Assignment of Mortgage to be duly recorded.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.03, upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective Mortgage Loan Document or missing Mortgage Loan Document (“Defective Document”), the Company shall have ninety (90) days to cure such defect or deliver such missing document to the Custodian. If the Company does not cure such defect or deliver such missing document within such time period and such defect materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the Purchaser’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan, the Company shall either repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03.
 
If the original or a copy certified by the appropriate recording office of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Custodian two-hundred and seventy (270) days following the Closing Date, and if the Company does not cure such failure within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
 
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In the event the public recording office is delayed in returning any original document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian within two-hundred and seventy (270) days of its submission for recordation, a copy of such document and an Officer’s Certificate, which shall (i) identify the recorded document; (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company will be required to deliver the document to the Custodian by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, if the Company cannot deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified time for any reason, within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
 
Section 2.04. Closing Conditions.
 
The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the Closing Date. 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 may agree.
 
The closing for the Mortgage Loan Package shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
 
(a) with respect to the Purchaser’s obligations to close:
 
(i) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser the Mortgage Loan Schedule and an electronic data file containing information on a loan-level basis;
 
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (or, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Representations, such other date specified therein) in all material respects;
 
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received from the Custodian an initial certification with respect to its receipt of the Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(iv) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement to be satisfied by the Company shall have been complied with in all material respects; and
 
(v) the Purchaser shall have received the original Memorandum of Sale, executed on behalf of the Company;
 
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(b) with respect to the Company’s obligations to close:
 
(i) the Company shall have received a copy of the initial certification of the Custodian with respect to its receipt of the Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(ii) the Company shall have received an original of the Memorandum of Sale, executed on behalf of the Purchaser; and
 
(iii) all terms and conditions of this Agreement to be satisfied by the Purchaser shall have been materially complied with.
 
Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the Closing Date the Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan Package, including accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement.
 
Section 2.05. Acceptance of Mortgage Loans.
 
The documents delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 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 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 Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
ARTICLE III
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH
 
Section 3.01. Company Representations and Warranties.
 
The Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit F hereto to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (collectively, the “Company Specific Representations”).
 
Section 3.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
 
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit G hereto to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Representations”).
 
Section 3.03. Repurchase and Other Remedies.
 
It is understood and agreed that the Company Specific Representations and the Mortgage Loan Representations shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and shall not be impaired by any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination of or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company, the Purchaser or the Servicer of any Defective Document or a breach of any of the Mortgage Loan Representations that materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Purchaser (or that 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 Defective Document or a breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. Any such breach or Defective Document that causes a Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Purchaser.
 
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Within ninety (90) days of the earlier of either discovery by, or notice to, the Company of any Defective Document or a breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein, the Company shall use reasonable efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such Defective Document or breach cannot be cured, the Company shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach or Defective Document shall involve a Mortgage Loan Representation and the Company discovers or receives notice of any such breach within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, the Company shall, if the breach or Defective Document cannot be cured in all material respects, at the Company’s option and provided that the Company has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if a breach or Defective Document would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage,” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such repurchase or substitution must occur within ninety (90) days from the date the breach or Defective Document was discovered unless such breach is cured during such period.
 
If the Company has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan within ninety (90) days after discovery or the written notice of the foregoing breach or Defective Document. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit to such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans.
 
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Company and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall be deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan each Mortgage Loan Representation as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Custodian for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by Section 2.03. The Company shall deposit in such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, the Monthly Payment 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 shall be retained by the Company. With respect to any Deleted Mortgage Loan, distributions to the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
 
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For any month in which the Company substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, 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 unpaid principal balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of the principal portion of the Monthly Payments due in the month of substitution) (the “Substitution Adjustment Amount”) shall be deposited into such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, by the Company on or before the Remittance Date in the month succeeding the calendar month during which the related Mortgage Loan is required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.
 
It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan as provided in this Section 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser and the Servicer respecting a breach of the Mortgage Loan Representations.
 
If the representation made by the Company in Exhibit G(qq) is breached, the Company shall not have the right or obligation to cure, substitute or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan but shall remit to the Purchaser the amount of the Prepayment Premium indicated on the applicable part of the Mortgage Loan Schedule to be due from the Mortgagor in the circumstances less any amount collected and remitted to the Purchaser.
 
Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any Company Specific Representation or Mortgage Loan Representation shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement.
 
Section 3.04. Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With Early Payment Defaults.
 
The Underlying Agreements provide that the Underlying Sellers shall repurchase Mortgage Loans in the event of specified delinquencies occurring during a specified period following the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such obligations of the Underlying Sellers in the event such delinquencies occur after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser if the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable notice of such delinquencies.
 
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ARTICLE IV
 
SECURITIZATIONS
 
Section 4.01. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon Reconstitution.
 
The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the Securitization. In connection therewith the Company shall:
 
(a) make all representations and warranties made herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Company itself as of the Closing Date;
 
(b) execute an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement;
 
(c) provide as applicable such additional Opinions of Counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably believed necessary by the trustee, any Rating Agency or any credit enhancement provider, as the case may be, in connection with Securitizations.
 
Section 4.02. Regulation AB Compliance.
 
The Underlying Agreements provide that the Underlying Sellers shall provide certain information and perform certain other compliance with Regulation AB pursuant to the Regulation AB Compliance Addendum attached to each of the Underlying Agreements. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such obligations of the Underlying Sellers provided the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable notice of any request for information or compliance with such Regulation AB Compliance Addendum.
 
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ARTICLE V
 
GUARANTY
 
SunTrust Bank agrees with the Purchaser for the sole and exclusive benefit of Purchaser and its assignees to hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to the Purchaser, the full and prompt performance by the Company of any and all obligations of the Company under Section 3.03 of this Agreement. SunTrust Bank agrees that its obligations pursuant to this Article V shall be a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of the full and punctual performance by the Company of its obligations under Section 3.03 of this Agreement. It shall not be necessary for such claimant to first pursue any remedy from or exhaust any proceedings against Company; provided, however, that the Purchaser demand payment from the Company which payment is not made for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. This Article V shall continue to be effective if the Company merges or consolidates with or into another entity, loses its separate legal identity or ceases to exist.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 6.01. Amendment.
 
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
 
Section 6.02. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
 
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OR ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASER. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PURCHASER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
 
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Section 6.03. Notices.
 
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
 
 
(i)
if to the Company:
 
SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC
Mail Code 3950
303 Peachtree Street NE, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Tony D. Atkins
Telephone: (404) 813-5244
Fax: (404) 813-5000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company;
 
with a copy to:
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street NE, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Woodruff A. Polk
Telephone: (404) 813-7094
Fax: (404) 581-1637
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing by the Purchaser;
 
 
(ii)
if to Purchaser:
 
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
100 Witmer Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Attention: General Manager
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing by the Purchaser;
 
and
 
 
(iii)
if to SunTrust Bank:
 
SunTrust Bank
303 Peachtree Street NE, 26th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Woodruff A. Polk
Telephone: (404) 813-7094
Fax: (404) 581-1637
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company.
 
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Section 6.04. Severability of Provisions.
 
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, 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.
 
Section 6.05. Relationship of Parties.
 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Purchaser.
 
Section 6.06. Successors and Assigns.
 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement without the consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company but subject to the limits set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, the Company acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Company with respect thereto.
 
Section 6.07. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
 
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected at the Company’s expense, in the event recordation is either necessary or advisable in accordance with Acceptable Servicing Practices or under applicable law or is requested by the Purchaser at its sole option in the case of Mortgage Loans that are not registered on MERS.
 
Section 6.08. Solicitation of Mortgagor.
 
From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Company’s behalf, to personally, by telephone, mail, facsimile or electronic mail, solicit any Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any of its affiliates which are directed to the general public at large or which are not specifically directed toward the Mortgagors under the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio or television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section, nor is the Company prohibited from responding to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor. This subsection 6.09 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its agents or affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services.
 
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Section 6.09. Further Agreements.
 
The Purchaser and the Company each agree to execute and deliver to the other such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.10. Confidential Information.
 
The Company shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, the price paid by the Purchaser for the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent that it is reasonable and necessary for the Company to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies.
 
The Purchaser and the Company agree they (i) shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy or security of Consumer Information, (ii) shall not collect, create, use, store, access, disclose or otherwise handle Consumer Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations regarding the privacy or security of Consumer Information, (iii) shall not disclose Consumer Information to any affiliated or non-affiliated third party except to enforce or preserve its rights, as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law (or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction in the premises), (iv) shall maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Consumer Information, including maintaining security measures designed to meet the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Consumer Information published in final form on February 1, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616, and the rules promulgated thereunder and (v) shall promptly notify the other party in writing upon becoming aware of any actual breach and of any suspected breach of this section. The Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser’s regulators information regarding such security measures upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, which information shall include, but not be limited to, any SAS 70 or similar independent audit reports, summaries of test results or equivalent measures taken by the Company with respect to its security measures, as agreed upon by the parties. Each party shall indemnify and defend the other party against, and shall hold the other party harmless from, any cost, expense, loss, claim or other liability that such other party may suffer as a result of or in connection with its failure to comply with or perform the obligations set forth in this section. The restrictions set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
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Section 6.11. Equal Opportunity.
 
The Purchaser and the Company represent that they are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in employment of persons or awarding of subcontracts because of a person’s race, sex, age, religion, national origin, veteran or handicap status. The Company is aware of and fully informed of the Purchaser’s responsibilities and agrees to the provisions under the following: (a) Executive Order 11246, as amended or superseded in whole or in part, and as contained in Section 202 of said Executive Order as found at 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.4(a)(1-7); (b) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as contained in 41 C.F.R. § 60-741.4; and (c) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as contained in 41 C.F.R. § 60-250.4.
 
Section 6.12. 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 6.13. Exhibits.
 
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.14. 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;
 
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP;
 
(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) a 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.
 
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Section 6.15. 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 6.16. Judicial Interpretation.
 
Should any provision of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, the parties hereto agree that the court interpreting or construing the same shall not apply a presumption that the terms hereof or thereof shall be more strictly construed against one party by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to be more strictly construed against the party who itself or through its agents prepared the same.
 
Section 6.17. Headings.
 
The headings and captions of the articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, and subdivisions of this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.
 
Section 6.18. Intention of the Company.
 
The Company intends that the conveyance of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Company intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Company shall be deemed to have granted (and hereby does grant) to the Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in the Company’s entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. 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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
 
     
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC   SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
     
Purchaser   Company
     
     
By: /s/ William Petersohn   By: /s/ Tony Atkins

Name: William Petersohn
 

Name: Tony Atkins
Title: Director   Title: Officer
 

Acknowledged and Agreed:
 
     
SUNTRUST BANK
 
     
     
By: /s/ Fred D. Woolf
 

Name:  Fred D. Woolf
 
Title:  Vice President  


 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
[RESERVED]
 

Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B
 
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 any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 2.03 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Agreement”):
 
 
1.
The original Mortgage Note endorsed “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse” and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer (provided that, in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the following form: [Company], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Underlying Seller while doing business under another name, the signature must be in the following form: [Underlying Seller], formerly known as [previous name]”). The Mortgage Note must contain all necessary intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the Originator (each such endorsement being sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note) or a copy of the Mortgage Note together with a lost note affadavit;
 
 
2.
The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any).
 
 
3.
The original Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon, except as follows. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Company cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, 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 Company or the Underlying Seller stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched 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 Company; 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 certified by such public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage.
 
Exhibit B-1


 
4.
The originals or certified true copies of any document sent for recordation of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon, or, if the original of any such agreement with evidence of recording thereon has not been returned by the public recording office where such agreement has been delivered for recordation or such agreement has been lost or such public recording office retains the original recorded agreement, a photocopy of such agreement, certified by the Company, the Underlying Seller or an agent to be a true and correct copy of the agreement delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation. The original recorded agreement or, in the case of a agreement where a public recording office retains the original recorded agreement or in the case where an agreement is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such agreement certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded agreement, will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company.
 
 
5.
The original Assignment of Mortgage, in blank, for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording (except for the insertion of the name of the assignee and recording information). If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Underlying Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by Underlying Seller, successor by merger to [name of predecessor].” If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Underlying Seller while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by Underlying Seller, formerly know as [previous name].” Subject to the foregoing and where permitted under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged property is located, such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties located in the same county. If the related Mortgage has been recorded in the name of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) or its designee, no Assignment of Mortgage will be required to be prepared or delivered and instead, the Underlying Seller shall take all actions as are necessary to cause the Purchaser or its designee to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
 
 
6.
For any Mortgage Loan not recorded in the name of MERS, originals or certified true copies of documents sent for recordation of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company or the Underlying Seller stating that such intervening Assignment of Mortgage has been dispatched 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 or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy 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 Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment 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 certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening Assignment of Mortgage.
 
Exhibit B-2


 
7.
The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or evidence of title, which may be in electronic form.
 
 
8.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage.
 
 
9.
For each Mortgage Loan which is secured by a residential long-term lease, if any, a copy of the lease with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or, if the lease is in the process of being recorded, a photocopy of the lease, certified by an officer of the respective prior owner of such Mortgage Loan or by the applicable title insurance company, closing/settlement/escrow agent or company or closing attorney to be a true and correct copy of the lease transmitted for recordation.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include original or imaged copies of each of the following items to the extent in the possession of the Company or in the possession of the Company’s agent(s):
 
 
10.
Original hazard insurance policy and, if required by law, flood insurance policy.
 
 
11.
Residential loan application.
 
 
12.
Mortgage Loan closing statement.
 
 
13.
Verification of employment and income, if applicable.
 
 
14.
Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment.
 
 
15.
Credit report on the Mortgagor.
 
 
16.
Residential appraisal report.
 
 
17.
Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
 
 
18.
Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if required by the title company or applicable law.
 
 
19.
If available, a 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.
 
Exhibit B-3


 
20.
All required disclosure statements.
 
 
21.
If available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability and septic certification.
 
 
22.
Sales contract, if applicable.
 
 
23.
Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance premiums, 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 file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
 
 
24.
Amortization schedule, if available.
 
 
25.
Original power of attorney, if applicable.
 
In the event of a delay by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 270 days of the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested form the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
Exhibit B-4


EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF SALE

CLOSING DATE: May 14, 2007

This Memorandum of Sale (this “Memorandum”), dated as of May 14, 2007 (the “Closing Date”), confirms the sale by SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (the “Company”), to GMAC Mortgage, LLC (the “Purchaser”), and the purchase by the Purchaser from the Company, of the second lien residential mortgage loans on a servicing released basis described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule I (the “Mortgage Loans”), pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement”), dated as of May 14, 2007, and is by and between the Purchaser and the Company.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign and transfer to Purchaser without recourse, except as provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, and on a servicing released basis, all right, title and interest of the Company in and to each of the Mortgage Loans, together with all documents maintained as part of the related Mortgage Files, all Mortgaged Properties which secure any Mortgage Loan but are acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure after the Cut-off Date or otherwise, all scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, and all proceeds of the foregoing, subject, however, to the rights of the Company under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

The Mortgage Loans are to be sold in a whole loan format on a servicing released basis. The Mortgage Loans have an aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of April 1, 2007 (the “Cut-off Date”) of $[__________]. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be equal to the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Certificates to the Underwriters pursuant to, and as such terms are defined in, that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated April 1, 2007 entered into by the Purchaser, as servicer, ACE Securities Corp., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “PSA”), plus 100% interests in the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 Class CE, Class P and Class R Certificates issued pursuant to the PSA.
 
The Company has delivered to the Custodian prior to the date hereof the documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

Capitalized terms that are used herein but are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

[Signatures on following page]

Exhibit C-1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by the hands of their duly authorized officers, execute this Memorandum as of the Closing Date referred to above.
 
     
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC   SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
as Purchaser   as Company
     
     
By:    By: 

Name: 
 

Name: 

Its:
 

Its:

 
 

 

Exhibit C-2

 
SCHEDULE I
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
[Provided Upon Request]

Exhibit C-3


EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
 
[DATE OF ASSIGNMENT]
 
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “AAR”) dated ___________________, among _________________, a _________________ [ENTITY TYPE] having an office at _________________ (“Assignor”), _________________, having an office at _________________ (“Assignee”) and SunTrust Assset Funding, LLC (the “Company”), having an office at 303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 and acknowledged and agreed to by SunTrust Bank, a Georgia banking corporation (“SunTrust Bank”):

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignor is transferring all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans (except for any right, title or interest related to the Servicing Rights) to the Assignee on a servicing-retained basis; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignee is entering into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_________], by and among the Assignor, as servicer, [_________], as depositor, [______________], as master servicer and securities administrator and _________, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Mortgage Loans will be transferred to the Trustee.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other 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:
 
1. With respect to the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A hereto, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as the Purchaser, in, to and under that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement”), dated as of May 14, 2007, and the Memorandum of Sale dated May 14, 2007 (together with the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, the “Sale Agreement”) each by and between GMAC Mortgage, LLC (the “Purchaser”) and the Company, and the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by the Company to the Assignor. The Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee, but instead is expressly reserving for the Assignor’s exclusive right and benefit only, the following:

a. Any of the Servicing Rights relating to the Mortgage Loans, as the term “Servicing Rights” is defined in the Sale Agreement and further described herein; and

b. All rights and benefits accorded the Assignor, as it relates to servicing or Servicing Rights under the Sale Agreement.

 2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that:
 
a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
 
Exhibit D-1


b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans;
 
c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
 
d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto.
 
3. That the Assignee warrants and represent to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company that:
 
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as the Purchaser, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Sale Agreement and the Mortgage Loans, and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor’s obligations as Purchaser thereunder (except for any obligations relating to the Servicing Rights);
 
b. The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state;
 
c. The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the Mortgage Loans is in excess of $250,000.00 and will be paid by cash remittance of the full purchase price within 60 days of the sale;
 
d. The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment for its own account only and not for any other person. In this connection, neither the Assignee nor any person authorized to act therefor has offered to sell the Mortgage Loans by means of any general advertising or general solicitation within the meaning of Rule 502(c) Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities Act;
 
e. The Assignee considers itself a substantial sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Mortgage Loans;
 
Exhibit D-2


f. The Assignee has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the Company;
 
g. Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accepted a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and
 
h. Either (1) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan (“Plan”) within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or a plan (“Plan”) within the meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”), and the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee’s purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code.
 
The Assignee’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Sale Agreement is:
 
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE]
Attention: _____________________
Telephone: ____________________
Fax: _________________________
 
The Assignee’s wire transfer instructions for purposes of all remittances and payments related to the Mortgage Loans and the Sale Agreement is:
 
For the account of [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
A/C#: _________________________
ABA#: ________________________
Attention: ______________________
Taxpayer ID#: __________________
 
4. Accuracy of the Sale Agreement.
 
The Company and the Assignor represent and warrant to the Assignee that (i) attached hereto as Exhibit B are true, accurate and complete copies of the Sale Agreement and all amendments and modifications, if any, thereto, (ii) the Sale Agreement has not been amended or modified in any respect, except as set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) no notice of termination has been given to the Company under the Sale Agreement.
 
Exhibit D-3


5. Recognition of Assignee.
 
From and after the date hereof, the Company shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records, the Company shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. It is the intention of the Assignor, the Company and the Assignee that the Sale Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Assignee and their respective successors and assigns.
 
6. Governing Law.
 
THIS AAR SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW.
 
7. Counterparts.
 
This AAR may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each such counterpart shall be deemed an original and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed signature pages by facsimile shall constitute delivery of originals for the purpose of this AAR.
 
[Signatures Follow]
 
Exhibit D-4


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 
     
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]   [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
     
     
By:    By: 

Name: 
 

Name: 

Its:
 

Its:

 
 

 
 
     
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC  
Company
 
     
     
By:   

Name: 
 

Its:
 

 
 
 
 
     
Acknowledged and Agreed:

SUNTRUST BANK
 
     
     
By:   

Name: 
 

Title:  
 

 
 
 
 
Exhibit D-5


EXHIBIT A
to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B
 
to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
 
EXECUTED COPIES OF
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
AND MEMORANDUM OF SALE

Exhibit B-7


EXHIBIT E
 
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
OF LOAN SELLERS
 

[Provided Upon Request]

Exhibit E-1


EXHIBIT F
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
 
Company Specific Representations
 
The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, as of the Closing Date, or as of such date specifically provided herein:
 
(a) Due Organization and Authority: The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan; the Company has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles of equity affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms;
 
(b) Ordinary Course of Business: The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Company, who is in the business of acquiring and selling mortgage loans, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
 
(c) No Conflicts: Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans or will 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;
 
Exhibit F-1


(d) Fair Consideration: The consideration received by the Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall constitute fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(e) Ability to Perform; Solvency: The Company 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. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company’s creditors;
 
(f) No Litigation Pending: There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
 
(g) No Consent Required: No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of, or compliance by the Company with, this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
 
(h) No Untrue Information: No statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Company 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 therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;
 
(i) Sale Treatment: The disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;
 
(j) No Brokers’ Fees: The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other Person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
 
(k) Purchase and Sale: 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; and
 
(l) Selection Process: The Mortgage Loans will be selected on such Closing Date from among the outstanding fixed rate second lien one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio at such Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement could be made and such selection will not be made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser.
 
Exhibit F-2


EXHIBIT G
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING
INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS
 
Mortgage Loan Representations
 
The Company hereby represents, warrants, and covenants with respect to the Mortgage Loans that as of the Closing Date:
 
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described: The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the Memorandum of Sale and the information contained on the related electronic data file delivered to the Purchaser is complete, true and correct in all material respects and information provided to the Rating Agencies, including loan level detail, is true and correct according to the rating agency requirements;
 
(b) Payments Current: All payments required to be made prior to the Cut-off Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment under any Mortgage Loan has been thirty (30) calendar days or more delinquent since the origination of such Mortgage Loan;
 
(c) No Outstanding Charges: All taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, ground rents, water, sewer and municipal charges, which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Company has not advanced funds, or induced, or solicited directly or indirectly, the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for (i) payments in the nature of escrow payments and (ii) interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is later, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest;
 
(d) Original Terms Unmodified: The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary, to protect the interests of the Purchaser and maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage and which has been delivered to the Custodian. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy. 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 issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy;
 
(e) No Defenses: The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
 
Exhibit G-1


(f) No Satisfaction of Mortgage: The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated (except with respect to the subordination of any Second Lien Mortgage Loan 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, release, cancellation, subordination (except with respect to the subordination of any Second Lien Mortgage Loan to the related First Lien) or rescission;
 
(g) Validity of Mortgage Documents: The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and related documents are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Mortgagor enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles of equity affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether considered in the proceeding at law or in equity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
 
(h) Note as “Instrument”: Each Mortgage Note is comprised of one original promissory note and each such promissory note constitutes an “instrument” for purposes of Section 9-102(a)(65) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the applicable jurisdiction;
 
(i) No Fraud: No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Company or the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or any developer or any other party involved in the solicitation or origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan or in connection with the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, and there are no circumstances existing with respect to the Mortgage Loan which would permit the primary mortgage guaranty insurer to deny coverage under any insurance policy. If a mortgage insurer fails to pay a claim submitted with respect to the related Mortgage Loan as a result of the mortgage insurer successfully asserting a defense based on fraud, then such failure to pay shall constitute a breach of this representation which materially and adversely affects the interests of the owner of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(j) Compliance with Applicable Laws: All requirements of any applicable federal, state or local law including, without limitation, all applicable predatory and abusive lending, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection (including Uniform Consumer Credit Code laws), fair credit reporting, unfair collection practices, equal credit opportunity or fair housing and disclosure laws applicable to the solicitation, origination, servicing and collection of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects, the Mortgagor received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan and, if the Mortgage Loan is a refinanced Mortgage Loan, rescission materials required by applicable laws, and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. 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;
 
Exhibit G-2


(k) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property: The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a contiguous parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, an individual unit in a planned unit development, or a townhouse or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by Cooperative Shares, leases or occupancy agreements. None of the Mortgaged Properties are manufactured homes, log homes, mobile homes or geodesic domes. As of the respective appraisal date for each Mortgaged Property, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was being used for commercial or mixed-use purposes and, to the Company’s knowledge, since the date of such Appraisal, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, however, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance or household purposes. No Mortgage Loan finances builder inventory. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac eligibility requirements or is located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac project approval and the representations and warranties required by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac with respect to such condominium or planned unit development have been made and remain true and correct in all respects;
 
(l) Valid Second Lien: The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and enforceable second lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
 
(i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;
 
(ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the Originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to or otherwise considered in the Appraisal made for the Originator of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such Appraisal;
 
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate, 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
 
Exhibit G-3


(iv) the First Lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
 
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable second lien and second priority security interest on the property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
 
(m) Full Disbursement of Proceeds: The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed or credited to or for the account of the Mortgagor, and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. Any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and any and all requirements as to disbursements of escrow funds for such improvements have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
 
(n) Consolidation of Future Advances: Any future advances made 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 second lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; the consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; the Company shall not make future advances after the Cut-off Date;
 
(o) Ownership: The Company is a sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Company has full right and authority under all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company, 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 Company shall have transferred and sold all of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the Purchaser will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
 
(p) Origination/Doing Business: The Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, a credit union, an insurance company, or similar institution that is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act. All parties which have had any legal interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (A) organized under the laws of such state, (B) qualified or exempt from qualification to do business in such state, (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state;
 
Exhibit G-4


(q) CLTV: No Mortgage Loan has an CLTV at origination in excess of 100%.
 
(r) Title Insurance: 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, each Mortgage Loan is covered by either an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Paragraph (l) of this Exhibit G, or a last vested deed or title search showing the Mortgagor as the owner of the Mortgaged Property. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of such lender’s title insurance policy. The Company, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
 
(s) No Defaults: Other than payments due but not yet thirty (30) days or more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation 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 default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, (i) any more senior mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property is in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such senior 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 (iv) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure, any default by payment in full or otherwise under the prior mortgage;
 
(t) No Mechanics’ Liens: There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
 
(u) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments: Except as insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in Paragraph (r) above, all improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
 
Exhibit G-5


(v) Payment Terms: Payments commenced no more than sixty (60) calendar days after the funds were disbursed to the Mortgagor in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the date specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(w) Balloon Payments, Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests: With respect to any Mortgage Loan which is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan. 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;
 
(x) Customary Provisions: 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, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption (other than under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
 
(y) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property: As of the date of origination the Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law;
 
(z) No Additional Collateral: The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral, pledged account or other security except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in Paragraph (l) above;
 
(aa) Deeds of Trust: 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 Mortgagee to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
 
(bb) Transfer of Mortgage Loans: With respect to each Mortgage that is not recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Assignment of Mortgage, upon the insertion of the name of MERS as assignee and recording information, is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located;
 
(cc) Mortgaged Property Undamaged: The Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit) is in good repair and undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, hurricane, flood, tornado, mold 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;
 
Exhibit G-6


(dd) Customary Origination, Servicing and Collection Practices: The origination, collection and servicing practices used with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry;
 
(ee) No Condemnation: There is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(ff) The Appraisal: With the exception of Mortgage Files related to conforming Mortgage Loans approved through DU which have qualified for a property inspection waiver, the Mortgage File contains an Appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by a Qualified Appraiser and the Appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated, to the extent required in the Underwriting Guidelines with respect to mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan. If an automated valuation model (“AVM”) was used in lieu of a full Appraisal, such AVM was completed in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines;
 
(gg) Hazard Insurance: All buildings on the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and to prudent mortgage lending institutions, against loss by fire and such hazards as are covered under a standard extended coverage endorsement and such other hazards as are provided for in the Fannie Mae Guides or Freddie Mac Guides, as applicable, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to Accepted Practices, in an amount which is not less than the lesser of 100% of the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property (as established by the insurer) or the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus, with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of the related first lien mortgage loan, if any), as long as it equals the minimum amount (80% of the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property) required to compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, it may be included under the coverage afforded by a blanket policy for the project. If the improvements on the Mortgaged Property are in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, then a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier and such policy conforms to the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Such flood insurance policy is in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) 100% of the replacement cost of the dwelling, (B) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (subject to a minimum of 80% of the replacement cost of the structure) and (C) the maximum amount of insurance which was available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain a hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Each such insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has not acted or failed to act so as to impair the coverage of any such insurance policy or the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof;
 
Exhibit G-7


(hh) No Impairment of Insurance Coverage: No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the Company or any designee of the Company or any corporation or other entity which the Company or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
 
(ii) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested by or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or any similar state or local laws;
 
(jj) No Construction Loans: No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property other than a construction-to-permanent loan which has converted to a permanent Mortgage Loan;
 
(kk) Underwriting: Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines or if eligible for sale to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, through the DU, which Underwriting Guidelines satisfy the standards of prudent mortgage lenders of the same type of mortgage loans as the Mortgage Loans in the secondary market;
 
(ll) Mortgage Loan Documents: The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and all other documents in the related Mortgage File are on Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac uniform instruments or are on forms acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac;
 
(mm) No Bankruptcy: No Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, following the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgage Loan was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and the Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings;
 
(nn) Delivery of Mortgage Files: The Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans have been delivered to the Custodian, subject to the delivery requirements of this Agreement. The Company is in possession of a complete Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian, and all documents required to be included in the Mortgage File shall be complete, executed as required and in compliance with applicable law. With respect to each Mortgage Loan for which a lost note affidavit has been delivered to the Custodian in place of the original Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage Note is no longer in existence, and, if such Mortgage Loan is subsequently in default, the enforcement of such Mortgage Loan or of the related Mortgage by or on behalf of the Purchaser will not be affected by the absence of the original Mortgage Note;
 
Exhibit G-8


(oo) Interest Calculation: Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months. No Mortgage Loan provides for interest payable on a simple interest basis. No Mortgage Loan provides for an increase in the related Mortgage Interest Rate upon the occurrence of a default under the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
 
(pp) No Violation of Environmental Laws: The Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation. There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue;
 
(qq) Prepayment Premiums: The information set forth in the applicable part of the Mortgage Loan Schedule relating to the existence of a Prepayment Premium is complete, true and correct in all material respects at the date or dates respecting which such information is furnished and each Prepayment Premium 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;
 
(rr) The Mortgagor: The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or an Illinois land trust or a “living trust” and such “living trust” is in compliance with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac guidelines. In the event the Mortgagor is a trust, the trustee of such trust is a natural person and is a Mortgagor in his or her individual capacity;
 
(ss) Texas Mortgage Loans: 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;
 
(tt) Homeownership and Equity Protection Act; No High Cost Loans: No Mortgage Loan is (a) covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost,” “threshold,” “covered,” “predatory,” “abusive,” “high risk home” or similarly defined loan, including refinance loans, under any other applicable 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), provided that any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property in Illinois characterized as a “threshold” loan shall not be a “high cost” loan unless it is characterized as “predatory” under applicable local law; the Company has implemented and conducted compliance procedures to determine if each Mortgage Loan is “high-cost” home loan under any applicable federal, state or local law or (c) a “High Cost Loan” or “Covered Loan,” as defined in the then current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Version 5.6 Glossary Revised, Appendix E. 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. Any breach of this representation shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the owner of the Mortgage Loan;
 
Exhibit G-9


(uu) Due on Sale: The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law as of the date of such Mortgage, 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;
 
(vv) Adjustments: All of the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance, if any, are enforceable and such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan have been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage Loan, including any required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien;
 
(ww) Leaseholds: If a Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate, then (A) the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such ground lease; (B) such ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise; (C) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been fully paid to the extent payable as of the related Closing Date; (D) the Mortgagor enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate; (E) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms of such ground lease, and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would result in a default under such ground lease; (F) the lessor under such ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions of such ground lease on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed; (G) the lessor under such ground lease has satisfied any repair or construction obligations due as of the related Closing Date pursuant to the terms of such ground lease; (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, such ground lease; (I) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five (5) years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Note; (J) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (K) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the lease in the event of lessee’s default without the mortgagee being entitled to receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (L) the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (M) the ground lease protects the mortgagee’s interests in the event of a property condemnation; and (N) the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
 
Exhibit G-10


(xx) Compliance with 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;
 
(yy) Refinanced Mortgage Loans: No Mortgage Loan is a refinanced subsidized mortgage loan that contains terms more favorable to the related Mortgagor;
 
(zz) Prepayment Premiums: Prepayment Premiums on the Mortgage Loans are applicable to prepayments resulting from both refinancings and sales of the related Mortgaged Properties and the terms of such Prepayment Premiums do not provide for a waiver or release (i.e., “holidays”) during the term of the Prepayment Premium. No Mortgage Loan provides for the payment of a Prepayment Premium beyond the three-year term following the origination of the Mortgage Loan. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment Premium: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including, but not limited to, a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the choice of another mortgage product that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the Prepayment Premium is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Company shall not impose such Prepayment Premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the Monthly Payments;
 
(aaa) Credit Information: As to each consumer report (as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information furnished by the Company to the Purchaser, the Company has full right and authority and is not precluded by the Fair Credit Act or contract from furnishing such information to the Purchaser;
 
(bbb) No Litigation Pending: There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, that is related to the Mortgage Loan and likely to affect materially and adversely the servicing of such Mortgage Loan;
 
(ccc) No Arbitration Provisions: No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the related Mortgage Loan or the origination thereof; and
 
(ddd) Down Payment: The source of the down payment, if any, with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the Originator as and if required pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines.
 
(eee) Georgia Mortgage Loans: No Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.

Exhibit G-11


EXHIBIT H
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
(attached)

Exhibit H-1


EXHIBIT I
 
SCHEDULE OF UNDERLYING SELLERS AND UNDERLYING AGREEMENTS
 
Underlying Seller
 
Underlying Agreement related to Underlying Seller
American Home Mortgage Corp.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, American Home Mortgage Corp., as Company, and American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., as Interim Servicer
     
New Century Mortgage Corporation
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and New Century Mortgage Corporation, as Company
     
Quicken Loans Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Quicken Loans Inc., as Company
     
People’s Choice Home Loan, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and People’s Choice Home Loan, Inc., as Company
     
Lancaster Mortgage Bankers, LLC
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Lancaster Mortgage Bankers, LLC, as Company
     
Fidelity & Trust Mortgage, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Fidelity & Trust Mortgage, Inc., as Company
     
DB Structured Products, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and DB Structured Products, Inc., as Company
 
Exhibit I-1

 
(i) Option One Mortgage Corporation, (ii) Option One Mortgage Capital Corporation,
(iii) Option One Owner Trust 2001-1A,
(iv) Option One Owner Trust 2001-1B, (v) Option One Owner Trust 2001-2, (vi) Option One Owner Trust 2002-3, (vii) Option One Owner Trust 2003-4, (viii) Option One Owner Trust 2003-5, (ix) Option One Owner Trust 2005-6, (x) Option One Owner Trust 2005-7, (xi) Option One Owner Trust 2005-8, and (xii) Option One Owner Trust 2005-9
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as Company and Seller, Option One Mortgage Capital Corporation, as Seller and Obligor, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1A, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1B, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2001-2, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2002-3, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2003-4, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2003-5, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-6, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-7, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-8, as Seller, and Option One Owner Trust 2005-9, as Seller
     
First Financial Equities, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and First Financial Equities, Inc., as Company
 
 
 
Addendum I-2

 
 
EXHIBIT F-2
 
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION & RECOGNITION AGREEMENT


EXECUTION COPY
 
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
 
May 15, 2007
 
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “AAR”) dated May 15, 2007 (the “Closing Date”) by and among GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company having an office at 100 Witmer Road, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044 (“Assignor”), ACE Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, having an office at 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 318, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 (“Assignee”), SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (“Company”), having an office at 303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association having an office at 9062 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045 (“Master Servicer”) and acknowledged and agreed to by SunTrust Bank, a Georgia banking corporation having an office at 303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (“SunTrust Bank”): 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Company is transferring all of its right, title and interest in and to those certain mortgage loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Mortgage Loans”) to Assignor on a servicing released basis pursuant to that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and between Assignor and Company;

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Assignor is transferring all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and under the Purchase Agreement, except for any right, title or interest related to the Servicing Rights (as defined below), to Assignee on a servicing-retained basis; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), by and among Assignor, as servicer, Assignee, as depositor, Master Servicer, as master servicer and securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, a national banking association having an office at 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018 (“Trustee”), as trustee of SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, a New York common law trust (the “Trust”), as trustee, the Assignee is transferring all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and under the Purchase Agreement and this AAR to the Trustee.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other 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:
 
1. Company has sold, assigned, set over and otherwise conveyed all of its rights in, to and under the Mortgage Loans delivered under the Purchase Agreement to Assignor on a servicing released basis.
 
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2. With respect to the Mortgage Loans, Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, in, to and under the Purchase Agreement and the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by Company to Assignor. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Assignor is not assigning to Assignee any of its right, title and interest in, to and under the Purchase Agreement with respect to any other mortgage loan other than those set forth on Exhibit A and, furthermore, Assignor is not assigning to Assignee, but instead is expressly reserving for Assignor’s exclusive right and benefit only, the following:

a. Any of the Servicing Rights relating to the Mortgage Loans, as the term “Servicing Rights” is defined in the Purchase Agreement and further described herein; and

b. All rights and benefits accorded Assignor, as it relates to servicing or Servicing Rights under the Purchase Agreement.

 3. Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, Assignee as of the Closing Date that:
 
a. Assignor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith and this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles of equity affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms;
 
b. Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
 
c. Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to Company with respect to the Purchase Agreement or the Mortgage Loans;
 
d. Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Purchase Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Purchase Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
 
e. Neither Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto.
 
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f. Following the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to Assignor, Assignor has serviced the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2007 and as amended on March 20, 2007 (“Servicing Agreement”) by and between Company and Assignor, the Assignor represents and warrants that it has taken no action nor omitted to take any required action the omission of which would have the effect of impairing any mortgage insurance or guarantee on the Mortgage Loans and that any information provided by it on or before the date hereof to any of the parties hereto is true and correct. Effective as of the Closing Date, Assignor shall service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Servicing Agreement shall no longer govern the servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
 
4. Company and SunTrust Bank acknowledge that Master Servicer, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, will administer on behalf of the Trust the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Master Servicer shall be authorized to enforce directly against Company and SunTrust Bank any of the obligations of Company and SunTrust Bank to Assignor or its assignees provided for in the Purchase Agreement relating to the Mortgage Loans.
 
5. Regulation AB Compliance by Company.
 
(a) The Company represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Issuing Entity and the Assignee, as of the date of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus Supplement and the Closing Date that: (i) there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company or any Third-Party Originator material to Certificateholders; and (ii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company or any Third-Party Originators with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 (the “Transaction”) and any party thereto identified by the Assignee of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB, as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto, other than SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
 
(b) For so long as the Assignee is required to file Exchange Act Reports in respect of the Issuing Entity (which the parties hereto may assume shall be for the period covering the calendar year following the Closing Date, unless otherwise notified in writing by the Company), the Company, at its own expense, shall no later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, notify the Assignee in writing of (i) any known material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company or any Third-Party Originator material to Certificateholders and (ii) any affiliations or relationships of the type described that develop following the Closing Date between the Company or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in Exhibit C hereto (and any other parties identified in writing by the Assignee) with respect to the Securitization other than SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc., and provide to the Assignee a description of such litigation, affiliations or relationships.
 
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(c) Within 5 calendar days after the related Distribution Date, the Company shall provide to the Securities Administrator and the Assignee, 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 the Company, the form and substance of any information that is, as set forth on Exhibit D hereto, required to be provided by the Company for inclusion on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”), together with an Additional Disclosure Notification in the form of Exhibit E hereto (an “Additional Disclosure Notification”).
 
(d) No later than the close of business New York City time on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), the Company shall provide to the Securities Administrator and Assignee, 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 the Company, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information applicable to it , as set forth on Exhibit D hereto, together with an Additional Disclosure Notification
 
(e) The Company shall indemnify the Assignee and each Person (including, but not limited to, the Master Servicer) responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) with respect to the 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 the Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Assignee (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 (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 under this Section 5 by or on behalf of the Company, or provided under this Section 5 by or on behalf of any Third-Party Originator (collectively, the “Company Information”), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Company Information a material fact required to be stated in the Company 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 Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information; or
 
(ii) any breach by the Company of its obligations under this Section 5, including any failure by the Company or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Section 5; or
 
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(iii) any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in this Section 5 or in a writing furnished pursuant to this Section 5 and made as of a date prior to the Closing Date, to the extent that such breach is not cured by the Closing Date, or any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to this Section 5 to the extent made as of a date subsequent to the Closing Date.
 
If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Company 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 Company on the other.
 
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (e)(ii) of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Master Servicer, the Assignee and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to the 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 the 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 Company or any Third-Party Originator.
 
This indemnification shall survive the termination of this AAR or the Purchase Agreement or the termination of any party to this AAR or the Purchase Agreement.
 
6. Assignor hereby agrees that, in connection with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which the related mortgage has been recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, it shall take all actions as are necessary to cause the Trustee, as trustee of the Trust pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to be shown as the owner of such Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
 
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7. Notices.
 
a. The Assignee’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Agreement is:
 
ACE Securities Corp.
AMACAR Group
6525 Morrison Blvd.
Suite 318
Charlotte, NC 28211
Attention: Juliana Johnson
Telephone: (704) 365-0569
Fax:  (704) 365-1362
 
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the parties hereto in writing by Assignee

With a copy to:

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Attention: Legal Department
Fax: (212) 797-4561

b. The Assignor’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Agreement is:
 
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
100 Witmer Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Attention: Executive Vice President of National Loan Administration
 
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the parties hereto in writing by Assignor
 
With a copy to:

GMAC Mortgage, LLC
3451 Hammond Ave.
Waterloo, IA 50702-5345
Attention: General Manager

With a copy to:
 
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
100 Witmer Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Attention: General Counsel
 
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c. The Company’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Agreement is:
 
SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC
Mail Code 3950
303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Tony D. Atkins
Telephone: (404) 813-5244
Fax: (404) 813-5000
 
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the parties hereto in writing by Company;

with a copy to:

SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Woodruff A. Polk
Telephone: (404) 813-7094
Fax: (404) 581-1637

8. Accuracy of the Purchase Agreement.
 
Company and Assignor represent and warrant to Assignee that (i) attached hereto as Exhibit B are true, accurate and complete copies of the Purchase Agreement and all amendments and modifications, if any, thereto, (ii) the Purchase Agreement is in full force and effect and has not been amended or modified in any respect, except as set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) no notice of termination has been given to Company under the Purchase Agreement.
 
9. Recognition of Assignee.
 
From and after the date hereof, Company shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to Assignee in its books and records, Company shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. It is the intention of Assignor, Company, SunTrust Bank and Assignee that the Purchase Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Company and Assignee and their respective successors and assigns.
 
10. Governing Law.
 
THIS AAR SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW.
 
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11. Counterparts.
 
This AAR may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each such counterpart shall be deemed an original and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed signature pages by facsimile shall constitute delivery of originals for the purpose of this AAR.
 
12. Intention of Assignor and Assignee.
 
The Assignor intends that the conveyance of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If the conveyance by the Assignor is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Assignor intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Assignor intends and agrees that, in any such event, (i) the Assignor shall be deemed to have granted (and hereby does grant) to the Assignee and its assigns a first priority security interest in the Assignor’s entire right, as applicable, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the Assignor’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. All rights and remedies of the Assignor 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.
 
13. Defined Terms
 
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
Assignor
   
ACE SECURITIES CORP.
Assignee
         
         
By: /s/ William Petersohn   By: /s/ Doris J. Hearn
 
Name: William Petersohn
   
Name: Doris J. Hearn
 
Its: Director
   
Its: Vice President
 
 
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
Company
   
WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
       
Master Servicer
         
By: /s/ Tony Atkins    By: /s/ Benjamin F. Jordan
 
Name: Tony Atkins
   
Name:  Benjamin F. Jordan
 
Its: Director
   
Title:  Assistant Vice President
 
 
Acknowledged and Agreed:
 
SUNTRUST BANK
   
 
         
         
By: /s/ Fred D. Woolf  
 
Name:  Fred D. Woolf
   
 
 
Title:  Vice President
   
 

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EXHIBIT A
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
[Provided Upon Request]
 
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EXHIBIT B
 
EXECUTED COPY OF
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
 
 
Exhibit B-1

 
 

EXECUTION COPY
 
 
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC
 
Purchaser
 
and
 
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
 
Company



 
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
 
Dated as of May 15, 2007


 
Fixed-Rate Residential Mortgage Loans



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
10
 
 
Section 2.01.
Agreement to Purchase; Purchase Price.
10
Section 2.02.
Books and Records.
11
Section 2.03.
Delivery of Documents.
11
Section 2.04.
Closing Conditions.
12
Section 2.05.
Acceptance of Mortgage Loans.
13
 
 
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH
13
 
 
Section 3.01.
Company Representations and Warranties.
13
Section 3.02.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
13
Section 3.03.
Repurchase and Other Remedies.
13
Section 3.04.
Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With Early Payment Defaults.
15
 
 
ARTICLE IV SECURITIZATIONS
16
 
 
Section 4.01.
Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon Reconstitution.
16
Section 4.02.
Regulation AB Compliance.
16
 
 
ARTICLE V GUARANTY
17
 
 
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
17
 
 
Section 6.01.
Amendment.
17
Section 6.02.
Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
17
Section 6.03.
Notices.
18
Section 6.04.
Severability of Provisions.
19
Section 6.05.
Relationship of Parties.
19
Section 6.06.
Successors and Assigns.
19
Section 6.07.
Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
19
Section 6.08.
Solicitation of Mortgagor.
19
Section 6.09.
Further Agreements.
20
Section 6.10.
Confidential Information.
20
Section 6.11.
Equal Opportunity.
21
Section 6.12.
Counterparts.
21
Section 6.13.
Exhibits.
21
Section 6.14.
General Interpretive Principles.
21
Section 6.15.
Reproduction of Documents.
22
Section 6.16.
Judicial Interpretation.
22
Section 6.17.
Headings.
22
Section 6.18.
Intention of the Company.
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EXHIBITS
 
[Reserved]
   
Exhibit B
Contents of Each Mortgage File
   
Exhibit C
Form of Memorandum of Sale
   
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
   
Exhibit E
Underwriting Guidelines
   
Exhibit F
Representations and Warranties of the Company
   
Exhibit G
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
   
Mortgage Loan Schedule
   
Exhibit I
Schedule of Underlying Sellers and Underlying Agreements
 
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This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement for fixed-rate residential second lien mortgage loans, dated and effective as of May 14, 2007 (the “Agreement”) and is by and between GMAC Mortgage, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Company”), as acknowledged and agreed to by SunTrust Bank, a Georgia banking corporation (“SunTrust Bank”).
 
WITNESSETH
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser certain second lien fixed-rate residential mortgage loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit H (the “Mortgage Loans”), together with the servicing rights associated with the Mortgage Loans;
 
WHEREAS, the Company acquired the Mortgage Loans from the Underlying Sellers listed on Exhibit I pursuant the related purchase agreements (the “Underlying Agreements”) listed on the same Exhibit I;
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser is currently servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company pursuant to a Servicing Agreement between the Purchaser and the Company;
 
WHEREAS, the Mortgage Loans will be sold by the Company and purchased by the Purchaser servicing released (the “Mortgage Loan Package”) on the Closing Date as provided herein;
 
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans will be secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a second lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which will be annexed to the Memorandum of Sale (as defined herein) on the Closing Date; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the manner of purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for $10.00 and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
 
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, procedures (including collection procedures) that comply with applicable federal, state and local law customarily employed and exercised in servicing and administering mortgage loans and that are in accordance with the accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
 
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Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
 
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
 
Appraisal: A written appraisal of a Mortgaged Property made by a Qualified Appraiser, which appraisal must be written, in form and substance, to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards, and satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution, Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in effect as of the date of the appraisal.
 
Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (i) the value set forth on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that in the case of a refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value shall be based solely on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan and provided, further to the extent reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, that in the case of conforming Mortgage Loans approved through the Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter (“DU”) which have qualified for a property inspection waiver, such value shall be based solely on the value established through DU.
 
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement: An agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
 
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form (except for the name of the assignee and recording information), sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
 
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
 
Class A Certificate Insurer: XL Capital Assurance, Inc.
 
Closing Date: May 14, 2007.
 
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of (i) the original loan amount of the Mortgage Loan at its origination (unless otherwise indicated) plus the amount of any related First Lien as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan to (ii) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property.
 
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
 

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Company: SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Company under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
 
Company Specific Representations: As defined in Section 3.01.
 
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
Consumer Information: Any personally identifiable information in any form (written electronic or otherwise) relating to a Mortgagor, including, but not limited to: a Mortgagor’s name, address, telephone number, Mortgage Loan number, Mortgage Loan payment history, delinquency status, insurance carrier or payment information, tax amount or payment information; the fact that the Mortgagor has a relationship with the Company or the originator of the related Mortgage Loan; and any other non-public personally identifiable information.
 
Custodian: The custodian appointed by the Purchaser, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian.
 
Cut-off Date: April 1, 2007.
 
DBRS: DBRS, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 3.03.
 
DU: Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter.
 
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
 
Fannie Mae: The entity formally known as Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), or any successor thereto.
 
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
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 such Mortgaged Property.
 
Freddie Mac: The entity formally known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), or any successor thereto.
 
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
 
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.

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Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction (in whole or in part) of the Mortgage Loan.
 
Memorandum of Sale: With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the Mortgage Loan Package, the memorandum of sale, substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, confirming the sale by Company and the purchase by Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date.
 
MERS: MERSCORP, Inc., its successors and assigns.
 
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan for which (a) such action has been taken as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee for the Company, in accordance with MERS Procedures Manual and (b) the Company has designated or will designate the Custodian or the Purchaser’s designee as the Investor on the MERS System.
 
MERS Procedures Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
 
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated Mortgage Loans and other information.
 
MERS System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
 
Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a second lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property which secures the Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit B annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
 
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, 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.
 
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Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents referred to in Exhibit B as items 1 through 9.
 
Mortgage Loan Package: The pool of Mortgage Loans purchased on the Closing Date, as described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
Mortgage Loan Representations: As defined in Section 3.02.
 
Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect to the Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as Exhibit H (and delivered in electronic format to the Purchaser), such schedule setting forth the data fields set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement .
 
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
 
Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple parcel of real estate or a leasehold estate, the term of which is equal to or longer than the term of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
 
Negative Amortization: A gradual increase in the mortgage debt that occurs when the monthly fixed installment is not sufficient for full application to both principal and interest. The interest shortage is added to the unpaid principal balance to create “negative” amortization.
 
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President, a Senior Vice President, a First Vice President, a Vice President or an Assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company or an Originator, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
 
Originator: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the entity that (i) took the Mortgagor’s loan application (ii) processed the Mortgagor’s loan application, or (iii) closed and/or funded the Mortgagor’s Mortgage Loan.
 
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect to certain Mortgage Loans.
 
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Pooling and Servicing Agreement: That certain pooling and servicing agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, by and among ACE Securities Corp., as depositor, Purchaser, as servicer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee.
 
Prepayment Premium: Payments received on a Mortgage Loan as a result of a Principal Prepayment thereon, not otherwise due thereon in respect of principal or interest, which are intended to be a disincentive to prepayment.
 
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 Premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
 
Purchase Price: The price paid on a Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Company for the Mortgage Loan Package, as set forth in the Memorandum of Sale.
 
Purchaser: GMAC Mortgage, LLC, or its successor in interest or any successor or assignee to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
 
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
 
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 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.
 
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business.
 
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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 more than one year 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 Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (vi) be secured by the same lien priority on the related Mortgaged Property as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) have a credit grade at least equal to the credit grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) be a “qualified mortgage” as defined in the REMIC Provisions and (ix) conform to each Mortgage Loan Representation and each Company Specific Representation. 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 (iii) hereof shall be determined on the basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratios described in clause (v) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage loan, the credit grades described in clause (vii) 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 (ix) hereof must be satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case may be..
 
Rating Agency: Each of DBRS, Moody’s and S&P, or any successor thereto.
 
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, 1,631 (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 AB Compliance Addendum: Certain addendum attached to the Underlying Agreements.
 
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
 
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
 
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Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately preceding such 18th day) of any month.
 
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure.
 
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase, plus (ii) interest on such unpaid principal balance at the Mortgage Loan Interest Rate from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the last day of the month in which such repurchase occurs, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan, plus (iii) the amount of any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, plus (iv) actual and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of the Company’s repurchase obligation hereunder plus, (v) with respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to a Securitization, any costs and damages incurred by the related trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.
 
RESPA: The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended.
 
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.
 
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.
 
S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and any successor or successors thereto.
 
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Securitization: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly by the Purchaser 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.
 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003.
 
Servicer: GMAC Mortgage, LLC, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor servicer.
 
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures and (c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property.
 
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Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file held by the Servicer consisting of originals or copies, which may be imaged copies, of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed herein, the originals of which (or imaged copies of the original mortgagee policy of title insurance and/or the irrevocable binder or commitment to issue the same) are delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.03.
 
Servicing Rights: With respect to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, all of the Servicer’s right, title and interest in and to the servicing of such Mortgage Loans, including all rights to receive or retain amounts in respect of servicing fees, late fees and similar payments (other than Prepayment Premiums), reimbursement for any servicing and delinquency advances made by the Servicer, or other expenses and costs, and investment earnings or other benefits from positive account balances, together with all collection account balances, escrow account balances, contract rights, incidental income and benefits to the extent related to the servicing rights, and exclusive rights to possession and use of Servicing Files and records directly or indirectly related thereto, including, without limitation, borrower lists, insurance policies and tax service agreements.
 
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan and any date of determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.
 
SunTrust Bank: SunTrust Bank or its successor in interest or assigns.
 
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller that, with respect to providing information or representing related to Item 1110(a) of Regulation AB, originated 10% or more of the Mortgage Loans, or, with respect to all other usage of “Third-Party Originator”, originated 20% or more of the Mortgage Loans.
 
Underlying Agreements: Shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals to this Agreement.
 
Underlying Seller: The loans sellers listed on Exhibit I from whom the Company acquired the related Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Underlying Agreements.
 
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Underlying Sellers with respect to Mortgage Loans, attached as Exhibit E hereto.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS
 
Section 2.01. Agreement to Purchase; Purchase Price.
 
(a) Agreement to Purchase.
 
In exchange for the payment of the Purchase Price to the Company on the Closing Date, the Company agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to purchase (without recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement) on a servicing released basis, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans, including the Servicing Rights relating to the Mortgage Loans, having an aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the Memorandum of Sale. The Company shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loan Package to the Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
 
(b) Purchase Price.
 
The Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan Package shall be equal to the amount set forth in the Memorandum of Sale. The payment of the Purchase Price shall be made to the account designated by the Company by wire transfer in immediately available funds or to the location designated by the Purchaser with respect to the non-cash portion of the Purchase Price by 3:00 p.m. New York City time on the Closing Date.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) the principal portion of all monthly payments due after the Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected on or after the Cut-off Date (provided, however, that the principal portion of all Monthly Payments due on or before the Cut-off Date and collected by the Servicer or any successor servicer after the Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all payments of interest at the Mortgage Interest Rate on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). The Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected, together with any unscheduled Principal Prepayments collected prior to the Cut-off Date; provided, however, that Monthly Payments for a Due Date due after the Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such monthly payments shall be the property of the Purchaser.
 
(c) Possession of Mortgage Files and Servicing Files.
 
Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest immediately 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 Company shall vest immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained by the Company, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and only in such custodial capacity. Complete Servicing Files for the Mortgage Loans shall be delivered to the Purchaser or its designee on or before the Closing Date.
 
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Section 2.02. Books and Records.
 
From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser all rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans, including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans, shall be for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of the Mortgage Loans. The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and other financial statements, tax returns and business records as a sale of assets by the Company.
 
Section 2.03. Delivery of Documents.
 
The Company will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, deliver and release the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. In addition, in connection with the assignment of any MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Company agrees that on or prior to each Closing Date it will cause the MERS System to indicate that the related Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Company to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement by entering in the MERS System the information required by the MERS System to identify the Purchaser or its designee as owner of such Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage, if necessary, in accordance with this Agreement.
 
The Company shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage, if necessary, in accordance with this Agreement. All recording fees and other costs associated with the recording of Assignments of Mortgage and other relevant documents to the Purchaser or its designee will be borne by the Company. For Mortgage Loans not registered under the MERS System, if the Purchaser requests that the Assignments of Mortgage be recorded, the Company shall cause such Assignments of Mortgage which were delivered in blank to be completed and to be recorded. The Company shall be required to deliver such Assignments of Mortgage for recording within thirty (30) days of the date on which the Company is notified that recording will be required pursuant to this Section 2.03. The Company shall furnish the Custodian with a copy of each Assignment of Mortgage submitted for recording. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Company shall promptly have a substitute Assignment of Mortgage prepared or have such defect cured, as the case may be, and thereafter cause such Assignment of Mortgage to be duly recorded.
 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.03, upon discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective Mortgage Loan Document or missing Mortgage Loan Document (“Defective Document”), the Company shall have ninety (90) days to cure such defect or deliver such missing document to the Custodian. If the Company does not cure such defect or deliver such missing document within such time period and such defect materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the Purchaser’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan, the Company shall either repurchase or substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 3.03.
 
If the original or a copy certified by the appropriate recording office of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Custodian two-hundred and seventy (270) days following the Closing Date, and if the Company does not cure such failure within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
 
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In the event the public recording office is delayed in returning any original document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian within two-hundred and seventy (270) days of its submission for recordation, a copy of such document and an Officer’s Certificate, which shall (i) identify the recorded document; (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company will be required to deliver the document to the Custodian by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, if the Company cannot deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified time for any reason, within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
 
Section 2.04. Closing Conditions.
 
The closing for the purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loan Package shall take place on the Closing Date. 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 may agree.
 
The closing for the Mortgage Loan Package shall be subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
 
(a) with respect to the Purchaser’s obligations to close:
 
(i) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser the Mortgage Loan Schedule and an electronic data file containing information on a loan-level basis;
 
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (or, with respect to the Mortgage Loan Representations, such other date specified therein) in all material respects;
 
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received from the Custodian an initial certification with respect to its receipt of the Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(iv) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement to be satisfied by the Company shall have been complied with in all material respects; and
 
(v) the Purchaser shall have received the original Memorandum of Sale, executed on behalf of the Company;
 
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(b) with respect to the Company’s obligations to close:
 
(i) the Company shall have received a copy of the initial certification of the Custodian with respect to its receipt of the Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(ii) the Company shall have received an original of the Memorandum of Sale, executed on behalf of the Purchaser; and
 
(iii) all terms and conditions of this Agreement to be satisfied by the Purchaser shall have been materially complied with.
 
Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company on the Closing Date the Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loan Package, including accrued interest pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement.
 
Section 2.05. Acceptance of Mortgage Loans.
 
The documents delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 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 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 Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
ARTICLE III
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH
 
Section 3.01. Company Representations and Warranties.
 
The Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit F hereto to the Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing Date (collectively, the “Company Specific Representations”).
 
Section 3.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
 
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit G hereto to the Purchaser as of the Closing Date (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Representations”).
 
Section 3.03. Repurchase and Other Remedies.
 
It is understood and agreed that the Company Specific Representations and the Mortgage Loan Representations shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and shall not be impaired by any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination of or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company, the Purchaser or the Servicer of any Defective Document or a breach of any of the Mortgage Loan Representations that materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Purchaser (or that 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 Defective Document or a breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. Any such breach or Defective Document that causes a Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the Purchaser.
 
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Within ninety (90) days of the earlier of either discovery by, or notice to, the Company of any Defective Document or a breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein, the Company shall use reasonable efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such Defective Document or breach cannot be cured, the Company shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach or Defective Document shall involve a Mortgage Loan Representation and the Company discovers or receives notice of any such breach within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, the Company shall, if the breach or Defective Document cannot be cured in all material respects, at the Company’s option and provided that the Company has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if a breach or Defective Document would cause the Mortgage Loan to be other than a “qualified mortgage,” as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such repurchase or substitution must occur within ninety (90) days from the date the breach or Defective Document was discovered unless such breach is cured during such period.
 
If the Company has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan within ninety (90) days after discovery or the written notice of the foregoing breach or Defective Document. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit to such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans.
 
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Company and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall be deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan each Mortgage Loan Representation as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Custodian for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by Section 2.03. The Company shall deposit in such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, the Monthly Payment 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 shall be retained by the Company. With respect to any Deleted Mortgage Loan, distributions to the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
 
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For any month in which the Company substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, 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 unpaid principal balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of the principal portion of the Monthly Payments due in the month of substitution) (the “Substitution Adjustment Amount”) shall be deposited into such account as the Purchaser shall identify to the Company, by the Company on or before the Remittance Date in the month succeeding the calendar month during which the related Mortgage Loan is required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.
 
It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan as provided in this Section 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser and the Servicer respecting a breach of the Mortgage Loan Representations.
 
If the representation made by the Company in Exhibit G(qq) is breached, the Company shall not have the right or obligation to cure, substitute or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan but shall remit to the Purchaser the amount of the Prepayment Premium indicated on the applicable part of the Mortgage Loan Schedule to be due from the Mortgagor in the circumstances less any amount collected and remitted to the Purchaser.
 
Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any Company Specific Representation or Mortgage Loan Representation shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement.
 
Section 3.04. Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With Early Payment Defaults.
 
The Underlying Agreements provide that the Underlying Sellers shall repurchase Mortgage Loans in the event of specified delinquencies occurring during a specified period following the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such obligations of the Underlying Sellers in the event such delinquencies occur after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser if the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable notice of such delinquencies.
 
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ARTICLE IV
 
SECURITIZATIONS
 
Section 4.01. Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon Reconstitution.
 
The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the Securitization. In connection therewith the Company shall:
 
(a) make all representations and warranties made herein with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Company itself as of the Closing Date;
 
(b) execute an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement;
 
(c) provide as applicable such additional Opinions of Counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably believed necessary by the trustee, any Rating Agency or any credit enhancement provider, as the case may be, in connection with Securitizations.
 
Section 4.02. Regulation AB Compliance.
 
The Underlying Agreements provide that the Underlying Sellers shall provide certain information and perform certain other compliance with Regulation AB pursuant to the Regulation AB Compliance Addendum attached to each of the Underlying Agreements. The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such obligations of the Underlying Sellers provided the Purchaser provides the Company with reasonable notice of any request for information or compliance with such Regulation AB Compliance Addendum.
 
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ARTICLE V
 
GUARANTY
 
SunTrust Bank agrees with the Purchaser for the sole and exclusive benefit of Purchaser and its assignees to hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to the Purchaser, the full and prompt performance by the Company of any and all obligations of the Company under Section 3.03 of this Agreement. SunTrust Bank agrees that its obligations pursuant to this Article V shall be a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of the full and punctual performance by the Company of its obligations under Section 3.03 of this Agreement. It shall not be necessary for such claimant to first pursue any remedy from or exhaust any proceedings against Company; provided, however, that the Purchaser demand payment from the Company which payment is not made for a period of thirty (30) calendar days. This Article V shall continue to be effective if the Company merges or consolidates with or into another entity, loses its separate legal identity or ceases to exist.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Section 6.01. Amendment.
 
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
 
Section 6.02. Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS) AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
 
EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASER HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OR ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF THE COMPANY OR THE PURCHASER. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PURCHASER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
 
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Section 6.03. Notices.
 
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
 
 
(i)
if to the Company:
 
SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC
Mail Code 3950
303 Peachtree Street NE, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Tony D. Atkins
Telephone: (404) 813-5244
Fax: (404) 813-5000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company;
 
with a copy to:
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
303 Peachtree Street NE, 23rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Woodruff A. Polk
Telephone: (404) 813-7094
Fax: (404) 581-1637
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing by the Purchaser;
 
 
(ii)
if to Purchaser:
 
GMAC Mortgage, LLC
100 Witmer Road
Horsham, PA 19044
Attention: General Manager
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing by the Purchaser;
 
and
 
 
(iii)
if to SunTrust Bank:
 
SunTrust Bank
303 Peachtree Street NE, 26th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attention: Woodruff A. Polk
Telephone: (404) 813-7094
Fax: (404) 581-1637
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company.
 
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Section 6.04. Severability of Provisions.
 
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, 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.
 
Section 6.05. Relationship of Parties.
 
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Purchaser.
 
Section 6.06. Successors and Assigns.
 
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement without the consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company but subject to the limits set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, the Company acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Company with respect thereto.
 
Section 6.07. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
 
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected at the Company’s expense, in the event recordation is either necessary or advisable in accordance with Acceptable Servicing Practices or under applicable law or is requested by the Purchaser at its sole option in the case of Mortgage Loans that are not registered on MERS.
 
Section 6.08. Solicitation of Mortgagor.
 
From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies on the Company’s behalf, to personally, by telephone, mail, facsimile or electronic mail, solicit any Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing such Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any of its affiliates which are directed to the general public at large or which are not specifically directed toward the Mortgagors under the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio or television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section, nor is the Company prohibited from responding to unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a Mortgagor. This subsection 6.09 shall not be deemed to preclude the Company or any of its agents or affiliates from soliciting any Mortgagor for any other financial products or services.
 
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Section 6.09. Further Agreements.
 
The Purchaser and the Company each agree to execute and deliver to the other such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.10. Confidential Information.
 
The Company shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, the price paid by the Purchaser for the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent that it is reasonable and necessary for the Company to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies.
 
The Purchaser and the Company agree they (i) shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy or security of Consumer Information, (ii) shall not collect, create, use, store, access, disclose or otherwise handle Consumer Information in any manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations regarding the privacy or security of Consumer Information, (iii) shall not disclose Consumer Information to any affiliated or non-affiliated third party except to enforce or preserve its rights, as otherwise permitted or required by applicable law (or by regulatory authorities having jurisdiction in the premises), (iv) shall maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Consumer Information, including maintaining security measures designed to meet the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Consumer Information published in final form on February 1, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616, and the rules promulgated thereunder and (v) shall promptly notify the other party in writing upon becoming aware of any actual breach and of any suspected breach of this section. The Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser’s regulators information regarding such security measures upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser, which information shall include, but not be limited to, any SAS 70 or similar independent audit reports, summaries of test results or equivalent measures taken by the Company with respect to its security measures, as agreed upon by the parties. Each party shall indemnify and defend the other party against, and shall hold the other party harmless from, any cost, expense, loss, claim or other liability that such other party may suffer as a result of or in connection with its failure to comply with or perform the obligations set forth in this section. The restrictions set forth herein shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
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Section 6.11. Equal Opportunity.
 
The Purchaser and the Company represent that they are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in employment of persons or awarding of subcontracts because of a person’s race, sex, age, religion, national origin, veteran or handicap status. The Company is aware of and fully informed of the Purchaser’s responsibilities and agrees to the provisions under the following: (a) Executive Order 11246, as amended or superseded in whole or in part, and as contained in Section 202 of said Executive Order as found at 41 C.F.R. § 60-1.4(a)(1-7); (b) Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as contained in 41 C.F.R. § 60-741.4; and (c) The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as contained in 41 C.F.R. § 60-250.4.
 
Section 6.12. 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 6.13. Exhibits.
 
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
 
Section 6.14. 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;
 
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP;
 
(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) a 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.
 
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Section 6.15. 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 6.16. Judicial Interpretation.
 
Should any provision of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, the parties hereto agree that the court interpreting or construing the same shall not apply a presumption that the terms hereof or thereof shall be more strictly construed against one party by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to be more strictly construed against the party who itself or through its agents prepared the same.
 
Section 6.17. Headings.
 
The headings and captions of the articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs, and subdivisions of this Agreement are for the convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms hereof.
 
Section 6.18. Intention of the Company.
 
The Company intends that the conveyance of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and not a pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge of security for a loan, however, the Company intends that the rights and obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Company also intends and agrees that, in such event, (i) the Company shall be deemed to have granted (and hereby does grant) to the Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in the Company’s entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal and interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement and all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. 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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
 
     
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC   SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
     
Purchaser   Company
     
     
By: /s/ William Petersohn   By: /s/ Tony Atkins

Name: William Petersohn
 

Name: Tony Atkins
Title: Director   Title: Officer
 

Acknowledged and Agreed:
 
     
SUNTRUST BANK
 
     
     
By: /s/ Fred D. Woolf
 

Name:  Fred D. Woolf
 
Title:  Vice President  


 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
[RESERVED]
 

Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B
 
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 any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.02 and 2.03 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Agreement”):
 
 
1.
The original Mortgage Note endorsed “Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse” and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer (provided that, in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the following form: [Company], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Underlying Seller while doing business under another name, the signature must be in the following form: [Underlying Seller], formerly known as [previous name]”). The Mortgage Note must contain all necessary intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the Originator (each such endorsement being sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note) or a copy of the Mortgage Note together with a lost note affadavit;
 
 
2.
The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any).
 
 
3.
The original Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon, except as follows. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Company cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, 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 Company or the Underlying Seller stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched 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 Company; 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 certified by such public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage.
 
Exhibit B-1


 
4.
The originals or certified true copies of any document sent for recordation of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon, or, if the original of any such agreement with evidence of recording thereon has not been returned by the public recording office where such agreement has been delivered for recordation or such agreement has been lost or such public recording office retains the original recorded agreement, a photocopy of such agreement, certified by the Company, the Underlying Seller or an agent to be a true and correct copy of the agreement delivered to the appropriate public recording office for recordation. The original recorded agreement or, in the case of a agreement where a public recording office retains the original recorded agreement or in the case where an agreement is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such agreement certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded agreement, will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company.
 
 
5.
The original Assignment of Mortgage, in blank, for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording (except for the insertion of the name of the assignee and recording information). If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Underlying Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by Underlying Seller, successor by merger to [name of predecessor].” If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Underlying Seller while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by Underlying Seller, formerly know as [previous name].” Subject to the foregoing and where permitted under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged property is located, such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties located in the same county. If the related Mortgage has been recorded in the name of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) or its designee, no Assignment of Mortgage will be required to be prepared or delivered and instead, the Underlying Seller shall take all actions as are necessary to cause the Purchaser or its designee to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
 
 
6.
For any Mortgage Loan not recorded in the name of MERS, originals or certified true copies of documents sent for recordation of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company or the Underlying Seller stating that such intervening Assignment of Mortgage has been dispatched 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 or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy 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 Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment 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 certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening Assignment of Mortgage.
 
Exhibit B-2


 
7.
The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or evidence of title, which may be in electronic form.
 
 
8.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage.
 
 
9.
For each Mortgage Loan which is secured by a residential long-term lease, if any, a copy of the lease with evidence of recording indicated thereon, or, if the lease is in the process of being recorded, a photocopy of the lease, certified by an officer of the respective prior owner of such Mortgage Loan or by the applicable title insurance company, closing/settlement/escrow agent or company or closing attorney to be a true and correct copy of the lease transmitted for recordation.
 
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include original or imaged copies of each of the following items to the extent in the possession of the Company or in the possession of the Company’s agent(s):
 
 
10.
Original hazard insurance policy and, if required by law, flood insurance policy.
 
 
11.
Residential loan application.
 
 
12.
Mortgage Loan closing statement.
 
 
13.
Verification of employment and income, if applicable.
 
 
14.
Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment.
 
 
15.
Credit report on the Mortgagor.
 
 
16.
Residential appraisal report.
 
 
17.
Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
 
 
18.
Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if required by the title company or applicable law.
 
 
19.
If available, a 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.
 
Exhibit B-3


 
20.
All required disclosure statements.
 
 
21.
If available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability and septic certification.
 
 
22.
Sales contract, if applicable.
 
 
23.
Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance premiums, 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 file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
 
 
24.
Amortization schedule, if available.
 
 
25.
Original power of attorney, if applicable.
 
In the event of a delay by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 270 days of the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested form the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
Exhibit B-4


EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF SALE

CLOSING DATE: May 14, 2007

This Memorandum of Sale (this “Memorandum”), dated as of May 14, 2007 (the “Closing Date”), confirms the sale by SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (the “Company”), to GMAC Mortgage, LLC (the “Purchaser”), and the purchase by the Purchaser from the Company, of the second lien residential mortgage loans on a servicing released basis described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule I (the “Mortgage Loans”), pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement”), dated as of May 14, 2007, and is by and between the Purchaser and the Company.

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company does hereby bargain, sell, convey, assign and transfer to Purchaser without recourse, except as provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, and on a servicing released basis, all right, title and interest of the Company in and to each of the Mortgage Loans, together with all documents maintained as part of the related Mortgage Files, all Mortgaged Properties which secure any Mortgage Loan but are acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure after the Cut-off Date or otherwise, all scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off Date, and all proceeds of the foregoing, subject, however, to the rights of the Company under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

The Mortgage Loans are to be sold in a whole loan format on a servicing released basis. The Mortgage Loans have an aggregate Stated Principal Balance as of April 1, 2007 (the “Cut-off Date”) of $[__________]. The purchase price for the Mortgage Loans shall be equal to the proceeds from the sale of the Offered Certificates to the Underwriters pursuant to, and as such terms are defined in, that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated April 1, 2007 entered into by the Purchaser, as servicer, ACE Securities Corp., as depositor, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as master servicer and securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the “PSA”), plus 100% interests in the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 Class CE, Class P and Class R Certificates issued pursuant to the PSA.
 
The Company has delivered to the Custodian prior to the date hereof the documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan required to be delivered under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

Capitalized terms that are used herein but are not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.

[Signatures on following page]

Exhibit C-1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by the hands of their duly authorized officers, execute this Memorandum as of the Closing Date referred to above.
 
     
GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC   SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC
as Purchaser   as Company
     
     
By:    By: 

Name: 
 

Name: 

Its:
 

Its:

 
 

 

Exhibit C-2

 
SCHEDULE I
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
[Provided Upon Request]

Exhibit C-3


EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
 
[DATE OF ASSIGNMENT]
 
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “AAR”) dated ___________________, among _________________, a _________________ [ENTITY TYPE] having an office at _________________ (“Assignor”), _________________, having an office at _________________ (“Assignee”) and SunTrust Assset Funding, LLC (the “Company”), having an office at 303 Peachtree Street, 23rd Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 and acknowledged and agreed to by SunTrust Bank, a Georgia banking corporation (“SunTrust Bank”):

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignor is transferring all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans (except for any right, title or interest related to the Servicing Rights) to the Assignee on a servicing-retained basis; and

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Assignee is entering into a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [_________], by and among the Assignor, as servicer, [_________], as depositor, [______________], as master servicer and securities administrator and _________, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which the Mortgage Loans will be transferred to the Trustee.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other 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:
 
1. With respect to the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A hereto, the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to Assignee all of the right, title and interest of Assignor, as the Purchaser, in, to and under that certain Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, (the “Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement”), dated as of May 14, 2007, and the Memorandum of Sale dated May 14, 2007 (together with the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, the “Sale Agreement”) each by and between GMAC Mortgage, LLC (the “Purchaser”) and the Company, and the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by the Company to the Assignor. The Assignor is not assigning to the Assignee, but instead is expressly reserving for the Assignor’s exclusive right and benefit only, the following:

a. Any of the Servicing Rights relating to the Mortgage Loans, as the term “Servicing Rights” is defined in the Sale Agreement and further described herein; and

b. All rights and benefits accorded the Assignor, as it relates to servicing or Servicing Rights under the Sale Agreement.

 2. The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that:
 
a. The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
 
Exhibit D-1


b. The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans;
 
c. The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Sale Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
 
d. Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto.
 
3. That the Assignee warrants and represent to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company that:
 
a. The Assignee agrees to be bound, as the Purchaser, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Sale Agreement and the Mortgage Loans, and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor’s obligations as Purchaser thereunder (except for any obligations relating to the Servicing Rights);
 
b. The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state;
 
c. The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the Mortgage Loans is in excess of $250,000.00 and will be paid by cash remittance of the full purchase price within 60 days of the sale;
 
d. The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment for its own account only and not for any other person. In this connection, neither the Assignee nor any person authorized to act therefor has offered to sell the Mortgage Loans by means of any general advertising or general solicitation within the meaning of Rule 502(c) Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities Act;
 
e. The Assignee considers itself a substantial sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Mortgage Loans;
 
Exhibit D-2


f. The Assignee has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the Company;
 
g. Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accepted a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and
 
h. Either (1) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan (“Plan”) within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or a plan (“Plan”) within the meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”), and the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as trustee of, or with assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee’s purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code.
 
The Assignee’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Sale Agreement is:
 
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE]
Attention: _____________________
Telephone: ____________________
Fax: _________________________
 
The Assignee’s wire transfer instructions for purposes of all remittances and payments related to the Mortgage Loans and the Sale Agreement is:
 
For the account of [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
A/C#: _________________________
ABA#: ________________________
Attention: ______________________
Taxpayer ID#: __________________
 
4. Accuracy of the Sale Agreement.
 
The Company and the Assignor represent and warrant to the Assignee that (i) attached hereto as Exhibit B are true, accurate and complete copies of the Sale Agreement and all amendments and modifications, if any, thereto, (ii) the Sale Agreement has not been amended or modified in any respect, except as set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) no notice of termination has been given to the Company under the Sale Agreement.
 
Exhibit D-3


5. Recognition of Assignee.
 
From and after the date hereof, the Company shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records, the Company shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans. It is the intention of the Assignor, the Company and the Assignee that the Sale Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Assignee and their respective successors and assigns.
 
6. Governing Law.
 
THIS AAR SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW.
 
7. Counterparts.
 
This AAR may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each such counterpart shall be deemed an original and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of executed signature pages by facsimile shall constitute delivery of originals for the purpose of this AAR.
 
[Signatures Follow]
 
Exhibit D-4


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
 
     
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]   [NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
     
     
By:    By: 

Name: 
 

Name: 

Its:
 

Its:

 
 

 
 
     
SUNTRUST ASSET FUNDING, LLC  
Company
 
     
     
By:   

Name: 
 

Its:
 

 
 
 
 
     
Acknowledged and Agreed:

SUNTRUST BANK
 
     
     
By:   

Name: 
 

Title:  
 

 
 
 
 
Exhibit D-5


EXHIBIT A
to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B
 
to the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
 
EXECUTED COPIES OF
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
AND MEMORANDUM OF SALE

Exhibit B-7


EXHIBIT E
 
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
OF LOAN SELLERS
 

[Provided Upon Request]

Exhibit E-1


EXHIBIT F
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
 
Company Specific Representations
 
The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, as of the Closing Date, or as of such date specifically provided herein:
 
(a) Due Organization and Authority: The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan; the Company has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles of equity affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms;
 
(b) Ordinary Course of Business: The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Company, who is in the business of acquiring and selling mortgage loans, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
 
(c) No Conflicts: Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of the organizational documents of the Company or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans or will 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;
 
Exhibit F-1


(d) Fair Consideration: The consideration received by the Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall constitute fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(e) Ability to Perform; Solvency: The Company 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. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company’s creditors;
 
(f) No Litigation Pending: There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
 
(g) No Consent Required: No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of, or compliance by the Company with, this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
 
(h) No Untrue Information: No statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Company 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 therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;
 
(i) Sale Treatment: The disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;
 
(j) No Brokers’ Fees: The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other Person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
 
(k) Purchase and Sale: 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; and
 
(l) Selection Process: The Mortgage Loans will be selected on such Closing Date from among the outstanding fixed rate second lien one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio at such Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement could be made and such selection will not be made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser.
 
Exhibit F-2


EXHIBIT G
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING
INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS
 
Mortgage Loan Representations
 
The Company hereby represents, warrants, and covenants with respect to the Mortgage Loans that as of the Closing Date:
 
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described: The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the Memorandum of Sale and the information contained on the related electronic data file delivered to the Purchaser is complete, true and correct in all material respects and information provided to the Rating Agencies, including loan level detail, is true and correct according to the rating agency requirements;
 
(b) Payments Current: All payments required to be made prior to the Cut-off Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment under any Mortgage Loan has been thirty (30) calendar days or more delinquent since the origination of such Mortgage Loan;
 
(c) No Outstanding Charges: All taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, ground rents, water, sewer and municipal charges, which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Company has not advanced funds, or induced, or solicited directly or indirectly, the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for (i) payments in the nature of escrow payments and (ii) interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is later, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest;
 
(d) Original Terms Unmodified: The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary, to protect the interests of the Purchaser and maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage and which has been delivered to the Custodian. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy. 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 issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy;
 
(e) No Defenses: The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
 
Exhibit G-1


(f) No Satisfaction of Mortgage: The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated (except with respect to the subordination of any Second Lien Mortgage Loan 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, release, cancellation, subordination (except with respect to the subordination of any Second Lien Mortgage Loan to the related First Lien) or rescission;
 
(g) Validity of Mortgage Documents: The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and related documents are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Mortgagor enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles of equity affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether considered in the proceeding at law or in equity. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
 
(h) Note as “Instrument”: Each Mortgage Note is comprised of one original promissory note and each such promissory note constitutes an “instrument” for purposes of Section 9-102(a)(65) of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the applicable jurisdiction;
 
(i) No Fraud: No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Company or the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or any developer or any other party involved in the solicitation or origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan or in connection with the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, and there are no circumstances existing with respect to the Mortgage Loan which would permit the primary mortgage guaranty insurer to deny coverage under any insurance policy. If a mortgage insurer fails to pay a claim submitted with respect to the related Mortgage Loan as a result of the mortgage insurer successfully asserting a defense based on fraud, then such failure to pay shall constitute a breach of this representation which materially and adversely affects the interests of the owner of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(j) Compliance with Applicable Laws: All requirements of any applicable federal, state or local law including, without limitation, all applicable predatory and abusive lending, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection (including Uniform Consumer Credit Code laws), fair credit reporting, unfair collection practices, equal credit opportunity or fair housing and disclosure laws applicable to the solicitation, origination, servicing and collection of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects, the Mortgagor received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan and, if the Mortgage Loan is a refinanced Mortgage Loan, rescission materials required by applicable laws, and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. 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;
 
Exhibit G-2


(k) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property: The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a contiguous parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, an individual unit in a planned unit development, or a townhouse or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan secured by Cooperative Shares, leases or occupancy agreements. None of the Mortgaged Properties are manufactured homes, log homes, mobile homes or geodesic domes. As of the respective appraisal date for each Mortgaged Property, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was being used for commercial or mixed-use purposes and, to the Company’s knowledge, since the date of such Appraisal, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, however, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance or household purposes. No Mortgage Loan finances builder inventory. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac eligibility requirements or is located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac project approval and the representations and warranties required by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac with respect to such condominium or planned unit development have been made and remain true and correct in all respects;
 
(l) Valid Second Lien: The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and enforceable second lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
 
(i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;
 
(ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the Originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to or otherwise considered in the Appraisal made for the Originator of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such Appraisal;
 
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate, 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
 
Exhibit G-3


(iv) the First Lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
 
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable second lien and second priority security interest on the property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
 
(m) Full Disbursement of Proceeds: The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed or credited to or for the account of the Mortgagor, and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. Any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and any and all requirements as to disbursements of escrow funds for such improvements have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
 
(n) Consolidation of Future Advances: Any future advances made 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 second lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; the consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; the Company shall not make future advances after the Cut-off Date;
 
(o) Ownership: The Company is a sole legal, beneficial and equitable owner of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage. The Company has full right and authority under all governmental and regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company, 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 Company shall have transferred and sold all of its right, title and interest in and to each Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the Purchaser will hold good, marketable and indefeasible title to, and be the owner of, each Mortgage Loan subject to no Lien;
 
(p) Origination/Doing Business: The Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, a credit union, an insurance company, or similar institution that is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act. All parties which have had any legal interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) either (A) organized under the laws of such state, (B) qualified or exempt from qualification to do business in such state, (C) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such state;
 
Exhibit G-4


(q) CLTV: No Mortgage Loan has an CLTV at origination in excess of 100%.
 
(r) Title Insurance: 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, each Mortgage Loan is covered by either an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Paragraph (l) of this Exhibit G, or a last vested deed or title search showing the Mortgagor as the owner of the Mortgaged Property. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of such lender’s title insurance policy. The Company, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
 
(s) No Defaults: Other than payments due but not yet thirty (30) days or more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation 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 default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, (i) any more senior mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property is in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such senior 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 (iv) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure, any default by payment in full or otherwise under the prior mortgage;
 
(t) No Mechanics’ Liens: There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
 
(u) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments: Except as insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in Paragraph (r) above, all improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
 
Exhibit G-5


(v) Payment Terms: Payments commenced no more than sixty (60) calendar days after the funds were disbursed to the Mortgagor in connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loans have an original term to maturity of not more than thirty (30) years, with interest payable in arrears on the date specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(w) Balloon Payments, Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests: With respect to any Mortgage Loan which is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments which is sufficient to amortize the remaining principal balance of the Balloon Mortgage Loan. 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;
 
(x) Customary Provisions: 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, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other exemption (other than under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
 
(y) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property: As of the date of origination the Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law;
 
(z) No Additional Collateral: The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral, pledged account or other security except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in Paragraph (l) above;
 
(aa) Deeds of Trust: 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 Mortgagee to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
 
(bb) Transfer of Mortgage Loans: With respect to each Mortgage that is not recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Assignment of Mortgage, upon the insertion of the name of MERS as assignee and recording information, is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located;
 
(cc) Mortgaged Property Undamaged: The Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit) is in good repair and undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, hurricane, flood, tornado, mold 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;
 
Exhibit G-6


(dd) Customary Origination, Servicing and Collection Practices: The origination, collection and servicing practices used with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination and servicing industry;
 
(ee) No Condemnation: There is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, threatened, for the total or partial condemnation of the related Mortgaged Property;
 
(ff) The Appraisal: With the exception of Mortgage Files related to conforming Mortgage Loans approved through DU which have qualified for a property inspection waiver, the Mortgage File contains an Appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by a Qualified Appraiser and the Appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated, to the extent required in the Underwriting Guidelines with respect to mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan. If an automated valuation model (“AVM”) was used in lieu of a full Appraisal, such AVM was completed in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines;
 
(gg) Hazard Insurance: All buildings on the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and to prudent mortgage lending institutions, against loss by fire and such hazards as are covered under a standard extended coverage endorsement and such other hazards as are provided for in the Fannie Mae Guides or Freddie Mac Guides, as applicable, pursuant to insurance policies conforming to Accepted Practices, in an amount which is not less than the lesser of 100% of the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property (as established by the insurer) or the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (plus, with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of the related first lien mortgage loan, if any), as long as it equals the minimum amount (80% of the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property) required to compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, it may be included under the coverage afforded by a blanket policy for the project. If the improvements on the Mortgaged Property are in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, then a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier and such policy conforms to the requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Such flood insurance policy is in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) 100% of the replacement cost of the dwelling, (B) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan (subject to a minimum of 80% of the replacement cost of the structure) and (C) the maximum amount of insurance which was available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain a hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Each such insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loans as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has not acted or failed to act so as to impair the coverage of any such insurance policy or the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof;
 
Exhibit G-7


(hh) No Impairment of Insurance Coverage: No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the Company or any designee of the Company or any corporation or other entity which the Company or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
 
(ii) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested by or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended, or any similar state or local laws;
 
(jj) No Construction Loans: No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property other than a construction-to-permanent loan which has converted to a permanent Mortgage Loan;
 
(kk) Underwriting: Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines or if eligible for sale to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, through the DU, which Underwriting Guidelines satisfy the standards of prudent mortgage lenders of the same type of mortgage loans as the Mortgage Loans in the secondary market;
 
(ll) Mortgage Loan Documents: The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and all other documents in the related Mortgage File are on Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac uniform instruments or are on forms acceptable to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac;
 
(mm) No Bankruptcy: No Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, following the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor with respect to the Mortgage Loan was not a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, and the Mortgaged Property has not been subject to any bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings;
 
(nn) Delivery of Mortgage Files: The Mortgage Loan Documents for the Mortgage Loans have been delivered to the Custodian, subject to the delivery requirements of this Agreement. The Company is in possession of a complete Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian, and all documents required to be included in the Mortgage File shall be complete, executed as required and in compliance with applicable law. With respect to each Mortgage Loan for which a lost note affidavit has been delivered to the Custodian in place of the original Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage Note is no longer in existence, and, if such Mortgage Loan is subsequently in default, the enforcement of such Mortgage Loan or of the related Mortgage by or on behalf of the Purchaser will not be affected by the absence of the original Mortgage Note;
 
Exhibit G-8


(oo) Interest Calculation: Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months. No Mortgage Loan provides for interest payable on a simple interest basis. No Mortgage Loan provides for an increase in the related Mortgage Interest Rate upon the occurrence of a default under the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
 
(pp) No Violation of Environmental Laws: The Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation. There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue;
 
(qq) Prepayment Premiums: The information set forth in the applicable part of the Mortgage Loan Schedule relating to the existence of a Prepayment Premium is complete, true and correct in all material respects at the date or dates respecting which such information is furnished and each Prepayment Premium 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;
 
(rr) The Mortgagor: The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or an Illinois land trust or a “living trust” and such “living trust” is in compliance with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac guidelines. In the event the Mortgagor is a trust, the trustee of such trust is a natural person and is a Mortgagor in his or her individual capacity;
 
(ss) Texas Mortgage Loans: 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;
 
(tt) Homeownership and Equity Protection Act; No High Cost Loans: No Mortgage Loan is (a) covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 as amended (“HOEPA”), (b) a “high cost,” “threshold,” “covered,” “predatory,” “abusive,” “high risk home” or similarly defined loan, including refinance loans, under any other applicable 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), provided that any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property in Illinois characterized as a “threshold” loan shall not be a “high cost” loan unless it is characterized as “predatory” under applicable local law; the Company has implemented and conducted compliance procedures to determine if each Mortgage Loan is “high-cost” home loan under any applicable federal, state or local law or (c) a “High Cost Loan” or “Covered Loan,” as defined in the then current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Version 5.6 Glossary Revised, Appendix E. 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. Any breach of this representation shall be deemed to materially and adversely affect the interests of the owner of the Mortgage Loan;
 
Exhibit G-9


(uu) Due on Sale: The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law as of the date of such Mortgage, 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;
 
(vv) Adjustments: All of the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest adjustments, payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance, if any, are enforceable and such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan have been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage Loan, including any required notices, and such adjustments do not and will not affect the priority of the Mortgage lien;
 
(ww) Leaseholds: If a Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate, then (A) the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such ground lease; (B) such ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise; (C) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been fully paid to the extent payable as of the related Closing Date; (D) the Mortgagor enjoys the quiet and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate; (E) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms of such ground lease, and there are no circumstances which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would result in a default under such ground lease; (F) the lessor under such ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions of such ground lease on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed; (G) the lessor under such ground lease has satisfied any repair or construction obligations due as of the related Closing Date pursuant to the terms of such ground lease; (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, such ground lease; (I) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five (5) years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Note; (J) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (K) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the lease in the event of lessee’s default without the mortgagee being entitled to receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (L) the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (M) the ground lease protects the mortgagee’s interests in the event of a property condemnation; and (N) the use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
 
Exhibit G-10


(xx) Compliance with 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;
 
(yy) Refinanced Mortgage Loans: No Mortgage Loan is a refinanced subsidized mortgage loan that contains terms more favorable to the related Mortgagor;
 
(zz) Prepayment Premiums: Prepayment Premiums on the Mortgage Loans are applicable to prepayments resulting from both refinancings and sales of the related Mortgaged Properties and the terms of such Prepayment Premiums do not provide for a waiver or release (i.e., “holidays”) during the term of the Prepayment Premium. No Mortgage Loan provides for the payment of a Prepayment Premium beyond the three-year term following the origination of the Mortgage Loan. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment Premium: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor agreed to such Prepayment Premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including, but not limited to, a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor was offered the choice of another mortgage product that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the Prepayment Premium is disclosed to the Mortgagor in the loan documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, the Company shall not impose such Prepayment Premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the Mortgagor’s default in making the Monthly Payments;
 
(aaa) Credit Information: As to each consumer report (as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information furnished by the Company to the Purchaser, the Company has full right and authority and is not precluded by the Fair Credit Act or contract from furnishing such information to the Purchaser;
 
(bbb) No Litigation Pending: There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, that is related to the Mortgage Loan and likely to affect materially and adversely the servicing of such Mortgage Loan;
 
(ccc) No Arbitration Provisions: No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the related Mortgage Loan or the origination thereof; and
 
(ddd) Down Payment: The source of the down payment, if any, with respect to each Mortgage Loan has been fully verified by the Originator as and if required pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines.
 
(eee) Georgia Mortgage Loans: No Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.

Exhibit G-11


EXHIBIT H
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
(attached)

Exhibit H-1


EXHIBIT I
 
SCHEDULE OF UNDERLYING SELLERS AND UNDERLYING AGREEMENTS
 
Underlying Seller
 
Underlying Agreement related to Underlying Seller
American Home Mortgage Corp.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, American Home Mortgage Corp., as Company, and American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., as Interim Servicer
     
New Century Mortgage Corporation
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and New Century Mortgage Corporation, as Company
     
Quicken Loans Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Quicken Loans Inc., as Company
     
People’s Choice Home Loan, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and People’s Choice Home Loan, Inc., as Company
     
Lancaster Mortgage Bankers, LLC
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated February 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Lancaster Mortgage Bankers, LLC, as Company
     
Fidelity & Trust Mortgage, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and Fidelity & Trust Mortgage, Inc., as Company
     
DB Structured Products, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and DB Structured Products, Inc., as Company
 
Exhibit I-1

 
(i) Option One Mortgage Corporation, (ii) Option One Mortgage Capital Corporation,
(iii) Option One Owner Trust 2001-1A,
(iv) Option One Owner Trust 2001-1B, (v) Option One Owner Trust 2001-2, (vi) Option One Owner Trust 2002-3, (vii) Option One Owner Trust 2003-4, (viii) Option One Owner Trust 2003-5, (ix) Option One Owner Trust 2005-6, (x) Option One Owner Trust 2005-7, (xi) Option One Owner Trust 2005-8, and (xii) Option One Owner Trust 2005-9
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, Option One Mortgage Corporation, as Company and Seller, Option One Mortgage Capital Corporation, as Seller and Obligor, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1A, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2001-1B, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2001-2, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2002-3, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2003-4, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2003-5, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-6, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-7, as Seller, Option One Owner Trust 2005-8, as Seller, and Option One Owner Trust 2005-9, as Seller
     
First Financial Equities, Inc.
 
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Interim Servicing Agreement dated March 1, 2007 by and among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC, as Purchaser, and First Financial Equities, Inc., as Company
 
 
 
Addendum I-2

 

 
EXHIBIT C
 
TRANSACTION PARTIES

(i) SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (the sponsor);

(ii) ACE Securities Corp. (the depositor);

(iii) SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 (the issuing entity);

(iv) GMAC Mortgage LLC (servicer);

(v) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (master servicer and securities administrator);

(vi) American Home Mortgage Corp. (an originator);

(vii) New Century Mortgage Corporation (an originator);

(viii) Bear Stearns Financial Products, Inc. (swap provider);

(ix) Clayton Fixed Income Services Inc. (credit risk manager);

(x) XL Capital Assurance Inc. (certificate insurer);

(xi) Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (custodian);

(xii) HSBC Bank USA, National Association (the trustee);

(xiii) SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (lead underwriter), a division of SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.;
 
(xiv) Deutsche Bank Securities (lead underwriter); and

(xv) Bear, Stearns & Co, Inc. (co-manager).
 
Exhibit C-1

 

EXHIBIT D
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) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.

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 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, 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 
   
             
10-D
           
   
1
 
Distribution and Pool Performance Information
 
Sponsor
             
       
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.
   
             
       
(2) Cash flows received and the sources thereof for distributions, fees and expenses.
   
             
       
(3) Calculated amounts and distribution of the flow of funds for the period itemized by type and priority of payment, including:
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(iv) The amount of excess cash flow or excess spread and the disposition of excess cash flow.
   
             
       
(4) Beginning and ending principal balances of the asset-backed securities.
   
 
Exhibit D-1

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description 
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(6) Beginning and ending balances of transaction accounts, such as reserve accounts, and material account activity during the period.
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(9) Delinquency and loss information for the period.
   
             
       
In addition, describe any material changes to the information specified in Item 1100(b)(5) of Regulation AB regarding the pool assets. (methodology)
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(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.
   
             
       
(12) Material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants.
 
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.
   
             
       
(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
             
       
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).
   
 
Exhibit D-2

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description 
   
             
   
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
   
             
       
Trustee
   
             
       
Issuing entity
   
             
       
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
   
             
       
Securities Administrator
   
             
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
   
             
       
Custodian
   
             
   
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, as applicable, 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)
   
             
   
5
 
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
   
             
       
Information from Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q
   
             
   
6
 
Significant Obligors of Pool Assets
   
             
       
Item 1112(b) - Significant Obligor Financial Information*
   
             
       
*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
   
             
       
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
   
 
Exhibit D-3

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
   
             
       
*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
   
             
       
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material agreements
   
             
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 (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee not a party)
             
   
1.02
 
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
 
X (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee 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 Sponsor, 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
             
   
2.04
 
Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
   
 
Exhibit D-4

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
   
             
       
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 monthly statement
   
             
   
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 (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee not a party)
             
   
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”
   
             
   
5.06
 
Change in Shell Company Status
   
             
       
[Not applicable to ABS issuers]
   
             
   
6.01
 
ABS Informational and Computational Material
   
             
       
[Not included in reports to be filed under Section 3.18]
   
             
   
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.
   
             
       
Reg AB disclosure about any new servicer (from entity appointing new servicer) or trustee (from Depositor) is also required.
   
             
   
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
             
       
Reg AB disclosure about any new enhancement provider is also required.
 
X
             
   
6.04
 
Failure to Make a Required Distribution
   
             
   
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
 
Exhibit D-5

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
   
             
   
8.01
 
Other Events
   
             
       
Any event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for in Form 8-K, that the Sponsor 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
             
       
Item 1114(b)(2) - Credit Enhancement Provider Financial Information
 
X
             
       
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
 
X
             
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
   
             
       
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
   
             
       
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
   
             
       
Trustee
   
             
       
Issuing entity
   
             
       
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
   
             
       
Securities Administrator
   
             
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
 
X
             
       
Custodian
   
             
       
Item 1119 - Affiliations and relationships between the following entities, or their respective affiliates, that are material to Certificateholders:
   
             
       
Sponsor (Seller)
 
X
             
       
Depositor
   
             
       
Trustee
   
             
       
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicer, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
   
             
       
Securities Administrator
   
             
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
 
X
 
Exhibit D-6

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
   
             
       
Custodian
   
             
       
Credit Enhancer/Support Provider
 
X (to the extent provided to the Sponsor)
             
       
Significant Obligor
   
             
       
Item 1122 - Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
   
             
       
Item 1123 - Servicer Compliance Statement
   
 
Exhibit D-7


EXHIBIT E
 
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 - STACS 2007-1  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 [________] [__], 2007 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: [_________________].
 
Exhibit E-1

 
     
 
[NAME OF PARTY],
as [role]
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:    
 
Name:
  Title: 
 
Exhibit E-2

 
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
 
Servicer
 
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)
               
 

  
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
(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)
               
 
G-2

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
(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)
               
 
G-3

  
 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
(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
 
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
 
X
                   
 
G-4

  
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
(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
 
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
 
X
 
(monthly statement)
               
                                     
       
(12) Material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants.
 
X
 
X
                 
X
 
G-5

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
(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
 
X
             
X
 
G-6

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
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).
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
                                     
   
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
 
G-7

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
Depositor
                     
X
   
                                     
       
Trustee
                 
X
       
                                     
       
Issuing entity
                     
X
   
                                     
       
Master Servicer, affiliated Servicers, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
 
X
 
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
 
G-8

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
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
       
 
G-9

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
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*
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
                                     
       
*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
             
X
 
G-10

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
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
             
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
 
The Responsible Party for the applicable Form 8-K item as indicated below.
 
G-11

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
9
 
Exhibits
                           
                                     
       
Distribution report
         
X
               
                                     
       
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material agreements
                     
X
   
                                     
8-K
 
Must be filed within four business days of an event reportable on Form 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
 
X (if Master Servicer is not a party)
     
X (if Master Servicer and Securities Administrator are not parties)
     
X (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee are not parties)
 
G-12

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
1.02
 
Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
 
X
 
X
 
X(if Master Servicer is not a party)
     
X (if Master Servicer and Securities Administrator are not parties)
     
X (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee are not parties)
                                     
       
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 Servicers, 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
 
X
 
G-13

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
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 monthly statement
     
X
 
X
               
 
G-14

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
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 (if Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and Trustee are not parties)
                                     
   
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
   
 
G-15

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
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
 
X
   
 
G-16

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
Reg AB disclosure about any new servicer (from entity appointing new servicer) or trustee (from Depositor) is also required.
 
X
             
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
 
G-17

 
 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
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
 
X
                                     
   
8.01
 
Other Events
                           
                                     
       
Any event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for in Form 8-K, that the Sponsor deems of importance to security holders.
                         
X
                                     
   
9.01
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
The Responsible Party applicable to reportable event.
                                     
10-K
 
Must be filed within 90 days of the fiscal year end for the registrant.
                                     
   
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
 
The Responsible Party for the applicable Form 8-K as indicated above.
 
G-18

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
   
15
 
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
                           
                                     
       
Item 1112(b) - Significant Obligor Financial Information
                     
X
 
X
                                     
       
Item 1114(b)(2) - Credit Enhancement Provider Financial Information
                         
X
                                     
       
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
         
X
             
X
                                     
       
Requesting required financial information or effecting incorporation by reference
         
X
               
                                     
       
Item 1115(b) - Derivative Counterparty Financial Information
                           
                                     
       
Determining current maximum probable exposure
                         
X
 
G-19

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
Determining current significance percentage
         
X
             
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 Servicers, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
 
X
 
X
                   
                                     
       
Securities Administrator
         
X
               
 
G-20

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
                         
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 Servicers, other Servicer servicing 20% or more of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
 
X
 
X
                   
                                     
       
Securities Administrator
         
X
               
                                     
       
Originator of 20% or more of pool assets as of the Cut-off Date
                     
X
 
X
 
G-21

 
Form
 
Item
 
Description
 
Servicer
 
Master Servicer
 
Securities Administrator
 
Custodian
 
Trustee
 
Depositor
 
Sponsor
       
Custodian
             
X (with respect to affiliations only)
           
                                     
       
Credit Enhancer/Support Provider
                     
X
 
X (to the extent provided to the Sponsor)
                                     
       
Significant Obligor
                     
X
   
                                     
       
Item 1122 - Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria
 
X
 
X
 
X
 
X
           
                                     
       
Item 1123 - Servicer Compliance Statement
 
X
 
X
                   
 
G-22

 
EXHIBIT H
 
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
 
**SEND 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 - STACS 2007-1 - SEC REPORT PROCESSING

ACE Securities Corp.
6525 Morrison Boulevard, Suite 318, Charlotte
North Carolina 28211
Attention: Juliana Johnson
Fax: (704) 365-1362
Attn: STACS 2007-1

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 April 1, 2007 (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), among ACE Securities Corp., as depositor, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, as servicer, Wells Fargo, National Association, as master servicer and as securities administrator, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee, 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:
 

 
EXHIBIT I

SWAP AGREEMENT
 


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BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
383 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10179
212-272-4009

DATE:
 
May 15, 2007
     
TO:
 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
     
ATTENTION:
 
CTLA-Structured Finance/STACS 2007-1
     
TELEPHONE:
 
212-272-1362
     
FACSIMILE:
 
212-525-1300
     
FROM:
 
Derivatives Documentation
     
TELEPHONE:
 
212-272-2711
     
FACSIMILE:
 
212-272-9857
     
SUBJECT:
 
Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation and Agreement
     
REFERENCE NUMBER:
 
FXNSC9506

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 Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. (“Party A”) and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (“Party B”). Reference is hereby made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, among ACE Securities Corp. as Depositor (“Depositor”), HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee (the “Trustee”), GMAC Mortgage, LLC as Servicer (the “Servicer”) and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator (the “Master Servicer” and Securities Administrator”) (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.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
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2.
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
 
Notional Amount:
 
With respect to any Calculation Period, the amount set forth for such period on Schedule I attached hereto.
     
Trade Date:
 
April 27, 2007
     
Effective Date:
 
May 14, 2007
     
Termination Date:
 
September 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 Amount:
   
     
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 May 25, 2007 and ending on the Termination Date, with No Adjustment.
     
Fixed Rate Payer
   
Payment Date:
 
Early Payment shall be applicable. One Business Day prior to each Fixed Rate Payer Period End Date.
     
Fixed Rate:
 
5.06500%
     
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 May 25, 2007 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. One Business Day prior to each Floating Rate Payer Period End Date.
     
Floating Rate for initial
   
Calculation Period:
 
To be determined using Linear Interpolation by reference to a Designated Maturity of 1 week and a Designated Maturity of 1 month.
     
Floating Rate Option:
 
USD-LIBOR-BBA
     
Designated Maturity:
 
One month
     
Floating Rate Day
   
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
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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
     
 
Party A
 
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 notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5(a)(i) or 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 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); 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.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 4 of 27
 
 
(vi)
The “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) will apply to Party A 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.

“Threshold Amount” means USD 100,000,000.

 
(vii)
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)”.

 
(viii)
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 and 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)
The Second Method will apply.

 
(ii)
Market Quotation will apply, provided, however, that, if Party A is the Defaulting Party or the sole Affected Party, the following provisions will apply:

 
(A)
Section 6(e) is hereby amended by inserting on the first line thereof the words “or is effectively designated” after “If an Early Termination Date occurs”;
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 5 of 27
 
 
(B)
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, and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of one or more Firm Offers from Reference Market-makers that are Eligible Replacements. Each Firm Offer will be (1) 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 (2) 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 are to be included. The party making the determination (or its agent) will request each Reference Market-maker that is an Eligible Replacement to provide its Firm Offer to the extent reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the designation or occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date. The day and time as of which those Firm Offers are to be provided (the “bid time”) will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after consultation with the other. If at least one Firm Offer from an Approved Replacement (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is provided at the bid time, the Market Quotation will be the Firm Offer (among such Firm Offers as specified in clause (C) below) actually accepted by Party B no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the Early Termination Date. If no Firm Offer from an Approved Replacement (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is provided at the bid time, it will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions cannot be determined.

 
(C)
If more than one Firm Offer from an Approved Replacement (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is provided at the bid time, Party B shall accept the Firm Offer (among such Firm Offers) which would require either (x) the lowest payment by Party B to the Reference Market-maker, to the extent Party B would be required to make a payment to the Reference Market-maker or (y) the highest payment from the Reference Market-maker to Party B, to the extent the Reference Market-maker would be required to make a payment to Party B. If only one Firm Offer from an Approved Replacement (which, if accepted, would determine the Market Quotation) is provided at the bid time, Party B shall accept such Firm Offer.

 
(D)
If Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market Quotations, Party A shall use its reasonable efforts to do so.

 
(E)
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).”
 
(g)
“Termination Currency” means USD.

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

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 6 of 27
 
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:

 
(1)
the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement;

 
(2)
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

 
(3)
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):

Party A is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and its U.S. taxpayer identification number is 13-3866307.
 
(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, such that Party B shall not be required to pay any additional amounts referred to therein.

 
(ii)
Indemnifiable Tax. Notwithstanding the definition of “Indemnifiable Tax” in Section 14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Party A shall be Indemnifiable Taxes (including any Tax imposed in relation to a Credit Support Document or in relation to any payment thereunder) unless (i) such Taxes are assessed directly against Party B and not by deduction or withholding by Party A or (ii) arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law (in which case such Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax only if such Tax satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Tax provided in Section 14). In relation to payments by Party B, no Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 7 of 27
 
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
 
An original properly completed and executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (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.
 
(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
 
(i) Upon execution of this Agreement, an original properly completed and executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor thereto) with respect to any payments received or to be received by the initial beneficial owner of payments to Party B that eliminates U.S. federal withholding and backup withholding Tax on payments to Party B under this Agreement, and (ii) thereafter, 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)) with respect to any payments received or to be received by 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) in the case of a tax certification form other than a Form W-9, before December 31 of each third succeeding calendar year, (iv) promptly upon the reasonable demand by Party B, (v) prior to the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form, and (vi) promptly upon the information on any such previously delivered form becoming inaccurate or incorrect.

(b)
For the purpose of Section 4(a)(ii), other documents to be delivered 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
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 8 of 27
 
Party required to deliver document
 
Form/Document/
Certificate
 
Date by which to
be delivered
 
Covered by
Section 3(d) Representation
             
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
 
Upon request by Party B
 
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
 
Upon request by Party B
 
Yes
             
Party A and
Party B
 
An opinion of counsel of such party regarding the enforceability of this Agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to the other party.
 
Upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement
 
No
             
Party B
 
An executed copy of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
 
Promptly upon filing of such agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
 
No

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:
 
 Address:
 
383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179
 Attention:
 
DPC Manager
 Facsimile:
 
(212) 272-5823
     
with a copy to:
   
     
 Address:
 
One Metrotech Center North, Brooklyn, New York 11201
 Attention:
 
Derivative Operations 7th Floor
 Facsimile:
 
(212) 272-1634
     
(For all purposes)
   
 
Address for notices or communications to Party B:

 
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, CTLA-Structured Finance, 452 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10018
Attention:
 
Susie Moy
     
Facsimile:
 
212-525-1300
Phone:
 
212-525-1362
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 9 of 27
 
With a copy to:
   
     
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
   
9062 Old Annapolis Road
   
Columbia, MD 21045
   
Attention: Client Service Manager STACS 2007-1
   
Facsimile: 410-884-2000
   
Phone: 410-715-2380
   
     
(For all purposes)
   

(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.

(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 that, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Party B shall have the right to designate a third-party Reference Market-maker as the Calculation Agent.

(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.

(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 set forth in Section 12 of this Agreement; provided that Party A and Party B shall be deemed to have no Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of Section 6(b)(ii).
 
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.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 10 of 27
 
(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)
[Reserved.]

 
(iii)
[Reserved.]

 
(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, (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, (iii) it is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into this Transaction; it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of this Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into this Transaction, and (iv) it has not received from the other party any assurance or guaranty as to the expected results of this Transaction.
 
 
(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 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.

 
(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.”
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 11 of  27
 
 
(v)
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) deleting the last paragraph thereof and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

“Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7 (as amended herein) and Part 5(f), any transfer by Party A under this Section 6(b)(ii) shall not require the consent of Party B for such transfer if the following conditions are satisfied:

 
(1)
the transferee (the “Section 6 Transferee”) is an Eligible Replacement;

 
(2)
if the Section 6 Transferee is domiciled in a different country or political subdivision thereof from both Party A and Party B, such transfer satisfies the Rating Agency Condition;

 
(3)
the Section 6 Transferee will not, as a result of such transfer, be required on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date to withhold or deduct on account of any Tax (except in respect of default interest) amounts in excess of that which Party A would, on the next succeeding Scheduled Payment Date have been required to so withhold or deduct unless the Section 6 Transferee would be required to make additional payments pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(4) corresponding to such excess;

 
(4)
a Termination Event or Event of Default does not occur as a result of such transfer; and

 
(5)
the Section 6 Transferee confirms in writing that it will accept all of the interests and obligations in and under this Agreement which are to be transferred to it in accordance with the terms of this provision.”

 
(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)
S&P First Level Downgrade. If an S&P Approved Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing and Party A fails to take any action described under Part (5)(d)(i)(1), within the time period specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

 
(ii)
DBRS First Level Downgrade. If an DBRS Approved Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing and Party A fails to take any action described under Part (5)(d)(i)(1), within the time period specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.
 
 
(iii)
Moody’s 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, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transactions.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 12 of 27
 
 
(iv)
S&P Second Level Downgrade. If an S&P Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing and Party A fails to take any action described under Part (5)(d)(i)(2) within the time period specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

 
(v)
DBRS Second Level Downgrade. If an DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing and Party A fails to take any action described under Part (5)(d)(i)(2) within the time period specified therein, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party A, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transaction.

 
(vi)
Moody’s Second Rating Trigger Replacement. If (A) a Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings 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, Party A shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transactions.
 
 
(vii)
Amendment of the 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, delayed or conditioned), 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 under this Agreement, an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party B, Party B shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transactions.

 
(viii)
[Reserved].
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 13 of 27
 
 
(ix)
 
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) (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.

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.

 
(x)
Failure to Pay Class A Certificates. If the Class A Certificate Insurer is unable to pay, or fails or admits in writing its inability to pay on any Distribution Date, any Insured Amount with respect to the Class A Certificates upon a draw on and as required under the Class A Certificate Insurance Policy, then an Additional Termination Event shall have occurred with respect to Party B, Party B shall be the sole Affected Party and all Transactions hereunder shall be Affected Transactions.

(d)
Rating Agency Downgrade.  

(i)
S&P Downgrade:

 
(1)
In the event that an S&P Approved Ratings Downgrade Event occurs and is continuing, then within 30 days after such rating downgrade, Party A shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, at its own expense, either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer, (ii) obtain an Eligible Guarantee or (iii) post collateral in accordance with the Credit Support Annex.

 
(2)
In the event that an S&P Required Ratings Downgrade Event occurs and is continuing, then within 10 Local Business Days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, Party A shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to S&P, at its own expense, procure either (i) a Permitted Transfer or (ii) an Eligible Guarantee.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 14 of 27
 
(ii)
DBRS Downgrade:

 
(1)
In the event that an DBRS Approved Ratings Downgrade Event occurs and is continuing, then within 30 days after such rating downgrade, Party A shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to DBRS, at its own expense, either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer, (ii) obtain an Eligible Guarantee or (iii) post collateral in accordance with the Credit Support Annex.

 
(2)
In the event that a DBRS Required Ratings Downgrade Event occurs and is continuing, then within 10 Local Business Days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, Party A shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition with respect to DBRS, at its own expense, procure either (i) a Permitted Transfer or (ii) an Eligible Guarantee.

(iii)
Moody’s Downgrade.

 
(1)
In the event that a Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Event occurs and is continuing, Party A shall, as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, at its own expense and using commercially reasonable efforts, either (i) procure a Permitted Transfer or (ii) obtain an Eligible Guarantee.

(e)
Item 1115 Agreement. Party A and Party B hereby agree that the terms of the Item 1115 Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2007 (the “Item 1115 Agreement”), among SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (the “Sponsor”), ACE Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”) and Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. (the “Derivative Provider”), shall be incorporated by reference into this Agreement and Party B shall be an express third party beneficiary of the Item 1115 Agreement. A copy of the Item 1115 Agreement is annexed hereto at Annex B.

(f)
Transfers. 
 
(i) Section 7 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
 
“Except with respect to a Permitted Transfer pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii), Part 5(d), Part 5(b)(v) or the succeeding sentence, 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 unless (a) the prior written consent of the other party is obtained and (b) the Rating Agency Condition has been satisfied with respect to S&P and DBRS. At any time at which no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Approved Ratings Threshold, Party A may make a Permitted Transfer.”
 
 
(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, execute such documentation provided to it as is reasonably deemed necessary by Party A 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, agents, employees, shareholders or affiliates of 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 Supplemental Interest Trust and the proceeds thereof, any claims against or obligations of Party B under this Agreement or any other confirmation thereunder still outstanding shall be extinguished and thereafter not revive. Neither the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee or the Securities Administrator 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 Supplemental Interest Trust from the Trust created pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. This provision will survive the termination of this Agreement.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 15 of 27
 
(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.”.
 
(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 Rating 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 HSBC and the Securities Administrator have been directed 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 HSBC or the Securities Administrator but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee; and (d) under no circumstances shall HSBC or the Securities Administrator 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.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 16 of 27
 
(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 Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and the Securities Administrator as its agents under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to carry out certain functions on behalf of Party B, and that the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee and 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.
 
(q)
[Reserved] 

(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 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)
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. The Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee represents to Party A on the date on which Party B enters into this Agreement the Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee is executing the Agreement not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust.

(w)
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.

(x)
[Reserved].
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 17 of 27
 
(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, DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s First Trigger 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 (d)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 Downgrade Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold.

“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 Downgrade Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit rating at least equal to the DBRS Required Ratings Threshold.

“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”.

“Eligible Guarantee” means an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of all present and future payment obligations and obligations to post collateral 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.

Eligible Guarantormeans an entity that (A) has credit ratings from S&P at least equal to the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold, (B) has credit ratings from DBRS at lease equal to the DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold and (C) has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible Guarantee of an Eligible Guarantor with credit ratings below the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold will not cause a Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) not to occur or continue with respect to Moody’s. 

“Eligible Replacement” means an entity (A) (i) (a) that has credit ratings from S&P at least equal to the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold, (B) has credit ratings from DBRS at lease equal to the DBRS Approved Ratings Threshold and (C) has credit ratings from Moody’s at least equal to the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that an Eligible Replacement with credit ratings below the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold will not cause a Collateral Event (as defined in the Credit Support Annex) not to occur or continue with respect to Moody’s, or (ii) 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
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 18 of 27
 
“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), 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 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 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 Ratings 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 pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii), Part 5(d), Part 5(b)(v), the Item 1115 Agreement, or the second sentence of Section 7 (as amended herein) 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; (b) Party A and the Transferee are both “dealers in notional principal contracts” within the meaning of Treasury regulations section 1.1001-4 (in each case as certified by such entity); (c) 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); (d) an Event of Default or Termination Event would not occur as a result of such transfer; (e) 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; (f) 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; (g) 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); (h) 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 (i) such transfer otherwise complies with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 19 of 27 
 
“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” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold. For purposes of determining whether a Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred, each Relevant Entity shall provide its credit ratings to Party B in writing, upon request of Party B.

“Required Ratings Threshold” means each of the S&P Required Ratings Threshold , the DBRS Required Ratings Threshold, and the Moody’s Second Trigger 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 Downgrade Event” means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold.

“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 or counterparty rating from S&P of “A+”.

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

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 20 of 27 

“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 or counterparty rating from S&P of “BBB-”.

“Swap Rating Agencies” means, with respect to any date of determination, each of S&P and DBRS and Moody’s, to the extent that each such rating agency is then providing a rating for any of the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (the “Certificates”)
 
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Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 21 of 27

4.
Account Details and Settlement Information:  
 
Payments to Party A:
 
Citibank, N.A., New York
ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
Attention: Derivatives Department
 
Payments to Party B:

Wells Fargo Bank, NA
ABA # 121000248
Account Name: SAS Clearing Account #3970771416
FFC: 53149802, STACS 2007-1 Supplemental Interest Account

NEITHER THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. NOR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE OF THE BEAR STEARNS COMPANIES INC. OTHER THAN PARTY A IS AN OBLIGOR OR A CREDIT SUPPORT PROVIDER ON THIS AGREEMENT.

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.

Party B hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Party A a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to 212-272-9857. For inquiries regarding U.S. Transactions, please contact Derivatives Documentation by telephone at 212-272-2711. For all other inquiries please contact Derivatives Documentation by telephone at 353-1-402-6233. Originals will be provided for your execution upon your request.
 


Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 22 of 27

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,
 
BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.      
         
         
By: /s/ Annie Manevitz     
 
Name: Annie Manevitz
   
 
Title: Authorized Signatory
   
 
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 SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST WITH RESPECT TO THE SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
         
         
By: /s/ Susie Moy     
 
Name: Susie Moy
   
 
Title: Vice President
   
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 23 of 27

SCHEDULE I
 
(where for the purposes of (i) determining Floating Amounts, all such dates subject to adjustment in accordance with the Following Business Day Convention and (ii) determining Fixed Amounts, all such dates subject to No Adjustment.)

From and including
 
To but excluding
 
Notional Amount
(USD)
Effective Date
 
05/25/2007
 
335,803,000.00
05/25/2007
 
06/25/2007
 
327,818,269.15
06/25/2007
 
07/25/2007
 
319,139,157.37
07/25/2007
 
08/25/2007
 
309,802,003.79
08/25/2007
 
09/25/2007
 
299,848,197.13
09/25/2007
 
10/25/2007
 
289,323,965.95
10/25/2007
 
11/25/2007
 
278,280,108.26
11/25/2007
 
12/25/2007
 
266,771,660.14
12/25/2007
 
01/25/2008
 
254,858,168.73
01/25/2008
 
02/25/2008
 
243,446,975.51
02/25/2008
 
03/25/2008
 
232,545,772.45
03/25/2008
 
04/25/2008
 
222,131,800.07
04/25/2008
 
05/25/2008
 
212,183,313.47
05/25/2008
 
06/25/2008
 
202,679,537.02
06/25/2008
 
07/25/2008
 
193,600,621.36
07/25/2008
 
08/25/2008
 
184,927,601.97
08/25/2008
 
09/25/2008
 
176,642,359.89
09/25/2008
 
10/25/2008
 
168,727,583.98
10/25/2008
 
11/25/2008
 
161,166,734.99
11/25/2008
 
12/25/2008
 
153,944,011.13
12/25/2008
 
01/25/2009
 
147,044,315.24
01/25/2009
 
02/25/2009
 
140,453,223.41
02/25/2009
 
03/25/2009
 
134,156,954.99
03/25/2009
 
04/25/2009
 
128,142,343.88
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 24 of 27 
 
04/25/2009
 
05/25/2009
 
122,396,811.22
05/25/2009
 
06/25/2009
 
116,908,339.18
06/25/2009
 
07/25/2009
 
111,665,445.98
07/25/2009
 
08/25/2009
 
106,657,162.00
08/25/2009
 
09/25/2009
 
101,873,006.96
09/25/2009
 
10/25/2009
 
97,302,968.13
10/25/2009
 
11/25/2009
 
92,937,479.45
11/25/2009
 
12/25/2009
 
88,767,401.66
12/25/2009
 
01/25/2010
 
84,784,003.30
01/25/2010
 
02/25/2010
 
80,978,942.46
02/25/2010
 
03/25/2010
 
77,344,249.50
03/25/2010
 
04/25/2010
 
73,872,310.40
04/25/2010
 
05/25/2010
 
70,555,850.96
05/25/2010
 
06/25/2010
 
67,387,921.58
06/25/2010
 
07/25/2010
 
64,361,882.86
07/25/2010
 
08/25/2010
 
61,471,391.74
08/25/2010
 
09/25/2010
 
58,710,388.28
09/25/2010
 
10/25/2010
 
56,073,083.07
10/25/2010
 
11/25/2010
 
53,553,945.13
11/25/2010
 
12/25/2010
 
51,147,690.41
12/25/2010
 
01/25/2011
 
48,849,270.79
01/25/2011
 
02/25/2011
 
46,653,863.50
02/25/2011
 
03/25/2011
 
44,556,861.17
03/25/2011
 
04/25/2011
 
42,553,862.16
04/25/2011
 
05/25/2011
 
40,640,661.35
05/25/2011
 
06/25/2011
 
38,813,241.45
06/25/2011
 
07/25/2011
 
37,067,764.62
 

 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 25 of 27
 
07/25/2011
 
08/25/2011
 
35,400,564.38
08/25/2011
 
Termination Date
 
33,808,138.07


 
Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 26 of 27 
 
Annex A

Paragraph 13 of the Credit Support Annex



Reference Number: FXNSC9506
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates
May 14, 2007
Page 27 of 27
 
Annex B

Item 1115 Agreement


 
ANNEX A
ISDA®
CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX
to the Schedule to the
ISDA Master Agreement
dated as of May 14, 2007 between
Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Party A” or “Pledgor”)
and
HSBC Bank USA, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Supplemental Interest Trust Trustee on behalf of the Supplemental Interest Trust with respect to the SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates (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 May 14, 2007, between Party A and Party B, Reference Number FXNSC9506
 
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.
 
The items set forth on the schedule of Eligible Collateral attached as Schedule A hereto will qualify as “Eligible Collateral” (for the avoidance of doubt, all Eligible Collateral described in (D) and (E) of column one of the Collateral Schedule to be denominated in USD).
 
 
(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 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 of the Certificates and the aggregate principal balance of the Notes rated by S&P/DBRS is at the time of any transfer less 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 10,000.
 
(c)
Valuation and Timing.
 
 
(i)
“Valuation Agent” means Party A; provided that, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Party B shall have the right to designate a third-party Reference Market-maker as the Calculation Agent.
 
 
(ii)
“Valuation Date” means each Local Business Day 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. The Valuation Agent will notify each party (or the other party, if the Valuation Agent is a party) of its calculations not later than the Notification Time on the applicable Valuation Date (or in the case of Paragraph 6(d), the Local Business Day following the day on which such relevant calculations are performed).”
 
 
(iv)
“Notification Time” means 11:00 a.m., New York time, on a Local Business Day.
 
 
(v)
External Calculations. 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/DBRS, the Valuation Agent shall (at its own expense) obtain external calculations of Party B’s Exposure from at least two Reference Market-makers on the last Local Business Day of each calendar month. Any determination of the S&P/DBRS Credit Support Amount shall be based on the greatest of Party B’s Exposure determined by the Valuation Agent and such Reference Market-makers. Such external calculation may not be obtained from the same Reference Market-maker more than four times in any 12-month period.
 
 
(vi)
Notice to S&P/DBRS. 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/DBRS, the Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P/DBRS not later than the Notification Time on the Local Business Day following each Valuation Date its calculations of Party B’s Exposure and the S&P/DBRS Value of any Eligible Credit Support or Posted Credit Support for that Valuation Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P/DBRS any external marks of Party B’s Exposure.
 
(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 and 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 product of (1)(x) the bid-side quotation 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 arithmetic mean of the bid-side quotations for such securities quoted at the Valuation Time by any three principal market makers for such securities selected by the Valuation Agent, provided that if only two bid-side quotations are obtained, then the arithmetic mean of such two bid-side quotations will be used, and if only one bid-side quotation is obtained, such quotation shall be used, 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.
 
 
(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 its Custodian) will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral pursuant to Paragraph 6(b), provided that the following conditions applicable to it are satisfied:
 
 
(1)
it is not a Defaulting Party.
 
 
(2)
Posted Collateral consisting of Cash or certificated securities that cannot be paid or delivered by book-entry may be held only in any state of the United States which has adopted the Uniform Commercial Code.
 
 
(3)
in the case of any Custodian for Party B, such Custodian (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/DBRS 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 6(c)(ii) will apply to Party B.
 
(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. Posted Collateral in the form of Cash shall be invested in such overnight (or redeemable within two Local Business Days of demand) Permitted Investments rated at least (x) AAAm or AAAm-G by S&P/DBRS and (y) Prime-1 by Moody’s or Aaa by Moody’s, as directed by Party A. Gains and losses incurred in respect of any investment of Posted Collateral in the form of Cash in Permitted Investments as directed by Party A shall be for the account of Party A.
 

 
 
(ii)
Amendment of Paragraph 6(d)(i) - Distributions. Clause (d)(i) of Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
 
“(i) Distributions. Subject to Paragraph 4(a), if Party B receives Distributions on a Local Business Day, it will Transfer to Party A not later than the following Local Business Day any Distributions it receives to the extent that a Delivery Amount would not be created or increased by that Transfer, as calculated by the Valuation Agent (and the date of calculation will be deemed to be a Valuation Date for this purpose). ”
 
 
(iii)
Amendment of Paragraph 6(d)(ii) - Interest Amount. Clause (d)(ii) of Paragraph 6 shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:
 
“(ii) Interest Amount. In lieu of any interest, dividends or other amounts paid with respect to Posted Collateral in the form of Cash (all of which may be retained by the Secured Party), the Secured Party will Transfer to the Pledgor on the 20th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Local Business Day, the next Local Business Day) the Interest Amount. Any Interest Amount or portion thereof not Transferred pursuant to this Paragraph will constitute Posted Collateral in the form of Cash and will be subject to the security interest granted under Paragraph 2. For purposes of calculating the Interest Amount the amount of interest calculated for each day of the interest period shall be compounded monthly.” Secured Party shall not be obligated to transfer any Interest Amount unless and until it has received such amount.
 
(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: at the address designated in writing from time to time.
 

 
(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.
 
PartyA account details for holding collateral:
 
Citibank, N.A., New York
ABA Number: 021-0000-89, for the account of Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.
Account Number: 0925-3186, for further credit to Bear Stearns Financial Products Inc.
Sub-account Number: 102-04654-1-3
Attention: Derivatives Department

Party B’s Custodian account details for holding collateral:
 
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
ABA # 121000248
Account Name: SAS Clearing Account #3970771416
FFC: 53149803, STACS 2007-1 Swap Collateral Account

(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. Clause (iii) of Paragraph 7 shall not apply to Party B.
 

 
 
(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.
 
 
(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.”
 
(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.
 
“DV01” means, with respect to a Transaction and any date of determination, the estimated change in the Secured Party’s Transaction Exposure with respect to such Transaction that would result from a one basis point change in the relevant swap curve on such date, as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. The Valuation Agent shall, upon request of Party B, provide to Party B a statement showing in reasonable detail such calculation.
 
“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, for purposes of this Annex: 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 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 Ratings 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 Ratings 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 lesser of (x) the product of the Moody’s First Trigger DV01 Multiplier and DV01 for such Transaction and such Valuation Date and (y) the product of (i) Moody’s First Trigger Notional Amount Multiplier, (ii) if a Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, the Scale Factor (as defined in such Transaction) for such Transaction, or, if no Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, 1 and (iii) the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period for such Transaction (each as defined in the related Confirmation) which includes such Valuation Date, or
 
 
(B)
for any other Valuation Date, zero, over
 

 
(II)
the Threshold for Party A such Valuation Date.
 
“Moody’s First Trigger DV01 Multiplier” means 15.
 
“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 First Trigger Notional Amount Multiplier” means 2%.
 
“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 Ratings 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 lesser of (i) the product of the Moody’s Second Trigger DV01 Multiplier and DV01 for such Transaction and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of (1) the Moody’s Second Trigger Notional Amount Multiplier, (2) if a Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, the Scale Factor (as defined in such Transaction) for such Transaction, or, if no Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, 1 and (3) the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period for such Transaction (each as defined in the related Confirmation) which includes such Valuation Date; or
 
 
(2)
if such Transaction is a Transaction-Specific Hedge, the lesser of (i) the product of the Moody’s Second Trigger Transaction-Specific Hedge DV01 Multiplier and DV01 for such Transaction and such Valuation Date and (ii) the product of (1) the Moody’s Second Trigger Transaction-Specific Hedge Notional Amount Multiplier, (2) if a Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, the Scale Factor (as defined in such Transaction) for such Transaction, or, if no Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, 1 and (3) the Notional Amount for such Transaction for the Calculation Period for such Transaction (each as defined in the related Confirmation) 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 DV01 Multiplier” means 50.
 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Notional Amount Multiplier” means 8%.
 

 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Transaction-Specific Hedge DV01 Multiplier” means 65.
 
“Moody’s Second Trigger Transaction-Specific Hedge Notional Amount Multiplier” means 10%.
 
“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).
 
“Remaining Weighted Average Maturity” means, with respect to a Transaction, the expected weighted average maturity for such Transaction as determined by the Valuation Agent. 
 
“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 Approved Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 days, (ii) DBRS Approved Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and been continuing for at least 30 days or (iii) a S&P Required Ratings Downgrade Event has occurred and is continuing or (iv) a 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 (i) the Volatility Buffer for such Transaction, (ii) if a Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, the Scale Factor (as defined in such Transaction) for such Transaction, or, if no Scale Factor is specified in such Transaction, 1 and (iii) the Notional Amount of such Transaction for the Calculation Period of such Transaction (each as defined in the related Confirmation) which includes such Valuation Date, or
 
 
(B)
for any other Valuation Date, zero, over
 
(II)
the Threshold for Party A for such Valuation Date.
 
“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 (i) an interest rate swap in respect of which (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 (as defined in the related Confirmation) otherwise is not a specific dollar amount that is fixed at the inception of the Transaction, (ii) an interest rate cap, (iii) an interest rate floor or (iv) an interest rate swaption.
 
“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/DBRS 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
 
A-2” or higher
   
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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Annex by their duly authorized representatives as of the date of the Agreement.
 
       
BEAR STEARNS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.
   
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL INTEREST TRUST WITH RESPECT TO THE SUNTRUST ACQUISITION CLOSED-END SECONDS TRUST, SERIES 2007-1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES
       
By: /s/ Annie Manevtiz
   
By:  /s/ Fernando Acebedo

Name Annie Manevtiz
Title: Authorized Signatory
Date:
   

Name Fernando Acebedo
Title: Vice President
Date:
 

 
SCHEDULE A
 
ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL
 
 
ISDA Collateral Asset Definition (ICAD) Code
 
Remaining Maturity in Years
 
S&P/DBRS
Valuation
Percentage
 
Moody’s
First Trigger Valuation Percentage
 
Moody’s
Second Trigger
Valuation
Percentage
(A) US-CASH
 
N/A
 
100%
 
100%
 
100%
(B) EU-CASH
 
N/A
 
92.5%
 
98%
 
94%
(C) GB-CASH
 
N/A
 
94.1%
 
98%
 
95%
(D) US-TBILL
US-TNOTE
US-TBOND
               
   
1 or less
 
98.9%
 
100%
 
100%
   
More than 1 but not more than 2
 
98.0%
 
100%
 
99%
   
More than 2 but not more than 3
 
97.4%
 
100%
 
98%
   
More than 3 but not more than 5
 
95.5%
 
100%
 
97%
   
More than 5 but not more than 7
 
93.7%
 
100%
 
96%
   
More than 7 but not more than 10
 
92.5%
 
100%
 
94%
   
More than 10 but not more than 20
 
91.1%
 
100%
 
90%
   
More than 20
 
88.6%
 
100%
 
88%
(E) US-GNMA
US-FNMA
US-FHLMC
               
   
1 or less
 
98.5%
 
100%
 
99%
   
More than 1 but not more than 2
 
97.7%
 
100%
 
99%
   
More than 2 but not more than 3
 
97.3%
 
100%
 
98%
   
More than 3 but not more than 5
 
94.5%
 
100%
 
96%
   
More than 5 but not more than 7
 
93.1%
 
100%
 
93%
   
More than 7 but not more than 10
 
90.7%
 
100%
 
93%
   
More than 10 but not more than 20
 
87.7%
 
100%
 
89%
   
More than 20
 
84.4%
 
100%
 
87%
(F) Fixed-Rate GA-EUROZONE-GOV
     
Rated AAA or better by S&P/DBRS
 
Rated Aa3 or better by Moody's
 
Rated Aa3 or better by Moody's
   
1 or less
 
98.8%
 
98%
 
94%
   
More than 1 but not more than 2
 
97.9%
 
98%
 
93%
   
More than 2 but not more than 3
 
97.1%
 
98%
 
92%
   
More than 3 but not more than 5
 
91.2%
 
98%
 
90%
   
More than 5 but not more than 7
 
87.5%
 
98%
 
89%
   
More than 7 but not more than 10
 
83.8%
 
98%
 
88%
   
More than 10 but not more than 20
 
75.5%
 
98%
 
84%
 
The ISDA Collateral Asset Definition (ICAD) Codes used in this Schedule A are taken from the Collateral Asset Definitions (First Edition - June 2003) as published and copyrighted in 2003 by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
 

 
EXHIBIT J

FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY


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Telephone: (212) 478-3400
Facsimile: (212) 478-3597
FINANCIAL GUARANTY
INSURANCE POLICY

Insured
Obligations:   SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
U.S. $317,075,000 Class A Certificates
Policy No: CA03757A
 
 
Effective Date: May 15, 2007

XL Capital Assurance Inc. (“XLCA”), a New York stock insurance company, in consideration of the payment of the premium, hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Securities Administrator for the benefit of the Owners of the Insured Obligations, the full and complete payment of the Scheduled Payments in respect of the Insured Obligations, subject only to the terms of this Policy (which includes the Endorsement attached hereto).
 
XLCA will pay the Insured Amount to the Securities Administrator upon the presentation of a Payment Notice to XLCA (which Payment Notice shall include an irrevocable assignment to XLCA of all rights and claims in respect of the relevant Insured Obligation, as specified in the Payment Notice, free of any adverse claim), on the later of (a) one (1) Business Day following receipt by XLCA of a Payment Notice or (b) the Business Day on which Scheduled Payments are due for payment. XLCA shall be subrogated to the Owners’ rights to payment on the Insured Obligations to the extent of any payment by XLCA hereunder. The obligations of XLCA with respect to a Scheduled Payment will be discharged to the extent funds to pay such Scheduled Payment are deposited in the account specified in the Payment Notice, whether such funds are properly applied by the Securities Administrator or claimed by an Owner.
 
In addition, in the event that any Scheduled Payment which has become due for payment and which is made to an Owner by or on behalf of the Securities Administrator is recovered or is recoverable from the Owner pursuant to a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction in an Insolvency Proceeding that such payment constitutes an Avoided Payment to such Owner within the meaning of any applicable bankruptcy law, XLCA unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees payment of the amount of such recovery if sufficient funds are not otherwise available (in accordance with Endorsement No. 1 hereto).
 
This Policy sets forth in full the undertaking of XLCA and shall not be cancelled or revoked by XLCA for any reason, including failure to receive payment of any premium due hereunder, and may not be further endorsed or modified without the written consent of XLCA. The premium on this Policy is not refundable for any reason. This Policy does not insure against loss of any prepayment or other acceleration payment which at any time may become due in respect of any Insured Obligation, other than at the sole option of XLCA, nor against any risk other than Nonpayment and Avoided Payment, including any shortfalls, if any, attributable to the liability of the Obligor for taxes or withholding taxes if any, including interest and penalties in respect of such liability.
 
THIS POLICY IS NOT COVERED BY THE PROPERTY/CASUALTY INSURANCE SECURITY FUND SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 76 OF THE NEW YORK INSURANCE LAW.
 
Any capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given such terms in the Endorsement attached hereto and forming a part hereof. In witness whereof, XLCA has caused this Policy to be executed as of the Effective Date.
 
       
/s/ Linda Kobrin    
/s/ James W. Lundy, Jr.

Name: Linda Kobrin
Title: Managing Director
   
Name: James W. Lundy, Jr.
Title: Associate General Counsel
 

 
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy Endorsement
 
Effective Date: May 15, 2007
 
Attached to and forming part of
Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy No. CA03757A
 
Obligor:
SunTrust Acquisition Closed-End Seconds Trust, Series 2007-1 referred to herein (the “Issuing Entity”)
 
Insured Obligations: 
Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
U.S. $317,075,000 Class A Certificates (the “Insured Certificates”)
 
Beneficiary:  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as the Securities Administrator, on behalf of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the Owners of the Insured Obligations
 
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein or in the Policy shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
As used herein the term “Avoided Payment” means, with respect to the Insured Certificates, any payment of principal or interest previously distributed to a holder of an Insured Certificate by or on behalf of the Trust formed pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that is voided as a result of any Insolvency Proceeding and which is returned by a holder of Insured Certificates as required by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
As used herein the term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the New York Stock Exchange or Federal Reserve is closed or on which the jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or the Securities Administrator is located, are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
 
As used herein the term “Deficiency Amount” means, for any Distribution Date, the sum of, in each case after giving effect to distributions made on the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date from sources other than the Policy, (i) the excess, if any, of (a) the Interest Distribution Amount for the related Interest Accrual Period on the Insured Certificates (calculated without regard to any step-up of the related Pass-Through Rate following the Optional Termination Date) over (b) the Interest Remittance Amount allocated to pay such Interest Distribution Amount pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement from sources other than the Policy, and (ii)(a) for any Distribution Date other than the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates (after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (b) on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date.
 
A-1

 
As used herein the term “Final Scheduled Distribution Date” means the Distribution Date occurring in April 2037.
 
As used herein the term “Insolvency Proceeding” means the commencement, after the date hereof, of any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, reorganization, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings by or against any Person, the commencement, after the date hereof, of any proceedings by or against any Person for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, or the consent by any Person, after the date hereof, to the appointment of a trustee, conservator, receiver or liquidator in any bankruptcy, insolvency, readjustment of debt, reorganization, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to that Person.
 
As used herein the term “Insurance Agreement” means that certain Insurance and Indemnity Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2007, among XLCA, SunTrust Asset Funding, LLC (“SunTrust”), as sponsor, SunTrust Bank (“SunTrust Bank”), as guarantor, GMAC Mortgage, LLC (“GMACM”), as interim seller and servicer, ACE Securities Corp. (“ACE”), as depositor, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as master servicer and securities administrator.
 
As used herein the term “Insured Amounts” means, with respect to any Distribution Date and the Insured Certificates, that portion of the Scheduled Payments that shall become due for payment but shall be unpaid by reason of Nonpayment on such Distribution Date, which shall be equal to the related Deficiency Amount.
 
As used herein the term “Insured Payments” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount actually paid by the Class A Certificate Insurer to the Securities Administrator in respect of Insured Amounts for such Distribution Date.
 
As used herein the term “Nonpayment” means, with respect to any Distribution Date, the failure of the Securities Administrator to receive in full, in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, funds legally available to pay all or a portion of the Scheduled Payment that is due for payment on the Insured Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date.
 
As used herein the term “Owner” means the registered owner of any Insured Obligation as indicated in the registration books maintained by or on behalf of the Securities Administrator for such purpose not including any such owner that is the Trustee, the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Servicer or any of their respective affiliates.
 
As used herein, the term “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, and a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
As used herein, the term “Pooling and Servicing Agreement” means that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2007, by and among the ACE, GMACM, HSBC Bank USA, National Association and Wells Fargo.
 
A-2

 
As used herein the term “Reimbursement Amount” means, as to any Distribution Date, the sum of (x)(i) all Insured Payments and Avoided Payments paid by the Class A Certificate Insurer, but for which the Class A Certificate Insurer has not been reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date, plus (ii) interest accrued on such Insured Payments and Avoided Payments not previously paid calculated at the Late Payment Rate, from the date the Securities Administrator received the related Insured Payments or Avoided Payments, and (y) without duplication (i) any amounts then due and owing to the Class A Certificate Insurer under the Insurance Agreement, but for which the Class A Certificate Insurer has not been paid or reimbursed prior to such Distribution Date, plus (ii) interest on such amounts at the rate set forth in the Insurance Agreement.
 
As used herein the term “Scheduled Payment” means, with respect to any Distribution Date with respect to the Insured Certificates during the Term of the Policy, (i) the Interest Distribution Amount due and payable in respect of such Class on such Distribution Date (calculated without regard to any step-up of the related Pass-Through Rate following the Optional Termination Date), (ii) for any Distribution Date other than the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the amount, if any, by which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates (after giving effect to all distributions to the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date) exceeds the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period and (iii) for the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class outstanding on such Distribution Date, in each case, in accordance with the original terms of the Insured Certificates and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement when the Insured Certificates were issued and without regard to any subsequent amendment or modification of the Insured Certificates or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that has not been consented to in writing by the Class A Certificate Insurer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Scheduled Payments” shall in no event include payments which become due on an accelerated basis as a result of any optional termination, in whole or in part, or any other cause, unless the Class A Certificate Insurer elects, in its sole discretion, to pay such amounts in whole or in part (in which event Scheduled Payments shall include such accelerated payments as, when, and to the extent so elected by the Class A Certificate Insurer). In the event that the Class A Certificate Insurer does not make such election, “Scheduled Payments” shall include payments due in accordance with the original scheduled terms of the Insured Certificates without regard to any acceleration. In addition, “Scheduled Payments” shall not include, nor shall coverage be provided under the Policy in respect of, (i) any amounts due in respect of the Insured Certificates attributable to any increase in interest rate, penalty or other sum payable by the Trust by reason of any default or event of default in respect of the Insured Certificates, or by reason of any deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Trust, (ii) any Relief Act Interest Shortfalls or any similar state or local laws, regulations or ordinances, (iii) any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, (iv) Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, (v) any portion of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Insured Certificates payable as the result of an increase in the related Pass-Through Rate following the Optional Termination Date or (vi) any taxes, withholding or other charge imposed by any governmental authority due in connection with the payment of any Scheduled Payment to any holder or owner of an Insured Certificate.
 
As used herein the term “Term of the Policy” means the period from and including the date hereof to and including the first date on which (i) all Scheduled Payments have been paid that are required to be paid under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; (ii) any period during which any Scheduled Payment could have been avoided in whole or in part as a preference payment under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law has expired; and (iii) if any proceedings requisite to avoidance as a preference payment have been commenced prior to the occurrence of (i) and (ii) above, a final and nonappealable order in resolution of each such proceeding has been entered; provided, further, that if the Holders of Insured Certificates are required to return any Avoided Payment as a result of such Insolvency Proceeding, then the Term of the Policy shall terminate on the date on which the Class A Certificate Insurer has made all payments required to be made under the terms of the Policy in respect of all such Avoided Payments.
 
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As used herein, the term “Trustee” means HSBC Bank USA, National Association in its capacity as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and any successors and assigns in such capacity.
 
To make a claim under the Policy, the Securities Administrator shall deliver to XLCA a Payment Notice in the form of Exhibit A hereto (a “Payment Notice”), appropriately completed and executed by the Securities Administrator. A Payment Notice under this Policy may be presented to XLCA by (i) delivery of the original Payment Notice to XLCA at its address set forth below, or (ii) facsimile transmission of the original Payment Notice to XLCA at its facsimile number set forth below. If presentation is made by facsimile transmission, the Securities Administrator shall (x) simultaneously confirm transmission by telephone to XLCA at its telephone number set forth below, and (y) as soon as reasonably practicable, deliver the original Payment Notice to XLCA at its address set forth below. Any Payment Notice received by XLCA after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, or on any day that is not a Business Day, will be deemed to be received by XLCA at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day.
 
Following receipt by XLCA of a Payment Notice from the Securities Administrator, XLCA shall unconditionally and irrevocably pay an amount payable hereunder in respect of an Insured Amount out of the funds of XLCA on the later to occur of (a) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the first Business Day following such receipt and (b) 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Distribution Date to which the related Deficiency Amount relates. Payments due hereunder in respect of an Insured Amount will be disbursed by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Policy Payments Account established pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or, if no such Policy Payments Account has been established, to the Securities Administrator.
 
Subject to the foregoing, if the payment of any amount with respect to the Scheduled Payment is sought to be recovered (a “Preference Event”) as a result of an Insolvency Proceeding and as a result of such Preference Event, an Owner is required to return such payment, or any portion of such voided payment, made in respect of an Insured Obligation (an “Avoided Payment”), XLCA will pay an amount equal to such Avoided Payment, following receipt by XLCA from the Securities Administrator on behalf of such Owner of (x) a certified copy of a final order of a court exercising jurisdiction in such Insolvency Proceeding to the effect that the Securities Administrator or the Owner, as applicable, is required to return such Avoided Payment or portion thereof because such payment was avoided under applicable law, with respect to which order the appeal period has expired without an appeal having been filed (the “Final Order”), (y) an assignment, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, properly completed and executed by such Owner irrevocably assigning to XLCA all rights and claims of such Owner relating to or arising under such Avoided Payment, and (z) a Payment Notice in the form of Exhibit A hereto appropriately completed and executed by the Securities Administrator.
 
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XLCA shall make payments due in respect of Avoided Payments no later than 2:00 p.m. New York City time on the Business Day following XLCA’s receipt of the documents required under clauses (x) through (z) of the preceding paragraph. Any such documents received by XLCA after 10:00 a.m. New York City time on any Business Day or on any day that is not a Business Day shall be deemed to have been received by XLCA at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day. All payments made by XLCA hereunder on account of any Avoided Payment shall be disbursed to the receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order and not to the Securities Administrator or any Owner directly (unless an Owner has previously paid such Avoided Payment to such receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order, in which case XLCA will pay the Securities Administrator on behalf of such Owner, subject to the delivery of (a) the items referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) of the preceding paragraph to XLCA and (b) evidence satisfactory to XLCA that payment has been made to such receiver, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee in bankruptcy named in the Final Order). XLCA hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, any and all rights to require the Securities Administrator to make demand on or to proceed against any person, party or security prior to the Securities Administrator demanding payment under this Policy.
 
No defenses, set-offs and counterclaims of any kind available to XLCA so as to deny payment of any amount due in respect of this Policy will be valid and XLCA hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, any and all such defenses (including, without limitation, defense of fraud in the inducement or fact, or any other circumstances which would have the effect of discharging a surety in law or in equity), set-offs and counterclaims, including, without limitation, any such rights acquired by subrogation, assignment or otherwise. Upon any payment hereunder, in furtherance and not in limitation of XLCA’s equitable right of subrogation and XLCA’s rights under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, XLCA will be subrogated to the rights of the Owner in respect of which such payment was made to receive any and all amounts due in respect of the obligations in respect of which XLCA has made a payment hereunder. Any rights of subrogation acquired by XLCA as a result of any payment made under this Policy shall, in all respects, be subordinate and junior in right of payment to the prior indefeasible payment in full of any amounts due the Owner on account of payments due under the Insured Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, XLCA does not waive its rights to seek payment in full of all Reimbursement Amounts owed to it under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Insurance Agreement.
 
This Policy is neither transferable nor assignable, in whole or in part, except to a successor securities administrator duly appointed and qualified under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. All Payment Notices and other notices, presentations, transmissions, deliveries and communications made by the Securities Administrator to XLCA with respect to this Policy shall specifically refer to the number of this Policy and shall be made to XLCA at:
 
XL Capital Assurance Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Surveillance
Telephone: (212) 478-3400
Facsimile: (212) 478- 3597
 
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or such other address, telephone number or facsimile number as XLCA may designate to the Securities Administrator in writing from time to time. Each such Payment Notice and other notice, presentation, transmission, delivery and communication shall be effective only upon actual receipt by XLCA.
 
The obligations of XLCA under this Policy are irrevocable, primary, absolute and unconditional, subject to satisfaction of the conditions for making a claim under this Policy, and neither the failure of any Person to perform any covenant or obligation in favor of XLCA (or otherwise), nor the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding shall in any way affect or limit XLCA’s obligations under this Policy. If a successful action or proceeding to enforce this Policy is brought by the Securities Administrator, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to recover from XLCA costs and expenses reasonably incurred, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel.
 
This Policy and the obligations of XLCA hereunder shall terminate on the expiration of the Term of this Policy. This Policy shall be returned to XLCA by the Securities Administrator upon the expiration of the Term of this Policy.
 
The Property/Casualty Insurance Security Fund specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law does not cover this Policy. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association created under Part II of Chapter 631 of the Florida Insurance Code does not cover this Policy. In the event that XLCA were to become insolvent, the California Insurance Guaranty Association, established pursuant to Article 14.2 of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 of the California Insurance Code excludes from coverage any claims arising under this Policy.
 
THIS POLICY SHALL BE CONSTRUED, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
 
In the event any term or provision of this Policy is inconsistent with the provisions of this Endorsement, the provisions of this Endorsement shall take precedence and be binding.
 
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, XL Capital Assurance Inc. has caused this Endorsement to the Policy to be executed on the Effective Date.
 
/s/ Linda Kobrin

Name: Linda Kobrin
Title: Managing Director
/s/ James W. Lundy, Jr.

Name: James W. Lundy, Jr.
Title: Associate General Counsel
 
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Exhibit A to Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy No. CA03757A
 
XL Capital Assurance Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Surveillance
 
PAYMENT NOTICE
UNDER FINANCIAL GUARANTY INSURANCE POLICY NO. CA03757A
 
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Securities Administrator (the “Securities Administrator”), hereby certifies to XL Capital Assurance Inc. (“XLCA”) with reference to that certain Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy, No. CA03757A, dated together with the Endorsement attached thereto (the “Policy”), issued by XLCA in favor of the Securities Administrator on behalf of HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), for the benefit of the Owners of the Insured Obligations, as follows:
 
1. The Securities Administrator is the Securities Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the Beneficiary of the Policy on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the Owners of the Insured Obligations.
 
2. The Securities Administrator is entitled to make a demand under the Policy pursuant to Section 5.10 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
3. This notice relates to the [insert date] Distribution Date. The amount demanded is to be paid in immediately available funds to the [Specify Account] at [Identify Financial Institution Holding Account] account number[_____].
 
[For a Payment Notice in respect of Insured Amounts, use paragraph 4.]
 
4. The Securities Administrator demands payment of $________, which is the amount equal to the sum of:
 
(a) __________, which is the excess of the Interest Distribution Amount for the related Accrual Period on the Insured Certificates over the Interest Funds allocated to pay such Interest Distribution Amount pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement from sources other than the Policy, plus
 
(b) (i) for any Distribution Date other than the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, $____________, which equals the amount of Realized Losses allocated to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates for such Distribution Date, if any,
 
or (ii) on the Final Scheduled Distribution Date, $____________, which is the Certificate Principal Balance of the Insured Certificates on such Distribution Date after giving effect to payments made in reduction of such Certificate Principal Balance on such Distribution Date pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement from sources other than the Policy .
 
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[For a Payment Notice in respect of an Avoided Payment use the following paragraphs [4] or [5].]
 
[4.] The Securities Administrator hereby represents and warrants, based upon information available to it, that (i) the amount entitled to be drawn under the Policy on the date hereof in respect of Avoided Payments is the amount paid (or to be paid simultaneously with such draw on the Policy) by the Owner on account of an Insolvency Proceeding [$________] (the “Avoided Payment Amount”) and (ii) the documents required by the Policy to be delivered in connection with such Avoided Payments and Avoided Payment Amount have previously been presented to XLCA or are attached hereto.
 
[5.] The Securities Administrator agrees that, following payment of funds by XLCA, it shall use reasonable efforts to ensure (a) that such amounts are applied directly to the payment of any Deficiency Amount which is due for payment; (b) that such funds are not applied for any other purpose; and (c) the maintenance of an accurate record of such payments in respect of each Insured Obligation and the corresponding claim on the Policy and the proceeds thereof.
 
[5.] or [6.] The Securities Administrator, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Owners, hereby assigns to XLCA all rights and claims (including rights of actions and claims in respect of securities laws violations or otherwise) of the Securities Administrator and the Owners with respect to the Insured Obligation to the extent of any payments under the Policy. The foregoing assignment is in addition to, and not in limitation of, rights of subrogation otherwise available to XLCA in respect of such payments. The Securities Administrator shall take such action and deliver such instruments as may be reasonably required by XLCA to effectuate the purposes of provisions of this Clause [5.] or [6.].
 
[6.] or [7.] The Securities Administrator, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Owners, hereby appoints XLCA as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Securities Administrator and the Owners in any legal proceeding in respect of the Insured Obligation. The Securities Administrator, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Owners, hereby (and without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence) agrees that XLCA may at any time during the continuation of any proceeding by or against any debtor with respect to which a Preference Claim (as defined below) or other claim with respect to the Insured Obligation is asserted under any Insolvency Proceeding, direct all matters relating to such Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, (a) all matters relating to any claim in connection with an Insolvency Proceeding seeking the avoidance as a preferential transfer of any payment made with respect to the obligations (a “Preference Claim”), (b) the direction of any appeal of any order relating to any Preference Claim and (c) the posting of any surety, supersedes or performance bond pending any such appeal. In addition, the Securities Administrator, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Owners, hereby agrees that XLCA shall be subrogated to, and the Securities Administrator, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Owners, hereby delegates and assigns, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights of the Securities Administrator and the Owners in the conduct of any Insolvency Proceeding, including, without limitation, all rights of any party to an adversary proceeding or action with respect to any court order issued in connection with any such Insolvency Proceeding.
 
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Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this notice has been executed this ____ day of ________, ____.
 
     
  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Securities Administrator under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:  
 

Authorized Officer
 
Any Person Who Knowingly And With Intent To Defraud Any Insurance Company Or Other Person Files An Application For Insurance Or Statement Of Claim Containing Any Materially False Information, Or Conceals For The Purpose Of Misleading Information Concerning Any Fact Material Thereof, Commits A Fraudulent Insurance Act, Which Is A Crime, And Shall Also Be Subject To A Civil Penalty Not To Exceed Five Thousand Dollars And The Stated Value Of The Claim For Each Such Violation
 
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Exhibit B to Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy, No. CA03757A
 
Form of Assignment
 
Reference is made to the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy No. CA03757A, dated May 15, 2007 (together with the Endorsement attached thereto, the “Policy”) issued by XL Capital Assurance Inc. (“XLCA”) relating to the Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class A Certificates. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Assignment shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Policy including as incorporated by reference therein. In connection with the Avoided Payment of [$________] [paid][or][sought to be recovered from] by the undersigned (the “Owner”) on [__________] and the payment by XLCA in respect of such Avoided Payment pursuant to the Policy, the Owner hereby irrevocably and unconditionally, without recourse, representation or warranty (except as provided below), sells, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers all of such Owner’s rights, title and interest in and to any rights or claims, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, which the Owner now has or may hereafter acquire, against any person relating to, arising out of or in connection with such Avoided Payment. The Owner represents and warrants that such claims and rights are free and clear of any lien or encumbrance created or incurred by such Owner.1 
 
     
 
[Owner] [Securities Administrator, as Owner’s attorney-in-fact]
 


1 In the event that the terms of this form of assignment are reasonably determined to be insufficient solely as a result of a change of law or applicable rules after the date of the Policy to fully vest all of the Owner’s right, title and interest in such rights and claims, the Owner or the Securities Administrator, as Owner’s attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, and XLCA shall agree on such other form as is reasonably necessary to effect such assignment, which assignment shall be without recourse, representation or warranty except as provided above.
 
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SCHEDULE 1

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE

[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]
 


SCHEDULE 2

PREPAYMENT CHARGE SCHEDULE

[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]



SCHEDULE 3

SERVICING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

Customer Service
 
Phone Service Levels, greater than 15,000 loans
 
% of calls answered within XX seconds
 
none
             
Customer Service
 
Blockage
 
Blocked calls as a percent of all calls
 
None
             
Customer Service
 
Abandon
 
Abandoned calls as a percent of all calls
 
None
             
Collections
 
Outbound Call Starts
 
First delinquency day for contact
 
Day 5
             
Collections
 
Outbound Call Attempts
 
# of attempts in 30 day delinquency cycle
 
12 to 15
             
Collections
 
Outbound Penetration Rate
 
% of loans with attempted from eligibility date
 
95% within 5 days of eligibility date
             
Collections
 
Breach Letter Expiration Notice
 
% sent by x day of delinquency
 
95% sent 30 days after breach expiration
             
Loss Mitigation
 
Solicitation Attempts
 
# of Solicitation Attempts per month, commencing on x
 
2 calling attempts per month after foreclosure referral
             
Loss Mitigation
 
Equity Evaluation
 
% of completed evaluations by Day 120
 
90% by the 120th day of default



SCHEDULE 4

STANDARD FILE LAYOUT- DELINQUENCY REPORTING

Exhibit: 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
 

 
Column/Header Name
 
Description
 
Decimal
 
Format Comment
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 2: 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 2: 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 2: 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
 


Exhibit : 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.
 
1.
 
 
2.
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.
 
3.
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 3A: 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)
       
 
Total Expenses
$ _______________
(13)
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 ________________ (18b)
 
HUD Part B
   
(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
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       



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
                 
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
 

 
Standard File Layout - Master Servicing
 
Column Name
 
Description
 
Decimal
 
Format Comment
 
Max Size
                 
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
 
The standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent status of a particular loan.
     
Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF, 63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,70=REO
 
2
                 
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



SCHEDULE 6

DATA REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICING ADVANCES INCURRED PRIOR TO CUT-OFF DATE
 
[LOAN NUMBER]
[PRE-CUT-OFF DATE ADVANCE AMOUNT]

[PROVIDED UPON REQUEST]