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EXECUTION
 


 
FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
between
 
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB,
 
PURCHASER
 
and
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
 
SELLER
 
RESIDENTIAL FIXED AND ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGE LOANS
 
Dated as of May 1, 2007
 
Group No. 2007-FLOW
 
 




 
 

 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Page
     
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS.
1
SECTION 2.
CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER.
16
SECTION 3.
PURCHASE PRICE.
19
SECTION 4.
SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
20
SECTION 5.
STATEMENTS AND PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER.
40
SECTION 6.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF SELLER.
43
SECTION 7.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS.
46
SECTION 8.
REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ADDITIONAL REPURCHASE OBLIGATIONS.
61
SECTION 9.
INDEMNIFICATION
63
SECTION 10.
CLOSING.
65
SECTION 11.
CLOSING DOCUMENTS.
66
SECTION 12.
MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE SELLER.
67
SECTION 13.
COSTS.
67
SECTION 14.
PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
67
SECTION 15.
NOTICES.
68
SECTION 16.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
68
SECTION 17.
COUNTERPARTS.
69
SECTION 18.
PLACE OF DELIVERY AND GOVERNING LAW.
69
SECTION 19.
FURTHER AGREEMENTS.
69
SECTION 20.
INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.
69

 
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SECTION 21.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT; RESIGNATION.
70
SECTION 22.
WAIVERS; OTHER AGREEMENTS.
71
SECTION 23.
EXHIBITS.
71
SECTION 24.
GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES.
72
SECTION 25.
REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.
72
SECTION 26.
RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.
72
SECTION 27.
NO PERSONAL SOLICITATION.
73
SECTION 28.
DEFAULT; TERMINATION.
73
SECTION 29.
RECONSTITUTION.
77
SECTION 30.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
86
 

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
   
EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A-2
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE DATA FIELDS
EXHIBIT B
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E
RESERVED
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I-1
FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT I-2
STANDARD LAYOUT FOR DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT K
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

 
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FLOW MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE, WARRANTIES
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
 
This is a Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2007 by and between Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, having an office at 745 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (the “Purchaser”) and American Home Mortgage Corp. having an office at 538 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747 (the “Seller”).
 
WHEREAS, the Seller has agreed to sell from time to time to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from time to time from the Seller, certain fixed and adjustable rate residential first and second lien mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) on a servicing-retained basis as described herein, and which shall be delivered as whole loans on the related Closing Date, as defined below;
 
WHEREAS, each Mortgage Loan will be secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first or second lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule; and
 
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Seller agree as follows:
 
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. 
 
The following terms are defined as follows (except as otherwise agreed in writing by the parties):
 
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (i) of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and (ii) in accordance with all applicable state, federal and local laws.
 
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement: The agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, to be executed by the Seller and the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
 
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.

 
 

 

 
Agency Transfer: The sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to Fannie Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or its MBS Swap Program (Special Servicing Option) or to Freddie Mac under its Freddie Mac Cash Program or Gold PC Program, retaining the Seller as “servicer” thereunder.
 
Agreement: This Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
 
AHMS: American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., a Maryland corporation, or any other servicer appointed by the Seller to service Mortgage Loans under the control of the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, in each case solely to the extent that such party is servicing on behalf of the Seller under this Agreement.
 
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
 
Ancillary Income: All income derived from the Mortgage Loans, excluding Servicing Fees and Prepayment Charges attributable to the Mortgage Loans, 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.
 
Anti-Money Laundering Laws: As defined in Section 7(fff).
 
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the Mortgaged Property.
 
Approved Flood Policy Insurer: Any of the following insurers: Flood Data Services, Inc., Flood Zone, Inc., GEOTrac, First American or Transamerica Flood Hazard Certification.
 
Approved Tax Service Contract Provider: Any of the following providers: First American, TransAmerica, Lereta, ZC Sterling or Fidelity.
 
ARM Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan pursuant to which the interest rate shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the related Mortgage Note.
 
Assignment Fees: As defined in Section 13.
 
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser, or in the case of a MERS Mortgage Loan, a confirmed electronic transmission to MERS, identifying a transfer of ownership of the related Mortgage to the Purchaser or its designee.

 
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Assignment of Proprietary Lease: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Proprietary Lease sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Cooperative Apartment is located to effect the assignment of such Proprietary Lease.
 
Best’s: As defined in Section 4(j).
 
BPO: A broker’s price opinion obtained by the Purchaser.
 
Breach: As defined in Section 8(a).
 
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.
 
Certified Mortgaged Property: As defined in Section 7(mmm).
 
Closing Date: Means a date on which the Seller shall sell and the Purchaser shall purchase Mortgage Loans under this Agreement as set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 
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.
 
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: With respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at origination and (ii) the original principal amount of any related First Lien (as of the Cut-off Date unless otherwise indicated) and (b) the lesser of (i) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (ii) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, expressed as a percentage.
 
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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.
 
Cooperative: The entity that holds title (fee or an acceptable leasehold estate) to all of the real property that the Project comprises, including the land, separate dwelling units and all common areas.
 
Cooperative Apartment: The specific dwelling unit relating to a Cooperative Loan.
 
Cooperative Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is secured by Cooperative Shares and a Proprietary Lease granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Apartment.
 
 

 
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Cooperative Shares: The shares of stock issued by a Cooperative, owned by the Mortgagor, and allocated to a Cooperative Apartment.
 
Credit Grade: As defined in the Underwriting Guidelines.
 
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained pursuant to Section 4(d).
 
Custodial Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
Custodian: The custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, as therein provided.
 
Customer Information: The nonpublic personal information (as defined in 15 U.S.C. § 6809(4)) of the Purchaser's former, current or prospective customers or employees, including the Mortgagors (and/or clients or prospective customers of the Purchaser's parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies) held or received by the Seller in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including, but not limited to (i) an individual's name, address, e-mail address, IP address, telephone number and/or social security number, (ii) the fact that an individual has a relationship with the Seller or the Purchaser and/or its parent, affiliated or subsidiary companies or (iii) an individual's account information.
 
Cut-off Date: With respect to any Mortgage Loan purchased on a Closing Date, the date as may be set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is repurchased by the Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
 
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
 
Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date.
 
DIF: The Deposit Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
 
Disqualified Organization: An organization defined as such in Section 860E(e) of the Code.
 
Distressed Mortgage Loan: As of any Determination Date, any Mortgage Loan that is delinquent in payment for a period of ninety (90) days or more, without giving effect to any grace period permitted by the related Mortgage Loan, or for which the Seller has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure.

 
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Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace. With respect to the Mortgage Loans for which payment from the Mortgagor is due on a day other than the first day of the month, such Mortgage Loans will be treated as if the Monthly Payment is due on the first day of the month following the actual Due Date.
 
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
 
Eligible Investments: Any one or more of the obligations and securities listed below which investment provides for a date of maturity not later than the third (3rd) calendar day prior to the Remittance Date in each month:
 
(i) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by, the United States of America, or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; and
 
(ii) federal funds, demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, so long as at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated “P-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated “P-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and the long-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the long-term debt obligations of such holding company) are rated at least “Aa” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;
 
provided, however, that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations; provided, further, that upon a Securitization Transaction, the Eligible Investments permitted thereunder shall be set forth in the related Reconstitution Agreement.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, with respect to Mortgage Loans subject to an Agency Transfer or a Securitization Transaction, in the event that the applicable Reconstitution Agreement has a more limiting definition of “Eligible Investments”, then the definition contained in such Reconstitution Agreement shall apply to such Mortgage Loans.

 
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Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions insurance policy to be maintained by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(l).
 
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant to Section 4(f).
 
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
 
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 28(a).
 
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
FACTA: As defined in Section 4(u).
 
Fannie Mae: Fannie Mae, or any successor thereto.
 
Fannie Mae Guides: The Fannie Mae Selling Guide and the Fannie Mae Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
 
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or any successor thereto.
 
FEMA Property: As defined in Section 7(mmm).
 
FICO Score: A statistical credit score obtained by mortgage lenders in connection with the loan application to help assess a borrower’s creditworthiness.
 
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(l).
 
First Lien: With respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the mortgage loan relating to the corresponding Mortgaged Property having a first priority lien.
 
Freddie Mac: Freddie Mac, or any successor thereto.
 
Freddie Mac Guides: The Freddie Mac Selling Guide and the Freddie Mac Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
 
Gross Margin: With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.

 
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Guidelines: As defined in Section 4(u).
 
Index: On each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the applicable index with respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan shall be the index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to such ARM Mortgage Loan.
 
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
 
Insured Amount: As defined in Section 4(i).
 
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: The date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
 
Investor: With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of the Mortgage Note related to each ARM Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the term of each Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Mortgage Loan by more than the amount per annum set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
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 of the Mortgage Loan.
 
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan at origination to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, expressed as a percentage.
 
LPMI Fee: With respect to each LPMI Loan, the portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule which, during such period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy, shall be used to pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy. The LPMI Fee shall be payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds.
 
LPMI Loan: A Mortgage Loan covered by an LPMI Policy.
 
LPMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the Seller from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount as is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.

 
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Master Servicer: Aurora Loan Services LLC or such other master servicer as the Purchaser may designate by written instruction to the Seller.
 
Material Adverse Change: As defined in Section 10(e).
 
Material Defect: As defined in Section 2(c).
 
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor in interest thereto.
 
MERS Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loans for which (a) the Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee for the Seller, in accordance with the MERS Procedures Manual and (b) the Seller has designated or will designate the Purchaser 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 Mortgage Loans and other information.
 
MERS System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
 
Monthly Advance: With respect to each Remittance Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the Monthly Payment (with the interest portion of such Monthly Payment adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which was due on the Mortgage Loan on the Due Date in the related Due Period, and (i) which was delinquent immediately preceding the Determination Date and (ii) which was not the subject of a previous Monthly Advance. The Seller shall have no obligation to make any Monthly Advance that is or would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance.
 
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first or second lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note or the Pledge Agreement securing the Mortgage Note for a Cooperative Loan.
 
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.

 
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Mortgage Interest Rate: With respect to each fixed rate Mortgage Loan, the fixed annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note. With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Note, without regard to any modification of the Mortgage Note.
 
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth in the related 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 annexed as Annex 1 to the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, Principal Prepayments and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents contained in the Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage Loan Package: A group of Mortgage Loans sold to the Purchaser by the Seller on a Closing Date and set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement.
 
Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed as Annex 1 to each Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, each such schedule setting forth the data and information listed on Exhibit A-2 with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
 
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate and minus any applicable LPMI Fee.
 
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
 
Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note, or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Apartment.
 
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
 
Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan: Each Mortgage Loan that provides for negative amortization or for the potential for negative amortization.
 
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any Servicing Advance or Monthly Advance previously made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan by the Seller which, in the reasonable judgment of the Seller, is not or would not ultimately be recoverable by the Seller from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise with respect to such Mortgage Loan.  The determination by the Seller that all or a portion of a Servicing Advance or a Monthly Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officer's Certificate delivered to the Purchaser, setting forth such determination and the procedures and considerations of the Seller forming the basis of such determination.

 
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Notice of Sale: As defined in Section 4(p).
 
OFAC: As defined in Section 7(fff).
 
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer, the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
 
Operative Agreement: As defined in Section 10(e).
 
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in the Seller or any Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an Affiliate of any such entity and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or any Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions.
 
Participating Entity: As defined in Section 5(g).
 
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to each ARM Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each ARM Mortgage Loan is the rate set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
 
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
Pledge Agreement: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the specific agreement creating a first lien on and pledge of the Cooperative Shares and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease.
 
Pledge Instruments: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Stock Power, the Assignment of the Proprietary Lease and the Assignment of the Mortgage Note and Pledge Agreement.
 
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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Prepayment Charge: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and Remittance Date, the charges or premiums, if any, due in connection with a full or partial prepayment of such Mortgage Loan during the immediately preceding Principal Prepayment Period in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
 
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such Due Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) that would have accrued on the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on the day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
 
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 penalty or 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.
 
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which the related Remittance Date occurs.
 
Project: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, all real property owned by the related Cooperative including the land, separate dwelling units and all common areas.
 
Property Charges: As defined in Section 4(h).
 
Proprietary Lease: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, a lease on a Cooperative Apartment evidencing the possessory interest of the Mortgagor in such Cooperative Apartment.
 
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans as calculated in Section 3 of this Agreement.
 
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: With respect to each purchase of a Mortgage Loan Package hereunder, that certain letter agreement by and between the Seller and the Purchaser setting forth the general terms, conditions and portfolio characteristics for each Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased hereunder as of any Closing Date.
 
Purchaser: Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB or its successor in interest or assigns or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided; provided, however, that, for the purpose of compliance with Regulation AB, references to the Purchaser shall be deemed to include any assignees or designees of the Purchaser, such as any Depositor, a master servicer or a trustee.
 
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Federal 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.

 
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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 Depository: A depository the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt obligations of which are rated AA or better by Standard & Poor’s, A Division of The McGraw Hill Companies.
 
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an insurer by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.
 
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, A Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or their respective successors or such other Rating Agency as may be designated by the Purchaser.
 
Recognition Agreement: An agreement whereby a Cooperative and a lender with respect to a Cooperative Loan (i) acknowledge that such lender may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative Loan, and (ii) make certain agreements with respect to such Cooperative Loan.
 
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction, Whole Loan Transfer or Agency Transfer.
 
Reconstitution Agreement: The mutually agreeable agreement or agreements entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date(s) with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Securitization Transaction or an Agency Transfer as set forth in Section 29, including, but not limited to, (i) a Fannie Mae Mortgage Selling and Servicing Contract (as defined in the Fannie Mae Guides), a pool purchase contract, and any and all servicing agreements and tri-party agreements reasonably required by Fannie Mae with respect to an Agency Transfer to Fannie Mae, (ii) a purchase contract and all purchase documents associated therewith as set forth in the Freddie Mac Guides, and any and all servicing agreements and tri-party agreements reasonably required by Freddie Mac with respect to an Agency Transfer to Freddie Mac, and (iii) a pooling and servicing Agreement and/or a subservicing/master servicing agreement and related custodial/trust agreement and related documents with respect to a Securitization Transaction.

 
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Reconstitution Date: The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part of an Agency Transfer or a Securitization Transaction pursuant to Section 29 hereof. On such date or dates, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Seller’s servicing responsibilities shall cease under this Agreement with respect to the related transferred Mortgage Loans.
 
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.
 
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
 
REMIC Documents: The document or documents creating and governing the administration of a REMIC.
 
REMIC Eligible Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan held by a REMIC which satisfies and/or complies with all applicable REMIC Provisions.
 
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 86OG 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.
 
Remittance Date: The 18th day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following such 18th day).
 
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO disposition.
 
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Seller on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 4(p).
 
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (a) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (b) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Interest Rate from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the date of repurchase, less amounts received, if any, plus amounts advanced, if any, by any servicer, in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan plus (c) any costs and damages incurred by the trust with respect to any securitization of the Mortgage Loan in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory- or abusive-lending law.

 
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Sarbanes Certification: As defined in Section 5(g).
 
Second Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien on the related Mortgaged Property.
 
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
 
Seller: American Home Mortgage Corp., or its successor in interest or assigns or any successor to the Seller under this Agreement as herein provided; provided, the term “Seller” shall be deemed to mean AHMS to extent that the Seller is acting in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement.
 
Seller Employees: As defined in Section 4(l).
 
Seller Information: As defined in Section 9(b).
 
Servicer: As defined in Section 29(a).
 
Servicing Criteria: The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
 
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances and Nonrecoverable Advances (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Seller 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, (c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property and (d) compliance with the obligations under Sections 4(a), 4(b), 4(h), 4(j), 4(m), 4(n) and 4(p).
 
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4(e)) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Seller.

 
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Servicing Fee Rate: Such amount as set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan the file retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File, which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee, and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed on Exhibit B hereto
 
Special Servicer: Such Person designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion to assume the servicing of Distressed Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 28(d).
 
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (a) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the related Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (b) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.
 
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
 
Stock Certificate: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, a certificate evidencing ownership of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative.
 
Stock Power: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Stock Certificate or an assignment of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative.
 
Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Seller or a Subservicer.
 
Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Seller under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. The initial Subservicer of the Mortgage Loans shall be American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc..
 
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 any REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the certificate holders under a REMIC or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.

 
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Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
 
Transfer Date: In the event that the Seller’s servicing responsibilities hereunder are terminated pursuant to Section 28, the day that the Purchaser may determine that the servicing function may be transferred to a successor servicer. Each transfer of servicing on a Transfer Date shall be deemed to be effective immediately following the close of business on such Transfer Date.
 
Underwriting Guidelines. The underwriting guidelines of the Seller delivered to the Purchaser prior to each Closing Date and used in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan included in the related Mortgage Loan Package.
 
Whole Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a third party purchaser in a whole loan transaction pursuant to a loan purchase, warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement, or similar agreement, retaining the Seller as “servicer” thereunder.
 
The parties intend hereby to set forth the terms and conditions upon which the proposed transactions will be effected, and, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, agree as follows:
 
SECTION 2. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER. 
 
(a) Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files.
 
On each Closing Date, the Seller, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans included in the related Mortgage Loan Package, together with the Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein for each Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof, on or prior to each Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan included in the related Mortgage Loan Package to the Purchaser or its designee. The contents of each Servicing File required to be retained by the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans included in the related Mortgage Loan Package pursuant to this Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Seller’s possession of any portion of the Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Seller shall be in a custodial capacity only. On each Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest 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 Seller thereafter shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only. The Servicing File retained by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Seller and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with the written instructions of the Purchaser, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 8 or is required as incidental to the Seller’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
 

 
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(b) Books and Records.
 
Record title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the applicable Closing Date shall be in the name of the Purchaser or as Purchaser shall designate. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser (other than scheduled payments due on or before the related Cut-Off Date and collected after the related Cut-Off Date, which shall belong to Seller); provided, however, that all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing and the supervision of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
 
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller’s balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller. The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Fannie Mae. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Seller complies with the requirements of the Fannie Mae Guides, as amended from time to time.
 
The Seller shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Seller shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser also shall advise the Seller of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Seller shall mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
 

 
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(c) Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
 
No later than the date set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, the Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as required by this Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan included in the related Mortgage Loan Package, a list of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto. On or prior to the related Closing Date, the Custodian shall have certified its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as evidenced by the initial certification of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Purchaser shall be responsible for maintaining the Custodial Agreement and shall pay all fees and expenses of the Custodian. On the related Closing Date, the Seller shall release any interest that it has in the Mortgage Loan Documents upon its receipt of the Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. Within thirty (30) days of receipt by the Seller of any notice from the Purchaser or the Custodian that any of the Mortgage Loan Documents is missing, does not appear regular on its face (i.e., is mutilated, damaged, defaced, torn or otherwise physically altered) or appears to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (each, a “Material Defect”), the Seller shall cure such Material Defect (and, in such event, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an Officer’s Certificate confirming that such cure has been effected). If the Seller does not so cure such Material Defect, it shall, if such Material Defect would under Accepted Servicing Practices reasonably be expected to result in a loss, repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. A loss shall be deemed to be attributable to the failure of the Seller to cure a Material Defect if, as determined by the Purchaser acting in good faith, absent such Material Defect, such loss would not have been incurred. In addition to such repurchase obligation, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any missing, mutilated or improper Mortgage Loan Document, or any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting therefrom, as well as for any expenses reasonably incurred by the Purchaser in enforcing its remedies hereunder in connection with any missing, mutilated or improper Mortgage Loan Document.
 
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with the Section 4(a) and 4(w) within one week of their execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within one week of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation.

 
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The Seller shall deliver a final Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loans included in any Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on any Closing Date to the Purchaser no later than the date set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 
In the event that new, replacement, substitute or additional Stock Certificates are issued with respect to existing Cooperative Shares, the Seller shall promptly deliver to the Custodian the new Stock Certificates, together with the related Stock Powers in blank. Such new Stock Certificates shall be subject to the related Pledge Instruments and shall be subject to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(d) MERS Mortgage Loans.
 
With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, on or prior to the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as the Investor and the Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be listed as Interim Funder on the MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS Report listing the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as custodian and no Person as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan.
 
SECTION 3. PURCHASE PRICE.
 
(a) The Purchase Price shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to the adjustments as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of payments of principal received on or before the related Cut-off Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Mortgage Loan prepays in full between the related Cut-off Date and the related Closing Date, inclusive, the Seller shall either remove such Mortgage Loan from the Mortgage Loan Schedule or reimburse the Purchaser for the premium over par which the Purchaser paid within three (3) days of the related Closing Date. The initial principal amount of the Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of such Mortgage Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. On each Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deduct from the Purchase Price proceeds certain costs and expenses set forth in Section 13 or in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, on the related Closing Date, accrued interest on the initial principal amount of the Mortgage Loans at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the related Cut-Off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive.
 
(b) The Purchase Price shall be paid on the related Closing Date by wire transfer of immediately available federal funds.
 
(c) The Purchaser shall be entitled to (i) all scheduled principal and interest (at the Mortgage Interest Rate) due after the related Cut-off Date and (ii) all other recoveries of late charges, assumption fees or other charges collected after the related Cut-off Date. The principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments of principal received on or before the related Cut-off Date. All payments of principal and interest (minus interest at the Servicing Fee Rate) due on the first day of the month after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser.
 

 
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SECTION 4. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS. 
 
(a) Seller to Act as Servicer. The Seller, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans (or arrange for such servicing and administration through one or more Subservicers) in the related Mortgage Loan Package from and after each Closing Date and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through a Subservicer as provided in Section 4(aa), to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Seller may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
 
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Seller may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Seller’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, that the Seller shall not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Seller, imminent) the Seller shall not permit any modification of any material term of any Mortgage Loan including any modifications that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5(c), the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5(c). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Seller, the Purchaser shall furnish the Seller with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Seller to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
 
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement, and the Purchaser’s reliance on the Seller.

 
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With respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, if the Seller is notified that any First Lien lienholder has accelerated or intends to accelerate the obligations secured by the First Lien, or has declared or intends to declare a default under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note secured thereby, or has filed or intends to file an election to have the Mortgaged Property sold or foreclosed, the Seller shall immediately notify the Purchaser of any such notice from or action by the First Lien lienholder. The Seller shall further take such action as (1) the Seller would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, (3) the Seller shall determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy.
 
In the event that the Seller reasonably deems that the factual circumstances require prompt action, the Seller may (but shall not be obligated to) without notice to the Purchaser, advance the necessary funds to cure the default or reinstate the First Lien so as to best protect the Purchaser’s interest. The Seller shall thereafter notify the Purchaser of the action taken, including the amount of the advance. The Purchaser shall reimburse the Seller for all advances made pursuant to this paragraph. The Seller shall thereafter take immediate action to recover from the Mortgagor the amount so advanced.
 
The Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Cooperative Loan a copy of the financing statements and shall file such financing statements and continuation statements as necessary, in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code applicable in the jurisdiction in which the related Cooperative Apartment is located, to perfect and protect the security interest and lien of the Purchaser.
 
(b) Liquidation of Mortgage Loans. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not postponed pursuant to Section 4(a) is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Seller shall take such action as (1) the Seller would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, (3) the Seller shall determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 4(a) and remains delinquent for a period of ninety (90) days or any other default continues for a period of ninety (90) days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure period, the Seller shall commence foreclosure proceedings. In such connection, the Seller shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances, provided, however, that the Seller shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration or preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (b) that such expenses will be recoverable by it either through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(e)) or through Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have similar priority).

 
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(c) Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously from the related Closing Date until the date each Mortgage Loan ceases to be subject to this Agreement, the Seller shall proceed diligently to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, 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.
 
(d) Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account. The Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled “American Home Mortgage Corp., in trust for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2007-FLOW”. The Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository acceptable to the Purchaser. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to the full extent permitted under applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Seller in accordance with Section 4(e). The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit G hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
 
The Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis within two (2) Business Days of receipt, and retain therein, the following collections received by the Seller and payments made by the Seller after the Cut-off Date:
 
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal Prepayments;
 
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
 
(iii) any Prepayment Charge received in connection with the Mortgage Loans;
 
(iv) all Liquidation Proceeds;
 
(v) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 4(j) (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4(n)), Section 4(k) and Section 4(o);
 
(vi) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4(n);

 
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(vii) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 8;
 
(viii) any amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(k) in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy;
 
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(o) in connection with any unpaid claims that are a result of a breach by the Seller or any Subservicer of the obligations hereunder or under the terms of a PMI Policy;
 
(x) any amounts received by the Seller under a PMI or LPMI Policy;
 
(xi) with respect to each Principal Prepayment in full or in part, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution. Such deposit shall be made from the Seller’s own funds, without reimbursement therefor up to a maximum amount per month of the Servicing Fee actually received for such month for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(xii) any amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4(p); and
 
(xiii) any other amount required to be deposited into the Custodial Account pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of Ancillary Income need not be deposited by the Seller into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the Seller shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(e).
 
(e) Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account. The Seller shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes:
 
(i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5(a);
 
(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Seller’s funds made pursuant to Section 5(c), the Seller’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 8, the Seller’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;

 
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(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, and for any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Seller’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Seller from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Seller’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser except where the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 8, in which case the Seller’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
 
(iv) to pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account;
 
(v) to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 9(a);
 
(vi) with respect to each LPMI Loan, an amount equal to the related LPMI Fee to make payment of premiums due under the LPMI Policy;
 
(vii) to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4(p) related to any REO Property, it being understood that in the case of any such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall be limited to amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the related REO Property;
 
(viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement;
 
(ix) to reimburse itself following a final liquidation of a Mortgage Loan for any previously unreimbursed Nonrecoverable Advances; and
 
(x) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
 
In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing, on each Remittance Date, the Seller shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5(a), the Seller is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Seller may use such withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4(e).
 
(f) Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account. The Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled, “American Home Mortgage Corp., in trust for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2007-FLOW, and various Mortgagors”. The Escrow Accounts shall be established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Seller in accordance with Section 4(g). The creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit H. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent purchaser.

 
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The Seller shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis within two (2) Business Days of receipt, and retain therein:
 
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of this Agreement; and
 
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property.
 
The Seller shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 4(g). The Seller shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Seller shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
 
(g) Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account. Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the Seller only:
 
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage;
 
(ii) to reimburse the Seller for any Servicing Advances made by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(h) with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
 
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
 
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
 
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(vi) to pay to the Seller, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
 
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement; and
 
(viii) to withdraw funds deposited in error.
 
(h) Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
 
(i) With respect to each Mortgage Loan which provides for Escrow Payments, the Seller shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) (“Property Charges”) and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Seller in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. The Seller assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Seller shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
 
(ii) To the extent that a Mortgage Loan does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Seller shall make advances from its own funds to effect payment of all Property Charges upon receipt of notice of any failure to pay on the part of the Mortgagor, or at such other time as the Seller determines to be in the best interest of the Purchaser, provided, that in any event the Seller shall pay such charges on or before the earlier of (a) any date by which payment is necessary to preserve the lien status of the Mortgage or (b) the date which is ninety days after the date on which such charges first became due. The Seller shall pay any late fee or penalty which is payable due to any delay in payment of any Property Charge after the earlier to occur of (a) the date on which the Seller receives notice of the failure of the Mortgagor to pay such Property Charge or (b) the date which is ninety days after the date on which such charges first became due.
 
(i) Protection of Accounts. The Seller may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon obtaining the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably.
 
The Seller shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by the Purchaser because the Custodial Account and/or the Escrow Account are not demand deposit accounts.
 
Amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account may at the option of the Seller be invested in Eligible Investments; provided that in the event that amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account exceed the amount fully insured by the FDIC (the “Insured Amount”) the Seller shall be obligated to invest the excess amount over the Insured Amount in Eligible Investments on the same Business Day as such excess amount becomes present in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account. Any such Eligible Investment shall mature no later than the third (3rd) calendar day prior to the Remittance Date next following the date of such Eligible Investment, provided, however, that if such Eligible Investment is an obligation of a Qualified Depository that maintains the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, then such Eligible Investment may mature on such Remittance Date. Any such Eligible Investment shall be made in the name of the Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible Investment shall be for the benefit of the Seller and may be withdrawn at any time by the Seller. Any losses incurred in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account, by the Seller out of its own funds immediately as realized.

 
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(j) Maintenance of Hazard Insurance. The Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer rated A:VI or better in the current Best’s Key Rating Guide (“Best’s”) against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the replacement value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
 
If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was located in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier rated A:VI or better in Best’s in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Seller determines in accordance with applicable law and pursuant to the Fannie Mae Guides that a Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Seller shall notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within thirty (30) days after such notification, the Seller shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor’s behalf.
 
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Seller shall verify that the coverage required of the owner’s association, including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained in accordance with then current Fannie Mae requirements and shall continue to monitor the continued maintenance of such coverage.
 

 
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The Seller shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged Property earthquake or such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, or pursuant to the requirements of the applicable private mortgage guaranty insurer, if any, or as may be required to conform with Accepted Servicing Practices.
 
In the event that any Purchaser or the Seller shall determine that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Seller shall communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the Mortgagor’s attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged Property.
 
All policies required hereunder shall name the Seller as loss payee and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
 
The Seller shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Seller shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in Best’s and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The Seller shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they properly describe the property address. The Seller shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the expiration date.
 
Pursuant to Section 4(d), any amounts collected by the Seller under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Seller’s normal servicing procedures as specified in Section 4(n)) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4(e).
 
Notwithstanding anything set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Seller agrees to indemnify the Purchaser for any claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Mortgagor (or the Seller) to maintain hazard insurance or flood insurance with respect to the related Mortgaged Property which complies with the requirements of this section.
 
(k) Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance. In the event that the Seller shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4(j) and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4(j), it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4(j). Any amounts collected by the Seller under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account or Escrow Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4(f). Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 4(j), and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to deposited from the Seller’s funds, without reimbursement therefor. Upon request of any Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to such Purchaser.

 
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(l) Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Seller shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans (“Seller Employees”). Any such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Seller against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzle-ment, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Seller Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Seller against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Seller from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Fannie Mae in the Fannie Mae Guides or by Freddie Mac in the Freddie Mac Guides. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond and insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
 
(m) Inspections. The Seller shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary by the Seller to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than (i) 45 days delinquent and the Seller has been unable to communicate with the Mortgagor, or (ii) 60 days delinquent, the Seller immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Seller shall keep a written report of each such inspection.
 
(n) Restoration of Mortgaged Property. The Seller need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation 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 Seller shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:

 
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(i) the Seller shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
 
(ii) the Seller shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring any such waivers with respect to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens as the Seller deems necessary;
 
(iii) the Seller shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default; and
 
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Seller shall place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
 
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Seller is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the Purchaser.
 
(o) Maintenance of PMI and/or LPMI Policy; Claims.
 
(i) The Seller shall comply with all provisions of applicable state and federal law relating to the cancellation of, or collection of premiums with respect to, PMI Policies, including, but not limited to, the provisions of the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998, and all regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time. The Seller shall be obligated to make premium payments with respect to (i) LPMI Policies, to the extent of the LPMI Fee set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to any LPMI Loans, which shall be paid out of the interest portion of the related Monthly Payment or, if a Monthly Payment is not made, from the Seller’s own funds and (ii) PMI Policies required to be maintained by the Mortgagor rather than the Purchaser, if the Mortgagor is required but fails to pay any PMI Policy premium, which shall be paid from the Seller’s own funds. Any premium payments made by the Seller from its own funds pursuant to this Section 4(o)(i) shall be recoverable by the Seller as a Servicing Advance, subject to the reimbursement provisions of Section 4(e)(iii). With respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than LPMI Loans) with a loan-to-value ratio at origination in excess of 80%, the Seller shall, without any cost to the Purchaser, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance) in full force and effect a PMI Policy, and shall pay or shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such PMI Policy shall be terminated, the Seller shall obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy, at substantially the same fee level. The Seller shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Seller would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreements entered into or to be entered into with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall promptly notify the insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above.

 
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(ii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, the Seller shall take all such actions on behalf of the Purchaser as are necessary to service, maintain and administer the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with such Policy and to enforce the rights under such Policy. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Seller shall have full authority on behalf of the Purchaser to do anything it deems appropriate or desirable in connection with the servicing, maintenance and administration of such Policy; provided that the Seller shall not take any action to permit any modification or assumption of a Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI or PMI Policy, or take any other action with respect to such Mortgage Loan, which would result in non-coverage under such Policy of any loss which, but for actions of the Seller, would have been covered thereunder. If the Qualified Insurer fails to pay a claim under a LPMI or PMI Policy solely as a result of a breach by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or under such Policy, the Seller shall be required to deposit in the Custodial Account on or prior to the next succeeding Remittance Date an amount equal to such unpaid claim from its own funds without any rights to reimbursement from the Purchaser; provided, that once the Seller has paid the amount of such unpaid claim and the Purchaser has otherwise fully recovered all amounts due to the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser shall (at the Seller’s cost and expense) cooperate with the Seller in permitting the Seller to be subrogated to the rights of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan to the same extent that the insurer would have been subrogated under the applicable PMI Policy had such insurer not failed to pay such claim. The Seller shall cooperate with the Qualified Insurers and shall furnish all reasonable evidence and information in the possession of the Seller to which the Seller has access with respect to the related Mortgage Loan; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any LPMI Policy or PMI Policy, the Seller shall not be required to submit any reports to the related Qualified Insurer until a reporting date that is at least fifteen (15) days after the Seller has received sufficient loan level information from each Purchaser to appropriately code its servicing systems in accordance with the Qualified Insurer’s requirements.
 
(iii) In connection with its activities as servicer, the Seller agrees to prepare or cause to be prepared and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the Qualified Insurer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by the Seller under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(d)(x), subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4(e)(vi).
 
(p) Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Servicer, or if such Mortgage Loan has been included in a Reconstitution, in the name of the applicable owner or its designee, or in the event such owner’s designee is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Seller from any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than such owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the owner’s designee.
 

 
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The Seller shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Seller, either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Seller shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
 
The Seller shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event not later than the end of the third taxable year after the year of its acquisition unless (i) (A) a REMIC election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, and (ii) the Seller determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Seller shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Seller as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation agreement among the Seller and Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
 
The Seller shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required above.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Seller has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests, an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified inspector shall be arranged by the Seller. Upon completion of the inspection, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser with a written report of such environmental inspection. In the event that the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, the Seller shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. In the event that the environmental inspection report is inconclusive as to the whether or not the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, the Seller shall not, without the prior approval of the Purchaser, proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. In the event the Purchaser or its designee directs the Seller not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Seller shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(e) hereof.
 

 
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The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Seller at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Seller deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser. Prior to acceptance by the Seller of an offer to sell any REO Property, the Seller shall notify the Purchaser or its designee of such offer in writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of said offer (each a “Notice of Sale”). The Purchaser or its designee shall be deemed to have approved the sale of any REO Property unless the Purchaser or its designee notifies the Seller in writing, within two (2) Business Days after its receipt of the related Notice of Sale, that it disapproves of the related sale, in which case the Seller shall not proceed with such sale.
 
The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Seller shall reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made pursuant to Section 5(c), and on the Remittance Date immediately following the Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are received the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be distributed to the Purchaser.
 
The Seller shall make advances of all funds necessary for the proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 4(j), such advances to be reimbursed from the disposition or liquidation proceeds of the REO Property. The Seller shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
 
(q) Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Seller shall execute and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments. The Seller shall promptly, upon written request therefor, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Seller or the receipt of notice from the Purchaser that the Seller has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, the Seller shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused the Purchaser thereby.
 

 
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(r) Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property. Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property, the Seller shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code.
 
(s) Waiver of Prepayment Charges. Except as set forth below, the Seller or any designee of the Seller shall not waive any prepayment charge with respect to any Mortgage Loan. If the Seller or its designee fails to collect a prepayment charge at the time of the related prepayment of any Mortgage Loan subject to such prepayment charge, the Seller shall pay to the Custodial Account an amount equal to the amount of the prepayment charge not collected. Notwithstanding the above, the Seller or its designee may waive a prepayment charge without paying to the Custodial Account the amount of such prepayment charge only if the related prepayment is not the result of a refinancing by the Seller or its designee and such waiver (a) relates to a defaulted Mortgage Loan or a reasonably foreseeable default, such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar mortgage loans to the Mortgage Loans, and such waiver, in the reasonable judgment of the Seller, would maximize recovery of total proceeds from the Mortgage Loan, taking into account the amount of such prepayment charge and the related Mortgage Loan, or (b) relates to a prepayment charge the collection of which, in the reasonable judgment of the Seller, would be a violation of applicable laws.
 
(t) Credit Reporting. For each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall accurately and 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 each of the following credit repositories: Equifax, Credit Information Services, Inc., Experian Information Solutions, Inc., and Trans Union, LLC on a monthly basis.
 
(u) Safeguarding Customer Information. [Open] The Seller shall implement and maintain security measures designed to meet the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards (the “Guidelines”), Section 216 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (including its implementing regulations, “FACTA”), as well as any amendments thereto or other applicable regulations regarding safeguarding information relating to the ownership and servicing of the Mortgage Loans enacted or released by a regulatory agency having jurisdiction over Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (and its United States Affiliates and United States subsidiaries), the Seller or the party servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Seller. In addition, the Seller represents to the Purchaser that it has in place a response program to respond to any incident of unauthorized access to Customer Information (as defined in the Guidelines). At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Seller shall maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards, including proper information disposal procedures, to ensure the security, confidentiality and integrity of Customer Information, and to protect such information against any threats or hazards, including, without limitation, unauthorized access or use. The Seller will periodically (but not less than annually) review and update its information security procedures.
 
The Seller shall, at the Seller’s sole expense, take appropriate actions, including such actions as the Purchaser may reasonably request, to address any actual or apparent incident of theft or unauthorized access, use or disclosure of any Customer Information maintained by the Seller, including providing prompt notification to the Purchaser of any such incident and will, at the Purchaser’s request, at the Seller’s sole expense, notify the Purchaser’s customers on the Purchaser’s behalf of any such unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Seller’s obligations under Section 9 of this Agreement.

 
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The Seller shall promptly provide the Purchaser with information regarding such information security measures and the results of the testing of such policies, procedures and controls upon the reasonable request of the Purchaser or its designee (including any Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans).
 
With respect to any third party provided access to Customer Information in accordance with this Agreement, the Seller will enter into a written agreement with such third party requiring safeguarding of Customer Information in a manner no less restrictive than the Seller’s obligations under this Agreement, and including those affirmative obligations set forth in this Section and in any other Section of this Agreement relating to the use or protection of Customer Information.
 
The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive termination of the Agreement.
 
(v) Reserved.
 
(w) Transfers of Mortgaged Properties. The Seller shall use its best efforts to enforce any “due-on-sale” provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Seller shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the “due-on-sale” clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that the Seller shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, if any.
 
If the Seller reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, the Seller shall enter into (i) an assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the Seller is unable under applicable law to require that the original Mortgagor remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Seller has the prior consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. In connection with any assumption entered into by the Seller, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be changed.
 
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Seller shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee, and shall use the underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed transferee which are used by Fannie Mae with respect to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Seller diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
 

 
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(x) Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Seller of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Seller shall notify the Purchaser in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 5(b), and may request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents. In connection with any such prepayment in full, the Seller shall comply with all applicable laws regarding satisfaction, release or reconveyance with respect to the Mortgage.
 
If the Seller satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the Seller otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, the Seller shall deposit into the Custodial Account the entire outstanding principal balance, plus all accrued interest on such Mortgage Loan, on the day preceding the Remittance Date in the month following the date of such release. The Seller shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4(l) insuring the Seller against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
 
(y) Servicing Compensation. As consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement, the Seller shall retain the relevant Servicing Fee for each Mortgage Loan remaining subject to this Agreement during any month or part thereof. Such Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly. Additional servicing compensation in the form of Ancillary Income shall be retained by the Seller and is not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Seller.
 
The Seller shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
 
(z) Right to Examine Seller Records. The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any and all of the books, records, or other information of the Seller, whether held by the Seller or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance notice. The Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners representing a state or federal government agency having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, including without limitation the OTS, the FDIC and other similar entities, access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession of the Seller that is required by any applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal business hours, at the offices of the Seller and in accordance with any applicable regulations.

 
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(aa) Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors. The Seller shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Seller complies with the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section. The Seller may hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and may permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement only so long as the Seller complies with the provisions of paragraph (ii) of this Section.
 
(i) The Seller shall cause any Subservicer used by the Seller (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 6(r), 29(a)(iv)(3), 29(a)(iv)(5), 5(f), 5(g) and 9(b) of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Seller, and to provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 29(a)(iv)(4) of this Agreement. The Seller shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 5(f), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 5(g) and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 5(g) as and when required to be delivered.
 
(ii) The Seller shall promptly upon request provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Seller or any Subservicer, specifying (A) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are Participating Entities, and (C) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (B) of this paragraph.
 
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 (without regard to any percentage thresholds identified in the instructions thereto), the Seller shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the Seller (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 5(g) and 9(b) of this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Seller. The Seller shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 5(g), in each case as and when required to be delivered.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, the Seller shall be deemed to have received payments on Mortgage Loans immediately upon receipt by a Subservicer of such payments. Notwithstanding any subservicing agreement or the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Seller and a Subservicer or reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Seller shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Purchaser for servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions hereof without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such subservicing agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from a Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Seller alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. All actions of each Subservicer performed pursuant to the related subservicing agreement shall be performed as an agent of the Seller with the same force and effect as if performed directly by the Seller and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to any subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of the Purchaser to pay any subservicer’s fees and expenses. The Seller shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with each Subservicer for indemnification of the Seller by the Subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

 
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(bb) REMIC-Related Requirements. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is held by a REMIC, notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the following provisions shall be applicable to such Mortgage Loan:
 
(i) Repurchase of Mortgage Loans. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which no default is imminent, no repurchase under this Agreement shall be made, unless, if so required by the applicable REMIC Documents, the Seller has obtained an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such repurchase will not (i) result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of such REMIC (as defined in Section 860F of the Code) or otherwise subject the REMIC to tax, or (ii) cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time.
 
(ii) Tax Returns.
 
(1) With respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced by the Seller under this Agreement, the Seller covenants and agrees that it shall cooperate and provide any and all information with respect to which it would not be unduly burdensome for the Seller to obtain, to enable the trustee or other responsible party to perform all of the following duties: (1) prepare, file and sign all Tax Returns using a calendar year as the taxable year for the REMIC and the accrual method of accounting when and as required by the REMIC Provisions and other applicable federal income tax laws; (2) make an election, on behalf of the REMIC to be treated as a REMIC on the Tax Returns of the REMIC for its first taxable year, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions; (3) prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed, and deliver, any and all Tax Returns, information statements or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority, or to any owner thereunder, pursuant to any applicable federal, state or local tax law with respect to the REMIC or the certificates issued thereunder and the transactions contemplated thereby; (4) cause to be provided to the owner thereunder such data necessary for their original issue discount computations and market discount computations with respect to the certificates issued thereunder for federal income tax purposes as the owner thereunder may reasonably request from time to time; (5) conduct the affairs of the REMIC so as to maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions; (6) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of the REMIC; (7) make any election required by the REMIC Provisions to treat as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code all property that the REMIC has acquired or will acquire that may qualify as such foreclosure property; (8) cause to be provided notice to the holders of any certificates issued thereunder of the existence of the restrictions on transfers and exchange provided under the REMIC Documents; (9) cause to be provided information necessary for the computation of tax imposed on the transfer of a residual certificate issued thereunder to a Disqualified Organization, or an agent of a Disqualified Organization, provided that the reasonable cost of computing and furnishing such information may be charged to the person liable for such tax; and (9) in a timely manner cause to be paid the amount of any and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the REMIC or its respective assets or transactions including, without limitation, (i) “prohibited transaction” penalty taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, if, when and as the same shall be due and payable, (ii) any tax on contributions to a REMIC after the closing date of such REMIC imposed under Section 860G(d) of the Code and (iii) any tax on “net income from foreclosure property” as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code.

 
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(2) Upon request, the Seller shall cooperate and provide any and all (i) necessary information or (ii) helpful information with respect to which it would not be unduly burdensome for the Seller to obtain, to enable the trustee or other responsible party to prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service Form 8811, “Information Return for Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMIC) and Issuers of Collateralized Debt Obligations” for the REMIC. The trustee or other responsible party shall sign such returns and is hereby indemnified and held harmless by the Seller with respect to any tax or liability arising from the trustee’s or other responsible party’s signing such information returns to the extent that such tax or liability results from materially untrue information provided by or on behalf of the Seller or an omission of material information that should have been provided by or on behalf of the Seller.
 
(iii) General Servicing Obligations. The Seller shall sell any REO Property within three years after its acquisition by the REMIC unless (i) the Seller applies for an extension of such three-year period from the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC Provisions and Code Section 856(e)(3), in which event such REO Property shall be sold within the applicable extension period, or (ii) the Seller obtains for the Purchaser an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Purchaser and the Seller, to the effect that the holding by the REMIC of such REO Property subsequent to such three year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of relevant state laws at any time. The Seller shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Purchaser 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) or result in the receipt by the REMIC of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” which is subject to taxation under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Seller shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Seller and the Purchaser for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property; provided, however, that any rent received or accrued with respect to such REO Property qualifies as “rents from real property” as defined in Section 856(d) of the Code.

 
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(iv) Additional Covenants. In addition to the provision set forth in this Section, if a REMIC election is made with respect to the arrangement under which any of the Mortgage Loans or REO Properties are held, then, with respect to such Mortgage Loans and/or REO Properties, and notwithstanding the terms of this Agreement, the Seller shall not take any action, cause the REMIC to take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code or a tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless the Seller has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax.
 
SECTION 5. STATEMENTS AND PAYMENTS TO THE PURCHASER. 
 
(a) Remittances. On each Remittance Date the Seller shall remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the last day of the related Due Period (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(e)), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Seller is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5(c), minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Due Period which amounts shall be remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 4(d)(i), and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Remittance Date, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.
 
With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the first Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Seller shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the prime rate announced to be in effect as published as the average rate in the “Money Rates” section of the Wall Street Journal, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Seller on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such first Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Seller of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Seller.

 
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(b) Statements to the Purchaser. Not later than the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser or its designee (i) a monthly remittance advice in the format set forth in Exhibit I-1 hereto and a monthly defaulted loan report in format set forth in Exhibit I-2 hereto (or in such other format mutually agreed to between the Seller and the Purchaser) relating to the period ending on the last day of the preceding calendar month and (ii) all such information required pursuant to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
 
In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year, the Seller shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
 
Such obligation of the Seller shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Seller pursuant to any requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as from time to time are in force.
 
The Seller shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements or other filings (other than Tax Returns pursuant to Section 4(bb)) required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to any Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Seller shall provide each Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for such Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as any Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
 
(c) Monthly Advances by the Seller. On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 4(a). The Seller’s obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan.
 
(d) Real Estate Owned Reports. Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 5(b), the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the Seller’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
 
(e) Liquidation Reports. Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Seller shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property. In addition, the Seller shall provide the Purchaser or its designee a report of Servicing Advances and other expenses in connection with the liquidation of any Mortgage Loan.

 
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(f) Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Seller shall deliver no later than March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, to the Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Seller, to the effect that (i) a review of the Seller’s activities as a servicer during the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof.
 
(g) Assessment of Servicing Compliance.
 
(i) On or before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, the Seller shall:
 
(A) in connection with each Reconstitution Agreement and, upon request, this Agreement, deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report regarding the Seller’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Seller, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit K hereto;
 
(B)in connection with each Reconstitution Agreement and, upon request, this Agreement, deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Seller and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
 
(C)in connection with each Reconstitution Agreement, cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(aa) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a “Participating Entity”), to deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this Section 5(g)(i); and
 
(D)in connection with each Reconstitution Agreement, if requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor not later than February 1 of the calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered, deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J executed by the senior officer in charge of servicing at the Seller (or AHMS, as applicable).

 
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The Seller acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (i)(D) above may rely on the certification provided by the Seller pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor will request delivery of a certification under clause (i)(D) above unless a Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes Mortgage Loans.
 
(ii) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section 5(g)(i)(A) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit K hereto. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to Section 5(g)(i)(C) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Seller pursuant to Section 4(aa).
 
 
SECTION 6.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF SELLER. 
 
The Seller, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser as of each Closing Date:
 
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and the Seller and AHMS have all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and each are 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 such party, and in any event the Seller and AHMS, as applicable, are in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Seller 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 Seller 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 Seller; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Seller 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 Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;

 
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(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, 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, conditions or provisions of the Seller’s charter or by-laws or any legal restriction or any material agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller 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;
 
(d) Ability to Perform. The Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it (or AHMS on its behalf) cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Seller’s creditors;
 
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the Seller which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
 
(f) 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 Seller of or compliance by the Seller with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery of a portion of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the related Closing Date;
 
(g) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were not intentionally selected in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
 
(h) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished 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 not misleading;
 
(i) Sale Treatment. The Seller has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;

 
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(j) No Commissions to Third Parties. The Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction other than the Purchaser;
 
(k) Pool Characteristics. The pool characteristics with respect to the Mortgage Loans included in the related Mortgage Loan Package are set forth in the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement and are true and complete in all material respects.
 
(l) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and changes in financial position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the date of the Seller’s financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
 
(m) Fair Consideration. The consideration received by the Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
 
(n) MERS. The Seller 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 MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with MERS;
 
(o) Seller’s Origination. The Seller’s decision to originate any mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent decision based upon the related Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a result of Purchaser’s decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated.
 
(p) Ability to Service. AHMS is an approved seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage loans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and AHMS is in good standing to service mortgage loans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Seller or AHMS, as applicable, unable to comply with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac;
 
(q) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee, as calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate, represents reasonable compensation for AHMS’s performance of such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement.
 
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(i) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 29(a)(iv) that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) AHMS is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Seller; (ii) AHMS has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving AHMS as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the AHMS; (iv) no material changes to AHMS’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the AHMS’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the AHMS of the servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, any Subservicer (including AHMS) or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller, any Subservicer (including AHMS) or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
 
(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 29(a)(iv), the Seller shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (i) of this Section 6(r) or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
 
SECTION 7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING INDIVIDUAL MORTGAGE LOANS. 
 
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the related Closing Date:
 
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct in all material respects;
 
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the related Closing Date on the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan is delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan been delinquent for 30 days or more in the twelve months preceding such Closing Date;

 
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(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents 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 Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, 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 which has been delivered to the Purchaser or its designee. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and if applicable, its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. 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, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Purchaser or its designee and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is 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;
 
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards a life-of-loan flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Flood Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Such flood insurance shall be with an Approved Flood Policy Insurer. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the 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. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard 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 transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s or any subservicer’s having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either, including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;

 
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(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, predatory and abusive lending, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with in all material respects, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or regulations in any material respect, and the Seller 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;
 
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor;
 
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee simple property or a Cooperative Loan located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a single 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 low-rise condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a manufactured dwelling permanently affixed to the ground, provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit development shall conform with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines regarding such dwellings and that no residence or dwelling is a mobile home. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes;
 
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. With respect to any First Lien Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected First Lien on the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected 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. Such lien is free and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over the first or second lien, as applicable, of the Mortgage subject only to:

 
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(1) with respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the related First Lien,
 
(2) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable,
 
(3) 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 to otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
 
(4) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
 
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 (A) first lien and first priority security interest with respect to each First Lien Mortgage Loan, or (B) second lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, in either case, on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage. With respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Pledge Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and subsisting first security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease, subject only to (i) the lien of the related Cooperative for unpaid assessments representing the Mortgagor’s pro rata share of the Cooperative’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like collateral is commonly subject and (ii) other matters to which like collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Pledge Agreement; provided, however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or otherwise subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Project;
 
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement have been duly and properly executed by such parties. The documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading. No fraud was committed in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth herein. With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Pledge Agreement, and related documents are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, Recognition Agreement and the Assignment of Proprietary Lease had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver such documents, and such documents have been duly and properly executed by such parties;

 
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(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed 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. 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;
 
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan therein to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement;
 
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any 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) organized under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state;
 
(o) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
 
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance 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 Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage with respect to First Lien Mortgage Loans and as to the second priority lien of the Mortgage with respect to Second Lien Mortgage Loans in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or with respect to Negative Amortization Mortgage Loans, the maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph (j) of this Section 7, and with respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. 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. The Seller is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;

 
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(q) No Defaults. 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 Seller nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration. With respect to each Second Lien Mortgage Loan, (i) the First Lien is in full force and effect, (ii) there is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under such prior mortgage or the related mortgage note, (iii) there is no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration thereunder, and either (A) the prior mortgage contains a provision which allows or (B) applicable law requires, the mortgagee under the Second Lien Mortgage Loan to receive notice of, and affords such mortgagee an opportunity to cure any default by payment in full or otherwise under the prior mortgage;
 
(r) 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 or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
 
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. 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;

 
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(t) Origination; Payment Terms. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than sixty (60) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loans. At the time the Mortgage Loan was originated, the originator was a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act or a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a Federal or State authority. The Mortgage Interest Rate is (a) with respect to fixed rate Mortgage Loans, the fixed interest rate set forth in the Mortgage Note and (b) with respect to ARM Mortgage Loans, adjusted on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents and rounded as required under Accepted Servicing Practices and subject to the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap, the Periodic Rate Cap and the Lifetime Rate Cap. Except with respect to any balloon Mortgage Loan, “interest only” Mortgage Loan or Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, each as indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. The Mortgage Interest Rate, as well as the Lifetime Rate Cap, the Periodic Rate Cap and the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap, are as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. No ARM Mortgage Loan contains terms whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Loan to a fixed rate Mortgage Loan;
 
(u) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains 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 or where permitted by applicable law, non-judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption;
 
(v) Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines; Underwriting Methodology. Each Mortgage Loan fully conforms to all underwriting guidelines and other requirements of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac other than with respect to the original principal amount. The Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated. The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to participants in the secondary mortgage market for similar types of Mortgage Loans. The methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income, assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan;

 
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(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing Date the Mortgaged Property will be lawfully occupied under applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities. The Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor’s primary residence, if applicable;
 
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (j) above;
 
(y) Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio. No Mortgage Loan has a CLTV of greater than 100%;
 
(z) 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 Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
 
(aa) Acceptable Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors who regularly invest in mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than mortgage loans originated by the Seller generally;
 
(bb) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered by the Seller under this Agreement have been delivered to the Purchaser or its designee. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit B, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Purchaser or its designee;
 
(cc) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments/Manufactured Dwellings. 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 the related Underwriting Guidelines. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a manufactured home: (i) the manufactured home is permanently affixed to a foundation which is suitable for the soil conditions of the site; (ii) all foundations, both perimeter and interior, have footings that are located below the frost line; (iii) any wheels, axles and trailer hitches are removed from the manufactured home; (iv) the Mortgage Loan is covered under a standard real estate title insurance policy or attorney’s title opinion or certificate that identified the manufactured home as part of the real property and insures or indemnifies against any loss if the manufactured home is determined not to be part of the real property. In no event shall any Mortgage Loan be secured by a mobile home;

 
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(dd) Due on Sale. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee thereunder;
 
(ee) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. If the Mortgage Loan is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
 
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions currently in effect which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
 
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made prior to the related 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. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having the lien priority as indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule 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 and Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged. There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended;
 
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Payments. The origination and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, in all respects in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and in all material respects proper and prudent in the mortgage origination and servicing business. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. With respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan, all Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with applicable federal law and the terms of the Mortgage Note. The index used for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate on each ARM Mortgage Loan is the Index. Any interest required to be paid to the Mortgagor pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited;

 
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(jj) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgage Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application by a Qualified Appraiser.
 
(kk) Servicemembers’ Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers’ Relief Act or any other federal or state law that would have the effect of suspending or reducing the Mortgagor's payment obligations under a Mortgage Loan or that would prevent or restrict the ability of the Seller to commence or continue with the foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(ll) Environmental Matters. 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 Seller is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; and to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation consisting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
 
(mm) 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;
 
(nn) Insurance. The Seller has caused or will cause to be performed any and all acts required to preserve the rights and remedies of the Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including, without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments of coinsured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Purchaser; No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of fact exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable pool insurance policy, special 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 Seller or any designee of the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
 
(oo) Regarding the Mortgagor. The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons;
 
(pp) Simple Interest Mortgage Loans. None of the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans;
 
(qq) Single Premium Credit Life Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit evidenced by the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;

 
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(rr) Mortgagor Acknowledgment. All points, fees and charges (including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage Loan has been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal law and regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original principal amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in an unprofitable origination, no Mortgagor was charged “points and fees” (whether or not financed) in an amount greater than 5% of the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with Fannie Mae’s anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in the Fannie Mae Guides. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of adjustable rate mortgage loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage File;
 
(ss)  Tax Service Contract Except with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on Annex 3 to the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, the Seller has obtained a life of loan, transferable real estate tax service contract with an Approved Tax Service Contract Provider on each Mortgage Loans and such contract is assignable to the Purchaser without cost;
 
(tt)  Flood Certification Contract. Except with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on Annex 4 to the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, the Seller has obtained a life of loan, transferable flood certification contract for each Mortgage Loan with an Approved Flood Policy Insurer and such contract is assignable to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee without cost;
 
(uu) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and, except for those Mortgage Loans subject to MERS, all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
 
(vv) FICO Scores. The FICO score of each Mortgage Loan is not less than what is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
 
(ww) Prepayment Premium. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the prepayment premium is enforceable and will be enforced by the Seller through the related Transfer Date, (ii) the prepayment premium is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law and (iii) such prepayment premium is accurately set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the borrower in the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law and (iv) for Mortgage Loans originated on or after September 1, 2004, the duration of the prepayment period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note, unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the prepayment period to no more than three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in prepayment period, (v) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary or clause (i) above, the Seller shall not impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower’s default in making the loan payments and (vi) the prepayment premium is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;

 
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(xx) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is subject to the requirements of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994. No Mortgage Loan is classified as a “high cost,” “threshold,” “covered”, “abusive” or “predatory” loan or a similar loan under any applicable state, federal or local law (or 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). Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of Fannie Mae’s Selling Guide. Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all material respects with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not limited to, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws. No Mortgage Loan is classified as “High Cost” or “Covered” as set forth in the current Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary;
 
(yy) Higher Cost Products. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator. If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage Loan’s originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such Affiliate for underwriting consideration;
 
(zz) Origination Practices. No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any person including without limitation the Seller, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or, in the application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan; no predatory or deceptive lending practices or deceptive trade practices, including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the ability of the borrower to repay and the extension of credit which has no apparent benefit to the borrower, were employed in the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at any time within twenty-four months prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan, nor has any Mortgagor had a foreclosure proceeding commenced against such Mortgagor within twenty-four months prior to origination of the Mortgage Loan;

 
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(aaa) Texas Home Equity Loans. With respect to any Mortgage Loan which consists of an extension of credit described in Section 50(a)(6), Article XVI of the Texas Constitution, any and all requirements of Section 50, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution applicable to Texas Home Equity Loans which were in effect at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with. Specifically, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any fees paid in connection with such Mortgage Loan in order for the Mortgagor to receive a reduced interest rate are not required to be included in the calculation of the aggregate fees pursuant to Section 50(a)(6)(E) of the Texas Constitution;
 
(bbb) Second Liens.
 
(1) Either (a) no consent for the Second Lien Mortgage Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
 
(2) With respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not received notice of: (a) any proceeding for the total or partial condemnation of any Mortgaged Property, (b) any subsequent, intervening mortgage, lien, attachment, lis pendens or other encumbrance affecting any Mortgaged Property or (c) any default under any mortgage, lien or other encumbrance senior to each Mortgage;
 
(3) With respect to any Second Lien Mortgage Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed of record a request for notice of any action by the senior lienholder under the related First Lien, and the original lender has notified any senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the Second Lien Mortgage Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder;
 
(4) No Second Lien Mortgage Loan is a “home equity line of credit”; and
 
(5) As of the related Closing Date, the Seller has not received a notice of default of a First Lien which has not been cured;
 
(ccc) No Prior Rejection. No Mortgage Loan has been previously submitted for purchase by the Seller to the Purchaser and reviewed and rejected by the Purchaser for underwriting reasons;
 
(ddd) Arbitration. No Mortgagor agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction. No Mortgage Loan is subject to mandatory arbitration except when the terms of the arbitration also contain a waiver provision that provides that in the event of a sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loan or interest in the Mortgage Loan to Fannie Mae, the terms of the arbitration are null and void;
 
(eee) Balloon Mortgage Loans. No Mortgage Loan is a balloon mortgage loan that has an original stated maturity of less than seven (7) years;
 
(fff) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2003, and the laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), which prohibit dealings with certain countries, territories, entities and individuals named in OFAC’s Sanction Programs and on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”). The Seller has established an anti-money laundering compliance program to the extent required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;

 
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(ggg) REMIC Status. The Mortgage Loan is a qualified mortgage for inclusion in a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” for federal income tax purposes;
 
(hhh) Credit Reporting. The Seller has caused to be fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
 
(iii) LTV, PMI Policy. With respect to each Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgage Loan Schedule indicates there is a PMI Policy, the excess of the LTV over 75% of the Appraised Value is and will be insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy until the LTV of such Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. With respect to each Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, the PMI Policy insures any increase in the Stated Principal Balance from the original balance of the Mortgage Note. All provisions of such PMI Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith;
 
(jjj) Negative Amortization Mortgage Loans. Each Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan is payable each month in monthly installments of principal and/or interest, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note, as indicated on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Negative Amortization Mortgage Loan, during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan shall not exceed 120% of the initial approved principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
 
(kkk) Calculation of Debt-to-Income. For all Mortgage Loans which provide for deferred payments of principal or interest, and for subprime mortgage loans which provide for a variable rate of interest in which the first interest rate adjustment occurs less than five (5) years after the origination date, the debt-to-income ratio used to qualify the Mortgage Loans under the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines was calculated using the fully-indexed rate, assuming a fully-amortizing payment schedule, and was based upon the initial loan amount plus any balance increase which might accrue from a negative amortization provision.

 
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(lll) Imaged Documents. Any document to be included in the Mortgage File that is delivered as an imaged document (and not accompanied by the original underlying document) represents a true, complete, and correct copy of the original document in all respects, including, but not limited to, all signatures conforming with signatures contained in the original document, no information having been added or deleted, and no imaged document having been manipulated or altered in any manner. Each imaged document is clear and legible in all material respects, including, but not limited to, accurate reproductions of photographs. No original documents have been or will be altered in any material manner.
 
The destruction by the Seller of any original document underlying an imaged document or the inability of Seller to produce a copy of such original document upon request shall not cause (i) any material delay in the enforcement of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) any inability to collect all amounts due under the Mortgage Loan, including without limitation, in connection with a foreclosure or other sale of the Mortgaged Property, (iii) private institutional investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or (iv) any claims from holders of mortgage-backed securities collateralized by the Mortgage Loan;
 
(mmm) FEMA Designations. Except for a “Certified Mortgaged Property” (as defined below), no Mortgaged Property (i) is in a zip code declared by the FEMA as a federal disaster area and (ii) has been declared by FEMA as being an “Individual Assistance” property or “Category 1” property, or such similar term(s) or classification(s) that may be used by FEMA from time to time (a “FEMA Property”). A “Certified Mortgaged Property” means a FEMA Property for which the Purchaser receives from the Seller a certified property inspection acceptable to the Purchaser that evidences that such FEMA Property has not been materially damaged at any time prior to the date of such report; and
 
(nnn) Cooperative Loans. With respect to each Cooperative Loan: (i) The Cooperative Shares are held by a person as a tenant-stockholder in a Cooperative. Each original UCC financing statement, continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary to create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first lien and security interest in the Cooperative Loan and Proprietary Lease has been timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to Purchaser or its designee establishes in Purchaser a valid and subsisting perfected first lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein, and Purchaser has full right to sell and assign the same; (ii) (a) The term of the related Proprietary Lease is not less than the term of the Cooperative Loan; (b) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease; (c) the Cooperative has been created and exists in full compliance with the requirements for residential cooperatives in the jurisdiction in which the Project is located and qualifies as a cooperative housing corporation under Section 210 of the Code; and (d) the Cooperative has good and marketable title to the Project, and owns the Project in fee simple or under a leasehold; such title is free and clear of any adverse liens or encumbrances, except the lien of any blanket mortgage; and (iii) the Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Pledge Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or assessments owed by the Mortgagor.
 

 
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SECTION 8.     REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; ADDITIONAL REPURCHASE OBLIGATIONS. 
 
(a) It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6 and 7 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser therein or which materially and adversely affects the interests of Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan (in the case of any of the foregoing, a “Breach”), the party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other; provided, notwithstanding the foregoing, that any breach of clause (g) of Section 7 shall be a Breach.
 
(b) With respect to those representations and warranties which are made to the Seller’s knowledge in clauses (f), (aa) and (kk) of Section 7, if it is discovered by the Seller or the Purchaser that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), notwithstanding the Seller’s lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation and warranty.
 
Upon discovery by either party of a Breach of any representation or warranty, the party discovering such Breach shall give prompt written notice to the other party. Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of any Breach of a representation or warranty, the Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such Breach in all material respects and, if such Breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding the above sentence, within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the “Single Premium Credit Life Insurance”, “Predatory Lending Regulations”, “Texas Home Equity Loans”, “Prepayment Premium” or “Credit Reporting” representations or warranties set forth in Section 7, the Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a Breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Sections 6(a) through 6(q), and such Breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Seller of such Breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase Price.
 
Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 shall be accomplished by deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution.

 
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At the time of repurchase, the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase has taken place, and the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be deemed amended to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement. For the month of repurchase, distributions to Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of repurchase, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
 
In addition to such repurchase obligation, the Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, including without limitation, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a Breach of the Seller representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Section 8 to cure or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Section 8 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a Breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
 
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of the Breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 6 and 7 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such Breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by the Seller to cure such Breach within the applicable cure period or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement.
 
(c) With respect to any Mortgage Loan, if the related Mortgagor is 30 or more days delinquent with respect to the Mortgage Loan’s first three Monthly Payments due to the Purchaser, the Seller shall, upon receipt of notice from the Purchaser, promptly repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser in accordance with Section 8(a) hereof; provided, that no right to cure set forth therein shall apply.
 
(d) From the related Closing Date to a period not to exceed 30 days after the such Closing Date, the Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Files and obtain BPOs on the Mortgaged Properties relating to the Mortgage Loans purchased on such Closing Date, with the results of such Mortgage File and BPO reviews to be communicated to the Seller for a period up to 30 days after such Closing Date. In addition, the Purchaser shall have the right to reject any Mortgage Loan which in the Purchaser’s sole determination (i) fails to conform to the related Underwriting Guidelines or prudent secondary market underwriting guidelines for similar Mortgage Loans, (ii) is not an acceptable credit risk, (iii) was underwritten without verification of the borrower’s income and assets and there is no credit report or credit score in the Mortgage File or (iv) the value of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to any BPO obtained by the Purchaser is less than 85% or the lesser of (A) the original appraised value of the Mortgaged Property or (B) the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property as of the date of origination. In the event that the Purchaser so rejects any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall repurchase the rejected Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price in the manner prescribed in Section 8(a) upon receipt of notice from the Purchaser of the rejection of such Mortgage Loan. Any rejected Mortgage Loan shall be removed from the terms of this Agreement. The Seller shall make available all files required by Purchaser in order to complete its review. Any review performed by the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date does not limit the Purchaser’s rights or the Seller’s obligations under this Agreement thereafter. Notwithstanding that a Mortgage Loan is underwritten pursuant to the related Underwriting Guidelines, if a Mortgage Loan is underwritten without verification of the borrower’s income and assets and there is no credit report and credit score, the Purchaser has the right to reject such Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall make available all credit files in order for the Purchaser to complete a full data verification review, which includes but is not limited to capturing all CRA/HMDA required data fields.
 

 
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SECTION 9. INDEMNIFICATION
 
(a) The Seller agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses reasonably sustained by the Purchaser to (i) any act or omission on the part of the Seller or any other person or entity in the origination, receiving or processing any Mortgage Loan, (ii) any assertion based on, grounded upon, or resulting from a Breach of any of the Seller’s representations and warranties contained herein, (iii) the failure of the Seller to perform in any way its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 29(a). The Seller shall promptly notify the Purchaser if it receives notice of a claim made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, shall promptly notify Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or the trustee with respect to any claim made by a third party with respect to any Reconstitution Agreement, as applicable, assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Seller shall follow any reasonable written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Seller agrees that it will not enter into any settlement of any such claim without the consent of the Purchaser unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Purchaser from all liability that is the subject matter of such claim. In addition to the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Section 9, the Purchaser may pursue any and all remedies otherwise available at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, the right to seek damages. The provisions of this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement. The Purchaser promptly shall reimburse the Seller for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Seller’s indemnification pursuant to Section 8(b), or the failure of the Seller to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement.
 
(b) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:

 
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(i) (1) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material provided under this Agreement by or on behalf of the Seller, or provided in written or electronic form under this Agreement by or on behalf of any Subservicer, Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the “Seller Information”), or (2) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material fact required to be stated in the Seller Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (2) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information;
 
(ii) any failure by the Seller, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Agreement, including any failure by the Seller to identify pursuant to Section 4(aa)(ii) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
 
(iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 6(r)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 6(r)(ii) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 6(r)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date; or
 
(iv)  any breach of the Seller’s or AHMS’ obligations under Section 5(g)(D) or any material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller or AHMS in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for in the preceding sentence is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any indemnified party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party, on the one hand, and the Seller, on the other, in connection with a breach of the Seller’s obligations under this paragraph or any material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in connection therewith.

 
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In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (ii) of this Section 9(b), the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator.
 
SECTION 10. CLOSING. 
 
Each closing for the purchase and sale of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall agree.
 
Each closing for a Mortgage Loan Package shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
 
(a) No later than the date set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be purchased and sold on such date;
 
(b) All of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement;
 
(c) The Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents as specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof;
 
(d) The Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian on or prior to the related Closing Date all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;
 
(e) The Seller shall not have experienced any Material Adverse Change. For the purposes of this Section, “Material Adverse Change” shall mean, (i) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Seller; (ii) a material impairment of the ability of the Seller, to perform under this Agreement or any related agreements (the "Operative Agreements"); or (iii) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any Operative Agreement against the Seller; and
 
(f) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been complied with.
 
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement, plus the costs specified in Section 13 by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
 

 
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SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS. 
 
(a) The closing documents to be delivered on the initial Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following documents, as well as the documents referred to in Section 11(b):
 
(i) this Agreement;
 
(ii) Custodial Account Letter Agreement;
 
(iii) Escrow Account Letter Agreement;
 
(iv) an Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including all attachments thereto; and
 
(v) an Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
 
(b) The closing documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing Date under this Agreement (including the initial Closing Date) shall consist of fully executed originals of the following documents:
 
(i) the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement;
 
(ii) the related Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, including all annexes thereto;
 
(iii) each of the documents required to be delivered by the Seller pursuant to Section 2(c) hereof;
 
(iv) an assignment and assumption of the Custodial Agreement
 
(v) an initial certification of the Custodian;
 
(vi) if applicable, a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit F hereto, as requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
 
(vii) a Certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while conducting business under a name other than its present name;
 
(viii) upon request by the Purchaser, an Officer’s Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including all attachments thereto; and

 
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(ix) upon request by the Purchaser, an Opinion of Counsel to the Seller, in the form of Exhibit D hereto.
 
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the Closing Documents until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
 
SECTION 12.  MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE SELLER. 
 
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement.
 
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution having (i) a net worth of at least $25,000,000, (ii) whose Custodial Account and Escrow Account deposits are insured by the FDIC through the DIF, and (iii) which is a Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-approved servicer in good standing.
 
SECTION 13. COSTS.
 
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees and expenses of its attorneys. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including fees for the preparation and tracking of Assignments of Mortgage, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations and the Seller’s attorney’s fees, shall be paid by the Seller. On the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay to the Purchaser a fee of $25.00 per Mortgage Loan with respect to Mortgage Loans which are not MERS Mortgage Loans for the initial recordation of the Assignments of Mortgage (the “Assignment Fees”), which Assignment Fees shall be deducted from the actual Purchase Price proceeds paid to the Seller on the such Closing Date. In addition, on the related Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deduct from the Purchase Price $75.00 for each Mortgage Loan missing a tax service contract as set forth on Annex 3 to the Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement and $10.00 for each Mortgage Loan missing a flood certification contract as set forth on Annex 4 to the Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement.
 
SECTION 14. PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. 
 
The Seller shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, the Purchase Price paid by the Purchaser for any Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loan Package, except to the extent that it is appropriate for the Seller to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies.

 
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The Seller hereby acknowledges that the Purchaser is subject to certain privacy and information security laws and regulations pursuant to which the Purchaser is required to obtain certain undertakings from the Seller with regard to the privacy, use and protection of nonpublic personal financial information of the Mortgagors and certain other parties. Therefore, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Seller agrees that (a) it shall keep all Customer Information strictly confidential and shall not disclose or use any Customer Information except to the extent necessary to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and for no other purpose and (b) it shall not disclose Customer Information to any third party, including, without limitation, its third party service providers, without the prior consent of the Purchaser and an agreement in writing from the third party to use or disclose such Customer Information only to the extent necessary to carry out the Seller 's obligations under this Agreement and for no other purposes; provided, however, that such prior consent shall have been deemed to have been given with respect to Subservicers and Subcontractors engaged in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. At any time at the request and option of the Purchaser and in the event of termination or expiration of this Agreement (or any part thereof), the Seller agrees to promptly return to the Purchaser all Customer Information. The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
SECTION 15. NOTICES. 
 
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other party at the address shown on the first page hereof, or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return receipt).
 
SECTION 16. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. 
 
Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or that is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law that prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure, the economic effect of which is as close as possible to the economic effect of this Agreement, without regard to such invalidity.
 

 
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SECTION 17. 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 18. PLACE OF DELIVERY AND GOVERNING LAW. 
 
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The 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 the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
 
SECTION 19. FURTHER AGREEMENTS. 
 
The Purchaser and the Seller each agree to execute and deliver to the other such additional mutually agreeable documents, instruments or agreements as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Purchaser to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the initial resales of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser. In that connection, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser shall reasonably request; and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser in connection with such resales. The requirement of the Seller pursuant to (ii) above shall terminate on the related Closing Date. Prior to incurring any out-of-pocket expenses pursuant to this paragraph, the Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the estimated amount of such expense. The Purchaser shall reimburse the Seller for any such reasonable expense following its receipt of appropriate details thereof.
 
SECTION 20. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES. 
 
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller is selling, 100% ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat each transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.

 
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The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Sections 4(aa), 5(g), 6(r), 9(b), 29(a)(iv) and 28(c) of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings.
 
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Seller, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
 
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate with the Seller by providing timely notice of requests for information under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information required, in the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
 
SECTION 21. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT; RESIGNATION. 
 
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the Seller and the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Seller but subject to the limit set forth in the third paragraph of Section 2(b) 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. Upon such assignment of rights and assumption of obligations, the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans and the Purchaser as assignor shall be released from all obligations hereunder with respect to such Mortgage Loans from and after the date of such assignment and assumption. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee.

 
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The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Seller and subsequent Purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the independent status of the Seller, and the representations as to the adequacy of AHMS’s servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures, the Seller’s and AHMS’s integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof. Therefore, the Seller shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof (to other than AHMS solely as a Subservicer or a third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes, insurance, mortgage release and property inspection, in which case the Seller shall be fully liable for such tasks as if the Seller performed them itself) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Purchaser.
 
The Seller shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Seller and the Purchaser or upon the Seller’s reasonable determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Seller without commercially unreasonable cost or expense. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Seller shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Seller’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided this Section.
 
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section, in the event that the Seller either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes, insurance, mortgage release and property inspection, in which case the Seller shall be fully liable for such tasks as if the Seller performed them itself) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 28(a), without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Seller or any third party.
 
SECTION 22. WAIVERS; OTHER AGREEMENTS. 
 
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
 
SECTION 23. EXHIBITS. 
 
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
 

 
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SECTION 24. 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 generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c) references herein to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Subsections”, “Paragraphs”, and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
 
(d) 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.
 
SECTION 25. 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 26. 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 their 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 Seller’s expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
 

 
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SECTION 27. NO PERSONAL SOLICITATION. 
 
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller hereby 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 on the Seller’s behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any related Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to any pay-off requests or refinance of a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the related Closing Date and the Seller shall take no action to undermine these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by or on behalf of the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 27.
 
SECTION 28. DEFAULT; TERMINATION.
 
(a) Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on the part of the Seller:
 
(i) any failure by the Seller to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of two Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser; or
 
(ii) the failure by the Seller duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Seller set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser; provided, however, that any notice, grace period or other remedy period with respect to the failure by the Seller duly to observe or perform any of the covenants or agreements herein related to Regulation AB shall be set forth solely in Sections 28(c) and 28(d); or
 
(iii) failure by AHMS to maintain its license to do business or service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where any Mortgaged Property being serviced by AHMS is located; or
 
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Seller and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or

 
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(v) the Seller shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Seller or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
 
(vi) the Seller 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, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal business operations for three Business Days; or
 
(vii) AHMS ceases to meet the qualifications of a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac servicer; or
 
(viii) AHMS fails to maintain a minimum net worth of $25,000,000; or
 
(ix) except with respect to a Subservicer in accordance with Section 4(aa), the Seller attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or the Seller attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other than a third party in the case of outsourcing routine tasks such as taxes, insurance, mortgage release and property inspection, in which case the Seller shall be fully liable for such tasks as if the Seller performed them itself) in violation of Section 21; or
 
(x) if (a) after a Reconstitution in a Securitization Transaction, any of the Rating Agencies reduces or withdraws the rating of any of the certificates issued by a securitization trust that owns the Mortgage Loans due to a reason attributable to AHMS or (b) the AHMS’s residential primary servicer rating for servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans issued by any of the Rating Agencies is reduced two levels below its rating in effect on the related Closing Date or withdrawn.
 
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Seller, (i) may terminate all the rights and obligations of the Seller under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof and (ii) may terminate any commitment the Purchaser has entered into to purchase additional Mortgage Loans from the Seller hereunder.
 
Upon receipt by the Seller of such written notice, all authority and power of the Seller under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 21. Upon written request from any Purchaser, the Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Seller’s sole expense. The Seller shall cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Seller’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Seller to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 

 
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(b) Waiver of Defaults. By a written notice, the Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
 
(c) Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of: (i) later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder and (ii) the exercise of the Purchaser’s right pursuant to Section 28(a) to terminate this Agreement upon an Event of Default. All representations, warranties, rights to audits, indemnity obligations, and other remedies available to the Purchaser under this Agreement, at law or in equity, will survive the termination of this Agreement.
 
(i) Any failure by the Seller, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Agreement, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 6(r)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 6(r) (ii) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 6(r)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of this Section 28(c), immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Seller; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Seller as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
 
(ii) Any failure by the Seller, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and as required under Section 5(f) or 5(g), including (except as provided below) any failure by the Seller to identify pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (which in the case of deliveries under this Agreement, but not a Reconstitution Agreement, pursuant to Section 5(g) continues unremedied for twenty calendar days after the date on which such information, report, certification or accountants’ letter was required to be delivered) shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Seller as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Seller; provided that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the Seller as servicer, such provision shall be given effect. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Seller pursuant to this subparagraph (ii) if a failure of the Seller to identify a Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other than the Mortgage Loans.

 
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(iii) The Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of the Seller as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or injunctive relief.
 
(d) Termination Without Cause. This Agreement and the Seller’s rights hereunder with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans shall terminate upon: (i) the later of (a) the distribution of the final payment or liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser (or advances by the Seller for the same), and (b) the disposition of all REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder, or (ii) mutual consent of the Seller and the Purchaser in writing or (iii) at the sole option of the Purchaser, without cause, upon 30 days written notice, subject to the limitations set forth below. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Seller by registered mail to the address set forth at the beginning of this Agreement. The Purchaser and the Seller shall comply with the termination procedures set forth in Sections 28(a) and 21 hereof.
 
In the event the Purchaser terminates the Seller without cause with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall be required to pay to the Seller a termination fee equal to 1.125% of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such termination date (or such other amount as may be set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter); provided, that no termination fee shall be paid or payable with respect to the unpaid principal balance of any Distressed Mortgage Loan.
 
Subject to the requirements set forth in this paragraph, the Seller may terminate this Agreement with respect to the servicing of those Mortgage Loans that are determined to be Distressed Mortgage Loans as of the fifteenth calendar day preceding the Transfer Date (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and servicing of such Mortgage Loans shall be transferred to the Special Servicer. The Seller shall be responsible for the delivery of all required transfer notices and will send a copy of the transfer notice to the Master Servicer. Not later than the Business Day immediately following the Transfer Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Special Servicer, with respect to the Distressed Mortgage Loans that were transferred to the Special Servicer on such Transfer Date, all related Servicing Files and a loan level tape or other electronic media containing loan set-up information in form reasonably acceptable to the Special Servicer. No termination fee shall be payable to Seller with respect to Mortgage Loans that transfer to a Special Servicer.
 

 
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(e) Transfer Of Servicing. In the event that the Seller’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Seller shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Seller pursuant to this Agreement shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed by the Purchaser. The Seller shall deliver promptly to the successor Seller the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Servicing Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller.
 
SECTION 29. RECONSTITUTION.
 
(a) Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon an Agency Transfer, or a Securitization Transaction on One or More Reconstitution Dates. The Purchaser and the Seller agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, from time to time the Purchaser shall:
 
(1) Effect an Agency Transfer, and/or
(2) Effect a Whole Loan Transfer, and/or
(3) Effect a Securitization Transaction,
 
in each case retaining the Seller as the Seller thereof to service the Mortgage Loans on a “scheduled/scheduled” basis. On the related Reconstitution Date, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement, except with respect to the right of the Purchaser to cause a transfer of the servicing responsibilities with respect to the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Section 29(b) hereof.
 
(i) The Seller shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with any Agency Transfer, Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer contemplated by the Purchaser pursuant to this Section. In that connection, the Seller shall (and, to the extent mutually agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller, cause AHMS, as Subservicer, to), in each case, as applicable:

 
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(1) negotiate and execute all agreements executed in connection with such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction that govern the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans (and any agreements and other documents incidental thereto) as the Purchaser shall reasonably request, provided that, in the case of a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, the servicing provisions contained therein shall be substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement and shall not contain any obligations materially more onerous than those contained herein that increase the expenses or obligations of the Seller, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties (provided, that each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given a reasonable period of time to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided herein, which time shall be sufficient for the Seller and Seller’s counsel to review any such agreement, but such time shall not exceed ten (10) days after such receipt), which governing documents, in the case of a Securitization Transaction, shall contain provisions customarily included in publicly issued or privately placed rated secondary mortgage market transactions; in the case of any Agency Transfer, the Reconstitution Agreements shall be those customarily employed by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for transactions of such nature. Any Reconstitution Agreement may require the Seller to remit premium payments with respect to any LPMI Policy to the related insurer;
 
(2) cooperate fully with the Purchaser, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the trustee or a third party purchaser and any prospective purchaser, at the Purchaser’s expense, with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures including participating in meetings with rating agencies, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, bond insurers, guarantors, loss mitigation or credit risk management advisors and such other parties as the Purchaser shall designate and participating in meetings with prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans or interests therein and providing information contained in the Mortgage Loan Schedule including any diskette or other related data tapes provided as reasonably requested by such purchasers;
 
(3) negotiate and execute one or more loss mitigation advisory or credit risk management agreements between the Seller and any loss mitigation or credit risk management advisor designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion (provided, that each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given a reasonable period of time to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided herein, which time shall be sufficient for the Seller and Seller’s counsel to review any such agreement, but such time shall not exceed ten (10) days after such receipt);
 
(4) negotiate and execute one or more master servicing agreements between the Seller and any third party servicer which is servicing loans on behalf of the Purchaser providing for such third party servicer to master service such Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser, provided that, in the case of a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, the servicing provisions contained therein shall be substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement and shall not contain any obligations materially more onerous than those contained herein that increase the expenses or obligations of the Seller, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties (provided, that each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given a reasonable period of time to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided herein, which time shall be sufficient for the Seller and Seller’s counsel to review any such agreement, but such time shall not exceed ten (10) days after such receipt);

 
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(5) negotiate and execute one or more subservicing agreements between the Seller and any master servicer which is generally considered to be a prudent master servicer in the secondary mortgage market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Seller and/or one or more custodial and servicing agreements among the Purchaser or an Affiliate of the Purchaser, the Seller and a third party custodian/trustee which is generally considered to be a prudent custodian/trustee in the secondary mortgage market designated by the Purchaser in its sole discretion after consultation with the Seller, in either case for the purpose of pooling the Mortgage Loans with other mortgage loans for resale or securitization, provided that, in the case of a Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, the servicing provisions contained therein shall be substantially similar to those contained in this Agreement and shall not contain any obligations materially more onerous than those contained herein that increase the expenses or obligations of the Seller, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties (provided, that each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given a reasonable period of time to review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such documents not specifically referenced or provided herein, which time shall be sufficient for the Seller and Seller’s counsel to review any such agreement, but such time shall not exceed ten (10) days after such receipt);
 
(6) deliver to the Purchaser and to any Person designated by the Purchaser (a) for inclusion in any prospectus or other offering material such publicly available information regarding the Seller, its financial condition and its mortgage loan delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience and any additional information requested by the Purchaser, (b) any similar non-public, unaudited financial information (which the Purchaser may, at its option and at its cost, have audited by certified public accountants) and such other information as is reasonably requested by the Purchaser and which the Seller is capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense, and to indemnify the Purchaser and its Affiliates for material misstatements contained in such information, and (c) such statements and audit letters of reputable, certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by the Seller pursuant to clause (a) above as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser; and
 
(7) provide, on an ongoing basis from information obtained through its servicing of the Mortgage Loans, any information necessary to enable the “tax matters person” for any REMIC in a Securitization Transaction, including any Master Servicer or trustee acting in such capacity, to perform its obligations in accordance with applicable law and customary secondary mortgage market standards for securitized transactions.
 
(ii)  The Seller shall provide to the Purchaser or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such Agency Transfer, Whole Loan Transfer or Securitization Transaction, (i) any and all information with respect to itself, its servicing portfolio or the Mortgage Loans and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Seller, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request upon reasonable demand and (ii) such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are reasonably believed necessary by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the trustee, such third party purchaser, any Master Servicer, any Rating Agency or the Purchaser, as the case may be, in connection with such transactions. In the event that AHMS is the named servicer in a Securitization Transaction and enters into a related Reconstitution Agreement, Seller shall provide the information required pursuant to this Section 29(a)(ii) with respect to AHMS.

 
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(iii) To the extent required by the applicable Reconstitution Agreements or otherwise requested by the Purchaser in connection with a Reconstitution, the Seller shall prepare Assignments of Mortgage in form and substance acceptable to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the trustee or such third party, as the case may be, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of a Reconstitution. The Seller shall execute each Assignment of Mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded and deliver them as required by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the trustee or such third party, as the case may be, upon the Seller’s receipt thereof. The Purchaser shall pay all reasonable and necessary fees associated with the preparation, recording and tracking of such Assignments of Mortgage.
 
(iv) In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall (1) within five Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) of this Section 29(a)(iv), and (2) as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (4) of this Section 29(a)(iv).
 
(1) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such information regarding (x) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (y) each Third-Party Originator, and (z) as applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
 
 
a)
the originator’s form of organization;
 
b)    a description of the originator’s origination program and how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;

 
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c) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, each Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer; and
 
d) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the Seller, each Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:
 
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
 
(2) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (a) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (b) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as applicable.

 
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Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the Seller.
 
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the Seller’s or Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor.
 
(3) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such information regarding the Seller, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Seller and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a “Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
 
a) the Servicer’s form of organization;
 
b) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without limitation:

 
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(1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
 
(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
 
(3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
 
(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and
 
(5) such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
 
c) a description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans;
 
d) information regarding the Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Seller of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;
 
e) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer’s overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
 

 
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f) a description of the Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;
 
g) a description of the Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and
 
h) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience.
 
(4) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (a) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in writing of (1) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and (2) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Seller, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (d) of paragraph (1) of this Section 29(a)(iii) (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (b) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
 
(5) As a condition to the succession to the Seller or any Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Seller or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Seller or any Subservicer, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.
 
(6) In addition to such information as the Seller, as servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such information regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the servicer under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due not less than ten Business Days following such request.

 
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(v) Additionally, with respect to each Securitization Transaction, as applicable, the Seller, as servicer, will transmit full-file credit reporting data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Fannie Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 and that for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller, as servicer, agrees it shall report one of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off.
 
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to an Agency Transfer, Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer and any and all Mortgage Loans repurchased by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 29(c) below with respect to an Agency Transfer, Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer or otherwise directly or indirectly reacquired by the Purchaser or its designee upon termination of an Agency Transfer or Securitization Transaction or otherwise, shall be subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 
(b) Transfer of Servicing Following Reconstitution.  Following a Reconstitution of Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser or its designee (which may include the master servicer, trustee, insurer, guarantor or certificateholders) shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cause the Seller at any time under any Reconstitution Agreement to transfer the servicing responsibilities and duties with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced thereunder to the Purchaser or any designee of the Purchaser; provided, however, that the Purchaser shall provide the Seller with 30 days prior written notice and shall pay to the Seller a termination fee identical to the “termination without cause fee” structure set forth in Section 28(d), provided further that such transfer shall be subject to the approval of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as the case may be, with respect to Agency Transfers, the trustee, Master Servicer or Rating Agencies with respect to Securitization Transactions or any relevant third party purchaser with respect to Whole Loan Transfers. No termination fee shall be paid or payable for any Mortgage Loans with respect to which any payment is more than 90 days past due as of the date of such termination. The Seller agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in such transfer of servicing responsibilities and shall comply with the termination procedures set forth in Sections 28(a) and 21 hereof.
 
(c) Purchaser’s Repurchase and Indemnification Obligations. Upon receipt by the Seller of notice from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other such third party purchaser of a breach of any Purchaser representation or warranty contained in any Reconstitution Agreement or a request by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee as the case may be, for the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan transferred to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pursuant to an Agency Transfer or to a trustee pursuant to a Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall promptly notify the Purchaser of same and shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, use its best efforts to cure and correct any such breach and to satisfy the requests or concerns of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee related to such deficiencies of the related Mortgage Loans transferred to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee.

 
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The Purchaser shall repurchase from the Seller any Mortgage Loan transferred to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pursuant to an Agency Transfer or to a trustee pursuant to a Securitization Transaction with respect to which the Seller has been required by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee to repurchase due to a breach of a representation or warranty made by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing thereof prior to the related Closing Date to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee in any Reconstitution Agreement and not due to a breach of the Seller’s representations or obligations thereunder or pursuant to this Agreement. The repurchase price to be paid by the Purchaser to the Seller shall equal that repurchase price paid by the Seller to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or into the Securitization Transaction plus all reasonable costs and expenses borne by the Seller in connection with the cure of said breach of a representation or warranty made by the Purchaser and in connection with the repurchase of such Mortgage Loan from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee, including, but not limited to, reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees.
 
At the time of repurchase, the Custodian and the Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser according to the Purchaser’s instructions and the delivery to the Custodian of any documents held by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the trustee with respect to the repurchased Mortgage Loan pursuant to the related Reconstitution Agreement. In the event of a repurchase, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase has taken place, and amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such addition, the Seller and the Purchaser hereby acknowledge and agree that the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and made by the Seller as of the related Closing Date with respect to such repurchase Mortgage Loan shall remain in full force and effect solely as of the related Closing Date.
 
SECTION 30. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
 
(a) Successor to the Seller. Prior to termination of the Seller’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 21, 28(a) and 28(c) or pursuant to Section 28(d) after the 30 day period has expired, the Purchaser shall, (i) succeed to and assume all of the Seller’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section 12 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Seller under this Agreement prior to the termination of Seller’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Seller’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Seller shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Seller pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 6 and Section 7 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Section 8 and Section 4(bb), it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Section 8 and Section 4(bb) shall be applicable to the Seller notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation or termination of the Seller, or the termination of this Agreement.

 
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Within 30 days of the appointment of a successor entity by the Purchaser, the Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Servicing Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer of the Mortgage Notes and related documents. The Seller shall cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Seller’s responsibilities and rights hereunder and the transfer of servicing responsibilities to the successor servicer, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Seller to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
 
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Seller and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 6, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Seller or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 21, 28(a), 28(b) or 28(c) shall not affect any claims that any Purchaser may have against the Seller arising out of the Seller’s actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or resignation.
 
The Seller shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the Funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller.
 
Upon a successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Seller shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 15.
 
(b) Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Seller and the Purchaser by written agreement signed by the Seller and the Purchaser.
 
(c) Limitation on Liability. Neither the Seller nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Seller shall be under any liability to the Purchaser 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 Seller or any such person against any Breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Seller and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Seller may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Seller shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however, that the Seller may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the Seller shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
 

 
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(d) Appointment and Designation of Master Servicer. The Purchaser may, in its sole discretion from time to time, engage a master servicer (the “Master Servicer”) to assist the Purchaser in the supervision of the performance by the Seller of its obligations and responsibilities arising under this Agreement. In the event that the Purchaser so appoints a Master Servicer, the Purchaser shall provide written notice thereof to the Seller. From the date of such notice until such time as the Seller receives written notice from the Purchaser that it has terminated or replaced such Master Servicer, the Seller shall deliver all notices, reports and remittances that the Seller is obligated to deliver to the Purchaser under this Agreement directly to the Master Servicer named in such notice (or to any successor master servicer named in any subsequent written notice received from the Purchaser). The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Purchaser, shall have the benefit of the covenants and agreements of the Seller under this Agreement and the Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Purchaser, shall have the same rights as the Purchaser to enforce the obligations of the Seller arising under this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Seller under this Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as provided in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer assume any of the obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement; and in connection with the performance of the Master Servicer’s duties hereunder the Seller agrees that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections, indemnities and limitations of liability afforded to the Purchaser under this Agreement. The Purchaser hereby appoints Aurora Loan Services LLC as its initial Master Servicer hereunder.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
 
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB
(Purchaser)
 
By:                    
Name: Jack E. Desens
Title: Vice President
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
(Seller)
 
By:                    
Name:
Title:


 
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EXHIBIT A-1
 

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
 
(Group No. 200_-____)
 

This is an Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement delivered pursuant to that certain Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Purchaser”), and American Home Mortgage Corp., (the “Seller”). All capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
 
The Purchaser and the Seller hereby confirm that they have reached agreement on the purchase, sale and servicing of the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Annex 1 hereto on the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement and the Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of ___________ __, 200_ between the parties hereto.
 
Accordingly, on this ___ day of _____________, 200__, the Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Annex 1 hereto, including all interest and principal received by the Seller on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the related Cut-off Date, together with all of the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to each Custodial Account and all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of such Custodial Account, all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of any Escrow Account, any Liquidation Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds, any REO Disposition Proceeds, the Seller’s rights under any insurance policies related to the Mortgage Loans, the Policy related to each Mortgage Loan and all rights of the Seller thereunder, any Insurance Proceeds, the Seller’s security interest in any collateral pledged to secure the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgaged Properties, and any proceeds of the foregoing. Pursuant to Section 2 of the Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of each Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the Purchaser.
 
By its execution and delivery of this Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, the Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser that each of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 6 and 7 of the Purchase Agreement and Annex 2 hereto is true and correct as of the date hereof with respect to the Seller and each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Annex 1 hereto.
 
Pursuant to Sections 7(rr) and 7(ss) of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached as Annex 1 hereto, the Mortgage Loans listed on Annex 3 hereto are missing tax service contracts and the Mortgage Loans listed on Annex 4 hereto are missing flood certification contracts.
 

 
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By its execution and delivery of this Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement, the Seller agrees that it shall service the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms and conditions contained in this Servicing Agreement.
 
This Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP., as Seller
 
By:                    
Name:
Title:
 
LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as Purchaser
 
By: _____________________________________ 
Name:  Jack E. Desens 
Title: Vice President 
 

 
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Annex 1 to
 
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement
 
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
 
[Each Mortgage Loan Schedule shall provide the information required by Exhibit A-2 to the Purchase Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-Off Date]
 

 
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Annex 2 to
 
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement
 
POOL CHARACTERISTICS
 
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as to each Mortgage Loan, that as of __________ __, 200__ or as of such other date specifically provided therein:
 
Pool Characteristics. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date, (a) the Mortgage Loans have original terms of up to [ ] years and are secured by real property and improved as follows (i) at least [ ]% are attached or detached singe family dwellings, (ii) about [ ]% shall be a condominium project and (iii) approximately [ ]% shall be two-to-four family residences, (b) with respect to each ARM Mortgage Loan the Index shall be as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (c) with respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans being delivered, (i) at least [ ]% shall be purchase money mortgage loans, (ii) [ ]% shall be cash-out refinance mortgage loans, and (iii) [ ]% were rate and term refinance loans, (d) the Mortgaged Properties are located as follows (i) approximately [ ]% will be in [ ], (ii) about [ ]% will be in [ ], (iii) approximately [ ]% will be in [ ] and (ix) no more than [ ]% of the Mortgaged Properties will be located in any other state. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, at the time of origination, (a) at least [ ]% of the Mortgaged Properties were owner-occupied primary residences, (b) not more than [ ]% were investment properties and (c) no more than [ ]% were second home properties. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, (a) [ ]% will have no ratio documentation, (b) [ ]% will have stated documentation, (c) [ ]% will have documentation which is lacking income verification documentation, (d) [ ]% will have documentation lacking income and asset verification, (e) [ ]% will have full documentation, (f) [ ]% will have no documentation and (g) [ ]% will have documentation which is lacking asset verification documentation. At origination, the weighted average loan-to-value ratio with respect to the Mortgage Loans being delivered, on the Closing Date, is not greater than [ ]%. With respect to the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans being delivered, the weighted average FICO score is at least [ ] and no Mortgagor shall have a FICO score less than [ ]. The Mortgage Loans have the approximate characteristics as set forth in the Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
 

 
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Annex 3 to
 
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement
 
MORTGAGE LOANS MISSING TAX SERVICE CONTRACTS
 

 

 
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Annex 4 to
 
Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement
 
MORTGAGE LOANS MISSING FLOOD CERTIFICATION CONTRACTS
 

 
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EXHIBIT A-2
 
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE DATA FIELDS
 
 
(1)
the Seller’s Mortgage Loan identifying number;
 
 
(2)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) names;
 
 
(3)
the street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the city, state, zip code, county, lot number, block number and section number;
 
 
(4)
a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single family residence, a 2 family dwelling, a 3-4 family dwelling, a manufactured home, a PUD, a townhouse, a unit in a condominium project, a co-operative, a mixed-use property, land, or a non-residential property;
 
 
(5)
a code indicating the loan is a fixed rate or ARM Mortgage Loan (to be provided in accordance with Standard and Poor’s loan type requirements-Field 14);
 
 
(6)
Product Description (to be provided in accordance with Standard and Poor’s description categories-Field 7);
 
 
(7)
a code indicating the lien status of the Mortgage Loan;
 
 
(8)
the original months 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;
 
 
(9)
the Loan to Value Ratio at origination;
 
 
(10)
the combined Loan to Value Ratio at origination;
 
 
(11)
the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date;
 
 
(12)
the Payment and Rate Adjustment Frequencies (if applicable);
 
 
(13)
the Index (if applicable);
 
 
(14)
the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if applicable);
 
 
(15)
the initial Payment Adjustment Date (if applicable);
 
 
(16)
the next Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if applicable);
 
 
(17)
the next Payment Adjustment Date (if applicable);
 
 
(18)
the Gross Margin (if applicable);
 
 
(19)
the minimum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if applicable);
 
 
(20)
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment frequencies (if applicable);

 
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(21)
the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if applicable);
 
 
(22)
the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at the initial Interest Rate Adjustment Date (if applicable);
 
 
(23)
the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment cap at all subsequent Interest Rate Adjustment Dates (if applicable);
 
 
(24)
the Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap (if applicable);
 
 
(25)
the rounding provisions under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if applicable);
 
 
(26)
the lookback provisions (#of days) under the terms of the Mortgage Note (if applicable);
 
 
(27)
negative amortization indicator and limit;
 
 
(28)
the date on which the first payment is due;
 
 
(29)
the original term of the Mortgage Loan;
 
 
(30)
the stated maturity date;
 
 
(31)
the amount of the Monthly Payment;
 
 
(32)
the Annual Payment Cap expressed as a percentage (for Arms only);
 
 
(33)
the next due date as of the Cut-off Date;
 
 
(34)
the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
 
 
(35)
the Senior and Subordinate balances (if applicable);
 
 
(36)
the closing date of the Mortgage Loan;
 
 
(37)
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date; after deduction of payments of principal actually received on or before the Cut-off Date;
 
 
(38)
monthly payment histories on current and prior mortgages (24 months if available);
 
 
(39)
prior foreclosure history (for the past 24 months);
 
 
(40)
prior bankruptcy history (for the past 24 months);
 
 
(41)
the loan purpose code;
 
 
(42)
the occupancy code;
 
 
(43)
the loan documentation type, (to be provided in conformance with Standard and Poor’s documentation categories- Field 5);
 
 
(44)
Asset Verification (Purchase Money loans only), (yes or no);

 
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(45)
a code indicating the Credit Grade of the Mortgage Loan;
 
 
(46)
the debt to income ratio;
 
 
(47)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) social security numbers;
 
 
(48)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) original FICO score and the Next Generation FICO score for new credit scores;
 
 
(49)
the date of the FICO score;
 
 
(50)
the Mortgagor’s mailing address if different from Number (3) above;
 
 
(51)
the Mortgagor’s home telephone number;
 
 
(52)
the Mortgagor’s business telephone number;
 
 
(53)
the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property (if a purchase);
 
 
(54)
the Appraisal date and the Appraisal value of the Mortgaged Property;
 
 
(55)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) race;
 
 
(56)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) ethnicity;
 
 
(57)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) gender;
 
 
(58)
the Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s (if applicable) date of birth;
 
 
(59)
the number of bedrooms;
 
 
(60)
rental income per unit;
 
 
(61)
the combined annual income;
 
 
(62)
the application date;
 
 
(63)
the broker’s name;
 
 
(64)
the broker’s firm name;
 
 
(65)
the appraiser’s name;
 
 
(66)
the appraiser’s firm name;
 
 
(67)
the settlement agent;
 
 
(68)
the origination channel (wholesale, retail, or correspondent);
 
 
(69)
flood insurance contract provider;
 
 
(70)
tax service contract provider;

 
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(71)
number of units;
 
 
(72)
as of date;
 
 
(73)
amortization term;
 
 
(74)
balloon flag;
 
 
(75)
prepayment penalty flag;
 
 
(76)
prepayment penalty term and prepayment penalty description (i.e.- 6 months interest, set percentage of UPB);
 
 
(77)
payment history current loan;
 
 
(78)
payment history previous loan and all refinanced loans;
 
 
(79)
mortgage insurance provider, or code for LPMI;
 
 
(80)
mortgage insurance coverage percentage;
 
 
(81)
mortgage insurance cost;
 
 
(82)
mortgage insurance certificate number;
 
 
(83)
number of borrowers;
 
 
(84)
first time home buyer flag;
 
 
(85)
the year in which the Mortgaged Property was built;
 
 
(86)
the monthly tax and insurance payment;
 
 
(87)
the monthly servicing fee;
 
 
(88)
the escrow balance as of the Cut-off Date;
 
 
(89)
The MIN number assigned to each Mortgage Loan, if applicable;
 
 
(90)
a code indicating the Appraisal Type (Tax Assessment, BPO, Drive-By Form 704, URAR, Form 2065, Form 2055 (Exterior only), Form 2055 (Interior Inspection), or AVM;
 
 
(91)
if the Appraisal Type in #90 is an AVM, then a description of the AVM type;
 
 
(92)
a code indicating whether the Borrower(s) is self-employed (yes or no);
 
 
(93)
a section 32 flag and the origination points and or fees;
 
 
(94)
a code indicating if a loan is assumable (yes or no);
 
 
(95)
a flag indicating if NEXTGEN FICO Score is being supplied as the FICO score (yes or no);

 
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(96)
a flag indicating HIGH COST LOAN or COVERED LOAN governed by any anti-predatory lending laws (only required if the loan falls into one of these categories);
 
 
(97)
APR information; and
 
 
(98)
HOEPA status.
 


 
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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 delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Agreement”):
 
 
(a)
the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements and including any riders to the Mortgage Note endorsed “Pay to the order of __________________________________, without recourse and signed in the name of the previous owner by an authorized officer;
 
 
(b)
the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any);
 
 
(c)
the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or, copies certified by the related recording office or if the original Mortgage has not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy certified by the Seller indicating that such Mortgage has been delivered for recording. The return directions for the original Mortgage should indicate, when recorded, mail to the Seller;
 
 
(d)
the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, (or, if an original of any of these documents has not been returned from the recording office, a certified copy thereof, the original to be delivered to the Seller forthwith after return from such recording office) with evidence of recording thereon, if any;
 
 
(e)
the original Assignment of Mortgage as appropriate, in recordable form, for each Mortgage Loan to ____________________________,
 
 
(f)
the originals of any intervening recorded Assignments of Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from origination to the Seller, including warehousing assignments, with evidence of recording thereon, (or, if any original intervening Assignment of Mortgage has not been returned from the recording office, a certified copy thereof, the original to be delivered to the Custodian forthwith after return from such recording office);
 
 
(g)
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the original mortgage title insurance policy or attorney’s opinion of title and abstract or a title commitment or title binder if an original title insurance policy has not been issued, or a duplicate copy of an original title insurance policy; and
 
 
(h)
the original or copy of the PMI policy or certificate of insurance, where required.

 
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For each Cooperative Loan, the original or a seller certified true copy of the following: (i) the original Pledge Agreement entered into by the Mortgagor with respect to such Cooperative Loan, (ii) UCC-3 assignment in blank (or equivalent instrument), sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction where the related Cooperative Apartment is located to reflect of record the sale and assignment of the Cooperative Loan to the Buyer, (iii) original assignment of Pledge Agreement in blank showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator of the related Cooperative Loan to the Seller, (iv) original Form UCC-1 and any continuation statements with evidence of filing thereon with respect to such Cooperative Loan, (v) Cooperative Shares with a Stock Certificate in blank attached, (vi) original Proprietary Lease, (vii) original Assignment of Proprietary Lease, in blank, and all intervening assignments thereof, (viii) original recognition agreement of the interests of the mortgagee with respect to the Cooperative Loan by the Cooperative, and (ix) originals of any assumption, consolidation or modification agreements relating to any of the items specified above.
 
In the event an Officer’s Certificate of the Seller is delivered to the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser, within 90 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 Custodian the applicable recorded document 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.
 


 
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EXHIBIT C
 
SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
 
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected [Vice] President of American Home Mortgage Corp., a state chartered institution organized under the laws of the state of New York, (the “Company”) and further as follows:
 
 
1.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification.
 
 
2.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification.
 
 
3.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such standing.
 
 
4.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the Company to execute and deliver each of the Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, Group No. 2007-FLOW dated May 1, 2007, by and between the Company and Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Purchaser”) (the “Purchase Agreement”) and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute the Assignments of Mortgages by original or facsimile signature, and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification.
 
 
5.
Either (i) 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 the Purchase Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
 
 
6.
Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.

 
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7.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of my knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in my judgment, 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 the Purchase Agreement or the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
 
 
8.
Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase Agreement and (b) any other document delivered prior hereto or on the date hereof in connection with any purchase described in the agreements set forth above was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.
 
 
9.
The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement.
 
 
10.
The Mortgage Loans are not subject to any security interest, claim, pledge, hypothecation or lien.

 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Company.
Dated:                    
       [Seal]
By:                    
Name:                    
Title: [Vice] President
 
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of American Home Mortgage Corp., hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected, qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:                    
       [Seal]
By:                    
Name:                    
Title: [Vice] President

 
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EXHIBIT 5 to
Company’s Officer’s Certificate
     
Name
Title
Signature
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 


 
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EXHIBIT D
 
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
 
(date)
 
Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
745 Seventh Avenue
13th Floor
New York, New York 10019
 
Dear Sirs:
 
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General Counsel to American Home Mortgage Corp., (the “Company”), with respect to certain matters in connection with the sale and servicing by the Company of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to that certain Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement by and between the Company and Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Purchaser”), Group No. [200_-FLOW] dated as of [_____ __, 20__] (the “Purchase Agreement”) which sale is in the form of whole loans. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
 
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
 
 
1.
the Purchase Agreement;
 
 
2.
the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
 
 
3.
the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
 
 
4.
such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
 
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I] have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Purchase Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to [us] [me] as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all documents.

 
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Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
 
 
1.
The Company is a type corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the [the state of its incorporation] and is qualified to transact business in, and is in good standing under, the laws of [the state of incorporation].
 
 
2.
The Company has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and all requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Purchase Agreement, and to perform and observe the terms and conditions of such Purchase Agreement
 
 
3.
The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its respective terms against the Company, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance, none of which will materially interfere with the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or with the Purchaser’s ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
 
 
4.
The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its officers to execute any and all documents by original signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement [and by original [or facsimile] signature in order to execute the endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile] signature of the officer at the Company executing the endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages represents the legal and valid signature of said officer of the Company].
 
 
5.
Either (i) 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 the Purchase Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; or (ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
 
 
6.
Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Purchase Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.

 
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7.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, 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 the Purchase Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
 
 
8.
The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is sufficient to fully transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
 
 
9.
The Mortgages have been duly assigned and the Mortgage Notes have been duly endorsed as provided in the Purchase Agreement. The Assignments of Mortgage are in recordable form, except for the insertion of the name of the assignee, and upon the name of the assignee being inserted, are acceptable for recording under the laws of the state where each related Mortgaged Property is located. The endorsement of the Mortgage Notes, the delivery to the Purchaser, or its designee, of the Assignments of Mortgage, and the delivery of the original endorsed Mortgage Notes to the Purchaser, or its designee, are sufficient to permit the Purchaser to avail itself of all protection available under applicable law against the claims of any present or future creditors of the Company, and are sufficient to prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation of the Mortgages and the Mortgage Notes by the Company from being enforceable.
 
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of its date.
 
Very truly yours,
 
                    
[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
 

 


 
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EXHIBIT E
 
RESERVED
 

 
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EXHIBIT F
 
SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
 
 
I. Release of Security Interest
 
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in all Mortgage Loans to be purchased by Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB from the Seller named below pursuant to that certain Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, Group No. 2007-FLOW, dated as of May 1, 2007 and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to the Seller named below or its designees, as of the date and time of the sale of such Mortgage Loans to Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB pursuant to the Acknowledgment and Conveyance Agreement dated as of __________.
 
Name and Address of Financial Institution
 
 
 
                    
(name)
 
 
                    
(Address)
 
By:                    

 
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II. Certification of Release
 
The Seller named below hereby certifies to Lehman Capital, A Division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned Mortgage Loans to Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, the security interests in the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
 
By:                    
Name:
Date:


 
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EXHIBIT G
 
EXHIBIT C-2
 
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
 
May ___, 2007
   
To:
 
   
   
 
(the “Depository”)
   
As Seller under the Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Agreement, to be designated as “American Home Mortgage Corp., in trust for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2007-FLOW.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
 
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
 
By:                    
 
Name:                    
Title:                    
 
Date:                    
 


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



 
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EXHIBIT H
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
 
May ___, 2007
   
To:
 
   
   
 
(the “Depository”)
   
As Seller under the Flow Mortgage Loan Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”), we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4(f) of the Agreement, to be designated as “American Home Mortgage Corp., in trust for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, purchaser of Conventional Residential Adjustable and Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans, Group No. 2007-FLOW, and various Mortgagors.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
 
 
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
 
By:                    
 
Name:                    
 
Title:                    
 
Date:                    
 



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



 
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EXHIBIT I-1
 
FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
 
FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
FORMAT
INVNUM
INVESTOR LOAN NUMBER
Number no decimals
SERVNUM
SERVICER LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED
Number no decimals
BEGSCHEDBAL
BEGINNING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED
Number two decimals
 
BEGINNING TRAIL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
 
 
REQUIRED
 
SCHEDPRIN
SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
Number two decimals
 
ACTUAL PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
 
 
REQUIRED, .00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
 
CURT1
CURTAILMENT 1 AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT1DATE
CURTAILMENT 1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
CURT1ADJ
CURTAILMENT 1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT2
CURTAILMENT 2 AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT2DATE
CURTAILMENT 2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
CURT2ADJ
CURTAILMENT 2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
LIQPRIN
PAYOFF, LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
OTHPRIN
OTHER PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
PRINREMIT
TOTAL PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
INTREMIT
NET INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST,
Number two decimals
 
.00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
 
TOTREMIT
TOTAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
ENDSCHEDBAL
ENDING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
Number two decimals
 
ENDING TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
 
 
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
 
ENDACTBAL
ENDING TRIAL BALANCE
Number two decimals
 
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
 
ENDDUEDATE
ENDING ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT
DD-MMM-YY
ACTCODE
60 IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number no decimals
ACTDATE
ACTUAL PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
INTRATE
INTEREST RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
   
Example .0700000 for 7.00%
SFRATE
SERVICE FEE RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
   
Example .0025000 for .25%
PTRATE
PASS THRU RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
   
Example .0675000 for 6.75%
PIPMT
P&I CONSTANT, REQUIRED
Number two decimals
 
.00 IF PAIDOFF
 


 
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EXHIBIT I-2
 
STANDARD LAYOUT FOR MONTHLY DEFAULTED LOAN REPORT
  
Data Field
Format
 
 
Data Description
% of MI coverage
NUMBER(6,5)
 
 
The percent of coverage provided by the PMI company in the event of loss on a defaulted loan.
Actual MI claim filed date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the claim was submitted to the PMI company.
Actual bankruptcy start date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the bankruptcy petition is filed with the court.
Actual MI claim amount filed
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
The amount of the claim that was filed by the servicer with the PMI company.
Actual discharge date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the Discharge Order is entered in the bankruptcy docket.
Actual due date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual due date of the next outstanding payment amount due from the mortgagor.
Actual eviction complete date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the eviction proceedings are completed by local counsel.
Actual eviction start date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the eviction proceedings are commenced by local counsel.
Actual first legal date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that foreclosure counsel filed the first legal action as defined by state statute.
Actual redemption end date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the foreclosure redemption period expires.

 
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Bankruptcy chapter
VARCHAR2(2)
7= Chapter 7 filed
12= Chapter 12 filed
11= Chapter 11 filed
13= Chapter 13 filed
Chapter of bankruptcy filed.
Bankruptcy flag
VARCHAR2(2)
Y=Active Bankruptcy
N=No Active Bankruptcy
Servicer defined indicator that identifies that the property is an asset in an active bankruptcy case.
Bankruptcy Case Number
VARCHAR2(15)
 
 
The court assigned case number of the bankruptcy filed by a party with interest in the property.
MI claim amount paid
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
The amount paid to the servicer by the PMI company as a result of submitting an MI claim.
MI claim funds received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that funds were received from the PMI company as a result of transmitting an MI claim.
Current loan amount
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Current unpaid principal balance of the loan as of the date of reporting to Aurora Master Servicing.
Date FC sale scheduled
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Date that the foreclosure sale is scheduled to be held.
Date relief/dismissal granted
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the dismissal or relief from stay order is entered by the bankruptcy court.
Date REO offer accepted
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date of acceptance of an REO offer.
Date REO offer received
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date of receipt of an REO offer.
Delinquency value
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Value obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure referral not related to loss mitigation activity.

 
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Delinquency value source
VARCHAR2(15)
BPO= Broker's Price Opinion
Appraisal=Appraisal
Name of vendor or management company that provided the delinquency valuation amount.
Delinquency value date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Date that the delinquency valuation amount was completed by vendor or property management company.
Delinquency flag
VARCHAR2(2)
Y= 90+ delinq. Not in FC, Bky or Loss mit
N=Less than 90 days delinquent
Servicer defined indicator that identifies that the loan is delinquent but is not involved in loss mitigation, foreclosure, bankruptcy or REO.
Foreclosure flag
VARCHAR2(2)
Y=Active foreclosure
N=No active foreclosure
Servicer defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in foreclosure proceedings.
Corporate expense balance
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Total of all cumulative expenses advanced by the servicer for non-escrow expenses such as but not limited to: FC fees and costs, bankruptcy fees and costs, property preservation and property inspections.
Foreclosure attorney referral date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the loan was referred to local counsel to begin foreclosure proceedings.
Foreclosure valuation amount
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
Value obtained during the foreclosure process. Usually as a result of a BPO and typically used to calculate the bid.
Foreclosure valuation date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Date that foreclosure valuation amount was completed by vendor or property management company.
Foreclosure valuation source
VARCHAR2(80)
BPO= Broker's Price Opinion
Appraisal=Appraisal
Name of vendor or management company that provided the foreclosure valuation amount.

 
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FHA 27011A transmitted date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the FHA 27011A claim was submitted to HUD.
FHA 27011 B transmitted date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the FHA 27011B claim was submitted to HUD.
VA LGC/ FHA Case number
VARCHAR2(15)
 
 
Number that is assigned individually to the loan by either HUD or VA at the time of origination. The number is located on the Loan Guarantee Certificate (LGC) or the Mortgage Insurance Certificate (MIC).
FHA Part A funds received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting the 27011A claim.
Foreclosure actual sale date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the foreclosure sale was held.
Servicer loan number
VARCHAR2(15)
 
 
Individual number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by servicer.
Loan type
VARCHAR2(2)
1=FHA Residential
3=Conventional w/o PMI
5=FHA Project
7=HUD 235/265
9=Farm Loan
S=Sub prime
2=VA Residentia
4=Commercial
6=Conventional w/PMI
8=Daily Simple Interest Loan
U=Unknown
Type of loan being serviced generally defined by the existence of certain types of insurance (i.e.: FHA, VA, conventional insured, conventional uninsured, SBA, etc.).
Loss mit approval date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date determined that the servicer and mortgagor agree to pursue a defined loss mitigation alternative.
Loss mit flag
VARCHAR2(2)
Y= Active loss mitigation
N=No active loss mitigation
Servicer defined indicator that identifies that the loan is involved in completing a loss mitigation alternative.

 
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Loss mit removal date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date that the mortgagor is denied loss mitigation alternatives or the date that the loss mitigation alternative is completed resulting in a current or liquidated loan.
Loss mit type
VARCHAR2(2)
L= Loss Mitigation
NP=Pending non-performing sale
DI= Deed in lieu
MO=Modification
SH=Short sale
LT=Litigation pending
CH= Charge off
FB= Forbearance plan
PC=Partial claim
VA=VA refunding
The defined loss mitigation alternative identified on the loss mit approval date.
Loss mit value
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Value obtained typically from a BPO prior to foreclosure sale intended to aid in the completion of loss mitigation activity.
Loss mit value date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Name of vendor or management company that provided the loss mitigation valuation amount.
Loss mit value source
VARCHAR2(15)
BPO= Broker's Price Opinion
Appraisal=Appraisal
Date that the loss mitigation valuation amount was completed by vendor or property management company.
MI certificate number
VARCHAR2(15)
 
 
A number that is assigned individually to the loan by the PMI company at the time of origination. Similar to the VA LGC/FHA Case Number in purpose.
LPMI Cost
NUMBER(7,7)
 
 
The current premium paid to the PMI company for Lender Paid Mortgage Insurance.
Occupancy status
VARCHAR2(1)
O=Owner occupied
U=Unknown
T=Tenant occupied
V=Vacant
The most recent status of the property regarding who if anyone is occupying the property. Typically a result of a routine property inspection.

 
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First Vacancy date/ Occupancy status date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date that the most recent occupancy status was determined. Typically the date of the most recent property inspection.
Original loan amount
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Amount of the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed of trust).
Original value amount
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Appraised value of property as of origination typically determined through the appraisal process.
Origination date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Date that the contractual obligations (i.e.: note and mortgage/deed of trust) of the mortgagor was executed.
FHA Part B funds received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that funds were received from HUD as a result of transmitting the 27011B claim.
Post petition due date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The post petition due date of a loan involved in a chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Property condition
VARCHAR2(2)
1= Excellent
3=Average
5=Poor
2=Good
4=Fair
6=Very poor
Physical condition of the property as most recently reported to the servicer by vendor or property management company.
Property type
VARCHAR2(2)
3=Condo
6=Prefabricated
7=Mobile home
A=Church
O=Co-op
CT=Condotel
1=Single family
4=Multifamily
B=Commercial
U=Unknown
P=PUD
M=Manufactured housing
MU=Mixed use
2=Town house
5=Other
C=Land only
D=Farm
R=Row house
24= 2-4 family
Type of property secured by mortgage such as: single family, 2-4 unit, etc.

 
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Reason for default
VARCHAR2(3)
001=Death of principal mtgr
003=Illness of mtgr's family member
004=Death of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment of income
008=Abandonment of property
011=Property problem
013=Inability to rent property
015=Other
017=Business failure
022=Energy-Environment costs
026= Payment adjustment
029=Transfer ownership pending
031=Unable to contact borrower
002=Illness of principal mtgr
005=Marital difficulties
007=Excessive obligations
009=Distant employee transfer
012=Inability to sell property
014=Military service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty loss
023= Servicing problems
027=Payment dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
Cause of delinquency as identified by mortgagor.
REO repaired value
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
The projected value of the property that is adjusted from the "as is" value assuming necessary repairs have been made to the property as determined by the vendor/property management company.
REO list price adjustment amount
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
The most recent listing/pricing amount as updated by the servicer for REO properties.
REO list price adjustment date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The most recent date that the servicer advised the agent to make an adjustment to the REO listing price.
REO value (as is)
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
The value of the property without making any repairs as determined by the vendor/property management company.
REO actual closing date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The actual date that the sale of the REO property closed escrow.
REO flag
VARCHAR2(7)
Y=Active REO
N=No active REO
Servicer defined indicator that identifies that the property is now Real Estate Owned.
REO original list date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The initial/first date that the property was listed with an agent as an REO.

 
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REO original list price
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
The initial/first price that was used to list the property with an agent as an REO.
REO net sales proceeds
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
The actual REO sales price less closing costs paid. The net sales proceeds are identified within the HUD1 settlement statement.
REO sales price
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Actual sales price agreed upon by both the purchaser and servicer as documented on the HUD1 settlement statement.
REO scheduled close date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date that the sale of the REO property is scheduled to close escrow.
REO value date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Date that the vendor or management company completed the valuation of the property resulting in the REO value (as is).
REO value source
VARCHAR2(15)
BPO= Broker's Price Opinion
Appraisal=Appraisal
Name of vendor or management company that provided the REO value (as is).
Repay first due date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The due date of the first scheduled payment due under a forbearance or repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and servicer.
Repay next due date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The due date of the next outstanding payment due under a forbearance or repayment plan agreed to by both the mortgagor and servicer.
Repay plan broken/reinstated/closed date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The servicer defined date upon which the servicer considers that the plan is no longer in effect as a result of plan completion or mortgagor's failure to remit payments as scheduled.
Repay plan created date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date that both the mortgagor and servicer agree to the terms of a forbearance or repayment plan.

 
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SBO loan number
NUMBER(9)
 
 
Individual number that uniquely identifies loan as defined by Aurora Master Servicing.
Escrow balance/advance balance
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
The positive or negative account balance that is dedicated to payment of hazard insurance, property taxes, MI, etc. (escrow items only).
Title approval letter received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The actual date that the title approval was received as set forth in the HUD title approval letter.
Title package HUD/VA date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The actual date that the title package was submitted to either HUD or VA.
VA claim funds received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The actual date that funds were received by the servicer from the VA for the expense claim submitted by the servicer.
VA claim submitted date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The actual date that the expense claim was submitted by the servicer to the VA.
VA first funds received amount
NUMBER(15,2)
 
 
The amount of funds received by the servicer from VA as a result of the specified bid.
VA first funds received date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
The date that the funds from the specified bid were received by the servicer from the VA.
VA NOE submitted date
DATE(MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 
Actual date that the Notice of Election to Convey was submitted to the VA.
Zip Code
VARCHAR2(5)
 
 
U.S. postal zip code that corresponds to property location.

 
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FNMA Delinquency status code
VARCHAR2(3)
24=Drug seizure
28=Modification
31=Probate
44=Deed-in-lieu
62=VA no-bid
65=Ch. 7 bankruptcy
09=Forbearance
26=Refinance
29=Charge-off
32=Military indulgence
49=Assignment
63=VA Refund
66=Ch. 11 bankruptcy
17=Preforeclosure sale
27=Assumption
30=Third-party sale
43=Foreclosure
61=Second lien considerations
64=VA Buydown
67=Ch. 13 bankruptcy
The code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that reflects the current defaulted status of a loan (i.e.: 65, 67, 43 or 44).
FNMA delinquency reason code
VARCHAR2(3)
001=Death of principal mtgr
003=Illness of mtgr's family member
005=Marital difficulties
007=Excessive obligations
009=Distant employee transfer
012=Inability to sell property
014=Military service
016=Unemployment
019=Casualty loss
023= Servicing problems
027=Payment dispute
030=Fraud
INC=Incarceration
002=Illness of principal mtgr
004=Death of mtgr's family member
006=Curtailment of income
008=Abandonment of property
011=Property problem
013=Inability to rent property
015=Other
017=Business failure
022=Energy-Environment costs
026= Payment adjustment
029=Transfer ownership pending
031=Unable to contact borrower
The code that is electronically reported to FNMA by the servicer that describes the circumstance that appears to be the primary contributing factor to the delinquency.
Suspense balance
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Money submitted to the servicer, credited to the mortgagor's account but not allocated to principal, interest, escrow, etc.
Restricted escrow balance
NUMBER(10,2)
 
 
Money held in escrow by the mortgage company through completion of repairs to property.
Investor number
NUMBER (10,2)
 
 
Unique number assigned to a group of loans in the servicing system.


 
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EXHIBIT J
 
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
 
 
Re:
The [ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY PARTIES]
 
I, ________________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF COMPANY], certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
 

(1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on assessment of the Company’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 Company during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the “Company Servicing Information”);
 
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Company 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 Company Servicing Information;
 
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
 
(4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company 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 Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects; and
 
(5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
 
 
Date: _________________________
 
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
 


 
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EXHIBIT K
 
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

Servicing Criteria
Applicable Servicing Criteria
Reference
Criteria
 
 
General Servicing Considerations
 
1122(d)(1)(i)
Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(1)(ii)
If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
X
1122(d)(1)(iii)
Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
N/A
1122(d)(1)(iv)
A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements.
X
 
Cash Collection and Administration
 
1122(d)(2)(i)
Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(ii)
Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
X
1122(d)(2)(iii)
Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(iv)
The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(2)(v)
Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
X
1122(d)(2)(vi)
Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
X

 
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Servicing Criteria
Applicable Servicing Criteria
Reference
Criteria
 
1122(d)(2)(vii)
Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
 
Investor Remittances and Reporting
 
1122(d)(3)(i)
Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the Servicer.
X
1122(d)(3)(ii)
Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(3)(iii)
Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(3)(iv)
Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements.
X
 
Pool Asset Administration
 
1122(d)(4)(i)
Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(ii)
Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements
X
1122(d)(4)(iii)
Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(iv)
Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(v)
The Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
X

 
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Servicing Criteria
Applicable Servicing Criteria
Reference
Criteria
 
1122(d)(4)(vi)
Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(vii)
Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(viii)
Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
X
1122(d)(4)(ix)
Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan documents.
X
1122(d)(4)(x)
Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xi)
Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xii)
Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or omission.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements.
X
1122(d)(4)(xv)
Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.
N/A
 
 
 
 


 
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